Jim returns from vacation to discover someone's been using his identity, his trailer and totaled his car. And that's just the beginning of his problems...Jim returns from vacation to discover someone's been using his identity, his trailer and totaled his car. And that's just the beginning of his problems...Jim returns from vacation to discover someone's been using his identity, his trailer and totaled his car. And that's just the beginning of his problems...
- Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford
- (as Noah Beery)
- Angel Martin
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFirst time we see Jim's cat named "Valentino", who's mentioned in To Protect and Serve: Part 2 (1977) (it's actually a neighbor's cat).
- GoofsWhen Beemer was recklessly driving Rockford's car during the opening sequence a stunt driver was used, as he was wearing no glasses.
- Quotes
Jim Rockford: This is Jim Rockford. At the tone leave your name and message, I'll get back to you.
Evelyn 'Angel' Martin: [Beeep: The voice is barely audible because of loud traffic noise] Jimmy, this is Angel. Listen, I've got this new pad right over by the Hollywood freeway and some friends are coming
[the sound of a large truck roars past]
Evelyn 'Angel' Martin: BORROW YOUR RECORD PLAYER...?
James Whitmore, Jr. plays Freddie Beamer who is an auto mechanic and who has Walter Mitty like dreams of doing a great and adventurous things. Whitmore has indulged in a little too much Mickey Spillane and thinks Garner whose car he's serviced any number of times has the real life. So he moves into Garner's trailer and helps himself to the life of Jim Rockford.
Someone is now shooting at Rockford also Beamer on the theory if we get them both no one to talk. Could it be a matrimonial case involving the failing marriage of Jack Kelly and Bibi Besch. Or a surveillance job with mob connections that lead to Robert Loggia. Or it might even lead to a unique collection service looking for money on the charge account for the various private eye paraphernalia that Whitmore charged on Garner's card? It could even be an angry bar owner not like being stiffed for the tab that Whitmore ran up at his joint under the name of Jim Rockford.
It was nice to see James Garner's former 'brother' Jack Kelly show up in this episode. Garner and Kelly have a couple of nice scenes together as Garner tries to persuade an angry Kelly he's got nothing to do with his wife.
Dennis Becker is more than happy to cooperate here. The last thing he wants is a second Jimbo running around Southern California.
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- May 5, 2013
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Filming locations
- 4365 Forman Avenue, Toluca Lake, California, USA(Ralph and Monica Steel home)
- Production companies
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- Runtime1 hour
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- 4:3