----------------- Season Eight (1988) --------------------------
8-1. BEAUTY AND DECEASED 10/8/88 (64402)
In the 8th
season opener, A.J. goes undercover as a contestant and Rick as a judge of a
beauty pageant (whose winners will receive highly lucrative spokesmodel
contracts) in order to find out who's blackmailing one of the models.
w. W. Reed Moran & Tom Ropelewski and Bob Shayne d. Vincent McEveety
Vic Jarvis....................Richard Kline
Beth Eastwick.................Pamela Susan
Shoop Claude Dakota.................Cody Glenn
Peter Treadwell...............Richard Roat
Marion St.Clair...............Bridget Hanley
Diane Fields..................Martha Longley
Charlie Breen.................Alex Kubik
Kimberly Jo Highwater.........Kathy Molter
Officer Susie.................Donna Jepsen
Virgil........................Tony Epper
8-2. SIMON & SIMON AND ASSOCIATES 10/15/88 (64401)
When the Power Wagon is
stolen, the publicity surrounding the Simons' very-public capture of the thief
attracts more business than they can handle; but bringing associates into the
firm puts Rick's greed into overdrive--which makes A.J. very uncomfortable.
w. John Blumenthal & Mark A. Burley d. Sigmund Neufeld, Jr.
Al Krantz.....................Leo Rossi
Ben Vaughn....................Kent Williams
Phil Whitmore.................Jack Armstrong
Carmen........................Stevie Sterling
Head of Security..............Richard Zobel
Mr. Seymour...................Robin Bach
Laura Duxberry................Helen Siff
Salesman......................William Knight
Field Reporter................Tiiu Leek
Hooker........................Jill Schulz
Delivery Man..................Michael Morrison
Officer Susie.................Donna Jepsen
8-3. ZEN AND THE ART OF THE SPLIT FINGER FASTBALL 10/22/88
The Simons are hired to protect a Japanese
businessman while he is at a fantasy baseball camp.
w. Thomas Perry & Jo Perry d. Vincent McEveety
Cameos: Duke Snider Don Newcombe Gene Mauch Wes Parker Ron Cey Al Downing Doug DeCinces
Mitsuo Nagumo.................Soon-Teck Oh
"Brickyard" Mahaffey..........Ed McCready
Charlie Simpson...............John DiSanti
Evelyn Jacobson/Doris Beeman.....Penny Johnson
Akiro Yamanoha................Jusak Bernhard
Mrs. Yamanoha.................Kieu Chinh
Ben Kruger....................Ross Borden
Cab Driver....................Joseph L. Goodman
Officer Susie.................Donna Jepsen
Umpire........................Hank Robinson
8-4. THE MERRY ADVENTURES OF ROBERT HOOD 10/29/88 (64403)
A former bank employee uses other people's
credit--including A.J.'s--to pay for his good deeds. He steals from the bank,
gives to the poor.
w. Richard C. Okie d. Sigmund Neufeld, Jr. story by Richard C. Okie & Nicholas Green
Robert Hood...................Alex Daniels
Marian Fitzwalter.............Susan Walters
John Nottingham...............John Considine
Tucker........................Bill Capizzi
Stella Brunansky..............Kathleen Freeman
Leon..........................Olan Soule
Officer Susie.................Donna Jepsen
Gisbourne.....................Manuel Perry
Cyril Linehart................Robert Sacchi
8-5. AIN'T GONNA GET IT FROM ME, JACK 11/5/88
An acid-tongued talk show host zings the Simons on his show and
then hires them to find out who is sending threatening letters to him.
w. Martin Pasko & Rebecca Parr d. Sigmund Neufeld, Jr.
8-6. LOVE SONG OF ABIGAIL MARSH 11/12/88
Abby is seriously attracted to a client of the Simons, but they fear
the relationship will be headed for disaster when she learns of the man's past.
w. Jim McGrath d. Judith Vogelsang
Ray McGuinness................Marc Singer
Stan Marchand.................John Calvin
Tom Hanrahan..................Thomas O'Rourke
Arnold Pinkston...............Jared Snyder
Mechanic......................Tina Lifford
8-7. SIMON & SIMON, JR. 11/19/88
Trouble seems to run in the family when an old girlfriend tells Rick he has a
teen-aged son and asks Rick to protect the boy from a murderer who knows he
witnessed the crime.
w. Jeffrey Stepakoff d. Richard C. Okie
Matt..........................Kris Kamm
Neil Sinclair.................Richard Bergman
Barry Gaynor..................Gary Werntz
Clarence "Buzz-Saw" Cooder....M.C. Gainey
Melissa.......................Kay Lenz
Tom Hanrahan..................Thomas O'Rourke
Milton Hayvenhurst............Matt Landers
Officer Jepsen................Donna Jepsen
Surfer Kid....................Steve Christensen
8-8. CLOAK OF DANGER 12/3/88
A.J. wins
a playwright's contest with a play based on an old case the Simons could never
solve; but as the play goes into production, no one treats it seriously--except
the killer.
w. Jim McGrath d. Judith Vogelsang
Nigel Casey...................Anthony Newley
Kevin.........................Dorothy Parke
Cal Josephs/Sonny Bartell.....Bruce French
Harriet Pullbrook.............Sam Currie
Thorn Hudson..................Tom Henschel
Leon Schwartz.................Johnny Haymer
Tom Hanrahan..................Tom O'Rourke
Sidney Bean...................Frank Telfer
Arnold Pinkston...............Jared Snyder
Tawney Aldridge...............Crystal Carson
Officer Jepsen................Donna Jepsen
8-9. THE RICHER THEY ARE THE HARDER THEY FALL 12/10/88
The wealthy mother of A.J.'s college roommate and best friend
asks the Simons to investigate his untimely death.
w. Rick Mittleman d. Sigmund Neufeld, Jr.
Catherine Van Alder-Vicente......Vera Miles
Trish Van Alder...............Kate McNeil
Roland Vicente/Harry Lubash......Alex Cord
Lance Van Alder...............Jeffrey Osterhage
Tommy Van Alder...............Paul Tuerpe
8-10. PLAY IT AGAIN, SIMON 12/17/88
Rick doesn't want the job of finding
a 40 year old "lost" manuscript, but A.J. is excited by the prospect of another
story from his favorite detective novelist, even if it means going to L.A.,
where he finds everything rather strange despite some familiar faces.
w. Richard C. Okie d. Jackie Cooper
Adrian Marlowe/Jules Canino...Gerald McRaney
Marcia........................Joan McMurtrey
Cigarette Girl................Mary Carver
Violet Harlowe/R.J. Simmons...Leann Hunley
Travis........................Howard Duff
Max...........................Eddie Barth
Bouncer.......................Tom O'Rourke
Newsman.......................Tommy Madden
Guard.........................John G. Francis
8-11. FIRST, LET'S KILL ALL THE LAWYERS 12/31/88
The Simons take the
stand to testify in an insider trading and murder case. Mom's male friend is the
defense attorney and he uses his personal knowledge of Rick and A.J. to attack
their credibility on the stand.
[Last episode shown by CBS]
w. Alan Brennert d. Sigmund Neufeld, Jr. story by Phil Combest and Alan Brennert
Doug McKenna..................Kevin McCarthy
Hanrahan......................Thomas O'Rourke
John Channing.................Robert Estes
Lloyd Grant...................Peter Hansen
Mark Fordham..................Ed Beechner
Prosecutor....................Michael Prince
Judge.........................Lucille Meredith
Woody Grant...................Danny Hassel
Arnold Pinkston...............Jared Snyder
Officer Jepsen................Donna Jepsen
