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Popular crime/action series that aired on [[NBC]] from 1974 to 1980. James Garner played Jim Rockford, a pardoned ex-con working as a private detective in the Los Angeles area. Rockford lived in a trailer parked on the Malibu beach, and drove a gold [[Cool Car|Pontiac Firebird]].
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* [[Aloha Hawaii]]: "Dirty Money Black Light", "The Hawaiian Headache".
* [[Audit Threat]]: People in official positions often threaten to have Jim Rockford's private investigator's license reviewed to get him to cooperate.
* [[Badass Driver]]
* [[Base
* [[Being Watched]]
* [[Born Lucky]]: Lance White, played in two episodes by [[Tom Selleck]].
* [[Bounty Hunter]]
* [[Casting Gag]]: "The Competitive Edge" features [[Winnie the Pooh|John Fiedler]] as a mental patient who thinks he is [[James Bond]]. The gag? [[Goldfinger
* [[Clear My Name]]: Featured in many episodes such as
* [[Clear Their Name]]: A frequent occurrence, often at the request of Beth Davenport.
* [[Combat Pragmatist]]: Rockford prefers to avoid fighting, but when he fights, he fights dirty.
* [[Con Man]]: Rockford himself, occasionally; Angel Martin, always.
* [[Cool Car]]: Rockford's Firebird.
* [[Couch Gag]]:
* [[Courtroom Episode]]: In the episode "So Help Me
▲* [[Couch Gag]]: the [http://www.thesandbox.net/arm/rockford/answering_machine/index.html message on Rockford's answering machine] in the title sequence.
* [[Crossover]]: The title character from the short-lived ''Richie Brockelman, Private Eye'' appeared in several ''Rockford'' episodes.
* [[Defective Detective]]: Rockford was an ex-con, with all the associated bad karma it brought.
* [[Detective Drama]]
* [[Dramedy]]
* [[Drop
* [[Friend
* [[Guile Hero]]: Rockford is one of the purest examples.
* [[Hello, Attorney!]]: Beth Davenport.
* [[Inspirationally Disadvantaged]]
* [[Instrumental Theme Tune]]: One of the best ever, composed by Mike Post. It was released as a single and hit #10 on the ''Billboard'' chart in 1975.
* [[It Was Here, I Swear]]: A [[Stalker Shrine]] to Beth makes a mysterious disappearance.
* [[Jerk
* [[MacGuffin]]: [[Playing
* [[Pilot Movie]]: "Backlash of the Hunter".▼
▲* [[Pilot Movie]]: "Backlash of the Hunter"
* [[Poorly-Disguised Pilot]]: The episode "Just Another Polish Wedding" was intended to launch a spinoff show starring Louis Gossett, Jr. as private eye Marcus "Gabby" Hayes and Isaac Hayes as ex-con Gandolph "Gandy" Fitch. ''Gabby & Gandy'' was never picked up, however.
* [[Recurring Character]]: Angel Martin, Beth Davenport, Lt. Chapman, Officer Billings.
* [[Reunion Show]]: "I Still Love L.A." (1994), "A Blessing in Disguise" (1995), "If the Frame Fits...", "Friends and Foul Play", "Punishment and Crime", "Godfather Knows Best" (1996), "Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda" (1997), "If It Bleeds...It Leads" (1999).
* [[Shout-Out]] In a couple of episodes, Rockford travels to the fictional Bay City, California (not to be confuse with the real Bay City Michigan
* [[Spiritual Successor]]: To ''Maverick''.
* [[Stalker Shrine]]: One is made for Beth. See the trope page for more details.
* [[Statute of Limitations]]: Plays an important role in one episode. A friend of Rockford's stole half a million dollars and the statute of limitations is nearly up. However, many criminals know about it and try to steal the soon-to-be clean money.
* [[Stephen J. Cannell]]
* [[Syndication Title]]: ''Jim Rockford, Private Investigator''.
* [[Tap
* [[Vehicular Sabotage]]: This is a very common occurrence on ''[[The Rockford Files]]'' where someone seems to cut Jim's brake lines every third episode.
▲* [[Vehicular Sabotage]]: This is a very common occurrence on ''[[The Rockford Files]]'' where someone seems to cut Jim's brake lines every third episode.
* [[You Look Familiar]]: James Garner's brother, Jack, appeared throughout the show's run as a number of different characters, one of which (Police Captain McEnroe) was a semi-regular in the final season and appeared in each of the reunion movies.
* [[You Wouldn't Hit a Guy
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[[Category:American Series]]
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