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Starring Jameson Parker (as A.J.), Gerald McRaney (as Rick)
Season 6 (CBS) (1986-87)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
references:
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############### Simon and Simon ##############
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CBS Thursdays 8:00-9:00pm Eastern (moves to an earlier time slot)
Produced by Mark A. Burley, Stephen A. Miller; Co-Producers, Thomas & Jo Perry

6.1 [--] Simon and Simon: COMPETITION - WHO NEEDS IT?
prod. no. 62210 / 25Sep86 CBS Thur
Produced by Mark A. Burley, Stephen A. Miller
Written by Stephen A. Miller
Directed by Bob Sweeney
Guest Cast:
Dorrie Wilson.................Belinda Montgomery
Arthur Dunnington.............Mills Watson
Cliff Everett.................Tom Simcox
Dan Johnson...................John Zarchen
Mr. Phillips..................Warren Berlinger
Harry.........................Rayford Barnes
Mr. Smithers..................Robert Casper
Nixon.........................Scott Murphy
Bill Talbot...................Peter Fitzsimmons
Popeye Duncan.................Dutch Mann
Girl #1.......................Kellyn Plaesschaert
Mr. Fugama....................Gerald Jann
Young Woman...................Julie Kay Araskog
Elmore........................Dave Cass
Young Boy.....................Daryl Bartley
Sixth Season opener: 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.

6.2 [--] Simon and Simon: A.W.O.L.
prod. no. 62206 / 2Oct86 CBS Thur
Produced by Mark A. Burley, Stephen A. Miller; co-producers, Thomas & Jo Perry
Teleplay by Richard Okie & Andrew Sipes; Story by Andrew Sipes
Directed by Vincent McEveety
Guest Cast:
Billy Whicksam................Ken Olandt
Lt. Yvonne Wilkes.............Anne Lockhart
Chief Hansen..................David Ruprecht
Smith.........................Tony Longo
Baker.........................Curtis Taylor
Wally Stokes..................Clarence Gilyard, Jr.
Young Officer.................Scott Williamson
Shore Patrolman...............Eugene Lee
Brig Jailer...................John Donovan
Cindy.........................Amy Moessinger
Aerobics Instructor...........Gretchen Becker Crowley
A young sailor who is framed for drug possession and goes A.W.O.L. gets help from the Simons.

6.3 [--] Simon and Simon: STILL PHIL AFTER ALL THESE YEARS
prod. no. 62211 / 9Oct86 CBS Thur
Produced by Mark A. Burley, Stephen A. Miller; co-producers, Thomas & Jo Perry
Teleplay by Richard C. Okie; Story by Thomas & Jo Perry
Directed by Vincent McEveety
Guest Cast:
Phil Gaines....................Stuart Whitman
Chuck Williams.................Dennis Patrick
Don Brighton...................Pat Corley
Eleanor Finley.................Patricia Barry
Shirley........................Nancy Kulp
Bob............................Luke Andreas
Manuel Cadiz...................Santos Morales
Young Phil Gaines..............David Michael O'Neill
Young Don Burton...............Nathan Dyer
Young Charles "Chuck" Williams..Wolf Larson
Olga the Shoplifter............Faith Minton
Young Manuel Cadiz.............Louis Rivera
Luis Ortega....................Jimmy Ortega
A.J. and Rick dig up a time capsule for Cecilia's high school reunion and get a surprise when they
find things connecting her former fiance to a long ago murder.

6.4 [--] Simon and Simon: THE COP WHO CAME TO DINNER
prod. no. 62204 / 16Oct86 CBS Thur
Produced by Mark A. Burley, Stephen A. Miller; co-producers, Thomas & Jo Perry
Teleplay by Written by Reed Moran; Story by Michael Cassutt
Directed by Gerald McRaney
Guest Cast:
Matthew Thomas Jenkins/Ed Weingarten..Dennis Pratt
Temple Hill...................Daphne Maxwell (Reid)
Wayne Epperson................Gregory Walcott
Mrs. Talbot...................Eve McVeagh
Night Crawler.................David Steen
Clerk.........................Ned Romero
Nixon.........................Scott Murphy
Waitress......................Barbara Pilavin
Downtown is injured and becomes their house guest or tyrant, without telling them that his life has been threatened.

