Simon Says | |
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Genre | Sitcom |
Created by | Pedro Ortiz de Pinedo |
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Country of origin | Mexico |
Original language | Spanish |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 26 (list of episodes) |
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Executive producer | Pedro Ortiz de Pinedo |
Producer | Daniel Rendón |
Running time | 21–24 minutes |
Production company | Televisa |
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Original network | Las Estrellas |
Audio format | Stereophonic sound |
Original release | 24 July 2018 – present |
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Simon Says (Spanish: Simón dice) is a Mexican sitcom that premiered on Las Estrellas on 24 July 2018.[1] The series is created and produced by Pedro Ortiz de Pinedo for Televisa. The series stars Arath de la Torre, Nora Salinas, Ricardo Fastlicht, Dalilah Polanco, Sergio Ochoa, Claudia Acosta, Carlos Speitzer, and María Chacón.[2]
The series revolves around a group of unhappily married friends that meet every week to tell stories of furtive conquests and fictitious work achievements. Production of the series began in April 2018.[3] The series has been renewed for a second season, filming began on 12 March 2019.[4][5][6] The second season premiered on 30 July 2019.[7][8]
Plot[edit]
Simón (Arath de la Torre), Bartolomé (Sergio Ochoa) and César (Ricardo Fastlicht), are three unhappily married men with dominant women. Every Thursday they meet in a male sanctuary, where they to play cards and tell stories of furtive conquests and work achievements that never happened. Daniel (Carlos Speitzer), newly married, has joined the group and the other members consider him a good candidate to mold the perfect male. Their wives also meet to tell what really happens in their couple's lives, where they are the ones in control.
“Simon says (or Simple Simon says) is game for 3 or more players where 1 player takes the role of 'Simon' and issues instructions (usually physical actions such as 'jump in the air' or 'stick out your tongue'). “A command starting with 'Simon says' means the players must obey that command. A command without. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators.
Cast[edit]
- Arath de la Torre as Simón[9]
- Nora Salinas as Diana[10]
- Ricardo Fastlicht as César
- Dalilah Polanco as Beatriz
- Sergio Ochoa as Bartolomé
- Claudia Acosta as Carla
- Carlos Speitzer as Daniel
- María Chacón as Nicole[11]
Episodes[edit]
Series overview[edit]
Series | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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First aired | Last aired | ||||
1 | 13 | 24 July 2018 | 16 October 2018 | ||
2 | 13 | 30 July 2019 | 22 October 2019 |
Season 1 (2018)[edit]
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
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1 | 1 | 'Saca el gato' | 24 July 2018 | |
Simon welcomes Daniel to his group and recommends his friends an infallible technique for their wives to take care of them as they should, the problem is that everyone does everything wrong. | ||||
2 | 2 | 'Sacúdela bien' | 31 July 2018 | |
César can not sleep because of the snoring of Beatriz, his wife. Simon gives him advice that will make both of them sleep well. | ||||
3 | 3 | 'Aplica la persuasiva' | 7 August 2018 | |
Daniel is desperate for the new diet prepared by Nicole, his wife. Simón advises to apply a reverse psychology technique with their women, but he ends up being a victim. | ||||
4 | 4 | 'Marca tu territorio' | 14 August 2018 | |
Bartolomé is upset by the new exercise machine that Carla, his wife, has just bought. Simón tells his friends how he got his gameroom, because a male always needs his space and encourages them to 'mark their territory', but Bartolomé takes it too literally. | ||||
5 | 5 | 'Házlo tú mismo' | 21 August 2018 | |
Daniel has leaks in his bathroom and he plans to call a professional. Simon tells him that a male who respects himself fixes his own house. Nicole wants to talk to a specialist for her cousin's bachelorette party. | ||||
6 | 6 | 'No invoques al diablo' | 28 August 2018 | |
César will receive the visit of his mother-in-law. Simón tells his friends that there has always been hatred between males and mothers-in-law and recommends that they not accept them at home. César does the impossible to avoid the arrival of his mother-in-law. | ||||
7 | 7 | 'Hazlo como Negrete' | 4 September 2018 | |
Daniel is about to celebrate his first wedding anniversary with Nicole. Simón reminds him that a male should never remember important dates with his wife, as did the men of before, such as Jorge Negrete. | ||||
8 | 8 | 'Tómate la pastilla' | 11 September 2018 | |
Bartolomé has sexuality problems with Carla for several days. Simón recommends taking the blue pill, but without his wife's knowledge. Bartolomé tries to follow Simón's advice, although he does not remember very well how to do it. | ||||
9 | 9 | 'Toma el control' | 18 September 2018 | |
Nicole refuses to have relations with Daniel because she wants to watch her series, Simón recommends buying a universal control to turn off the TV without Nicole realizing it, but it causes more problems. | ||||
10 | 10 | 'Hazle como que te vas' | 25 September 2018 | |
