Simon & Simon 

Two brothers of disparate tastes and manners run a private detective agency.

Creator:

Philip DeGuere Jr.

Stars:

Jameson Parker, Gerald McRaney, Mary Carver

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 4 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Jameson Parker	...	A.J. Simon / ... 156 episodes, 1981-1989
Gerald McRaney	...	Rick Simon 156 episodes, 1981-1989
Mary Carver	...	Cecilia Simon 153 episodes, 1981-1989
Tim Reid	...	Lt. Marcel 'Downtown' Brown 79 episodes, 1983-1987

Storyline

A.J. Simon is a polished fellow with a taste for classic cars and tailored suits. Rick Simon is his less refined (but still pleasant) older brother who has a taste for cowboy boots and four-wheel drive pickups. The two of them live in San Diego, where they own a private detective agency. The series chronicles their exploits.

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Plot Keywords:

1980s | detective | private detective | repetition in title | punctuation in title | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 November 1981 (USA)

Also Known As:

Pirate's Key

Filming Locations:

Colonial Street, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Myron Fowler's original surname was Schneider.

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Goofs

Although the series is set in San Diego, California, it's abundantly clear during many of the outdoor scenes that it was filmed in the Los Angeles metro. In several episodes the San Gabriel Mountains, which are outside of Los Angeles, can be clearly seen in the distance.

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Quotes

[Rick & A.J. seek a restraining order against an ex-con they helped put in jail]
A.J. Simon: Town, the guy is clearly here to make trouble, and he's carrying a grudge the size of the U.S.S. Enterprise.
Rick Simon: Tell him about the cantaloupe.
A.J. Simon: Oh, yes! Somebody broke into my house yesterday and sliced up a cantaloupe that I had in my refrigerator.
Lt. M.P. 'Downtown' Brown: This *is* serious.
A.J. Simon: Town, we can take care of ourselves, but when it comes to threatening our mother, yes it is serious.
Lt. M.P. 'Downtown' Brown: OK look, let's go over the evidence here. Now your ...
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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Richard Pryor/Sean Penn/Kenny G (1986)

User Reviews

Two brothers, one a Preppy type and the other a Nam Vet, run a detective Agency in San Diego, CA.

Rick and AJ Simon are brothers. They're as different as night and day. AJ is college educated and somewhat of a preppy type. Rick is laid back, somewhat scruffy and has been described as disreputable. That's not really fair but he doesn't exactly try NOT to earn that reputation. They're very different but they're a lot alike, too. Both are as honest as the day is long. However their methods of doing things are apt to be completely opposite. AJ's by the book and Rick likes to wing it and do things outside the rules.

Marlowe is Rick's dog - a lovable and harmless mutt who is hopeless when it comes to helping them.

Their Mom, Cecelia, appears briefly in most episodes - to scold, encourage, help or bring them a client. Both boys say "how high" when Mom says "jump".

Janet Fowler and her father, Myron, run the detective agency across the street. Janet is AJ's ex-girlfriend or fiancée. The boys do, on occasion, steal clients from Myron which does not exactly endear them to him.

When Janet left the series she was replaced by Tim Reid as Detective Downtown Brown. When he left the series he was replaced by Joan McMurtry as Detective Abby Marsh who was definitely not very fond of the boys. At least at first. She was just the opposite in temperament as "Town" was - at least as far as the boys were concerned.