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In San Diego, the Simon brothers have a private detective agency. Rick Simon (Gerald McRaney) is a Marine Vietnam vet, a hound dog and street-wise with underworld friends. A.J. (Jameson Parker) is the younger brother, a college boy with book smarts, responsible and living with their mom. Myron Fowler is their former boss who is still bitter about their departure. He's also angry that his lawyer daughter Janet Fowler often helps the brothers on their cases. In later years, police Lieutenant Marcel Proust "Downtown" Brown (Tim Reid) is their friend inside the force.
There was an explosion of private detective shows with fun characters around that time. While it's not the best, it is better than most. Magnum is the king of the hill and these boys rode his coat tails. This show is notable for the fact that it stuck around for so long. McRaney and Parker don't really have superstar qualities but they work together well. At their best, they are loads of fun. Setting the show in San Diego allows the boys to go into Mexico every once in awhile. They do need a good third character and it's not until Tim Reid that they got a functional one. The show still suffers from a lack of good side characters. But at least their opening is really catchy.
score 7/10
SnoopyStyle 26 July 2015
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