The Rockford Files (season 2)

The Rockford Files (season 2)
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	22
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	September 12, 1975 – March 19, 1976

The second season of The Rockford Files originally aired Fridays at 9:00-10:00 pm on NBC from September 12, 1975 to March 19, 1976.

Episodes

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
A childhood friend of Rockford's asks for protection from the mob.
25	2	"The Farnsworth Stratagem"	Lawrence Doheny	Juanita Bartlett	September 19, 1975
Becker becomes a victim of con artists. Linda Evans guest stars.
26	3	"Gearjammers: Part 1"	William Wiard	Teleplay: Don Carlos Dunaway Story: Stephen J. Cannell	September 26, 1975
Rockford can't understand why thugs are after his father. To be continued...
27	4	"Gearjammers: Part 2"	William Wiard	Teleplay: Don Carlos Dunaway Story: Stephen J. Cannell	October 3, 1975
Rockford discovers that the threats against his father have to do with hijackers.
28	5	"The Deep Blue Sleep"	William Wiard	Teleplay: Juanita Bartlett Story: Chas. Floyd Johnson	October 10, 1975
A model is found dead after making a phone call to Beth. Michael Conrad and Robert Hays guest star.
29	6	"The Great Blue Lake Land and Development Company"	Lawrence Doheny	Juanita Bartlett	October 17, 1975
Rockford gets stranded in a desert town where he loses $10,000 in bail money meant for a client.
30	7	"The Real Easy Red Dog"	Ivan Dixon	Stephen J. Cannell	October 31, 1975
A woman (Stefanie Powers) hires Rockford to look into her sister's supposed suicide.
31	8	"Resurrection in Black and White"	Russ Mayberry	Juanita Bartlett and Stephen J. Cannell	November 7, 1975
A journalist hires Rockford to clear a convicted man of murder. Joan Van Ark guest stars.
32	9	"Chicken Little Is a Little Chicken"	Lawrence Doheny	Stephen J. Cannell	November 14, 1975
Angel persuades Rockford to con a con artist.
33	10	"2 Into 5.56 Won't Go"	Jeannot Szwarc	Stephen J. Cannell	November 21, 1975
Rockford investigates his former commander's death.
34	11	"Pastoria Prime Pick"	Lawrence Doheny	Gordon Dawson	November 28, 1975
Rockford gets stranded in a small town where he's charged with a series of crimes. James Garner's older brother Jack makes a guest appearance.
35	12	"The Reincarnation of Angie"	Jerry London	Stephen J. Cannell	December 5, 1975
Rockford looks for a stockbroker who's also the target of Federal agents.
36	13	"The Girl in the Bay City Boys Club"	James Garner	Juanita Bartlett	December 19, 1975
Rockford goes undercover to a regular thursday night poker game that may be rigged. His client called himself Mr. Phelps, but Jim finds out that the real Phelps has been dead for two months. Jim goes to the DA's office and recognizes Mr. Phelps, who is really Deputy DA Burton Kimball. He also sees a young woman in the hallway he knows as Kate Flanders wearing a name tag that identifies her as Deputy DA Kate Doyle (Blair Brown), and she is investigating Kimball for allegedly throwing cases. She and Rockford team up and solve the case. She is shocked by some of his methods, and what's more, she's his accomplice. This was James Garner's only directorial effort on the series. Garner's older brother Jack again makes a guest appearance.
37	14	"The Hammer of C Block"	Jerry London	Gordon Dawson	January 9, 1976
Rockford helps fellow ex-con Gandolph Fitch (Isaac Hayes) prove he didn't murder his wife.
38	15	"The No-Cut Contract"	Lou Antonio	Stephen J. Cannell	January 16, 1976
A second-string quarterback (Rob Reiner) frames Rockford for blackmail. Dick Butkus makes a guest appearance as himself.
39	16	"A Portrait of Elizabeth"	Meta Rosenberg	Stephen J. Cannell	January 23, 1976
A friend of Beth's hires Rockford to investigate suspicious financial dealings. John Saxon guest stars.
40	17	"Joey Blue Eyes"	Lawrence Doheny	Walter Dallenbach	January 30, 1976
Corporate executives plan to take over an ex-con's business.
41	18	"In Hazard"	Jackie Cooper	Juanita Bartlett	February 6, 1976
Beth's clients have connections to the mob. Joseph Campanella and Linda Dano guest star.
42	19	"The Italian Bird Fiasco"	Jackie Cooper	Edward J. Lakso	February 13, 1976
Rockford is hired by an art collector, Thomas Caine (William Daniels) to bid at an auction on a cormorant that might be one of the three original Lambrini cormorants. "Fiasco" is the right word for this highly entertaining episode, which really puts poor Rockford through his paces. Ron Silver guest stars.
43	20	"Where's Houston?"	Lawrence Doheny	Don Carlos Dunaway	February 20, 1976
A friend of Rocky's hires Rockford to find his granddaughter.
44	21	"Foul on the First Play"	Lou Antonio	Teleplay: Stephen J. Cannell Story: Chas. Floyd Johnson and Dorothy J. Bailey	March 12, 1976
This is the first of two episodes to feature slick P.I. Marcus Hayes (Louis Gossett Jr.). Hayes is Jim's former parole officer, who hires Jim without telling him he was fired. They work together on a case involving a would be basketball franchise owner who plays foul.
45	22	"A Bad Deal in the Valley"	Jerry London	Donald L. Gold & Lester Wm. Berke	March 19, 1976
Rockford is seduced by an old flame, Karen Stiles (Susan Strasberg), into delivering a package which turns out to be one hundred thousand dollars in counterfeit money. (The recipient does a routine check on the bills and calls the cops.) After being released on his own recognizance Jim starts investigating. We learn that Karen's father served time with Rockford for counterfeiting. It's easy to see Karen's appeal. She's easy on the eyes, but she's also the sweetest double-crossing felon you'll ever run across. Veronica Hamel and Gordon Jump also guest star.