I am reviewing this episode after seeing it on the 'Magnum, p.i.' first season DVD bonus disk (only included on the Region 1 version). Although I think 'Simon & Simon' was shown here in the U.K., I don't think it got a very extensive run, at least not in my ITV region.
This crossover was designed in a bid to save 'Simon & Simon', which was sagging in the ratings after it's first season. The show was moved directly after 'Magnum, p.i.' on Thursday nights, and this crossover story was devised to try and pull in MPI viewers.
But for my first S&S episode, I liked it. Rick and A.J. come over as much more likable than they did in MPI's 'Ki'i's Don't Lie' (where they felt almost like the villains). Here, Jameson Parker and Gerald McRaney come across as easy going and engaging.
Tom Selleck has two brief cameo appearances as Magnum himself, but the main 'crossover' of the story is the inclusion of John Hillerman as Higgins. I've always liked the Higgins character, and it was nice to see him in this episode, but I did feel that he was wasted all he really got to do was a few scenes in a hotel room as the Simon brothers planned their con to lure in Alex Huston.
The story itself is a fair one, and as a first time viewer of the series, I found it easy to get into. There are a couple of plot conveniences (the jailed Simons just happen to be locked up with Henry, and old friend of Rick's, who is able to get them out and help them on their mission), but for the most part, it is a fun plot.
I find it a bit hard to rate this episode, as I don't have any other eps from the series to compare it to (as yet). But I like it enough to give it a reasonable 8.5.
Once I have completed my MPI review project, I think I'll have to invest in the 'Simon & Simon' DVDs, as it seems like a fun series, and just the sort of thing that I like.moreless
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Rick and A.J. are in Hawaii tailing a con artist who Higgins has just entrusted with $350.000 proceeds from his charity event. With the help of Thomas Magnum, Rick and A.J. follow her to South America where they reel her in with a con of their own, using a huge emerald and A.J. as bait.moreless
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Cecelia Simon
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Jameson Parker
Andrew Jackson 'A.J.' Simon
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