The Rockford Files

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The Rockford Files aired on NBC from March 1974 through January 1980 and included 123 episodes over 6 seasons. James Garner starred as the private investigator who made his home in a trailer located on a Malibu parking lot.

A series of 8 made-for-television movies based on the series were aired from 1994 through 1999.

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Season One

Original air dates
09/13/1974 to 03/07/1975

Episode List

• Backlash of the Hunter (originally aired 03/27/1974)
• The Kirkoff Case
• The Dark and Bloody Ground
• The Countess
• Exit Prentiss Carr
• Tall Woman in Red Wagon
• This Case Is Closed
• The Big Ripoff
• Find Me If You Can
• In Pursuit of Carol Thorne
• The Dexter Crisis
• Caledonia - It's Worth a Fortune
• Profit and Loss (in 2 parts)
• Aura Lee, Farewell
• Sleight of Hand
• Counter Gambit
• Claire
• Say Goodbye to Jennifer
• Charlie Harris at Large
• The Four Pound Brick
• Just by Accident
• Roundabout

Season Two

Original air dates
09/12/1975 to 03/19/1976

Episode List

• The Aaron Ironwood School of Success
• The Farnsworth Stratagem
• Gearjammers (in 2 parts)
• The Deep Blue Sleep
• The Great Blue Lake Land and Development Company
• The Real Easy Red Dog
• Resurrection in Black & White
• Chicken Little is a Little Chicken
• 2 Into 5.56 Won't Go
• Pastoria Prime Pick
• The Reincarnation of Angie
• The Girl in the Bay City Boys Club
• The Hammer of C Block
• The No-Cut Contract
• A Portrait of Elizabeth
• Joey Blue Eyes
• In Hazard
• The Italian Bird Fiasco
• Where's Houston?
• Foul on the First Play
• A Bad Deal in the Valley

Season Three

Original air dates
09/24/1976 to 04/01/1977

Episode List

• The Fourth Man
• The Oracle Wore a Cashmere Suit
• The Family Hour
• Feeding Frenzy
• Drought at Indianhead River
• Coulter City Wildcat
• So Help Me God
• Rattlers' Class of '63
• Return to the Thirty-Eighth Parallel
• Piece Work
• The Trouble With Warren
• There's One in Every Port
• Sticks and Stones May Break Your Bones, but Waterbury Will Bury You
• The Trees, the Bees and T.T. Flowers (in 2 parts)
• The Becker Connection
• Just Another Polish Wedding
• New Life, Old Dragons
• To Protect and Serve (in 2 parts)
• Crack Back
• Dirty Money, Black Light

Season Four

Original air dates
09/16/1977 to 02/24/1978

Episode List

• Beamer's Last Case
• Trouble in Chapter 17
• The Battle of Canoga Park
• Second Chance
• The Dog and Pony Show
• Requiem for a Funny Box
• Quickie Nirvana
• Irving the Explainer
• The Mayor's Committee From Deer Lick Falls
• Hotel of Fear
• Forced Retirement
• The Queen of Peru
• A Deadly Maze
• The Attractive Nuisance
• The Gang at Don's Drive-In
• The Paper Palace
• Dwarf in a Helium Hat
• South by Southeast
• The Competitive Edge
• The Prisoner of Rosemont Hall
• The House on Willis Avenue (in 2 parts)

Season Five

Original air dates
09/22/1978 to 04/13/1979

Episode List

• Heartaches of a Fool
• Rosendahl and Gilda Stern Are Dead
• The Jersey Bounce
• White on White and Nearly Perfect
• Kill the Messenger
• The Empty Frame
• A Three-Day Affair With a Thirty-Day Escrow
• A Good Clean Bust With Sequel Rights
• Black Mirror (in 2 parts)
• A Fast Count
• Local Man Eaten by Newspaper
• With the French Heel Back, Can the Nehru Jacket Be Far Behind?
• The Battle-Ax and the Exploding Cigar
• Guilt
• The Deuce
• The Man Who Saw the Alligators
• The Return of the Black Shadow
• A Material Difference
• Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job (in 2 parts)
• A Different Drummer

Season Six

Original air dates
09/28/1979 to 01/10/1980

Episode List

• Paradise Cove
• Lions, Tigers, Monkeys and Dogs (2 hours)
• Only Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die (in 2 parts)
• Love Is the Word
• Nice Guys Finish Dead
• The Hawaiian Headache
• No Fault Affair
• The Big Cheese
• Just a Coupla Guys
• Deadlock in Parma

Master List of Titles

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