The Rockford Files
an Episode Guide
by Alan Morton
Last updated:
Thu, 25 Oct 2018 21:00
The Rockford Filesan Episode Guide
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| aired from: Mar 1974 to: Jan 1980, 1994 - 1999 | 123 eps, 9 TVMs | NBC | 60 / 120 min | mono / stereo | ________________ |
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TRIVIA: Rockford's trailer number is 555-2368.
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A woman can't believe her father committed suicide, but the case may be suicidal for Rockford.
b: 27 Mar 74 pc: _________ w: Stephen J. Cannell s: John Thomas James d: Richard T. Heffron| Back to TOP of Page |
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A wealthy young man hires Rockford to prove that he is innocent of murdering his parents.
b: 13 Sep 74 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Rockford attempts to clear a woman accused of murder.
b: 20 Sep 74 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Rockford is suspected of murdering a blackmailer he was trying to discourage.
b: 27 Sep 74 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Rockford witnesses a murder the police are sure is a suicide.
b: 4 Oct 74 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Rockford uses a series of disguises to investigate the disappearance of a redhead.
b: 11 Oct 74 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Rockford is abducted while investigating a future son-in-law.
b: 18 Oct 74 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________ NOTE: This originally ran as part of a 90 min episode.Rockford is abducted while investigating a future son-in-law.
b: 18 Oct 74 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________ NOTE: This originally ran as part of a 90 min episode.Rockford is hired to find a man who supposedly died in a plane crash.
b: 25 Oct 74 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Rockford attempts to find the true identity of a woman.
b: 1 Nov 74 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________An elderly couple's son is missing and Rockford zeroes in on his girl friend, a recent parole.
b: 8 Nov 74 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Rockford goes to Las Vegas to find a tycoon's mistress.
b: 15 Nov 74 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Rockford is hired to find a critically ill convict's $500,000 stash, by the man's wife.
b: 6 Dec 74 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________A terrified computer programmer is kidnapped while trying to hire Jim.
b: 27 Dec 74 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________A girl who didn't do drugs is found OD'd on heroin.
b: 3 Jan 75 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________A woman's sudden disappearance coincides with her neighbor's murder.
b: 17 Jan 75 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________A hot-tempered convict hires Rockford to find his girl friend, neglecting to tell him that he is really after a pearl necklace he gave her.
b: 24 Jan 75 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Jim gets hassled by loan sharks and the police when he helps an old girlfriend find someone.
b: 31 Jan 75 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Jim is hired to find a top fashion model who is a murder suspect who reportedly died in a car accident.
b: 7 Feb 75 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Rockford's old cellmate hires him to find a girl he was with who can clear him when he is accused of murdering his wife.
b: 14 Feb 75 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Jim challenges the police contention that a rookie's death was accidental, when the man's mother asks Rockford for help.
b: 21 Feb 75 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Rockford investigates the death of a professional driver whose car plunged off a cliff.
b: 28 Feb 75 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________A woman Jim meets in Las Vegas lives in poverty but hesitates to cash a $10,000 insurance check.
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A boyhood pal worth millions needs protection from the mob.
b: 12 Sep75 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Jim impersonates a Texas oilman in order to regain the money Becker invested in a land scheme that netted him the lobby of a luxury hotel.
b: 19 Sep 75 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Rockford learns somethings about his father, who saw a prelude to a truck hijacking, when he tries to find out why thugs are after him.
b: 26 Sep 75 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Rockford learns somethings about his father, who saw a prelude to a truck hijacking, when he tries to find out why thugs are after him.
b: 3 Oct 75 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________A fashion designer is suspect in the death of a top model who died after placing a terrified call to Beth.
b: 10 Oct 75 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Jim, stranded in a small desert town, loses $10,000 in bail money destined for a client.
b: 17 Oct 75 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Things are not as they seem when a woman hires Rockford to investigate her sister's apparent suicide.
b: 31 Oct 75 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Jim is hired by a journalist, who thinks there is a story in it, to clear a man convicted of murder.
b: 7 Nov 75 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Angel cons Rockford into retrieving money from a swindler, which the mob is also after.