César arrives desperate for not being able to control his wife. Simón indoctrinates him in the old art of telling her that he is going to go so that she implores him to stay. César believes he is doing the right thing, but he is about to commit the worst mistake of his life. | ||||
11 | 11 | 'Aplícale la castigadora' | 2 October 2018 | |
Bartolomé is jealous because his new neighbor is Carla's ex-boyfriend. Simón advises him to communicate with ex-girlfriends in order to give jealousy back to his wife. | ||||
12 | 12 | 'Como veo doy' | 9 October 2018 | |
It is the anniversary of the Thursday of Tornillos and Simón has prepared an epic night, but he forgot that Diana's father will come to dinner that day, and he does not come alone. | ||||
13 | 13 | 'La casa gana' | 16 October 2018 | |
Simón is about to lose his man cave because of his friends. Diana's dad does not appear and to top it off, Lucy turned out to be an alcoholic. Carla, Beatriz and Nicole come to complicate things even more. |
Season 2 (2019)[edit]
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
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14 | 1 | 'Voltéale la tortilla' | 30 July 2019[a] | |
Simón receives his daughter at home and her boyfriend Emeterio, whom he will keep locked up. Diana convinces her friends that their husbands got drunk for a good cause. | ||||
15 | 2 | 'Todas mías' | 6 August 2019 | |
The man cave is infested with mice, so Simón and the guys go to a coffee shop, where he will reveal his technique to have all the women he wants. Beatriz is obsessed with cleaning her house, so Diana will also go to the coffee shop. | ||||
16 | 3 | 'Aplícale la dormilona' | 13 August 2019 | |
Bartolomé, César and Daniel have to accompany their wives to carry out their activities. Simón will help his friends with one of his techniques so they avoid going with them. | ||||
17 | 4 | 'Aplícale la lastimera' | 20 August 2019 | |
César is proposed to work on an architecture project, but Beatriz warns him that he must continue to do his housework, which is why he asks Simón for help. | ||||
18 | 5 | 'Aplícale la matadora' | 27 August 2019 | |
Bartholomew will celebrate the anniversary of his job and does not plan to take Carla, and Simón gives him advice. In the end things will not work out well. | ||||
19 | 6 | 'Diana dice' | 3 September 2019 | |
Bety plans a weekend with César in Valle de Bravo, but Diana changes those plans, telling the girls how to blackmail their husbands with Victoria Ruffo's crying classes. | ||||
20 | 7 | 'Feliz cumpleaños' | 10 September 2019 | |
The girls forget Bety's birthday, but soon they repair the forgetfulness and they will organize a party in Diana's house. Simón doesn't want his friends to find out who's in charge in his house, so he decides to blackmail Diana by revealing what she did last summer. | ||||
21 | 8 | 'Gallo gallina' | 17 September 2019 | |
Bety defiles César's book of ancestral family recipes. César suffers from this loss and Simón will give him the most appropriate advice so that his wife no longer messes with his things. | ||||
22 | 9 | 'Aprieta el asterisco' | 24 September 2019 | |
The women are worried about their husbands' health and force them to have a prostate exam. Simón boasts and makes fun of his friends, but Diana has prepared a surprise visit for him. | ||||
23 | 10 | 'Hazle como El Santo' | 1 October 2019 | |
Betty complains that César does not defend her. Simón recommends to his friends to defend their honor and territory. | ||||
24 | 11 | 'Aplícale la ley del hielo' | 8 October 2019 | |
Carla takes all Bartolomé's savings to enter a pyramid scheme. Simón recommends him to apply the silent treatment and stop talking to her. Simón and Diana stop talking to each other. | ||||
25 | 12 | 'Que no se te arrugue' | 15 October 2019 | |
Simón's position as an alpha male is in danger from the rebellion of his pack because they are tired of him not letting Ifigenia go down to the man cave. Simón hires Lucy Montes to portray his version of Ifigenia to calm his friends. | ||||
26 | 13 | 'Parto con dolor' | 22 October 2019[13] | |
Nicole begins to feel labor pains. Everyone is at the hospital, but the doctor tells them it was a false alarm. The one that will actually give birth is Karla. |
Notes
- ^Premiered early online through Las Estrellas website on 25 July 2019.[12]
Awards and nominations[edit]
Year | Award | Category | Nominated | Result |
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2019 | TVyNovelas Awards | Best Comedy Program | Pedro Ortiz de Pinedo | Nominated[14] |
2020 | TVyNovelas Awards | Best Comedy Series | Pedro Ortiz de Pinedo | Nominated[15] |
References[edit]
- ^''Simón Dice' en 'Noche de Buenas''. televisa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^'Televisa inicia grabaciones de Simón dice'. todotvnews.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^''Simón Dice' inicia grabaciones en foro'. televisa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^@SoySergioOchoa (21 February 2019). 'Quieres saber cómo son las lecturas de esta serie. Mira este video‼️ Esto es @Simondicetv en las lecturas, un equipo del cual me siento afortunado de ser parte. Productores, escritores, actores, asistentes, directores, en fin.. todos haciendo lo que más nos apasiona #simondice' (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.
