Title from container. James Garner, Noah Beery, Jr., Joe Santos. Created by Stephen J. Cannell. Originally broadcast on television during the 1978-1979 season. Contains all 20 episodes from the fifth season.
Contents:
Disc 1 (Episodes 1-4): Heartaches of a fool -- Rosendahl and Gilda Stern are dead -- The Jersey bounce -- White on white and nearly perfect. Disc 2 (Episodes 5-8): Kill the messenger -- The empty frame -- Three day affair with a thirty day escrow -- A good clean bust with sequel rights. Disc 3 (Episodes 9-12): Black mirror (parts 1 & 2) -- A fast count -- Local man eaten by newspaper -- With the French heel back, can the Nehru jacket be far behind?. Disc 4 (Episodes 13-17): The battle-ax and the exploding cigar -- Guilt -- The deuce -- The man who saw the alligators -- The return of the Black Shadow. Disc 5 (Episodes 18-20): A material difference -- Never send a boy king to do a man's job (parts 1 & 2) -- A different drummer.
Summary:
From his no-frills mobile home in Malibu, wisecracking ex-con-turned-private investigator Jim Rockford solves the biggest crimes in Los Angeles. In this season, Rockford chases down underworld mobsters, art thieves, an organ transplant ring and other criminals who never expect to find the world's most unlikely detective behind Rockford's easygoing, laid-back demeanor.
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