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.
The best episode of "The Rockford Files" season 4 is "Beamer's Last Case", rated 8.1/10 from 319 user votes. It was directed by Stephen J. Cannell and written by Stephen J. Cannell. "Beamer's Last Case" aired on 9/16/1977 and is rated 0.7 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Trouble in Chapter 17".
Rockford returns from vacation in Puerto Rico to discover someone has been using his identity, his trailer and totaled his Firebird. And that's just the beginning of his problems...
Director: Stephen J. Cannell
Writer: Stephen J. Cannell
Jim is reluctantly drawn into being bodyguard for a famous author, who believes her popular book on the perfect wife is the cause of death threats against her.
Director: William Wiard
Writer: Juanita Bartlett
Jim finds himself in an explosive situation when the gun he hides in his cookie jar is used in a murder.
Director: Ivan Dixon
Writer: Juanita Bartlett
When the life of Gandy Fitch's (Isaac Hayes) girlfriend is in danger, he turns to Rockfish for help.
Director: Reza Badiyi
Writer: Gordon T. Dawson
Helping a young woman with a history of mental illness leads Jim into crossing paths with the Mob and federal intelligence.
Director: Reza Badiyi
Writer: David Chase
A washed-up comedian finds out about a Mob family member's secret, and gets Jim in trouble by framing him for a murder.
Director: William Wiard
Writer: James Crocker
Rockford ends up regretting allowing an eccentric hippie woman to use his address temporarily, when her ex-boss sends a pair of thugs after her to retrieve some money he put in her care.
Director: Meta Rosenberg
Writer: David Chase
Rockford gives himself a headache trying to solve the connection between a 30 year old murder, a valuable missing painting and Nazi Germany.
Director: James Coburn
Writer: David Chase
Jim is hired by some small-town businessmen to help them buy a fire engine; they really want him to assassinate someone who could bring the IRS down on them.
Director: Ivan Dixon
Writer: William R. Stratton
Accidently witnessing a murder makes Angel Martin the police's prime witness in the trial of the murderer.
Director: Russ Mayberry
Writer: Juanita Bartlett
Beth's old college friend is in trouble when her company that is developing an submersible robot explorer becomes the target of some shady businessmen. Jimmy Joe Meeker comes to her rescue.
Director: Alexander Singer
Writer: William R. Stratton
The RV family from hell decides to set up camp next door to Jim's trailer, just when he's got the recovery of a stolen diamond on his mind.
Director: Meta Rosenberg
Writer: David Chase
Jim is unwittingly involved in a bizarre experiment when hired to find a man's missing wife.
Director: William Wiard
Writer: Juanita Bartlett
An unexplained break-in at Rocky's new diner has connections with the FBI fifty years ago.
Director: Dana Elcar
Writer: Stephen J. Cannell
An author suffering from writers block tells Jim he thinks he has the next best seller in an old murder case from 1961.
Director: Harry Falk
Writer: James Crocker
A prostitute (Rita Moreno) hires Jim to find out who has been sending her death threats.
Director: Richard Crenna
Writer: Juanita Bartlett
A threat to the wrong phone number has Jim scrambling to find out who it was meant for.
Director: Reza Badiyi
Writer: Stephen J. Cannell, David Chase
Mistaken identity by federal agents has Jim being sent to South America to help them contact a heiress, who has been isolated by her possessive husband.
Director: William Wiard
Writer: Juanita Bartlett
Jim winds up in a funny farm when he gets too close to the truth about an elite health club.
Director: Harry Falk
Writer: Gordon T. Dawson
When the son of an old friend goes missing, Jim goes to the young man's college to try and find out what happened.
Director: Ivan Dixon
Writer: Stephen J. Cannell, David Chase
When a fellow P.I. is killed on the Ventura freeway, Jim and Richie Brockelman team up to find out if it really was an accident.
Director: Hy Averback
Writer: Stephen J. Cannell
Part two of episode. Originally aired as 1 2-hour episode.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A