- ^'Simón Dice Arranca grabaciones de segunda temporada'. televisa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 March 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^'Televisa la Casa de la Comedia'. televisa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^Caballero, Tania. '5 estrenos que la barra de comedia de Las Estrellas tendrá en los próximos meses y no te puedes perder'. lasestrellas.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 July 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^''Simón Dice' estrena segunda temporada'. televisa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^'Arath de la Torre vuelve a la comedia con 'Simón dice''. milenio.com (in Spanish). Milenio. Retrieved 1 September 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^Martínez de León, Nidia. 'Nora Salinas le dice sí a la comedia con nuevo programa'. vanguardia.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 September 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^Balán, Angel. 'María Chacón regresa a la televisión en 'Simón Dice''. laverdadnoticias.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 September 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^Caballero, Tania. 'ESTE JUEVES: ¡No te pierdas el preestreno de la nueva temporada de Simón dice!'. lasestrellas.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 July 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^Caballero, Tania. '6 contundentes razones para no perderte HOY el Gran final de 'Simón dice 2''. lasestrellas.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 October 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^Carmona, Liliana. 'Premios TVyNovelas 2019: Lista completa de ganadores'. lasestrellas.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 March 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^Zúñiga, Emilia. 'Premios TVyNovelas 2020: Lista completa de ganadores'. lasestrellas.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 November 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
External links[edit]
- Simon Says at IMDb
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Children playing Simon Says with 'Simon' (the controller) in the foreground
Simon Says (or Simple Simon Says) is a children's game for three or more players. One player takes the role of 'Simon' and issues instructions (usually physical actions such as 'jump in the air' or 'stick out your tongue') to the other players, which should be followed only when prefaced with the phrase 'Simon says'. Adobe after effects svg download. Players are eliminated from the game by either following instructions that are not immediately preceded by the phrase, or by failing to follow an instruction which does include the phrase 'Simon says'. It is the ability to distinguish between genuine and fake commands, rather than physical ability, that usually matters in the game; in most cases, the action just needs to be attempted. In many regions of the United States, “Simon Says” is also known as 'Simon Sez' ('Malam Kiri' in Hausas)The object for the player acting as Simon is to get all the other players out as quickly as possible; the winner of the game is usually the last player who has successfully followed all of the given commands. Occasionally, however, two or more of the last players may all be eliminated at the same time, thus resulting in Simon winning the game.
The game is embedded in popular culture, with numerous references in films, music, and literature.
