Sep 1974 - Jan 1980
7.6
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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.
S3 Ep5
8.2
5th Nov 1976
Jim finds out there's a hit out on Angel and runs into trouble with the mob bailing him out.
S4 Ep22
8.2
24th Feb 1978
Part two of episode. Originally aired as 1 2-hour episode.
S4 Ep21
8.1
24th Feb 1978
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.
S2 Ep2
8.1
19th Sep 1975
Becker and a young writer ask for Rockford's help after they purchase a share in a condominium and discover they only own part of the lobby.
S3 Ep7
8.0
19th Nov 1976
Jim gets called before a grand jury where he promptly gets thrown into jail for contempt.
S3 Ep12
8.0
7th Jan 1977
After being conned by friends Jim sets them up to settle the score and save himself.
S4 Ep19
8.0
10th Feb 1978
Jim winds up in a funny farm when he gets too close to the truth about an elite health club.
S3 Ep2
8.0
1st Oct 1976
Rockford finds himself getting unwanted attention from the media and police, when a popular psychic fingers him as having important information on the disappearance of two people.
S6 Ep7
8.0
16th Nov 1979
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.
S4 Ep10
7.9
2nd Dec 1977
Accidently witnessing a murder makes Angel Martin the police's prime witness in the trial of the murderer.
S2 Ep6
7.9
17th Oct 1975
When a client's bail money disappears in a desert town, Rockford uncovers a major land swindle.
S3 Ep14
7.9
21st Jan 1977
Jim helps a friend (Strother Martin) of Rocky's who's being forced off his property.
S5 Ep6
7.9
3rd Nov 1978
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.
S3 Ep19
7.9
11th Mar 1977
Rockford is hired to find a missing woman, only to discover that she is also being sought by a New York crime family.
S2 Ep9
7.9
14th Nov 1975
A good deed for Angel makes Rockford the target of a mobster.
S5 Ep1
7.9
22nd Sep 1978
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.
S2 Ep4
7.9
3rd Oct 1975
Killers pursue Rocky, as Becker and Rockford investigate a hijacking operation.
S3 Ep1
7.9
24th Sep 1976
Jim helps a friend who works in the airline industry, who's apparently being pursued by a hit man, and she's no idea why she's being targeted.
S2 Ep8
7.9
7th Nov 1975
A magazine writer seeks evidence to free a man she thinks was wrongly convicted of murder.
S5 Ep20
7.9
3rd Mar 1979
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.
S5 Ep3
7.8
6th Oct 1978
Wrongly accused of beating a man to death, Jim discovers the best legal advice he can find is from disbarred lawyer John Cooper.
S5 Ep2
7.8
29th Sep 1978
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.
S2 Ep19
7.8
12th Feb 1976
Jim gets hired by a diamond smuggler posing as an art dealer causing trouble for Jim with LAPD and other smugglers.
S2 Ep13
7.8
19th Dec 1975
Jim goes undercover to expose an illegal gambling club and gets help from a young D.A.
S2 Ep3
7.8
26th Sep 1975
Becker and Rockford investigate a hijacking scheme as killers pursue crime-witness Rocky.
S3 Ep10
7.8
17th Dec 1976
While investigating an insurance claim Jim accidentally stumbles into a gun smuggling operation.
S2 Ep17
7.8
29th Jan 1976
Jim helps one of Beth's clients, who is being swindled out of his business.
S2 Ep16
7.8
23rd Jan 1976
A client of Beth's hires Jim misleadingly to check on his company.
S4 Ep1
7.8
16th Sep 1977
Rockford returns from vacation in Puerto Rico to discover someone has been using his identity, his trailer and totaled his Firebird. And that's just the beginning of his problems...
S1 Ep1
7.8
13th Sep 1974
Rockford is hired by Larry Kirkoff to find the identity of his parents killer. There are a number of possible suspects including Travis Buckman and Tawnia Baker who were lovers of Mrs. and Mr. Kirkoff respectively. The police actually suspect Larry of the crime, but, lack of evidence prevents them from making a case against him. Rockford's investigation runs him afoul of some pretty bad men who want everyone to go on thinking Larry killed them.
