Season 6

1. S06E01

   Paradise Cove

   1979-09-28

   Paradise Cove — Season 6, Episode 1 of The Rockford Files. Aired 1979-09-28. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

2. S06E02

   Lions, Tigers, Monkeys and Dogs (1)

   1979-10-12

   Lions, Tigers, Monkeys and Dogs (1) — Season 6, Episode 2 of The Rockford Files. Aired 1979-10-12. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

3. S06E03

   Lions, Tigers, Monkeys and Dogs (2)

   1979-10-12

   Lions, Tigers, Monkeys and Dogs (2) — Season 6, Episode 3 of The Rockford Files. Aired 1979-10-12. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

4. S06E04

   Only Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die (1)

   1979-10-19

   Only Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die (1) — Season 6, Episode 4 of The Rockford Files. Aired 1979-10-19. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

5. S06E05

   Only Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die (2)

   1979-10-26

   Only Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die (2) — Season 6, Episode 5 of The Rockford Files. Aired 1979-10-26. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

6. S06E06

   Love is the Word

   1979-11-09

   Love is the Word — Season 6, Episode 6 of The Rockford Files. Aired 1979-11-09. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

7. S06E07

   Nice Guys Finish Dead

   1979-11-16

   The special guest of a P.I. convention dinner is found murdered in the restroom, and Jim unhappily finds himself once more having to team up with flawless Lance White (Tom Selleck), while accident prone Freddie Beamer tags along.

8. S06E08

   The Hawaiian Headache

   1979-11-23

   The Hawaiian Headache — Season 6, Episode 8 of The Rockford Files. Aired 1979-11-23. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

9. S06E09

   No Fault Affair

   1979-11-30

   No Fault Affair — Season 6, Episode 9 of The Rockford Files. Aired 1979-11-30. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

10. S06E10

    The Big Cheese

    1979-12-07

    The Big Cheese — Season 6, Episode 10 of The Rockford Files. Aired 1979-12-07. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

11. S06E11

    Just a Coupla Guys

    1979-12-14

    This episode features none of the supporting characters and Rockford appears in only a few scenes. The episode is mainly a chance for David Chase to write about New Jersey mobsters. Except this episode isn't anything like "The Sopranos". The biggest problem is that the two protagonists (the "Coupla Guys" in the title) aren't very interesting characters.

12. S06E12

    Deadlock in Parma

    1980-01-10

    In the series finale, Jim Rockford drives off into a California sunset in his wounded Firebird, after being ensnared in a small-town council battle with big implications. While trout fishing in the mountains, the vacationing PI becomes the emergency proxy for a fellow angler, an environmentalist councilman, felled by appendicitis. But the seemingly-innocuous proposition for a Parma city park, attracts a trailer load of New Jersey mobsters who urge Rockford to keep his vote green, or sleep with the fishes. Meanwhile, this town council in the land of endless propositions, acts to force their temporary member Rockford to go fishing under the moonlight, but not in Parma.

    Finale note — From the desk: The guide closes on “Deadlock in Parma” (1980-01-10) — a series bookend worth the package context. Garner vs. studio lawsuits are Hollywood lore.

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