Season 4
Episodes
S4 · E1 · 16 Sept 1977 · 48 min
Beamer's Last Case
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 · E2 · 23 Sept 1977 · 48 min
Trouble in Chapter 17
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 · E3 · 30 Sept 1977 · 48 min
The Battle of Canoga Park
Jim finds himself in an explosive situation when the gun he hides in his cookie jar is used in a murder.
S4 · E4 · 14 Oct 1977 · 48 min
Second Chance
When the life of Gandy Fitch's (Isaac Hayes) girlfriend is in danger, he turns to Rockfish for help.
S4 · E5 · 21 Oct 1977 · 48 min
The Dog and Pony Show
Helping a young woman with a history of mental illness leads Jim into crossing paths with the Mob and federal intelligence.
S4 · E6 · 4 Nov 1977 · 48 min
Requiem for a Funny Box
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 · E7 · 11 Nov 1977 · 48 min
Quickie Nirvana
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 · E8 · 18 Nov 1977 · 48 min
Irving the Explainer
Rockford gives himself a headache trying to solve the connection between a 30 year old murder, a valuable missing painting and Nazi Germany.
S4 · E9 · 25 Nov 1977 · 48 min
The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls
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 · E10 · 2 Dec 1977 · 49 min
Hotel of Fear
Accidently witnessing a murder makes Angel Martin the police's prime witness in the trial of the murderer.
S4 · E11 · 7 Dec 1977 · 48 min
Forced Retirement
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 · E12 · 16 Dec 1977 · 48 min
The Queen of Peru
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 · E13 · 23 Dec 1977 · 48 min
A Deadly Maze
Jim is unwittingly involved in a bizarre experiment when hired to find a man's missing wife.
S4 · E14 · 6 Jan 1978 · 48 min
The Attractive Nuisance
An unexplained break-in at Rocky's new diner has connections with the FBI fifty years ago.
S4 · E15 · 13 Jan 1978 · 48 min
The Gang at Don's Drive-In
An author suffering from writers block tells Jim he thinks he has the next best seller in an old murder case from 1961.
S4 · E16 · 20 Jan 1978 · 49 min
The Paper Palace
A prostitute (Rita Moreno) hires Jim to find out who has been sending her death threats.
S4 · E17 · 27 Jan 1978 · 48 min
Dwarf in a Helium Hat
A threat to the wrong phone number has Jim scrambling to find out who it was meant for.
S4 · E18 · 3 Feb 1978 · 43 min
South by Southeast
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 · E19 · 10 Feb 1978 · 48 min
The Competitive Edge
Jim winds up in a funny farm when he gets too close to the truth about an elite health club.
S4 · E20 · 17 Feb 1978 · 48 min
The Prisoner of Rosemont Hall
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 · E21 · 24 Feb 1978 · 43 min
The House on Willis Avenue (1)
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 · E22 · 24 Feb 1978 · 39 min
The House on Willis Avenue (2)
Part two of episode. Originally aired as 1 2-hour episode.
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