Other languages[edit]
This game has translated across multiple cultures from seemingly common routes and some international versions also use the name Simon such as:
- Afrikaans: 'Kolonel Bevel' ('Colonel commands')
- Arabic: for example :'نبيلة قالت هاكا' '(Algeria) Nabila said like so or 'قال المعلّم' ('The teacher says', Lebanon) and 'سلمان يقول' ('Salman says', Iraq)
- Basque: 'Buruak dio' or 'Buruzagiak dio' (The leader says), or 'Unaik dio' (Unai says)
- Bengali: 'নেতা বলেছেন' ('The leader says')
- Cantonese Chinese: '老師話' ('The teacher says')
- Czech: 'Simon říká' (or with similar rules 'Všechno lítá, co peří má')
- Danish: 'Simon siger', 'Kongen befaler'
- Dutch: 'Commando' (the Dutch noun for 'command'), or 'Jantje zegt' ('Johnny says') in Flemish parts of Belgium
- Finnish: 'Kapteeni käskee' ('The captain commands')
- French: 'Jacques a dit' ('Jack said') in France, or 'Jean dit' ('John says') in Quebec
- Filipino: 'Sabi ni Simon'
- German: 'Kommando Pimperle' (or with similar rules 'Alle Vögel fliegen hoch')
- Greek: 'Ο Σιμών λέει' ('O Simón léi')
- Hebrew: 'הרצל אמר' ('Herzl said')
- Hungarian: 'Simon mondja'
- Icelandic: 'Símon segir'
- Irish: 'Deir Síomón'
- Japanese: '船長さんの命令' ('Senchō-san no meirei', 'Ship Captain's orders')
- Korean: '시몬 가라사대' ('Simon says')
- Marathi: 'शिवाजी महाराज म्हणाले' ('Shivaji Maharaj says')
- Mandarin Chinese:'老师说'(Lǎoshīshuō, 'The teacher says')
- Norwegian: 'Kongen befaler' ('The king commands')
- Polish: 'Szymon mówi'
- Portuguese: 'O rei manda' ('the king orders'), or 'O mestre mandou' ('The master ordered') in Brazilian Portuguese
- Spanish: 'Mando, mando' ('I command, I command'), or 'Simon dice' ('Simon says')
- Turkish: 'Yakup der ki' ('Jacob says')
- Vietnam: 'Tôi bảo' ('I say')
- Russian: 'Саймон говорит' ('Simon says')
A version also exists in India, Pakistan, Germany, Slovakia, Czechia and Hungary where an analogy to what can fly and what cannot is emphasized instead of Simon saying or not, i.e. 'Chidiya ud' (Hindi) which translates to Bird fly or 'Alle Vögel fliegen hoch' (German) which is 'All birds fly up'. The term 'bird' can then be replaced with a thing that cannot fly. These games are usually played more with gestures than actual jumping.
In a Swedish version, Gör si, gör så ('Do this, do thus'), the leader says either 'do this' or 'do thus' while performing an action. For failing to follow the correct command, 'do this', or following the wrong command, 'do thus', a child must sit down until a new leader is chosen. A similar Swedish child's game is 'Följa John' meaning 'following John', where physical actions are conducted by 'John' (usually involving movement in a line), and where remaining participants are replicating the activities shown by John. However, the commands are silent, and based on the remaining participants observation of John's actions.
In the late 1930s in New Zealand, non commissioned officers were leading troops in a brain stimulation game as part of training classed as informal activities called, 'do this, do that.'
Gameplay[edit]
A command starting with 'Simon says' means that the players must obey that command. A command without the beginning 'Simon says' means do not do this action. Anyone who breaks one of these two rules is eliminated from the remainder of the game. Often, anyone who speaks is also eliminated.
There can be very complex and difficult command chains, such as 'Simon says: Arms up. Simon says: Arms down. Digidesign mbox 2 pro driver windows 10 download. Arms up.' Anyone ending with their arms up is eliminated, because a command that doesn't begin with 'Simon says' cannot be obeyed.
A variation on the instruction phrases is used. 'Simon says' is said once at the start of a series of instructions, and an action along with the phrase 'do this' must be obeyed while an action with the phrase 'do that' must not be obeyed. Obeying a 'do that' command or not obeying a 'do this' command will eliminate a player.[1]
It is considered cheating to give impossible commands ('Simon says, lift both of your legs up and keep them there!') or phrase the commands in such a way that the other player has no option but to 'go out' ('Simon says, jump up. Come down.'). However, at least in some versions, it is allowed for Simon to eliminate players by asking them to do something seemingly unrelated to the game (example: 'Anyone remaining join me up here.').
Cultural references[edit]
- The phrase has been used multiple times as a plot device in films and television dramas including Die Hard with a Vengeance, Police Academy, Demolition Man, The Gift and the TV series Underdog and Supernatural, as well as being played in television game shows including 1970s show Superstars and Battle of the Network Reality Stars.
- The phrase occurs twice in Thelma and Louise for comic effect: 'Simon says everybody lay down on the floor.' First the outlaw on the run character J.D. (Brad Pitt) tells how he usually sets off to do an armed robbery. Later on we find out in the only flashback scene of the movie that Thelma (Geena Davis) uses exactly the same phrase when robbing a store.
- In an episode of the Cartoon Network show Courage the Cowardly Dog, the title character (disguised as an eggplant) gives commands to the other eggplants after saying 'The Great Eggplant says'.
- The Peanuts special It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown includes a song/dance number called 'Lucy Says' where Lucy plays the role of Simon, but uses 'Lucy Says' instead of 'Simon Says'.
