Simon & Simon
Reunion at Alcatraz
TV Flash files “Reunion at Alcatraz” as hour 88 of 156 in the TV Flash guide — Simon & Simon (1981–1989) on CBS, season 5, episode 7, aired 1985-11-14, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E07: listed hour 88 of 156 in the Simon & Simon guide, hour 7 of 24 in season 5. It aired 1985-11-14 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Have You Hugged Your Private Detective Today?” (S05E06). Next is “Down Home Country Blues” (S05E08).
Viewer FAQ
Where does Reunion at Alcatraz sit in the Simon & Simon guide?
S05E07 is listed hour 88 of 156 — hour 7 of 24 in season 5, season 5 episode 7.
When did Simon & Simon S05E07 air?
Reunion at Alcatraz aired 1985-11-14 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…