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The Best Episodes of The Rockford Files Season 3

Every episode of The Rockford Files Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Rockford Files Season 3!

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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 3 Episode 1 - The Fourth Man
    8.0/10(378 votes)

    #1 - The Fourth Man

    S3:E1

    Jim helps a friend who works in the airline industry, who's apparently being pursued by a hit man, and she's no idea why she's being targeted.

    Director:William Wiard
    Writer:Juanita Bartlett

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  2. The Rockford Files Season 3 Episode 2 - The Oracle Wore a Cashmere Suit
    8.1/10(372 votes)

    #2 - The Oracle Wore a Cashmere Suit

    S3:E2

    Rockford finds himself getting unwanted attention from the media and police, when a popular psychic fingers him as having important information on the disappearance of two people.

    Director:Russ Mayberry
    Writer:David Chase

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  3. The Rockford Files Season 3 Episode 3 - The Family Hour
    8.1/10(350 votes)

    #3 - The Family Hour

    S3:E3

    Jim and Rocky find an abandoned young girl that leads to Jim finding and helping her father.

    Director:William Wiard
    Writer:Gordon T. Dawson

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  4. The Rockford Files Season 3 Episode 4 - Feeding Frenzy
    7.6/10(340 votes)

    #4 - Feeding Frenzy

    S3:E4

    Jim helps a friend who wants to pay back money he stole three years earlier when his daughter then gets kidnapped leading to problems for Jim with the kidnappers and the police.

    Director:Russ Mayberry
    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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  5. The Rockford Files Season 3 Episode 5 - Drought at Indianhead River
    8.4/10(389 votes)

    #5 - Drought at Indianhead River

    S3:E5

    Jim finds out there's a hit out on Angel and runs into trouble with the mob bailing him out.

    Director:Lawrence Doheny
    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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  6. The Rockford Files Season 3 Episode 6 - Coulter City Wildcat
    8.0/10(326 votes)

    #6 - Coulter City Wildcat

    S3:E6

    Rocky is forced to sign oil lease rights he owns away, leading Jim to investigate who and why someone wanted Rocky's seemingly worthless leases so badly.

    Director:Russ Mayberry
    Writer:Don Carlos Dunaway

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  7. The Rockford Files Season 3 Episode 7 - So Help Me God
    8.9/10(441 votes)

    #7 - So Help Me God

    S3:E7

    Jim gets called before a grand jury where he promptly gets thrown into jail for contempt.

    Director:Jeannot Szwarc
    Writer:Juanita Bartlett

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  8. The Rockford Files Season 3 Episode 8 - Rattlers' Class of '63
    7.8/10(329 votes)

    #8 - Rattlers' Class of '63

    S3:E8

    Angel is working a con involving the sale of a landfill, and unknown to him or Jim, it happens to be the location of a dead body from an unsolved case from twelve years before. The people who put it there don't want it found.

    Director:Meta Rosenberg
    Writer:David Chase

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  9. The Rockford Files Season 3 Episode 9 - Return to the 38th Parallel
    7.6/10(303 votes)

    #9 - Return to the 38th Parallel

    S3:E9

    Jim gets used by an old Army buddy in an insurance recovery case.

    Director:Bruce Kessler
    Writer:Walter Dallenbach

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  10. The Rockford Files Season 3 Episode 10 - Piece Work
    7.9/10(319 votes)

    #10 - Piece Work

    S3:E10

    While investigating an insurance claim Jim accidentally stumbles into a gun smuggling operation.

    Director:Lawrence Doheny
    Writer:Juanita Bartlett

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  11. The Rockford Files Season 3 Episode 11 - The Trouble with Warren
    7.5/10(319 votes)

    #11 - The Trouble with Warren

    S3:E11

    Beth's nerdy cousin Warren drags Jim into his mounting troubles.

    Director:Christian I. Nyby II
    Writer:Juanita Bartlett

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  12. The Rockford Files Season 3 Episode 12 - There's One in Every Port
    8.5/10(384 votes)

    #12 - There's One in Every Port

    S3:E12

    After being conned by friends Jim sets them up to settle the score and save himself.

