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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 6 Episode 1 - Paradise Cove
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S6:E1

    Jim's Malibu neighborhood becomes the site of a treasure hunt for a stash of gold bullion, stolen fifty years earlier.

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    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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  2. undefined Season 6 Episode 7 - Nice Guys Finish Dead
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S6:E7

    The special guest of a P.I. convention dinner is found murdered in the restroom, and Jim unhappily finds himself once more having to team up with flawless Lance White (Tom Selleck), while accident prone Freddie Beamer tags along.

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    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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  3. undefined Season 3 Episode 12 - There's One in Every Port
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    S3:E12

    After being conned by friends Jim sets them up to settle the score and save himself.

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    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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  4. undefined Season 4 Episode 21 - The House on Willis Avenue (1)
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    S4:E21

    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.

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    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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  5. undefined Season 5 Episode 4 - White on White and Nearly Perfect
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    S5:E4

    Handsome, charmed PI Lance White (Tom Selleck) may speak lines that sound like they're from a 1940s B movie, but everyone is so attracted to him they hang on his every word. That is, everyone except Jim.

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    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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  6. undefined Season 4 Episode 17 - Dwarf in a Helium Hat
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    S4:E17

    A threat to the wrong phone number has Jim scrambling to find out who it was meant for.

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    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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  7. undefined Season 6 Episode 8 - The Hawaiian Headache
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S6:E8

    Jim is tricked into believing he's won a trip to Hawaii, when it really turns out to be doing a favor for an old army pal in the CIA.

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    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 13 - Profit and Loss (2)
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    S1:E13

    Rockford discovers the investment firm Fiscal Dynamics is a financial fraud and its president Leon Fielder will do anything to prevent him from destroying his company.

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    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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  9. undefined Season 3 Episode 5 - Drought at Indianhead River
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E5

    Jim finds out there's a hit out on Angel and runs into trouble with the mob bailing him out.

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    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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  10. undefined Season 4 Episode 20 - The Prisoner of Rosemont Hall
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    S4:E20

    When the son of an old friend goes missing, Jim goes to the young man's college to try and find out what happened.

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    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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  11. undefined Season 2 Episode 3 - Gearjammers (1)
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E3

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

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    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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  12. undefined Season 5 Episode 3 - The Jersey Bounce
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    S5:E3

    Wrongly accused of beating a man to death, Jim discovers the best legal advice he can find is from disbarred lawyer John Cooper.

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    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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  13. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    S1:E6

    Ralph reconsiders his suit of powers after a flying mistake almost takes out a bus full of tourists. Bill also reconsiders his job path when one of his heroes is suspected of plotting out the theft of a precious diamond.

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    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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  14. undefined Season 4 Episode 4 - The Road to Hope
    8.6/10(5 votes)

    S4:E4

    Hannibal poses as a wino to avoid being caught by the Army and stumbles onto a racket that involves killing the derelicts.

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    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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  15. undefined Season 4 Episode 8 - Mind Games
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    S4:E8

    Face quits the A-Team after receiving a full government pardon and quickly becomes a celebrity, the rest of the A-Team keeps an eye on him suspecting the pardon's not 100% legit.

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    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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  16. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - The Kirkoff Case
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    S1:E1

    Rockford is hired by Larry Kirkoff to find the identity of his parents killer. There are a number of possible suspects including Travis Buckman and Tawnia Baker who were lovers of Mrs. and Mr. Kirkoff respectively. The police actually suspect Larry of the crime, but, lack of evidence prevents them from making a case against him. Rockford's investigation runs him afoul of some pretty bad men who want everyone to go on thinking Larry killed them.

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    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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  17. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - The Countess
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    S1:E3

    Jim is helping a Countess avoid a blackmailer but is then charged for the Blackmailer murder...

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    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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  18. undefined Season 2 Episode 9 - Chicken Little Is a Little Chicken
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    S2:E9

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

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    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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  19. undefined Season 1 Episode 9 - In Pursuit of Carol Thorne
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    S1:E9

    Jim tails a woman just released from prison. She was involved in a robbery of a Marine Payroll. The mastermind of the crime and his henchman follow her as well. They search for the remaining robber who wound up with the loot.

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    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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  20. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - The Aaron Ironwood School of Success
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    S2:E1

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

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    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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  21. undefined Season 4 Episode 16 - Waiting for Insane Wayne
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    S4:E16

    When Murdock gets mistaken for an insane mercenary the A-Team is drawn into a fight over property rights and an oil well.

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    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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  22. undefined Season 1 Episode 15 - Sleight of Hand
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    S1:E15

    Jim's girlfriend suddenly disappears with no clue as to how or why. Lt. Diel thinks Rockford is probably responsible for her disappearance and orders him to stay away from the case. But Jim can't stop until he finds out what happened.

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    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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  23. undefined Season 1 Episode 17 - Claire
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    S1:E17

    Jim's old girlfriend, Claire Prescott, phones, and asks him to help give her protection from 2 hoods chasing her. He soon discovers there's a missing undercover cop, which puts him up against an arrogant Cpt. Highland, as well.

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    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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  24. undefined Season 2 Episode 7 - The Real Easy Red Dog
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    S2:E7

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

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    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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  25. undefined Season 2 Episode 16 - A Portrait of Elizabeth
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    S2:E16

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

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    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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Stephen J. Cannell Ratings Summary

"Paradise Cove" is the best rated episode written by Stephen J. Cannell. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 9/28/1979 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Nice Guys Finish Dead".