The Rockford Files
1 9 7 4 - 1 9 7 9 (USA)
125 x 60 minute episodes
"This is Jim Rockford. At the tone leave your name and
message. I'll get back to you"
Mistrusted by the police, set up by his own clients and
continually beaten up in a most un-macho fashion by anyone who
could get a shot off, Jim Rockford was the ultimate good guy
Private Eye (working for $200 a day + expenses).
Jim lived a less than glamorous life in a beach side green and
white 50-foot caravan (or 'trailer' for our US chums) located at
2354 Pacific Coast Highway in the Paradise Cove Trailer
Colony.
Rockford's compassion for society's outcasts embroiled him
weekly as the underdog in bizarre investigations. While his good
heart often caused him to give up his salary, it did earn him the
warm friendship of ex-cellmate Angel Martin (Stuart Margolin) and
Lieutenant Dennis Becker (Joe Santos).
 Jim's firm grasp on reality (unlike so many TV private dicks)
was apparent in statements such as "I'm not going in there, I
could get killed!" . To this end, our fearless hero never
carried a gun and in fact did not even have a permit to carry one!
Unlike most private detectives, Jim did not enjoy a close
working relationship with the police department. This was
primarily because he was an ex-con.
Although he ultimately
received a full pardon, Jim had served 5 years for an armed
robbery he didn't commit.
The police also disliked Rockford
because of his ability to solve cases they had already closed!
"Jim, It's Norma at the market. . . . It bounced. You
want us to tear it up, send it back, or put it with the others?
"
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