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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- Seasons
- 6
- Episodes aired
- 121
- Latest aired
- S06E12
- Total runtime
- 3d 22h
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 September 1974 – March 1975 22 episodes
- Season 2 September 1975 – March 1976 22 episodes
- Season 3 September 1976 – April 1977 22 episodes
- Season 4 September 1977 – February 1978 22 episodes
- Season 5 September 1978 – April 1979 21 episodes
- Season 6 September 1979 – January 1980 12 episodes
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S02E01 The Aaron Ironwood School of Success
September 12 · 48min find the promo
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Rockford's wealthy foster brother is wanted by the mob and the government.
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S02E02 The Farnsworth Stratagem
September 19 · 44min find the promo
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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.
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S02E03 Gearjammers (1)
September 26 · 45min find the promo
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Becker and Rockford investigate a hijacking scheme as killers pursue crime-witness Rocky.
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S02E04 Gearjammers (2)
October 3 · 45min find the promo
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Killers pursue Rocky, as Becker and Rockford investigate a hijacking operation.
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S02E05 The Deep Blue Sleep
October 10 · 45min find the promo
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The trail of a missing model leads to murder and an underworld operation within a high-fashion studio.
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S02E06 The Great Blue Lake Land and Development Company
October 17 · 47min find the promo
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When a client's bail money disappears in a desert town, Rockford uncovers a major land swindle.
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S02E07 The Real Easy Red Dog
October 31 · 45min find the promo
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A private investigator uses Rockford to divert police attention from her insurance case.
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S02E08 Resurrection in Black & White
November 7 · 48min find the promo
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A magazine writer seeks evidence to free a man she thinks was wrongly convicted of murder.
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S02E09 Chicken Little Is a Little Chicken
November 14 · 48min find the promo
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A good deed for Angel makes Rockford the target of a mobster.
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S02E10 2 Into 5.56 Won't Go
November 21 · 48min find the promo
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While investigating the "traffic" death of his old Army commander, Rockford uncovers an arms-smuggling ring.
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S02E11 Pastoria Prime Pick
November 28 · 48min find the promo
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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 ?
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S02E12 The Reincarnation of Angie
December 5 · 45min find the promo
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Hoods snatch a stockbroker, and his sister hires Rockford for $23.64, because Jim's in the yellow pages and her big brother instructed her not to dial the cops. Jim's protective of the naive 25 year old bookkeeper, despite the tiny fee, because he fears her brother is dead, and she can't accept that her only relative, who's always taken care of her, may be mixed up in a securities scam.
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S02E13 The Girl in the Bay City Boys Club
December 19 · 47min find the promo
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Jim goes undercover to expose an illegal gambling club and gets help from a young D.A.
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S02E14 The Hammer of C Block
January 9 · 48min find the promo
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A friend (Isaac Hayes) from Jim's time in prison after getting out, needs help clearing himself from the crime he was put into prison for.
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S02E15 The No-Cut Contract
January 16 · 45min find the promo
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A minor league football player drags Jim into his troubles.
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S02E16 A Portrait of Elizabeth
January 23 · 48min find the promo
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A client of Beth's hires Jim misleadingly to check on his company.
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S02E17 Joey Blue Eyes
January 29 · 48min find the promo
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Jim helps one of Beth's clients, who is being swindled out of his business.
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S02E18 In Hazard
February 5 · 47min find the promo
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Beth has trouble and is nearly killed by a client with tax trouble.
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S02E19 The Italian Bird Fiasco
February 12 · 49min find the promo
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Jim gets hired by a diamond smuggler posing as an art dealer causing trouble for Jim with LAPD and other smugglers.
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S02E20 Where's Houston?
February 20 · 48min find the promo
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Rocky's friend is killed thinking his Granddaughter was kidnapped leading Jim with the help of Rocky to untangle a crooked real estate deal.
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S02E21 Foul on the First Play
March 12 · 42min find the promo
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Another detective tries to use Rockford to help a client obtain a basketball franchise.
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S02E22 A Bad Deal in the Valley
March 19 · 42min find the promo
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A real-estate agent has old flame Rockford deliver counterfeit money.