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Episode 22
Dirty Money, Black Light (49:41)
Rockford enters the case after his father, Rocky, vacationing in Hawaii, receives huge sums of money in the mail at home, and suddenly both the mob and Federal agents are interested in his good fortune.
Aired: 04/01/1977
Episode 21
Crack Back (48:45)
Counselor Beth Davenport hires Rockford to find a missing witness who can provide an alibi for her client, a football player who is charged with homicide, when she is suddenly harassed by phone calls and pornographic gifts.
Aired: 03/25/1977
Episode 20
To Protect And Serve, Part 2 (49:42)
Police groupie Sweeney jeopardizes the lives of Rockford and Patsy Fossler, the woman he is shielding from hit men, when she tells the thugs where Jim is hiding her. Part 2 of 2.
Aired: 03/18/1977
Episode 19
To Protect And Serve, Part 1 (49:39)
Police buff Lianne Sweeney causes problems for Detective Becker when she involves herself in Rockford's search for a mobster lawyer's missing fiancée. Part 1 of 2.
Aired: 03/11/1977
Episode 18
New Life, Old Dragons (49:46)
A Vietnamese beauty hires Rockford to find her missing brother and the investigation uncovers a bizarre kidnap plot involving three ex-soldiers, a CIA agent, and $500,000 stolen from American payrolls in Saigon.
Aired: 02/25/1977
Episode 17
Just Another Polish Wedding (49:46)
Composer-singer Isaac Hayes, who won an Oscar in 1971 for the theme song from "Shaft," will make his second guest-star appearance as ex-con Gandy Fitch, one half of a team of private detectives competing with Rockford on a finder's fee case.
Aired: 02/18/1977
Episode 16
The Becker Connection (48:54)
When Det. Becker is suspended on suspicions of dealing in dope, Rockford investigates and uncovers a narcotics ring complete with a crooked cop. Jack Kelly and Jack Carter guest-star.
Aired: 02/11/1977
Episode 15
The Trees, The Bees, and T.T. Flowers, Part 2 (49:45)
Rockford attempts to rescue T.T. from a senior citizens hospital but the old gentleman escapes and barricades himself at Freedom Farm. Part 2 of 2.
Aired: 01/28/1977
Episode 14
The Trees, The Bees, and T.T. Flowers, Part 1 (49:41)
Jim Rockford succumbs to the pleas of his father, Rocky, to help get their old friend, T.T. Flowers, out of a senior citizens hospital, where his daughter and son-in-law have committed him. Part 1 of 2.
Aired: 01/21/1977
Episode 13
Sticks And Stones May Break Your Bones, But Waterbury Will Bury You (49:44)
Rockford's clients are fellow private investigators who are being illegally forced out of business by a conglomerate agency which goes to elaborate means, including homicide, to stamp out competition.
Aired: 01/14/1977
Episode 12
There's One In Every Port (49:51)
After being taken by a father-daughter swindle team, Rockford puts his own con game in motion while trying to recover $200,000 stolen from him and others in the robbery of a private poker party.
Aired: 01/07/1977
Episode 11
The Trouble With Warren (49:47)
Rockford's attorney, Beth Davenport, pressures him into helping her brilliant cousin who is suspected of slaying his boss, and Jim's investigation uncovers a web of bribery and conspiracy.
Aired: 12/24/1976
Episode 10
Piece Work (49:43)
Rockford is hired by an insurance company to check out an accident claim and uncovers a gun-running caper that makes him the target of both the underworld and federal agents.
Aired: 12/17/1976
Episode 9
Return To The 38th Parallel (49:58)
An old army buddy inveigles Rockford into accepting a client who says she is looking for her missing sister, but the trail leads to a stolen art object.
Aired: 12/10/1976
Episode 8
Rattlers' Class Of '63 (49:44)
Rockford's former cellmate, Angel, suckers him into being best man at his wedding, which turns out to be part of Angel's scheme to swindle an Armenian family in a real estate deal.
