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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!

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.

Genres:CrimeDramaMystery
Network:NBC

Season 2 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "The Rockford Files" season 2 is "The Aaron Ironwood School of Success", rated 7.7/10 from 333 user votes. It was directed by Lou Antonio and written by Stephen J. Cannell. "The Aaron Ironwood School of Success" aired on 9/12/1975 and is rated 0.8 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Farnsworth Stratagem".

  • The Aaron Ironwood School of Success
    7.7/10 333 votes

    #1 - The Aaron Ironwood School of Success

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/12/1975

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

    Director: Lou Antonio

    Writer: Stephen J. Cannell

  • The Farnsworth Stratagem
    8.5/10 388 votes

    #2 - The Farnsworth Stratagem

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/19/1975

    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.

    Director: Lawrence Doheny

    Writer: Juanita Bartlett

  • Gearjammers (1)
    8.2/10 325 votes

    #3 - Gearjammers (1)

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/26/1975

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

    Director: William Wiard

    Writer: Don Carlos Dunaway

  • Gearjammers (2)
    8.3/10 302 votes

    #4 - Gearjammers (2)

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/3/1975

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

    Director: William Wiard

    Writer: Don Carlos Dunaway

  • The Deep Blue Sleep
    7.7/10 302 votes

    #5 - The Deep Blue Sleep

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/10/1975

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

    Director: William Wiard

    Writer: Juanita Bartlett

  • The Great Blue Lake Land and Development Company
    8.4/10 333 votes

    #6 - The Great Blue Lake Land and Development Company

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/17/1975

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

    Director: Lawrence Doheny

    Writer: Juanita Bartlett

  • The Real Easy Red Dog
    8.2/10 344 votes

    #7 - The Real Easy Red Dog

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 10/31/1975

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

    Director: Ivan Dixon

    Writer: Stephen J. Cannell

  • Resurrection in Black & White
    8.0/10 304 votes

    #8 - Resurrection in Black & White

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/7/1975

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

    Director: Russ Mayberry

    Writer: Stephen J. Cannell, Juanita Bartlett

  • Chicken Little Is a Little Chicken
    8.6/10 356 votes

    #9 - Chicken Little Is a Little Chicken

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/14/1975

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

    Director: Lawrence Doheny

    Writer: Stephen J. Cannell

  • 2 Into 5.56 Won't Go
    7.6/10 308 votes

    #10 - 2 Into 5.56 Won't Go

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/21/1975

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

    Director: Jeannot Szwarc

    Writer: Stephen J. Cannell

  • Pastoria Prime Pick
    8.4/10 354 votes

    #11 - Pastoria Prime Pick

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 11/28/1975

    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 ?

    Director: Lawrence Doheny

    Writer: Gordon T. Dawson

  • The Reincarnation of Angie
    8.1/10 298 votes

    #12 - The Reincarnation of Angie

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/5/1975

    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.

    Director: Jerry London

    Writer: Stephen J. Cannell

  • The Girl in the Bay City Boys Club
    8.1/10 293 votes

    #13 - The Girl in the Bay City Boys Club

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 12/19/1975

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

    Director: James Garner

    Writer: Juanita Bartlett

  • The Hammer of C Block
    8.7/10 406 votes

    #14 - The Hammer of C Block

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/9/1976

    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.

    Director: Jerry London

    Writer: Gordon T. Dawson

  • The No-Cut Contract
    8.0/10 313 votes

    #15 - The No-Cut Contract

    Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 1/16/1976

    A minor league football player drags Jim into his troubles.

    Director: Lou Antonio

    Writer: Stephen J. Cannell

  • A Portrait of Elizabeth
    8.6/10 330 votes

    #16 - A Portrait of Elizabeth

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 1/23/1976

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

    Director: Meta Rosenberg

    Writer: Stephen J. Cannell

  • Joey Blue Eyes
    8.2/10 303 votes

    #17 - Joey Blue Eyes

    Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 1/29/1976

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

    Director: Lawrence Doheny

    Writer: Walter Dallenbach

  • In Hazard
    8.0/10 262 votes

    #18 - In Hazard

    Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 2/5/1976

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

    Director: Jackie Cooper

    Writer: Juanita Bartlett

  • The Italian Bird Fiasco
    8.1/10 311 votes

    #19 - The Italian Bird Fiasco

    Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 2/12/1976

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

    Director: Jackie Cooper

    Writer: Edward J. Lakso

  • Where's Houston?
    7.5/10 273 votes

    #20 - Where's Houston?

    Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 2/20/1976

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

    Director: Lawrence Doheny

    Writer: Don Carlos Dunaway

  • Foul on the First Play
    7.8/10 281 votes

    #21 - Foul on the First Play

    Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 3/12/1976

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

    Director: Lou Antonio

    Writer: Stephen J. Cannell

  • A Bad Deal in the Valley
    8.0/10 288 votes

    #22 - A Bad Deal in the Valley

    Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 3/19/1976

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

    Director: Jerry London

    Writer: Donald L. Gold, Lester Wm. Berke