About this season
A.J. Simon is a polished fellow with a taste for classic cars and tailored suits. Rick Simon is his less refined (but still pleasant) older brother who has a taste for cowboy boots and four-wheel drive pickups. The two of them live in San Diego, where they own a private detective agency.
Episodes (22)
1. Competition--Who Needs It?
Aired 25 September 1986 • 60 min
A large PI firm moves into the Simons office building vowing to drive them out of business, meanwhile, they're trying to get their client, a charter boat captain, the insurance settlement she deserves for the boat that blew up.
2. A.W.O.L.
Aired 2 October 1986 • 60 min
A young sailor who is framed for drug possession and goes A.W.O.L. gets help from the Simons
3. Still Phil After All These Years
Aired 9 October 1986 • 60 min
AJ and Rick dig up a time capsule for their mother's high school reunion and get a surprise when they find things connecting her former classmate to a long ago murder.
4. The Cop Who Came to Dinner
Aired 16 October 1986 • 60 min
Town is injured and becomes their house guest, without telling them his life may be in danger.
5. Treasure
5.0Aired 23 October 1986 • 60 min
Against his better judgement, AJ agrees to go along on a job helping a wealthy old prospector find a lost mine in Mexico, when he finds himself attracted to the client, the man's daughter.
6. The Last Big Break
Aired 30 October 1986 • 60 min
A surfer who was thought to be drowned some 20 years ago turns up alive - and a target for murder.
7. The Rookie
Aired 6 November 1986 • 60 min
A rookie cop with a problem comes to the Simons for help, she suspects her partner, Town's mentor, is dirty, but she thinks if she reports him it will ruin her career.
8. Like Father, Like Son
Aired 13 November 1986 • 60 min
Temple Hill asks Rick and AJ to protect the threatened son of a investigatve reporter who was murdered while working on an expose of a boxing promotor, but the boy wants them to help him find his father's killer.
9. The Case of Don Diablo
Aired 20 November 1986 • 60 min
Rick refuses to give up his search for the $100,000 case of Don Diablo Wine Cooler when the contest's ad executive hires AJ to find it, making Rick and AJ rivals in the search.
10. Mrs. Simon & Mrs. Simon
Aired 4 December 1986 • 60 min
Rick and AJ are hired by two lovely Greek stewardesses to investigate a murder they witnessed, then they end up marrying them to keep them from being deported to Greece (where the killers await) when their visas expire.
11. Just Because I'm Paranoid...
Aired 11 December 1986 • 60 min
A woman insists on running in a marathon even though she is a target, AJ runs along with her and Rick patrols the path.
12. Tonsillitis
Aired 18 December 1986 • 60 min
Rick protests violently when the doctor wants to remove his tonsils, but he has to. While he is under anesthetic, he sees what he thinks is a murder, and no one will believe him.
13. Deep Water Death
Aired 8 January 1987 • 60 min
While doing a security check of a marine park, the Simons spot a ruthless pair they had a run-in with years before, and stick around to figure out what they're up to.
14. For Old Crime's Sake
Aired 15 January 1987 • 60 min
The Simons investigate a 50 year old bank robbery, when one robber took all the money and his three accomplices want revenge.
15. Opposites Attack
Aired 29 January 1987 • 60 min
Rick and AJ vie with two female private detectives to find the set of Samurai swords they were all hired to protect, when competition doesn't bring results, they decide to join forces.
16. Judgement Call
Aired 5 February 1987 • 60 min
Downtown plans to propose to Temple, but they disagree about an arrest. Downtown thinks the arrested man is a criminal and Temple thinks he is the victim of a plot to evict him from his home.
17. Tanner, P.I. For Hire
Aired 12 February 1987 • 60 min
The actor who plays tv's hottest detective disappears from the private detectives convention that Rick and AJ helped to organize, but it's a clue from a famous real detective, now down on his luck, that helps them find the guest of honor.
18. Ancient Echoes
Aired 19 February 1987 • 60 min
A young Indian finds some prehistoric artifacts at a construction site and then disappears. His uncle hires the Simons to investigate.
19. Second-Story Simons
Aired 26 February 1987 • 60 min
In a James Bond style caper, the Simons search the Yugoslavian embassy for some stolen top secret plans.
20. I Thought the War Was Over
Aired 5 March 1987 • 60 min
Rick becomes obsessed about the war in Vietnam when a buddy who saved his life there is murdered. His determination to find the killer pushes him over the edge and into a VA hospital.
21. Lost Lady
Aired 12 March 1987 • 60 min
Janet returns with amnesia and involved in some serious trouble. The brothers work hard to discover what happened to the last four years and to save her.
22. Walking Point
Aired 26 March 1987 • 60 min
Another malpractice suit needs their attention, but the lawyer who is running a center for the disabled thinks AJ has sold out to the defendant.