List of Simon & Simon episodes
This is a list of all episodes of the CBS television series Simon & Simon.
Series overview
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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First aired | Last aired | ||||
1 | 13 | November 24, 1981 | March 16, 1982 | ||
2 | 23 | October 7, 1982 | March 31, 1983 | ||
3 | 23 | September 29, 1983 | March 29, 1984 | ||
4 | 22 | September 27, 1984 | March 28, 1985 | ||
5 | 24 | October 3, 1985 | May 1, 1986 | ||
6 | 22 | September 25, 1986 | March 26, 1987 | ||
7 | 16 | December 3, 1987 | April 7, 1988 | ||
8 | 13 | October 8, 1988 | September 16, 1989 |
Episodes
Season 1 (1981–82)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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1 | 1 | "Details at Eleven" | Corey Allen | Philip DeGuere | November 24, 1981 | |
The Simons search for a newsanchor's stepdaugter who has connections to the mob. | ||||||
2 | 2 | "Love, Christy" | Bruce Bilson | James Crocker | December 1, 1981 | |
The Simons attempt to bring back a coed's stolen sports car. | ||||||
3 | 3 | "Trapdoors" | Alan J. Levi | Philip DeGuere | December 8, 1981 | |
A bank official collaborates with a computer whiz to gain access to the bank's financial system. | ||||||
4 | 4 | "A Recipe for Disaster" | Mike Vejar | Richard Chapman | December 22, 1981 | |
A kidnapping leads the Simons to cross paths with ruthless wildcatters. | ||||||
5 | 5 | "The Least Dangereous Game" | Alan J. Levi | Richard Chapman | December 29, 1981 | |
At a zoo patron's request, the Simons investigate an animal keeper's death. | ||||||
6 | 6 | "The Dead Letter File" | Mike Vejar | Bob Shayne | January 5, 1982 | |
A letter that's been lost in the mail for 20 years contains evidence vital to a murder case. | ||||||
7 | 7 | "The Hottest Ticket in Town" | Ray Austin | Bob Shayne | January 12, 1982 | |
A rock-concert promoter gets suckered into an ingenious ticket-scalping operation. | ||||||
8 | 8 | "Ashes to Ashes, and None Too Soon" | Sigmund Neufeld, Jr. | Bob Shayne | January 19, 1982 | |
A man commits suicide after the Simons serve him divorce papers. | ||||||
9 | 9 | "Uncivil Servant" | Ray Austin | Karen Harris | January 26, 1982 | |
Myron hires the Simons to find the thief who stole a file from his office. | ||||||
10 | 10 | "Earth to Stacey" | Paul Krasny | James Crocker | February 9, 1982 | |
The Simons are forced to put up with a client's intention to humiliate the man who let her at the altar. | ||||||
11 | 11 | "Double Entry" | Alan J. Levi | Robert Bielak | March 2, 1982 | |
The probing of a wayward husband becomes a kidnapping case. | ||||||
12 | 12 | "Matchmaker" | Vincent McEveety | Ruel Fischmann & Richard Pierce | March 9, 1982 | |
An insurance-company rep hires the Simons to find stolen antiques - and their investigation leads them to a dating service. | ||||||
13 | 13 | "Tanks for the Memories" | Paul Krasny | Richard Chapman | March 16, 1982 | |
The Simons wind up in the cross-fire between a gunrunner and the FBI during their search for class reunion grads. |
Season 2 (1982–83)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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14 | 1 | "Emeralds Are Not a Girl's Best Friend: Part 2"[1] Part 1 aired on Magnum, P.I..</ref> | Lawrence Doheny | Story by : Michael Sloan & Glen A. Larson & Philip DeGuere Teleplay by : Bob Shayne & Richard Chapman | October 7, 1982 | 57511 |
The Simons team up with Thomas Magnum and his assistant Higgins to catch a thief who's headed to Latin America with stolen Hawaiian artifacts. | ||||||
15 | 2 | "Mike & Pat" | Sigmund Neufeld, Jr. | Richard Chapman | October 14, 1982 | 57509 |
A kidnapped dolphin's mate is the only witness the Simons have in the case. | ||||||
16 | 3 | "Guessing Game" | Vincent McEveety | James S. Crocker | October 21, 1982 | 57503 |
A psychic hires the Simons to find out if her visions are accurate. | ||||||
17 | 4 | "Art for Arthur's Sake" | Vincent McEveety | Bob Shayne | October 28, 1982 | 57501 |
The Simons are tasked with retrieving a crown stolen from a Navy museum. | ||||||
18 | 5 | "The Ten Thousand Dollar Deductible" | Bernard McEveety | Bill Dial | November 4, 1982 | 57507 |
When A.J. is robbed of a necklace he was delivering, the FBI suspects a scam. | ||||||
19 | 6 | "Rough Rider Rides Again" | Burt Kennedy | Michael Piller | November 18, 1982 | 57512 |
A former screen cowboy Stuart Whitman hires the Simons to clear him of the murder of his former producer Broderick Crawford, when a younger actor is hired for the upcoming movie. Pat Buttram as Jonathan Evans. Alan Hale Jr. cast as saloon keeper. John Russell, Jock Mahoney & Hal Needham portray former Western cowboy icons. | ||||||
20 | 7 | "Sometimes Dreams Come True" | Bernard McEveety | James S. Crocker | December 2, 1982 | 57504 |