Aired: 11/26/1976
Episode 7
So Help Me God (49:52)
Rockford, summoned before the Grand Jury concerning the alleged kidnapping of a union official, is cited for contempt and put In a Federal prison.
Aired: 11/19/1976
Episode 6
Coulter City Wildcat (48:46)
Rocky's luck is short-lived after he hits a bonanza in an oil rights lottery.
Aired: 11/12/1976
Episode 5
Drought At Indianhead River (49:49)
Rockford's friend Angel suddenly becomes wealthy and big in real estate, but the price for his affluence includes an unholy alliance with the underworld.
Aired: 11/05/1976
Episode 4
Feeding Frenzy (49:46)
Jim Rockford's effort to return $500,000 stolen from an oil company by his fiancée’s repentant father runs into complications.
Aired: 10/15/1976
Episode 3
The Family Hour (49:38)
Jim Rockford and his father inadvertently become custodians of a 9-year-old girl, Marin, who is looking for her father (who is trying hard not to be found).
Aired: 10/08/1976
Episode 2
The Oracle Wore A Cashmere Suit (49:48)
Jim Rockford’s troubles with police and the underworld mount when a psychic, Clementi, points to him during an investigation of the slaying of a dope pusher.
Aired: 10/01/1976
Episode 1
The Fourth Man (48:45)
Lori, a stewardess friend of investigator Jim Rockford, is the target of an assassin in an airport parking lot and Rockford soon discovers the prime suspect is a cold-blooded "hit” man.
Aired: 09/24/1976
Episode 22
A Bad Deal In The Valley (50:05)
Susan Strasberg guest-stars as a sophisticated real estate woman who uses her old flame, Rockford, to deliver escrow papers to another agent -- but the package contains $100,000 in bogus money.
Aired: 03/19/1976
Episode 21
Foul On The First Play (50:06)
Former NYU basketball star Lou Gossett guest-stars as a parole officer turned private detective whose efforts to "use" his old friend Rockford in helping a client obtain a new basketball franchise takes a strange turn.
Aired: 03/12/1976
Episode 20
Where's Houston (50:02)
Rockford searches for the granddaughter of Rocky's old pal, Preli, believed a kidnap victim, but his investigation uncovers a plot to gobble up real estate, including Preli's property in a rundown end of town.
Aired: 02/20/1976
Episode 19
Italian Bird Fiasco (50:08)
Rockford is hired to purchase a rare sculptured bird at auction and the art treasure immediately involves him with an international smuggling ring.
Aired: 02/13/1976
Episode 18
In Hazard (49:03)
Attorney Beth Davenport needs Rockford's help after she counsels a stock broker in a tax suit and suddenly finds herself in jail and the target of an assassination attempt.
Aired: 02/06/1976
Episode 17
Joey Blue Eyes (50:03)
Michael Ansara guest-stars as an ex-convict trying to go straight, who hires Rockford to combat an unsavory group's efforts to "steal" his legitimate restaurant business.
Aired: 01/30/1976
Episode 16
A Portrait Of Elizabeth (50:06)
John Saxon guest-stars as a debonair comptroller who hires Rockford to investigate possible thievery of cashier checks and the probe uncovers a scheme involving the use of art in a most unsavory manner.
Aired: 01/23/1976
Episode 15
The No-Cut Contract (50:03)
Rob Reiner guest-stars as a small-time pro quarterback who implicates Rockford in a blackmail scheme that brings both the mob and federal agents after Jim.
Aired: 01/16/1976
Episode 14
The Hammer Of C Block (50:09)
Oscar-winning composer-singer Isaac Hayes (Best Song, Theme from "Shaft!' 1971) guest-stars as convict Gandy Fitch who, after serving 20 years for slaying his wife, hires Rockford to find the real assassin.
Aired: 01/09/1976
Episode 13
Girl In Bay City Boys Club (49:01)
Rockford poses as a newspaper publisher when he infiltrates a "charity" club for a mysterious client who suspects a rigged gambling operation.