6.5 [--] Simon and Simon: TREASURE
prod. no. 62209 / 23Oct86 CBS Thur
Produced by Mark A. Burley, Stephen A. Miller; co-producers, Thomas & Jo Perry
Written by David Moessinger
Directed by Bob Sweeney
Guest Cast:
Elaine Bishop.................Shelley Smith
Justin Carter.................Lew Ayres
Bradley K. Bishop.............Elisha Cook
Bruno Volmer..................Reiner Schoene
Lake..........................Neil Hunt
McAdams.......................Mark Flynn
Against his better judgment, A.J. 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.

6.6 [--] Simon and Simon: THE LAST BIG BREAK
prod. no. 62223 / 30Oct86 CBS Thur
Produced by Mark A. Burley, Stephen A. Miller; co-producers, Thomas & Jo Perry
Written by Thomas & Jo Perry
Directed by Sigmund Neufeld, Jr.
Guest Cast:
Tony Lorenz....................Dennis Cole
Gigi Dolores...................Deborah Walley
Jimmy Cole.....................James Luisi
Steve Yellen...................Edd Byrnes
Don Manning....................Lyle Waggoner
Nicky Walters..................Al Ruscio
Minister.......................Sid Conrad
Vellen's Executive Assistant...Sally Hampton
Nixon..........................Scott Murphy
Andy...........................William Bartlett
Travis Murphy..................Tracy Fraim
A surfer who was thought to have drowned some 20 years ago turns up alive--and a target for murder.

6.7 [--] Simon and Simon: THE ROOKIE
prod. no. 62225 / 6Nov86 CBS Thur
Produced by Mark A. Burley, Stephen A. Miller; co-producers, Thomas & Jo Perry
Written by James J. Docherty
Directed by Michael Caffey
Guest Cast:
Officer Linda Richards........Julie Fulton
Harry Flank...................Richard Herd
Nathan Sloan..................Clu Gulager
Jerry Sapman..................Charles Dierkop
Bartender.....................John C. Tuell
Nixon.........................Scott Murphy
Fisherman.....................Dave Alverson
Officer Susie.................Donna Jepsen
Kid #1........................Eddie Gray
Mother........................Michele Roth
A rookie cop with a problem come to the Simons for help. She suspects that her partner, Town's mentor,
is dirty, but she thinks if she reports him it will ruin her career.

6.8 [--] Simon and Simon: LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON
prod. no. 62235 / 13Nov86 CBS Thur
Produced by Mark A. Burley, Stephen A. Miller; co-producers, Thomas & Jo Perry
Teleplay by David Moessinger; Story by David Moessinger & Fred McKnight
Directed by Vincent McEveety
Guest Cast:
Lewis Peoples..................Gary Coleman
T.J. Bixby.....................Harold J. Surratt
Maynard Press..................Paul Picerni
Bobby Hobbs....................Sonny Gibson
Temple Hill....................Daphne Maxwell
Nixon..........................Scott Murphy.
Manager........................Ed McCready
Minister.......................Brian Moore
Temple asks Rick and A.J. to protect the threatened son of an investigative reporter who was murdered while
working on an expose of a boxing promoter, but the boy wants them to help him find his father's killer.

6.9 [--] Simon and Simon: THE CASE OF DON DIABLO
prod. no. 62222 / 20Nov86 CBS Thur
Produced by Mark A. Burley, Stephen A. Miller; co-producers, Thomas & Jo Perry
Written by Richard C. Okie
Directed by Sigmund Neufeld, Jr.
Guest Cast:
Shannon McGovern..............Darleen Carr
Jeffers.......................Tom O'Rourke
Ned Bartlett/Don Diablo.......Kenneth Mars
Logan.........................Jim Boeke
Agnes Rich....................Frances Bay
Temple Hill...................Daphne Maxwell
Tourist Wife..................Ann Doran
Tourist Husband..............Parley Baer
Detective Alberts.............John Eby
Old Lady......................Viola Kates
Maitre d'.....................Robert MacNair
Rick refuses to give up his search for the $100,000 case of Don Diablo Wine Cooler when the contest's ad executive
hires A.J. to find it, making Rick and A.J. rivals in the search--at least until things start getting dangerous.

