Simon & Simon
Tanks for the Memories
TV Flash files “Tanks for the Memories” as the last listed hour of season 1 — Simon & Simon (1981–1989) on CBS, season 1, episode 13, aired 1982-03-16, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E13: listed hour 13 of 156 in the Simon & Simon guide, last listed hour of season 1. It aired 1982-03-16 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Matchmaker” (S01E12). Next is “Emeralds Are Not a Girl's Best Friend” (S02E01).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Rick and AJ think they are hired to help find old school mate for a class reunion; in reality they are looking for one particular student that has himself in deep trouble with a survivalist group and its crazed colonel.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Tanks for the Memories sit in the Simon & Simon guide?
S01E13 is listed hour 13 of 156 — last listed hour of season 1, season 1 episode 13.
When did Simon & Simon S01E13 air?
Tanks for the Memories aired 1982-03-16 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Did Magnum, P.I. actually save it?
Scheduling after Magnum turned a struggling show into a hit. The brother contrast might have died without that CBS action-night gravity. Lead-in as life support, then eight seasons.
In the series
Why this series still plays
San Diego brother PIs: denim-and-Camaro Rick versus preppy A.J., a contrast that would have died in the ratings if Magnum's lead-in hadn't rescued it. Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker sell the bickering as love language. Buddy-crime comfort food that ran eight seasons on chemistry, convertibles, and CBS action-night gravity.
The instrument is contrast: denim-and-Camaro Rick versus preppy A.J., sibling PIs whose bickering is the love language. CBS's *Simon & Simon* (1981–1989) starred Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker in Philip DeGuere's brother-buddy template — a detective agency in San Diego that would have died in the ratings if pairing after *Magnum, P.I.* hadn't rescued it. Convertibles, chemistry, CBS action-night gravity. The blotter will lead with the lead-in. The text is the contrast, not the cases.
Filed against
- Gerald McRaney as Rick Simon
Gerald McRaney's Rick Simon was denim-and-Camaro opposite preppy A.J. on Simon & Simon — San Diego brother PIs, bickering as love language, a contrast Magnum's lead-in helped rescue. Eight seasons of buddy-crime comfort. TV Flash files…
- Jameson Parker as A.J. Simon
Jameson Parker’s A.J. Simon prepped the bickering on Simon & Simon — San Diego brother PIs, denim-and-Camaro Rick versus the prep, eight seasons of buddy-crime comfort Magnum’s lead-in helped rescue. Love language as a case file. TV Flash…