Aired: 12/19/1975
Episode 12
Reincarnation Of Angie (50:04)
Angie, a bookkeeper, hires Rockford to find her missing brother, a stock broker who also is being sought by Federal agents.
Aired: 12/05/1975
Episode 11
Pastoria Prime Pick (50:03)
Rockford is towed into the small town of Pastoria and this is where his troubles begin. The Mayor, sheriff, and prosecutor are collaborating in a crime operation under the guise of progress.
Aired: 11/28/1975
Episode 10
2 Into 5.56 Won't Go (50:03)
While investigating the "traffic" death of his old Army commander, Rockford uncovers an arms smuggling ring.
Aired: 11/21/1975
Episode 9
Chicken Little Is A Little Chicken (50:06)
Jim Rockford's (James Garner) good deed backfires and he becomes a target of the underworld when he is suckered into helping his old cell mate Angel.
Aired: 11/14/1975
Episode 8
Resurrection In Black And White (50:00)
Magazine writer Susan Alexander (guest star Joan Van Ark) hires Jim Rockford (James Garner) to help her free a man convicted of homicide who she believes is innocent.
Aired: 11/07/1975
Episode 7
The Real Easy Red Dog (50:04)
An attractive private eye dupes Rockford into working as her decoy.
Aired: 10/31/1975
Episode 6
Great Blue Lake Land And Development Company (49:01)
In the process of recovering $10,000 stolen by a salesman, Rockford (James Garner) uncovers a huge land swindle.
Aired: 10/17/1975
Episode 5
The Deep Blue Sleep (50:04)
Jim Rockford (series star James Garner) searches for a missing model, and in so doing, uncovers a homicide trail through a high-fashion studio which leads to an intricate underworld operation.
Aired: 10/10/1975
Episode 4
Gearjammers-Part 2 (50:04)
Failing to "get" Rocky (Noah Beery) the first time, assassins continue their efforts while Jim Rockford (series star James Garner) and police zero in on a bizarre hijacking scheme. Scott Brady guest-stars.
Aired: 10/03/1975
Episode 3
Gearjammers-Part 1 (50:08)
Jim Rockford's father becomes the target of assassins after he observes an underworld payoff, and Rockford searches frantically for him. Scott Brady and Rosemary DeCamp are guest stars.
Aired: 09/26/1975
Episode 2
The Farnsworth Stratagem (50:03)
Rockford (series star James Garner) battles a group perpetrating a fraud on his friend, Detective Becker.
Aired: 09/19/1975
Episode 1
The Aaron Ironwood School Of Success (49:51)
Jim Rockford (series star James Garner) welcomes home his childhood foster brother, now worth millions, but suddenly is asked to protect him from the underworld.
Aired: 09/12/1975
Episode 25
Roundabout (50:02)
Jim (James Garner) delivers a check to a singer in Las Vegas and finds she is a prisoner.
Aired: 02/21/1975
Episode 24
Just By Accident (50:04)
A stock car driver's wealthy mother hires Rockford to investigate her son's "accidental" death.
Aired: 02/14/1975
Episode 23
The Four Pound Brick (49:55)
Although the police write off a rookie's death as accidental, Rockford finds new evidence.
Aired: 02/14/1975
Episode 22
Charlie Harris at Large (49:53)
A playboy suspected in the death of his wealthy wife turns to his former prison cellmate, Rockford (James Garner), to prove his innocence. Guest star: Diana Muldaur.
Aired: 02/07/1975
Episode 21
Say Goodbye to Jennifer (50:01)
Rockford's (James Garner) uncanny knowledge of fashion models' quirks leads to the solution of a homicide. Guest star: Hector Elizondo.
Aired: 01/31/1975
Episode 20
Claire (48:52)
When Rockford (James Garner) does a favor for his former fiancee, he is promptly plunged into a tug of war between the police and the underworld. Guest stars: Linda Evans, Jackie Cooper.
