Simon & Simon

Season 5

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. The series chronicles their exploits.
Where to Watch Season 5
24 Episodes
  • Love and/or Marriage
    E1
    Love and/or MarriageA woman who knows Cecilia hires the guys to find if her husband is having an affair. While working the case Rick finds himself attracted to the woman. They eventually learn what's going on with her husband and try to help him.
  • Burden of the Beast
    E2
    Burden of the BeastFamed primate researcher Dr. Nyri is found dead and his study subject, Joey the chimp, is suspected. Nyri's colleague Lisa hires Rick and AJ to clear the ape with the detectives becoming charmed by the exceptional animal. Several of Nyri's associates exhibit questionable behavior.
  • The Third Eye
    E3
    The Third EyeA writer asks to be an apprentice P.I. to get background information for his book and then he is framed.
  • Enchilada Express
    E4
    Enchilada ExpressAJ and Rick are hired by Connie Mitchell whose husband Odell disappeared while honeymooning in the country of Costa Verde. The brothers discover a dodgy divorce scam, an unhelpful US counsel and Downtown also goes missing while helping.
  • The Skull of Nostradamus
    E5
    The Skull of NostradamusAn apprentice witch seeks Rick and AJ's help when she is threatened, but the case gets tricky when events seem to be influenced by the supernatural.
  • Have You Hugged Your Private Detective Today?
    E6
    Have You Hugged Your Private Detective Today?AJ tries to speed up his recovery from breaking up with Liz by entering the dating scene with varied results. A sex therapist is concerned about an employee's disappearance, hiring Rick and AJ to look into the situation.
  • Reunion at Alcatraz
    E7
    Reunion at AlcatrazAJ and Rick, head to San Francisco to help a cousin Elizabeth who's opening a detective agency. They connect her with a veteran PI Sam Penny, currently tracking an escaped prisoner. The brothers even go to prison to help.
  • Down-Home Country Blues
    E8
    Down-Home Country BluesRick and AJ are hired to find performer Jim Lee who has disappeared with his son Jason but country music sweetheart Bonnie, his ex has custody. The brothers impersonate Nashville stars to uncover some dishonest deals.
  • Quint Is Out
    E9
    Quint Is OutA dangerous criminal the Simons put away, Quint is out of prison and he pays a visit claiming he's gone straight. The PIs are on guard but a cat and mouse game starts. Rick is kidnapped and AJ is desperate to save him.
  • Walk a Mile in My Hat
    E10
    Walk a Mile in My HatThe agency is offered $10,000 but it requires Rick to pretend to be AJ who is on a trip. Complicating matters, AJ needs to assume his brother's identity on returning. The Simon's live are in danger after Gerry's discovered hiding a corpse.
  • Facets
    E11
    FacetsAJ and Rick are called in when a valuable gem is stolen from Nyquist jewelers who suspect their rivals, the Cartons. The brothers find themselves in the midst of a feud and AJ experiences guilt when forced to use his gun.
  • Sunrise at Camp Apollo
    E12
    Sunrise at Camp ApolloRick and AJ become involved in a camp for troubled youth suspected of robberies in an upscale neighborhood. The teens resist help but Julio is arrested for murder and the PI's have ideas about kindly Ross Garrett plus the wealthy kids who hang out at his pharmacy.
  • The Blue Chip Stomp
    E13
    The Blue Chip StompStanley Tate is a highly recruited basketball star being pressured by his brother Gordon to make easy money from gamblers. When a recruiter is murdered AJ and Rick are on the case to help the young man while busting the syndicate.
  • Something for Sarah
    E14
    Something for SarahSarah Jean finds a cash filled suitcase on her porch and hires the Simon brothers to locate who left it. 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.
  • Mobile Home of the Brave
    E15
    Mobile Home of the BravePhotographer Harrison captures noted mobster Manny Crobett on film but when pursued switches the roll with the vacationing Johnsons. AJ and Rick take the family under their protection, making the park area a dangerous place to be.
  • Family Forecast
    E16
    Family ForecastA game show host suspects that the show he is currently hosting is fixed. So he turns to the Simons for help because he was already involved in the game show fixing scandal in the 50's even though he was completely innocent. So they try to find out how they're doing it.
  • A Significant Obsession
    E17
    A Significant ObsessionRick and AJ conclude a stalking case of a young rich and beautiful woman. AJ has a brief one night affair with the woman. But as Rick and AJ move on to an industrial espionage case, AJ soon realizes that the woman wants more than a one night affair. Suddenly things take a dangerous turn where love is really deadly obsession.
  • For the People
    E18
    For the PeopleA.J. and Rick were at a restaurant when the owner is killed. And while they didn't actually see the incident, they saw a man standing over him with the weapon. The prosecutor whom they know, who is using the case for exposure, is determined to see the man convicted. But they eventually realize the man may be innocent and the prosecutor also knows it but is apparently using them to get someone else.
  • Full Moon Blues
    E19
    Full Moon BluesRick moves in with a woman for the first time in his life, but she won't continue their relationship until he meets her missing roommate, when Rick and AJ search for him, they find themselves caught between the government and the mob.
  • Eye of the Beholder
    E20
    Eye of the BeholderA rich industrialist hires the Simons to provide security for the cursed Peruvian icon he's about to receive, and as long as they're there, he asks if they could also keep an eye on his two teenage daughters.
  • D-I-V-O-R-C-E
    E21
    D-I-V-O-R-C-ERick and AJ help a couple of friends who claim they want a divorce, but act otherwise.
  • Act Five
    E22
    Act FiveWhen the Simons find out their client has used them to cheat his wife out of her rightful settlement, they enlist the help of Town's cousin to set up a scam to get even.
  • The Last Harangue
    E23
    The Last HarangueAJ runs for the city council while Rick investigates his opponent's alleged toxic waste dumping and murder.
  • The Apple Doesn't Fall Far from the Tree
    E24
    The Apple Doesn't Fall Far from the TreeWhen hoods try to steal the family journal, Rick and AJ are prompted to go to Boston (with cousin Elizabeth) and trace the family tree, where they learn about pairs of Simon brothers down through the ages. Wayne (AJ) and Mad Benedict (Rick) Simon and their mother (Cecelia) in revolution-era Boston. 1775 and 1776 Sir Francis (AJ) and Black Jack (Rick) Simon and their mother Evangeline (Cece) in Pirate's Key, Florida. 1692 Orville (AJ) and Wilbur (Rick) Simon, shoe salesmen from Buffalo (owners of Simon Brothers shoes) in 1986.
Cast of Season 5
  • Jameson ParkerA.J. Simon
  • Gerald McRaneyRick Simon
  • Mary CarverCecilia Simon
  • Tim ReidMarcel "Downtown" Brown
 
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