A stewardess vanishes without a trace. Her identical twin sister, a 6th grade teacher, is haunted by lucid, semi-violent dreams about the disappearance. Although the authorities are hesitant to help, Janet, now an ADA, calls in a favor to Rick & AJ. It turns out that the twin is merely having a surreptitious affair with a local politician, however a wealthy, twisted stalker with a criminal record, and an undiscovered murder, is infatuated with the stewardess twin. Jonathan Banks plays Alan Wyncoop, the deranged stalker. | ||||||
21 | 8 | "The Last Time I Saw Michael" | Vincent McEveety | James S. Crocker | December 9, 1982 | 57505 |
A friend of the Simons' claims that her husband who was lost at sea is alive - and in need of $500,000. | ||||||
22 | 9 | "Fowl Play" | Burt Kennedy | Donald R. Boyle | December 16, 1982 | 57506 |
A pro football player intends to stop fixing games, but his employers have other plans. | ||||||
23 | 10 | "Thin Air" | Bernard McEveety | Teleplay by : Bob Shayne & Philip DeGuere Based on a novel by: Howard Browne. | December 30, 1982 | 57502 |
Rick's ex-girlfriend gets arrested for her husband's murder after she hires the Simons to find him. | ||||||
24 | 11 | "Murder Between the Lines" | Sigmund Neufeld, Jr. | Mike Lloyd Ross | January 6, 1983 | 57514 |
A novelist recognizes two murders as being similar to the ones in his book, so he tries to forestall the third killing in his book - a novelist's electrocution - before the same thing happens to him. | ||||||
25 | 12 | "Psyched Out" | Sigmund Neufeld, Jr. | Paul Magistretti | January 13, 1983 | 57510 |
The Simons go undercover as students to probe a track star's fatal fall from the roof of his frat house. | ||||||
26 27 | 13 14 | "Pirate's Key" | Corey Allen | Philip DeGuere | January 20, 1983 | 83479 |
When the Simons wreck an enemy's car, it reopens an old case that could cost them their licenses. They travel to Florida to investigate a husband's death only to have a run-in with the authorities. | ||||||
28 | 15 | "The Club Murder Vacation" | Burt Kennedy | Bill Dial | January 27, 1983 | 57523 |
While on vacation in Northern California, A.J. sees a possible murder, but the sheriff pays no mind. | ||||||
29 | 16 | "It's Only a Game" | Vincent McEveety | Richard Chapman | February 3, 1983 | 57522 |
The Simons' coroner friend entrusts them to deliver a supposed video game to Las Vegas. | ||||||
30 | 17 | "A Design for Killing" | Bernard McEveety | James S. Crocker | February 10, 1983 | 57519 |
The Simons' task of protecting a designer's collection is complicated by a photographer's murder. | ||||||
31 | 18 | "The List" | Burt Kennedy | Michael Piller | February 17, 1983 | 57521 |
A woman hires the Simons to prove she's innocent in the murder of a publisher who was about to name her as one of San Diego's sexiest women. | ||||||
32 | 19 | "What's in a Gnome?" | Sigmund Neufeld, Jr. | Paul Magistretti | February 24, 1983 | 57519 |
The Simons are hired to catch a phantom who's sabotaging an amusement park. | ||||||
33 | 20 | "The Secret of the Chrome Eagle" | Vincent McEveety | Mike Lloyd Ross | March 3, 1983 | 57525 |
The Simons are unaware that the classic car they're transporting contains secret cargo and a very dangerous passenger. | ||||||
34 | 21 | "Room 3502" | Sigmund Neufeld, Jr. | Alan Brennert | March 10, 1983 | 57524 |
A husband hires the Simons to find his wife when she vanishes from their hotel room in the middle of the night. | ||||||
35 | 22 | "Red Dog Blues" | Vincent McEveety | Deborah R. Baron & Patricia Rae Moran | March 17, 1983 | 57515 |
A politician kills someone who was about to expose him for taking bribes and frames the victim's bookkeeper. | ||||||
36 | 23 | "The Skeleton Who Came Out of the Closet" | Paul Krasny | James S. Crocker | March 24, 1983 | 57527 |
The Simons are hired to take an unstable mental patient to another hospital. |
Season 3 (1983–84)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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37 | 1 | "Grand Illusion" | Vincent McEveety | E. Jack Kaplan | September 29, 1983 | |
A magician dies performing a trick he was suspected of stealing from his rival. | ||||||
38 | 2 | "DJ DOA" | Christian I. Nyby II | James Crocker | October 6, 1983 | |
An eccentric DJ believes she saw another DJ being kidnapped from a studio. | ||||||
39 | 3 | "I Heard It Was Murder" | Christian I. Nyby II | Story by : David Douglas Sher Teleplay by : Bill Dial | October 13, 1983 | |
The Simons are tasked with protecting a blind woman who heard a murder take place. | ||||||
40 | 4 | "Bail Out" | Vincent McEveety | Paul Magistretti | October 20, 1983 | |
The Simons investigate the death of a record executive that may not have been accidental. | ||||||
41 | 5 | "Fly the Alibi Skies" | Vincent McEveety | Tom Porter | October 27, 1983 | |
