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21 Episodes 1977 - 1978
Episode 1
Fri, Sep 16, 197760 mins
Jim returns from vacation to discover someone's been using his identity, his trailer and totaled his car. And that's just the beginning of his problems...
Episode 2
Fri, Sep 23, 197760 mins
Jim's drawn into being bodyguard for an author, who believes her popular book on the perfect wife's the cause of death threats against her.
Episode 3
Fri, Sep 30, 197760 mins
Jim finds himself in an explosive situation when the gun he hides in his cookie jar is used in a murder.
Episode 4
Fri, Oct 14, 197760 mins
When the life of Gandy Fitch's girlfriend's in danger, he turns to Rockfish for help.
Episode 5
Fri, Oct 21, 197760 mins
Helping a young woman with a history of mental illness leads Jim into crossing paths with the Mob and federal intelligence.
Episode 6
Fri, Nov 4, 197760 mins
A washed-up comedian finds out about a Mob family member's secret, and gets Jim in trouble by framing him for a murder.
Episode 7
Fri, Nov 11, 197760 mins
Jim's friend, Sky Aquarian, is an unwitting pawn in a blackmail scheme hatched by the attorney she works for. She is tasked by the attorney, Alan Bayless, to deliver the cash to the blackmailer, but she forgets to do it, and still has the package it came in. The following day she visits Jim at his trailer, saying she is quitting her job, and can she use his address for her last paycheck to avoid bill collectors. He says OK. She says she going to live in a local ashram. The lawyer assumes Sky has kept the money, and he has Jim's address, so he sends two men to get information about her from Jim, but he escapes after they threaten him. Jim then tracks down Sky at a spiritual community, Sunfire Institute, where she recalls she still has the package, which they learn has $30k in it. Jim tells Sky not to tell anyone about it, but she ends up telling the spiritual leader, Gordon Borchards, anyway. As a result, Borchards is able to switch the cash with newspaper, unbeknownst to Jim. Rockford has the package delivered, not knowing it's worthless. The two thugs who threatened him before return again for the money, but he and Sky are able to escape. After some discussion with Sky, Jim realizes Gordon has the money, and is able to get it back. Jim arranges to meet directly with Bayliss to make sure he gets the cash. Rockford sets up the drop-off where he knows a police stake out is. When Jim delivers the package, the two toughs try to abduct him. The police at the stake out assume it's a drug deal so they get arrested.
Episode 8
Fri, Nov 18, 197760 mins
Rockford gives himself a headache trying to solve the connection between a 30 year old murder, a valuable missing painting and Nazi Germany.
Episode 9
Fri, Nov 25, 197760 mins
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.
Episode 10
Fri, Dec 2, 197760 mins
Accidently witnessing a murder makes Angel Martin the police's prime witness in the trial of the murderer.
Episode 11
Fri, Dec 9, 197760 mins
Beth's old college friend is in trouble when her company that is developing a submersible robot explorer becomes the target of some shady businessmen. Jimmy Joe Meeker comes to her rescue.
Episode 12
Fri, Dec 16, 197760 mins
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.
Episode 13
Fri, Dec 23, 197760 mins
Jim is unwittingly involved in a bizarre experiment when hired to find a man's missing wife.
Episode 14
Fri, Jan 6, 197860 mins
An unexplained break-in at Rocky's new diner has connections with the FBI fifty years ago.
Episode 15
Fri, Jan 13, 197860 mins
An author suffering from writers block tells Jim he thinks he has the next best seller in an old murder case from 1961.
Episode 16
Fri, Jan 20, 197860 mins
A prostitute (Rita Moreno) hires Jim to find out who has been sending her death threats.
Episode 17
Fri, Jan 27, 197860 mins
A threat to the wrong phone number has Jim scrambling to find out who it was meant for.
Episode 18
Fri, Feb 3, 197860 mins
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.
Episode 19
Fri, Feb 10, 197860 mins
Jim winds up in a funny farm when he gets too close to the truth about an elite health club.
Episode 20
Fri, Feb 17, 197860 mins
When the son of an old friend goes missing, Jim goes to the young man's college to try and find out what happened.
Episode 21
Fri, Feb 24, 197895 mins
When a fellow P.I. is killed on the Ventura freeway, Jim and Richie Brockelman team up to find out if it really was an accident.