Simon & Simon The Cop Who Came to Dinner (Season 6, Episode 4)
TV-PG
TV Episode | Action, Crime, Drama

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Simon & Simon

The Cop Who Came to Dinner (Season 6, Episode 4)

TV-PG

TV Episode | Action, Crime, Drama

Jenkins, just out of prison, seeks revenge on Downtown and injures him in a murder attempt. Downton moves in with AJ and Rick for safety reasons but Jenkins continues his attempts to take the police chief out for good.

Director

Gerald McRaney

Writers

Philip DeGuere Jr. (created by) (as Philip DeGuere) | W. Reed Moran (teleplay) | Michael Cassutt (story)

Producers

Mark A. Burley | Stephen A. Miller

Composer

Cinematographer

Editor

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 16, 1986

Release date

Oct 16, 1986 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 4 nominations

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Gerald McRaney Rick Simon Rick Simon See fewer	Focus (II) (2015)
Jameson Parker A.J. Simon A.J. Simon See fewer	Prince of Darkness (1987)
Mary Carver Cecilia Simon Cecilia Simon See fewer	Arachnophobia (1990)
Tim Reid Lt. Marcel 'Downtown' Brown Lt. Marcel 'Downtown' Brown See fewer	WKRP in Cincinnati (1978)
Daphne Reid Temple Hill (as Daphne Maxwell) Temple Hill (as Daphne Maxwell) See fewer	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
Dennis A. Pratt Matthew Thomas Jenkins / Ed Weingarten (as Dennis Pratt) Matthew Thomas Jenkins / Ed Weingarten (as Dennis Pratt) See fewer	Jackals (1986)
Gregory Walcott Wayne Epperson Wayne Epperson See fewer	Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957)
Ned Romero Clerk Clerk See fewer	I Will Fight No More Forever (1975)
Eve McVeagh Mrs. Talbot Mrs. Talbot See fewer	High Noon (1952)
Scott Murphy Police officer Nixon Police officer Nixon See fewer	Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Barbara Pilavin Waitress Waitress See fewer	A League of Their Own (1992)
David Steen Night Crawler Night Crawler See fewer	Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)