Rockford's newest case; to clear his friend, Dennis Becker, who's suspected of selling drugs to deal with his financial problems.Rockford's newest case; to clear his friend, Dennis Becker, who's suspected of selling drugs to deal with his financial problems.Rockford's newest case; to clear his friend, Dennis Becker, who's suspected of selling drugs to deal with his financial problems.
Noah Beery Jr.
- Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford
- (as Noah Beery)
Nick Borgani
- Waiter
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaAdding to Dennis, a big cause of his money problems, is the fact he got a foreclosure house, and in the last year "the property taxes doubled". This was a common California problem at the time, and was solved with Proposition #13, which put a cap on how much property tax could be raised.
- GoofsJim and Becker discuss whether or not Becker locks his trunk, with Becker saying he doesn't because there's only a spare tire in there. It is not possible to latch the trunk lid and not lock it as it opens only with the key (unless the lock mechanism is faulty).
- Quotes
Jim Rockford: This is Jim Rockford. At the tone leave your name and message, I'll get back to you.
Anonymous Woman: [Beeep] Hi. Um. I'm confused. Is this Dial a Prayer...? Well should I call back when the reverend's in the office or what?
- ConnectionsReferences The French Connection (1971)
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Dennis and Jimbo
This episode has Dennis in trouble because someone planted drugs in the spare tire which is in the trunk of his car, and he gets suspended because he doesn't have any answers. Soon after, he enlists his buddy Rockford for help and to see who's behind the frame. Chapman is angry at both Dennis and Jim, and his anger always adds to the show, as he loathes the latter and insists Becker stay inside his house while the investigation is pending; Bert Kramer was also very solid in a minor role as a fellow detective. Rockord gets his "pal" Angel to help matters, even though he has to practically bribe him, since Angel does no favors without a fast buck. There's a decent funny scene at a local comedy club, where Angel heckles Marty, played convincingly by Jack Carter, who gets minimal laughs. It turns out that Marty was involved in Becker's drug bust, as a favor to a local mob boss, to get the cop out of the way for which exact reason I can't recall; also, an old buddy of Becker's at the force named Dolan is also involved with the mob boss to frame Dennis. In a touching scene towards the end, Becker shoots Dolan, and is reading him his rights as he's laying injured on the ground, while holding his head in his hand.
The only scene I didn't totally buy was when Rockford gets caught spying on the boss's office, and as he's being held by gunpoint, he does the unrealistic act of throwing one hood into another, and barely escaping without getting shot. This is what we call a facepalm moment which would probably never happen in real life. That being said, the scene didn't detract from the rest of the solid episode from the very solid 3rd season.
The only scene I didn't totally buy was when Rockford gets caught spying on the boss's office, and as he's being held by gunpoint, he does the unrealistic act of throwing one hood into another, and barely escaping without getting shot. This is what we call a facepalm moment which would probably never happen in real life. That being said, the scene didn't detract from the rest of the solid episode from the very solid 3rd season.
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