    Director:Meta Rosenberg
    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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  13. The Rockford Files Season 3 Episode 13 - Sticks and Stones May Break Your Bones, But Waterbury Will Bury You
    8.5/10(363 votes)

    #13 - Sticks and Stones May Break Your Bones, But Waterbury Will Bury You

    S3:E13

    When several of Jim's fellow P.I.'s lose their licenses under circumstances that are suspiciously similar, he begins to suspect that someone is targeting independent investigators and systematically putting them out of business.

    Director:Jerry London
    Writer:David Chase

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  14. The Rockford Files Season 3 Episode 14 - The Trees, the Bees and T.T. Flowers: Part 1
    8.5/10(373 votes)

    #14 - The Trees, the Bees and T.T. Flowers: Part 1

    S3:E14

    Jim helps a friend (Strother Martin) of Rocky's who's being forced off his property.

    Director:Jerry London
    Writer:Gordon T. Dawson

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  15. The Rockford Files Season 3 Episode 15 - The Trees, the Bees and T.T. Flowers: Part 2
    8.4/10(345 votes)

    #15 - The Trees, the Bees and T.T. Flowers: Part 2

    S3:E15

    Jim helps a friend of Rocky's who's being forced off his property.

    Director:Jerry London
    Writer:Gordon T. Dawson

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  16. The Rockford Files Season 3 Episode 16 - The Becker Connection
    8.1/10(338 votes)

    #16 - The Becker Connection

    S3:E16

    Rockford's newest case is to clear his friend Dennis Becker, who is suspected of selling drugs to deal with his financial problems.

    Director:Reza Badiyi
    Writer:Juanita Bartlett

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  17. The Rockford Files Season 3 Episode 17 - Just Another Polish Wedding
    8.2/10(363 votes)

    #17 - Just Another Polish Wedding

    S3:E17

    Jim gets Gandy (Isaac Hayes) a job with his P.I. buddy Marcus Hayes (Louis Gossett Jr.) who promptly then tries to steal the case.

    Director:William Wiard
    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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  18. The Rockford Files Season 3 Episode 18 - New Life, Old Dragons
    7.4/10(299 votes)

    #18 - New Life, Old Dragons

    S3:E18

    Jim is hired by a Vietnamese refugee to find her missing brother.

    Director:Jeannot Szwarc
    Writer:David Taylor

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  19. The Rockford Files Season 3 Episode 19 - To Protect and Serve: Part 1
    8.0/10(323 votes)

    #19 - To Protect and Serve: Part 1

    S3:E19

    Rockford is hired to find a missing woman, only to discover that she is also being sought by a New York crime family.

    Director:William Wiard
    Writer:David Chase

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  20. The Rockford Files Season 3 Episode 20 - To Protect and Serve: Part 2
    8.1/10(305 votes)

    #20 - To Protect and Serve: Part 2

    S3:E20

    Rockford tries to keep a woman on the run out of the hands of two Minette hoods (and her revenge minded ex-fiancé) but the bungling interference of a disturbed police groupie threatens to get them both killed.

    Director:William Wiard
    Writer:David Chase

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  21. The Rockford Files Season 3 Episode 21 - Crack Back
    8.3/10(330 votes)

    #21 - Crack Back

    S3:E21

    Beth turns to Jim for help when she finds herself being mentally harassed by a mysterious man while trying to win an important trial.

    Director:Reza Badiyi
    Writer:Juanita Bartlett

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  22. The Rockford Files Season 3 Episode 22 - Dirty Money, Black Light
    8.6/10(331 votes)

    #22 - Dirty Money, Black Light

    S3:E22

    Jim becomes very concerned when Rocky starts receiving thousands of dollars through the mail.

    Director:Stuart Margolin
    Writer:David Taylor

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"The Fourth Man" is the best rated episode of "The Rockford Files" season 3. It scored 8/10 based on 378 votes. Directed by William Wiard and written by Juanita Bartlett, it aired on 9/24/1976. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Oracle Wore a Cashmere Suit".