The Rockford Files
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Gratitude is my attitude this Thanksgiving...haven for dramas like "White Collar" and "Burn Notice" that emphasize style, not gross-out storylines. Anything that's more like "The Rockford Files" than "Saw VI" is OK by me. Thank you, Adam Lambert, for your new "For Your Entertainment"... In this article: Michigan, Sandwich, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Burn Notice, Oscars, New Oxford American Dictionary, Facebook, American Express, and Ricky Gervais |
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Detroit Free Press | 4 days ago
JULIE HINDS: Gratitude is my attitude this Thanksgiving
...haven for dramas like "White Collar" and "Burn Notice" that emphasize style, not gross-out storylines. Anything that's more like "The Rockford Files" than "Saw VI" is OK by me. [Page 2 of 2] • Thank you, Adam Lambert, for your new "For...
In this article: Jimmy Fallon, Johnny Depp, Sandwich, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Burn Notice, Oscars, Cheryl Burke, and New Oxford American Dictionary
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CBS | 5 days ago
Malibu Mobile Home Park Sewage Fine Slashed
...can be appealed to the state water board. A spokesman for the company that owns Paradise Cove declined to comment because the decision is under review. Paradise Cove was the site of Jim Rockford's mobile home on TV's "The Rockford Files."
In this article: E mail and Jim Rockford
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San Diego Union-Tribune | 5 days ago
Malibu mobile home park sewage fine slashed
...the company that owns Paradise Cove declined to comment because the decision is under review. Paradise Cove was the site of Jim Rockford's mobile home on TV's "The Rockford Files." Information from: Los Angeles Times, http://www.latimes.com
In this article: Jim Rockford, Los Angeles Times, and California
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L.A. Times - Environment | 5 days ago
Malibu mobile home park receives reduced fine for sewage spills
Kissel is headed by Steven Dahlberg. Paradise Cove was the site of TV private eye Jim Rockford's mobile home in the 1970s series "The Rockford Files." The park itself is a spread of about 72 acres that includes a restaurant and private...
In this article: Malibu, Unenforceable, E mail, Clean Water Act, Jim Rockford, and Los Angeles Times
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L.A. Times - Money & Company | 6 days ago
Hot Property: Actor Robert Loggia sells Bel-Air home for $2.95 million
...and movies for decades. His scores of credits include "The Sopranos" (2004), "Independence Day" (1996), "Prizzi's Honor" (1985) and "The Rockford Files" (1976-78). He starred in "T.H.E. Cat" (1966-67). Photo: More photos can be viewed at...
In this article: Robert Loggia, Coldwell Banker, Los Angeles Times, Independence Day, T.H.E. Cat, The Sopranos, and Prizzi's Honor
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washingtonpost.com | 7 days ago
Paul Farhi on pop culture: Nostalgia not what it used to be? Plus Lou Dobbs and Washington Blade.
...require some amount of stunts and exterior-shooting, which always looks cheap now. But I dunno. Cleveland Park, Washington, D.C.: "The Rockford Files" is still as good as it ever was. On the other hand, "Ultraman" has not aged well. Paul...
In this article: James Garner, The Prisoner, YouTube, Grace Kelly, Dragnet, All in the Family, and Ivy League
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thestar.com | November 13, 2009
10 most important TV shows of the past decade
...and Scarface right into our very homes. And making us love - and dread - every profane, perplexing minute. Blame David Chase, the former Rockford Files scribe who crafted Tony's dysfunctional family life out of his own lingering mother...
In this article: Corner Gas, Brent Butt, David Simon, Idol, HBO, Mad Men, The Sopranos, Tony Soprano, and Jack Bauer
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New Kerala | November 11, 2009
Actor Joe Maross Dies
...Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Outer Limits, The Fugitive, Gunsmoke, Hawaii Five O., Mission Impossible, Perry Mason, Mannix, The Rockford Files, Charlies Angels, Quincy, Dallas and Murder She Wrote. Maross also appeared in several...
In this article: Joe Maross, Cardiac arrest, Yale, Elmer Gantry, The Outer Limits, Mission Impossible, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Gunsmoke, The Twilight Zone, and Mannix
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Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. | November 03, 2009
SUPERMAN!! ROCKFORD!! CHUCK!! DAMAGES!! IMPOSSIBLE!! WEEDS!! SIMPSONS!! SHIELD!! X-MEN!! SFU!! STAR WARS!! <I>HercVault!!</I>
...- 11:57pm SUPERMAN!! ROCKFORD!! CHUCK!! DAMAGES!! IMPOSSIBLE!! WEEDS!! SIMPSONS!! SHIELD!! X-MEN!! SFU!! STAR WARS!! HercVault!! "The Rockford Files" came to an abrupt end in 1980, but James Garner and Universal resolved their...
In this article: Superman, Lex Luthor, David Chase, Super Friends, X-Men, Smallville, and LexCorp
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The Hollywood Reporter | November 02, 2009
TV property master Earl Huntoon dies
...cop shows, was on the "Gunsmoke" crew for five years until the show was canceled in 1975. His credits also include TV shows "The Rockford Files," "Matlock," "CHiPs," "Hardcastle & McCormick," "The Waltons," "Fame" and "Hogan's Heroes," the...
In this article: Gunsmoke, How the West Was Won, Matlock, The Waltons, Hardcastle & McCormick, and Hogan's Heroes
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Description from Wikipedia:
The Rockford Files is an American detective (private investigator) television drama originally aired on the NBC television network between September 13, 1974 and January 10, 1980; it has remained in constant syndication to the present day, making it a cult classic. The show is notable for the quality of its writing (mainly from Stephen J. Cannell, Juanita Bartlett, and David Chase), the easy charm and charisma of James Garner, who starred as Jim Rockford, and an agile Pontiac Firebird.
The show was created by Roy Huggins and Stephen J. Cannell. Huggins had produced the television show Maverick, which had also starred Garner, from 1957 to 1962, and wanted to try and recapture that magic in a "modern day" detective setting. He teamed with Cannell, who had written for Jack Webb productions such as Adam-12 and Chase (1973–74, NBC), to create Rockford. The show was credited as "A Public Arts / Roy Huggins Production in association with Cherokee Productions and Universal Studios" (later NBC Universal). Cherokee was the name of Garner's own company, which he ran with partners Meta Rosenberg and Juanita Bartlett, who doubled as story editor during most of Rockfords run.
The series' memorable theme by composers Mike Post and Pete Carpenter received Top 40 radio airplay, went to #10 on the Billboard Hot 100, stayed 44 weeks on the charts, and won a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement.
The series continues to air in reruns today; as of 2008, Sleuth, RTN and a handful of syndicated affiliates carry the program. All six seasons can be viewed in "streaming-only" format on Netflix as well as the first three seasons on Hulu.com.
- Name:
- The Rockford Files
- Country of Origin:
- United States
- Executive Producer:
- Stephen J. Cannell
- Created By:
- Theme Composer:
- Length:
- 60 minutes
- Format:
- Drama
- Broadcast Channel:
- NBC
- Number of Seasons:
- 6
- First:
- September 13, 1974
- Last:
- January 10, 1980
- Number of Episodes:
- 122 plus 8 TV Movies
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