The Rockford Files
The Battle-Ax and the Exploding Cigar
Season 5, Episode 14 · Aired 1979-01-12
Synopsis
The Battle-Ax and the Exploding Cigar — Season 5, Episode 14 of The Rockford Files. Aired 1979-01-12. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
In the series
This episode is part of The Rockford Files (1974–1980) on NBC.
The anti-hardboiled PI — answering machine, beat-up Firebird, real exhaustion.
Key cast
- James Garner as Jim Rockford
- Noah Beery Jr. as Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford
- Joe Santos as Sgt. Dennis Becker
- Stuart Margolin as Angel Martin