- In the Animaniacs episode, 'King Yakko', Yakko, as king of Anvilania gets his men to take their seats, but when they are about to do so, Yakko stops them, saying, 'I didn't say 'Simon Says'!' Then he tells them, 'Simon says take your seats!' which they follow.
- A stunt played on the game show Fun House also played Simon Says, but was changed to 'Tiny Says' to match the name of the show's announcer giving the commands.
- The electronic game Simon is named for Simon Says.
- Jim Henson's Pajanimals has the Pajanimals play a similar game called 'Cowbella Says.' Similar to the Peanuts example above, Cowbella, one of the Pajanimals, plays the role of Simon and uses 'Cowbella Says' instead of 'Simon Says'. Before they play, there is a short song that has the lyrics 'If Cowbella says, 'Cowbella Says,' you must do what Cowbella says; and if she doesn't say 'Cowbella Says,' you must not do what Cowbella says!'
- Mickey Mouskersize, a short in Disney Junior has a game called Mickey Says. Mickey plays the role of Simon, once in the middle of the game, Goofy and Minnie did what Mickey said when he did not say 'Mickey Says'.
- In Let's Go Pocoyo, there is a game in some episodes called Fred Says. This is a simple game. Fred plays the role of Simon, however, the narrator always says 'Fred Says' in each phrase. At the end, the narrator says 'Fred Says: That's all.'
- In Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies, the game's main prosecutor is Simon Blackquill, likely named after the game. He's a master of psychological manipulation, and his acts of manipulating the minds of others is compared to as Simon Says by other characters.
- In an episode of Transformers: Rescue Bots, Cody uses the game to teach the Bots about obeying commands. He uses basic instructions such as 'Turn right' and 'raise your left arm'. When he issues a command without stating 'Simon says', Chase responds by stating 'Simon did not authorize that last movement'.
- A literal arcade-based smartphone adaptation of 'Simon Says' was released exclusively on Android on July 11, 2016, titled Simon Says Mobile. In this version, bodily gestures are replaced with mobile gestures, namely tapping, swiping and tilting. It is free-to-play with in-app purchases.[2][3]
- In a Barney & Friends episode titled 'Hop to It!', Barney and the kids play Simon Says. Two of them, Luci and Min, are out after touching their chins but the other two, Michael and Tina, remain. Another episode, 'All Mixed Up', also has Barney and the kids play Simon Says in which the educational theme of this episode is about following directions. 'Movin' Along' is another episode to feature Simon Says.
- In the 2015 novel Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (and its 2018 film adaptation Love, Simon), protagonist Simon Spier's online pseudonym Jacques derived the French version of Simon Says, 'Jacques a dit'.
- A single by K-Pop group NCT 127 was released November 2018 titled 'Simon Says'.
- An episode of Sesame Street's Elmo's World has some kids playing Simon Says
- An episode of Sesame Street features Telly participating in a Simon Says competition with the other characters
- In the Sooty & Co. episode 'Speedy Sweep', Matthew challenges Sooty and Sweep to a game of Simon Says to see who has the faster reflexes.
- Episode 2 'Boston' of Cabin Pressure features the two pilots playing Simon Says.
- In a Go, Diego, Go! episode called 'Penguin School,' a male Chinstrap penguin teacher plays Simon Says.
- The title of The Raccoons episode is named after the game.
- The Australian children’s music group, The Wiggles have a song based on the game titled ‘Simon Says’. The song is sung by one member of the group whose stage name is Simon Wiggle.
- The 1910 Fruitgum Company had a hit with their song 'Simon Says'.
- In an episode of Dragon Tales, Max, Emmy, and their dragon friends play the game, which is hosted by a gnome wizard named Simon.
References[edit]
Simon Says Simon Do
- ^'Do This. Do That. | Elementary PE Games'. www.pegames.org.
- ^'Google Play Store listing for Simon Says Mobile'. Google Play Store. 11 July 2016.
- ^STALWARTPHOENIX (19 August 2019). 'Official website'. Simon Says Mobile. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
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Other references[edit]
Brad Simon Simon Says Flooring
- Arnold, Arnold, The World Book of Children's Games, World Publishing Co., 1972, ISBN0-529-00778-9.
- Bancroft, Jessie H., Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium, The Macmillan Co., 1914.
- Forster, Sally, Simon Says.. Let's Play, Dutton Children's Books, 1990, ISBN0-525-65019-9.
- Grunfeld, Frederic V., Games of the World: How to Make Them, How to Play Them, How They Came to Be, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1975, ISBN0-03-015261-5.
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