This week’s installment features two back to back enjoyable episodes that sees Jim Rockford (James Garner) in top form as he works his way through a murder, and a con job. First up, is The Trouble with Warren, which originally aired Christmas Eve, 1976, and was written by Juanita Bartlett. The phone gag features…
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The Rockford Files (1976) – So Help Me God & Rattlers Class of ’63
Private investigator Jim Rockford (James Garner) gets into it this week, with this double dose of episodes. First up is a courtroom thriller entitled, So Help Me God, written by Juanita Bartlett that aired 19 November, 1976. The phone gag this week features a call from a dentist’s office telling Jim he can’t put…
The Rockford Files (1976) – The Fourth Man & The Oracle Wore a Cashmere Suit
The third season of The Rockford Files got underway on 24 September, 1976, with The Fourth Man written by Juanita Bartlett. The phone gag features someone calling him about his found address book, not to worry, it’s in the mail, but one of the girls he has in it, he should be careful about….
The Rockford Files (1976) – The Italian Bird Fiasco & Where’s Houston?
Private investigator Jim Rockford (James Garner) tackles a couple of interesting cases in this week’s installment of The Rockford Files. First up we have The Italian Bird Fiasco, which originally aired 13, February 1976, and was directed by film legend Jackie Cooper. It was written by Edward J. Lasko. The phone gag this time…
The Rockford Files (1976) – Joey Blue Eyes & In Hazard
Jim Rockford (James Garner) is at it again in this week’s installment. First up, we have Joey Blue Eyes, written by Walter Dallenbach, which aired 30 January, 1976. The phone gag this time around is actually rather funny, in that it’s a fellow named Stan, who is actually calling for Rocky, letting him know…
The Rockford Files (1976) – The No-Cut Contract & A Portrait of Elizabeth
This week private investigator Jim Rockford (James Garner) is in trouble again. The first episode, written by Cannell, himself is a lot of fun. It originally aired 16 January, 1976, and features Wayne Tippit, back as Agent Shore, Becker (Joe Santos), Angel (Stuart Margolin) and Beth (Gretchen Corbett). The phone gag is all in Spanish,…
The Rockford Files (1975) – Pastoria Prime Pick & The Reincarnation of Angie
Poor Jim Rockford (James Garner), he really gets into it in this week’s installment of The Rockford Files, which puts us about midway through season 2. The first episode, Pastoria Prime Pick aired 28 November, 1975, and was written by Gordon T. Dawson. The phone gag features Becker (Joe Santos) calling to thank Jim for…
The Rockford Files (1975) – Chicken Little is a Little Chicken & 2 Into 5.56 Won’t Go
Private Investigator Jim Rockford (James Garner) remains easygoing and fun in this week’s installment, despite the trouble he finds himself in. The first episode, which aired 14 November, 1975, was written by Cannell and features a phone gag that is actually referenced through the course of the episode, Beth (Gretchen Corbett) leaves a message about…
The Rockford Files (1975) The Deep Blue Sleep & The Great Blue Lake Land and Development Company
Private Eye Jim Rockford (James Garner) has his hands full in this week’s installment of The Rockford Files. The first episode, The Deep Blue Sleep was written by Juanita Bartlett from a story by Roy Huggins, and aired 10 October, 1975. It has a great phone gag with a young lady calling to agree to…
The Rockford Files (1975) – The Aaron Ironwood School of Success & The Farnsworth Stratagem
Season 2 of The Rockford Files gets underway with private investigator, Jim Rockford (James Garner), caught up in an episode that focuses on family, so it makes sense that Rocky (Noah Beery Jr.), Beth (Gretchen Corbett) and Becker (Joe Santos) – who just took his lieutenant’s exam, are all present. Angel (Stuart Margolin), sadly,…
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