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Simon & Simon

  • TV Series
  • 1981–1989
  • TV-PG
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker in Simon & Simon (1981)
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Two brothers of disparate tastes and manners run a private detective agency.Two brothers of disparate tastes and manners run a private detective agency.Two brothers of disparate tastes and manners run a private detective agency.

  • Creator
    • Philip DeGuere Jr.
  • Stars
    • Jameson Parker
    • Gerald McRaney
    • Mary Carver
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    6.5K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,980
    48
    • Creator
      • Philip DeGuere Jr.
    • Stars
      • Jameson Parker
      • Gerald McRaney
      • Mary Carver
    • 32User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 6 nominations total

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    Jameson Parker
    Jameson Parker
    • A.J. Simon…
    Gerald McRaney
    Gerald McRaney
    • Rick Simon
    Mary Carver
    Mary Carver
    • Cecilia Simon
    Tim Reid
    Tim Reid
    • Lt. Marcel 'Downtown' Brown
    Scott Murphy
    • Nixon…
    Eddie Barth
    Eddie Barth
    • Myron Fowler…
    Jeannie Wilson
    Jeannie Wilson
    • Assistant DA Janet Fowler…
    Joan McMurtrey
    Joan McMurtrey
    • Lt. Abigail Marsh
    Daphne Reid
    Daphne Reid
    • Temple Hill
    Donna Jepsen
    • Officer Susie…
    Tom O'Rourke
    Tom O'Rourke
    • Hanrahan…
    Ed McCready
    • 1st Crewman…
    Randy Hall
    Randy Hall
    • Bridegroom…
    Jared Snyder
    • Arnold Pinkston…
    William Boyett
    William Boyett
    • Dunne…
    Robin Bach
    Robin Bach
    • Desk Clerk…
    Luis Contreras
    Luis Contreras
    • Hernando…
    William Bryant
    William Bryant
    • Crowder…
    • Creator
      • Philip DeGuere Jr.
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    • Trivia
      This show was almost cancelled in its first season. Ratings drastically increased after it was re-scheduled to follow Magnum, P.I. (1980).
    • 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.
    • Quotes

      Rick Simon: [to nurse at Mental Hospital where he and AJ are being held by the villian] Take me to my brother or I'll do something Alfred Hitchcock never dreamed of.

    • Connections
      Edited into Quantum Leap: M.I.A. - April 1, 1969 (1990)

    User reviews32

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    Action, Adventure and Humour -- 80's style

    I really enjoyed this show, and watched it religiously when me and my family lived in L.A. in the eighties.

    I think it was one of the last P.I. shows on the air when it was cancelled, as by that time the sitcom was taking over and action/adventure shows like this had fallen out of favour.

    It had the same kind of sense of humour as Rockford and Magnum, and was just as entertaining as either one. (No real surprise as the series creator Philip DeGuere had worked with Roy Huggins, Stephen J. Cannell and Donald P. Bellisario, who gave us those other two classics.)

    Stand out episodes include: "Ashes to Ashes, and None Too Soon", "Thin Air", "Pirate's Key", "The List", "Grand Illusion", "The Dillinger Print", "C'est Simon", "Who Killed the Sixties?" "Simon Without Simon" Parts 1 and 2, and of course, "May the Road Rise Up"

    There are more but not enough room or time to mention them all.
    • greg-mcphee
    • Nov 10, 2003
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    • Release date
      • November 24, 1981 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Pirate's Key
    • Filming locations
      • San Diego Police Headquarters - 801 West Market, San Diego, California, USA(San Diego Police Department HQ)
    • Production company
      • Universal Television
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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