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''[[The Rockford Files]]'' aired on the [[NBC]] television network from 1974 through 1980, starting with a made-for-TV movie originally titled, simply, ''The Rockford Files''. During the series run, there were a number of two-part episodes, as well as long (90 or 120 minutes) episodes that were split into two parts for syndication (and on later DVD releases). Filming stopped in the middle of the sixth season (1979-1980), on the advice of star James Garner's doctor. (Garner had filmed many of his own stunts, injuring his back and knees.) |
''[[The Rockford Files]]'' aired on the [[NBC]] television network from 1974 through 1980, starting with a made-for-TV movie originally titled, simply, ''The Rockford Files''. During the series run, there were a number of two-part episodes, as well as long (90 or 120 minutes) episodes that were split into two parts for syndication (and on later DVD releases). Filming stopped in the middle of the sixth season (1979-1980), on the advice of star [[James Garner]]'s doctor. (Garner had filmed many of his own stunts, injuring his back and knees.) |
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In the 1990s Rockford returned to the air in a series of eight TV movies on [[CBS]]. |
In the 1990s Rockford returned to the air in a series of eight TV movies on [[CBS]]. |
Revision as of 01:59, 4 June 2013
The Rockford Files aired on the NBC television network from 1974 through 1980, starting with a made-for-TV movie originally titled, simply, The Rockford Files. During the series run, there were a number of two-part episodes, as well as long (90 or 120 minutes) episodes that were split into two parts for syndication (and on later DVD releases). Filming stopped in the middle of the sixth season (1979-1980), on the advice of star James Garner's doctor. (Garner had filmed many of his own stunts, injuring his back and knees.)
In the 1990s Rockford returned to the air in a series of eight TV movies on CBS.
TV movie pilot
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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"Backlash of the Hunter" | Richard T. Heffron | Teleplay: Stephen J. Cannell Story: Roy Huggins | March 27, 1974 | |
A young woman hires Jim Rockford to investigate her father's death. |
Season One (1974-1975)
No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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1 | 1 | "The Kirkoff Case" | Lou Antonio | Teleplay: Stephen J. Cannell Story: Roy Huggins | September 13, 1974 | |
Rockford investigates the deaths of an heir's parents. | ||||||
2 | 2 | "The Dark and Bloody Ground" | Michael Schultz | Teleplay: Juanita Bartlett Story: Roy Huggins | September 20, 1974 | |
Rockford attempts to help a woman accused of murder. | ||||||
3 | 3 | "The Countess" | Russ Mayberry | Teleplay: Stephen J. Cannell Story: Roy Huggins | September 27, 1974 | |
Rockford is the prime suspect in the murder of a blackmailer he tried to discourage. | ||||||
4 | 4 | "Exit Prentiss Carr" | Alex Grasshoff | Teleplay: Juanita Bartlett Story: Roy Huggins | October 4, 1974 | |
Rockford witnesses a murder the police think is a suicide. | ||||||
5 | 5 | "Tall Woman in Red Wagon" | Jerry London | Teleplay: Stephen J. Cannell Story: Roy Huggins | October 11, 1974 | |
Rockford uses disguises in his investigation of a redhead's disappearance. | ||||||
6–7 | 6–7 | "This Case Is Closed" | Bernard L. Kowalski | Teleplay: Stephen J. Cannell Story: Roy Huggins | October 18, 1974 | |
A man wants to know about his future son-in-law. | ||||||
8 | 8 | "The Big Ripoff" | Vincent McEveety | Teleplay: Robert Hamner Story: Roy Huggins | October 25, 1974 | |
