Comments on: When Did Simon & Simon Jump the Shark? https://popculturereferences.com/when-did-simon-simon-jump-the-shark/ Brian Cronin takes a look at interesting pieces of pop culture history from the worlds of TV, film, music and more. Tue, 03 Oct 2023 16:32:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 By: Graeme Burk https://popculturereferences.com/when-did-simon-simon-jump-the-shark/#comment-13428 Tue, 03 Oct 2023 16:32:32 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=5611#comment-13428 I don’t think it ever did. That said, I really don’t think Downtown Jones or Abby added much to the show, because for me it was always about AJ and Rick. I really should check it out and see how well it’s aged.

]]> By: Chuck Sutton https://popculturereferences.com/when-did-simon-simon-jump-the-shark/#comment-13420 Tue, 03 Oct 2023 11:11:24 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=5611#comment-13420 BTW the way Tim you got that backwards. NBC powerhouse lineup was a few years away. CBS had the powerhouse lineup of Magnum p.i., Simon, and Knots Landing, all in the top 10. opposite Simon, Cheers in its first season ranked 74 out of 77 show and was nearly canceled. became a moderate hit in its second season but still far behind Simon. For those first two seasons nearly every show Nbc had on Thursady except Cheers and Hill Street was quickly canceled.

]]> By: James https://popculturereferences.com/when-did-simon-simon-jump-the-shark/#comment-13413 Tue, 03 Oct 2023 03:54:10 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=5611#comment-13413 I grew up in the 80s and have absolutely no memory of this show. Weird.

]]> By: Tim Pendergast https://popculturereferences.com/when-did-simon-simon-jump-the-shark/#comment-13412 Tue, 03 Oct 2023 03:43:01 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=5611#comment-13412 Day One. The show was forgettable dreck that only survived because it was on opposite NBC’s powerhouse Thursday night lineup. I would not remember the show at all if my brother hadn’t thought that Gerald McRaney was someone worth watching but but sadly emulating.

]]> By: Chuck Sutton https://popculturereferences.com/when-did-simon-simon-jump-the-shark/#comment-13382 Sun, 01 Oct 2023 23:29:41 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=5611#comment-13382 meant to say final season.

]]> By: Chuck Sutton https://popculturereferences.com/when-did-simon-simon-jump-the-shark/#comment-13381 Sun, 01 Oct 2023 23:28:44 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=5611#comment-13381 I seem to remember, there was a writers strike during the season, and it was essentially unused(rejected) scripts from prior seasons. in any event it was pretty bad.

that was same season ABC was going to make versions of Mission Impossible and The Hardy Boys from old scripts. mission impossible happened I think in the end with new scripts as the strike ended.

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