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"Simon & Simon" What's in a Gnome? (1983)


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"Simon & Simon" (1981): Season 2: Episode 19 -- Rick and A.J. are hired to find the terrorist who's trying to prevent the opening of an amusement park.

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User Rating:
5.7/10   5 votes
Writers:
Philip DeGuere (creator)
Paul A. Magistretti (writer)
Original Air Date:
24 February 1983 (Season 2, Episode 19)
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Cast

  (Episode Credited cast)
Gerald McRaney ... Rick Simon
Jameson Parker ... Andrew Jackson 'A.J.' Simon
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eddie Barth ... Myron Fowler (credit only)
Barbara Beckley ... Dr. Anderson
Mary Carver ... Cecilia Simon (credit only)
Judith Chapman ... Denise Carroll

Richard Cox ... Luke Dwyer

Grainger Hines ... Vince Hurst
Ed Lauter ... Col. Lawrence Grayson

Anne Lockhart ... Lori Lightbody

Ted Markland ... Ed Williams
Olan Soule ... Minister (as Olan Soulé)

Alan Toy ... Dodger Doyle
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Simon & Simon Deal with Vietnam Issues Despite Lighthearted Title, 2 August 2006
10/10
Author: rodney-reynaldo from San Jose, California

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

This episode of SIMON & SIMON deals with the two detective brothers going undercover at an amusement park to catch a would-be saboteur of the parks' rides. The theme of the amusement park are 'Gnomes' (hence the title of the episode) and Rick Simon (Gerald McRaney) goes undercover as a costumed Gnome in the park. However, the undermining subject matter is a lot more serious than the title of the episode, as it deals with Vietnam and Vietnam Veterans. Rick Simon must confront a fellow Vietnam Vet who might be the amusement park saboteur. However, in one of the episode's lighter moments, Rick Simon/McRaney must go to "Gnome School". It is a training class on the amusement parks' facility to learn what it takes to be Gnome. All who attend are the costumed Gnomes of the park (with mask/headgear off). During one scene in the class, the instructor,Lori Lightbody (played by Anne Lockhart) asks Rick, "What's the most important thing to being a Gnome?". A strait-faced and serious Rick answers, "Oh, I don't know...SEX?". The response gets a laugh out of the other 'gnomes' in the class (and a laugh from this reviewer). Good episode from a very good 80's action/mystery/adventure show.

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