Rockford is hired to find a man who was thought to have died in a plane crash. | ||||||
9 | 9 | "Find Me If You Can" | Lawrence Doheny | Teleplay: Juanita Bartlett Story: Roy Huggins | November 1, 1974 | |
Rockford tries to discover a woman's true identity. | ||||||
10 | 10 | "In Pursuit of Carol Thorne" | Charles S. Dubin | Teleplay: Stephen J. Cannell Story: Roy Huggins | November 8, 1974 | |
An old couple hires Rockford to find their son - and the detective is suspicious of the young man's girlfriend. | ||||||
11 | 11 | "The Dexter Crisis" | Alex Grasshoff | Gloryette Clark | November 15, 1974 | |
Rockford heads to Vegas in search of a tycoon's mistress. | ||||||
12 | 12 | "Caledonia -- It's Worth a Fortune" | Stuart Margolin | Teleplay: Juanita Bartlett Story: Roy Huggins | December 6, 1974 | |
Rockford is hired to help find $500,000 stolen in a con job. | ||||||
13 | 13 | "Profit and Loss: Part 1" | Lawrence Doheny | Teleplay: Stephen J. Cannell Story: Roy Huggins | December 20, 1974 | |
A computer programmer is kidnapped before he can hire Rockford for a case. | ||||||
14 | 14 | "Profit and Loss: Part 2" | Lawrence Doheny | Teleplay: Stephen J. Cannell Story: Roy Huggins | December 27, 1974 | |
Rockford discovers that a conglomerate may have been involved in a murder. | ||||||
15 | 15 | "Aura Lee, Farewell" | Jackie Cooper | Teleplay: Edward J. Lakso Story: Roy Huggins | January 3, 1975 | |
A girl is found overdosed on heroin, despite never having done drugs in her life. | ||||||
16 | 16 | "Sleight of Hand" | William Wiard | Teleplay: Stephen J. Cannell and Jo Swerling Jr. Based on the novel "Thin Air" by: Howard Browne | January 17, 1975 | |
A woman disappears at the same time her neighbor is murdered. | ||||||
17 | 17 | "Counter Gambit" | Jackie Cooper | Howard Berk and Juanita Bartlett | January 24, 1975 | |
A convict with a bad temper hires Rockford to find his missing girlfriend. | ||||||
18 | 18 | "Claire" | William Wiard | Edward J. Lakso and Stephen J. Cannell | January 31, 1975 | |
An old girlfriend of Rockford's is in trouble with a loan shark. | ||||||
19 | 19 | "Say Goodbye to Jennifer" | Jackie Cooper | Teleplay: Juanita Bartlett and Rudolph Borchert Story: Roy Huggins | February 7, 1975 | |
Rockford is hired to find a suspect who supposedly died in a car accident. | ||||||
20 | 20 | "Charlie Harris at Large" | Russ Mayberry | Teleplay: Zekial Marko Story: Roy Huggins | February 14, 1975 | |
Rockford's old cellmate is accused of killing his wife. | ||||||
21 | 21 | "The Four Pound Brick" | Lawrence Doheny | Teleplay: Leigh Brackett and Juanita Bartlett Story: Leigh Brackett | February 21, 1975 | |
Rockford comes to suspect that a rookie police officer's death was no accident. | ||||||
22 | 22 | "Just by Accident" | Jerry London | Charles Sailor & Eric Kaldor | February 28, 1975 | |
Rockford probes the death of a racecar driver who went off a cliff. | ||||||
23 | 23 | "Roundabout" | Lou Antonio | Teleplay: Mitchell Lindemann and Edward J. Lakso Story: Mitchell Lindemann | March 7, 1975 | |
A woman living in poverty is hesitant about putting a $10,000 insurance check in the bank. |
Season Two (1975-1976)
No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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24 | 1 | "The Aaron Ironwood School of Success" | Lou Antonio | Stephen J. Cannell | September 12, 1975 | |
A childhood friend of Rockford's asks for protection from the mob. | ||||||
25 | 2 | "The Farnsworth Stratagem" | Lawrence Doheny | Juanita Bartlett | September 19, 1975 | |
Becker becomes a victim of con artists. | ||||||
