Simon
Successful Wall Street stockbroker Carl loses his job and his wife and ends up sharing a Harlem tenement apartment with his simple brother Simon. Just as Carl's situation couldn't get any worse, a stroke of luck lands Simon a high-paid position with a cable-TV network, forcing Carl to come to terms with his brother's success.
- 1995-1996
- 1 season
- The WB Television Network
- Comedy
Successful Wall Street stockbroker Carl loses his job and his wife and ends up sharing a Harlem tenement apartment with his simple brother Simon. Just as Carl's situation couldn't get any worse, a stroke of luck lands Simon a high-paid position with a cable-TV network, forcing Carl to come to terms with his brother's success.
Season 1 Episode Guide
21 Episodes 1995 - 1996
Episode 1
Watch This
Sun, Sep 10, 1995
A former Walk Street broker moves in with his brother Simon in an apartment in Harlem. In the opening episode Simon gets a job at a television network.
Episode 2
Simon Goes on a Date
Sun, Sep 17, 1995
Libby asks Simon to go on a date.
Episode 3
Simon Gets a Butler
Sun, Sep 24, 1995
Simon wins Duke's butler in a poker game.
Episode 4
Simon Gets Carl a Job
Sun, Oct 1, 1995
Carl gets a job working as a hot dog vendor but when the cart is destroyed the owner comes after him demanding payment.
Episode 5
Simon's Ship Comes In
Sun, Oct 8, 1995
Carl's excitement over winning a sweepstakes is deflated when he sees that the prize is only a boat.
Episode 6
Simon Says Surprise!
Sun, Oct 15, 1995
When the office forgets his birthday Mitch broods and Simon tries to show him he has a wonderful life.
Episode 7
Simon Has Faulty Pants
Sun, Oct 29, 1995
After Simon complains about the pants he purchased at a clothing manufacturer an Irish immigrant worker (Carmen Thomas) is fired. When he learns she may be deported he marries her.
Episode 8
Simon Plays Carnegie Hall
Sun, Nov 5, 1995
Simon is mistaken for a concert pianist at Carnegie Hall and must perform to a packed house which includes Mitch and his date.
Episode 9
Simon Hunts a Rat
Sun, Nov 12, 1995
Carl is bitten by a rat in his apartment and searches for the slumlord who turns out to be Duke.
Episode 10
Simon and the She-Devil
Sun, Nov 19, 1995
Duke hires Carl to manage his properties and mistakenly takes along his brother Simon when evicting a sexy,deadbeat tenant who enchants him.
Episode 11
Simon Saves a Restaurant
Sun, Nov 26, 1995
Simon tries to help a failing restaurant.
Episode 12
You Can Run from Christmas, But You Can't Hide
Sun, Dec 17, 1995
Carl and Simon are led to believe that the perfect Christmas gift for Duke is an original poster of the film Barbarella.
Episode 13
Simon Kicks Ass
Sun, Jan 7, 1996
Simon takes on a surly water delivery man who has been causing trouble in the office.
Episode 14
Simon Takes the Helm
Sun, Jan 14, 1996
Duke Stone goes on vacation and leaves Simon in charge and Carl's girlfriend, Chrisitne Chazen (Maria Bello), then plans a corporate take-over of the company,
Episode 15
Simon Sinks the Putts
Sun, Feb 4, 1996
Mitch Lowen does not play fair in a bet of a month's salary with Carl in a golf game.
Episode 16
Simon Gets the Goal
Sun, Feb 18, 1996
Duke Stone gives the brothers a million dollars to invest and they purchase a hockey team.
Episode 17
Simon Night Fever
Sun, Feb 25, 1996
Khrystine Haje plays a new employee in the building who enchants Carl.
Episode 18
Simon Makes the Split
Sun, Sep 8, 1996
Carl cannot believe that Simon has been bowling buddies with his ex-wife Vicky. Worst, Simon brings her to work and everybody loves her. Worst still, she goes on a date with Mitch.
Episode 19
Simon Looks a Gift Horse in the Mouth
Sun, Sep 8, 1996
Duke sometimes gives away MSG tickets to the executives. Simon is next getting the tickets. It's the Lipizzaner Stallions and Simon is excited. Carl sells off the tickets to Bernice, a scalper (Pat Crawford Brown) but then needs them back.
Episode 20
Simon Saves Tinky Town
Sun, Sep 8, 1996
VTV needs younger demographics. Simon suggests bringing back Tinky the clown (Dom DeLuise). Carl hates Tinky and Libby hates clowns in general. Simon finds Tinky repairing shoes and still holding a grudge against the kid who got him fired.
Episode 21
Simon Goes to the Dogs
Sun, Sep 8, 1996
Simon does his animal calls and a dog comes. It answers to the name Carl. Duke's dog Duchess is depressed unless she's with dog Carl. Simon decides to marry Duchess and dog Carl to show human Carl real commitment.