b: 14 Nov 75 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Rockford gets into trouble with the army after his old commander is killed just after phoning Jim.
b: 21 Nov 75 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Stranded in a small town with car trouble, a bewildered Rockford is charged with a series of crimes.
b: 28 Nov 75 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Jim helps the sister of missing a stockbroker who is also being sought by Federal agents, when his safe is discovered to contain $1 million in cash.
b: 5 Dec 75 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Rockford gets involved with corruption at the D.A.'s office when he bids into a high stakes poker game at an exclusive men's club he thinks is rigged.
b: 19 Dec 75 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Rockford tries to clear a former prison mate who has served his time and claims innocence.
b: 9 Jan 76 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Rockford is implicated in blackmail by a second-string pro quarterback.
b: 16 Jan 76 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________A friend of Beth's hires a jealous Jim to look into some apparently shady financial dealings.
b: 23 Jan 76 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Jim helps an ex-con he doesn't get along with when corporate big wigs try to takeover his restaurant.
b: 30 Jan 76 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Beth is jeopardized by a client of hers who is stealing union pension funds.
b: 6 Feb 76 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Rockford is hired to bid on a sculpted bird at an auction.
b: 13 Feb 76 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________A friend of Rocky's hires Rockford to find his missing granddaughter, who turns up just as her grandfather turns up dead.
b: 20 Feb 76 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Competition for a basketball franchise is turning foul.
b: 12 Mar 76 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________An old girlfriend cons Rockford into delivering a suitcase full of funny money.
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A stewardess hires Rockford when a coin dealer tries to kill her.
b: 24 Sep 76 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________A psychic claims that Rockford knows more about a double disappearance than he will admit.
b: 1 Oct 76 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Rockford postpones a fishing trip to help a kid whose father is hiding from narcotics agents.
b: 8 Oct 76 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________A friend of Rockford's, who wants to make up for his past, asks Jim to return the half-million dollars he stole years earlier, since the statue of limitations has run out.
b: 15 Oct 76 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Angel gets himself and Jim caught in the middle of a land swindle.
b: 5 Nov 76 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Thugs force Rocky to sign over the rights to an unpromising oil lease he won.
b: 12 Nov 76 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________The faults of our grand jury system are exposed as the grand jury throws Jim in jail when they don't believe his truthful responses to their questions regarding a kidnapping.
b: 19 Nov 76 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Angel plans to extort money from a garbage concern.
b: 26 Nov 76 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Rockford is conned by an old Army buddy with a hard luck story,who uses him in an art swindle.
b: 10 Dec 76 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________While investigating a health club accident, Rockford stumbles onto an illegal arms deal.
b: 17 Dec 76 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________The police get after Jim when he helps Beth's dippy cousin who se been accused of murder.
b: 24 Dec 76 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________A friend of Rockford's sets him up as the fall guy in a poker game holdup.
b: 7 Jan 77 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________An elusive woman has set up several gumshoes for felony raps, and Jim appears to be her next target.
b: 14 Jan 77 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Rocky's friend is declared incompetent and forcibly hospitalized, by people who want his land.
b: 21 Jan 77 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Rocky's friend is declared incompetent and forcibly hospitalized, by people who want his land.
b: 28 Jan 77 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________A dope ring steals confiscated heroin from the police and sets up Becker as the fall guy.
b: 11 Feb 77 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________A prison crony of Jim's goes to work for a former parole officer turned detective who's trying to deprive Rockford of a large fee.
b: 18 Feb 77 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________A Vietnamese emigre disappears after leaving a relocation center.
b: 25 Feb 77 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________A police "groupie" interferes with efforts to find a client's fiance within the 24 hours he has allotted to do so.
b: 11 Mar 77 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________A police "groupie" interferes with efforts to find a client's fiance within the 24 hours he has allotted to do so.
b: 18 Mar 77 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Jim needs to find a missing witness for Beth's client a football star charged with murder, while Beth receives a series of bizarre gifts.
b: 25 Mar 77 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________When Rocky goes on a vacation he wins, his address gets used as a cash drop by racketeers skimming a casino's take, who don't know the mail is being forwarded to Jim.
