The Rockford Files

The Kirkoff Case

A wealthy but unlikeable young man hires Jim to solve the mystery of the death of his parents - the crime for which he stands accused.

The Dark and Bloody Ground

Beth ropes Jim into proving the innocence of her newest client, a poet who died under mysterious circumstances after crashing a party in Belair.

The Countess

Jim is helping a Countess avoid a blackmailer but is then charged for the blackmailer's murder.

Exit Prentiss Carr

Jim finds the murdered body of Prentiss Carr in his hotel room and after reporting the incident to the police learns it has been classified as suicide

Tall Woman in Red Wagon

Jim is hired by a newspaper woman to find her missing friend, who then insists on tagging along to "help" his investigation. The missing friend had a sordid past, and several of her old friends want to find her just as badly.

This Case is Closed (1)

Jim travels to Newark, and draws the attention of organized crime and the FBI. The FBI is protecting Jim's target because he is a former federal witness. The target is found dead, and Jim's client has some explaining to do.

This Case is Closed (2)

The Big Ripoff

Find Me If You Can

Rockford reluctantly takes a unique assignment: a beautiful mystery woman wants him to find her, to see if someone she fears could also track her down. With a check poised to bounce, the ex-con PI needs the retainer to balance his always-challenged checking account. When Rockford checks with a local police department, he worms out a chilling piece of data: she's been dating Denver Mafia capo-regime, hot-tempered Ralph Correll. But the more Barbara Kelbaker strings along Jim Rockford, the more he's charmed into helping the desperate 30 something

In Pursuit of Carol Thorne

Jim tails a woman just released from prison. She was involved in a robbery of a Marine Corps payroll. The mastermind of the crime and his henchman follow her as well. They search for the remaining robber who wound up with the loot.

The Dexter Crisis

Caledonia - It's Worth a Fortune!

Profit and Loss (1)

Profit and Loss (2)

Aura Lee, Farewell

Sleight of Hand

Counter Gambit

Claire

Say Goodbye to Jennifer

Charlie Harris at Large

The Four Pound Brick

Just by Accident

Roundabout

The Aaron Ironwood School of Success

The Farnsworth Stratagem

When Dennis is conned into investing in a hotel for mobsters, Jim impersonates a Texas oil man to get his friend's money back.

Gearjammers (1)

After witnessing a mob payoff that is part of a big-rig hijacking scheme, Rockford's father becomes the target of assassins. Working to protect his dad, Rockford learns that the man's life contains secrets that he never imagined.

Gearjammers (2)

After witnessing a mob payoff that is part of a big-rig hijacking scheme, Rockford's father becomes the target of assassins. Working to protect his dad, Rockford learns that the man's life contains secrets that he never imagined.

The Deep Blue Sleep

The Great Blue Lake Land and Development Company

When his car breaks down in a small town Jim leaves $10,000 in a land company's safe. The next morning the money - and the man who locked the money up - are gone. When the man turns up dead the sheriff thinks Rockford did it.

The Real Easy Red Dog

Christine Dusseau, a female private eye, first blindsides Rockford, then joins him in tracking down the murderer in a case the police have dismissed as a suicide.

Resurrection in Black & White

Chicken Little is a Little Chicken

2 Into 5.56 Won't Go

Pastoria Prime Pick

Rockford takes a dislike to the small town he's visiting when a bogus repair bill is followed by phony criminal charges. Aided by his father and attorney, Rockford takes on the hamlet's corrupt mayor, sheriff and prosecuting attorney.

The Reincarnation of Angie

The Girl in the Bay City Boys Club

The Hammer of C Block

A fellow inmate (Isaac Hayes) from Jim's time in prison is released after serving twenty years, and needs help clearing himself from the crime he was put into prison for.

The No-Cut Contract

An egotistical minor league football player who thinks he's every woman's dream drags Jim into his troubles. It's not the women who are trouble, but some hoods who think he has evidence against them the Feds want.