6.10 [--] Simon and Simon: MRS. SIMON & MRS. SIMON
prod. no. 62236 / 4Dec86 CBS Thur
Produced by Mark A. Burley, Stephen A. Miller
Written by Thomas & Jo Perry
Directed by Vincent McEveety
Guest Cast:
Penelope.......................Suzanne Wouk
Athena.........................Sonia Zimmer
Leeds..........................Michael Halsey
Constantine Triplis............Nico Minardos
Charles Armstrong..............Mark L. Taylor
Art Kopek......................Sal Viscuso
Ralph Corliss..................Stanley Brock
Hotel Clerk....................Robin Bach
Miss Bell......................Bobbi Holtzman
Douglas (David) Marsh..........Mark Harrison
Langley Receptionist...........Ronalda Douglas
Girl...........................Kellyn Plasschaert
Rick and A.J. are hired by two lovely Greek stewardesses to investigate a murder they witnessed; then they end
up marrying the women to keep them from being deported to Greece (where the killers await) when their visas expire.

6.11 [--] Simon and Simon: JUST BECAUSE I'M PARANOID . . .
prod. no. 62229 / 11Dec86 CBS Thur
Produced by Mark A. Burley, Stephen A. Miller
Written by Stephen A. Miller
Directed by Judith Vogelsang
Guest Cast:
Jennifer Tucker...............Jenilee Harrison
Lars..........................John Calvin
Zachary Tucker................John McCook
Keith Barnett.................Thomas Callaway
Tom Giles.....................Michael Sabatino
Nixon.........................Scott Murphy
Arnold.......................Richard Brose
Ed Gitelius...................Jared Snyder
Attendant.....................Karen Bernardo
Lou...........................Michael M. Horton
Mike..........................Don Kennedy
Official Starter..............Peter Cranwell
A woman insists on running in a marathon even though she is a target. A.J. runs along with her and
Rick patrols the path.

6.12 [--] Simon and Simon: TONSILLITIS
prod. no. 62230 / 18Dec86 CBS Thur
Produced by Mark A. Burley, Stephen A. Miller
Written by Paul Magistretti
Directed by Judith Vogelsang
Guest Cast:
Dr. Maynard Ellis.............Gary Lockwood
Tony Stanton..................Patrick St. Esprit
Penny Stanton.................Mary Kate McGeehan
Cindy Wexler..................Shawn Southwick
Nurse Elsa Jelkes.............Kim Hamilton
Thug..........................Jeffrey Josephson
Mr. Tobias....................Michael Dante
Nurse.........................Kay Henley
Sonny Boy.....................Gary C. Davis
Rick protests violently when the doctor wants to remove his tonsils, but he has to go. While he is under the
influence of the anesthetic, he sees what he thinks is a murder. Of course, no one will believe him.

6.13 [--] Simon and Simon: DEEP WATER DEATH
prod. no. 62220 / 8Jan87 CBS Thur
Produced by Mark A. Burley, Stephen A. Miller
Written by Fred McKnight
Directed by Burt Kennedy
Guest Cast:
Jenny Burgess.................Pamela Susan Shoop
Martin Rawlings...............Michael Wren
Doug Rainey...................Grand L. Bush
Warren Parton.................Ken Swofford
Captain Kyle Bates............Gene Evans
Veronica Wright...............Judith Ledford
Security Guard John...........John Furlong
Security Guard Mick (Mike)....Dick Decoit
Secretary.....................E.K. Stefana Williams
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.

