The Rockford Files: Season 5
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Rockford Files Season 4.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
Heartaches of a Fool
Sep 22, 1978 · 43 min
Jim finds that a country music star, corrupt union boss and Chinese triad all have one thing in common with why Rocky ended in hospital after his rig was forced off the road: sausa
Rosendahl and Gilda Stern Are Dead
Sep 29, 1978 · 44 min
A doctor's murder has direct connections to the Mob, and Jim comes to the assistance of hooker friend Rita Capcovik (Rita Moreno) when she finds herself entangled in it.
The Jersey Bounce
Oct 6, 1978 · 48 min
Wrongly accused of beating a man to death, Jim discovers the best legal advice he can find is from disbarred lawyer John Cooper.
White on White and Nearly Perfect
Oct 20, 1978 · 43 min
Handsome, charmed PI Lance White (Tom Selleck) may speak lines that sound like they're from a 1940s B movie, but everyone is so attracted to him they hang on his every word. That i
Kill the Messenger
Oct 27, 1978 · 43 min
When an already overly stressed Dennis Becker is lumped with the unwelcome task of finding out who murdered Deputy Chief Towne's unfaithful wife, Jim decides to lend a hand in the
The Empty Frame
Nov 3, 1978 · 47 min
At a swank party, attended by some of LA's high society and police dept. VIPs, in honor of Angel's brother-in-law, Aaron, being made Chief of Police, a robbery takes place, while L
Three Day Affair with a Thirty Day Escrow
Nov 10, 1978 · 47 min
After being strong-armed by an Arab sheik and his goons, and getting no help from the police, Jim decides to track down the two people who caused his trouble: a soft-voiced gigolo
A Good Clean Bust with Sequel Rights
Nov 17, 1978 · 48 min
Jim is forced to babysit Chicago ex-cop, now celebrity, "Frank Falcone," who has a television show and toy line. Falcone isn't easy to babysit, and things get dicey when some old C
Black Mirror: Part 1
Nov 24, 1978 · 48 min
A blind psychologist, who is being terrorized by an unknown stalker, turns to Jim for help.
Black Mirror: Part 2
Nov 24, 1978 · 48 min
Rockford's investigation of psychologist Megan Dougherty's stalker leads him to one of her patients who may have a split personality - one of which is a paid killer.
A Fast Count
Dec 1, 1978 · 43 min
Jim puts up his dukes and steps forward to help a boxing coach who has been framed with bribery and murder.
Local Man Eaten by Newspaper
Dec 8, 1978 · 48 min
Jim could use some saintly guidance when he goes undercover on a scandal rag that is getting confidential medical information on a doctor's famous, and infamous, patients.
With the French Heel Back, Can the Nehru Jacket Be Far Behind?
· 43 min
A fashion model friend of Jim is found dead on the ground below her balcony. The police believe it's suicide, but having gotten a desperate phone call from her, Jim believes it's m
The Battle-Ax and the Exploding Cigar
Jan 12, 1979 · 43 min
Ignorant that he's been driving a hot Cadillac with an illegal stash of guns in the trunk, leads Jim into rubbing shoulders with the FBI and the Company.
Guilt
Jan 19, 1979 · 48 min
Jim finds his guilty conscience being manipulated by a former fiancee, who asks him to find out who is threatening her life.
The Deuce
Jan 25, 1979 · 43 min
Having Jim doing jury duty leads to a mistrial and his being hired to investigate the case of pedestrian hit by a drunk-driver that brought the accused to court.
The Man Who Saw the Alligators
Feb 10, 1979 · 49 min
If having the IRS wanting to do an audit isn't bad enough, a gangster Jim helped put in prison is out on parole and wants a pound of his flesh in revenge.
The Return of the Black Shadow
Feb 17, 1979 · 49 min
A gang of bikers beat up Jim and assault John Cooper's sister, leading Coop to seek vengeance by returning to a darker period in his past when he was in a biker gang.
A Material Difference
Feb 24, 1979 · 49 min
Jim finds himself being dragged into a complicated situation when Angel's con job as a hit man for hire goes awry.
Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job: Part 1
Mar 3, 1979 · 49 min
Richie's father has been swindled by a man named Coombs. Jim assembles together a disparate group of con-artists in a complicated scheme using Coombs' anxieties, and even the "Curs
Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job: Part 2
Mar 3, 1979 · 49 min
The con continues and proves successful when one of the fellow con-artists appears to make of with the check.
A Different Drummer
Apr 13, 1979 · 43 min
While in hospital after a car accident, Jim stumbles across a black market for vital organs.