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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

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Simon & Simon Season 5 Episode 13 - The Blue Chip Stomp
    6.4/10(51 votes)

    #1 - The Blue Chip Stomp

    S5:E13

    The Simons help Town and a high school basketball coach when the teams star is accused of murdering a college recruiter.

    Director:Dennis Donnelly
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Simon & Simon Season 8 Episode 10 - Play It Again, Simon
    6.5/10(53 votes)

    #2 - Play It Again, Simon

    S8:E10

    There's a 40 year old ""LOST"" manuscript to be found and A.J. is excited about the idea of one more story from his favorite detective novelist, even if it means going to L.A., where he finds everything strange, while Rick never wanted the job to begin with.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Simon & Simon Season 4 Episode 19 - The Mickey Mouse Mob
    6.6/10(60 votes)

    #3 - The Mickey Mouse Mob

    S4:E19

    A candidate in a major union election hires Rick and AJ to find his wife and child he deserted years ago, the search gets the Simons involved with the bosses of both the East and West coast ties to the mob.

    Director:Sigmund Neufeld Jr.
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Simon & Simon Season 5 Episode 22 - Act Five
    6.6/10(60 votes)

    #4 - Act Five

    S5:E22

    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.

    Director:Sigmund Neufeld Jr.
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Simon & Simon Season 3 Episode 15 - Bloodlines
    6.7/10(65 votes)

    #5 - Bloodlines

    S3:E15

    While the Simons are looking for a stolen horse, they uncover some revealing information about the racing accident that had killed their client's father years before.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Simon & Simon Season 7 Episode 3 - You, Too, Can Be a Detective
    6.7/10(52 votes)

    #6 - You, Too, Can Be a Detective

    S7:E3

    Rick gets a telephone call from a girl who is inspired by his book and does some detective work herself, only to be arrested. Her eagerness equals trouble to have around, but it turns out she's right, and the Simons wish they'd taken her hunch more serious a lot earlier.

    Director:Sigmund Neufeld Jr.
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Simon & Simon Season 5 Episode 23 - The Last Harangue
    6.8/10(47 votes)

    #7 - The Last Harangue

    S5:E23

    AJ runs for the city council while Rick investigates his opponent's alleged toxic waste dumping and murder.

    Director:Burt Kennedy
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Simon & Simon Season 5 Episode 24 - The Apple Doesn't Fall Far from the Tree
    6.8/10(55 votes)

    #8 - The Apple Doesn't Fall Far from the Tree

    S5:E24

    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.

    Director:Vincent McEveety
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Simon & Simon Season 8 Episode 2 - Simon & Simon and Associates
    6.8/10(54 votes)

    #9 - Simon & Simon and Associates

    S8:E2

    When Rick's truck is stolen, the publicity about the Simons' much talked about capture of the thief attracts more trouble with business they can hardly handle, bringing associates into the firm seems to make Rick bossy while it makes A.J. uncomfortable.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Simon & Simon Season 2 Episode 21 - Room 3502
    6.9/10(74 votes)

    #10 - Room 3502

    S2:E21

    A panic sticken husband comes to the Simons when he finds his wife has vanished from their hotel room overnight.

    Director:Sigmund Neufeld Jr.
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Simon & Simon Season 3 Episode 17 - The Wrong Stuff
    6.9/10(65 votes)

    #11 - The Wrong Stuff

    S3:E17

    An innocent young woman fears her future will be ruined when a producer turns a movie she made as a teenager into an x-rated film and gives it wide distribution.

    Director:Vincent McEveety
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Simon & Simon Season 5 Episode 5 - The Skull of Nostradamus
    6.9/10(55 votes)

    #12 - The Skull of Nostradamus

    S5:E5

    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.

    Director:Sigmund Neufeld Jr.
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Simon & Simon Season 5 Episode 15 - Mobile Home of the Brave
    6.9/10(51 votes)

    #13 - Mobile Home of the Brave

    S5:E15

    A cameraman is pursued by the mob and involves a charming family on vacation in their mobile home at a theme park.