26 | 3 | "Gearjammers: Part 1" | William Wiard | Teleplay: Don Carlos Dunaway Story: Stephen J. Cannell | September 26, 1975 | |
Rockford can't understand why thugs are after his father. | ||||||
27 | 4 | "Gearjammers: Part 2" | William Wiard | Teleplay: Don Carlos Dunaway Story: Stephen J. Cannell | October 3, 1975 | |
Rockford discovers that the threats against his father have to do with hijackers. | ||||||
28 | 5 | "The Deep Blue Sleep" | William Wiard | Teleplay: Juanita Bartlett Story: Chas. Floyd Johnson | October 10, 1975 | |
A model is found dead after making a phone call to Beth. | ||||||
29 | 6 | "The Great Blue Lake Land and Development Company" | Lawrence Doheny | Juanita Bartlett | October 17, 1975 | |
Rockford gets stranded in a desert town where he loses $10,000 in bail money meant for a client. | ||||||
30 | 7 | "The Real Easy Red Dog" | Ivan Dixon | Stephen J. Cannell | October 31, 1975 | |
A woman hires Rockford to look into her sister's supposed suicide. | ||||||
31 | 8 | "Resurrection in Black and White" | Russ Mayberry | Juanita Bartlett and Stephen J. Cannell | November 7, 1975 | |
A journalist hires Rockford to clear a convicted man of murder. | ||||||
32 | 9 | "Chicken Little Is a Little Chicken" | Lawrence Doheny | Stephen J. Cannell | November 14, 1975 | |
Angel persuades Rockford to con a con artist. | ||||||
33 | 10 | "2 Into 5.56 Won't Go" | Jeannot Szwarc | Stephen J. Cannell | November 21, 1975 | |
Rockford investigates his former commander's death. | ||||||
34 | 11 | "Pastoria Prime Pick" | Lawrence Doheny | Gordon Dawson | November 28, 1975 | |
Rockford gets stranded in a small town where he's charged with a series of crimes. | ||||||
35 | 12 | "The Reincarnation of Angie" | Jerry London | Stephen J. Cannell | December 5, 1975 | |
Rockford looks for a stockbroker who's also the target of Federal agents. | ||||||
36 | 13 | "The Girl in the Bay City Boys Club" | James Garner | Juanita Bartlett | December 19, 1975 | |
Rockford goes undercover at poker game he believes is rigged. | ||||||
37 | 14 | "The Hammer of C Block" | Jerry London | Gordon Dawson | January 9, 1976 | |
Rockford tries to help a conman who claims to be innocent. | ||||||
38 | 15 | "The No-Cut Contract" | Lou Antonio | Stephen J. Cannell | January 16, 1976 | |
A second-string quarterback frames Rockford for blackmail. | ||||||
39 | 16 | "A Portrait of Elizabeth" | Meta Rosenberg | Stephen J. Cannell | January 23, 1976 | |
A friend of Beth's hires Rockford to investigate suspicious financial dealings. | ||||||
40 | 17 | "Joey Blue Eyes" | Lawrence Doheny | Walter Dallenbach | January 30, 1976 | |
Corporate executives plan to take over an ex-con's business. | ||||||
41 | 18 | "In Hazard" | Jackie Cooper | Juanita Bartlett | February 6, 1976 | |
Beth's clients have connections to the mob. | ||||||
42 | 19 | "The Italian Bird Fiasco" | Jackie Cooper | Edward J. Lakso | February 13, 1976 | |
Rockford is hired to bid on a valuable sculpture at an auction. | ||||||
43 | 20 | "Where's Houston?" | Lawrence Doheny | Don Carlos Dunaway | February 20, 1976 | |
A friend of Rocky's hires Rockford to find his granddaughter. | ||||||
44 | 21 | "Foul on the First Play" | Lou Antonio | Teleplay: Stephen J. Cannell Story: Chas. Floyd Johnson and Dorothy J. Bailey | March 12, 1976 | |
The competition for a basketball franchise turns foul. | ||||||
45 | 22 | "A Bad Deal in the Valley" | Jerry London | Donald L. Gold & Lester Wm. Berke | March 19, 1976 | |
Rockford is swindled into delivering counterfeit money. |
Season Three (1976-1977)
No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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46 | 1 | "The Fourth Man" | William Wiard | Juanita Bartlett | September 24, 1976 | |
