The Rockford Files - Season Three

The Rockfordfiles was one of my favoret shows when I was a kid enjow them all just purchased the fourth season

The year was 1974 and Rockford hit the small screen on NBC at 9pm on Fridays. From day one I was hooked. I never ever missed an episode. I also often watched the reruns on the "midnight double feature" on ABC.I have a great love for the program. I met James Garner at an airport in New York in 1990. I was working the security check point and he just walked through like it was no big deal. I was speechless. I spent my whole dinner break talking with him. People were looking at him, recognizing him, but couldn't place who he was. He got a big kick out of that. It was a day I'll never forget. He is a very nice guy. The show deserves every accolade that it gets. They just don't write 'em likey used to. 1977 was the breakthough year for the Firebird. Liked it so much I bought a '77 Firebird in 1999 and restored it to look just like Jim Rockford's. I did a reverse 180's or "J" turn in my car once and only once. It was fun. Hats off to the cast and crew of the show. I will ALWAYS be a Rockford Files fan.

Season three of The Rockford Files continues the same high standard of the previous two seasons. There are a total of 22 episodes plus an episode from season four that's the bonus material. Jim Rockford is on the prowl, doing cases. And like before, sometimes he gets paid, sometimes he doesn't &, occasionally, he does a case for nothing. Stuart Margolin as Angel is more prominent as is Gretchen Corbett as Beth Davenport. The romantic angle between Rockford & Davenport is completely gone though you can tell they like one another. Joe Santos as Sgt. Dennis Becker has a more prominent role in this season, we even see his wife in a couple of episodes.

Major guest stars abound in this season; Sharon Gless (Cagney & Lacey), Cleavon Little (Blazing Saddles), Isaac Hayes (recording artist most notably known for "Shaft"), Lou Gossett, Jr. (who had co-starred with Garner in 1971's Skin Game), Ned Beatty, Strother Martin & Robert Loggia.
Season three is where Garner finally won the Emmy for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series. Garner deserved the award & should've won it more times than he did. He's such an excellent actor that most of us don't realize that's what he's doing.

There isn't an episode here that isn't entertaining. Sure, some are better than others but not any you want to miss. Garner even does a turn at being a director for one episode. As it says on the box: "This is classic entertainment you can't afford to miss".

this show is the greatest detective show there has ever been its really gritty and upbeat and comedic at the same type.

I can't think of a better television cast to enjoy than James Garner and his fellow actors on the Rockford Files. This is a highlight of my day if I can make time to watch an episode or two. Their realistic nature in which they approach life and their everyday activities, are so easy to relate with and appreciate. I am forty years old, and absolutely enjoy remembering the high quality programming from earlier decades in television. MAB