Episodes
1. Love and/or Marriage
October 3, 1985
60 min
A wedding sets the stage, as Rick falls in love with their client (who suspects her husband is having an affair) and AJ proposes to Liz.
Guest Stars:
Dee Wallace, Britt Ekland, David White
2. Burden of the Beast
October 10, 1985
60 min
A trained chimp is the only witness to a murder and they try to figure out who the chimp is identifying as the assailant.
Guest Stars:
Jerry Houser, Gretchen Corbett, Hank Garrett
3. The Third Eye
October 17, 1985
60 min
A writer asks to be an apprentice P.I. to get background information for his book and then he is framed.
Guest Stars:
Tommy Lasorda, Larry Gelman, Parker Jacobs
4. Enchilada Express
October 24, 1985
60 min
Their current case takes them to a Mexican divorce resort when a worried ex-wife asks them to find her husband.
Guest Stars:
Roberto Contreras, Elaine Joyce, Pepe Serna, Benjamin Lum, James Hampton
5. The Skull of Nostradamus
October 31, 1985
60 min
An 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.
Guest Stars:
David Groh, Michael Fox, Giovanni Ribisi, Katherine Moffat
6. Have You Hugged Your Private Detective Today?
November 7, 1985
60 min
Just when his breakup with Liz has AJ looking for love in all the wrong places, the brothers are hired by a TV sex therapist to investigate the death of one of her employees.
Guest Stars:
Bart Braverman, Barbara Rhoades, Walter Brooke, Joan Sweeny
7. Reunion at Alcatraz
November 14, 1985
60 min
Sam Penny is back searching for the only prisoner ever to have escaped from Alcatraz, almost 25 years ago.
Guest Stars:
Rosemary Forsyth, James Widdoes, Caren Kaye, Robert Lansing, Dave Frishberg
8. Down-Home Country Blues
November 21, 1985
60 min
The Simons set out to find a missing country singer.
Guest Stars:
Gary Owens, Terri Treas, Larry Gatlin, Gene LeBell, Lance LeGault
9. Quint Is Out
December 5, 1985
60 min
The brothers become concerned when a vengeful ex-con is on the loose.
Guest Stars:
Elisa Donovan, William Smith, Bob McClurg, Loyita Chapel
10. Walk a Mile in My Hat
December 12, 1985
60 min
The brothers switch identities.
Guest Stars:
Veronica Hart, John Furlong, Terry Kiser, Anne Schedeen, Logan Ramsey
11. Facets
December 18, 1985
60 min
AJ is devastated when he shoots a young man during an investigation of a diamond theft which reveals a family feud separating two lovers.
Guest Stars:
Tony O'Dell, Jean Sagal, Jimmy Lydon, Tim Reid, Harry Townes
12. Sunrise at Camp Apollo
January 2, 1986
60 min
The guys pose as camp counselors at a camp for street kids, as a favor to Town.
Guest Stars:
Troy Slaten, Gordon Jump, Rad Daly, Leif Green
13. The Blue Chip Stomp
January 16, 1986
60 min
The Simons help Town and a high school basketball coach when the teams star is accused of murdering a college recruiter.
Guest Stars:
Susan Blu, Fran Bennett, Kurt Smildsin, H.M. Wynant, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
14. Something for Sarah
January 23, 1986
60 min
A woman hires Rick and AJ to find her long-lost father after $10,000 is left anonymously on her front porch and she thinks it might have been from him.
Guest Stars:
Tim Rossovich, Michael J. Pollard, Thalmus Rasulala, Cameron Mitchell, James Sloyan
15. Mobile Home of the Brave
January 30, 1986
60 min
A cameraman is pursued by the mob and involves a charming family on vacation in their mobile home at a theme park.
Guest Stars:
Joseph Sirola, Maryedith Burrell, Peter Brown, Nicholas Worth, Thelma Houston
16. Family Forecast
February 6, 1986
60 min
The MC of a family style tv quiz show is worried that the show might be rigged and asks the Simons to investigate, which they do by becoming contestants.
Guest Stars:
James DePaiva, Belinda Balaski, Charles Cioffi, Lydia Cornell, Kenneth Mars
17. A Significant Obsession
February 13, 1986
60 min
Espionage at the laser research center. A former client obsessed with AJ hinders the investigation.
Guest Stars:
Scott Murphy
18. For the People
February 20, 1986
60 min
The D.A. has AJ testify about a shooting he witnessed, but the accused may be innocent.
Guest Stars:
John McCook, Richard Stahl, Luis Contreras, Bruce Solomon, Jenny Gago
19. Full Moon Blues
March 6, 1986
60 min
Rick 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.
Guest Stars:
Theresa Saldana, Ronny Graham, Richard McGonagle, Kurt Smildsin, Dan Lauria
20. Eye of the Beholder
March 13, 1986
60 min
A 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.
Guest Stars:
Melanie Wilson, Lance Kerwin, Kelli Maroney, Peter Michael Goetz, Tom Nolan
21. D-I-V-O-R-C-E
March 27, 1986
60 min
Rick and AJ help a couple of friends who claim they want a divorce, but act otherwise.
Guest Stars:
Ben Davidson, John Schuck, John Furlong, Allyn Ann McLerie, John Pleshette
22. Act Five
April 3, 1986
60 min
When 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.
Guest Stars:
Vanessa Bell Calloway, Candy Clark, Samuel E. Wright, Chuck Mitchell, Richard Anderson
23. The Last Harangue
April 10, 1986
60 min
AJ runs for the city council while Rick investigates his opponent's alleged toxic waste dumping and murder.
Guest Stars:
Mary Cadorette, James Whitmore Jr., Gary Armagnac, Mills Watson, Gene Evans
24. The Apple Doesn't Fall Far from the Tree
May 1, 1986
60 min
When 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.
Guest Stars:
William Boyett, Caren Kaye, Keith Charles
