A threat to the wrong phone number has Jim scrambling to find out who it was meant for.A threat to the wrong phone number has Jim scrambling to find out who it was meant for.A threat to the wrong phone number has Jim scrambling to find out who it was meant for.
Noah Beery Jr.
- Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford
- (as Noah Beery)
Nancy Burnett
- Susan
- (as Mary Nancy Burnett)
Luis Delgado
- Officer Billings
- (uncredited)
Bob Harks
- Ticket Clerk
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe house Jay Rockfelt's parents live in is the same as the house in the episode, "Where's Houston?".
- GoofsRockford's car has four headlights before the fight on the lawn. After the fight, the car has two headlights. Arriving at the party, the car has four headlights again.
- Quotes
Jim Rockford: This is Jim Rockford. At the tone leave your name and message, I'll get back to you.
Bookie: Here's the tally, Jimbo. You had Atlanta at even money - tough break - and you got bombed in the Duke-Wake Forest fiasco, and you split the quinella at Holly Park. So you owe the book four dollars and fifty cents. Anytime before Friday, huh, buddy?
- ConnectionsReferences Seven Ways from Sundown (1960)
Featured review
Rockfelt Files
Let me begin by mentioning that this isn't my favorite episode, not by a long shot, and it took a long while to finally get going, but the ending almost made up for it. We get to see Jim awakened in bed, and seeing him in his bedroom at night is very rare; anyway, he's called and threatened that his girlfriend and dog are in big trouble. It turns out that someone named "Rockfelt" was meant to be called, but "Rockford" was just under his name in the phone book, and he was called mistakenly, although it seems rather silly that such a mistake would be made. John Pleshette plays Jay Rockfelt pretty effectively and is very annoying, and I thought Rebecca Balding was pedestrian as Jay's girlfriend, Carol; the best performance to me was by Gianni Russo, who doesn't have many appearances, but the scene with him and Rockfelt in the car is when the episode finally got interesting to me. Watch for a very early acting gig by singer Rick Springfield, and a cool scene with Chapman berating Rockford. The conclusion with Rockford slamming a gate on the car driven by Gianni to save the day was a bit unrealistic, but the ending was much better than the rest of the episode. Let me lastly mention a few nice scenes with Jim and Jay's dog, Romanoff; after the dog is poisoned, he takes care of it and drives it to the animal hospital, and later in the trailer, he also plays with the dog, after the pet bites Jay. What I always liked about this show is the range of emotions Rockford can display, and credit goes to James Garner's solid acting.
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- Jun 14, 2012
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- 10703 Chiquita Street, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Jay Rockfelt parent's house - since demolished)
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