An author suffering from writers block tells Jim he thinks he has the next best seller in an old murder case from 1961.An author suffering from writers block tells Jim he thinks he has the next best seller in an old murder case from 1961.An author suffering from writers block tells Jim he thinks he has the next best seller in an old murder case from 1961.
Noah Beery Jr.
- Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford
- (as Noah Beery)
Lawrence P. Casey
- Robert Atcheson
- (as Lawrence Casey)
Richard Bakalyan
- Porter
- (as Dick Bakalyan)
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- TriviaThis episode is the only episode of the entire 6-season run of "The Rockford Files" which is not listed on Netflix. No reason for its omission is given anywhere.
- GoofsWhen Rockford (James Garner) is talking to Scowron (Anthony Zerbe) in the hospital room, Rockford knocks over a glass of milk on the food tray while reading the note Jack gave him. This was likely an error on Garner's part from which he recovered, and continued the scene.
- Quotes
Jim Rockford: This is Jim Rockford. At the tone leave your name and message, I'll get back to you.
Anonymous Caller: [Beeep] Jim, I finally finished twelve long years of psycho-therapy and I'm now able to tell you just what I think of you... would you please call me...
Featured review
A Swing & A Miss - or is it a Mess (or both)?
The Rockford Files is an all time personal favorite, the best TV Series ever produced (a solid 10).
Out of 119, The Rockford Files episodes, 118 of them could literally be modernized & successfully repackaged today, as a detective series, by merely updating decor & perhaps swapping out some stock-footage of dated automobiles (going back 4 decades), and that was how far ahead of its time -it was...
The ONLY episode that arguably comes close, to something being a miss & not hitting on all 8 cylinders, surfaced in Season 4 Episode 15 {January 13, 1978} : 'The Gang at Don's Drive-in'...
Granted, there's different strokes for different folks, and the uniqueness of so many different (guest) actors, coupled w a (diverse) plot each week, was all part of the recipe that, appealed to such a large fanbase & was responsible for making this Television Series, an All Time Favorite!
But this insight being stated, the referenced ingredients that made, for such a will kept secretive recipe, were seemingly devoid in the production of the 15th episode in the fourth season: 'The Gang at Don's Drive-in'...
Not missing in this particular episode, is the exceptional acting that, James Garner & the Cherokee 'gang' always brought to the table, nor was it an issue w any of the guest actors. But, there was something obviously a miss, in this one episode that, separates it from the other virtually flawless (118) episodes.
Out of 119, The Rockford Files episodes, 118 of them could literally be modernized & successfully repackaged today, as a detective series, by merely updating decor & perhaps swapping out some stock-footage of dated automobiles (going back 4 decades), and that was how far ahead of its time -it was...
The ONLY episode that arguably comes close, to something being a miss & not hitting on all 8 cylinders, surfaced in Season 4 Episode 15 {January 13, 1978} : 'The Gang at Don's Drive-in'...
Granted, there's different strokes for different folks, and the uniqueness of so many different (guest) actors, coupled w a (diverse) plot each week, was all part of the recipe that, appealed to such a large fanbase & was responsible for making this Television Series, an All Time Favorite!
But this insight being stated, the referenced ingredients that made, for such a will kept secretive recipe, were seemingly devoid in the production of the 15th episode in the fourth season: 'The Gang at Don's Drive-in'...
Not missing in this particular episode, is the exceptional acting that, James Garner & the Cherokee 'gang' always brought to the table, nor was it an issue w any of the guest actors. But, there was something obviously a miss, in this one episode that, separates it from the other virtually flawless (118) episodes.
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