List of Rockford Files episodes

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The Rockford Files aired on the NBC television network from 1974 through 1980, starting with a made-for-TV movie originally titled, simply, The Rockford Files. During the series run, there were a number of two-part episodes, as well as long (90 or 120 minutes) episodes that were split into two parts for syndication (and on recent DVD releases). Filming stopped in the middle of the sixth season (1979-80), on the advice of James Garner’s doctor. (Garner filmed many of his own stunts, injuring his back and knees)

In the 1990s Rockford returned to the air in a series of eight TV movies on CBS.

Universal Studios Home Entertainment has released the first 5 seasons of The Rockford Files on DVD in Region 1. Universal Playback has also released the first 4 seasons on DVD in Region 2. Season 5 is to be released in Region 2 on May 12, 2008. The remaining season is expected to be released to complete the series.


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[edit] TV movie pilot

Ep.# Airdate Title
001 1974-03-27 "The Rockford Files" - 90 minute pilot. Later re-edited for syndication into two one hour episodes, entitled "Backlash of the Hunter" (Parts 1 & 2), featuring some re-used footage, and additional extraneous stock footage. The original unedited two-hour pilot version appears on the Region 1 (USA & Canada) DVD, while the edited two-part syndicated version appears on the Region 2 (UK) & Region 4 (Australia, New Zealand & Pacific Islands) DVD.

[edit] Season 1

Ep.# Airdate Title
101 1974-09-13 “The Kirkoff Case”
102 1974-09-20 “The Dark and Bloody Ground”
103 1974-09-27 “The Countess”
104 1974-10-04 “Exit Prentiss Carr”
105 1974-10-11 “Tall Woman in Red Wagon”
106 1974-10-18 “This Case is Closed” — 90-minute episode — Re-edited for syndication into two one-hour episodes, featuring much repetitious re-used footage, and additional extraneous stock footage from the first 4 seasons. This re-edited two-part version appears on all the Region 1 (US/Canada), Region 2 (UK) and Region 4 (Australia, New Zealand & Pacific Islands) DVD releases.
107 1974-10-25 “The Big Ripoff”
108 1974-11-01 “Find Me If You Can”
109 1974-11-08 “In Pursuit of Carol Thorne”
110 1974-11-15 “The Dexter Crisis”
111 1974-12-06 “Caledonia -- It’s Worth a Fortune!”
112 1974-12-20 “Profit and Loss, Part 1: Profit”
113 1974-12-27 “Profit and Loss, Part 2: Loss”
114 1975-01-03 “Aura Lee, Farewell”
115 1975-01-10 “Sleight of Hand”
116 1975-01-17 “Counter Gambit”
117 1975-01-31 “Claire”
118 1975-02-07 “Say Goodbye to Jennifer”
119 1975-02-14 “Charlie Harris at Large”
120 1975-02-21 “The Four Pound Brick”
121 1975-02-28 “Just by Accident”
122 1975-03-07 “Roundabout”

[edit] Season 2

Ep.# Airdate Title
201 1975-09-12 “The Aaron Ironwood School of Success”
202 1975-09-19 “The Farnsworth Strategm”
203 1975-09-26 “Gearjammers” — Part 1
204 1975-10-03 “Gearjammers” — Part 2
205 1975-10-10 “The Deep Blue Sleep”
206 1975-10-17 “The Great Blue Lake Land and Development Company”
207 1975-10-31 “The Real Easy Red Dog”
208 1975-11-07 “Resurrection in Black and White”
209 1975-11-14 “Chicken Little is a Little Chicken”
210 1975-11-21 “2 Into 5.56 Won’t Go”
211 1975-11-28 “Pastoria Prime Pick”
212 1975-12-05 “The Reincarnation of Angie”
213 1975-12-19 “The Girl in the Bay City Boy’s Club”
214 1976-01-09 “The Hammer of C Block”
215 1976-01-16 “The No-Cut Contract”
216 1976-01-23 “A Portrait of Elizabeth”
217 1976-01-30 “Joey Blue Eyes”
218 1976-02-06 “In Hazard”
219 1976-02-13 “The Italian Bird Fiasco”
220 1976-02-20 “Where’s Houston?”
221 1976-03-12 “Foul on the First Play”
222 1976-03-19 “A Bad Deal in the Valley”

