Seasons & episodes
S4 · E1Beamer's Last Case 1977-09-16 · 48 min
Rockford returns from vacation in Puerto Rico to discover someone has been using his identity, his trailer and totaled his Firebird. And that's just the beginning of his problems...
S4 · E2Trouble in Chapter 17 1977-09-23 · 48 min
Jim is reluctantly drawn into being bodyguard for a famous author, who believes her popular book on the perfect wife is the cause of death threats against her.
S4 · E3The Battle of Canoga Park 1977-09-30 · 48 min
Jim finds himself in an explosive situation when the gun he hides in his cookie jar is used in a murder.
S4 · E4Second Chance 1977-10-14 · 48 min
When the life of Gandy Fitch's (Isaac Hayes) girlfriend is in danger, he turns to Rockfish for help.
S4 · E5The Dog and Pony Show 1977-10-21 · 48 min
Helping a young woman with a history of mental illness leads Jim into crossing paths with the Mob and federal intelligence.
S4 · E6Requiem for a Funny Box 1977-11-04 · 48 min
A washed-up comedian finds out about a Mob family member's secret, and gets Jim in trouble by framing him for a murder.
S4 · E7Quickie Nirvana 1977-11-11 · 48 min
Rockford ends up regretting allowing an eccentric hippie woman to use his address temporarily, when her ex-boss sends a pair of thugs after her to retrieve some money he put in her care.
S4 · E8Irving the Explainer 1977-11-18 · 48 min
Rockford gives himself a headache trying to solve the connection between a 30 year old murder, a valuable missing painting and Nazi Germany.
S4 · E9The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls 1977-11-25 · 48 min
Jim is hired by some small-town businessmen to help them buy a fire engine; they really want him to assassinate someone who could bring the IRS down on them.
S4 · E10Hotel of Fear 1977-12-02 · 49 min
Accidently witnessing a murder makes Angel Martin the police's prime witness in the trial of the murderer.
S4 · E11Forced Retirement 1977-12-07 · 48 min
Beth's old college friend is in trouble when her company that is developing an submersible robot explorer becomes the target of some shady businessmen. Jimmy Joe Meeker comes to her rescue.
S4 · E12The Queen of Peru 1977-12-16 · 48 min
The RV family from hell decides to set up camp next door to Jim's trailer, just when he's got the recovery of a stolen diamond on his mind.
S4 · E13A Deadly Maze 1977-12-23 · 48 min
Jim is unwittingly involved in a bizarre experiment when hired to find a man's missing wife.
S4 · E14The Attractive Nuisance 1978-01-06 · 48 min
An unexplained break-in at Rocky's new diner has connections with the FBI fifty years ago.
S4 · E15The Gang at Don's Drive-In 1978-01-13 · 48 min
An author suffering from writers block tells Jim he thinks he has the next best seller in an old murder case from 1961.
S4 · E16The Paper Palace 1978-01-20 · 49 min
A prostitute (Rita Moreno) hires Jim to find out who has been sending her death threats.
S4 · E17Dwarf in a Helium Hat 1978-01-27 · 48 min
A threat to the wrong phone number has Jim scrambling to find out who it was meant for.
S4 · E18South by Southeast 1978-02-03 · 43 min
Mistaken identity by federal agents has Jim being sent to South America to help them contact a heiress, who has been isolated by her possessive husband.
S4 · E19The Competitive Edge 1978-02-10 · 48 min
Jim winds up in a funny farm when he gets too close to the truth about an elite health club.
S4 · E20The Prisoner of Rosemont Hall 1978-02-17 · 48 min
When the son of an old friend goes missing, Jim goes to the young man's college to try and find out what happened.
S4 · E21The House on Willis Avenue (1) 1978-02-24 · 43 min
When a fellow P.I. is killed on the Ventura freeway, Jim and Richie Brockelman team up to find out if it really was an accident.
S4 · E22The House on Willis Avenue (2) 1978-02-24 · 39 min
Part two of episode. Originally aired as 1 2-hour episode.