
Jim Rockford is an ex-con and private detective. He was falsely convicted of a crime he didn't commit, but that doesn't stop him from using his ex-con buddies to help him solve crimes. Nothing comes easy for Rockford, but he works hard and usually gets shot at or beat up at least once per episode.

Rockford and Rocky get temporary custody of a 9-year-old (Kim Richards) searching for her father (Burt Young).

Rockford's fiancée (Susan Howard) asks him to retrieve and return oil company money her father stole three years earlier.

Rockford suspects foul play after police dismiss a model's death as suicide; guests Rene Auberjonois, Erin Gray.

Rockford drives a car back from Las Vegas, unaware it is stolen and filled with weapons; guest Glenn Corbett.