Tuesday, July 27, 2021

A Noted Television Theme

 

Simon & Simon is an American series that originally ran on CBS for eight seasons, 1981-1989. Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker starred as two disparate brothers operating a two-person detective agency in San Diego. Nearly canceled in 1982 due to low ratings, it was given a second chance by the executive producer, Philip DeGuere. The new season began with a cross-over episode with Magnum P.I. and the show steadily rose in popularity garnering many fans along the way. Though canceled before the series could properly end, McRaney and Parker returned for a reunion television movie, Simon & Simon: In Trouble Again (1995). 

The first season theme song has a laid-back "Mariachi Band" feel. The rest of the series used the more popular funky rock theme which was more endearing for the series. Both themes were composed by Barry De Vorzon.

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