James Springer and James Lewis were identical twins who went their separate ways as infants through adoption before reuniting at age 39. Each grew up with a brother named Larry, had a pet dog named Toy, went into law enforcement, and named his first-born son James Allan. Each twin married a woman named Linda before following with a second wife named Betty. Both settled on the same vacation spot at a small beach in St. Petersburg, Florida, more than 1,000 miles away from where they were separately reared in Ohio.