A coin collector is also a hit man. | ||||||
47 | 2 | "The Oracle Wore a Cashmere Suit" | Russ Mayberry | David Chase | October 1, 1976 | |
A psychic claims that Rockford knows more about a disappearance than he's willing to admit. | ||||||
48 | 3 | "The Family Hour" | William Wiard | Gordon Dawson | October 8, 1976 | |
Rockford bonds with a child whose father is on the run from narcotics agents. | ||||||
49 | 4 | "Feeding Frenzy" | Russ Mayberry | Teleplay: Stephen J. Cannell Story: Lester Wm. Berke & Donald Gold | October 15, 1976 | |
A friend of Rockford's offers to return the half-million dollars he stole a long time ago. | ||||||
50 | 5 | "Drought at Indianhead River" | Lawrence Doheny | Stephen J. Cannell | November 5, 1976 | |
Angel's underworld creditors take notice of his newfound riches. | ||||||
51 | 6 | "Coulter City Wildcat" | Russ Mayberry | Don Carlos Dunaway | November 12, 1976 | |
A bunch of thugs force Rocky to hand over the rights to an oil lease. | ||||||
52 | 7 | "So Help Me God" | Jeannot Szwarc | Juanita Bartlett | November 19, 1976 | |
A grand jury believes Rockford is withholding testimony. | ||||||
53 | 8 | "Rattlers' Class of '63" | Meta Rosenberg | David Chase | November 26, 1976 | |
Angel plots to profit from a garbage concern. | ||||||
54 | 9 | "Return to the Thirty-Eighth Parallel" | Bruce Kessler | Walter Dallenbach | December 10, 1976 | |
An Army buddy uses Rockford in an art swindle. | ||||||
55 | 10 | "Piece Work" | Lawrence Doheny | Juanita Bartlett | December 17, 1976 | |
Rockford discovers an illegal-arms deal. | ||||||
56 | 11 | "The Trouble with Warren" | Christian I. Nyby II | Juanita Bartlett | December 24, 1976 | |
Beth's cousin is a suspect in a murder case. | ||||||
57 | 12 | "There's One in Every Port" | Meta Rosenberg | Stephen J. Cannell | January 7, 1977 | |
Rockford takes the fall for a poker holdup. | ||||||
58 | 13 | "Sticks and Stones May Break Your Bones, but Waterbury Will Bury You" | Jerry London | David Chase | January 14, 1977 | |
A woman is setting up private investigators for her crimes. | ||||||
59 | 14 | "The Trees, the Bees and T.T. Flowers: Part 1" | Jerry London | Gordon Dawson | January 21, 1977 | |
A friend of Rocky's is declared incompetent and put in the hospital against his will. | ||||||
60 | 15 | "The Trees, the Bees and T.T. Flowers: Part 2" | Jerry London | Gordon Dawson | January 28, 1977 | |
Rockford frees Flowers from the hospital to prove the old man isn't senile. | ||||||
61 | 16 | "The Becker Connection" | Reza Badiyi | Teleplay: Juanita Bartlett Story: Chas. Floyd Johnson and Ted Harris | February 11, 1977 | |
Drug dealers steal confiscated heroin from the police and make Becker take the fall. | ||||||
62 | 17 | "Just Another Polish Wedding" | William Wiard | Stephen J. Cannell | February 18, 1977 | |
A troublesome detective shows Rockford's old prison buddy how the job is done. | ||||||
63 | 18 | "New Life, Old Dragons" | Jeannot Szwarc | Teleplay: David C. Taylor Story: Bernard Rollins & Leroy Robinson | February 25, 1977 | |
A Vietnamese émigré disappears upon leaving a relocation center. | ||||||
64 | 19 | "To Protect and Serve: Part 1" | William Wiard | David Chase | March 11, 1977 | |
Rockford's latest client want his fiancée found within 24 hours - or the detective will face the consequences. | ||||||
65 | 20 | "To Protect and Serve: Part 2" | William Wiard | David Chase | March 18, 1977 | |
Rockford protects a woman from the syndicate. | ||||||
66 | 21 | "Crack Back" | Reza Badiyi | Juanita Bartlett | March 25, 1977 | |
A football player accused of murder asks Rockford to help him find a missing witness. | ||||||
