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Follows

The Rockford Files (1974) (TV)

Followed by

The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. (1994) (TV)
The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise (1995) (TV)
The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... (1996) (TV)
The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best (1996) (TV)
The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play (1996) (TV)
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime (1996) (TV)
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda (1997) (TV)
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads (1999) (TV)

Spin off

"Richie Brockelman, Private Eye" (1978)

Referenced in

"Saturday Night Live: The Rolling Stones (#4.1)" (1978)
 -  referenced by Desi Arnaz Jr in Shiller's Reel
"Saturday Night Live: Walter Matthau (#4.7)" (1978)
 -  Title on Fred Silverman's TV schedule board
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Master Ninja II (#4.24)" (1992)
 -  Crow: "How about Jim Rockford?"
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: City Limits (#5.3)" (1992)
 -  "Comes with his own Rockford Camero"
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Human Duplicators (#5.20)" (1992)
 -  "I want you to follow Mr. Rockford and see that he has an accident that takes him off the case, permanently". Theme song is hummed.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Mitchell (#6.12)" (1993)
 -  Crow: Hey, cut out the Rockford music, I'm Mitchell.
For a Few Lousy Dollars (1996)
 -  mentioned in dialogue
"NewsRadio: Big Brother (#4.15)" (1998)
 -  Theme song in Jimmy's answering machine recording
Where's Marlowe? (1998)
 -  Murphy says "maybe we should be a show, like Boone, P.I. or the Boone Files
"The Sopranos: 46 Long (#1.2)" (1999)
 -  "I'm fuckin' Rockford over here."
Eddie Izzard: Dress to Kill (1999) (V)
"Freaks and Geeks: I'm with the Band (#1.6)" (1999)
 -  Neil mentions Rockford
High Fidelity (2000)
Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)
Showtime (2002)
"Taken" (2002)
Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do (2003) (TV)
 -  Jim Rockford is mentioned by Vic and Bob
Unleashing the Beast: Making 'The Howling' (2003) (V)
 -  mentioned once
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Charlie's Angels' (2004) (TV)
 -  Title on board behind Fred Silverman
The Notebook (2004)
 -  When Duke is looking at old photos of himself, they're obvious stills from James Garner's "The Rockford Files" series.
Overhearing Ron (2004)
 -  Jim Rockford is mentioned
"Veronica Mars: Ruskie Business (#1.15)" (2005)
 -  "How many cases you workin' on there, Rockford?"
"Supernatural: The Usual Suspects (#2.7)" (2006)
 -  Sam uses the name Jim Rockford to hide in the motel.
Careless (2007)
 -  mentioned in dialogue
"Psych: Meat Is Murder, But Murder Is Also Murder (#2.6)" (2007)
 -  Uncle Burton mentions it.
Frost/Nixon (2008)
 -  poster in NBC office
"Family Guy: 420 (#7.12)" (2009)
 -  Peter's siren song as a mermaid in a cutaway is the theme song.

Featured in

"The Sopranos: Pilot (#1.1)" (1999)
 -  The theme is playing in the retirement home the Sopranos are visiting
The Invisible Circus (2001)
TV Guide 50 Best Shows of All Time: A 50th Anniversary Celebration (2002) (TV)
Miracle (2004)
 -  On the Brooks' TV before the news of the Iran crisis

Spoofed in

Dead End (1985)
 -  Parody of answering maching message "this is Jim Rockford --"
The Ryker Files (1996) (V)

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