S3 Ep21
7.8
25th Mar 1977
Beth turns to Jim for help when she finds herself being mentally harassed by a mysterious man while trying to win an important trial.
S4 Ep9
7.8
25th Nov 1977
Jim is hired by some small-town businessmen to help them buy a fire engine; they really want him to assassinate someone who could bring the IRS down on them.
S5 Ep21
7.8
3rd Mar 1979
Conclusion
S2 Ep5
7.8
10th Oct 1975
The trail of a missing model leads to murder and an underworld operation within a high-fashion studio.
S2 Ep10
7.8
21st Nov 1975
While investigating the "traffic" death of his old Army commander, Rockford uncovers an arms-smuggling ring.
S2 Ep7
7.8
31st Oct 1975
A private investigator uses Rockford to divert police attention from her insurance case.
S6 Ep5
6.9
26th Oct 1979
While consoling his morose love-lorn friend Eddie, Jim continues to look for the missing producer. He eventually finds his body but the presumed killer is not whom he had expected.
S6 Ep9
7.0
30th Nov 1979
Rita Capkovic (Rita Moreno) comes to Jim for help after her former pimp has beaten her up for refusing to work for him again. As Jim helps Rita recover she begins to see him as more than just as a friend, to the concern of everyone.
S6 Ep11
7.0
14th Dec 1979
Rockford flies to Newark for a case and is robbed, leaving him stranded at the police station. Jim is caught in the middle of a mob war when 2 mooks, looking to make a name for themselves, get involved and complicate everything.
S5 Ep10
7.1
24th Nov 1978
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.
S6 Ep6
7.2
19th Nov 1979
Jim reconnects with Dr. Megan Dougherty and discovers she is engaged to another man. When she believes he is missing Jim agrees to help her, despite the fact he disapproves of her engagement and for his feelings for Megan.
S1 Ep22
7.2
7th Mar 1975
An insurance company hires Rockford to locate a missing woman who is due an inheritance. He finds her in Las Vegas where she is an unwitting pawn in a money laundering operation.
S6 Ep12
7.3
10th Jan 1980
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.
S4 Ep7
7.3
11th Nov 1977
Rockford ends up regretting allowing an eccentric hippie woman to use his address temporarily, when her ex-boss sends a pair of thugs after her to retrieve some money he put in her care.
S5 Ep17
7.3
10th Feb 1979
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.
S1 Ep6
7.3
18th Oct 1974
While investigating the fiance of Warren Jamison's daughter, Jim experiences some strange events which include kidnapping by the mob and the FBI who are anxious to get a statement - it all relates back to Jim recent trip to Newark...
S5 Ep7
7.3
10th Nov 1978
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.
S1 Ep18
7.3
7th Feb 1975
John Micelli's an old war buddy of Jim', who's now a fashion photographer. He hires Jim to track down a beautiful fashion model, whom the authorities claim is dead; killed in a fiery multi-car accident, but, he thinks otherwise. As Jim starts to look into this, he runs into several intimidating figure who want to make certain she stays that way.
S6 Ep1
7.3
28th Sep 1979
Jim's Malibu neighborhood becomes the site of a treasure hunt for a stash of gold bullion, stolen fifty years earlier.
S5 Ep22
7.3
13th Apr 1979
While in hospital after a car accident, Jim stumbles across a black market for vital organs.
S1 Ep21
7.3
28th Feb 1975
A race car driver dies in an apparent accident that his mother, an old friend of Jim's, thinks was no accident. It turns out he was part of an insurance scam outfit and they soon have a similar plan for Rockford.
S6 Ep2
7.3
12th Oct 1979
Jim rubs shoulders with royalty when a princess hires him because she believes someone is trying to kill her friend (Lauren Bacall).
S5 Ep12
7.3
8th Dec 1978
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.
S1 Ep7
7.3
25th Oct 1974
Suspecting her ex-lover was killed by his wife, a woman hires Rockford to jet to Europe to compile evidence. After a fling with the widow, Rockford suspects Steve Nelson faked his death.
S4 Ep5
7.4
21st Oct 1977
Helping a young woman with a history of mental illness leads Jim into crossing paths with the Mob and federal intelligence.
S4 Ep3
7.4
30th Sep 1977
Jim finds himself in an explosive situation when the gun he hides in his cookie jar is used in a murder.
