Simon & Simon

Simon & Simon was a show about two very different private detectives, Rick and AJ, who happened to be brothers.
It first aired in 1981 and lasted eight years. The only other character on the show to appear regularly throughout its period was their strong minded and classy mother, Cecilia.
 
From Pop Stand Express #16: 
==Short Canon Description==
From For Those Who Came in Late #1: 
==The Fandom==
The show generated a fair amount of fanworks that straddled the divide between print and the new frontiers of the internet. It was also a fandom with quite a few letterzines.
Some fans used the term "Simonized" when talking about the show. This is a reference to a brand name for a type of car wax which generated a lot of television commercials in the late 1970s and early 1980s. 
==Pairings==
While most of the fanworks were gen, there was some slash fiction. Gen and slash stories showed up in multimedia zines of the time; and there was one digest-sized slash zine from Almost Foolproof Press for four or five years.
* Rick Simon/A.J. Simon, aka S/S, Si/Si or R/AJ
* het pairings
==Slash and the Topic of Incest==
Some slash fans were squicked by the incest issue. Some of these fans were more than 'mildly' squicked, and their reactions were along the lines of bewilderment, horror, and denial. From a fan in 2011: 
==Fiction Tropes==
The fiction tended to focus on the close relationship between the two brothers, and their relationship with their mother. Common tropes were various family dynamics, Rick's protectiveness of A.J., remembrances of their childhoods, case files, memories of their father, and Rick's experience in Vietnam. Much of the fiction was hurt/comfort. 
Rick's service in the military during the Vietnam War was often explored. This sometimes led to stories where he had PTSD symptoms, along with secrets from his past suddenly appearing and intruding into the lives of the brothers. 
AJ, was a solid, good-sized man, but clearly the smaller man and rather 'sweet' looking.AJ was also often portrayed as fragile and wumpable.
Rick is often portrayed as very protective of AJ. 
Both characters often accidentally end up in jail, which provides much drama. 
This fandom is a rare one in that it featured Rick and AJ's mother, Cecelia.
There is also a lot of fiction with a focus of Rick and AJ's deceased father, Jack. 
Most of the fanworks are gen, with occasional het. Slash fanworks are almost always between Rick/AJ, making this a fandom with incest.
Alternate universes are not very common, nor are female original characters created as love interests for either Rick or AJ.
 
==Gallery of Fan Art==
File:Osirisfiles2-8.jpg|from Osiris Files #2, Gennie Summers
File:Hanky6art3.jpg| from Hanky Panky #6, Ruth Kurz
 Image:Echoesterror3.jpg| back cover of the third issue of the zine, Echoes of Terror 
File:Details3.jpg|cover of Details at 11 #3
File:Heat1-4.jpg|inside page from Heat #1, Frank L. Liltz
==Notable Stories==
==Vids==
At the time the 1980s vids were made, incest topics were usually considered to be taboo. Therefore, it is likely they are gen or het. 
 
* I.O.U. (Three Sisters - 1980s)
* Back to Back (Three Sisters - 1980s)
* It Might Be You (Three Sisters - 1980s)
* Take A Look At Me Now (Three Sisters - 1980s)
* I Will Never Let You Down by lilly_the_kid (2019) AO3 link Gen.
==Fanzines==
Auld Lang Syne | Blondie and the Hat | Bloodlines | Bookends | The Brothers File | Brothers in Arms | Brothers N Blues | Brothers, Partners, and Friends | Confidential Investigations | Crossing the Line | "crossing the line" collected | Details at 11 | Double Plan | Double Play | Echoes of Terror | A Family Affair (Simon and Simon zine) | Fate's Final Irony | Finish This Story | A Five Shake Case | Freedom and Slavery | The Freedom Trail | Gettin' Frisky With Simon/Simon | Gull and The Pawn | Instrument of Justice | Just a Couple of Jokers | Last Leaf | Magical Moments | More Than Brothers | My Brother's Love | Old Robbers Never Die | Past Sins, Future Sorrows | Pieces of My Mind | The Pirate & The Gentleman | Revenge Times Five | Roses and Bonbons | Second Story Simons| The Simon and Simon Chairside Companion | Simon and Simon Investigations | The Simon and Simon Special Gen Collection | Simon Squared | The Sins of the Mothers | Something to Love | Southhoming | Special Kind of Heroes | Till Death | Treasure Cruise | Who Says Truth is Stranger Than Fiction? | Simon and Simon Episode Guide
==Fanfic Sources==
* Kenda’s Fan Fiction Library
* Zenia's Lair of Fiction
==Mailing Lists==
* Simon & Simon Home -- Yahoo group
==References==
Category:Simon & Simon