    Director:Burt Kennedy
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Simon & Simon Season 5 Episode 21 - D-I-V-O-R-C-E
    6.9/10(50 votes)

    #14 - D-I-V-O-R-C-E

    S5:E21

    Rick and AJ help a couple of friends who claim they want a divorce, but act otherwise.

    Director:Burt Kennedy
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Simon & Simon Season 4 Episode 8 - Break a Leg, Darling
    7.0/10(63 votes)

    #15 - Break a Leg, Darling

    S4:E8

    A stage actress is threatened when feuding with her co-star and ex-husband.

    Director:Kim Manners
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Simon & Simon Season 5 Episode 3 - The Third Eye
    7.0/10(56 votes)

    #16 - The Third Eye

    S5:E3

    A writer asks to be an apprentice P.I. to get background information for his book and then he is framed.

    Director:Burt Kennedy
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Simon & Simon Season 6 Episode 17 - Tanner, P.I. For Hire
    7.0/10(46 votes)

    #17 - Tanner, P.I. For Hire

    S6:E17

    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.

    Director:Sigmund Neufeld Jr.
    Writer:Rogers Turrentine

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  18. Simon & Simon Season 7 Episode 6 - Forever Hold Your Piece
    7.0/10(49 votes)

    #18 - Forever Hold Your Piece

    S7:E6

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    Director:Sigmund Neufeld Jr.
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Simon & Simon Season 8 Episode 11 - First, Let's Kill All the Lawyers
    7.0/10(58 votes)

    #19 - First, Let's Kill All the Lawyers

    S8:E11

    Woody Grant, John Channing, and Mark Fordham are all involved in an insider trading scheme using information gained from Woody's father's company. When Woody tells John he wants out, he ends up dead. His grieving father hires Rick and A.J. to investigate, and the two manage to finger John as the killer, but their mother's new beau Doug McKenna is an old Channing family friend, and ends up defending him in court, and in his attempt to defend a client he believes is innocent, he has to rip both A.J. and Rick apart on the stand. John is acquited of the crime, and the Simon brothers come under investigation. They manage to convince Lloyd Grant to keep them on the case, but they're going nowhere until Mark also tells John he wants out, and ends up being thrown off a walkway at the university library. They go to Doug with what they know, and the three hatch a plan to catch Channing at his own game.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Simon & Simon Season 2 Episode 17 - Design for Killing
    7.1/10(73 votes)

    #20 - Design for Killing

    S2:E17

    A clothing design house, featuring a top teen model, hires the Simons to protect its new fall line from being stolen by a rival firm.

    Director:Bernard McEveety
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Simon & Simon Season 5 Episode 19 - Full Moon Blues
    7.1/10(51 votes)

    #21 - Full Moon Blues

    S5:E19

    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.

    Director:Burt Kennedy
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Simon & Simon Season 5 Episode 20 - Eye of the Beholder
    7.1/10(55 votes)

    #22 - Eye of the Beholder

    S5:E20

    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.

    Director:Sigmund Neufeld Jr.
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Simon & Simon Season 6 Episode 6 - The Last Big Break
    7.1/10(48 votes)

    #23 - The Last Big Break

    S6:E6

    A surfer who was thought to be drowned some 20 years ago turns up alive - and a target for murder.

    Director:Sigmund Neufeld Jr.
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Simon & Simon Season 6 Episode 18 - Ancient Echoes
    7.1/10(52 votes)

    #24 - Ancient Echoes

    S6:E18

    A young Indian finds some prehistoric artifacts at a construction site and then disappears. His uncle hires the Simons to investigate.

    Director:Burt Kennedy
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Simon & Simon Season 8 Episode 5 - Ain't Gonna Get It from Me, Jack
    7.1/10(55 votes)

    #25 - Ain't Gonna Get It from Me, Jack

    S8:E5

    A loud-mouth acid-tongued talk show host invites the Simons on his show and then hires them to find out who is sending threatening letters to him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Blue Chip Stomp" is the worst rated episode of "Simon & Simon". It scored 6.4/10 based on 51 votes. Directed by Dennis Donnelly and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/16/1986. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Play It Again, Simon".