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simon and simon are in the park, hiding behind a bush with surveillance equipment. a little boy comes along.
kid: "hey, what are you guys doing?"
simon: "we're from earthquake management... we're measuring the seismic [ blah blah blah ]"
kid: "that's not a seismograph, that's a parabolic microphone! you're spying on somebody!"
simon: "i'll give you two bucks to keep quiet."
kid: "FIVE."
simon: "TWO bucks."
kid: "fine."
simon: "here." [ simon hands over the $2. ]
kid: "two bucks to keep me quiet... and THREE to get me to leave."
simon: "mercenary little b-----------" [ cut to next scene ]

― the petronas towers (Jody Beth Rosen), Saturday, 4 February 2006 19:16 (twenty years ago)

Trivia for
"Simon & Simon" (1981)

This show was almost canceled in its first season, but the ratings drastically increased after it was rescheduled to follow "Magnum, P.I." (1980).

The show was filmed in San Diego. During the run of the show, CBS tried to get the locale of the show switched because they felt San Diego wasn't "sexy" enough. The effort failed.

― the petronas towers (Jody Beth Rosen), Saturday, 4 February 2006 19:20 (twenty years ago)

the show went until 1988? crazy. so many bad gags in this show, which is about all that stands out in my mind. i wonder if it ever gets repeats.

― no bones, Saturday, 4 February 2006 22:08 (twenty years ago)

sleuth is rerunning it! a lot!

― the petronas towers (Jody Beth Rosen), Saturday, 4 February 2006 22:15 (twenty years ago)

i barely remember it

― RoxyMuzak© (roxymuzak), Monday, 6 February 2006 20:17 (twenty years ago)

what was the show where the dudes lived on a boat, and there was a geeky third guy with an orange robot??

― |l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l| (eman), Monday, 6 February 2006 21:34 (twenty years ago)

Riptide?

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Monday, 6 February 2006 21:36 (twenty years ago)

RIPTIDE

http://www.thrillingdetective.com/images2/riptide.jpg

― |l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l| (eman), Monday, 6 February 2006 21:37 (twenty years ago)

i'd buy a dvd set of that show based on the above pic

― |l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l| (eman), Monday, 6 February 2006 21:38 (twenty years ago)

I HAVE NEVER SEEN RIPTIDE

― having fun with stockholm cindy on stage (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 6 February 2006 21:39 (twenty years ago)

another week, another thread about '80s american crime-solvin' dramas(and duos).

Have none of you remembered that Tyne Daly died for your sins?

― kingfish has gene rayburn's mic (kingfish 2.0), Monday, 6 February 2006 21:41 (twenty years ago)

simon & simon was hardly a "drama"

― having fun with stockholm cindy on stage (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 6 February 2006 21:42 (twenty years ago)

But it did invovle boats, did it not?

― kingfish has gene rayburn's mic (kingfish 2.0), Monday, 6 February 2006 21:46 (twenty years ago)

a few episodes probably did, if it took place in san diego. but the "home base" of the episodes was their office.

― having fun with stockholm cindy on stage (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 6 February 2006 21:47 (twenty years ago)

i remember some dark turns in the narrative at certain dramatic junctures, as well as a rigorous mise-en-scene

― gear (gear), Monday, 6 February 2006 21:48 (twenty years ago)

my mistake. for some reason, i thought we were still referring to Riptide, which did involve boats.

Simon & Simon did have less boat-related action, yes.

― kingfish has gene rayburn's mic (kingfish 2.0), Monday, 6 February 2006 21:49 (twenty years ago)

when Riptide did a "Moonlighting" ep

― kingfish has gene rayburn's mic (kingfish 2.0), Monday, 6 February 2006 21:52 (twenty years ago)

ROSALIND GRANT and CARY RUSSELL

very clevah

― having fun with stockholm cindy on stage (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 6 February 2006 21:55 (twenty years ago)

yup, layers within layers n' shit

― kingfish has gene rayburn's mic (kingfish 2.0), Monday, 6 February 2006 21:58 (twenty years ago)

all i remember about this show was that they always seemed to be running out of gas!

― J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Monday, 6 February 2006 22:24 (twenty years ago)

in which we follow gerald mcraney on a bleak journey into the heart of darkness

― gear (gear), Monday, 6 February 2006 22:26 (twenty years ago)

I HAVE NEVER SEEN RIPTIDE

-- having fun with stockholm cindy on stage (theundergroundhom...), February 6th, 2006 4:39 PM.

SORRY TO DERAIL, I GET THE TWO SHOWS CONFUSED LOTS

― |l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l| (eman), Monday, 6 February 2006 23:37 (twenty years ago)

Hardcastle and McCormick vs. Jake and the Fatman

― |l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l| (eman), Monday, 6 February 2006 23:40 (twenty years ago)

SORRY TO DERAIL, I GET THE TWO SHOWS CONFUSED LOTS

no apologies necessary, i was mesmerized by the orange robot!

― having fun with stockholm cindy on stage (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 6 February 2006 23:42 (twenty years ago)

oh wow

http://www.gasolinealleyantiques.com/diecast/images/ertl/ertl-simon.JPG

― having fun with stockholm cindy on stage (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 6 February 2006 23:43 (twenty years ago)

you see, they're brothers, but they're VERY DIFFERENT (one of them wears a cowboy hat)

― having fun with stockholm cindy on stage (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 6 February 2006 23:45 (twenty years ago)

by ERTL

― kingfish has gene rayburn's mic (kingfish 2.0), Monday, 6 February 2006 23:52 (twenty years ago)

Never watched Simon and Simon really, but OH riptide meant so much to me.
My real fave from that general (?) timeperiod was Manimal, which I remember being about twenty times better than Shakespeare.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 7 February 2006 06:41 (twenty years ago)

I was a nut for The Equalizer, maybe because kids in school kept telling me I looked like him. Because I was blonde, I guess.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Tuesday, 7 February 2006 06:47 (twenty years ago)

I think I looked more like AJ Simon, personally.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Tuesday, 7 February 2006 06:49 (twenty years ago)

The best thing about the Equalizer was the way they introduced him in the credits as "THE _EQ_UALIZER"

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 7 February 2006 06:51 (twenty years ago)

He was real good at twiddling the premaster amp.

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Tuesday, 7 February 2006 17:52 (twenty years ago)

Yes. He ably doled out sonic justice.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Tuesday, 7 February 2006 17:53 (twenty years ago)

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