>>>I liked that show. It was the first most people saw of Pierce Brosnan, I think. His sidekick, played by Stephanie Zimbalist, was also a likeable character (in more ways than one).
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>>Is she really the founder of Zimbalism?
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>>(g, d & r, just couldn't resist - a last name with such a suffix is a rarity)
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>The only other name I have seen spelled that way was her father's ;-) Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. starred in a popular TV show of the 60s called "The FBI."

I don't recall "The FBI", but I do recall (showing his age here), "77 Sunset Strip".