67 | 22 | "Dirty Money, Black Light" | Stuart Margolin | David Taylor | April 1, 1977 | |
Racketeers use Rocky's address as a cash drop. |
Season Four (1977-1978)
No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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68 | 1 | "Beamer's Last Case" | Stephen J. Cannell | Teleplay: Stephen J. Cannell Story: Booker Bradshaw & Calvin Kelly | September 16, 1977 | |
Rockford learns that someone stole his identity. | ||||||
69 | 2 | "Trouble in Chapter 17" | William Wiard | Juanita Bartlett | September 23, 1977 | |
An author believes a feminist group is plotting her murder. | ||||||
70 | 3 | "The Battle of Canoga Park" | Ivan Dixon | Juanita Bartlett | September 30, 1977 | |
Once again, Jim Rockford is a suspect in another murder case. | ||||||
71 | 4 | "Second Chance" | Reza Badiyi | Gordon Dawson | October 14, 1977 | |
The girlfriend of Rockford's pen pal is abducted. | ||||||
72 | 5 | "The Dog and Pony Show" | Reza Badiyi | David Chase | October 21, 1977 | |
A former mental patient says someone is following her. | ||||||
73 | 6 | "Requiem for a Funny Box" | William Wiard | Teleplay: James Crocker Story: Burt Prelutsky | November 4, 1977 | |
A comedian asks Rockford to protect him from his bad-tempered ex-partner. | ||||||
74 | 7 | "Quickie Nirvana" | Meta Rosenberg | David Chase | November 11, 1977 | |
A group of thugs suspect a hippie of swindling them. | ||||||
75 | 8 | "Irving the Explainer" | James Coburn | David Chase | November 18, 1977 | |
A woman tricks Rockford into helping her find stolen art. | ||||||
76 | 9 | "The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls" | Ivan Dixon | William R. Stratton | November 25, 1977 | |
Men try to make Rockford commit a murder. | ||||||
77 | 10 | "Hotel of Fear" | Russ Mayberry | Juanita Bartlett | December 2, 1977 | |
Angel is put in protective custody for testifying against a hit man. | ||||||
78 | 11 | "Forced Retirement" | Alexander Singer | William R. Stratton | December 9, 1977 | |
Rockford investigates a rather suspicious undersea-research project. | ||||||
79 | 12 | "The Queen of Peru" | Meta Rosenberg | David Chase | December 16, 1977 | |
Rockford searches for a stolen barbecue grill. | ||||||
80 | 13 | "A Deadly Maze" | William Wiard | Juanita Bartlett | December 23, 1977 | |
Rockford's latest client doesn't seem desperate to find his missing wife. | ||||||
81 | 14 | "The Attractive Nuisance" | Dana Elcar | Stephen J. Cannell | January 6, 1978 | |
Rockford doesn't seem too happy with his father opening an eatery. | ||||||
82 | 15 | "The Gang at Don's Drive-In" | Harry Falk | James Crocker | January 13, 1978 | |
An author discovers incriminating facts about a high-school class of 1962. | ||||||
83 | 16 | "The Paper Palace" | Richard Crenna | Juanita Bartlett | January 20, 1978 | |
A prostitute believes killers are stalking her. | ||||||
84 | 17 | "Dwarf in a Helium Hat" | Reza Badiyi | Stephen J. Cannell and David Chase | January 27, 1978 | |
A killer calls Rockford by mistake. | ||||||
85 | 18 | "South by Southeast" | William Wiard | Juanita Bartlett | February 3, 1978 | |
Rockford gets involved with a Federal undercover operation against con artists. | ||||||
86 | 19 | "The Competitive Edge" | Harry Falk | Gordon Dawson | February 10, 1978 | |
Rockford must find an accused embezzler who went missing after posting bail. | ||||||
87 | 20 | "The Prisoner of Rosemont Hall" | Ivan Dixon | Teleplay: Stephen J. Cannell and David Chase Story: Chas. Floyd Johnson and Maryann Rea | February 17, 1978 | |
Brothers planning more than just hazing abduct a fraternity pledge. | ||||||
