The Rockford Files

Name: The Rockford Files
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Cast: James Garner, Noah Beery, Jr., Robert Donley, Joe Santos, Lindsay Wagner

TV Series1974 – 19991h6 seasons · 123 episodes

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Action Crime Drama

Jim Rockford is an ex-con-turned-private-investigator who would rather fish than fight, but whose instinct on closed cases is more golden than his classic Pontiac Firebird. From his mobile home in Malibu, this wisecracking private eye takes on the cases of the lost and the dispossessed, chasing down seemingly long-dead clues in the sun-baked streets and seamy alleys of Los Angeles.

Creators: Roy Huggins Stephen J. Cannell
Stars: James Garner Noah Beery, Jr.Robert Donley

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E1Paradise CoveSep 28, 1979 · 1hTVmaze 7.0

E2Lions, Tigers, Monkeys and Dogs (1)Oct 12, 1979 · 1hTVmaze 7.0

E3Lions, Tigers, Monkeys and Dogs (2)Oct 12, 1979 · 1hTVmaze 7.5

E4Only Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die (1)Oct 19, 1979 · 1hTVmaze 7.5

E5Only Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die (2)Oct 26, 1979 · 1hTVmaze 8.0

E6Love is the WordNov 9, 1979 · 1hTVmaze 7.0

E7Nice Guys Finish DeadNov 16, 1979 · 1h · The special guest of a P.I. convention dinner is found murdered in the restroom, and Jim unhappily finds himself once more having to team up with flawless Lance White (Tom Selleck), while accident prone Freddie Beamer tags along.TVmaze 7.7

E8The Hawaiian HeadacheNov 23, 1979 · 1hTVmaze 7.5

E9No Fault AffairNov 30, 1979 · 1hTVmaze 7.0

E10The Big CheeseDec 7, 1979 · 1hTVmaze 7.5

E11Just a Coupla GuysDec 14, 1979 · 1h · This episode features none of the supporting characters and Rockford appears in only a few scenes. The episode is mainly a chance for David Chase to write about New Jersey mobsters. Except this episode isn't anything like "The Sopranos". The biggest problem is that the two protagonists (the "Coupla Guys" in the title) aren't very interesting characters.TVmaze 3.7

E12Deadlock in ParmaJan 10, 1980 · 1h · In the series finale, Jim Rockford drives off into a California sunset in his wounded Firebird, after being ensnared in a small-town council battle with big implications. While trout fishing in the mountains, the vacationing PI becomes the emergency proxy for a fellow angler, an environmentalist councilman, felled by appendicitis. But the seemingly-innocuous proposition for a Parma city park, attracts a trailer load of New Jersey mobsters who urge Rockford to keep his vote green, or sleep with the fishes. Meanwhile, this town council in the land of endless propositions, acts to force their temporary member Rockford to go fishing under the moonlight, but not in Parma.TVmaze 6.0

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James GarnerJim Rockford Noah Beery, Jr.Joseph "Rocky" Rockford Robert DonleyJoseph "Rocky" Rockford Joe SantosDet. Dennis Becker Lindsay WagnerSara Butler William SmithJerry Grimes Nita TalbotMildred Elias

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Details

Premiered: March 27, 1974
Ended: April 20, 1999
Status: Ended
Network: NBC
Country of origin: United States
Language: English
Episode runtime: 1h
TVmaze ID: 832