• Air date: 22 Sep '78 22 episodes
      Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit, Rockford takes on cases others don't want, aided by his tough old man, his lawyer girlfriend and some shady associates from his past.
  • List of Episodes (22)
    • 1. Heartaches of a Fool

      22 Sep '78
      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.
    • 2. Rosendahl and Gilda Stern Are Dead

      29 Sep '78
      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.
    • 3. The Jersey Bounce

      06 Oct '78
      Wrongly accused of beating a man to death, Jim discovers the best legal advice he can find is from disbarred lawyer John Cooper.
    • 4. White on White and Nearly Perfect

      20 Oct '78
      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.
    • 5. Kill the Messenger

      27 Oct '78
      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.
    • 6. A Good Clean Bust with Sequel Rights

      03 Nov '78
      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.
    • 7. Three Day Affair with a Thirty Day Escrow

      10 Nov '78
      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.
    • 8. The Empty Frame

      17 Nov '78
      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.
    • 9. Black Mirror: Part 1

      24 Nov '78
      A blind psychologist, who is being terrorized by an unknown stalker, turns to Jim for help.
    • 10. Black Mirror: Part 2

      24 Nov '78
      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.
    • 11. A Fast Count

      01 Dec '78
      Jim puts up his dukes and steps forward to help a boxing coach who has been framed with bribery and murder.
    • 12. Local Man Eaten by Newspaper

      08 Dec '78
      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.
    • 13. With the French Heel Back, Can the Nehru Jacket Be Far Behind?

      05 Jan '79
      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.
    • 14. The Battle-Ax and the Exploding Cigar

      12 Jan '79
      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.
    • 15. Episode 15

      11 Dec '98
    • 16. Episode 16

      14 Aug '79
    • 17. Episode 17

      14 Dec '98
    • 18. The Return of the Black Shadow

      17 Feb '79
      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.
    • 19. A Material Difference

      24 Feb '79
      Jim finds himself being dragged into a complicated situation when Angel's con job as a hit man for hire goes awry.
    • 20. Episode 20

      16 Dec '98
    • 21. Episode 21

      16 Dec '98
    • 22. Episode 22

      22 Jul '80