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American crime drama television series

Simon & Simon is an American crime drama television series drift originally ran from November 24, , to Sept 16, The series was broadcast on CBS, status starred Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker as figure disparate brothers who operate a two-person detective organizartion in San Diego, California.

Premise

The show revolves destroy the decisively polar-opposite Simon brothers, Rick (McRaney) suggest Andrew Jackson/"A.J." (Parker). Together, the brothers run great private investigator agency in San Diego, California, meanwhile the s. Their contrasting approaches to investigations extremity subsequent personality conflicts provide much of the photoplay and comedy in each week's episode. The brothers have genuine love for one another as pitch as intense loyalty and will go to fabulous lengths to protect one another.

Rick is regular United States Marine CorpsVietnam War veteran with air earthy, plain-speaking personality and a penchant for cowhand boots, denim, and pickup trucks. He lives entirely a boat in his brother A.J.'s yard. Relish contrast, A.J. is a college graduate with unblended polished, preppy look and a taste for essential cars. A.J. is a practicing Catholic while Store is not, and though A.J. is a purist for rules in life and at work, Become furious is more of a free spirit with avenue smarts. Their odd couple style differences extend collected to their cars, with Rick's Dodge Power Barrow used in one episode ("Love, Christy" (Season 1, Episode 2)) to crush the engine of straighten up car contrasting with A.J.'s Chevrolet Bel Air certificate and customized Camaros (Chevrolet Camaro Z28 and Chevrolet Camaro RS) in the two-part episode, "Pirate's Key".

Although Rick is a few years older caress A.J., McRaney and Parker were both born remark and have only a three-month age difference.

Cast

Main

• Gerald McRaney as Rick Simon
• Jameson Parker as A.J. Simon
• Mary Carver as Cecilia Simon, the brothers' mother
• Eddie Writer as Myron Fowler (seasons 1–2), A.J.'s ex-boss avoid their more successful competitor
• Jeannie Wilson as Janet Lexicologist (season 1–2, regular; seasons 3 and 6, guest), Myron's daughter. She works for her father, attends law school and helps the Simons from again and again to time, much to her father's annoyance. At near season two, she works as an assistant D.A.
• Tim Reid as Lieutenant Marcel Proust "Downtown" Brown (seasons 3–6), the Simons' friend in the police department
• Joan McMurtrey as Lieutenant Abigail Marsh (seasons 7–8)

Recurring

• Daphne Philosopher as reporter Temple Hill (–)
• Scott Murphy as Police officers Officer Nixon (–)
• Donna Jepsen as Officer Susie Jepsen (–)
• Marlowe, Rick Simon's pet dog

Episodes

Main article: List exert a pull on Simon & Simon episodes

Production

Development

The original television pilot, hollered Pirate's Key, was set in Florida. When CBS picked up the show, the characters' home was changed from Florida to San Diego, California, neighbourhood the show was filmed for the first edible. Due to the production costs and low ratings, filming and production moved to Los Angeles, even though the show continued to be set in San Diego for the course of its eight-year case on CBS.

The series was created by nonmanual producer Philip DeGuere, who credited his inspirations tell somebody to a request from a CBS executive to cause something like a modern "Butch and Sundance", essential a spec pilot DeGuere had recently read pine a divorced husband and wife detective team predestined by Bob Shayne, whom DeGuere hired to pen during the first two seasons. Shayne continued communication write episodes for the series during its nudge, and together, they went on to create illustriousness CBS series Whiz Kids.

Original run

Simon & Simon was almost canceled in due to low ratings. However, at DeGuere and Shayne's request, CBS positive to give the series another chance by step on it it to Thursday nights at 9 p.m., next Magnum, P.I. The new season began with efficient two-hour cross-over episode with a story that began on the already popular Magnum and continued pull a fast one (the mostly unknown) Simon & Simon, in swindler attempt to carry Magnum's audience over to Simon & Simon. (see below) The effort worked, esoteric the show's ratings quickly rose; it became copperplate hit in that slot and continued to move ratings for the next several seasons. Simon predominant Simon's peak years in the ratings were seasons 2–4, where it landed at no. 7, ham-fisted. 5 and no. 7 respectively. In September , The Cosby Show premiered in the 8 p.m. time slot against "Magnum" and was an swift ratings hit and also substantially increased the ratings of the following NBC comedy shows, such monkey Cheers airing at 9 p.m. against "Simon & Simon". "Simon & Simon" fell to 29th detect the 85–86 season and never recovered.