Aired: 01/24/1975
Episode 19
Counter Gambit (49:57)
Rockford (James Garner) and a released convict battle for pearls and a woman. Guest star: Mary Frann.
Aired: 01/17/1975
Episode 18
Sleight of Hand (50:00)
Rockford's search for his girlfriend leads to a fugitive syndicate chief.
Aired: 01/03/1975
Episode 17
Aura Lee, Farewell (49:53)
A woman hires Rockford (James Garner) to solve a homicide involving a state senator and a con man. Guest star: Lindsay Wagner.
Aired: 12/27/1974
Episode 16
Profit and Loss, Part 2 (50:01)
Rockford (James Garner) burglarizes a print shop while searching for clues that will lead to stock-market fixing. Guest stars: Ned Beatty and Michael Lerner. Part 2 of 2.
Aired: 12/20/1974
Episode 15
Profit and Loss, Part 1 (49:58)
A kidnapper knocks Rockford (James Garner) out while abducting a client from his trailer. Guest stars: Ned Beatty and Michael Lerner. Part 1 of 2.
Aired: 12/06/1974
Episode 14
Caledonia - It's Worth a Fortune! (49:59)
Rockford (James Garner) is hired by a convict's wife to find a fortune that is stashed on a ranch. Guest star: Shelley Fabares.
Aired: 11/15/1974
Episode 13
The Dexter Crisis (50:02)
Rockford (James Garner) finds a wealthy businessman's missing girlfriend and is then assigned to keep a close watch on her.
Aired: 11/08/1974
Episode 12
In Pursuit of Carol Thorne (50:00)
Rockford (James Garner) trails a young woman in the hopes that she will lead to the recovery of $1 million.
Aired: 11/01/1974
Episode 11
Find Me If You Can (50:02)
Rockford (James Garner) sets out to learn the identity of a girl who is involved with the kingpin of Denver's underworld. Guest stars: Joan Van Ark, Paul Michael Glaser.
Aired: 11/01/1974
Episode 10
The Big Ripoff (50:00)
Rockford (James Garner) is hired by a man's lover to find out whether he died accidentally or was done in by his wife. Guest stars: Suzanne Somers, Jill Clayburgh.
Aired: 10/25/1974
Episode 9
This Case is Closed, Part 2 (49:11)
Rockford is on the verge of giving up his investigation after being harassed by the underworld and federal agents.
Aired: 10/18/1974
Episode 8
This Case is Closed, Part 1 (50:09)
Rockford is hired to check out a tycoon's prospective son-in-law.
Aired: 10/18/1974
Episode 7
Tall Woman in Red Wagon (50:02)
Rockford disguises himself as a coffin salesman, a psychiatrist and an IRS agent to find a missing newspaperwoman.
Aired: 10/11/1974
Episode 6
Exit Prentiss Carr (49:59)
When Rockford is hired to check on a philandering husband, he finds the man dead under mysterious circumstances.
Aired: 10/04/1974
Episode 5
The Countess (50:01)
A wealthy Texan's wife hires Rockford (James Garner) to deal with a blackmail problem.
Aired: 09/27/1974
Episode 4
The Dark and Bloody Ground (50:03)
Rockford's attorney pressures him into investigating the murder of a screenwriter.
Aired: 09/20/1974
Episode 3
The Kirkoff Case (49:54)
The heir to a family fortune hires Rockford (James Garner) to find his parents' killers. Guest stars: Abe Vigoda, James Woods.
Aired: 09/13/1974
Episode 2
Backlash of the Hunter, Part 2 (49:45)
Rockford (James Garner) is approached by a young woman who wants him to determine if her father's death was a suicide or a murder. Guest stars: Lindsay Wagner, Bill Mumy. Part 2 of 2.
Aired: 03/27/1974
Episode 1
Backlash of the Hunter, Part 1 (49:48)
Rockford (James Garner) is approached by a young woman who wants him to determine if her father's death was a suicide or a murder. Guest stars: Lindsay Wagner, Bill Mumy. Part 1 of 2.
Aired: 03/27/1974
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