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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 Worst Episode
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    The Rockford Files Season 1 Episode 5 - Tall Woman in Red Wagon
    0.0/10(538 votes)

    #1 - Tall Woman in Red Wagon

    S1:E5

    Jim helps a journalist trace the whereabouts of her friend and has to adopt a series of covers in order to obtain the information, as well as contend with a mobsters goons and a Treasury Agent...

    Director:Jerry London
    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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  2. The Rockford Files Season 1 Episode 6 - This Case Is Closed
    0.0/10(508 votes)

    #2 - This Case Is Closed

    S1:E6

    While investigating the fiance of Warren Jamison's daughter, Jim experiences some strange events which include kidnapping by the mob and the FBI who are anxious to get a statement - it all relates back to Jim recent trip to Newark...

    Director:Bernard L. Kowalski
    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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  3. The Rockford Files Season 2 Episode 3 - Gearjammers (1)
    0.0/10(382 votes)

    #3 - Gearjammers (1)

    S2:E3

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

    Director:William Wiard
    Writer:Don Carlos Dunaway

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  4. The Rockford Files Season 2 Episode 17 - Joey Blue Eyes
    0.0/10(358 votes)

    #4 - Joey Blue Eyes

    S2:E17

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

    Director:Lawrence Doheny
    Writer:Walter Dallenbach

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  5. The Rockford Files Season 3 Episode 7 - So Help Me God
    0.0/10(453 votes)

    #5 - 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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  6. The Rockford Files Season 3 Episode 13 - Sticks and Stones May Break Your Bones, But Waterbury Will Bury You
    0.0/10(369 votes)

    #6 - 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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  7. The Rockford Files Season 3 Episode 20 - To Protect and Serve: Part 2
    0.0/10(316 votes)

    #7 - 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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  8. The Rockford Files Season 4 Episode 1 - Beamer's Last Case
    0.0/10(374 votes)

    #8 - Beamer's Last Case

    S4:E1

    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

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  9. The Rockford Files Season 4 Episode 2 - Trouble in Chapter 17
    0.0/10(338 votes)

    #9 - Trouble in Chapter 17

    S4:E2

    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

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  10. The Rockford Files Season 4 Episode 3 - The Battle of Canoga Park
    0.0/10(338 votes)

    #10 - The Battle of Canoga Park

    S4:E3

    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

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  11. The Rockford Files Season 4 Episode 4 - Second Chance
    0.0/10(344 votes)

    #11 - Second Chance

    S4:E4

    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

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  12. The Rockford Files Season 4 Episode 5 - The Dog and Pony Show
    0.0/10(362 votes)

    #12 - The Dog and Pony Show

    S4:E5

    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

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  13. The Rockford Files Season 4 Episode 6 - Requiem for a Funny Box
    0.0/10(349 votes)

    #13 - Requiem for a Funny Box

    S4:E6

    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

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  14. The Rockford Files Season 4 Episode 7 - Quickie Nirvana
    0.0/10(409 votes)

    #14 - Quickie Nirvana

    S4:E7

    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

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  15. The Rockford Files Season 4 Episode 8 - Irving the Explainer
    0.0/10(381 votes)

    #15 - Irving the Explainer

    S4:E8

    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

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  16. The Rockford Files Season 4 Episode 9 - The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls
    0.0/10(345 votes)

    #16 - The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls

    S4:E9

    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

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  17. The Rockford Files Season 4 Episode 10 - Hotel of Fear
    0.0/10(342 votes)

    #17 - Hotel of Fear

    S4:E10

    Accidently witnessing a murder makes Angel Martin the police's prime witness in the trial of the murderer.

    Director:Russ Mayberry
    Writer:Juanita Bartlett

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  18. The Rockford Files Season 4 Episode 11 - Forced Retirement
    0.0/10(318 votes)

    #18 - Forced Retirement

    S4:E11

    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

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  19. The Rockford Files Season 4 Episode 12 - The Queen of Peru
    0.0/10(357 votes)

    #19 - The Queen of Peru

    S4:E12

    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

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  20. The Rockford Files Season 4 Episode 15 - The Gang at Don's Drive-In
    0.0/10(295 votes)

    #20 - The Gang at Don's Drive-In

    S4:E15

    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

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  21. The Rockford Files Season 5 Episode 6 - The Empty Frame
    0.0/10(298 votes)

    #21 - The Empty Frame

    S5:E6

    At a swank party, attended by some of LA's high society and police dept. VIPs, in honor of Angel's brother-in-law, Aaron, being made Chief of Police, a robbery takes place, while Lt. Doug Chapman is in charge of security. Desperate to get back into good graces with his superiors, Chapman swallows his pride and asks Rockford to help him.

    Director:Corey Allen
    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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  22. The Rockford Files Season 5 Episode 7 - Three Day Affair with a Thirty Day Escrow
    0.0/10(286 votes)

    #22 - Three Day Affair with a Thirty Day Escrow

    S5:E7

    After being strong-armed by an Arab sheik and his goons, and getting no help from the police, Jim decides to track down the two people who caused his trouble: a soft-voiced gigolo and the sheik's naive daughter.

    Director:Ivan Dixon
    Writer:David Chase

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  23. The Rockford Files Season 5 Episode 8 - A Good Clean Bust with Sequel Rights
    0.0/10(308 votes)

    #23 - A Good Clean Bust with Sequel Rights

    S5:E8

    Jim is forced to babysit Chicago ex-cop, now celebrity, "Frank Falcone," who has a television show and toy line. Falcone isn't easy to babysit, and things get dicey when some old Chicago "friends" of Falcone show up to complicate things.

    Director:William Wiard
    Writer:Rudolph Borchert

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  24. The Rockford Files Season 5 Episode 9 - Black Mirror: Part 1
    0.0/10(369 votes)

    #24 - Black Mirror: Part 1

    S5:E9

    A blind psychologist, who is being terrorized by an unknown stalker, turns to Jim for help.

    Director:Arnold Laven
    Writer:David Chase

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  25. The Rockford Files Season 5 Episode 10 - Black Mirror: Part 2
    0.0/10(291 votes)

    #25 - Black Mirror: Part 2

    S5:E10

    Rockford's investigation of psychologist Megan Dougherty's stalker leads him to one of her patients who may have a split personality - one of which is a paid killer.

    Director:Arnold Laven
    Writer:David Chase

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Tall Woman in Red Wagon" is the worst rated episode of "The Rockford Files". It scored /10 based on 538 votes. Directed by Jerry London and written by Stephen J. Cannell, it aired on 10/11/1974. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "This Case Is Closed".