S6 Ep4
7.4
19th Oct 1979
Jim senses something is out of tune while looking into the disappearance of a rock star's producer.
S2 Ep11
7.4
28th Nov 1975
A farming hub has more business than it can handle, including giving Rockford the business. The PI's car breaks down near the boomtown, after a source Rockford contacts in a divorce case steers Rockford there. While his car is being worked on, Rockford is quickly entangled between an underage motel worker and her jealous cop boyfriend, and in a double-cross over a narcotics deal. Is it just another tricky day for unlucky Jim, or is bucolic New Pastoria a sunny sin city ?
S3 Ep17
7.4
18th Feb 1977
Jim gets Gandy (Isaac Hayes) a job with his P.I. buddy Marcus Hayes (Louis Gossett Jr.) who promptly then tries to steal the case.
S3 Ep20
7.4
18th Mar 1977
Rockford tries to keep a woman on the run out of the hands of two Minette hoods (and her revenge minded ex-fiancé) but the bungling interference of a disturbed police groupie threatens to get them both killed.
S4 Ep4
7.4
14th Oct 1977
When the life of Gandy Fitch's (Isaac Hayes) girlfriend is in danger, he turns to Rockfish for help.
S3 Ep18
7.4
25th Feb 1977
Jim is hired by a Vietnamese refugee to find her missing brother.
S1 Ep11
7.4
6th Dec 1974
When knowledge of a critically ill convict's hidden fortune comes to light, Rockford becomes involved in helping the con's wife find the treasure before his former partner arrives and demands his share.
S5 Ep15
7.5
19th Jan 1979
Jim finds his guilty conscience being manipulated by a former fiancee, who asks him to find out who is threatening her life.
S4 Ep15
7.5
13th Jan 1978
An author suffering from writers block tells Jim he thinks he has the next best seller in an old murder case from 1961.
S4 Ep8
7.5
18th Nov 1977
Rockford gives himself a headache trying to solve the connection between a 30 year old murder, a valuable missing painting and Nazi Germany.
S4 Ep12
7.5
16th Dec 1977
The RV family from hell decides to set up camp next door to Jim's trailer, just when he's got the recovery of a stolen diamond on his mind.
S1 Ep14
7.5
3rd Jan 1975
Jim's old friend Sara Butler hires him to find out the real reason her employee Aura Lee Benton died. The police believe it was a drug overdose but Sara is convinced she was murdered.
S1 Ep15
7.5
17th Jan 1975
Jim's girlfriend suddenly disappears with no clue as to how or why. Lt. Diel thinks Rockford is probably responsible for her disappearance and orders him to stay away from the case. But Jim can't stop until he finds out what happened.
S6 Ep10
7.5
7th Dec 1979
Rockford gets a phone call telling him to expect a package in the mail. Two hoods then murder the caller and go to Rockford's trailer to await the package's arrival. When the package is a wheel of cheese the mystery only gets deeper.
S4 Ep18
7.5
3rd Feb 1978
Mistaken identity by federal agents has Jim being sent to South America to help them contact a heiress, who has been isolated by her possessive husband.
S1 Ep12
7.5
20th Dec 1974
Jim investigates a large corporation when one of its executives is kidnapped and the wife of another executive claims the company murdered her husband.
S1 Ep1
7.8
13th Sep 1974
Rockford is hired by Larry Kirkoff to find the identity of his parents killer. There are a number of possible suspects including Travis Buckman and Tawnia Baker who were lovers of Mrs. and Mr. Kirkoff respectively. The police actually suspect Larry of the crime, but, lack of evidence prevents them from making a case against him. Rockford's investigation runs him afoul of some pretty bad men who want everyone to go on thinking Larry killed them.
S1 Ep2
7.6
20th Sep 1974
Jim reluctantly agrees to work for Beth Davenport. His job is to help her prove her client, Ann Calhoun, is innocent of the crime she is accused of; murdering her husband Kevin Calhoun. Jim's investigation takes him to the town of Parker, Arizona, where the Calhouns are from. He digs up info someone doesn't want found out and is almost killed trying to return to L.A. Socialites Clyde Russell and Elizabeth Gorman, who were throwing a party the Calhouns attended, are also investigated. Jim's investigation is making someone nervous as another attempt is made on his life.
