The Rockford Files
A cranky but likable Los Angeles private investigator takes on cases other people avoid. A former inmate with a shaky past, he often ends up in trouble himself, but he has a strong moral sense and help from his father, a lawyer girlfriend, and old contacts.
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Season 5
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E1
Heartaches of a Fool
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.
Sep 22, 1978 · 60m -
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E2
Rosendahl and Gilda Stern Are Dead
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.
Sep 29, 1978 · 60m -
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E3
The Jersey Bounce
Wrongly accused of beating a man to death, Jim discovers the best legal advice he can find is from disbarred lawyer John Cooper.
Oct 6, 1978 · 60m -
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E4
White on White and Nearly Perfect
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.
Oct 20, 1978 · 60m -
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E5
Kill the Messenger
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.
Oct 27, 1978 · 60m -
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E6
The Empty Frame
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.
Nov 3, 1978 · 60m -
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E7
Three Day Affair with a Thirty Day Escrow
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.
Nov 10, 1978 · 60m -
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E8
A Good Clean Bust with Sequel Rights
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.
Nov 17, 1978 · 60m -
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E9
Black Mirror: Part 1
A blind psychologist, who is being terrorized by an unknown stalker, turns to Jim for help.
Nov 24, 1978 · 95m -
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E10
Black Mirror: Part 2
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.
Nov 24, 1978 · 95m -
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E11
A Fast Count
Jim puts up his dukes and steps forward to help a boxing coach who has been framed with bribery and murder.
Dec 1, 1978 · 60m -
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E12
Local Man Eaten by Newspaper
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.
Dec 8, 1978 · 60m -
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E13
With the French Heel Back, Can the Nehru Jacket Be Far Behind?
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.
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E14
The Battle-Ax and the Exploding Cigar
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.
Jan 12, 1979 · 60m -
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E15
Guilt
Jim finds his guilty conscience being manipulated by a former fiancee, who asks him to find out who is threatening her life.
Jan 19, 1979 · 60m -
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E16
The Deuce
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.
Jan 25, 1979 · 60m -
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E17
The Man Who Saw the Alligators
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.
Feb 10, 1979 · 74m -
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E18
The Return of the Black Shadow
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.
Feb 17, 1979 · 60m -
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E19
A Material Difference
Jim finds himself being dragged into a complicated situation when Angel's con job as a hit man for hire goes awry.
Feb 24, 1979 · 60m -
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E20
Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job: Part 1
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.
Mar 3, 1979 · 95m -
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E21
Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job: Part 2
The con continues and proves successful when one of the fellow con-artists appears to make of with the check.
Mar 3, 1979 · 95m -
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E22
A Different Drummer
While in hospital after a car accident, Jim stumbles across a black market for vital organs.
Apr 13, 1979 · 60m