The Rockford Files (1974)
The Rockford Files (1974)
Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit, Rockford takes on cases others don't want, aided by his tough old man, his lawyer girlfriend and some shady associates from his past.

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2x01 The Aaron Ironwood School of Success

13 September, 1975 5:00 am
Rockford welcomes home his childhood foster brother, who has struck it rich as the result of a shaky pyramid scheme. On the run from both the mob and the feds, the failing millionaire asks Rockford to temporarily take ownership of his company - the ironically named School of Success.

2x02 The Farnsworth Stratagem

20 September, 1975 5:00 am
When Dennis is conned into investing in a hotel for mobsters, Jim impersonates a Texas Oil Man to get his friends money back.

2x03 Gearjammers (1)

27 September, 1975 5:00 am
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.

2x04 Gearjammers (2)

04 October, 1975 5:00 am
In this exciting conclusion to this two-part episode, the mob boss continues to hunt for Rocky, while Rockford teams up with the police to solve the trucking case, which is speeding towards disaster.

2x05 The Deep Blue Sleep

11 October, 1975 5:00 am
Beth hires Jim to investigate the death of her friend, a fashion model and the connection between the fashion house and organized crime.

2x06 The Great Blue Lake Land and Development Company

18 October, 1975 5:00 am
While stranded in a desert town, Rockford has $10,000 — money for a client's bail — stolen. He turns to his father and Fast Harry, an ex-con friend, to help him find both the money and the thief, and in the process they uncover an intricate real estate swindle.

2x07 The Real Easy Red Dog

01 November, 1975 5:00 am
Nothing is as it seems when Rockford is duped by a beautiful private eye who uses him as a decoy to deceive the police. What starts off as a suicide investigation leads to stolen jewels, missing babies and murder.

2x08 Resurrection in Black & White

08 November, 1975 5:00 am
Following her "gut feelings," a magazine writer hires Rockford to help her prove the innocence of a man who's been convicted of homicide. Although skeptical at first, Rockford follows the trail that eventually makes him a believer...and leads him to a shootout at sea.

2x09 Chicken Little is a Little Chicken

15 November, 1975 5:00 am
The situation is anything but heavenly when Rockford's old cellmate leads him to an underworld of gangsters and gambling. When the two become the target of a mob boss, they hope a fake funeral will be the answer to their prayers.

2x10 2 into 5.56 Won't Go

22 November, 1975 5:00 am
While investigating the death of his former Army commander, Rockford uncovers military corruption and arms smuggling.

2x11 Pastoria Prime Pick

30 November, 1975 5:00 am
Rockford takes a quick 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.

2x12 The Reincarnation of Angie

06 December, 1975 5:00 am
Believing that her stockbroker brother has been abducted by the mob, a bookkeeper hires Rockford. But once he's on the case, Rockford finds himself the object of another investigation, the feds'.

2x13 The Girl in the Bay City Boys Club

20 December, 1975 5:00 am
Posing as a newspaperman, Rockford goes undercover in a charity gambling operation that his client believes is rigged. When investigation leads him to the district attorney's office, Rockford realizes that the odds are stacked against him.

2x14 The Hammer of C Block

10 January, 1976 5:00 am
Gandy Fitch, Rockford's former cellmate, is released from prison after serving twenty years for the murder of his wife. Still claiming his innocence, he hires Rockford to track down the real killer.

2x15 The No-Cut Contract

17 January, 1976 5:00 am
Rockford finds himself in a fixed game when a small-time pro quarterback implicates him in a blackmail ploy. Wanted by both the feds and the mob, Rockford struggles to clear his name.

2x16 A Portrait of Elizabeth

24 January, 1976 5:00 am
Beth's latest beau hires Rockford to investigate the disappearance of cashier's checks. What begins as a routine job leads Rockford and his friend into a world of music, art...and murder.

2x17 Joey Blue Eyes

31 January, 1976 5:00 am
An ex-convict looks to Rockford to help him remain on the straight and narrow when the mob shows an interest in his legitimate restaurant business. Can Rockford help him keep too many cooks out of his kitchen?

2x18 In Hazard

07 February, 1976 5:00 am
When she finds herself in jail, Beth realizes that her clients have ties to the underworld. With her life in danger, she desperately turns to Rockford for help.

2x19 The Italian Bird Fiasco

14 February, 1976 5:00 am
Posing as an art dealer, Rockford purchases a rare sculpture of a bird for a client. When he is attacked leaving the auction, he realizes that he's just flown into a flock of trouble.

2x20 Where's Houston?

21 February, 1976 5:00 am
Rockford searches for the missing granddaughter of a family friend. What starts as a kidnapping investigation soon reveals a shady real estate scheme run by crooks who will stop at nothing to get what they want.

2x21 Foul on the First Play

13 March, 1976 5:00 am
After learning that the parole officer who hired him is actually a private detective, Rockford works to even the score in this case about a basketball franchise and the would-be owner who refuses to play by the rules.

2x22 A Bad Deal in the Valley

20 March, 1976 5:00 am
Nothing is as it seems when Rockford's old flame, a real estate tycoon, hires him to deliver a package that turns out to contain $100,000 in counterfeit money. She claims not to have known and is then mysteriously kidnapped.

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