The Simons enlist the aid of whiz kid Richie Adler in a murder investigation. Crossover with Whiz Kids | ||||||
42 | 6 | "Shadow of Sam Penny" | Vincent McEveety | Michael Piller | November 3, 1983 | |
The Simons help the detective who caught the original thieves in a missing-jewels case that has been reopened 30 years later. | ||||||
43 | 7 | "Caught Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" | Sigmund Neufeld, Jr. | Gary Kemper | November 10, 1983 | |
Detective Downtown Brown helps the Simons look for a cop who disappeared after a fur-theft bust left two officers dead. | ||||||
44 | 8 | "The Bare Facts" | Sigmund Neufeld, Jr. | Ruel Fischmann | November 17, 1983 | |
Rick and A.J. go 'under cover' to infiltrate an exclusive nudist colony, the last known whereabouts of a missing contractor they've been hired to find. | ||||||
45 | 9 | "Too Much of a Good Thing" | Gary Grillo | George Geiger | December 1, 1983 | |
The Simons track a missing chemist to a citrus farm that's using an illegal insecticide. | ||||||
46 | 10 | "Betty Grable Flies Again" | Burt Kennedy | Story by : Arthur Alsberg & Don Nelson Teleplay by : Timothy Burns | December 8, 1983 | |
A pilot who's been convicted of abandoning his crew during World War II hires the Simons to find a B-25 that may prove his innocence. | ||||||
47 | 11 | "Bon Voyage, Alonso" | Roy Campanella, Jr. | Story by : Mike Lloyd Ross and William M. Whitehead Teleplay by : William M. Whitehead | December 15, 1983 | |
A group of hijackers take over a cruise ship carrying Rick, Cecilia and their charges. | ||||||
48 | 12 | "All Your Favorite Games" | Vincent McEveety | Don M. Mankiewicz | December 22, 1983 | |
The Simons attempt to protect a gambler whose testimony could put a gambling boss in jail. | ||||||
49 | 13 | "John Doe" | Gary Grillo | Bruce Cervi | January 5, 1984 | |
A man who's unable to remember the last three months of his life hires the Simons to find out why he's been charged with murder. | ||||||
50 | 14 | "Dear Lovesick" | Bernard L. Kowalski | John Kostmayer | January 12, 1984 | |
An advice columnist asks for the Simons' help when letters from a reader suggest that a murder is about to happen. | ||||||
51 | 15 | "Bloodlines" | Burt Kennedy | Phil Combest | January 19, 1984 | |
While on the trail of a trainer's stolen mare, the Simons discover a connection to the death of the trainer's father, who was killed in a race accident years ago. | ||||||
52 | 16 | "Heels and Toes" | Georg Fenady | Jim Tisdale | February 2, 1984 | |
The Simons are hired as a prima ballerina's protectors. | ||||||
53 | 17 | "The Wrong Stuff" | Vincent McEveety | Alan Brennert | February 9, 1984 | |
The release of a porno film that's been in the vault for years could lead to consequences for the teacher who's the star and a former astronaut who's the producer. | ||||||
54 | 18 | "Double Play" | Burt Kennedy | Michael Piller | February 16, 1984 | |
The Simons' search for the person who framed them for stealing securities leads to a celebrity-lookalike escort service. | ||||||
55 | 19 | "Under the Knife" | Gerald McRaney | Story by : Kenneth Brooten & Stuart Chapman and Timothy Burns Teleplay by : Timothy Burns | February 23, 1984 | |
A surgeon hires the Simons to find proof that the plaintiff in a malpractice suit is faking his paralysis just to get $6 million. | ||||||
56 | 20 | "Harm's Way" | Sigmund Neufeld, Jr. | Richard Chapman & Philip DeGuere | March 1, 1984 | |
A woman who hired the Simons to find her ex-husband is actually part of group trying to bump off a Federal agent standing in the way of an assassination plot. | ||||||
57 | 21 | "The Dillinger Print" | Vincent McEveety | Story by : Harry Butler & Logan Clarke and William M. Whitehead Teleplay by : William M. Whitehead | March 8, 1984 | |
John Dillinger is implicated in the murder of a retired FBI agent. | ||||||
58 | 22 | "Corpus Delecti" | Kim Manners | Mike Lloyd Ross | March 22, 1984 | |
Even though the Simons are expected to gain a $120,000 commission, they find it suspicious that the clues in an insurance investigation have come together too easily. | ||||||
59 | 23 | "The Disappearance of Harry the Hat" | Vincent McEveety | Phil Combest | March 29, 1984 | |
The Simons are hired to help a timid accountant create a new identity, but the accountant has yet to reveal his old identity. |
Season 4 (1984–85)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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60 61 | 1 2 | "C'est Simon" | Christian I. Nyby II | Philip DeGuere & Richard Chapman | September 27, 1984 | |
Cecilia calls the Simons to Paris where they suspect her missing gentleman friend of being a high-arms dealer. When Cecilia is kidnapped, the Simons must put their plan to go undercover as arms buyers on hold to rescue her. This was the final episode to be written or co-written by series creator Philip DeGuere. | ||||||
