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This date in ROCKFORD FILES history: “The Four Pound Brick” airs on Feb. 21, 1975. LEARN MORE about this episode in 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES, available in softcover paperback and now as an eBook through Black Pawn Press

THE FOUR POUND BRICK Original Air Date: February 21, 1975 Synopsis. Rocky’s friend Kate Banning always knew that her son David, a rookie police officer, took better care of his car than he did himself. She therefore becomes suspicious when … Continue reading

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This date in ROCKFORD FILES history: Lane Bradbury, Dabbs Greer, and Robert Mandan star in “Where’s Houston,” airing Feb. 20, 1976. LEARN MORE about this episode in 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES, available in softcover paperback and now as an eBook through Black Pawn Press

WHERE’S HOUSTON? Original Air Date: February 20, 1976 Synopsis. Rocky’s friend Peter Preli (played by Dabbs Greer) hires Rockford after he believes his granddaughter Houston (Lane Bradbury) has been kidnapped. Early in his investigation, Rockford is beaten badly by three … Continue reading

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This date in ROCKFORD FILES history: Louis Gossett Jr. and Isaac Hayes star in “Just Another Polish Wedding,” airing Feb. 18, 1977. LEARN MORE about this episode in 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES, available in softcover paperback and now as an eBook through Black Pawn Press

JUST ANOTHER POLISH WEDDING Original Air Date: February 18, 1977 Synopsis. Needing a new line of work, Gandolf Fitch decides to become a private investigator and offers his services to Rockford. Jim declines Gandy’s offer, proposing instead that Gandy team … Continue reading

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This date in ROCKFORD FILES history: Barbara Carrera stars in “Godfather Knows Best,” the fourth of the eight ROCKFORD FILES reunion movies produced for CBS, airing Feb. 18, 1996. LEARN MORE in 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES, available in softcover paperback and now as an eBook through Black Pawn Press

GODFATHER KNOWS BEST Original Air Date: February 18, 1996 Synopsis. Rockford’s godson Scotty Becker, the thirty-year-old son of Dennis and Peggy Becker, is a wayward soul who somehow finds himself the prime suspect in the murder of fashion designer Elizabetta … Continue reading

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This date in ROCKFORD FILES history: “The Prisoner of Rosemont Hall” airs on Feb. 17, 1978. LEARN MORE about this episode in 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES, available in softcover paperback and now as an eBook through Black Pawn Press

THE PRISONER OF ROSEMONT HALL Original Air Date: February 17, 1978 Synopsis. Rockford’s friend Paul Lowe Douglas, a promising journalism student at Rosemont University, is abducted outside of Jim’s trailer by members of a popular college fraternity. With the help … Continue reading

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This date in ROCKFORD FILES history: Tony Musante and Diana Muldaur star in “Charlie Harris at Large,” airing Feb. 14, 1975. LEARN MORE about this episode in 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES, available in softcover paperback and now as an eBook through Black Pawn Press

CHARLIE HARRIS AT LARGE Original Air Date: February 14, 1975 Synopsis. Tony Musante stars as Charlie Harris, a “high society hustler” who was Rockford’s cellmate for two years at San Quentin. Charlie is the leading suspect in the murder of … Continue reading

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This date in ROCKFORD FILES history: William Daniels stars in “The Italian Bird Fiasco,” airing Feb. 13, 1976. LEARN MORE about this episode in 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES, available in softcover paperback and now as an eBook through Black Pawn Press

THE ITALIAN BIRD FIASCO Original Air Date: February 13, 1976 Synopsis. William Daniels stars as Thomas Caine, a shady dealer in objets d’art. Caine hires Rockford to purchase a valuable cormorant modeled after one of three priceless originals by Italian … Continue reading

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This date in ROCKFORD FILES history: Jack Kelly stars in “The Becker Connection,” airing Feb. 11, 1977. This was the first of two Rockford episodes featuring James Garner’s former co-star on Maverick. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

THE BECKER CONNECTION Original Air Date: February 11, 1977 Synopsis. Shortly after receiving a temporary transfer into the narcotics division, Becker finds himself suspended after someone stole heroin from the police property room and planted it in the spare tire … Continue reading

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This date in ROCKFORD FILES history: Stephen Elliott, Robert Hogan, John Fiedler, Neile McQueen, and George Murdock star in “The Competitive Edge,” airing Feb. 10, 1978. LEARN MORE about this episode in 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES, available in softcover paperback and now as an eBook through Black Pawn Press

THE COMPETITIVE EDGE Original Air Date: February 10, 1978 Synopsis. Joyce Brauder (played by Neile McQueen) hires Rockford to find her husband Perry (Jim McMullan), an accused embezzler who has jumped bail. After infiltrating an affluent men’s health club directed … Continue reading

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This date in ROCKFORD FILES history: Hector Elizondo and Pamela Hensley star in “Say Goodbye to Jennifer,” airing Feb. 7, 1975. LEARN MORE about this episode in 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES, available in softcover paperback and now as an eBook through Black Pawn Press

SAY GOODBYE TO JENNIFER Original Air Date: February 7, 1975 Synopsis. Supermodel Jennifer Ryburn (played by Pamela Hensley) allegedly died in a fiery car accident that occurred shortly after the fatal shooting of her boyfriend Ricky Pont, a murder that the … Continue reading

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