List of The Rockford Files episodes
The Rockford Files is an American television drama series starring James Garner that aired on the NBC network between September 13, 1974, and January 10, 1980, and has remained in syndication to the present day. Garner portrays Los Angeles-based private investigator Jim Rockford with Noah Beery, Jr., in the supporting role of his father, a retired truck driver nicknamed "Rocky".
The series debuted with a made-for-TV movie simply titled The Rockford Files. During the series run, there were a number of two-part episodes, as well as long (90 or 120 minutes) episodes that were split into two parts for syndication (and on later DVD releases). Filming stopped in the middle of the sixth season (1979-1980), on the advice of star James Garner's doctor. Garner, who had filmed many of his own stunts, injured his back and knees.
In the 1990s, Rockford returned to the air in a series of eight TV movies on CBS.
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 23 | September 13, 1974 | March 7, 1975 | |
| 2 | 22 | September 12, 1975 | March 19, 1976 | |
| 3 | 22 | September 24, 1976 | April 1, 1977 | |
| 4 | 22 | September 16, 1977 | February 24, 1978 | |
| 5 | 22 | September 22, 1978 | April 13, 1979 | |
| 6 | 12 | September 28, 1979 | January 10, 1980 | |
Episodes
TV movie pilot
| Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Rockford Files" syndicated version retitled "Backlash of the Hunter" | Richard T. Heffron | Teleplay: Stephen J. Cannell Story: John Thomas James | March 27, 1974 | |
| A young woman (played by Lindsay Wagner) hires Jim Rockford (played by James Garner) to investigate her father's death. | ||||
Season 1 (1974-1975)
Main article: The Rockford Files (season 1)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The Kirkoff Case" | Lou Antonio | Teleplay: Stephen J. Cannell Story: Roy Huggins aka John Thomas James | September 13, 1974 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Dark and Bloody Ground" | Michael Schultz | Teleplay: Juanita Bartlett Story: Roy Huggins aka John Thomas James | September 20, 1974 |
| 3 | 3 | "The Countess" | Russ Mayberry | Teleplay: Stephen J. Cannell Story: Roy Huggins aka John Thomas James | September 27, 1974 |
| 4 | 4 | "Exit Prentiss Carr" | Alex Grasshoff | Teleplay: Juanita Bartlett Story: Roy Huggins aka John Thomas James | October 4, 1974 |
| 5 | 5 | "Tall Woman in Red Wagon" | Jerry London | Teleplay: Stephen J. Cannell Story: Roy Huggins aka John Thomas James | October 11, 1974 |
| 6/7 | 6/7 | "This Case Is Closed, (Parts 1 & 2)" | Bernard L. Kowalski | Teleplay: Stephen J. Cannell Story: Roy Huggins aka John Thomas James | October 18, 1974 |
| 8 | 8 | "The Big Ripoff" | Vincent McEveety | Teleplay: Robert Hamner Story: Roy Huggins aka John Thomas James | October 25, 1974 |
| 9 | 9 | "Find Me If You Can" | Lawrence Doheny | Teleplay: Juanita Bartlett Story: Roy Huggins aka John Thomas James | November 1, 1974 |
| 10 | 10 | "In Pursuit of Carol Thorne" | Charles S. Dubin | Teleplay: Stephen J. Cannell Story: Roy Huggins aka John Thomas James | November 8, 1974 |
| 11 | 11 | "The Dexter Crisis" | Alex Grasshoff | Gloryette Clark | November 15, 1974 |
| 12 | 12 | "Caledonia -- It's Worth a Fortune" | Stuart Margolin (Angel Martin) | Teleplay: Juanita Bartlett Story: Roy Huggins aka John Thomas James | December 6, 1974 |