62 | 3 | "A Little Wine with Murder" | Vincent McEveety | Lee Maddux | October 4, 1984 | |
The Simons investigate the murder of a food critic, who may have caused a deal to buy a restaurant chain to fall through. | ||||||
63 | 4 | "The Dark Side of the Street" | Sigmund Neufeld, Jr. | James Crocker | October 18, 1984 | |
The Simons are hired to find out who's been sending threats to keep a groom-to-be from marrying the boss's daughter. | ||||||
64 | 5 | "Manna from Heaven" | Dennis Donnelly | Bob Shayne | October 25, 1984 | |
Rick is charged with murder when the loan officer who repossessed his boat is found dead. | ||||||
65 | 6 | "What Goes Around Comes Around" | Dennis Donnelly | Story by : Bruce Ferber & David Lerner Teleplay by : David Brown | November 1, 1984 | |
A racecar driver hires the Simons to probe his streak of bad luck that's caused by mechanical malfunctions. | ||||||
66 | 7 | "Who Killed the Sixties?" | Vincent McEveety | Michael Piller | November 8, 1984 | |
A.J.'s old girlfriend believes that her brother's murder happened somewhere other than at a peace concert 18 years ago. | ||||||
67 | 8 | "Break a Leg, Darling" | Kim Manners | Michael Genelin | November 15, 1984 | |
The Simons must figure out who's trying to kill an actress whose feud with her co-star ex-husband has become widely publicized. | ||||||
68 | 9 | "Almost Completely Out of Circulation" | Sigmund Neufeld, Jr. | Paul Robert Coyle | November 22, 1984 | |
A murdered cartoonist's work may give clues to the identity of the killer. | ||||||
69 | 10 | "Our Fair City" | Vincent McEveety | Ross Thomas | November 29, 1984 | |
The prime suspect in the murder of a police chief is the town mayor - her ex-husband. | ||||||
70 | 11 | "Deep Cover" | Vincent McEveety | Thomas Perry | December 6, 1984 | |
The Simons must protect a TV reporter who's put a hit on himself as part of a crime-organization exposé. | ||||||
71 | 12 | "Revolution #9 1/2" | Dennis Donnelly | Alan Brennert | December 13, 1984 | |
The Simons attempt to help their uncle find his business partner - only to get involved in a revolution. | ||||||
72 | 13 | "Yes, Virginia, There Is a Liberace" | Vincent McEveety | James Crocker | December 20, 1984 | |
The Simons spend Christmas Eve looking all over Las Vegas for a girl's missing father, who was trying to win enough to pay off debts. | ||||||
73 | 14 | "Almost Foolproof" | Gary Grillo | Timothy Burns | January 3, 1985 | |
A woman is forcibly admitted to a hospital that's a front for a medical-payment scam - just like the skid-row denizens she'd been helping. | ||||||
74 | 15 | "Enter the Jaguar" | Roy Campanella, Jr. | Alan Brennert | January 17, 1985 | |
The Simons are unwilling to believe evidence that suggests their client - a bird-watching professor - is actually an international jewel thief. | ||||||
75 | 16 | "Simon Without Simon: Part 1" | Vincent McEveety | Richard Chapman & Bill Dial | January 24, 1985 | |
After the Simons solve a major case, the growing wealth and fame allow them to start separate careers. | ||||||
76 | 17 | "Simon Without Simon: Part 2" | Paul Krasny | George Geiger | January 31, 1985 | |
The Simons become the prime suspects in their celebrated big bust. | ||||||
77 | 18 | "Slither" | Gerald McRaney | Gina Goldman | February 7, 1985 | |
A teenager who's gotten off drugs runs away when he's framed for possession. | ||||||
78 | 19 | "The Mickey Mouse Mob" | Sigmund Neufeld, Jr. | Ross Thomas | February 14, 1985 | |
The Simons get involved in a mob power struggle when a blackmail victim running for a union office hires them. | ||||||
79 | 20 | "Mummy Talks" | Kim Manners | Robert K. Wilcox and Terrell Tannen | February 21, 1985 | |
A student intends to find out how the mummy of a Pharaoh wound up in a museum's storage room. | ||||||
80 | 21 | "Marlowe, Come Home" | Sigmund Neufeld, Jr. | Story by : David R. Toddman and Michael Piller Teleplay by : Michael Piller | February 28, 1985 | |
Rick takes the search for a show dog personally when the dog-nappers take his own dog. | ||||||
81 | 22 | "Out-of-Town Brown" | Vincent McEveety | Tim Reid | March 28, 1985 | |
The Simons help Downtown look for his cousin - a student who's been framed for murder after discovering dead livestock on a ranch. |
Season 5 (1985–86)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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82 | 1 | "Love and/or Marriage" | Vincent McEveety | Michael Piller | October 3, 1985 | 60116 |
Rick finds himself falling for a client just as he and A.J. are hired to find her missing husband. | ||||||
83 | 2 | "Burden of the Beast" | Sigmund Neufeld, Jr. | Story by : Paul Magistretti & Paul Robert Coyle Teleplay by : Paul Robert Coyle | October 10, 1985 | 60105 |
