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The Best Episodes of The Rockford Files Season 2

Every episode of The Rockford Files Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Rockford Files Season 2!

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Rockford Files Season 2 Episode 1 - The Aaron Ironwood School of Success
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - The Aaron Ironwood School of Success

    S2:E1

    Rockford's wealthy foster brother is wanted by the mob and the government.

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  2. The Rockford Files Season 2 Episode 2 - The Farnsworth Stratagem
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #2 - The Farnsworth Stratagem

    S2:E2

    Becker and a young writer ask for Rockford's help after they purchase a share in a condominium and discover they only own part of the lobby.

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  3. The Rockford Files Season 2 Episode 3 - Gearjammers (1)
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #3 - Gearjammers (1)

    S2:E3

    Becker and Rockford investigate a hijacking scheme as killers pursue crime-witness Rocky.

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  4. The Rockford Files Season 2 Episode 4 - Gearjammers (2)
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #4 - Gearjammers (2)

    S2:E4

    Killers pursue Rocky, as Becker and Rockford investigate a hijacking operation.

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  5. The Rockford Files Season 2 Episode 5 - The Deep Blue Sleep
    2.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - The Deep Blue Sleep

    S2:E5

    The trail of a missing model leads to murder and an underworld operation within a high-fashion studio.

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  6. The Rockford Files Season 2 Episode 6 - The Great Blue Lake Land and Development Company
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #6 - The Great Blue Lake Land and Development Company

    S2:E6

    When a client's bail money disappears in a desert town, Rockford uncovers a major land swindle.

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  8. The Rockford Files Season 2 Episode 7 - The Real Easy Red Dog
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #7 - The Real Easy Red Dog

    S2:E7

    A private investigator uses Rockford to divert police attention from her insurance case.

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  9. The Rockford Files Season 2 Episode 8 - Resurrection in Black & White
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #8 - Resurrection in Black & White

    S2:E8

    A magazine writer seeks evidence to free a man she thinks was wrongly convicted of murder.

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  10. The Rockford Files Season 2 Episode 9 - Chicken Little Is a Little Chicken
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #9 - Chicken Little Is a Little Chicken

    S2:E9

    A good deed for Angel makes Rockford the target of a mobster.

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  11. The Rockford Files Season 2 Episode 10 - 2 Into 5.56 Won't Go
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #10 - 2 Into 5.56 Won't Go

    S2:E10

    While investigating the "traffic" death of his old Army commander, Rockford uncovers an arms-smuggling ring.

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  12. The Rockford Files Season 2 Episode 11 - Pastoria Prime Pick
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Pastoria Prime Pick

    S2:E11

    A farming hub has more business than it can handle, including giving Rockford the business. The PI's car breaks down near the boomtown, after a source Rockford contacts in a divorce case steers Rockford there. While his car is being worked on, Rockford is quickly entangled between an underage motel worker and her jealous cop boyfriend, and in a double-cross over a narcotics deal. Is it just another tricky day for unlucky Jim, or is bucolic New Pastoria a sunny sin city ?

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  13. The Rockford Files Season 2 Episode 12 - The Reincarnation of Angie
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - The Reincarnation of Angie

    S2:E12

    Hoods snatch a stockbroker, and his sister hires Rockford for $23.64, because Jim's in the yellow pages and her big brother instructed her not to dial the cops. Jim's protective of the naive 25 year old bookkeeper, despite the tiny fee, because he fears her brother is dead, and she can't accept that her only relative, who's always taken care of her, may be mixed up in a securities scam.

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  14. The Rockford Files Season 2 Episode 13 - The Girl in the Bay City Boys Club
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - The Girl in the Bay City Boys Club

    S2:E13

    Jim goes undercover to expose an illegal gambling club and gets help from a young D.A.

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  15. The Rockford Files Season 2 Episode 14 - The Hammer of C Block
    5.0/10(2 votes)

    #14 - The Hammer of C Block

    S2:E14

    A friend (Isaac Hayes) from Jim's time in prison after getting out, needs help clearing himself from the crime he was put into prison for.

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  16. The Rockford Files Season 2 Episode 15 - The No-Cut Contract
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - The No-Cut Contract

    S2:E15

    A minor league football player drags Jim into his troubles.

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  17. The Rockford Files Season 2 Episode 16 - A Portrait of Elizabeth
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #16 - A Portrait of Elizabeth

    S2:E16

    A client of Beth's hires Jim misleadingly to check on his company.

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  18. The Rockford Files Season 2 Episode 17 - Joey Blue Eyes
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #17 - Joey Blue Eyes

    S2:E17

    Jim helps one of Beth's clients, who is being swindled out of his business.

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  19. The Rockford Files Season 2 Episode 18 - In Hazard
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - In Hazard

    S2:E18

    Beth has trouble and is nearly killed by a client with tax trouble.

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  20. The Rockford Files Season 2 Episode 19 - The Italian Bird Fiasco
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #19 - The Italian Bird Fiasco

    S2:E19

    Jim gets hired by a diamond smuggler posing as an art dealer causing trouble for Jim with LAPD and other smugglers.

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  21. The Rockford Files Season 2 Episode 20 - Where's Houston?
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Where's Houston?

    S2:E20

    Rocky's friend is killed thinking his Granddaughter was kidnapped leading Jim with the help of Rocky to untangle a crooked real estate deal.

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  22. The Rockford Files Season 2 Episode 21 - Foul on the First Play
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Foul on the First Play

    S2:E21

    Another detective tries to use Rockford to help a client obtain a basketball franchise.

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  23. The Rockford Files Season 2 Episode 22 - A Bad Deal in the Valley
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - A Bad Deal in the Valley

    S2:E22

    A real-estate agent has old flame Rockford deliver counterfeit money.

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"The Aaron Ironwood School of Success" is the best rated episode of "The Rockford Files" season 2. It scored 7/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Lou Antonio and written by Stephen J. Cannell, it aired on 9/12/1975. This episode is rated 1.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Farnsworth Stratagem".