| 13 | 13 | "Profit and Loss, "Profit" : Part 1" | Lawrence Doheny | Teleplay: Stephen J. Cannell Story: Roy Huggins aka John Thomas James | December 20, 1974 |
| 14 | 14 | "Profit and Loss, "Loss" : Part 2" | Lawrence Doheny | Teleplay: Stephen J. Cannell Story: Roy Huggins aka John Thomas James | December 27, 1974 |
| 15 | 15 | "Aura Lee, Farewell" | Jackie Cooper | Teleplay: Edward J. Lakso Story: Roy Huggins aka John Thomas James | January 3, 1975 |
| 16 | 16 | "Sleight of Hand" | William Wiard | Teleplay: Stephen J. Cannell and Jo Swerling Jr. Based on the novel "Thin Air" by: Howard Browne | January 17, 1975 |
| 17 | 17 | "Counter Gambit" | Jackie Cooper | Howard Berk and Juanita Bartlett | January 24, 1975 |
| 18 | 18 | "Claire" | William Wiard | Edward J. Lakso and Stephen J. Cannell | January 31, 1975 |
| 19 | 19 | "Say Goodbye to Jennifer" | Jackie Cooper | Teleplay: Juanita Bartlett and Rudolph Borchert Story: Roy Huggins aka John Thomas James | February 7, 1975 |
| 20 | 20 | "Charlie Harris at Large" | Russ Mayberry | Teleplay: Zekial Marko Story: Roy Huggins aka John Thomas James | February 14, 1975 |
| 21 | 21 | "The Four Pound Brick" | Lawrence Doheny | Teleplay: Leigh Brackett and Juanita Bartlett Story: Leigh Brackett | February 21, 1975 |
| 22 | 22 | "Just by Accident" | Jerry London | Charles Sailor & Eric Kaldor | February 28, 1975 |
| 23 | 23 | "Roundabout" | Lou Antonio | Teleplay: Mitchell Lindemann and Edward J. Lakso Story: Michell Lindemann | March 7, 1975 |
Season 2 (1975-1976)
Main article: The Rockford Files (season 2)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 1 | "The Aaron Ironwood School of Success" | Lou Antonio | Stephen J. Cannell | September 12, 1975 |
| 25 | 2 | "The Farnsworth Stratagem" | Lawrence Doheny | Juanita Bartlett | September 19, 1975 |
| 26 | 3 | "Gearjammers: Part 1" | William Wiard | Teleplay: Don Carlos Dunaway Story: Stephen J. Cannell | September 26, 1975 |
| 27 | 4 | "Gearjammers: Part 2" | William Wiard | Teleplay: Don Carlos Dunaway Story: Stephen J. Cannell | October 3, 1975 |
| 28 | 5 | "The Deep Blue Sleep" | William Wiard | Teleplay: Juanita Bartlett Story: Chas. Floyd Johnson | October 10, 1975 |
| 29 | 6 | "The Great Blue Lake Land and Development Company" | Lawrence Doheny | Juanita Bartlett | October 17, 1975 |
| 30 | 7 | "The Real Easy Red Dog" | Ivan Dixon | Stephen J. Cannell | October 31, 1975 |
| 31 | 8 | "Resurrection in Black and White" | Russ Mayberry | Juanita Bartlett and Stephen J. Cannell | November 7, 1975 |
| 32 | 9 | "Chicken Little Is a Little Chicken" | Lawrence Doheny | Stephen J. Cannell | November 14, 1975 |
| 33 | 10 | "2 Into 5.56 Won't Go" | Jeannot Szwarc | Stephen J. Cannell | November 21, 1975 |
| 34 | 11 | "Pastoria Prime Pick" | Lawrence Doheny | Gordon Dawson | November 28, 1975 |
| 35 | 12 | "The Reincarnation of Angie" | Jerry London | Stephen J. Cannell | December 5, 1975 |
| 36 | 13 | "The Girl in the Bay City Boys Club" | James Garner | Juanita Bartlett | December 19, 1975 |
| 37 | 14 | "The Hammer of C Block" | Jerry London | Gordon Dawson | January 9, 1976 |
| 38 | 15 | "The No-Cut Contract" | Lou Antonio | Stephen J. Cannell | January 16, 1976 |
| 39 | 16 | "A Portrait of Elizabeth" | Meta Rosenberg | Stephen J. Cannell | January 23, 1976 |
