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The Rockford Files S3E8 — Rattlers' Class of '63
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The Rockford Files•Season 3•Episode 8

Rattlers' Class of '63

7.7/10 · 348 votesNov 26, 197643 min

Ranked #18 of 22 in Season 3•−0.4 vs season avg

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Angel is working a con involving the sale of a landfill, and unknown to him or Jim, it happens to be the location of a dead body from an unsolved case from twelve years before. The people who put it there don't want it found.

Directed byMeta Rosenberg
Written byDavid Chase
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James Garner

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Jim Rockford

Noah Beery Jr.

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Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford

Joe Santos

Joe Santos

Dennis Becker

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David Chase

David Chase

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Meta Rosenberg

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Episode Summary

"Rattlers' Class of '63" is episode 8 of The Rockford Files season 3. It scored 7.7/10 from 348 votes, ranking #18 of 22 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Meta Rosenberg and written by David Chase, it aired on November 26, 1976.

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