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Title: The Rockford Files

Overview: 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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.5 (105 votes)

Cast

  • Jim Rockford: James Garner
  • Joseph "Rocky" Rockford: Noah Beery Jr.
  • The Rockford Files - Heartaches of a Fool (Season 5 - Episode 1)

    Jim finds that a country music star, corrupt union boss and Chinese triad all have one thing in common with why Rocky ended in hospital after his rig was forced off the road: sausages.

    The Rockford Files - Rosendahl and Gilda Stern Are Dead (Season 5 - Episode 2)

    A doctor's murder has direct connections to the Mob, and Jim comes to the assistance of hooker friend Rita Capcovik (Rita Moreno) when she finds herself entangled in it.

    The Rockford Files - The Jersey Bounce (Season 5 - Episode 3)

    Wrongly accused of beating a man to death, Jim discovers the best legal advice he can find is from disbarred lawyer John Cooper.

    The Rockford Files - White on White and Nearly Perfect (Season 5 - Episode 4)

    Handsome, charmed PI Lance White (Tom Selleck) may speak lines that sound like they're from a 1940s B movie, but everyone is so attracted to him they hang on his every word. That is, everyone except Jim.

    The Rockford Files - Kill the Messenger (Season 5 - Episode 5)

    When an already overly stressed Dennis Becker is lumped with the unwelcome task of finding out who murdered Deputy Chief Towne's unfaithful wife, Jim decides to lend a hand in the investigation.

    The Rockford Files - The Empty Frame (Season 5 - Episode 6)

    At a swank party, attended by some of LA's high society and police dept. VIPs, in honor of Angel's brother-in-law, Aaron, being made Chief of Police, a robbery takes place, while Lt. Doug Chapman is in charge of security. Desperate to get back into good graces with his superiors, Chapman swallows his pride and asks Rockford to help him.

    The Rockford Files - Three Day Affair with a Thirty Day Escrow (Season 5 - Episode 7)

    After being strong-armed by an Arab sheik and his goons, and getting no help from the police, Jim decides to track down the two people who caused his trouble: a soft-voiced gigolo and the sheik's naive daughter.

    The Rockford Files - A Good Clean Bust with Sequel Rights (Season 5 - Episode 8)

    Jim is forced to babysit Chicago ex-cop, now celebrity, "Frank Falcone," who has a television show and toy line. Falcone isn't easy to babysit, and things get dicey when some old Chicago "friends" of Falcone show up to complicate things.

    The Rockford Files - Black Mirror: Part 1 (Season 5 - Episode 9)

    A blind psychologist, who is being terrorized by an unknown stalker, turns to Jim for help.

    The Rockford Files - Black Mirror: Part 2 (Season 5 - Episode 10)

    Rockford's investigation of psychologist Megan Dougherty's stalker leads him to one of her patients who may have a split personality - one of which is a paid killer.

    The Rockford Files - A Fast Count (Season 5 - Episode 11)

    Jim puts up his dukes and steps forward to help a boxing coach who has been framed with bribery and murder.

    The Rockford Files - Local Man Eaten by Newspaper (Season 5 - Episode 12)

    Jim could use some saintly guidance when he goes undercover on a scandal rag that is getting confidential medical information on a doctor's famous, and infamous, patients.

    The Rockford Files - With the French Heel Back, Can the Nehru Jacket Be Far Behind? (Season 5 - Episode 13)

    A fashion model friend of Jim is found dead on the ground below her balcony. The police believe it's suicide, but having gotten a desperate phone call from her, Jim believes it's murder.

    The Rockford Files - The Battle-Ax and the Exploding Cigar (Season 5 - Episode 14)

    Ignorant that he's been driving a hot Cadillac with an illegal stash of guns in the trunk, leads Jim into rubbing shoulders with the FBI and the Company.

    The Rockford Files - Guilt (Season 5 - Episode 15)

    Jim finds his guilty conscience being manipulated by a former fiancee, who asks him to find out who is threatening her life.

    The Rockford Files - The Deuce (Season 5 - Episode 16)

    Having Jim doing jury duty leads to a mistrial and his being hired to investigate the case of pedestrian hit by a drunk-driver that brought the accused to court.

    The Rockford Files - The Man Who Saw the Alligators (Season 5 - Episode 17)

    If having the IRS wanting to do an audit isn't bad enough, a gangster Jim helped put in prison is out on parole and wants a pound of his flesh in revenge.

    The Rockford Files - The Return of the Black Shadow (Season 5 - Episode 18)

    A gang of bikers beat up Jim and assault John Cooper's sister, leading Coop to seek vengeance by returning to a darker period in his past when he was in a biker gang.

    The Rockford Files - A Material Difference (Season 5 - Episode 19)

    Jim finds himself being dragged into a complicated situation when Angel's con job as a hit man for hire goes awry.

    The Rockford Files - Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job: Part 1 (Season 5 - Episode 20)

    Richie's father has been swindled by a man named Coombs. Jim assembles together a disparate group of con-artists in a complicated scheme using Coombs' anxieties, and even the "Curse" of King Tut, to save Mr. Brockelman from ruin.

    The Rockford Files - Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job: Part 2 (Season 5 - Episode 21)

    Conclusion

    The Rockford Files - A Different Drummer (Season 5 - Episode 22)

    While in hospital after a car accident, Jim stumbles across a black market for vital organs.

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