The Rockford Files
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The Rockford Files

"This is Jim Rockford. At the tone leave your name and message, I'll get back to you."

7.6/10 1974 6 Seasons 122 Episodes Ended

Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit, Rockford takes on cases others don't want, aided by his tough old man, his lawyer girlfriend and some shady associates from his past.

Season: 1 2 3 4 5 6

Season 4 Episodes

S4E1
E1
Beamer's Last Case
48 min 1977

Rockford returns from vacation in Puerto Rico to discover someone has been using his identity, his trailer and totaled h…

S4E2
E2
Trouble in Chapter 17
48 min 1977

Jim is reluctantly drawn into being bodyguard for a famous author, who believes her popular book on the perfect wife is …

S4E3
E3
The Battle of Canoga Park
48 min 1977

Jim finds himself in an explosive situation when the gun he hides in his cookie jar is used in a murder.

S4E4
E4
Second Chance
48 min 1977

When the life of Gandy Fitch's (Isaac Hayes) girlfriend is in danger, he turns to Rockfish for help.

S4E5
E5
The Dog and Pony Show
48 min 1977

Helping a young woman with a history of mental illness leads Jim into crossing paths with the Mob and federal intelligen…

S4E6
E6
Requiem for a Funny Box
48 min 1977

A washed-up comedian finds out about a Mob family member's secret, and gets Jim in trouble by framing him for a murder.

S4E7
E7
Quickie Nirvana
48 min 1977

Rockford ends up regretting allowing an eccentric hippie woman to use his address temporarily, when her ex-boss sends a …

S4E8
E8
Irving the Explainer
48 min 1977

Rockford gives himself a headache trying to solve the connection between a 30 year old murder, a valuable missing painti…

S4E9
E9
The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls
48 min 1977

Jim is hired by some small-town businessmen to help them buy a fire engine; they really want him to assassinate someone …

S4E10
E10
Hotel of Fear
49 min 1977

Accidently witnessing a murder makes Angel Martin the police's prime witness in the trial of the murderer.

S4E11
E11
Forced Retirement
48 min 1977

Beth's old college friend is in trouble when her company that is developing an submersible robot explorer becomes the ta…

S4E12
E12
The Queen of Peru
48 min 1977

The RV family from hell decides to set up camp next door to Jim's trailer, just when he's got the recovery of a stolen d…

S4E13
E13
A Deadly Maze
48 min 1977

Jim is unwittingly involved in a bizarre experiment when hired to find a man's missing wife.

S4E14
E14
The Attractive Nuisance
48 min 1978

An unexplained break-in at Rocky's new diner has connections with the FBI fifty years ago.

S4E15
E15
The Gang at Don's Drive-In
48 min 1978

An author suffering from writers block tells Jim he thinks he has the next best seller in an old murder case from 1961.

S4E16
E16
The Paper Palace
49 min 1978

A prostitute (Rita Moreno) hires Jim to find out who has been sending her death threats.

S4E17
E17
Dwarf in a Helium Hat
48 min 1978

A threat to the wrong phone number has Jim scrambling to find out who it was meant for.

S4E18
E18
South by Southeast
43 min 1978

Mistaken identity by federal agents has Jim being sent to South America to help them contact a heiress, who has been iso…

S4E19
E19
The Competitive Edge
48 min 1978

Jim winds up in a funny farm when he gets too close to the truth about an elite health club.

S4E20
E20
The Prisoner of Rosemont Hall
48 min 1978

When the son of an old friend goes missing, Jim goes to the young man's college to try and find out what happened.

S4E21
E21
The House on Willis Avenue (1)
43 min 1978

When a fellow P.I. is killed on the Ventura freeway, Jim and Richie Brockelman team up to find out if it really was an a…

S4E22
E22
The House on Willis Avenue (2)
39 min 1978

Part two of episode. Originally aired as 1 2-hour episode.

Cast

James Garner
James Garner
Jim Rockford
Noah Beery Jr.
Noah Beery Jr.
Joseph "Rocky" Rockford

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