A chimpanzee is the only witness to an animal researcher's murder. | ||||||
84 | 3 | "The Third Eye" | Burt Kennedy | Thomas & Jo Perry | October 17, 1985 | 60111 |
A writer who specializes in "participatory journalism" is set up for murder when he becomes an apprentice to the Simons. | ||||||
85 | 4 | "Enchilada Express" | Sigmund Neufeld, Jr. | Story by : B.W. Sandefur Teleplay by : Reed Moran | October 24, 1985 | 60104 |
The Simons probe a quickie-divorce resort in Mexico that's costing some husbands a rather high price for their freedom. | ||||||
86 | 5 | "The Skull of Nostradamus" | Sigmund Neufeld, Jr. | Reed Moran | October 31, 1985 | 60122 |
The Simons must find out who's trying to scare an apprentice who's supposedly under a spell. | ||||||
87 | 6 | "Have You Hugged Your Private Detective Today?" | Kim Manners | Story by : Paul L. Ehrmann & Craig Buck Teleplay by : Thomas & Jo Perry | November 7, 1985 | 60125 |
A TV-sex therapist hires the Simons to find out who murdered a sex surrogate. | ||||||
88 | 7 | "Reunion at Alcatraz" | Vincent McEveety | Michael Piller | November 14, 1985 | 60128 |
The Simons reunite with Sam Penny and help him catch a con artist who escaped from Alcatraz in 1962. | ||||||
89 | 8 | "Down Home Country Blues" | Vincent McEveety | Story by : Darrell Fetty & Ramsay King Teleplay by : Terrell Tannen | November 21, 1985 | 60123 |
A country singer goes on the road with his son after accepting a seemingly generous offer for some of his songs. | ||||||
90 | 9 | "Quint is Out" | Sigmund Neufeld, Jr. | Bill Dial | December 5, 1985 | 60134 |
Quint, a vengeful ex-con whom the Simons helped put in jail, is unable to get near them, so he hatches a scheme to lure them to him. | ||||||
91 | 10 | "Walk a Mile in My Hat" | Vincent McEveety | Richard Chapman | December 12, 1985 | 60114 |
While A.J.'s on vacation, the agency is offered $10,000, seeking A.J.'s business acumen, which requires Rick to poses as him, to gain the client. When a million-dollar deal leads to murder, A.J. must pose as Rick upon returning. The Simon's live are in danger after Gerry is discovered hiding a corpse. Terry Kiser as Gerry Marsh. | ||||||
92 | 11 | "Facets" | Burt Kennedy | Diane Saunders | December 19, 1985 | 60103 |
While the Simons investigate a valuable gem theft, A.J. accidentally shoots a Romeo, sparking a feud between two families with rival jewelry businesses. | ||||||
93 | 12 | "Sunrise at Camp Apollo" | Kim Manners | Steve Stoliar | January 2, 1986 | 60131 |
The Simons work undercover as camp counselors at a camp for street kids to investigate burglaries in an upscale neighborhood, ones that have locals demanding the camp's shut-down. The proud teens resist help but when Julio is arrested for murder, the PI's have ideas about kindly Ross Garrett and the wealthy kids who hang out at his pharmacy. | ||||||
94 | 13 | "The Blue Chip Stomp" | Dennis Donnelly | Gary Rosen | January 16, 1986 | 60130 |
Stanley Tate is a highly recruited basketball star being pressured by his indebted brother Gordon, to make easy money from gamblers. When a recruiter is murdered, AJ and Rick are on the case, to help the young men suspected of the deed, while busting the gambling syndicate. Daphne Reid as reporter Temple Hill | ||||||
95 | 14 | "Something for Sarah" | Dennis Donnelly | Terrell Tannen | January 23, 1986 | 60124 |
Sarah Jean finds a cash filled suitcase on her porch and hires the Simon brothers to locate its owner. Rick and AJ trace it to her long missing father Ben, who admits it came from a disrupted drug transaction, making the dealer very angry and very anxious for its return. | ||||||
96 | 15 | "Mobile Home of the Brave" | Burt Kennedy | Story by : Paul Schiffer Teleplay by : Elia Katz & Michael Cassutt | January 30, 1986 | 60113 |
A paparazzo named Harrison captures noted mobster Manny Crobett on film, but when pursued, switches the roll with the vacationing Johnson family. AJ and Rick take the family under their protection, but their vacation at a theme park is now plagued with disasters, making the park area a dangerous place to be. | ||||||
97 | 16 | "Family Forecast" | Burt Kennedy | Story by : Peter Fox Teleplay by : Peter Fox and Thomas & Jo Perry | February 6, 1986 | 60118 |
The Simons go on a game show that the host believes is rigged - because he was once involved in a scandal himself. | ||||||
98 | 17 | "A Significant Obsession" | Gerald McRaney | Story by : Bonnie Parker Teleplay by : Michael Piller | February 13, 1986 | 60137 |
The Simons' investigation of espionage at a laser lab is complicated by an old client who's become obsessed with A.J. | ||||||
99 | 18 | "For the People" | Judith Vogelsang | Story by : Bill Dial & Michael Genelin Teleplay by : Michael Genelin | February 20, 1986 | 60117 |
