Episodes List
Ep.1 Heartaches of a Fool
Air Date: 1978-09-22
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.
Ep.2 Rosendahl and Gilda Stern Are Dead
Air Date: 1978-09-29
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.
Ep.3 The Jersey Bounce
Air Date: 1978-10-06
Wrongly accused of beating a man to death, Jim discovers the best legal advice he can find is from disbarred lawyer John Cooper.
Ep.4 White on White and Nearly Perfect
Air Date: 1978-10-20
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.
Ep.5 Kill the Messenger
Air Date: 1978-10-27
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.
Ep.6 The Empty Frame
Air Date: 1978-11-03
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.
Ep.7 Three Day Affair with a Thirty Day Escrow
Air Date: 1978-11-10
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.
Ep.8 A Good Clean Bust with Sequel Rights
Air Date: 1978-11-17
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.
Ep.9 Black Mirror: Part 1
Air Date: 1978-11-24
A blind psychologist, who is being terrorized by an unknown stalker, turns to Jim for help.
Ep.10 Black Mirror: Part 2
Air Date: 1978-11-24
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.
Ep.11 A Fast Count
Air Date: 1978-12-01
Jim puts up his dukes and steps forward to help a boxing coach who has been framed with bribery and murder.
Ep.12 Local Man Eaten by Newspaper
Air Date: 1978-12-08
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.
Ep.13 With the French Heel Back, Can the Nehru Jacket Be Far Behind?
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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.
Ep.14 The Battle-Ax and the Exploding Cigar
Air Date: 1979-01-12
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.
Ep.15 Guilt
Air Date: 1979-01-19
Jim finds his guilty conscience being manipulated by a former fiancee, who asks him to find out who is threatening her life.
Ep.16 The Deuce
Air Date: 1979-01-25
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.
Ep.17 The Man Who Saw the Alligators
Air Date: 1979-02-10
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.
Ep.18 The Return of the Black Shadow
Air Date: 1979-02-17
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.
Ep.19 A Material Difference
Air Date: 1979-02-24
Jim finds himself being dragged into a complicated situation when Angel's con job as a hit man for hire goes awry.
Ep.20 Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job: Part 1
Air Date: 1979-03-03
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.
Ep.21 Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job: Part 2
Air Date: 1979-03-03
The con continues and proves successful when one of the fellow con-artists appears to make of with the check.
Ep.22 A Different Drummer
Air Date: 1979-04-13
While in hospital after a car accident, Jim stumbles across a black market for vital organs.
