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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S04E01 Beamer's Last Case
September 16 · 48min find the promo
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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...
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S04E02 Trouble in Chapter 17
September 23 · 48min find the promo
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Jim is reluctantly drawn into being bodyguard for a famous author, who believes her popular book on the perfect wife is the cause of death threats against her.
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S04E03 The Battle of Canoga Park
September 30 · 48min find the promo
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Jim finds himself in an explosive situation when the gun he hides in his cookie jar is used in a murder.
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S04E04 Second Chance
October 14 · 48min find the promo
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When the life of Gandy Fitch's (Isaac Hayes) girlfriend is in danger, he turns to Rockfish for help.
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S04E05 The Dog and Pony Show
October 21 · 48min find the promo
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Helping a young woman with a history of mental illness leads Jim into crossing paths with the Mob and federal intelligence.
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S04E06 Requiem for a Funny Box
November 4 · 48min find the promo
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A washed-up comedian finds out about a Mob family member's secret, and gets Jim in trouble by framing him for a murder.
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S04E07 Quickie Nirvana
November 11 · 48min find the promo
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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.
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S04E08 Irving the Explainer
November 18 · 48min find the promo
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Rockford gives himself a headache trying to solve the connection between a 30 year old murder, a valuable missing painting and Nazi Germany.
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S04E09 The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls
November 25 · 48min find the promo
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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.
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S04E10 Hotel of Fear
December 2 · 49min find the promo
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Accidently witnessing a murder makes Angel Martin the police's prime witness in the trial of the murderer.
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S04E11 Forced Retirement
December 7 · 48min find the promo
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Beth's old college friend is in trouble when her company that is developing an submersible robot explorer becomes the target of some shady businessmen. Jimmy Joe Meeker comes to her rescue.
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S04E12 The Queen of Peru
December 16 · 48min find the promo
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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.
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S04E13 A Deadly Maze
December 23 · 48min find the promo
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Jim is unwittingly involved in a bizarre experiment when hired to find a man's missing wife.
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S04E14 The Attractive Nuisance
January 6 · 48min find the promo
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An unexplained break-in at Rocky's new diner has connections with the FBI fifty years ago.
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S04E15 The Gang at Don's Drive-In
January 13 · 48min find the promo
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An author suffering from writers block tells Jim he thinks he has the next best seller in an old murder case from 1961.
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S04E16 The Paper Palace
January 20 · 49min find the promo
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A prostitute (Rita Moreno) hires Jim to find out who has been sending her death threats.
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S04E17 Dwarf in a Helium Hat
January 27 · 48min find the promo
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A threat to the wrong phone number has Jim scrambling to find out who it was meant for.
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S04E18 South by Southeast
February 3 · 43min find the promo
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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.
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S04E19 The Competitive Edge
February 10 · 48min find the promo
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Jim winds up in a funny farm when he gets too close to the truth about an elite health club.
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S04E20 The Prisoner of Rosemont Hall
February 17 · 48min find the promo
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When the son of an old friend goes missing, Jim goes to the young man's college to try and find out what happened.
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S04E21 The House on Willis Avenue (1)
February 24 · 43min find the promo
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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.
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S04E22 The House on Willis Avenue (2)
February 24 · 39min find the promo
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Part two of episode. Originally aired as 1 2-hour episode.