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'''Simon & Simon''' was a detective series starring Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker. Originally a 1978 pilot called ''Pirate's Key'' set in Florida, when the show was picked up by CBS, the characters' home was changed from Florida to San Diego, California where the show's storyline remained for the course of its seven year run 1981 to 1988 on CBS.
The show was almost cancelled in 1982 before it was scheduled to run after ''Magnum, P.I.'' This brought its ratings up and allowed it to run for many years. ''Simon & Simon'' actually had a crossover with ''Magnum, P.I.'', on the ''Magnum'' double episode "Ki's Don't Lie" and in the ''Simon & Simon'' episode "Emeralds Are Not a Girl's Best Friend" (both in 1982).
The show revolves around polar opposite brothers Rick (McRaney) and A.J. (for "Andrew Jackson") Simon (Parker). Rick was a Vietnam veteran and had much more street sense, while A.J. went to college and had book smarts. Rick preferred things that were viewed by his brother as lower-class, like pickup trucks (Rick's Dodge Power Wagon is notable for its dull paint and large metal bumper (used in one episode to crush the engine of a car), while A.J. took care of his money and could afford to be more fashionable (A.J. often drove a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air convertible, and later, a Chevrolet Camaro Z28). Rick lived on a boat in A.J.'s yard. A.J. preferred to first try to do things by the rules while Rick was much more of a free spirit, using a classic P.I. type of justice.
The two went into business together, running a private detective service; the contrasting ways that the brothers went about their investigations and the subsequent conflicts between them provided much of the story each week, in addition to the plots of solving the cases.
★ Gerald McRaney as Richard "Rick" Simon
★ Jameson Parker as Andrew Jackson "A.J." Simon
★ Mary Carver as Cecilia Simon, their mother
★ Eddie Barth as Myron Fowler (episodes 1-36), A.J.'s ex-boss and their more successful competitor
★ Jeannie Wilson as Janet Fowler (episodes 1-43), Myron's daughter. She work's for her father, attends law school and helps the Simons from time to time, much to her father's annoyance. In the later episodes, she works as a lawyer in the Prosecutor's office.
★ Tim Reid as Lieutenant Marcel Proust "Downtown" Brown (episodes 43-127), the Simons' friend in the police department
★ Joan McMurtrey as Lieutenant Abigail Marsh (episodes 128-156)
★ United States: CBS (first run) & Sleuth Channel (reruns)
★ Spain: Catalonia: TV3
★ Sweden: Sveriges Television
★ Germany: ARD, Super RTL, Das Vierte
★ Canada: CBS (first run) & Deja View (reruns)
★ South Africa: SABC Dubbed into Afrikaans
This reunion movie premiered on February 23, 1995. Some years have passed and a now married A.J. works in Seattle as an attorney. Rick stops by to visit en route to delivering an expensive yacht. The trouble starts when the yacht is hijacked - with mom Cecilia on board.
On October 10, 2006, Universal Studios Home Entertainment released the first season of Simon & Simon on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time. Due to poor sales, no further releases are planned.
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★ ''The Simon & Simon Fanlisting''
'''Simon & Simon''' was a detective series starring Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker. Originally a 1978 pilot called ''Pirate's Key'' set in Florida, when the show was picked up by CBS, the characters' home was changed from Florida to San Diego, California where the show's storyline remained for the course of its seven year run 1981 to 1988 on CBS.
The show was almost cancelled in 1982 before it was scheduled to run after ''Magnum, P.I.'' This brought its ratings up and allowed it to run for many years. ''Simon & Simon'' actually had a crossover with ''Magnum, P.I.'', on the ''Magnum'' double episode "Ki's Don't Lie" and in the ''Simon & Simon'' episode "Emeralds Are Not a Girl's Best Friend" (both in 1982).
| Contents |
| Premise |
| Cast |
| Broadcasters |
| ''Simon & Simon: In Trouble Again'' (1995) |
| DVD Releases |
| External link |
Premise
The show revolves around polar opposite brothers Rick (McRaney) and A.J. (for "Andrew Jackson") Simon (Parker). Rick was a Vietnam veteran and had much more street sense, while A.J. went to college and had book smarts. Rick preferred things that were viewed by his brother as lower-class, like pickup trucks (Rick's Dodge Power Wagon is notable for its dull paint and large metal bumper (used in one episode to crush the engine of a car), while A.J. took care of his money and could afford to be more fashionable (A.J. often drove a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air convertible, and later, a Chevrolet Camaro Z28). Rick lived on a boat in A.J.'s yard. A.J. preferred to first try to do things by the rules while Rick was much more of a free spirit, using a classic P.I. type of justice.
The two went into business together, running a private detective service; the contrasting ways that the brothers went about their investigations and the subsequent conflicts between them provided much of the story each week, in addition to the plots of solving the cases.
Cast
★ Gerald McRaney as Richard "Rick" Simon
★ Jameson Parker as Andrew Jackson "A.J." Simon
★ Mary Carver as Cecilia Simon, their mother
★ Eddie Barth as Myron Fowler (episodes 1-36), A.J.'s ex-boss and their more successful competitor
★ Jeannie Wilson as Janet Fowler (episodes 1-43), Myron's daughter. She work's for her father, attends law school and helps the Simons from time to time, much to her father's annoyance. In the later episodes, she works as a lawyer in the Prosecutor's office.
★ Tim Reid as Lieutenant Marcel Proust "Downtown" Brown (episodes 43-127), the Simons' friend in the police department
★ Joan McMurtrey as Lieutenant Abigail Marsh (episodes 128-156)
Broadcasters
★ United States: CBS (first run) & Sleuth Channel (reruns)
★ Spain: Catalonia: TV3
★ Sweden: Sveriges Television
★ Germany: ARD, Super RTL, Das Vierte
★ Canada: CBS (first run) & Deja View (reruns)
★ South Africa: SABC Dubbed into Afrikaans
''Simon & Simon: In Trouble Again'' (1995)
This reunion movie premiered on February 23, 1995. Some years have passed and a now married A.J. works in Seattle as an attorney. Rick stops by to visit en route to delivering an expensive yacht. The trouble starts when the yacht is hijacked - with mom Cecilia on board.
DVD Releases
On October 10, 2006, Universal Studios Home Entertainment released the first season of Simon & Simon on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time. Due to poor sales, no further releases are planned.
| Cover Art | DVD Name | Ep # | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Season 1 | 13 | October 10 2006 |
External link
★
★
★ ''The Simon & Simon Fanlisting''
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