The Rockford Files (TV Series)

A Portrait of Elizabeth (1976)

James Garner: Jim Rockford

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• Beth Davenport : Two years ago when I first met you, I thought, 'This is the one', and I took out my little lariat and I swung it over my head and I took dead aim, and I tossed. I must have thrown it 50 times since then. But I gotta hand it to you, Jim, you're a tough catch. Sometime, I don't know, last year I guess, I sort of settled for friend and I started looking for someone with more long range possibilities. David looked like a good candidate.

  Jim Rockford : Thanks, but I'm still jealous.

• Jim Rockford : This is Jim Rockford. At the tone leave your name and message, I'll get back to you.

  Harry : Jim, it's Harry. We've been waiting on you two hours. The forks! Where's the forks? Lasagna ain't no finger food!

• Jim Rockford : [to Beth]  Well you know honey, when you take a chance on someone, you gotta be ready to get hurt. That doesn't mean you should stop taking chances. If you stop, you're really through.

• Dave Delaroux : Say are you absolutely certain that those checks are in the ledger? I mean you're sure you didn't make a mistake or misread them, did you?

  Jim Rockford : Yeah, I'm sure. You know something Dave, you're beginning to get on my nerves.

  Dave Delaroux : Well what I meant was...

  Jim Rockford : I said they're there, they're there. Now I will give you a signed affidavit. Beth here can notarize it in the presence of one of the waiters, if we can get one to come to the table, okay?

  Dave Delaroux : [Snaps his fingers, and a waiter immediately comes to their table]  Would you take this gentleman's order, please?

  Jim Rockford : Forget it, lost my appetite.

• Jim Rockford : It's just progress, Mr Hanson. Marketing and promotion, those are the watch-words of today's progressive business man, Mr Hanson.