A Portrait of Elizabeth

Joey Blue Eyes

Jim helps one of Beth's clients, who is being swindled out of his business.

In Hazard

The Italian Bird Fiasco

Where's Houston?

Rocky's friend is killed thinking his Granddaughter was kidnapped leading Jim with the help of Rocky to untangle a crooked real estate deal.

Foul on the First Play

A Bad Deal in the Valley

The Fourth Man

The Oracle Wore a Cashmere Suit

A psychic claims that Rockford knows more about a disappearance than he admits.

The Family Hour

Jim and Rocky find an abandoned young girl that leads to Jim finding and helping her father.

Feeding Frenzy

Drought at Indianhead River

Coulter City Wildcat

So Help Me God

Jim is called before the Grand Jury and cannot answer the questions about the kidnapping of a union boss put to him by the prosecutor. As a result, Jim is thrown into jail repeatedly and must avoid murder attempts in order to uncover the reason why people are convinced he has the answers to everyone's questions.

Rattlers' Class of '63

Angel, Jim's former cellmate, is getting married and he asks Jim to be his best man. Later, Jim finds out that the marriage Is just part of Angel's plot to swindle Regina Boyajian's family in a real estate deal by posing as a wealthy Canadian into the beer business. Jim also discovers that the Boyajians too have a secret to hide regarding their property.

Return to the Thirty-Eighth Parallel

Piece Work

The Trouble with Warren

There's One in Every Port

Sticks and Stones May Break Your Bones, But Waterbury Will Bury You

The Trees, the Bees and T.T. Flowers (1)

The Trees, the Bees and T.T. Flowers (2)

The Becker Connection

Just Another Polish Wedding

New Life, Old Dragons

To Protect and Serve, Part I

An overly enthusiastic police buff simultaneously maligns the reputation of Detective  Becker and jeopardizes Rockford's efforts lo protect the life of the girlfriend of an underworld lawyer.

To Protect and Serve Part II

Crack Back

Dirty Money, Black Light

Beamer's Last Case

Jim returns from vacation to discover someone's been using his identity, his trailer and totaled his car. And that's just the beginning of his problems...

Trouble in Chapter 17

The Battle of Canoga Park

Second Chance

The Dog and Pony Show

Requiem for a Funny Box

Quickie Nirvana

Irving the Explainer

The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls

Hotel of Fear

Forced Retirement

The Queen of Peru

A Deadly Maze

The Attractive Nuisance

The Gang at Don's Drive-In

The Paper Palace

Dwarf in a Helium Hat

South by Southeast

The Competitive Edge

The Prisoner of Rosemont Hall

The House on Willis Avenue (1)

When a fellow P.I. is killed on the Ventura freeway, Jim and Richie Brockelman team up to find out if it really was an accident.

The House on Willis Avenue (2)

When a fellow P.I. is killed on the Ventura freeway, Jim and Richie Brockelman team up to find out if it really was an accident.

Heartaches of a Fool

Rosendahl and Gilda Stern are Dead

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.

White on White and Nearly Perfect

Kill the Messenger

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.

A Three-Day Affair with a Thirty-Day Escrow

A Good Clean Bust with Sequel Rights

Black Mirror (1)

Black Mirror (2)

A Fast Count

Local Man Eaten by Newspaper

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.

The Battle-Ax and the Exploding Cigar

Guilt

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

The Deuce

The Man Who Saw the Alligators

A Brooklyn gangster, who believes Rockford got him sent to jail, wants revenge

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.

A Material Difference

Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job (1)

Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job (2)

A Different Drummer

Paradise Cove

Lions, Tigers, Monkeys and Dogs (1)

Lions, Tigers, Monkeys and Dogs (2)

Only Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die (1)

Only Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die (2)

Love is the Word

Nice Guys Finish Dead

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.

The Hawaiian Headache

No Fault Affair

The Big Cheese

Just a Coupla Guys

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.

Deadlock in Parma

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 mo…