When the Simons are made prosecution witnesses in a murder trial, they come to suspect that the accused may be innocent, so they start their own investigation. | ||||||
100 | 19 | "Full Moon Blues" | Burt Kennedy | Thomas & Jo Perry and Richard Chapman | March 6, 1986 | 60153 |
The Simons get caught between the Feds and the mob when they're blamed for a witness's death. | ||||||
101 | 20 | "Eye of the Beholder" | Sigmund Neufeld, Jr. | Story by : Seth Weisbord Teleplay by : Phil Combest | March 13, 1986 | 60136 |
An industrialist hires the Simons to guard a cursed medallion and keep an eye on his daughters. | ||||||
102 | 21 | "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" | Burt Kennedy | Richard Chapman | March 27, 1986 | 60150 |
The Simons are hired by opposing sides in a divorce case - and come to suspect that someone wants the divorce more than the husband and wife. | ||||||
103 | 22 | "Act Five" | Sigmund Neufeld, Jr. | Michael Piller | April 3, 1986 | 60108 |
The Simons enlist Downtown's con artist cousin to swindle a client who swindled them. | ||||||
104 | 23 | "The Last Harangue" | Burt Kennedy | Tom Ropelewski | April 10, 1986 | 60155 |
A.J. is drawn into a race for city council, while Rick investigates a case that links his brother's opponent to toxic-waste dumping and murder. | ||||||
105 | 24 | "The Apple Doesn't Fall Far from the Tree" | Vincent McEveety | Michael Piller & Richard Chapman | May 1, 1986 | 60143 |
The Simons travel to Boston and Florida to find out why thugs are trying to steal the family journal. |
Season 6 (1986–87)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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106 | 1 | "Competition--Who Needs It?" | Bob Sweeney | Stephen A. Miller | September 25, 1986 | |
While investigating the explosion of a charter-boat operator's vessel, the Simons run afoul of the PI firm representing her insurance company. | ||||||
107 | 2 | "A.W.O.L." | Vincent McEveety | Story by : Andrew Sipes Teleplay by : Richard C. Okie and Andrew Sipes | October 2, 1986 | |
The Simons try to help a sailor who's gone AWOL after being set up for possession of coke. | ||||||
108 | 3 | "Still Phil After All These Years" | Vincent McEveety | Story by : Thomas Perry & Jo Perry Teleplay by : Richard C. Okie | October 9, 1986 | |
A.J. and Rick dig up a time capsule for Cecilia's high-school reunion - and discover evidence in a 40-year-old murder case. | ||||||
109 | 4 | "The Cop Who Came to Dinner" | Gerald McRaney | Story by : Michael Cassutt Teleplay by : W. Reed Moran | October 16, 1986 | |
Downtown is invited to stay with the Simons when he gets injured, but he forgets to tell them about the threat on his life. | ||||||
110 | 5 | "Treasure" | Bob Sweeney | David Moessinger | October 23, 1986 | |
A.J. falls for the daughter of an industrialist, who's on a gold-prospecting expedition, and the girl has offered A.J. and Rick $20,000 to protect him. | ||||||
111 | 6 | "The Last Big Break" | Sigmund Neufeld, Jr. | Thomas Perry & Jo Perry | October 30, 1986 | |
A surfer who supposedly drowned 20 years ago is alive - and a target for murder. | ||||||
112 | 7 | "The Rookie" | Michael Caffey | James J. Docherty | November 6, 1986 | |
A rookie cop believes her partner is doing drugs. | ||||||
113 | 8 | "Like Father, Like Son" | Vincent McEveety | Story by : Fred McKnight and David Moessinger Teleplay by : David Moessinger | November 13, 1986 | |
The Simons are tasked with protecting the son of a TV reporter who was murdered before he could expose a boxing promoter. | ||||||
114 | 9 | "The Case of Don Diablo" | Sigmund Neufeld Jr. | Richard C. Okie | November 20, 1986 | |
The owner of ad-agency that just had a contest gone awry asks the Simons to find the hidden case of Cucaracha Cooler before the public does. | ||||||
115 | 10 | "Mrs. Simon & Mrs. Simon" | Vincent McEveety | Thomas Perry & Jo Perry | December 4, 1986 | |
The Simons fake marry a pair of Greek flight attendants to keep them in America since they witnessed a murder before they left Greece. | ||||||
116 | 11 | "Just Because I'm Paranoid" | Judith Vogelsang | Stephen A. Miller | December 11, 1986 | |
At first, the Simons believe that a marathoner who asked them to protect them from an alleged stalker is just being paranoid - until someone bombs their office and assaults A.J. | ||||||
117 | 12 | "Tonsillitis" | Judith Vogelsang | Paul Magistretti | December 18, 1986 | |
Rick goes to the hospital for a tonsillectomy where he thinks he saw a murder while under anesthesia. | ||||||
118 | 13 | "Deep Water Death" | Burt Kennedy | Fred McKnight | January 8, 1987 | |
Old enemies are plotting to dig up payment in a coke deal. | ||||||
119 | 14 | "For Old Crime's Sake" | Sigmund Neufeld, Jr. | Lee Sheldon | January 15, 1987 | |
The Simons try to stop three bank robbers from the Prohibition who intend to settle a 50-year-old score. | ||||||