| 40 | 17 | "Joey Blue Eyes" | Lawrence Doheny | Walter Dallenbach | January 30, 1976 |
| 41 | 18 | "In Hazard" | Jackie Cooper | Juanita Bartlett | February 6, 1976 |
| 42 | 19 | "The Italian Bird Fiasco" | Jackie Cooper | Edward J. Lakso | February 13, 1976 |
| 43 | 20 | "Where's Houston?" | Lawrence Doheny | Don Carlos Dunaway | February 20, 1976 |
| 44 | 21 | "Foul on the First Play" | Lou Antonio | Teleplay: Stephen J. Cannell Story: Chas. Floyd Johnson and Dorothy J. Bailey | March 12, 1976 |
| 45 | 22 | "A Bad Deal in the Valley" | Jerry London | Donald L. Gold & Lester Wm. Berke | March 19, 1976 |
Season 3 (1976-1977)
Main article: The Rockford Files (season 3)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 1 | "The Fourth Man" | William Wiard | Juanita Bartlett | September 24, 1976 |
| 47 | 2 | "The Oracle Wore a Cashmere Suit" | Russ Mayberry | David Chase | October 1, 1976 |
| 48 | 3 | "The Family Hour" | William Wiard | Gordon Dawson | October 8, 1976 |
| 49 | 4 | "Feeding Frenzy" | Russ Mayberry | Teleplay: Stephen J. Cannell Story: Lester Wm. Berke & Donald L. Gold | October 15, 1976 |
| 50 | 5 | "Drought at Indianhead River" | Lawrence Doheny | Stephen J. Cannell | November 5, 1976 |
| 51 | 6 | "Coulter City Wildcat" | Russ Mayberry | Don Carlos Dunaway | November 12, 1976 |
| 52 | 7 | "So Help Me God" | Jeannot Szwarc | Juanita Bartlett | November 19, 1976 |
| 53 | 8 | "Rattlers' Class of '63" | Meta Rosenberg | David Chase | November 26, 1976 |
| 54 | 9 | "Return to the Thirty-Eighth Parallel" | Bruce Kessler | Walter Dallenbach | December 10, 1976 |
| 55 | 10 | "Piece Work" | Lawrence Doheny | Juanita Bartlett | December 17, 1976 |
| 56 | 11 | "The Trouble with Warren" | Christian I. Nyby II | Juanita Bartlett | December 24, 1976 |
| 57 | 12 | "There's One in Every Port" | Meta Rosenberg | Stephen J. Cannell | January 7, 1977 |
| 58 | 13 | "Sticks and Stones May Break Your Bones, but Waterbury Will Bury You" | Jerry London | David Chase | January 14, 1977 |
| 59 | 14 | "The Trees, the Bees and T.T. Flowers: Part 1" | Jerry London | Gordon Dawson | January 21, 1977 |
| 60 | 15 | "The Trees, the Bees and T.T. Flowers: Part 2" | Jerry London | Gordon Dawson | January 28, 1977 |
| 61 | 16 | "The Becker Connection" | Reza Badiyi | Teleplay: Juanita Bartlett Story:Chas. Floyd Johnson and Ted Harris | February 11, 1977 |
| 62 | 17 | "Just Another Polish Wedding" | William Wiard | Stephen J. Cannell | February 18, 1977 |
| 63 | 18 | "New Life, Old Dragons" | Jeannot Szwarc | Teleplay: David C. Taylor Story: Bernard Rollins & Leroy Robinson | February 25, 1977 |
| 64 | 19 | "To Protect and Serve: Part 1" | William Wiard | David Chase | March 11, 1977 |
| 65 | 20 | "To Protect and Serve: Part 2" | William Wiard | David Chase | March 18, 1977 |
| 66 | 21 | "Crack Back" | Reza Badiyi | Juanita Bartlett | March 25, 1977 |
| 67 | 22 | "Dirty Money, Black Light" | Stuart Margolin (Angel Martin) | David C. Taylor | April 1, 1977 |
Season 4 (1977-1978)
Main article: The Rockford Files (season 4)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | 1 | "Beamer's Last Case" | Stephen J. Cannell | Teleplay: Stephen J. Cannell Story: Booker Bradshaw & Calvin Kelly | September 16, 1977 |
| 69 | 2 | "Trouble in Chapter 17" | William Wiard | Juanita Bartlett | September 23, 1977 |
