The Rockford Files

"This is Jim Rockford. At the tone leave your name and message, I'll get back to you."

Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit, Rockford takes on cases others don't want, aided by his tough old man, his lawyer girlfriend and some shady associates from his past.

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Created By	Stephen J. Cannell Roy Huggins
Status	Ended
Original Name	The Rockford Files
First Air Date	September 13, 1974
Last Air Date	January 10, 1980
Seasons	6
Episodes	122
Episode Runtime	1h 0min
Language	English
Original Language	English
Production Countries	United States of America
Production Companies	Universal Television Roy Huggins-Public Arts Productions Cherokee Productions
Networks	NBC

S06E12

Deadlock in Parma

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.

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