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Jim returns from vacation to find that an auto mechanic has been using his name and address to play at being a detective.
b: 16 Sep 77 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________A female author, whose books advocate women to return to thier traditional roles, suspects she's marked for murder by a feminist group.
b: 23 Sep 77 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Rockford becomes the prime suspect when his gun is used to murder a gas station owner connected with right wing militants.
b: 30 Sep 77 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________The girl friend of Rockford's old prison pal is abducted.
b: 14 Oct 77 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________A former mental patient claims she's being followed, and asks Jim to prove it.
b: 21 Oct 77 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________A comedian asks Jim for protection against his hot-tempered ex-partner.
b: 4 Nov 77 pc: 47511 w: James S. Crocker d: William WiardTwo thugs suspect Rockford is an accomplice to an aging hippie who ripped them off.
b: 11 Nov 77 pc: 47513 w: David Chase d: Meta RosenbergA famous French painting is found to have been stolen by Nazi sympathizers living in Hollywood.
b: 18 Nov 77 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Four Michigan businessmen try to commission Jim to kill a woman who can connect them with a massive tax evasion.
b: 25 Nov 77 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Angel witnesses an out-of-control hitman killing a hooker and becomes the star witness against the man, complete with posh protective custody.
b: 2 Dec 77 pc: 47514 w: Juanita Bartlett d: Russell MayberryRockford delves into a suspicious underseas research project, run by one of Beth's friends.
b: 9 Dec 77 pc: 47512 w: Bill Stratton d: Alex SingerJim is hired by an insurance company to retrieve stolen diamonds that end up being stolen by tourists when they are hidden in his barbecue grill.
b: 16 Dec 77 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________A client doesn't seem very eager to find his missing wife, yet keeps offering Jim more money to do so.
b: 23 Dec 77 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Jim gets indigestion when his father opens a diner, and someone who was spying on him sues him after falling from his trailer roof.
b: 6 Jan 78 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________An author unearths incriminating facts about a high school class of 1962.
b: 13 Jan 78 pc: 47516 w: James Crocker d: Harry FalkProstitute Rita Capkovic thinks she's being stalked by two French killers.
b: 20 Jan 78 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________A killer after a social parasite phones the wrong number- Rockford's with a warning.
b: 27 Jan 78 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Rockford is mistaken for a FBI agent and put on a plane to Mexico where he finds a heiress who is trying to escape from her husband, who is exploiting her family's good name.
b: 3 Feb 78 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Rockford is hired to find an accused embezzler who disappeared after posting bail.
b: 10 Feb 78 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Rockford investigates the disappearance of a friend's son during fraternity hazing.
b: 17 Feb 78 pc: _________ w: Stephen J. Cannell, David Chase d: Ivan DixonRockford teams up with Richie Brockelman, who thinks that a detective friend of theirs death was murder, and they discover a city councilman's crooked dealings.
b: 24 Feb 78 pc: 47515 w: Stephen J. Cannell d: Hy Averback NOTE: This was part of a 120 min TV movie, that introduces a character who's named Richie Brockelman. The character is popular enough to warrant a spin-off.Rockford teams up with Richie Brockelman, who thinks that a detective friend of theirs death was murder, and they discover a city councilman's crooked dealings.
b: 24 Feb 78 pc: _________ w: Stephen J. Cannell d: Hy Averback NOTE: This was part of a 120 min TV movie, that introduces a character who's named Richie Brockelman. The character is popular enough to warrant a spin-off.| Back to TOP of Page |
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Rocky asks Jim to look into a crooked sausage-making operation, endorsed by a singing cowboy.
b: 22 Sep 78 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Rita is charged with murdering a doctor she had been "dating."
b: 29 Sep 78 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________A prior altercation makes Rockford a prime suspect in the murder of one of Rocky's disruptive neighbors.
b: 6 Oct 78 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Rockford meets the too-good-to-be-true investigator Lance White while searching for an industrialist's daughter.
b: 20 Oct 78 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Becker can't find time to study for his lieutenant's exam while investigating the murder of the deputy police chief's unfaithful wife.