6.14 [--] Simon and Simon: FOR OLD CRIME'S SAKE
prod. no. 62224 / 15Jan87 CBS Thur
Produced by Mark A. Burley, Stephen A. Miller
Written by Lee Sheldon
Directed by Sigmund Neufeld, Jr.
Guest Cast:
Marie Lupinski Miller.........Marie Windsor
Silk McNab....................Alan Hale
Danny "The Milwaukee Kid" Chesney...Ray Walston
Archie Dentman................Mark Stevens
Kelsey........................Raymond J. Castellani
Temple Hill...................Daphne Maxwell
Charlie.......................John Chandler
Gun Dealer....................Jed Mills
Secretary.....................Jackie Russell
Joelle........................Julie Rhodes
The Simons investigate a 50 year old bank robbery, where one robber took all the money and his
three accomplices want revenge.

6.15 [--] Simon and Simon: OPPOSITES ATTACK
prod. no. 62232 / 29Jan87 CBS Thur
Produced by Mark A. Burley, Stephen A. Miller; co-producer, Richard C. Okie
Teleplay by Stephen A. Miller; Story by Paul Cajero
Directed by Michael Caffey
Guest Cast:
Annette MacDowell.............Michelle Nicastro
Billings......................William Schallert
Pam Woods.....................Melanie Vincz
Jonathan Beaumont.............William Bryant
Musashi Sato..................James Shigeta
Shintogo Natsuo...............Michael Yama
Nixon.........................Scott Murphy
Teahouse Manager..............Marcus Mukai
Officer Susie.................Donna Jepsen
Officer Bartlett..............William Bartlett
Yuki..........................Al Leong
Rick and A.J. 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 cooperate--despite Rick's objections.

6.16 [--] Simon and Simon: JUDGMENT CALL
prod. no. 62237 / 5Feb87 CBS Thur
Produced by Mark A. Burley, Stephen A. Miller; co-producer, Richard C. Okie
Written by Richard C. Okie
Directed by Burt Kennedy
Guest Cast:
Steve Belinsky................Dirk Blocker
Miles Cameron.................Peter Hansen
Jackson Fischer...............Buck Taylor
Sgt. Michael Gray.............Stan Ivar
Salvage Yard Worker...........William Boyett
Temple Hill...................Daphne Maxwell (Reid)
Nixon.........................Scott Murphy
Officer Susie.................Donna Jepsen
Aunt Sue......................Donna Lowre
Megan Belinsky................Tammy Smith
Al-Guard.....................Cody Glenn
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.

6.17 [--] Simon and Simon: TANNER, P.I. FOR HIRE
prod. no. 62227 / 12Feb87 CBS Thur
Produced by Mark A. Burley, Stephen A. Miller; co-producer, Richard C. Okie
Written by Rogers Turrentine
Directed by Sigmund Neufeld, Jr.
Guest Cast:
Jack Rayburn..................Dale Robinette
Steve Ericksen................Forry Smith
Ace Bradstreet................Ramon Bieri
Cyd Greenwald................Susan Oliver
Diane Geringer................Patti Emler
Ed...........................John Schuck
Artie Pike....................Roy Jenson
Nixon.........................Scott Murphy
Director......................Trent Dolan
Assistant Director............Joan Chodorow
Officer Susie.................Donna Jepsen
The actor who plays TV's hottest detective disappears from the private detectives' convention that Rick
and A.J. 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.

6.18 [--] Simon and Simon: ANCIENT ECHOES
prod. no. 62234 / 19Feb87 CBS Thur
Produced by Mark A. Burley, Stephen A. Miller; co-producer, Richard C. Okie
Written by Tim Reid
Directed by Burt Kennedy
Guest Cast:
William Honani/Sun Eagle......Dehl Berti
Jeffrey Newhall...............Richard Anderson
Lou Harper....................Red West
Charlie Walpi.................Jimmy Ortega
Check Casher..................Murphy Dunne
Nixon.........................Scott Murphy
Officer Susie.................Donna Jepsen
Maria.........................Hope North
Apartment Manager.............John Pickard
Lady Clerk....................Eli Guralnick
Worker........................Gil Serna
Customer......................Matt Roe
Officer Mace..................Greg Mace
Officer Bartlett..............Bill Bartlett
A young Indian finds some prehistoric artifacts at a construction site and then disappears.
His uncle hires the Simons to investigate.

