The Best Episodes Written By Juanita Bartlett

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.5/10(2 votes)

   #1 - Kill the Messenger

   S5:E510/27/1978

   When an already overly stressed Dennis Becker is lumped with the unwelcome task of finding out who murdered Deputy Chief Towne's unfaithful wife, Jim decides to lend a hand in the investigation.

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   #2 - The Four Pound Brick

   S1:E202/21/1975

   A cop dies in an accident that his mother refuses to accept. Rocky offers Jim's services free of charge. After begrudgingly accepting the case he discovers that dirty cops might be involved which then pits him against a very angry Lt. Diel.

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   9.0/10(1 votes)

   #3 - The Girl in the Bay City Boys Club

   S2:E1312/19/1975

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

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   #4 - The Jersey Bounce

   S5:E310/6/1978

   Wrongly accused of beating a man to death, Jim discovers the best legal advice he can find is from disbarred lawyer John Cooper.

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   #5 - Country Girls

   S1:E29/18/1974

   Laura and Mary start school for the first time. That is where they meet Nellie Oleson. Since Laura hasn't been to school before, she tries especially hard with her schoolwork. The students have to write an essay to present in front of the class. Laura recites what she would have written on the paper if she could have, instead of what was actually written on it.

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   #6 - Caledonia - It's Worth a Fortune!

   S1:E1112/6/1974

   When knowledge of a critically ill convict's hidden fortune comes to light, Rockford becomes involved in helping the con's wife find the treasure before his former partner arrives and demands his share.

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   #7 - The Paper Palace

   S4:E161/20/1978

   A prostitute (Rita Moreno) hires Jim to find out who has been sending her death threats.

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   8.2/10(4 votes)

   #8 - Counter Gambit

   S1:E161/24/1975

   Two former cons hire Rockford to find an old girlfriend. They actually want her valuable pearl necklace and implicate him as the thief. With Angel's help, he'll get the pearls back and square himself with the police.

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   8.0/10(1 votes)

   #9 - Town Party, Country Party

   S1:E710/30/1974

   Laura connects with a sweet, shy classmate named Olga Nordstrom, who happens to have been born with a short leg. Charles has an idea that can change Olga’s entire life, but the challenge will be convincing the child’s stubborn widowed father.

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    #10 - The Dark and Bloody Ground

    S1:E29/20/1974

    Jim reluctantly agrees to work for Beth Davenport. His job is to help her prove her client, Ann Calhoun, is innocent of the crime she is accused of; murdering her husband Kevin Calhoun. Jim's investigation takes him to the town of Parker, Arizona, where the Calhouns are from. He digs up info someone doesn't want found out and is almost killed trying to return to L.A. Socialites Clyde Russell and Elizabeth Gorman, who were throwing a party the Calhouns attended, are also investigated. Jim's investigation is making someone nervous as another attempt is made on his life.

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    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #11 - Find Me If You Can

    S1:E811/1/1974

    Rockford reluctantly takes a unique assignment: a beautiful mystery woman wants him to find her, to see if someone she fears could also track her down. With a check poised to bounce, the ex-con PI needs the retainer to balance his always-challenged checking account. When Rockford checks with a local police department, he worms out a chilling piece of data: she's been dating Denver Mafia capo-regime, hot-tempered Ralph Correll. But the more Barbara Kelbaker strings along Jim Rockford, the more he's charmed into helping the desperate 30 something.

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    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #12 - Say Goodbye to Jennifer

    S1:E182/7/1975

    John Micelli's an old war buddy of Jim', who's now a fashion photographer. He hires Jim to track down a beautiful fashion model, whom the authorities claim is dead; killed in a fiery multi-car accident, but, he thinks otherwise. As Jim starts to look into this, he runs into several intimidating figure who want to make certain she stays that way.

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - In Hazard

    S2:E182/5/1976

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

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Piece Work

    S3:E1012/17/1976

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

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - The Trouble with Warren

    S3:E1112/24/1976

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

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - The Becker Connection

    S3:E162/11/1977

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

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Crack Back

    S3:E213/25/1977

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

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    #18 - A Deadly Maze

    S4:E1312/23/1977

    Jim is unwittingly involved in a bizarre experiment when hired to find a man's missing wife.

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    #19 - South by Southeast

    S4:E182/3/1978

    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.

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    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #20 - Rosendahl and Gilda Stern Are Dead

    S5:E29/29/1978

    A doctor's murder has direct connections to the Mob, and Jim comes to the assistance of hooker friend Rita Capcovik (Rita Moreno) when she finds herself entangled in it.

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    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #21 - Reseda Rose

    S1:E54/15/1981

    Ralph uses his suit to help Rhonda, one of his students, after her mother is kidnapped by the Russians.

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    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #22 - The Great Blue Lake Land and Development Company

    S2:E610/17/1975

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

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    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #23 - Here's Looking at You Kid

    S1:E34/1/1981

    When a secret gunsight is stolen, Bill asks Ralph for help in solving the case. However, Ralph runs into problems when he keeps turning invisible unexpectedly, and must deal with the pressure of meeting Pam's parents.

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    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #24 - The Fourth Man

    S3:E19/24/1976

    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.

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    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #25 - Resurrection in Black & White

    S2:E811/7/1975

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

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