Dandruff is my all-time favorite episode. In fact, I did an ep review of it and a vid! First the ep review (this will be split because...well, it's long)--
Once again, we join the characters of Mr. Tyrone and Mr. Marlene whom we saw in Huggy and Turkey. You'll remember that Hutch played Mr. Tyrone in that one and Starsky played Mr. Marlene. Except, this time around, they've switched roles. Apparently Mr. Tyrone needed to be more sexual and Mr. Marlene needed to be more out. So, I bring you…..
Dandruff (Or to borrow a line from Bringing Up Baby: "Because I just went gay all of a sudden!")
High rises, pretty buildings, ooooh shiny. We are in a salon, we are seeing the male hairdressers, we are seeing….wait a minute! Is that Hutch? In a wig? Pouring champagne? Yeah, that'd be him. Can't mistake that clumsiness anywhere. It's okay, the lady doesn't mind getting wet. She wants a new hairstyle, too, and apparently Hutch, I mean Mr. Marlene, is gonna give it to her. Fear this man; fear this man for good reason. He gets you drunk so you won't realize the horror he's about to unleash on your head.
We get a quick glimpse of a woman who looks strangely familiar. You get the feeling some guy is gonna come by soon and tell her "One of these days, Alice. Pow! Right in the kisser!" She's buttering up to her paying customer. Money is good; making the customer feel pretty will make you more money. This is a fact that Mr. Marlene doesn't seem to care much about. He better be glad he's pretty because he wouldn't make it on talent alone.
Scene changes to a hotel lobby. It's where all the well-to-do people gather. Men in business suits, women tanned to a crisp, and a couple making out by the fountain. The man is mumbling something, but the woman's not giving him much of a chance to breathe as she's on top of him and sucking the life out of his mouth. They slowly switch positions and you learn that the man is Starsky. Hardly seems fair does it? Starsky gets to make out with a woman and Hutch gets to make out with a bottle of hair dye. It's okay, Hutch doesn't mind, but we'll get to that later.
We switch back to the salon where Mr. Marlene is trying to get his customer to drink more champagne. She's either crying from happiness or she just caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror. Either way, she's too drunk to care. His boss, Ms. Zuckerman, is not amused. She asks to have a word with him and they go over to the counter where she accosts him. I love a dominant woman who can bend Hutch over a counter. We find out that Starsky and Hutch are undercover in her salon. This is not a sideline business they're running here, but Starsky (Mr. Tyrone) is 40 minutes late. Mr. Marlene, in his infinite campiness, delivers a line that I cannot get through without laughing.
"Well, I'm sure he's probably on his way. But if not, I will speak to him personally; you have my word on that. And the moment he arrives, I think you are absolutely right that this kind of tardiness cannot be tolerated."
There is absolutely no reason for him to be playing this character so fey when talking to her. She knows you're undercover, you can break character. He has either been huffing too many bottles of hair solution or else he's not only coming out of the closet, he's coming out of the house. But always looking out for his partner, he assures Ms. Zuckerman that Mr. Tyrone should be forgiven if he's engaged in "official business."
No, it is MY ladder!
Once again, we join the characters of Mr. Tyrone and Mr. Marlene whom
we saw in Huggy and Turkey. You'll remember that Hutch played Mr.
Tyrone in that one and Starsky played Mr. Marlene. Except, this time
around, they've switched roles. Apparently Mr. Tyrone needed to be
more sexual and Mr. Marlene needed to be more out. So, I bring you…..
Dandruff
(Or to borrow a line from Bringing Up Baby: "Because I just went gay
all of a sudden!")
High rises, pretty buildings, ooooh shiny. We are in a salon, we are
seeing the male hairdressers, we are seeing….wait a minute! Is that
Hutch? In a wig? Pouring champagne? Yeah, that'd be him. Can't mistake
that clumsiness anywhere. It's okay, the lady doesn't mind getting
wet. She wants a new hairstyle, too, and apparently Hutch, I mean Mr.
Marlene, is gonna give it to her. Fear this man; fear this man for
good reason. He gets you drunk so you won't realize the horror he's
about to unleash on your head.
We get a quick glimpse of a woman who looks strangely familiar. You
get the feeling some guy is gonna come by soon and tell her "One of
these days, Alice. Pow! Right in the kisser!" She's buttering up to
her paying customer. Money is good; making the customer feel pretty
will make you more money. This is a fact that Mr. Marlene doesn't seem
to care much about. He better be glad he's pretty because he wouldn't
make it on talent alone.
Scene changes to a hotel lobby. It's where all the well-to-do people
gather. Men in business suits, women tanned to a crisp, and a couple
making out by the fountain. The man is mumbling something, but the
woman's not giving him much of a chance to breathe as she's on top of
him and sucking the life out of his mouth. They slowly switch
positions and you learn that the man is Starsky. Hardly seems fair
does it? Starsky gets to make out with a woman and Hutch gets to make
out with a bottle of hair dye. It's okay, Hutch doesn't mind, but
we'll get to that later.
We switch back to the salon where Mr. Marlene is trying to get his
customer to drink more champagne. She's either crying from happiness
or she just caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror. Either way,
she's too drunk to care. His boss, Ms. Zuckerman, is not amused. She
asks to have a word with him and they go over to the counter where she
accosts him. I love a dominant woman who can bend Hutch over a
counter. We find out that Starsky and Hutch are undercover in her
salon. This is not a sideline business they're running here, but
Starsky (Mr. Tyrone) is 40 minutes late. Mr. Marlene, in his infinite
campiness, delivers a line that I cannot get through without laughing.
"Well, I'm sure he's probably on his way. But if not, I will speak to
him personally; you have my word on that. And the moment he arrives, I
think you are absolutely right that this kind of tardiness cannot be
tolerated."
There is absolutely no reason for him to be playing this character so
fey when talking to her. She knows you're undercover, you can break
character. He has either been huffing too many bottles of hair
solution or else he's not only coming out of the closet, he's coming
out of the house. But always looking out for his partner, he assures
Ms. Zuckerman that Mr. Tyrone should be forgiven if he's engaged in
"official business."