Simon & Simon

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Simon & Simon
Gerald McRaney as Rick Simon and Jameson Parker as A.J. Simon
Genre	Drama
Creator(s)	Philip DeGuere
Starring	Gerald McRaney Jameson Parker Mary Carver Eddie Barth Jeannie Wilson Tim Reid Joan McMurtrey
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	156
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS
Original run	November 24, 1981 – December 31, 1988

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 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 a venture together running a private detective service, so the two different ways that the brothers had in mind as to how to run the business provided much of the story each week, in addition to the cases that they solved.

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).

1 Cast
2 Broadcasters
3 Simon & Simon: In Trouble Again (1995)
4 DVD Releases
5 External link

[edit] Cast

Richard "Rick" Simon - Gerald McRaney
Andrew Jackson "A.J." Simon - Jameson Parker
Cecilia Simon - Mary Carver (Rick & A.J.'s mother)
Myron Fowler - Eddie Barth (episodes 1-36) (A.J.'s ex-boss)
Janet Fowler - Jeannie Wilson (episodes 1-43) (Myron's daughter, attends law school and helps the Simons)
Lt. Marcel Prust "Downtown" Brown - Tim Reid (episodes 43-127)
Lt. Abigail Marsh - Joan McMurtrey (episodes 128-156)

[edit] Broadcasters

United States: CBS
Spain - Catalonia: TV3
Sweden: Sveriges Television
Germany: ARD, Super RTL, Das Vierte
United States: Sleuth Channel (reruns)
Canada- Deja View (reruns)
South Africa-SABC - Dubbed into Afrikaans

[edit] 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.

[edit] DVD Releases

On October 10, 2006, Universal Home Video released the first season of Simon & Simon on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time. It is unknown if the remaining seasons will be released at some point.