| 70 | 3 | "The Battle of Canoga Park" | Ivan Dixon | Juanita Bartlett | September 30, 1977 |
| 71 | 4 | "Second Chance" | Reza Badiyi | Gordon Dawson | October 14, 1977 |
| 72 | 5 | "The Dog and Pony Show" | Reza Badiyi | David Chase | October 21, 1977 |
| 73 | 6 | "Requiem for a Funny Box" | William Wiard | Teleplay: James Crocker Story: Burt Prelutsky | November 4, 1977 |
| 74 | 7 | "Quickie Nirvana" | Meta Rosenberg | David Chase | November 11, 1977 |
| 75 | 8 | "Irving the Explainer" | James Coburn | David Chase | November 18, 1977 |
| 76 | 9 | "The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls" | Ivan Dixon | William R. Stratton | November 25, 1977 |
| 77 | 10 | "Hotel of Fear" | Russ Mayberry | Juanita Bartlett | December 2, 1977 |
| 78 | 11 | "Forced Retirement" | Alexander Singer | William R. Stratton | December 9, 1977 |
| 79 | 12 | "The Queen of Peru" | Meta Rosenberg | David Chase | December 16, 1977 |
| 80 | 13 | "A Deadly Maze" | William Wiard | Juanita Bartlett | December 23, 1977 |
| 81 | 14 | "The Attractive Nuisance" | Dana Elcar | Stephen J. Cannell | January 6, 1978 |
| 82 | 15 | "The Gang at Don's Drive-In" | Harry Falk | James Crocker | January 13, 1978 |
| 83 | 16 | "The Paper Palace" | Richard Crenna | Juanita Bartlett | January 20, 1978 |
| 84 | 17 | "Dwarf in a Helium Hat" | Reza Badiyi | Stephen J. Cannell and David Chase | January 27, 1978 |
| 85 | 18 | "South by Southeast" | William Wiard | Juanita Bartlett | February 3, 1978 |
| 86 | 19 | "The Competitive Edge" | Harry Falk | Gordon Dawson | February 10, 1978 |
| 87 | 20 | "The Prisoner of Rosemont Hall" | Ivan Dixon | Teleplay: Stephen J. Cannell and David Chase Story: Chas. Floyd Johnson and Maryann Rea | February 17, 1978 |
| 88/89 | 21/22 | "The House on Willis Avenue, (Parts 1 & 2)" | Hy Averback | Stephen J. Cannell | February 24, 1978 |
Season 5 (1978-1979)
Main article: The Rockford Files (season 5)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | 1 | "Heartaches of a Fool" | William Wiard | Stephen J. Cannell | September 22, 1978 |
| 91 | 2 | "Rosendahl and Gilda Stern Are Dead" | William Wiard | Juanita Bartlett | September 29, 1978 |
| 92 | 3 | "The Jersey Bounce" | William Wiard | Teleplay: David Chase Story: Stephen J. Cannell, David Chase and Juanita Bartlett | October 6, 1978 |
| 93 | 4 | "White on White and Nearly Perfect" | Stephen J. Cannell | Stephen J. Cannell | October 20, 1978 |
| 94 | 5 | "Kill the Messenger" | Ivan Dixon | Juanita Bartlett | October 27, 1978 |
| 95 | 6 | "The Empty Frame" | Corey Allen | Stephen J. Cannell | November 3, 1978 |
| 96 | 7 | "A Three-Day Affair with a Thirty-Day Escrow" | Ivan Dixon | David Chase | November 10, 1978 |
| 97 | 8 | "A Good Clean Bust with Sequel Rights" | William Wiard | Rudolph Borchert | November 17, 1978 |
| 98/99 | 9/10 | "Black Mirror, (Parts 1 & 2)" | Arnold Laven | David Chase | November 24, 1978 |
| 100 | 11 | "A Fast Count" | Reza Badiyi | Gordon Dawson | December 1, 1978 |
| 101 | 12 | "Local Man Eaten by Newspaper" | Meta Rosenberg | Juanita Bartlett | December 8, 1978 |
| 102 | 13 | "With the French Heel Back, Can the Nehru Jacket Be Far Behind?" | Ivan Dixon | Rudolph Borchert | January 5, 1979 |
| 103 | 14 | "The Battle-Ax and the Exploding Cigar" | Ivan Dixon | Teleplay: Rogers Turrentine Story: Mann Rubin and Michael Wagner | January 12, 1979 |
