If you know more about Simon and Simon than its intro and general premise, you’re better at TV than I am. If you’ve never heard of Simon and Simon, you’re the BEST at TV because, honestly, Simon & Simon — a CBS series about two mismatched brothers who ran a private detective service; it ran for eight seasons — wasn’t good. (I say “honestly,” so as not to upset the Internet’s notorious Simon & Simon trolls TOO much.) So, why am I discussing a dumb series starring something called Jameson Parker that hasn’t been on TV for over 20 years? Well, it involves Jon Hamm, Adam Scott, Gus Van Sant, and The Greatest Event in TV History.
Last night, in Childrens Hospital normal midnight timeslot, Adult Swim aired The Greatest Event in TV History, a spectacle we’ve been talking about for months now, despite not having any idea of what said event would be. We’ll never forget you, Cowboy Jon Hamm and Green Suit Adam Scott. Anyway, the answer involved:
Scott and Hamm (mmm…scotch ham) staged a shot-by-shot recreation of the Simon & Simon intro, with help from not only Van Sant, but also Jeff Probst, Megan Mullally, Paul Scheer, Kathryn Hahn, and Paul Rudd, who uttered the instantly immortal line, “What is this? A f*cking Prince video?” For a one-note joke, I thought the Scheer-written special was pretty damn funny (watch the full thing below), though Don Draper acting like a total douche to Ben Wyatt will never not amuse me. Plus, it gave us the following GIFs:
Picture these two the next time you wail on your saxophone.
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Greatest. Theme song. Ever.
The Fall Guy theme song > Simon & Simon theme song
I like T&A
Magnum P.I. theme song > Fall Guy > Simon & Simon and after that it’s anybody’s game between The Dukes of Hazard and A-Team. Underrated: Air Wolf
Fall Guy????? Dude tried to pull a Fess Parker – FAIL.
I had a dream about Air Wolf two nights ago.
Ahhhhh…all is well.
I dunno why they picked “Simon & Simon” but I like it. The theme song is one of the best.
Also I’ll accept calling the show not good because it’s your basic hour long action-drama like “Magnum P.I.” but there is a lot worse that made it onto TV.
“Cop Rock”
Give it up for Hart to Hart
I can’t wait the required 8 years for Jon Hamm to star in the reboot of Major Dad.
This. Also, when they do the Behind the Scenes special, Megan Mullaly should play Delta Burke.
This movie must happen now.
This is the second funny video in, like, two months where Jon Hamm plays an a-hole behind the scenes of a shot-for-shot recreation of a video from the 80s. Such a specific event happening twice is uncanny.
What’s the other?
MY GOD that is awesome.
And how can I get a copy of the banner pic – suitable for framing of course?
That Jon Hamm GIF belongs in a museum.
Jameson Parker was the man in Prince of Darkness you uncultured swine!
I remember watching that at 2am ten years ago for no other reason than AJ Simon was on it.
7 hours later, and I’m still smiling.
I loved Simon and Simon growing up (and when it would show up again in reruns on what used to be Cloo) and by 80′s standards it was awesome. By today’s standards it’s pretty schlocky. But then I deliberately watch bad television in marathon blocks.
And yes, I thought the remake was pretty funny.
As a child of the 90s, I am completely unaware of Simon and Simon, but holy shitballs that whole thing was awesome.
I want to get pregnant by that Jon Hamm gif.
Jameson Parker was my ex-girlfriend’s step-father and I can confirm that he is a giant, giant douche
I recall watching Simon & Simon a few times as a kid, but I don’t recall it being that great. Perhaps I guess the ridiculousness of making such a big deal of something so lame is the joke… I did find it hilarious how Hamm was an ass to Adam Scott the whole time. Final thought for this thread: Magnum PI theme song for the win.
You don’t choose the Jon Hamm gif. The Jon Hamm gif chooses you.
“And that’s why while Simon and Simon were brothers on TV, they were not brothers in real life.”
-Cartman, reading his book report in class
You know what would make a great TV show? Sabotage. Take that music video and make a whole show out of it.
RIP, MCA.
I secoond the motion. Best music video – ever! Bunny, Cochese, Alonzo, Bobby the rookie…. classy stuff. Way better than TJ HOOKER me, I;.
Trust I’m a doctor
I CAN’T BELIEVE THERE ARE ONLY 29 COMMENTS! This is like the most awesome idea/video, ridiculous that it got made, Megan Mullalley mini-cameo, reproduction of an 80′s iconic intro-sequence EVER!
I’ve watched it at least 50 times and it hasn’t gotten old yet. The only comparison I have is when Smell Like Teen Spirit came out and I listened to it on repeat for days. This video is Smells Like Teen Spirit!