When a fellow P.I. is killed on the Ventura freeway, Jim and Richie Brockelman team up to find out if it really was an accident.When a fellow P.I. is killed on the Ventura freeway, Jim and Richie Brockelman team up to find out if it really was an accident.When a fellow P.I. is killed on the Ventura freeway, Jim and Richie Brockelman team up to find out if it really was an accident.
Noah Beery Jr.
- Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford
- (as Noah Beery)
John van Dreelen
- Gunderson
- (as John Van Dreelen)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIt's widely (and incorrectly) thought the Richie Brockelman character (played by Dennis Dugan) was introduced here, and would be spun off into the short-lived Richie Brockelman, Private Eye (1978) (premiering three weeks after the original airing of this episode). The character had already been introduced in a pilot film, Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours (1976), which had aired a year and a half prior.
- GoofsWhen the microphone in Joe Tooley's office is activated by Rockford's entry, it is labeled 35679KLM. When the agent reports it, he says "35679KLW."
- Quotes
Jim Rockford: This is Jim Rockford. At the tone leave your name and message, I'll get back to you.
Operator: Good morning! This is the telephone company. Due to repairs we're giving you advanced notice that your service will be cut off indefinitely at ten o'clock. That's two minute from now...
- Crazy creditsDisclaimer before end credits: "Secret information centers, building dossiers on individuals exist today. You have no legal right to know about them, prevent them, or sue for damages. Our liberty may well be the price we pay for permitting this to continue unchecked. Member, U.S. Privacy Protection Commission"
- Alternate versionsSyndicated repeats are split into two parts, with part 2 containing a longer pre-credit opening sequence that includes excerpts from part 1, instead of the usual 30 seconds of excerpts (previews) of the episode you're about to see, followed by added opening credits.
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Joe Tooley had loyal friends
I don't think any television series introduced so many wonderful characters to the viewing public as did The Rockford Files. Even in a brief appearance Paul Fix who mentored James Garner in the private eye business gets himself killed when he gets to deep into something he does not understand, he's got both Jim Rockford and Richie Brockelman to back him up. As Sam Spade said quite eloquently, when your partner is killed you're supposed to do something about it. How much more true for a mentor.
It's quite a caper that Garner and Dennis Dugan jump into. An LA county supervisor is under the thumb of a conglomerate planning to build a giant computer complex for storage of information for nefarious purposes. Jackie Cooper is putting the thing together, but Philip Sterling the supervisor stands in the way until he's blackmailed. Another supervisor Howard Hesseman is fighting a rear guard action.
Pernell Roberts plays Cooper's muscle, but in a really memorable role is Simon Oakland who is yet another private eye trying to muscle in on the action to wherever it leads. He has a memorable confrontation with Garner and Dugan.
This together with the usual Rockford Files regulars makes up for a memorable episode.
It's quite a caper that Garner and Dennis Dugan jump into. An LA county supervisor is under the thumb of a conglomerate planning to build a giant computer complex for storage of information for nefarious purposes. Jackie Cooper is putting the thing together, but Philip Sterling the supervisor stands in the way until he's blackmailed. Another supervisor Howard Hesseman is fighting a rear guard action.
Pernell Roberts plays Cooper's muscle, but in a really memorable role is Simon Oakland who is yet another private eye trying to muscle in on the action to wherever it leads. He has a memorable confrontation with Garner and Dugan.
This together with the usual Rockford Files regulars makes up for a memorable episode.
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- Jun 21, 2012
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- Filming locations
- Surfridge, Los Angeles, California, USA(Abandoned neighborhood and House on Willis Ave)
- Production companies
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- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- 4:3
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