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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S05E01 Heartaches of a Fool
September 22 · 43min find the promo
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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.
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S05E02 Rosendahl and Gilda Stern Are Dead
September 29 · 44min find the promo
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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.
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S05E03 The Jersey Bounce
October 6 · 48min find the promo
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Wrongly accused of beating a man to death, Jim discovers the best legal advice he can find is from disbarred lawyer John Cooper.
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S05E04 White on White and Nearly Perfect
October 20 · 43min find the promo
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Handsome, charmed PI Lance White (Tom Selleck) may speak lines that sound like they're from a 1940s B movie, but everyone is so attracted to him they hang on his every word. That is, everyone except Jim.
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S05E05 Kill the Messenger
October 27 · 43min find the promo
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When an already overly stressed Dennis Becker is lumped with the unwelcome task of finding out who murdered Deputy Chief Towne's unfaithful wife, Jim decides to lend a hand in the investigation.
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S05E06 The Empty Frame
November 3 · 47min find the promo
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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.
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S05E07 Three Day Affair with a Thirty Day Escrow
November 10 · 47min find the promo
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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.
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S05E08 A Good Clean Bust with Sequel Rights
November 17 · 48min find the promo
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Jim is forced to babysit Chicago ex-cop, now celebrity, "Frank Falcone," who has a television show and toy line. Falcone isn't easy to babysit, and things get dicey when some old Chicago "friends" of Falcone show up to complicate things.
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S05E09 Black Mirror: Part 1
November 24 · 48min find the promo
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A blind psychologist, who is being terrorized by an unknown stalker, turns to Jim for help.
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S05E10 Black Mirror: Part 2
November 24 · 48min find the promo
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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.
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S05E11 A Fast Count
December 1 · 43min find the promo
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Jim puts up his dukes and steps forward to help a boxing coach who has been framed with bribery and murder.
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S05E12 Local Man Eaten by Newspaper
December 8 · 48min find the promo
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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.
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S05E13 With the French Heel Back, Can the Nehru Jacket Be Far Behind?
No date · 43min find the promo
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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.
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S05E14 The Battle-Ax and the Exploding Cigar
January 12 · 43min find the promo
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Ignorant that he's been driving a hot Cadillac with an illegal stash of guns in the trunk, leads Jim into rubbing shoulders with the FBI and the Company.
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S05E15 Guilt
January 19 · 48min find the promo
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Jim finds his guilty conscience being manipulated by a former fiancee, who asks him to find out who is threatening her life.
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S05E16 The Deuce
January 25 · 43min find the promo
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Having Jim doing jury duty leads to a mistrial and his being hired to investigate the case of pedestrian hit by a drunk-driver that brought the accused to court.
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S05E17 The Man Who Saw the Alligators
February 10 · 49min find the promo
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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.
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S05E18 The Return of the Black Shadow
February 17 · 49min find the promo
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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.
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S05E19 A Material Difference
February 24 · 49min find the promo
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Jim finds himself being dragged into a complicated situation when Angel's con job as a hit man for hire goes awry.
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S05E20 Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job: Part 1
March 3 · 49min find the promo
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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.
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S05E21 Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job: Part 2
March 3 · 49min find the promo
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The con continues and proves successful when one of the fellow con-artists appears to make of with the check.
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S05E22 A Different Drummer
April 13 · 43min find the promo
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While in hospital after a car accident, Jim stumbles across a black market for vital organs.