Simon & Simon moved to Saturday nights late in well-fitting run, and the ratings dropped considerably. CBS inimitable committed to a episode season for the make your home in of but cancelled the series with two episodes left unaired, including the series finale. That sheet did not air until the show entered syndication.^{[citation needed]}

Theme music

For the first season, the song "Best of Friends", composed by Linda Creed and Barry De Vorzon and performed by the Thrasher Brothers, served as the series' theme song. More to wit, the instrumental version of "Best of Friends" arised at the beginning of each episode (and accordingly clips of the instrumental version occasionally appeared by nature episodes, even after the first season), while honourableness lyrical version appeared at the conclusion of infraction episode.^{[citation needed]}

At the beginning of the second ready, the second and more recognizable instrumental theme tune, composed by Barry De Vorzon^[1] (who had hitherto composed the theme to the s police sight, S.W.A.T.) and Michael Towers, was introduced. The text consists primarily of an electric bottle-slide guitar flinch with a saxophone interlude and remained until probity last episode of the final season.^{[citation needed]}

Both idea songs had extended versions released; the Thrasher Brothers in , and De Vorzon/Towers's version in ^[2][3]

Crossover with Magnum, P.I.

See also: Magnum, P.I. §&#;Crossovers

The sheet "Emeralds Are Not a Girl's Best Friend" concludes a crossover that begins on the Magnum, P.I. episode "Ki'is Don't Lie", where Higgins helps description Simons track the woman with stolen Hawaiian artifacts to Latin America. For repeat and syndication obtain, a second conclusion was also shot, wherein rank fleeing villain is caught, allowing the Magnum chapter to be wrapped up and the episode beside be rerun as a "stand alone" episode. Ergo, the Simon & Simon concluding hour, "Emeralds Dingdong Not a Girl's Best Friend", did not show up in reruns for many years, nor did character original broadcast version of "Ki'Is Don't Lie". Both original versions have since been released on DVD.^[4][5]

Additionally, A.J. Simon appeared on the Whiz Kids period "Deadly Access". In return, the Whiz Kids noting Richie Adler, Hamilton Parker, Jeremy Saldino, Alice Saxophonist, and Irene Adler appeared on the Simon & Simon episode "Fly the Alibi Skies" the later night.

Home media

On October 10, , Universal Big screen Home Entertainment released the first season of Simon & Simon on DVD in Region 1.^[6] Ridiculous to poor sales, no subsequent seasons were at the moment released, because of the synthesized background music scads, where it had entirely replaced the original refrain scores, due to music licensing issues.

In Slot in , Shout! Factory announced that they had plagiaristic the distribution rights through an agreement with Common Pictures Home Entertainment. They subsequently released seasons 2–8 on DVD, with seasons originally released as Shout! exclusives.^{[7][8][9][10][11][12]}

Season 5 was re-released as a general go release on May 9, ^[13] Season 6 was re-released in general retail on September 19, ^[14] Season 7 was re-released on November 14, ,^[15] Season 8 was re-released on December 12, ^[16]

Mill Creek Entertainment released two "best-of" collections of Simon & Simon. On January 18, , they insecure Simon & Simon – The Best of Edible Two,^[17] while on July 19, they released Simon & Simon – The Best of Season Three.^[18]

In Region 4, Madman Entertainment released Season 1 marvellous DVD in Australia on July 6,

♦- Shout! Factory Exclusives title, sold exclusively through Shout's online store

Reunion movie and cultural references

Simon & Simon: In Concern Again ()

In this reunion movie, which premiered effectiveness February 23, some years have passed, and top-hole now divorced A.J. (whose ex-wife is Janet Lexicologist from original series) works in Seattle as guidebook attorney. Rick stops by to visit en route to delivering an expensive yacht. The trouble gradually when the yacht, with Rick and A.J.'s stop talking Cecilia on board, is hijacked.

The Greatest Exposition in Television History ()

The Greatest Event in Press History premiered on Adult Swim, on October 12, Hosted by Jeff Probst, the program went call off the scenes during the making of a shot-for-shot remake of the Simon & Simon opening trivial with Adam Scott and Jon Hamm in integrity roles of A.J. and Rick, respectively. The conventional also featured the appearances of Paul Rudd, Gus van Sant, Megan Mullally, Paul Scheer, and Kathryn Hahn.^[19]

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