Roy Huggins
Director
The Rockford Files (1974)
Season 5
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.
Released Sept. 13, 1974
Episode 60 min
12+
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Production Companies: Universal Television, Roy Huggins-Public Arts Productions, Cherokee Productions
Network: NBC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
8.0
S5E1 - Heartaches of a Fool
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.
Sept. 22, 1978, midnight
8.0
S5E2 - Rosendahl and Gilda Stern Are Dead
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.
Sept. 29, 1978, midnight
8.0
S5E3 - The Jersey Bounce
Wrongly accused of beating a man to death, Jim discovers the best legal advice he can find is from disbarred lawyer John Cooper.
Oct. 6, 1978, midnight
9.0
S5E4 - White on White and Nearly Perfect
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.
Oct. 20, 1978, midnight
9.0
S5E5 - Kill the Messenger
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.
Oct. 27, 1978, midnight
S5E6 - The Empty Frame
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.
Nov. 3, 1978, midnight
S5E7 - Three Day Affair with a Thirty Day Escrow
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.
Nov. 10, 1978, midnight
S5E8 - A Good Clean Bust with Sequel Rights
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.
Nov. 17, 1978, midnight
S5E9 - Black Mirror: Part 1
A blind psychologist, who is being terrorized by an unknown stalker, turns to Jim for help.
Nov. 24, 1978, midnight
S5E10 - Black Mirror: Part 2
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.
Nov. 24, 1978, midnight
S5E11 - A Fast Count
Jim puts up his dukes and steps forward to help a boxing coach who has been framed with bribery and murder.
Dec. 1, 1978, midnight
S5E12 - Local Man Eaten by Newspaper
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.
Dec. 8, 1978, midnight
S5E13 - With the French Heel Back, Can the Nehru Jacket Be Far Behind?
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.
Jan. 5, 1979, midnight
S5E14 - The Battle-Ax and the Exploding Cigar
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.
Jan. 12, 1979, midnight
S5E15 - Guilt
Jim finds his guilty conscience being manipulated by a former fiancee, who asks him to find out who is threatening her life.
Jan. 19, 1979, midnight
S5E16 - The Deuce
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.
Jan. 25, 1979, midnight
S5E17 - The Man Who Saw the Alligators
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.
Feb. 10, 1979, midnight
S5E18 - The Return of the Black Shadow
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.
Feb. 17, 1979, midnight
S5E19 - A Material Difference
Jim finds himself being dragged into a complicated situation when Angel's con job as a hit man for hire goes awry.
Feb. 24, 1979, midnight
S5E20 - Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job: Part 1
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.
March 3, 1979, midnight
S5E21 - Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job: Part 2
The con continues and proves successful when one of the fellow con-artists appears to make of with the check.
March 3, 1979, midnight
S5E22 - A Different Drummer
While in hospital after a car accident, Jim stumbles across a black market for vital organs.
April 13, 1979, midnight
Network: NBC
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 7320 min.
Released: Sept. 13, 1974
Last Air Date: Jan. 10, 1980, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-PG
Common sense age: 12+
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