6.19 [--] Simon and Simon: SECOND-STORY SIMONS
prod. no. 62219 / 26Feb87 CBS Thur
Produced by Mark A. Burley, Stephen A. Miller; co-producer, Richard C. Okie
Teleplay by Jerome Lew; Story by Bonnie Parker
Directed by Vincent McEveety
Guest Cast:
Michael (Miroslav) Bellius....Andrew Masset
Inspector Harkness............Stu Gilliam
Tammy.........................Lory Walsh
Susan Killian.................Kay Lenz
Sonia.........................Natalia Nogulich
Nixon.........................Scott Murphy
Society Woman.................Janice Carroll
General.......................John Straightley
General's Daughter............Elaine Welton Hill
In a James Bond-style caper (set to appropriate musical accompaniment), the Simons search the
Yugoslavian embassy for some stolen top secret plans.

6.20 [--] Simon and Simon: I THOUGHT THE WAR WAS OVER
prod. no. 62203 / 5Mar87 CBS Thur
Produced by Mark A. Burley, Stephen A. Miller; co-producer, Richard C. Okie
Teleplay by Bill Dial & Gerald McRaney and David Moessinger; Story by Bill Dial & Gerald McRaney
Directed by David Moessinger
Guest Cast:
Jimmy James...................Lance Slaughter
Troy Tolliver.................Tony Todd
Ray Maynard..................Frantz Turner
Col. Ben McDonald............Sandy McPeak
Mr. Brennan...................Henry Beckman
Group Therapy Leader..........? Lorry Goldman
Doug Belton...................Charles Weldon
Acosta........................Carlos Cervantes
Angelina Maynard.............Sheila Scott Wilkinson
Nixon.........................Scott Murphy
Howard.......................Monty Bane
Navy chaplain.................Robert Rothwell
Joiner........................Randy Hall
Officer Susie.................Donna Jepsen
Officer Bartlett..............William Bartlett
Officer Mace..................Greg Mace
Officer Ballard..............David Ballard
Jean Conrad..................Patricia Kane
Manager.......................Malcolm Wittman
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.

6.21 [--] Simon and Simon: LOST LADY
prod. no. 62241 / 12Mar87 CBS Thur
Produced by Mark A. Burley, Stephen A. Miller ; co-producer, Richard C. Okie
Written by Lee Sheldon
Directed by Vincent McEveety
Guest Cast:
Allan Cassidy.................Bruce Fairbairn
Gary Radcliffe................Thom Christopher
Howard Booth..................Anthony James
Janet Fowler..................Jeannie Wilson
Nixon.........................Scott Murphy
Doctor........................Brian Collins
Man #1........................Robert Totten
Woman.........................Tobi Allyn
Desk Clerk....................Ruben Moreno
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.

6.22 [--] Simon and Simon: WALKING POINT
prod. no. 62239 / 26Mar87 CBS Thur
Produced by Mark A. Burley, Stephen A. Miller; co-producer, Richard C. Okie
Teleplay by Richard C. Okie; Story by Christopher Templeton
Directed by Sigmund Neufeld, Jr.
Cameo Guest: Vanna White
Guest Cast:
Hollis Marshall...............Christopher Templeton
David Jenner..................Stephan Burns
Dr. John Longstrand..........Michael Constantine
Hemmings......................Ted Markland
Terri Johnson.................Barbara C. Adside
Officer Susie.................Donna Jepsen
Male Reporter.................James Reeder
Female Reporter...............Sherry Adomo
Messenger.....................Alex Enberg
Another malpractice suit needs their attention, but the lawyer who is running a center for the disabled
thinks A.J. has sold out to the defendant.