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Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!

Plustown A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

SnoopyStyle In San Diego, the Simon brothers have a private detective agency. Rick Simon (Gerald McRaney) is a Marine Vietnam vet, a hound dog and street-wise with underworld friends. A.J. (Jameson Parker) is the younger brother, a college boy with book smarts, responsible and living with their mom. Myron Fowler is their former boss who is still bitter about their departure. He's also angry that his lawyer daughter Janet Fowler often helps the brothers on their cases. In later years, police Lieutenant Marcel Proust "Downtown" Brown (Tim Reid) is their friend inside the force.There was an explosion of private detective shows with fun characters around that time. While it's not the best, it is better than most. Magnum is the king of the hill and these boys rode his coat tails. This show is notable for the fact that it stuck around for so long. McRaney and Parker don't really have superstar qualities but they work together well. At their best, they are loads of fun. Setting the show in San Diego allows the boys to go into Mexico every once in awhile. They do need a good third character and it's not until Tim Reid that they got a functional one. The show still suffers from a lack of good side characters. But at least their opening is really catchy.

denrainwater Simon and Simon was one of my favorite TV shows, ever -- particularly of the 80's. It was funny, had plenty of action, and showed some of the REAL sides of the P.I. business; unlike the more glamorous and sexy Magnum P.I., etc. (I mean, how often did we see Magnum squirming in that Ferarri for 15 hours on a stake-out, the floor littered with coffee cups, trying to keep his eyes open just a bit longer? Or for that matter, how often did he ever collect a fee for his services?? Nothing against Magnum -- I loved that show, too. But really, how long can a guy sponge off his friends -- or a host (Robin Masters) he's never even met -- and get away with it??) Simon and Simon showed just enough of the mundane side of the investigation business to keep it believable. Particularly for those of us who worked in that career... A good balance between action and fun, and the grittier reality of real-life investigators.Rick and A.J. were such polar opposites in clever ways that provided tension between the principal characters. The variety in their styles also gave a diverse audience something to relate to, to connect with. And who can forget Tim Reid as "Downtown" Brown, trying his darnedest to comprehend the latest scrape Rick's unorthodox methods had gotten them into? This show's run coincided with my relatively brief tenure as an investigator, and it became a tongue-in-cheek "policy" that our crew would gather each Thursday evening to take a needed break from business, and take in an hour of Magnum for comic relief -- and then our hour of Simon and Simon... Our weekly "training" meeting ;-) Ah, those were the days!

mixedmerchandise I started watching Simon & Simon when it aired in 1981 and from the very beginning I enjoyed the show, especially the shows setting in beautiful San Diego, CA.I was a 14 yr. old kid when it aired in 1981 growing up in a crime ridden area of New York City (The South Bronx).I could only dream of escaping to that beautiful sun soaked paradise I envisioned through the wonders of television as I watched episode after episode.In 1989 a year after Simon & Simon was cancelled I happily moved to beautiful San Diego, CA and could now experience what life in such a wonderful town would be like first hand.I lived in San Diego from 1989-1993 and could honestly say that those were the most memorable moments in my life, and I owe it all to the Simon & Simon T.V show for giving a teenage kid from The Bronx hope beyond the ghetto.

Risa-5 This show is one of my all time favorites!!!! I love the comradery between A.J. and Rick, even though they are brothers. When times get tough they are there for each other. It is too bad that we do not have many shows on today like that.