Simon & Simon: Season 7 [DVD]

Really nice to remember how things were when i was a kid so much has changes cellphones were a new thing.

My sister LOVES this TV show. My sister LOVES Gerald McRaney. Okay, she loves the show and only had 'taped copies on VHS' that she taped at 'three in the morning', yes ... that's right, 3 A.M. That's the time that one of those cable stations would air it ....................... and sometimes you would be sitting there and waiting for it to come on and "OMG! A 'PAID INFORMERCIAL' would come on instead!!! YIKES!!!!!"Now, finally it's being offered on DVD and Amazon HAS IT! This seller offered it at the BEST PRICE. "OMG! That's a GREAT PRICE and I'm going to receive it QUICKLY for my sister???? OMG! I'll buy it!"Seriously, fan or no fan you will like this show. And, you will like this vendor for the "OMG...PRICE"... and speedy delivery!

Item came quickly, in good shape. Have not had chance to watch it yet.

This 1987-88 Season of SIMON & SIMON rocks and is the first season when Joan McMurtry joins the cast as Rick & AJ's hard-nosed new cop buddy(Lt. Abigail Marsh)from San Diego P.D. whom replaces her streetwise predecessor Det. "Downtown" Marcel Brown whom departed the show in the Spring of 1987.This season also takes me back to memory lane to when I was a Freshmen in high school and when CBS used to show this detective drama every Thursday night.Something I found intriguing about this detective drama was SIMON & SIMON was it seemed unique in many ways, because for one thing, SIMON & SIMON was of the first and very few detective shows that took place in San Diego instead of L.A., New York, or even San Francisco.For another, it was also one of the few detective shows about a detective-duo, especially since Rick & A.J. were not only brothers, but were partners that ran a private detective agency together, unlike most of detective dramas like the ROCKFORD FILES, MAGNUM, P.I., MATT HOUSTON, MANNIX, etc.; since Rockford(James Garner), Magnum(Tom Selleck), Houston(Lee Horsley), and Mannix(Mike Connors)were all private dicks who worked solo and ran their own private investigations agency by themselves as opposed to Rick(Gerald McRaney)and A.J.(Jameson Parker), despite the fact that the premiere of SIMON & SIMON on CBS in the Fall of 1981 was inspired by THE ROCKFORD FILES and MAGNUM.As a matter of fact, Gerald McRaney and Mary Carver(Cecilia Simon)have both guest starred on the ROCKFORD FILES which was of course before Gerald McRaney became a star and probably how McRaney got the idea to portray the ex-Marine Vietnam veteran now gonzo private P.I.(Rick Simon)since McRaney played a police detective on the "Hotel Of Fear" episode of the ROCKFORD FILES back in the Fall of 1977.In fact, SIMON & SIMON reminded me a lot of the ROCKFORD FILES since Rick & AJ not only had a love/hate relationship with each other like the down on his luck private-eye Jim Rockford(James Garner) did with his often exasperated cop buddy Det. Dennis Becker(Joe Santos)from the LAPD, but the Simon brothers lived kind of an eccentric lifestyle like Rockford did since Rick lived on a boat in the backyard of A.J.'s house just like Rockford lived alone in a small rustic trailer in a parking lot by the beach in Malibu on a shoe-string budget since Rockford was frequently beat up by crooks, shot at, ripped off, kept his gun in the cookie jar, and often got snookered by clients just like the Simon Brothers did, plus Rick was always broke like Rockford was on top of that.This 1987-1988 Season of SIMON & SIMON also had some interesting guest stars in it like*Bill Boyett known for his role as Sgt. MacDonald on ADAM-12 in the "Something Special" episode*Charles Cyphers from HALLOWEEN, THE FOG, and ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK in the "New Cop In Town" episode*Thalmus Rasulala from the sitcom WHAT'S HAPPENING and played Capt. Bolz on THE NEW DRAGNET appearing in the "Forever Hold Your Piece" episode*Robert O'Reilly whose known as Gowran on STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE 9 in the "Ain't Gonna Get It From Me Jack" episode*Joan Pringle who played Sybil Bucannon on THE WHITE SHADOW in the "Little Boy Dead" episode*Kim Miyori from ST. ELSEWHERE in the "Tale Of The Tiger" episode*Richard Herd known for his co-starring role as Capt. Dennis Sheridan on T.J. HOOKER in the "Ties That Bind" episodeOriginal air-dates for each 1987-88 Season were12/3/87-NEW COP IN TOWN12/10/87-DESPERATELY SEEKING DACODY12/17/87-YOU TOO CAN BE A DETECTIVE1/7/88-SHADOWS1/14/88-SECOND SWELL1/21/88-FOREVER HOLD YOUR PIECE1/28/88-TALE OF THE TIGER2/4/88-NUEVO SALVADOR2/11/88-BAD BETTY2/18/88-BAJA HUMBUG2/25/88-A FIRM GRASP OF REALITY3/3/88-TIES THAT BIND3/10/88-LITTLE BOY DEAD3/17/88-SUDDEN STORM3/31/88-SOMETHING SPECIAL4/7/88-MAY THE ROAD RISE UPSo now that SIMON & SIMON's 7th Season is finally released on DVD, I can hardly wait to watch it, but I noticed a slight discrepancy on the back of its packaging when it says SIMON & SIMON was originally aired on NBC from 1981-1989, because it was actually on CBS from 1981 thru 1989, not on NBC.In addition to that, SHOUT didn't even bother to provide Closed Captioning on this DVD either for some reason, perhaps due to budget cuts!By the way, SHOUT will be releasing SIMON & SIMON's 8th and final season on DVD on Tuesday January 15, 2013.

I really liked this season especially entering a new cop who is a female to replace Downtown Brown. I was very touched in the episode "Sudden Storm" that the show dealt with a real issue that happens in society and how the brothers dealt with the crime and especially liked the ending where the whole family came together and was able to begin the healing process. The brothers are getting better cases and they know most of the people in San Diego which makes getting cases easy and they are able to be more financially stable. I would recommend this show to all my family and friends because it shows family values and is better quality for family viewing.

I don't remember how far into this season I saw cuz it was awhile ago but I'm glad it finally came out so I can get it and finally watch the entire season! I'm 17 and have been watching this show since I was 12. It used to run on the Sleuth channel and I watched it on there but after awhile it came off air and I didn't get to see all the episodes. I know I saw up to some point in season 7 but didn't get to see the whole season. Can't wait to get this so I can see season 7! YAY! :D

If you liked Magnum, chances are you'll like this. I loved both, and they are even better now. I have the whole series except season 5(which is being re-released in May). This is a unique show with a blend of buddy comedy/serious detective series; they don't make them like this any more. This show brings back great memories of watching these with my family when I was a kid; love it!

I love this show for the action and hilarious situations!