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This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: Ned Beatty stars in “Profit,” Part 1 of the two-part episode “Profit and Loss,” airing Dec. 20, 1974. 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

PROFIT AND LOSS (Part 1: PROFIT) Original Air Date: December 20, 1974 Synopsis. Computer programmer Alec Morris comes to Rockford for protection upon discovering that his employer, the powerful corporation Fiscal Dynamics, Inc., has been forging information on its annual … Continue reading

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This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: Blair Brown stars as “The Girl in the Bay City Boys Club,” airing Dec. 19, 1975. This was the only episode (or, for that matter, the only film of any kind) directed by James Garner. 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 GIRL IN THE BAY CITY BOYS CLUB Original Air Date: December 19, 1975 Synopsis. A man named Phelps hires Rockford to determine if the weekly Thursday night poker game held at the Bay City Boys Club is fixed. Rockford … Continue reading

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This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: Michael Lerner, Jack Bannon, and Simon Scott star in “Piece Work,” airing Dec. 17, 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

PIECE WORK Original Air Date: December 17, 1976 Synopsis. Hired by an insurance company to investigate a suspicious accident at the Brent Air Health Club, Rockford stumbles onto a gun-running operation masterminded by club owner Ciro Lucas. Although arrested by … Continue reading

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This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: “The Queen of Peru,” Gretchen Corbett’s final appearance as Beth Davenport, airs on Dec. 16, 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

THE QUEEN OF PERU Original Air Date: December 16, 1977 Synopsis. An insurance company hires Rockford to help them recover a stolen diamond worth more than a million dollars.“The Queen of Peru” marks Gretchen Corbett’s final appearance as Beth Davenport. … Continue reading

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This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: Ned Beatty and Veronica Hamel star in “Return to the 38th Parallel,” airing Dec. 10, 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

RETURN TO THE 38th PARALLEL Original Air Date: December 10, 1976 Synopsis. When his work as an insurance investigator runs aground, Rockford’s former Army commander Al Brennan (played by Ned Beatty) tries to become Jim’s partner. Meanwhile, a woman wants … Continue reading

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This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: Larry Hagman, Ron Masak, and Denny Miller star in “Forced Retirement,” the episode that marked the first of Rockford’s four appearances as Jimmy Joe Meeker, airing Dec. 9, 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

FORCED RETIREMENT Original Air Date: December 9, 1977 Synopsis. Beth asks Jim to investigate the Minerva project, a highly speculative offshore drilling venture whose investors include Beth’s boss.“Forced Retirement” marks the first appearance of Jimmy Joe Meeker, the Oklahoma oilman … Continue reading

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This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: Rockford takes on a tabloid publisher in “Local Man Eaten by Newspaper,” airing Dec. 8, 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

LOCAL MAN EATEN BY NEWSPAPER Original Air Date: December 8, 1978 Synopsis. Richard Hagans, the prominent Beverly Hills physician known as “the Doctor to the Stars,” hires Rockford to infiltrate the tabloid newspaper The National Investigator after he suspects that … Continue reading

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This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: Constance Towers and Jimmy Weldon star in “The Big Cheese,” one of the best episodes of the entire series, airing Dec. 7, 1979. 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 BIG CHEESE Original Air Date: December 7, 1979 Synopsis. Undercover treasury agent Sally Sternhagen (played by Constance Towers) helps Rockford unravel the mystery that links the fatal stabbings of his longtime friend Eddie Hellinger and an accountant named Arnold … Continue reading

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This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: Shelley Fabares, Richard Schaal, and Sid Haig star in “Caledonia—It’s Worth a Fortune,” the episode that also marked Stuart Margolin’s debut as a director, airing Dec. 6, 1974. 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

CALEDONIA—IT’S WORTH A FORTUNE! Original Air Date: December 6, 1974 Synopsis. Gerald Hyland, convicted of embezzling more than four million dollars several years before, is brutally beaten by two prison inmates. Before slipping into a coma, Hyland leaves his wife … Continue reading

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This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: “The Resurrection of Angie” airs on Dec. 5, 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 RESURRECTION OF ANGIE Original Air Date: December 5, 1975 Synopsis. Angie Perris receives a late-night phone call from her brother Tom, a stockbroker. Tom wants Angie to remove an envelope from his safe, but is abducted before he can … Continue reading

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