The Rockford Files

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Season 5

Episodes

1. Heartaches of a Fool
Sep 22, 1978
Episode 1

Jim finds that a country music star, corrupt union boss and Chinese triad all have one thing in common with why Rocky ended in hospital after his rig was forced off the road: sausages.

8.0 43 min
2. Rosendahl and Gilda Stern Are Dead
Sep 29, 1978
Episode 2

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.

8.0 44 min
3. The Jersey Bounce
Oct 6, 1978
Episode 3

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

8.0 48 min
4. White on White and Nearly Perfect
Oct 20, 1978
Episode 4

Handsome, charmed PI Lance White (Tom Selleck) may speak lines that sound like they're from a 1940s B movie, but everyone is so attracted to him they hang on his every word. That is, everyone except Jim.

9.0 43 min
5. Kill the Messenger
Oct 27, 1978
Episode 5

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.

9.0 43 min
6. The Empty Frame
Nov 3, 1978
Episode 6

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.

0.0 47 min
7. Three Day Affair with a Thirty Day Escrow
Nov 10, 1978
Episode 7

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.

0.0 47 min
8. A Good Clean Bust with Sequel Rights
Nov 17, 1978
Episode 8

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.

0.0 48 min
9. Black Mirror: Part 1
Nov 24, 1978
Episode 9

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

0.0 48 min
10. Black Mirror: Part 2
Nov 24, 1978
Episode 10

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.

0.0 48 min
11. A Fast Count
Dec 1, 1978
Episode 11

Jim puts up his dukes and steps forward to help a boxing coach who has been framed with bribery and murder.

0.0 43 min
12. Local Man Eaten by Newspaper
Dec 8, 1978
Episode 12

Jim could use some saintly guidance when he goes undercover on a scandal rag that is getting confidential medical information on a doctor's famous, and infamous, patients.

0.0 48 min
13. With the French Heel Back, Can the Nehru Jacket Be Far Behind?
Jan 5, 1979
Episode 13

A fashion model friend of Jim is found dead on the ground below her balcony. The police believe it's suicide, but having gotten a desperate phone call from her, Jim believes it's murder.

0.0 43 min
14. The Battle-Ax and the Exploding Cigar
Jan 12, 1979
Episode 14

Ignorant that he's been driving a hot Cadillac with an illegal stash of guns in the trunk, leads Jim into rubbing shoulders with the FBI and the Company.

0.0 43 min
15. Guilt
Jan 19, 1979
Episode 15

Jim finds his guilty conscience being manipulated by a former fiancee, who asks him to find out who is threatening her life.

0.0 48 min
16. The Deuce
Jan 25, 1979
Episode 16

Having Jim doing jury duty leads to a mistrial and his being hired to investigate the case of pedestrian hit by a drunk-driver that brought the accused to court.

0.0 43 min
17. The Man Who Saw the Alligators
Feb 10, 1979
Episode 17

If having the IRS wanting to do an audit isn't bad enough, a gangster Jim helped put in prison is out on parole and wants a pound of his flesh in revenge.

0.0 49 min
18. The Return of the Black Shadow
Feb 17, 1979
Episode 18

A gang of bikers beat up Jim and assault John Cooper's sister, leading Coop to seek vengeance by returning to a darker period in his past when he was in a biker gang.

0.0 49 min
19. A Material Difference
Feb 24, 1979
Episode 19

Jim finds himself being dragged into a complicated situation when Angel's con job as a hit man for hire goes awry.

0.0 49 min
20. Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job: Part 1
Mar 3, 1979
Episode 20

Richie's father has been swindled by a man named Coombs. Jim assembles together a disparate group of con-artists in a complicated scheme using Coombs' anxieties, and even the "Curse" of King Tut, to save Mr. Brockelman from ruin.

0.0 49 min
21. Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job: Part 2
Mar 3, 1979
Episode 21

Conclusion

0.0 49 min
22. A Different Drummer
Apr 13, 1979
Episode 22

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

0.0 43 min
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