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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAIN.
EAN: 0025192647222
Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 6
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 13, 2006
Running Time: 1106 minutes
Sales Rank: 3998
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: September 13, 1974
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Starring James Garner as quirky ex-con turned detective Jim Rockford THE ROCKFORD FILES became a favorite of mystery lovers when it debuted in 1974. Living in a mobile home in Malibu Jim would rather just relax than solve crimes but his undeniable knack for uncovering the truth keeps him busy with casework in Los Angeles. This release gathers every episode from the show's second season.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 025192647222 Manufacturer No: 26472
Amazon.com:
'The best detective series ever,' according to TV Guide, the second Rockford Files set begins at the beginning. That's because the double-length pilot ('Backlash of the Hunter') appears as an extra. In this episode, Jim Rockford (James Garner) explains to guest star Lindsay Wagner, 'I only handle criminal cases that are closed.' The first Rockford file also introduces his errant father, Rocky (Robert Donley, who'll soon be replaced by Noah Beery Jr.), detective buddy Dennis (Joe Santos, The Sopranos), and squirrelly pal Angel (Emmy winner Stuart Margolin) with whom he did time at San Quentin (before being granted a full pardon). Season two highlights include the two-part 'Gearjammers,' in which Rockford discovers his dad's secret life, 'Chicken Little Is a Little Chicken,' in which Rockford helps Angel fake his death, and 'The Hammer of C Block,' with Isaac 'Shaft' Hayes as a former cellmate who just can't get his name straight—he thinks it's 'Rockfish.' (The Oscar-winning Hayes also contributes an original number called 'Gandy's Theme.') Even when the episodes are less memorable, Garner's easygoing Oklahoma charm and potent chemistry with his co-stars, including lawyer/ex-girlfriend girlfriend Beth (Gretchen Corbett), makes each one worth watching. Like most Stephen J. Cannell programs (Baretta, 21 Jump Street, etc.), The Rockford Files never had any difficulty attracting famous (and soon-to-be-famous) guests. The second year claims such notables as Linda Evans ('The Farnsworth Stratagem'), Stefanie Powers ('The Real Easy Red Dog'), Blair Brown ('The Girl in the Bay City Boys Club'), Rob Reiner ('The No-Cut Contract'), and Louis Gossett Jr. ('Foul on the First Play'). The only other bonus feature is a short, if informative interview with Cannell, who reveals that the character of Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford was modeled after his own father. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Rockford Rocks!
This 1975-76 Season of Rockford is awesome and was the season when I started watching The Rockford Files more often and getting to like it better.
Rockford's 2nd Season is also better and more upgraded than Rockford's 1st Season was along with the fact that this was the season when Rockford's often frustrated cop buddy Los Angeles police Detective Dennis Becker(Joe Santos) became a full-time co-star on The Rockford Files and when they started showing Rockford's attorney girlfriend Beth ... Read More
Rating: - Winter Movies
Arrived on time. No damage. Gave as gift and recipient says they have wathched over and over again.
Rating: - Rockfish...according to Gandy
What more can you say about one of the finest TV series of all time. Good stories played out by a great cast playing great charecters from Angel to Dennis to Rocky to Lt. Chapman and the smart and beautiful Beth.
Miss the entire series at your peril.
Rating: - I love this show.
I thought it odd that the pilot episode was put into the season two set...but oh well, still glad to see it. :D
I remember watching this show on TV as a kid & until last year, haven't given it much thought. Today I find it highly entertaining & really enjoy seeing all the guest stars that I remember from my younger days.
Great show, I'm totally hooked & must own them all!
Rating:  - The Rockford Files, Season 2
James Garner absolutely shone in this role. Twenty-two episodes here prove why he is considered one of this country's greatest actors. Garner could do it all; romantic leading man, tough guy, western hero & his comedic abilities were, perhaps, his strongest area.
This series was practically tailor made for Garner being, essentially, an update of the Maverick character he had portrayed fifteen years earlier. When Stephen Cannell pitched this series to Roy Huggins (creator of Maverick ... Read More
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