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The Worst Episodes of The Rockford Files

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...

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  1. Background image for Tall Woman in Red Wagon
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    #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...

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    #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...

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    #3 - Just by Accident

    S1:E21

    A race car driver dies in an apparent accident that his mother, an old friend of Jim's, thinks was no accident. It turns out he was part of an insurance scam outfit and they soon have a similar plan for Rockford.

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    #4 - 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...

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    #5 - 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.

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    #6 - 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.

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    #7 - Second Chance

    S4:E4

    When the life of Gandy Fitch's (Isaac Hayes) girlfriend is in danger, he turns to Rockfish for help.

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    #8 - 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.

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    Director:Reza Badiyi
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    #9 - 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.

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    #10 - 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.

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    #11 - 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.

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    Director:James Coburn
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    #12 - 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.

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    #13 - Hotel of Fear

    S4:E10

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

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    #14 - 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.

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    #15 - 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.

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    #16 - 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.

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    Director:Harry Falk
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    #17 - Dwarf in a Helium Hat

    S4:E17

    A threat to the wrong phone number has Jim scrambling to find out who it was meant for.

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    #18 - The House on Willis Avenue (2)

    S4:E22

    Part two of episode. Originally aired as 1 2-hour episode.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #19 - Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job: Part 2

    S5:E21

    Conclusion

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    #20 - A Different Drummer

    S5:E22

    While in hospital after a car accident, Jim stumbles across a black market for vital organs.

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    #21 - Deadlock in Parma

    S6:E12

    In the series finale, Jim Rockford drives off into a California sunset in his wounded Firebird, after being ensnared in a small-town council battle with big implications. While trout fishing in the mountains, the vacationing PI becomes the emergency proxy for a fellow angler, an environmentalist councilman, felled by appendicitis. But the seemingly-innocuous proposition for a Parma city park, attracts a trailer load of New Jersey mobsters who urge Rockford to keep his vote green, or sleep with the fishes. Meanwhile, this town council in the land of endless propositions, acts to force their temporary member Rockford to go fishing under the moonlight, but not in Parma.

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    #22 - Exit Prentiss Carr

    S1:E4

    Jim finds the murdered body of Prentiss Carr in his hotel room and after reporting the incident to the police learns it has been classified as suicide...

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    #23 - Profit and Loss (1)

    S1:E12

    Jim investigates a large corporation when one of its executives is kidnapped and the wife of another executive claims the company murdered her husband.

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    6.3/10(275 votes)

    #24 - The Big Cheese

    S6:E10

    Rockford gets a phone call telling him to expect a package in the mail. Two hoods then murder the caller and go to Rockford's trailer to await the package's arrival. When the package is a wheel of cheese the mystery only gets deeper.

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    6.9/10(246 votes)

    #25 - Only Rock 'n Roll Will Never Die (1)

    S6:E4

    Jim senses something is out of tune while looking into the disappearance of a rock star's producer.

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    Director:William Wiard

Worst Episodes Summary

"Tall Woman in Red Wagon" is the worst rated episode of "The Rockford Files". It scored /10 based on 0 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".