The Reincarnation of Angie (5 Dec. 1975)

Hoods snatch a stockbroker, and his sister hires Rockford for $23.64, because Jim's in the yellow pages and her big brother instructed her not to dial the cops. Jim's protective of the ... See full summary »

Director:

Jerry London

Writers:

Roy Huggins (creator), Stephen J. Cannell (creator),

Stars:

James Garner, Noah Beery Jr., Joe Santos

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
James Garner	...	Jim Rockford
Noah Beery Jr.	...	Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford (as Noah Beery)
Joe Santos	...	Dennis Becker (credit only)
Elayne Heilveil	...	Angela Perris
Wayne Tippit	...	Agent Dan Shore
David Huddleston	...	Sherm
Sharon Spelman	...	Susan Miller
Eugene Peterson	...	Tom Perris
Charles Siebert	...	Bettingen
George Skaff	...	Bundy
Jenny O'Hara	...	Operator
Jeanne Bates	...	Lady in Bank
Louise Lewis	...	Maid (as Louise Fitch)

Storyline

Hoods snatch a stockbroker, and his sister hires Rockford for $23.64, because Jim's in the yellow pages and her big brother instructed her not to dial the cops. Jim's protective of the naive 25 year old bookkeeper, despite the tiny fee, because he fears her brother is dead, and she can't accept that her only relative, who's always taken care of her, may be mixed up in a securities scam.

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Plot Keywords:

car chase

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 December 1975 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Stage 30, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

The message left on Jim's answering machine is: "Hi, Jim, it's Jamie at the police impound. They picked up your car again. Lately they've been driving it more than you have."

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Goofs

The last name of FBI director Clarence Kelley is misspelled as "Kelly" on Bettingens and Rockfords federal IDs.

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Quotes

Jim Rockford: [pretending to be late for an appointment] Why is it every time there's a car wreck on the other side of the divider, all the cars on your side get out to look at it? Are they expecting to see blood?

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Connections

References The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975)

User Reviews

The ad in the phone book pays off again?

Or does it? It doesn't seem that anytime Rockford gets a call from someone who finds his ad in the phone book that it ends up being a paying client.

This episode has Rockford working with the FBI instead of the LAPD and as unhappy as the FBI agent is with Rockford in the beginning, they end up getting along pretty well and far better than they ever would for the rest of the series. By the end of the series, Rockford would really end up in trouble anytime the FBI came by.

Sharon Spelman, who did a great job as a strong independent woman who hires Rockford in "Profit and Loss" is brought back for this episode as a secretary who falls for Rockford's scam and almost tells him everything.

The title character, Angie, played by Elayne Heilveil, just has a face that reads "poor, helpless victim."