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Other characters included the rock and roll-loving, wisecracking valet parking attendant next door, Gerald Lloyd Kookson III ("Kookie"), played by Edd Byrnes , and Roscoe, the racetrack tout ( Louis Quinn ). Kookie became a cultural phenomenon, with his slang expressions such as "ginchy" and "piling up Zs" (sleeping). When Kookie helped the detectives on a case by singing a song, "Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb" (based on his frequent combing of his hair), Edd Byrnes began a singing career. When his demands for more money were not met, he left the show, but came back later as a full-fledged partner in the detective firm.

In 1963, as the show's popularity waned, the entire cast except for Zimbalist was cut, and Jack Webb was brought in as producer and William Conrad as director. The character of Stuart Bailey became a globe-hopping investigator, with lavish international sets. The show was canceled at the end of the year.

The success of 77 Sunset Strip led to the creation of several other detective shows in exotic locales -- Bourbon Street Beat in New Orleans, Hawaiian Eye in HawaiiFor the 1959 novel and 1966 movie, see Hawaii (novel). Hawaii ( Hawaiian/ Hawaiian English: Hawai‘i with the ‘okina is the archipelago of the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean. Hawaii constitutes the 50th state of the United States, and as of the 2000 and Surfside 6 , in MiamiThis article is about the city in Florida. for other meanings, see Miami (disambiguation . Miami is a city located in southeast Florida in Miami-Dade County on the Miami River, between the Florida Everglades and the Atlantic Ocean, in the United States.. The casts of the various shows sometimes crossed to the other programs.