Rattlers' Class of '63 (26 Nov. 1976)

Jim uncovers a crime from the past.

Director:

Meta Rosenberg

Writers:

David Chase, Roy Huggins (creator),

Stars:

James Garner, Noah Beery Jr., Joe Santos

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
James Garner	...	Jim Rockford
Noah Beery Jr.	...	Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford (as Noah Beery)
Joe Santos	...	Dennis Becker
Stuart Margolin	...	Angel Martin
Elayne Heilveil	...	Regine Boyajian-Martin
Avery Schreiber	...	Azie Boyajian-Martin
John Durren	...	Leo Kale
James Luisi	...	Lt. Doug Chapman
Gerald McRaney	...	Jerryl
Gretchen Corbett	...	Beth Davenport
James Wainwright	...	Gene Chechik
Rudy Ramos	...	Bobby Boyajian
Sandra Kerns	...	Robin Seidlitz
Stacy Keach Sr.	...	Reverend
Stanley Brock	...	Elliott Deutch

Storyline

Jim uncovers a crime from the past.

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Plot Keywords:

car chase | number in title

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 November 1976 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Paradise Cove Pier, Paradise Cove - 28128 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Roy Huggins-Public Arts Productions, Cherokee Productions, Universal TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The voice on Jim's answering machine during the show opening titles is that of frequent "Rockford" director and guest star Jackie Cooper.

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Goofs

Ms. Boyajian-Martin is referred to as "Regine" and "Regina" by different characters at various times.

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Quotes

Jim Rockford: This is Jim Rockford. At the tone leave your name and message, I'll get back to you.
Plumber: [Beeep] Gene's 24 Hour Emergency Plumbing. Your water heater's blown? We'll have somebody out there Tuesday... Thursday at the latest.

User Reviews

Rockford and the Rattlers

This is one of the rare episodes revolving mainly around Angel, who ends up getting himself married to avoid trouble with the woman's family, who have a criminal history. Avery Schrieber(you might remember him from the Doritos commercials)guest stars as Azie Boyajian, who knows what Angel's up to and considering Rockford is his "friend", naturally the Boyajian's want both of them dead. Angel and Regine(a name you'll hear constantly)get married, and Jim is the best man, and a few scenes later Angel tells Rockford that she left him; this whole sequence seemed slightly rushed in what is otherwise another solid episode; the woman, in a not-so-great performance is played by Elaine Heilveil, who's name is misspelled in the opening credits, but I digress. There's a scene with her and Angel in Jim's trailer at the end, where she admits that she wanted him to physically get hurt by her brothers; that was a head scratching moment to me, as she had no emotion at all and it seemed a rather silly thing for a grown woman to say to someone she recently married. Back to the more important aspects of the story, it turns out that the Rattlers were a motorcycle gang and one of the members(now a used car salesman)accidentally killed a member or 2 of a rival gang, and the bodies were buried in this landfill currently owned by the Boyajian brothers. Rockford(James Garner again limps badly with his bad knees)eventually figures everything out, and the 2 goons get arrested after trying to get both he and Angel.

The whole gang is here, including Becker, Chapman, Beth, and a few scenes with Rocky. Gerald McRaney plays a minor part as he deals with an undercover Rockford persona. Lastly, you may recognize the voice on the phone in the beginning of the episode as Jackie Cooper's, who recently passed away and has a wide range of acting credits.