120 | 15 | "Opposites Attack" | Michael Caffey | Story by : Paul Cajero Teleplay by : Stephen A. Miller | January 29, 1987 | |
The Simons make a reluctant alliance with a pair of female PIs in the search for stolen swords. | ||||||
121 | 16 | "Judgement Call" | Burt Kennedy | Richard C. Okie | February 5, 1987 | |
Downtown puts his plan to propose to Temple on hold when they disagree on the innocence of a man arrested in a shootout. | ||||||
122 | 17 | "Tanner P.I. for Hire" | Sigmund Neufeld, Jr. | Rogers Turrentine | February 12, 1987 | |
A charming TV detective gets abducted at a PI convention that made him the guest of honor. | ||||||
123 | 18 | "Ancient Echoes" | Burt Kennedy | Tim Reid | February 19, 1987 | |
A Native American asks the Simons to find his nephew who had vanished upon discovering artifacts at a construction site. | ||||||
124 | 19 | "Second Story Simons" | Vincent McEveety | Story by : Bonnie Parker Teleplay by : Jerome Lew | February 26, 1987 | |
The Simons get back stolen top-secret files from a Yugoslavian envoy, then are told to return them to the FBI so they can catch the thief with the evidence. | ||||||
125 | 20 | "I Thought the War Was Over" | David Moessinger | Story by : Gerald McRaney and Bill Dial Teleplay by : Gerald McRaney, Bill Dial and David Moessinger | March 5, 1987 | |
Rick becomes obsessed with finding the people who killed his Vietnam War buddy. | ||||||
126 | 21 | "Lost Lady" | Vincent McEveety | Lee Sheldon | March 12, 1987 | |
A.J.'s long-lost fiancee turns up at a hospital for a drug overdose - and has no memory of the last eight years. | ||||||
127 | 22 | "Walking Point" | Sigmund Neufeld, Jr. | Story by : Christopher Templeton Teleplay by : Richard C. Okie | March 26, 1987 | |
A.J.'s client thinks he's selling out to the doctor she's suing for malpractice. |
Season 7 (1987–88)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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128 | 1 | "New Cop in Town" | David Moessinger | Fred McKnight | December 3, 1987 | |
The Simons clash with Downtown's replacement, who prosecutes them for withholding evidence in a murder/auto-theft case. | ||||||
129 | 2 | "Desperately Seeking Dacody" | Vincent McEveety | Karen Klein | December 10, 1987 | |
A reporter resumes her bumpy relationship with Rick when she hires him and A.J. to prove a man is innocent in a series of crimes. | ||||||
130 | 3 | "You, Too, Can Be a Detective" | Sigmund Neufeld, Jr. | Richard C. Okie | December 17, 1987 | |
An overeager former flight attendant, who's impressed with Rick's recently-published exploits, appoints herself as a "sister" to the Simons to investigate her friend's suspicious behavior. | ||||||
131 | 4 | "Shadows" | Sigmund Neufeld, Jr. | Sylvia Stoddard & Steven C. Smith | January 7, 1988 | |
A young runaway steals A.J.'s wallet and Rick's camera - because she's an abused prostitute trying to save her dying friend. | ||||||
132 | 5 | "Second Swell" | Gerald McRaney | Art Monterastelli | January 14, 1988 | |
A.J. reunites with his high-school sweetheart, while a killer from his past comes back for revenge. | ||||||
133 | 6 | "Forever Hold Your Piece" | Sigmund Neufeld, Jr. | Rick Mittleman | January 21, 1988 | |
When Rick's client in a divorce case gets accused of murder, he works with a pair of shabby PIs who claim to have information. | ||||||
134 | 7 | "Tale of the Tiger" | Sigmund Neufeld, Jr. | Story by : Michael Humm Teleplay by : Karen Klein | January 28, 1988 | |
Rick is unwilling to accept that his old Army buddy is the head of a Vietnamese mob. | ||||||
135 | 8 | "Nuevo Salvador" | Vincent McEveety | Richard C. Okie | February 4, 1988 | |
A Salvadoran death squad tries to get past the Simons in order to apprehend a relief worker helping refugees. | ||||||
136 | 9 | "Bad Betty" | Bernard McEveety | Art Monterastelli | February 11, 1988 | |
The Simons have to catch a thief before a determined bounty hunter can take him back to Detroit. | ||||||
137 | 10 | "Baja, Humbug" | Don Weis | Stephen A. Miller | February 18, 1988 | |
A.J's attempts to write a novel and Rick's plan to open a charter business in Baja get sidetracked by their involvement with a weapon-trafficking ring. | ||||||
138 | 11 | "A Firm Grasp of Reality" | Sigmund Neufeld, Jr. | Jim McGrath | February 25, 1988 | |
The Simons go undercover at a mental hospital to protect a biochemist who's had a breakdown after claiming to be assaulted. | ||||||
139 | 12 | "Ties That Bind" | Paul Cajero | Nancy Bond | March 3, 1988 | |
The Simons investigate the cocaine-dealing brother of their trusting cop friend. | ||||||
140 | 13 | "Little Boy Dead" | Vincent McEveety | Fred McKnight | March 10, 1988 | |
The Simons help Abby get through her guilt after she shoots a boy while chasing a robbery suspect. | ||||||
