The Rockford Files — Season 5
The Rockford Files·Season 5·1978·22 episodes

Season 5

The Rockford Files

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Season 5

22 episodes

  • Heartaches of a Fool
    S5·E1

    Heartaches of a Fool

    September 22, 1978 · 43 min

    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.

  • Rosendahl and Gilda Stern Are Dead
    S5·E2

    Rosendahl and Gilda Stern Are Dead

    September 29, 1978 · 44 min

    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.

  • The Jersey Bounce
    S5·E3

    The Jersey Bounce

    October 6, 1978 · 48 min

    Wrongly accused of beating a man to death, Jim discovers the best legal advice he can find is from disbarred lawyer John Cooper.

  • White on White and Nearly Perfect
    S5·E4

    White on White and Nearly Perfect

    October 20, 1978 · 43 min

    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.

  • Kill the Messenger
    S5·E5

    Kill the Messenger

    October 27, 1978 · 43 min

    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.

  • The Empty Frame
    S5·E6

    The Empty Frame

    November 3, 1978 · 47 min

    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.

  • Three Day Affair with a Thirty Day Escrow
    S5·E7

    Three Day Affair with a Thirty Day Escrow

    November 10, 1978 · 47 min

    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.

  • A Good Clean Bust with Sequel Rights
    S5·E8

    A Good Clean Bust with Sequel Rights

    November 17, 1978 · 48 min

    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.

  • Black Mirror: Part 1
    S5·E9

    Black Mirror: Part 1

    November 24, 1978 · 48 min

    A blind psychologist, who is being terrorized by an unknown stalker, turns to Jim for help.

  • Black Mirror: Part 2
    S5·E10

    Black Mirror: Part 2

    November 24, 1978 · 48 min

    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.

  • A Fast Count
    S5·E11

    A Fast Count

    December 1, 1978 · 43 min

    Jim puts up his dukes and steps forward to help a boxing coach who has been framed with bribery and murder.

  • Local Man Eaten by Newspaper
    S5·E12

    Local Man Eaten by Newspaper

    December 8, 1978 · 48 min

    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.

  • With the French Heel Back, Can the Nehru Jacket Be Far Behind?
    S5·E13

    With the French Heel Back, Can the Nehru Jacket Be Far Behind?

    43 min

    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.

  • The Battle-Ax and the Exploding Cigar
    S5·E14

    The Battle-Ax and the Exploding Cigar

    January 12, 1979 · 43 min

    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.

  • Guilt
    S5·E15

    Guilt

    January 19, 1979 · 48 min

    Jim finds his guilty conscience being manipulated by a former fiancee, who asks him to find out who is threatening her life.

  • The Deuce
    S5·E16

    The Deuce

    January 25, 1979 · 43 min

    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.

  • The Man Who Saw the Alligators
    S5·E17

    The Man Who Saw the Alligators

    February 10, 1979 · 49 min

    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.

  • The Return of the Black Shadow
    S5·E18

    The Return of the Black Shadow

    February 17, 1979 · 49 min

    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.

  • A Material Difference
    S5·E19

    A Material Difference

    February 24, 1979 · 49 min

    Jim finds himself being dragged into a complicated situation when Angel's con job as a hit man for hire goes awry.

  • Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job: Part 1
    S5·E20

    Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job: Part 1

    March 3, 1979 · 49 min

    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.

  • Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job: Part 2
    S5·E21

    Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job: Part 2

    March 3, 1979 · 49 min

    The con continues and proves successful when one of the fellow con-artists appears to make of with the check.

  • A Different Drummer
    S5·E22

    A Different Drummer

    April 13, 1979 · 43 min

    While in hospital after a car accident, Jim stumbles across a black market for vital organs.

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