Simon & Simon (season 5)

Simon & Simon (season 5)
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	24
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	October 3, 1985 – May 1, 1986

This is a list of episodes from the fifth season of Simon & Simon.

Broadcast history

The season originally aired Thursdays at 9:00-10:00 pm (EST) from October 3, 1985 to April 10, 1986. The last episode of the season originally aired May 1, 1986 at 8:00-9:00 pm (EST).

Nielsen ratings

The season ranked twenty-ninth with a 17.2 rating.

DVD release

The DVD was released by Shout! Factory.

Episodes

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
82	1	"Love and/or Marriage"	Vincent McEveety	Michael Piller	October 3, 1985
Rick finds himself falling for a client just as he and A.J. are hired to find her missing husband.
83	2	"Burden of the Beast"	Sigmund Neufeld, Jr.	Teleplay by: Paul Robert Coyle Story by: Paul Magistretti and Paul Robert Coyle	October 10, 1985
A chimpanzee is the only witness to an animal researcher's murder.
84	3	"The Third Eye"	Burt Kennedy	Thomas Perry & Jo Perry	October 17, 1985
A writer who specializes in "participatory journalism" is set up for murder when he becomes an apprentice to the Simons.
85	4	"Enchilada Express"	Sigmund Neufeld, Jr.	Teleplay by: W. Reed Moran Story by: B.W. Sandefur	October 24, 1985
The Simons probe a quickie-divorce resort in Mexico that's costing some husbands a rather high price for their freedom.
86	5	"The Skull of Nostradamus"	Sigmund Neufeld, Jr.	W. Reed Moran	October 31, 1985
The Simons must find out who's trying to scare an apprentice who's supposedly under a spell.
87	6	"Have You Hugged Your Private Detective Today?"	Kim Manners	Teleplay by: Thomas Perry & Jo Perry Story by: Paul L. Ehrmann & Craig Buck	November 7, 1985
A TV-sex therapist hires the Simons to find out who murdered a sex surrogate.
88	7	"Reunion at Alcatraz"	Vincent McEveety	Michael Piller	November 14, 1985
The Simons reunite with Sam Penny and help him catch a con artist who escaped from Alcatraz in 1962.
89	8	"Down Home Country Blues"	Vincent McEveety	Teleplay by: Terrell Tannen Story by: Darrell Fetty & Ramsay King	November 21, 1985
A country singer goes on the road with his son after accepting a seemingly generous offer for some of his songs.
90	9	"Quint Is Out"	Sigmund Neufeld, Jr.	Bill Dial	December 5, 1985
Quint, a vengeful ex-con whom the Simons helped put in jail, is unable to get near them, so he hatches a scheme to lure them to him.
91	10	"Walk a Mile in My Hat"	Vincent McEveety	Richard Chapman	December 12, 1985
While A.J.'s on vacation, Rick poses as him to gain a client seeking A.J.'s business acumen, and when a million-dollar deal leads to murder, A.J. must pose as Rick.
92	11	"Facets"	Burt Kennedy	Diane Saunders	December 19, 1985
While the Simons investigate a jewel theft, A.J. accidentally shoots a Romeo, sparking a feud between families in the jewel business.
93	12	"Sunrise at Camp Apollo"	Kim Manners	Steve Stoliar	January 2, 1986
The Simons work undercover as camp counselors at a camp for street kids to investigate burglaries that have locals demanding the camp's shut-down.
94	13	"The Blue Chip Stomp"	Dennis Donnelly	Gary Rosen	January 16, 1986
A high-school basketball player and his indebted brother are suspects in the murder of a college recruiter.
95	14	"Something for Sarah"	Dennis Donnelly	Terrell Tannen	January 23, 1986
The Simon's look for a woman's father who sent her a suitcase filled with money that its owners want back.
96	15	"Mobile Home of the Brave"	Burt Kennedy	Teleplay by: Elia Katz & Michael Cassutt Story by: Paul Schiffer	January 30, 1986
A family's vacation at a theme park is plagued with disasters after an encounter with a paparazzo being pursued by gangsters.
97	16	"Family Forecast"	Burt Kennedy	Teleplay by: Peter Fox and Thomas Perry & Jo Perry Story by: Peter Fox	February 6, 1986
The Simons go on a game show that the host believes is rigged - because he was once involved in a scandal himself.
98	17	"A Significant Obsession"	Gerald McRaney	Teleplay by: Michael Piller Story by: Bonnie Parker	February 13, 1986
The Simons' investigation of espionage at a laser lab is complicated by an old client who's become obsessed with A.J.
99	18	"For the People"	Judith Vogelsang	Teleplay by: Michael Genelin Story by: Bill Dial and Michael Genelin	February 20, 1986
When the Simons are made prosecution witnesses in a murder trial, they come to suspect that the accused may be innocent, so they start their own investigation.
100	19	"Full Moon Blues"	Burt Kennedy	Thomas Perry & Jo Perry and Richard Chapman	March 6, 1986
The Simons get caught between the Feds and the mob when they're blamed for a witness's death.
101	20	"Eye of the Beholder"	Sigmund Neufeld, Jr.	Teleplay by: Phil Combest Story by: Seth Weisbord	March 13, 1986
An industrialist hires the Simons to guard a cursed medallion and keep an eye on his daughters.
102	21	"D-I-V-O-R-C-E"	Burt Kennedy	Richard Chapman	March 27, 1986
The Simons are hired by opposing sides in a divorce case - and come to suspect that someone wants the divorce more than the husband and wife.
103	22	"Act Five"	Sigmund Neufeld, Jr.	Michael Piller	April 3, 1986
The Simons enlist Downtown's con artist cousin to swindle a client who swindled them.
104	23	"The Last Harangue"	Burt Kennedy	Tom Ropelewski	April 10, 1986
A.J. is drawn into a race for city council, while Rick investigates a case that links his brother's opponent to toxic-waste dumping and murder.
105	24	"The Apple Doesn't Fall Far from the Tree"	Vincent McEveety	Michael Piller & Richard Chapman	May 1, 1986
The Simons travel to Boston and Florida to find out why thugs are trying to steal the family journal.