141 | 14 | "Sudden Storm" | David Moessinger | David Moessinger | March 17, 1988 | |
Against Abby's direct orders, A.J. and Rick go after two likely suspects after Cecilia is raped. | ||||||
142 | 15 | "Something Special" | Vincent McEveety | Story by : Bonnie Parker Teleplay by : Bonnie Parker and Norman Hudis | March 31, 1988 | |
A charming architect asks the Simons for help when extortionist threatens her company and her life. | ||||||
143 | 16 | "May the Road Rise Up" | Vincent McEveety | Richard C. Okie | April 7, 1988 | |
After seeing their father's old car, long thought to be destroyed in the accident that took his life, the brothers dig into the details of the crash and the real story behind their father's death, which forces them to face emotions long thought to be buried, as well as a possible cover-up. |
Season 8 (1988)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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144 | 1 | "Beauty and Deceased" | Vincent McEveety | Tom Ropelewski, Bob Shayne and W. Reed Moran | October 8, 1988 | |
A.J. goes undercover in the swimsuit portion of a modeling contest to catch a blackmailer. | ||||||
145 | 2 | "Simon & Simon and Associates" | Sigmund Neufeld, Jr. | Mark A. Burley & John Blumenthal | October 15, 1988 | |
The Simons get more than they bargained for when they decide to add "& Associates" to their business. | ||||||
146 | 3 | "Zen and the Art of the Split Finger Fastball" | Vincent McEveety | Thomas Perry & Jo Perry | October 22, 1988 | |
The Simons search for answers at a fantasy baseball camp where they're tasked with protecting a Japanese businessman from a killer. | ||||||
147 | 4 | "The Merry Adventures of Robert Hood" | Sigmund Neufeld, Jr. | Story by : Nicholas Green and Richard C. Okie Teleplay by : Richard C. Okie | October 29, 1988 | |
A.J. attempts to protect a damsel in distress from an evil banker when a modern-day Robin Hood steals his gold card and charges for the poor. | ||||||
148 | 5 | "Ain't Gonna Get It from Me, Jack" | Sigmund Neufeld, Jr. | Martin Pasko & Rebecca Parr | November 5, 1988 | |
After ripping apart the Simons on his program, a talk-show host hires them to find out who's sending him death threats. | ||||||
149 | 6 | "Love Song of Abigail Marsh" | Judith Vogelsang | Jim McGrath | November 12, 1988 | |
The romance between Abby and the Simons' latest client is jeopardized by the fact that they were once on different sides of the law. | ||||||
150 | 7 | "Simon & Simon, Jr." | Richard C. Okie | Jeffrey Stepakoff | November 19, 1988 | |
Rick discovers he has a teenage son, who has a murderer after him because the boy saw him. | ||||||
151 | 8 | "Cloak of Danger" | Judith Vogelsang | Jim McGrath | December 3, 1988 | |
A.J. produces a play based on an unsolved murder case, which attracts the real culprit bent on keeping the surprise ending a secret. | ||||||
152 | 9 | "The Richer They Are, the Harder They Fall" | Sigmund Neufeld, Jr. | Rick Mittleman | December 10, 1988 | |
The death of an heir, who was A.J.'s best friend, seems suspicious, so the Simons break into high society to investigate. | ||||||
153 | 10 | "Play It Again, Simon" | Jackie Cooper | Richard C. Okie | December 17, 1988 | |
A.J. takes on the personality of a hard-nosed detective in the search for a mystery writer's missing manuscript. | ||||||
154 | 11 | "First, Let's Kill All the Lawyers" | Sigmund Neufeld, Jr. | Story by : Alan Brennert Teleplay by : Alan Brennert and Phil Combest | December 31, 1988 | |
Rick tries to settle out of court after Cecilia's lawyer friend grills him on the stand in the case of a murdered law student. | ||||||
155 | 12 | "Photo Finished" | Jackie Cooper | Story by : Bonnie Parker Teleplay by : Bonnie Parker and Rick Mittleman | September 9, 1989 (in syndication) | |
A politician hires the Simons to find out if his wife is having an affair, but when the woman is found dead, they end up investigating her murder. | ||||||
156 | 13 | "Simon Says "Goodbye"" | Gerald McRaney | Martin Pasko & Rebecca Parr | September 16, 1989 (in syndication) | |
The Simons are hired to find Abby's friend's old flame so the woman can see him again before her wedding. |
Crossover with Magnum, P.I.
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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43 | 3.3 | "Ki'i's Don't Lie" | Lawrence Doheny | Philip DeGuere and Bob Shayne | October 7, 1982 | |
The Simons cross paths with private investigator Thomas Magnum in the case of an allegedly cursed Hawaiian artifact. The story continues in "Emeralds Are Not a Girl's Best Friend". |
References
External links
- Simon & Simon – list of episodes at IMDb
- List of Simon & Simon episodes at TV.com
- Simon & Simon at epguides.com
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