b: 27 Oct 78 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________A toy manufacturer asks Jim to look after a cop turned writer keeps falling into trouble.
b: 3 Nov 78 pc: 51102 w: Rudolph Borchert d: William WiardArabs who believe he has information they want corner Rockford.
b: 10 Nov 78 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Rockford investigates an art theft at a private party, much to the annoyance of the police.
b: 17 Nov 78 pc: 51114 w: Stephen J. Cannell d: Corey AllenRockford falls for a blind psychologist with a dangerously psychotic patient.
b: 24 Nov 78 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________ NOTE: This was part of a 120 min TV movie.Rockford falls for a blind psychologist with a dangerously psychotic patient.
b: 24 Nov 78 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________ NOTE: This was part of a 120 min TV movie.A murder investigation leads Rockford to a TV personality who is trying to frame a boxer's manager.
b: 1 Dec 78 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Rockford receives unfavorable notice from a tabloid and thugs when he digs into a shooting of a doctor to the stars.
b: 8 Dec 78 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Rockford looks into the death of a top fashion model, who dies the same night a jet-setter gets killed.
b: 5 Jan 79 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________After getting cleaned out in Las Vegas Rockford hitches a ride with a guy who leaves him with a stolen car full of illegal arms.
b: 12 Jan 79 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Rockford's former girl friend is being terrorized apparently without motive.
b: 19 Jan 79 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Rockford takes up the case of a habitually drunken driver who is accused a causing a traffic death.
b: 25 Jan 79 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Angel gives away Jim's hideaway to a just-released hitman with a score to settle.
b: 10 Feb 79 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Cooper goes after the motorcycle gang that brutalized his sister and her date.
b: 17 Feb 79 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Angel poses a high priced hitman but Rockford must save his life when he collects his fee without making his hit.
b: 24 Feb 79 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Rockford sets up an elaborate con involving a cursed museum exhibit to get even with a swindler who duped Richie Brockelman's father out of his business.
b: 3 Mar 79 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________ NOTE: This was part of a 120 min TV movie.Rockford sets up an elaborate con involving a cursed museum exhibit to get even with a swindler who duped Richie Brockelman's father out of his business.
b: 3 Mar 79 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________ NOTE: This was part of a 120 min TV movie.Hospitalized by an accident, Rockford's convinced he sees a cadaver's arm move an organ is extracted.
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A court-appointed receiver comes to inventory a bankrupt Rockford's possessions, who has been sued by an old whiskey smuggler who is digging around the beach.
b: 28 Sep 79 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________A killer is stalking a jet setter.
b: 12 Oct 79 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________ NOTE: This was part of a 120 min TV movie.A killer is stalking a jet setter.
b: 12 Oct 79 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________ NOTE: This was part of a 120 min TV movie.A rock star hires Rockford after his record producer vanishes.
b: 19 Oct 79 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________A rock star hires Rockford after his record producer vanishes.
b: 26 Oct 79 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Jim learns that Meghan has a fiance when she asks him for help in clearing him of murder charges.
b: 9 Nov 79 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Beamer gets help from Jim and Lance White when he is charged with murder at the gumshoe of the year awards banquet.
b: 16 Nov 79 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Jim is lured to Hawaii and tricked into helping his former Army commander with a CIA related investigation.
b: 23 Nov 79 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Rita Capkovic wants a new line of work but a sadistic pimp wants otherwise.
b: 30 Nov 79 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Rockford comes into evidence of union corruption, which was mailed to him by a reporter just before he died.
b: 7 Dec 79 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Jim travels to New Jersey to help a reformed mob boss, who two punks are trying to get into the mob through.
b: 14 Dec 79 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________Jim gets in trouble when while on a fishing trip he agrees to cast a proxy vote for a friend who sold his deciding vote out to both sides.
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b: 27 Nov 94 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________
b: 14 May 95 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________
b: 14 Jan 96 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________
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b: 25 Apr 96 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________
b: 18 Sep 96 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________
b: 21 Nov 97 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________
b: 20 Apr 99 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________
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