S1 Ep3
7.6
27th Sep 1974
Jim is helping a Countess avoid a blackmailer but is then charged for the Blackmailer murder...
S1 Ep4
7.6
4th Oct 1974
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...
S1 Ep5
7.7
11th Oct 1974
Jim helps a journalist trace the whereabouts of her friend and has to adopt a series of covers in order to obtain the information, as well as contend with a mobsters goons and a Treasury Agent...
S1 Ep6
7.3
18th Oct 1974
While investigating the fiance of Warren Jamison's daughter, Jim experiences some strange events which include kidnapping by the mob and the FBI who are anxious to get a statement - it all relates back to Jim recent trip to Newark...
S1 Ep7
7.3
25th Oct 1974
Suspecting her ex-lover was killed by his wife, a woman hires Rockford to jet to Europe to compile evidence. After a fling with the widow, Rockford suspects Steve Nelson faked his death.
S1 Ep8
7.6
1st Nov 1974
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.
S1 Ep9
7.7
8th Nov 1974
Jim tails a woman just released from prison. She was involved in a robbery of a Marine 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.
S1 Ep10
7.7
15th Nov 1974
Rockford ends up in the Nevada desert (starting with the bright lights of Las Vegas) searching for a rich guy's mistress and her suitcase of precious "documents."
S1 Ep11
7.4
6th Dec 1974
When knowledge of a critically ill convict's hidden fortune comes to light, Rockford becomes involved in helping the con's wife find the treasure before his former partner arrives and demands his share.
S1 Ep12
7.5
20th Dec 1974
Jim investigates a large corporation when one of its executives is kidnapped and the wife of another executive claims the company murdered her husband.
S1 Ep13
7.6
27th Dec 1974
Rockford discovers the investment firm Fiscal Dynamics is a financial fraud and its president Leon Fielder will do anything to prevent him from destroying his company.
S1 Ep14
7.5
3rd Jan 1975
Jim's old friend Sara Butler hires him to find out the real reason her employee Aura Lee Benton died. The police believe it was a drug overdose but Sara is convinced she was murdered.
S1 Ep15
7.5
17th Jan 1975
Jim's girlfriend suddenly disappears with no clue as to how or why. Lt. Diel thinks Rockford is probably responsible for her disappearance and orders him to stay away from the case. But Jim can't stop until he finds out what happened.
S1 Ep16
7.7
24th Jan 1975
Two former cons hire Rockford to find an old girlfriend. They actually want her valuable pearl necklace and implicate him as the thief. With Angel's help, he'll get the pearls back and square himself with the police.
S1 Ep17
7.6
31st Jan 1975
Jim's old girlfriend, Claire Prescott, phones, and asks him to help give her protection from 2 hoods chasing her. He soon discovers there's a missing undercover cop, which puts him up against an arrogant Cpt. Highland, as well.
S1 Ep18
7.3
7th Feb 1975
John Micelli's an old war buddy of Jim', who's now a fashion photographer. He hires Jim to track down a beautiful fashion model, whom the authorities claim is dead; killed in a fiery multi-car accident, but, he thinks otherwise. As Jim starts to look into this, he runs into several intimidating figure who want to make certain she stays that way.
S1 Ep19
7.6
14th Feb 1975
Charlie Harris, Rockford's former cell mate, is suspected of murdering his rich wife and is on the run. He calls on Rockford to find his alibi witness, a mystery woman with whom he was having an affair.
S1 Ep20
7.7
21st Feb 1975
A cop dies in an accident that his mother refuses to accept. Rocky offers Jim's services free of charge. After begrudgingly accepting the case he discovers that dirty cops might be involved which then pits him against a very angry Lt. Diel.
S1 Ep21
7.3
28th Feb 1975
A race car driver dies in an apparent accident that his mother, an old friend of Jim's, thinks was no accident. It turns out he was part of an insurance scam outfit and they soon have a similar plan for Rockford.
S1 Ep22
7.2
7th Mar 1975
An insurance company hires Rockford to locate a missing woman who is due an inheritance. He finds her in Las Vegas where she is an unwitting pawn in a money laundering operation.