| 104 | 15 | "Guilt" | William Wiard | Juanita Bartlett | January 19, 1979 |
| 105 | 16 | "The Deuce" | Bernard McEveety | Gordon Dawson | January 26, 1979 |
| 106 | 17 | "The Man Who Saw the Alligators" | Corey Allen | David Chase | February 10, 1979 |
| 107 | 18 | "The Return of the Black Shadow" | William Wiard | Stephen J. Cannell | February 17, 1979 |
| 108 | 19 | "A Material Difference" | William Wiard | Rogers Turrentine | February 24, 1979 |
| 109/110 | 20/21 | "Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job, (Parts 1 & 2)" | William Wiard | Juanita Bartlett | March 3, 1979 |
| 111 | 22 | "A Different Drummer" | Reza Badiyi | Rudolph Borchert | April 13, 1979 |
Season 6 (1979-1980)
Main article: The Rockford Files (season 6)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 112 | 1 | "Paradise Cove" | Stephen J. Cannell | Stephen J. Cannell | September 28, 1979 |
| 113/114 | 2/3 | "Lions, Tigers, Monkeys and Dogs, (Parts 1 & 2)" | William Wiard | Juanita Bartlett | October 12, 1979 |
| 115 | 4 | "Only Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die: Part 1" | William Wiard | David Chase | October 19, 1979 |
| 116 | 5 | "Only Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die: Part 2" | William Wiard | David Chase | October 26, 1979 |
| 117 | 6 | "Love Is the Word" "Some Things You Can Tell Yourself" | John Patterson | David Chase | November 9, 1979 |
| 118 | 7 | "Nice Guys Finish Dead" | John Patterson | Stephen J. Cannell | November 16, 1979 |
| 119 | 8 | "The Hawaiian Headache" | William Wiard | Stephen J. Cannell | November 23, 1979 |
| 120 | 9 | "No Fault Affair" | Corey Allen | Juanita Bartlett | November 30, 1979 |
| 121 | 10 | "The Big Cheese" | Joseph Pevney | Shel Willens | December 7, 1979 |
| 122 | 11 | "Just a Coupla Guys" | Ivan Dixon | David Chase | December 14, 1979 |
| 123 | 12 | "Deadlock in Parma" | Winrich Kolbe | Rudolph Borchert, Donald L. Gold & Lester Wm. Berke | January 10, 1980 |
CBS TV movies
| No. | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "I Still Love L.A." | November 27, 1994 |
| Jim Rockford investigates a carjacking that led to murder. | ||
| 2 | "A Blessing in Disguise" | May 14, 1995 |
| Jim Rockford helps an actress whose movie is being boycotted by Angel's church. | ||
| 3 | "If the Frame Fits" | January 14, 1996 |
| Jim Rockford works to clear his name in the murder of a P.I. with a bad reputation. | ||
| 4 | "Godfather Knows Best" | February 18, 1996 |
| Lt. Becker's drifter son - whose godfather happens to be Jim Rockford - gets mixed up in the murder of a fashion model. | ||
| 5 | "Friends and Foul Play" | April 25, 1996 |
| Jim Rockford investigates the murders of his friend Babs and her son by taking a criminal behavioral class. | ||
| 6 | "Punishment and Crime" | September 18, 1996 |
| Jim Rockford gets involved with Russian mobsters. | ||
| 7 | "Murder and Misdemeanors" | November 21, 1997 |
| Jim Rockford struggles to deal with both a prostitute complaining about two Vice cops and his old cellmate's terminal illness. | ||
| 8 | "If It Bleeds, It Leads" | April 20, 1999 |
| Jim Rockford helps his old friend Rita Capkovic when her husband is suspected of being the "Westside Rapist". | ||
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