Simon & Simon

Simon & Simon was a rare series in the 1980s. While crime dramas have risen in popularity over the last thirty years, this series was both entertaining and enlightening without being violent or murderous.

First off, Simon & Simon was on CBS for 8 seasons (1981-1989), not 7 as the original reviewer noted. I loved this show because it was based on my favorite city - San Diego, California.

This recently started showing again in my area, and strangely it was shortly after I had a bout of nostalgia about the show and started looking for it on the TiVo. Was not to be found, until DTV added Sleuth to their lineup.

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.

I too am enjoying this show again. It was one of my favorites in the '80s - I believe it was a Thursday night line up Magnum, Simon and Simon and Hill Street Blues.

The theme song to "Simon & Simon" changed after the first season. The song in the first season had a sound I can only describe as "An American in Tijuana.

Rick or A.J.?

This show is mostly good. The writing was pretty good compared to other detective shows of the era and it definitely had more and better action than say Hart to Hart obviously.

I am no fan of this show, whatsoever. When I first saw it years ago (I assume when it was still in production, or some time later on A&E), I thought it was "so-and-so".