Death Notice

When a sicko psycho seems to be threatening to kill the pretty ladies at the Panama Club, Starsky & Hutch are called in to help. Unfortunately, the sicko psycho is even wilier than they knew.

A gaggle of the most wholesome strippers who ever took off their clothes and a strip club owner with a veritable heart of gold add a rather warm heart to the proceedings. Meat hooks and deep freezers provide for some chill. But it's the Black Bean Soup group sing-along that really strikes a hearty note.

Wait for the end - then smile. And remember this show was themed by the late, great Lalo Shifrin, whose Mission Impossible Theme continues to reverberate well over half a century after it debuted.

Any David Soul fan would recognize "Black Bean Soup" being sung by him at the end of the episode as the B side on his #1 hit "Don't Give Up On Us". If you remember 45 RPM records that is. Glad I still have my copy. So fun to watch that interaction! In the second half of the first season it was clear the show was a hit and David's musical career was just around the corner. In that first season, regardless of the lack of the forthcoming popular theme song, the die was cast and the show clearly had rhythm. Several of the first episodes like "The Fix" were the best of the series. I can see where Elvis Costello penned "Watching The Detectives" from.