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The Best Episodes of The Rockford Files Season 2

Every episode of The Rockford Files Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Rockford Files Season 2!

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Rockford Files Season 2 Episode 16 - A Portrait of Elizabeth
    8.7/10(419 votes)

    S2:E16

    A client of Beth's hires Jim misleadingly to check on his company.

    Director:Meta Rosenberg
    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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  2. The Rockford Files Season 2 Episode 14 - The Hammer of C Block
    8.6/10(484 votes)

    S2:E14

    A friend (Isaac Hayes) from Jim's time in prison after getting out, needs help clearing himself from the crime he was put into prison for.

    Director:Jerry London
    Writer:Gordon T. Dawson

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  3. The Rockford Files Season 2 Episode 9 - Chicken Little Is a Little Chicken
    8.5/10(438 votes)

    S2:E9

    A good deed for Angel makes Rockford the target of a mobster.

    Director:Lawrence Doheny
    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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  4. The Rockford Files Season 2 Episode 2 - The Farnsworth Stratagem
    8.4/10(483 votes)

    S2:E2

    Becker and a young writer ask for Rockford's help after they purchase a share in a condominium and discover they only own part of the lobby.

    Director:Lawrence Doheny
    Writer:Juanita Bartlett

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  5. The Rockford Files Season 2 Episode 6 - The Great Blue Lake Land and Development Company
    8.4/10(427 votes)

    S2:E6

    When a client's bail money disappears in a desert town, Rockford uncovers a major land swindle.

    Director:Lawrence Doheny
    Writer:Juanita Bartlett

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  6. The Rockford Files Season 2 Episode 11 - Pastoria Prime Pick
    8.4/10(425 votes)

    S2:E11

    A farming hub has more business than it can handle, including giving Rockford the business. The PI's car breaks down near the boomtown, after a source Rockford contacts in a divorce case steers Rockford there. While his car is being worked on, Rockford is quickly entangled between an underage motel worker and her jealous cop boyfriend, and in a double-cross over a narcotics deal. Is it just another tricky day for unlucky Jim, or is bucolic New Pastoria a sunny sin city ?

    Director:Lawrence Doheny
    Writer:Gordon T. Dawson

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  7. The Rockford Files Season 2 Episode 4 - Gearjammers (2)
    8.3/10(368 votes)

    S2:E4

    Killers pursue Rocky, as Becker and Rockford investigate a hijacking operation.

    Director:William Wiard
    Writer:Don Carlos Dunaway

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  8. The Rockford Files Season 2 Episode 17 - Joey Blue Eyes
    8.3/10(374 votes)

    S2:E17

    Jim helps one of Beth's clients, who is being swindled out of his business.

    Director:Lawrence Doheny
    Writer:Walter Dallenbach

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  9. The Rockford Files Season 2 Episode 3 - Gearjammers (1)
    8.2/10(395 votes)

    S2:E3

    Becker and Rockford investigate a hijacking scheme as killers pursue crime-witness Rocky.

    Director:William Wiard
    Writer:Don Carlos Dunaway

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  10. The Rockford Files Season 2 Episode 7 - The Real Easy Red Dog
    8.1/10(443 votes)

    S2:E7

    A private investigator uses Rockford to divert police attention from her insurance case.

    Director:Ivan Dixon
    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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  11. The Rockford Files Season 2 Episode 13 - The Girl in the Bay City Boys Club
    8.1/10(370 votes)

    S2:E13

    Jim goes undercover to expose an illegal gambling club and gets help from a young D.A.

    Director:James Garner
    Writer:Juanita Bartlett

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  12. The Rockford Files Season 2 Episode 15 - The No-Cut Contract
    8.1/10(395 votes)

    S2:E15

    A minor league football player drags Jim into his troubles.

    Director:Lou Antonio
    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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  13. The Rockford Files Season 2 Episode 8 - Resurrection in Black & White
    8.0/10(379 votes)

    S2:E8

    A magazine writer seeks evidence to free a man she thinks was wrongly convicted of murder.

    Director:Russ Mayberry
    Writers:Stephen J. Cannell, Juanita Bartlett

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  14. The Rockford Files Season 2 Episode 12 - The Reincarnation of Angie
    8.0/10(373 votes)

    S2:E12

    Hoods snatch a stockbroker, and his sister hires Rockford for $23.64, because Jim's in the yellow pages and her big brother instructed her not to dial the cops. Jim's protective of the naive 25 year old bookkeeper, despite the tiny fee, because he fears her brother is dead, and she can't accept that her only relative, who's always taken care of her, may be mixed up in a securities scam.

    Director:Jerry London
    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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  15. The Rockford Files Season 2 Episode 19 - The Italian Bird Fiasco
    8.0/10(387 votes)

    S2:E19

    Jim gets hired by a diamond smuggler posing as an art dealer causing trouble for Jim with LAPD and other smugglers.

    Director:Jackie Cooper
    Writer:Edward J. Lakso

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  16. The Rockford Files Season 2 Episode 22 - A Bad Deal in the Valley
    8.0/10(357 votes)

    S2:E22

    A real-estate agent has old flame Rockford deliver counterfeit money.

    Director:Jerry London
    Writers:Lester Wm. Berke, Donald L. Gold

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  17. The Rockford Files Season 2 Episode 18 - In Hazard
    7.9/10(333 votes)

    S2:E18

    Beth has trouble and is nearly killed by a client with tax trouble.

    Director:Jackie Cooper
    Writer:Juanita Bartlett

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  18. The Rockford Files Season 2 Episode 21 - Foul on the First Play
    7.8/10(346 votes)

    S2:E21

    Another detective tries to use Rockford to help a client obtain a basketball franchise.

    Director:Lou Antonio
    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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  19. The Rockford Files Season 2 Episode 5 - The Deep Blue Sleep
    7.7/10(380 votes)

    S2:E5

    The trail of a missing model leads to murder and an underworld operation within a high-fashion studio.

    Director:William Wiard
    Writer:Juanita Bartlett

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  20. The Rockford Files Season 2 Episode 10 - 2 Into 5.56 Won't Go
    7.7/10(383 votes)

    S2:E10

    While investigating the "traffic" death of his old Army commander, Rockford uncovers an arms-smuggling ring.

    Director:Jeannot Szwarc
    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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  21. The Rockford Files Season 2 Episode 1 - The Aaron Ironwood School of Success
    7.6/10(427 votes)

    S2:E1

    Rockford's wealthy foster brother is wanted by the mob and the government.

    Director:Lou Antonio
    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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  22. The Rockford Files Season 2 Episode 20 - Where's Houston?
    7.4/10(348 votes)

    S2:E20

    Rocky's friend is killed thinking his Granddaughter was kidnapped leading Jim with the help of Rocky to untangle a crooked real estate deal.

    Director:Lawrence Doheny
    Writer:Don Carlos Dunaway

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"A Portrait of Elizabeth" is the best rated episode of "The Rockford Files" season 2. It scored 8.7/10 based on 419 votes. Directed by Meta Rosenberg and written by Stephen J. Cannell, it aired on 1/23/1976. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Hammer of C Block".