The Rockford Files — Season 2
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About this season
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.
Episodes (22)
1. The Aaron Ironwood School of Success
7.0Aired 12 September 1975 • 48 min
Rockford's wealthy foster brother is wanted by the mob and the government.
2. The Farnsworth Stratagem
6.0Aired 19 September 1975 • 44 min
Becker and a young writer ask for Rockford's help after they purchase a share in a condominium and discover they only own part of the lobby.
3. Gearjammers (1)
Aired 26 September 1975 • 45 min
Becker and Rockford investigate a hijacking scheme as killers pursue crime-witness Rocky.
4. Gearjammers (2)
6.5Aired 3 October 1975 • 45 min
Killers pursue Rocky, as Becker and Rockford investigate a hijacking operation.
5. The Deep Blue Sleep
2.0Aired 10 October 1975 • 45 min
The trail of a missing model leads to murder and an underworld operation within a high-fashion studio.
6. The Great Blue Lake Land and Development Company
7.7Aired 17 October 1975 • 47 min
When a client's bail money disappears in a desert town, Rockford uncovers a major land swindle.
7. The Real Easy Red Dog
8.3Aired 31 October 1975 • 45 min
A private investigator uses Rockford to divert police attention from her insurance case.
8. Resurrection in Black & White
7.3Aired 7 November 1975 • 48 min
A magazine writer seeks evidence to free a man she thinks was wrongly convicted of murder.
9. Chicken Little Is a Little Chicken
7.7Aired 14 November 1975 • 48 min
A good deed for Angel makes Rockford the target of a mobster.
10. 2 Into 5.56 Won't Go
7.0Aired 21 November 1975 • 48 min
While investigating the "traffic" death of his old Army commander, Rockford uncovers an arms-smuggling ring.
11. Pastoria Prime Pick
10.0Aired 28 November 1975 • 48 min
A farming hub has more business than it can handle, including giving Rockford the business. The PI's car breaks down near the boomtown, after a source Rockford contacts in a divorce case steers Rockford there. While his car is being worked on, Rockford is quickly entangled between an underage motel worker and her jealous cop boyfriend, and in a double-cross over a narcotics deal. Is it just another tricky day for unlucky Jim, or is bucolic New Pastoria a sunny sin city ?
12. The Reincarnation of Angie
8.0Aired 5 December 1975 • 45 min
Hoods snatch a stockbroker, and his sister hires Rockford for $23.64, because Jim's in the yellow pages and her big brother instructed her not to dial the cops. Jim's protective of the naive 25 year old bookkeeper, despite the tiny fee, because he fears her brother is dead, and she can't accept that her only relative, who's always taken care of her, may be mixed up in a securities scam.
13. The Girl in the Bay City Boys Club
9.0Aired 19 December 1975 • 47 min
Jim goes undercover to expose an illegal gambling club and gets help from a young D.A.
14. The Hammer of C Block
5.0Aired 9 January 1976 • 48 min
A friend (Isaac Hayes) from Jim's time in prison after getting out, needs help clearing himself from the crime he was put into prison for.
15. The No-Cut Contract
8.0Aired 16 January 1976 • 45 min
A minor league football player drags Jim into his troubles.
16. A Portrait of Elizabeth
7.0Aired 23 January 1976 • 48 min
A client of Beth's hires Jim misleadingly to check on his company.
17. Joey Blue Eyes
Aired 29 January 1976 • 48 min
Jim helps one of Beth's clients, who is being swindled out of his business.
18. In Hazard
8.0Aired 5 February 1976 • 47 min
Beth has trouble and is nearly killed by a client with tax trouble.
19. The Italian Bird Fiasco
7.5Aired 12 February 1976 • 49 min
Jim gets hired by a diamond smuggler posing as an art dealer causing trouble for Jim with LAPD and other smugglers.
20. Where's Houston?
6.0Aired 20 February 1976 • 48 min
Rocky's friend is killed thinking his Granddaughter was kidnapped leading Jim with the help of Rocky to untangle a crooked real estate deal.
21. Foul on the First Play
5.0Aired 12 March 1976 • 42 min
Another detective tries to use Rockford to help a client obtain a basketball franchise.
22. A Bad Deal in the Valley
7.0Aired 19 March 1976 • 42 min
A real-estate agent has old flame Rockford deliver counterfeit money.