When a fellow P.I. is killed on the Ventura freeway, Jim and Richie Brockelman team up to find out if it really was an accident.When a fellow P.I. is killed on the Ventura freeway, Jim and Richie Brockelman team up to find out if it really was an accident.When a fellow P.I. is killed on the Ventura freeway, Jim and Richie Brockelman team up to find out if it really was an accident.
Noah Beery Jr.
- Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford
- (as Noah Beery)
John van Dreelen
- Gunderson
- (as John Van Dreelen)
Storyline
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- TriviaIt's widely (and incorrectly) thought the Richie Brockelman character (played by Dennis Dugan) was introduced here, and would be spun off into the short-lived Richie Brockelman, Private Eye (1978) (premiering three weeks after the original airing of this episode). The character had already been introduced in a pilot film, Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours (1976), which had aired a year and a half prior.
- GoofsWhen the microphone in Joe Tooley's office is activated by Rockford's entry, it is labeled 35679KLM. When the agent reports it, he says "35679KLW."
- Quotes
Jim Rockford: This is Jim Rockford. At the tone leave your name and message, I'll get back to you.
Operator: Good morning! This is the telephone company. Due to repairs we're giving you advanced notice that your service will be cut off indefinitely at ten o'clock. That's two minute from now...
- Crazy creditsDisclaimer before end credits: "Secret information centers, building dossiers on individuals exist today. You have no legal right to know about them, prevent them, or sue for damages. Our liberty may well be the price we pay for permitting this to continue unchecked. Member, U.S. Privacy Protection Commission"
- Alternate versionsSyndicated repeats are split into two parts, with part 2 containing a longer pre-credit opening sequence that includes excerpts from part 1, instead of the usual 30 seconds of excerpts (previews) of the episode you're about to see, followed by added opening credits.
Featured review
Amazingly Prescient
The Rockford team not only gives us a great fictional thriller but a look at how private companies in the 21st century would in fact invade and control our lives. That makes this extended episode entertaining and disturbing at the same time. Great interplay with "Son" on solving this thorny mystery.
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- May 24, 2022
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Filming locations
- Surfridge, Los Angeles, California, USA(Abandoned neighborhood and House on Willis Ave)
- Production companies
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- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- 4:3
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