[edit] Season 3

Ep.# Airdate Title
301 1976-09-24 “The Fourth Man”
302 1976-10-01 “The Oracle Wore a Cashmere Suit”
303 1976-10-08 “The Family Hour”
304 1976-10-15 “Feeding Frenzy”
305 1976-11-05 “Drought at Indianhead River”
306 1976-11-12 “Coulter City Wildcats”
307 1976-11-19 “So Help Me God”
308 1976-11-26 “Rattlers’ Class of ‘63”
309 1976-12-10 “Return to the Thirty-Eighth Parallel”
310 1976-12-17 “Piece Work”
311 1976-12-24 “The Trouble With Warren
312 1977-01-07 “There’s One in Every Port”
313 1977-01-14 “Sticks and Stones May Break Your Bones, But Waterbury Will Bury You”
314 1977-01-21 “The Trees, the Bees and T.T. Flowers” — Part 1
315 1977-01-28 “The Trees, the Bees and T.T. Flowers” — Part 2
316 1977-02-11 “The Becker Connection”
317 1977-02-18 “Just Another Polish Wedding”
318 1977-02-25 “New Life, Old Dragons”
319 1977-03-11 “To Protect and Serve” — Part 1
320 1977-03-18 “To Protect and Serve” — Part 2
321 1977-03-25 “Crack Back”
322 1977-04-01 “Dirty Money, Black Light”

[edit] Season 4

Ep.# Airdate Title
401 1977-09-16 “Beamer’s Last Case”
402 1977-09-23 “Trouble in Chapter 17”
403 1977-09-30 “The Battle of Canoga Park”
404 1977-10-14 “The Second Chance”
405 1977-10-21 “The Dog and Pony Show”
406 1977-11-04 “Requiem for a Funny Box”
407 1977-11-11 “Quickie Nirvana”
408 1977-11-18 “Irving the Explainer”
409 1977-11-25 “The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls”
410 1977-12-02 “Hotel of Fear”
411 1977-12-09 “Forced Retirement”
412 1977-12-16 “The Queen of Peru”
413 1977-12-23 “The Deadly Maze”
414 1978-01-06 “The Attractive Nuisance”
415 1978-01-13 “The Gang at Don’s Drive-In”
416 1978-01-20 “The Paper Palace”
417 1978-01-27 “Dwarf in a Helium Hat”
418 1978-02-03 “South by Southeast”
419 1978-02-10 “The Competitive Edge”
420 1978-02-17 “The Prisoner of Rosemont Hall”
421 1978-02-24 “The House on Willis Avenue” — two-hour episode Re-edited for syndication into two one-hour episodes.

[edit] Season 5

Ep.# Airdate Title
501 1978-09-22 “Heartaches of a Fool”
502 1978-09-29 “Rosendahl and Gilda Stern are Dead”
503 1978-10-06 “The Jersey Bounce”
504 1978-10-20 “White on White and Nearly Perfect”
505 1978-10-27 “Kill the Messenger”
506 1978-11-03 “The Empty Frame”
507 1978-11-10 “A Three-Day Affair with a Thirty-Day Escrow”
508 1978-11-17 “A Good Clean Bust with Sequel Rights”
509 1978-11-24 “Black Mirror” — two-hour episode. Re-edited for syndication into two one-hour episodes.
510 1978-12-01 “A Fast Count”
511 1978-12-08 “Local Man Eaten by Newspaper”
512 1979-01-05 “With the French Heel Back, Can the Nehru Jacket Be Far Behind?”
513 1979-01-12 “The Battle-Ax and the Exploding Cigar”
514 1979-01-19 “Guilt”
515 1979-01-26 “The Deuce”
516 1979-02-10 “The Man Who Saw the Alligators” — 90-minute episode — Re-edited for syndication into a single one-hour episode, removing some scenes and footage.
517 1979-02-17 “The Return of the Black Shadow”
518 1979-02-24 “A Material Difference”
519 1979-03-03 “Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man’s Job” — two-hour episode. Re-edited for syndication into two one-hour episodes.
520 1979-04-13 “A Different Drummer”

[edit] Season 6

Ep.# Airdate Title
601 1979-09-28 “Paradise Cove”
602 1979-10-05 “Lions, Tigers, Monkeys and Dogs” — Part 1
603 1979-10-12 “Lions, Tigers, Monkeys and Dogs” — Part 2
604 1979-10-19 “Only Rock ’n’ Roll Will Never Die” — Part 1
605 1979-10-26 “Only Rock ’n’ Roll Will Never Die” — Part 2
606 1979-11-09 “Love is the Word”
607 1979-11-16 “Nice Guys Finish Dead”
608 1979-11-23 “The Hawaiian Headache”
609 1979-11-30 “The No-Fault Affair”
610 1979-12-07 “The Big Cheese”
611 1979-12-14 “Just A Coupla Guys”
612 1980-01-10 “Deadlock In Parma”

[edit] CBS TV movies

Ep.# Airdate Title
002 1994-11-27 The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.
Dedicated to the memory of Noah Beery, Jr. We love you and miss you, Pidge.
003 1995-05-14 The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise
M-3 1996-01-14 The Rockford Files: If The Frame Fits
M-4 1996-02-18 The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best
M-5 1996-04-25 The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play — a.k.a. Fieldtrip to a Funeral
M-6 1996-09-18 The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime — a.k.a. Night Fishing
M-7 1997-11-21 The Rockford Files: Murder and Misdemeanors
Dedicated to the memory of Luis Delgado.
M-8 1999-04-20 The Rockford Files: If it Bleeds… It Leads — filmed in 1997