88–89 | 21–22 | "The House on Willis Avenue" | Hy Averback | Stephen J. Cannell | February 24, 1978 | |
Rockford continues his murdered friend's investigation of a councilman. |
Season Five (1978-1978)
No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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90 | 1 | "Heartaches of a Fool" | William Wiard | Stephen J. Cannell | September 22, 1978 | |
Rockford investigates a crooked sausage-making operation. | ||||||
91 | 2 | "Rosendahl and Gilda Stern Are Dead" | William Wiard | Juanita Bartlett | September 29, 1978 | |
Rita Capkovic is accused of murder. | ||||||
92 | 3 | "The Jersey Bounce" | William Wiard | Teleplay: David Chase Story: Stephen J. Cannell, David Chase and Juanita Bartlett | October 6, 1978 | |
Rockford is the prime suspect in the murder of a hooligan due to a recent fight. | ||||||
93 | 4 | "White on White and Nearly Perfect" | Stephen J. Cannell | Stephen J. Cannell | October 20, 1978 | |
Rockford meets another detective who seems too good to be true. | ||||||
94 | 5 | "Kill the Messenger" | Ivan Dixon | Juanita Bartlett | October 27, 1978 | |
Becker is unable to study for his lieutenant's exam. | ||||||
95 | 6 | "The Empty Frame" | Corey Allen | Stephen J. Cannell | November 3, 1978 | |
Rockford annoys the police with his investigation of an art theft at a party. | ||||||
96 | 7 | "A Three-Day Affair with a Thirty-Day Escrow" | Ivan Dixon | David Chase | November 10, 1978 | |
Arabs think Rockford has information they want. | ||||||
97 | 8 | "A Good Clean Bust with Sequel Rights" | William Wiard | Rudolph Borchert | November 17, 1978 | |
A writer who was once a cop keeps getting into trouble. | ||||||
98–99 | 9–10 | "Black Mirror" | Arnold Laven | David Chase | November 24, 1978 | |
Rockford falls for a blind psychologist who's being targeted by a psychopath. | ||||||
100 | 11 | "A Fast Count" | Reza Badiyi | Gordon Dawson | December 1, 1978 | |
A TV personality plots to set up a boxer's manager. | ||||||
101 | 12 | "Local Man Eaten by Newspaper" | Meta Rosenberg | Juanita Bartlett | December 8, 1978 | |
Rockford faces obstacles when he investigates a shooting. | ||||||
102 | 13 | "With the French Heel Back, Can the Nehru Jacket Be Far Behind?" | Ivan Dixon | Rudolph Borchert | January 5, 1979 | |
Rockford investigates what appears to be a suicide when a homicide is committed. | ||||||
103 | 14 | "The Battle-Ax and the Exploding Cigar" | Ivan Dixon | Teleplay: Rogers Turrentine Story: Mann Rubin and Michael Wagner | January 12, 1979 | |
Rockford hitches a ride with a man who turns out to have stolen the car. | ||||||
104 | 15 | "Guilt" | William Wiard | Juanita Bartlett | January 19, 1979 | |
An old girlfriend of Rockford's is being terrorized. | ||||||
105 | 16 | "The Deuce" | Bernard McEveety | Gordon Dawson | January 26, 1979 | |
Rockford defends a drunken driver accused of causing a death in traffic. | ||||||
106 | 17 | "The Man Who Saw the Alligators" | Corey Allen | David Chase | February 10, 1979 | |
Angel reveals Rockford's location to a thug working for the syndicate. | ||||||
107 | 18 | "The Return of the Black Shadow" | William Wiard | Stephen J. Cannell | February 17, 1979 | |
A friend goes after the motorcycle gang that hurt his sister and Rockford. | ||||||
108 | 19 | "A Material Difference" | William Wiard | Rogers Turrentine | February 24, 1979 | |
Angel accepts an advance on his job as a hit man with no intention of fulfulling his contract. | ||||||
109–110 | 20–21 | "Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job" | William Wiard | Juanita Bartlett | March 3, 1979 | |
A boy named Richie Brockelman hires Rockford to con a con artist. | ||||||
111 | 22 | "A Different Drummer" | Reza Badiyi | Rudolph Borchert | April 13, 1979 | |
While in the hospital after an accident, Rockford thinks he sees a cadaver's arm moving just as an organ is being removed. |
Season Six (1979-1980)
No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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112 | 1 | "Paradise Cove" | Stephen J. Cannell | Stephen J. Cannell | September 28, 1979 | |
A court-appointed receiver is sent to inventory Rockford's possessions. | ||||||
113–114 | 2–3 | "Lions, Tigers, Monkeys and Dogs" | William Wiard | Juanita Bartlett | October 12, 1979 | |
A jet-setter is stalked by a killer. | ||||||
115 | 4 | "Only Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die: Part 1" | William Wiard | David Chase | October 19, 1979 | |
A rock star hires Rockford to find his missing producer. | ||||||
116 | 5 | "Only Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die: Part 2" | William Wiard | David Chase | October 26, 1979 | |
The record producer's murder figures into the rock star's palimony trial. | ||||||
117 | 6 | "Love Is the Word" "Some Things You Can Tell Yourself" | John Patterson | David Chase | November 9, 1979 | |
The fiancé of Rockford's old flame Megan is suspected of murder. | ||||||
118 | 7 | "Nice Guys Finish Dead" | John Patterson | Stephen J. Cannell | November 16, 1979 | |
Rockford investigates a murder at a gumshoe-of-the-year banquet with assistance from Lance White and Beamer. | ||||||
119 | 8 | "The Hawaiian Headache" | William Wiard | Stephen J. Cannell | November 23, 1979 | |
Rockford's old Army commander drags him into a "routine" intelligence errand. | ||||||
120 | 9 | "No Fault Affair" | Corey Allen | Juanita Bartlett | November 30, 1979 | |
A sadistic pimp forbids Rita Capkovic from finding a new line of work. | ||||||
121 | 10 | "The Big Cheese" | Joseph Pevney | Shel Willens | December 7, 1979 | |
Rockford receives evidence of union corruption in the mail, sent to him by a recently murdered reporter. | ||||||
122 | 11 | "Just a Coupla Guys" | Ivan Dixon | David Chase | December 14, 1979 | |
A pair of aspiring crooks try to make it big through a reformed mob boss. | ||||||
123 | 12 | "Deadlock in Parma" | Winrich Kolbe | Rudolph Borchert, Lester Wm. Berke and Donald L. Gold | January 10, 1980 | |
Rockford gets into the middle of a gang war while on a fishing trip. |
CBS TV movies
No. | Title | Original air date | |
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1 | "I Still Love L.A." | November 27, 1994 | |
Jim Rockford investigates a carjacking that led to murder. | |||
2 | "A Blessing in Disguise" | May 14, 1995 | |
Jim Rockford helps an actress whose movie is being boycotted by Angel's church. | |||
3 | "If the Frame Fits" | January 14, 1996 | |
Jim Rockford works to clear his name in the murder of a P.I. with a bad reputation. | |||
4 | "Godfather Knows Best" | February 18, 1996 | |
Lt. Becker's drifter son - whose godfather happens to be Jim Rockford - gets mixed up in the murder of a fasion model. | |||
5 | "Friends and Foul Play" | April 25, 1996 | |
Jim Rockford investigates the murders of his friend Babs and her son by taking a criminal behavioral class. | |||
6 | "Punishment and Crime" | September 18, 1996 | |
Jim Rockford gets involved with Russian mobsters. | |||
7 | "Murder and Misdemeanors" | November 21, 1997 | |
Jim Rockford struggles to deal with both a prostitute complaining about two Vice cops and his old cellmate's terminal illness. | |||
8 | "If It Bleeds, It Leads" | April 20, 1999 | |
Jim Rockford helps his old friend Rita Capkovic when her husband is suspected of being the "Westside Rapist". |