I bought the entire series on DVD last Christmas and spent several wonderful weekends binging the show and loving it so much!!!!
@3373-g8z
6 ай бұрын
I had some VHS THEN got th DVDs. I will watch Rockford until I'm dead. James Garner is a GOD. His personal life outshines any of his roles!
@TuriyanGold
5 ай бұрын
I love the one where he puts a air horn under that guys car.
@theoak64
Ай бұрын
Hey Rockfish
@gabrielpowers766
29 күн бұрын
Come on man help a brother out, let me borrow that collection for a week. :)
@thomasparker2447
11 ай бұрын
Very few shows of this era hold up as well as Rockford. So well acted, so well written.
@JTA1961
11 ай бұрын
Well said
@demetriusdillard2863
7 ай бұрын
I couldn't agree with you more, bro. Along with "Columbo," "The Rockford Files" was a significant cut above all the other "cookie-cutter" crime and detective dramas that were oversaturating the airwaves throughout the seventies.
@mikebrowne477
10 ай бұрын
Still watch The Rockford Files all the time! This and Columbo are the two best detective shows ever made!
@anthonypride1946
11 ай бұрын
As a child, Rockford Files was my favorite. It was the only detective show that I would sit down and watch from beginning to end.
@petegregory517
11 ай бұрын
My era was MANNIX, but I watched em all. Rockford, never missed an episode.
@Educatingben
10 ай бұрын
It was my dad's favorite show and I was nine years old when it started and I watched the entire run sitting next to him every Friday night, and also Wednesday night. I think it moved a couple of times through its run
@craigd1275
10 ай бұрын
The character Angel Martin, and the actor who played him, where the best weasel ever. .
@buicklincoln
11 ай бұрын
You can't beat Rockford's quick sarcastic reactions to all the situations that he lands into.
@whatifschrodingersboxwasacofin
11 ай бұрын
But they can beat you when you add to them his laissez-faire attitude and smirk… and you’re only 16 🤣🤣
@pholdway5801
9 күн бұрын
The script writers deserve the credit but delivery is a talent Some lines are realistic, others are out of place and naff . When a team can read each other the effect is natural .
@talcoge67
11 ай бұрын
Rockfish! It was a show you could watch with your Dad. It helped knowing what a great guy James Garner was too.
@atomicabe
11 ай бұрын
You've summed it up beautifully with these two lines.
@dand3975
10 ай бұрын
Gambi was the character that called Rockford, Rockfish.
@stephenconway2468
9 ай бұрын
I always watched Rockford with my dad. That is my memory too.
@als4179
6 ай бұрын
Twas Gandalf @@dand3975
@bobjohnson205
4 ай бұрын
@@dand3975 Gandy.
@richardpasquale5930
10 ай бұрын
Rockford files was one of the best series ever made
@amcaesar
11 ай бұрын
As someone who’s never watched a moment of Rockford this serves as a great primer for the series.
@vanceelliottwright2341
11 ай бұрын
Enjoy!! Think I’ll rewatch myself.
@dh2032
11 ай бұрын
al I'm going to saying, listen to answer machine at the beginning, it not just part of the tittle reel?
@ReglazeRX
9 ай бұрын
Also: "Mannix" "Cannon" "Banacek" Those dudes were also detective era smoothness.
@gozorak
11 ай бұрын
Any man who can work in a Swing Kids reference so effortlessly earns an instant subscription.
@iangraham9988
11 ай бұрын
Hey that Malibu trailer would be like worth 500k nowadays
@alexanderspenser4960
7 ай бұрын
Jim would have a second & a third mortgage, and Angel would have suckered Jimmy of 15%.
@als4179
6 ай бұрын
They really have those ?
@mahatmarandy5977
11 ай бұрын
“Lazy but still the smartest guy in the room and good at his job” also applies to Brett Maverick
@oldmanonyoutube
11 ай бұрын
I loved The Rockford Files. The whole family liked it, even my uncle who usually only watched old westerns.
@s.marcus3669
4 ай бұрын
Dude, I'm absolutely LOVING your videos! Your editing, delivery and sly sense of humor is nothing short of polished. Keep it up, Abe!
@szplai
11 ай бұрын
Absolutely stunning. Great editing. Thank you so much.
@KevinGeeksOut
11 ай бұрын
Thanks. Mike Schuster wrote and edited this one. His videos are always top-shelf with beautifully crafted jokes. And this one is a real labor of love.
@sejejo7565
11 ай бұрын
That first pilot would be a hit series today
@robshimer
11 ай бұрын
Would be be set in 70s or modern day?
@sejejo7565
11 ай бұрын
@@robshimer Definitely the 70s
@3373-g8z
6 ай бұрын
@@sejejo7565it's so sad that Jim AND William Smith are gone now! Eastwood outlived them all...
@phillipbrown2318
11 ай бұрын
Stephen j Cannell was A MASTER of Crime Television.
@Neufutur
11 ай бұрын
One of the best channels on KZitem!
@atomicabe
11 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@demetriusdillard2863
9 ай бұрын
Absolutely! I couldn't agree with you more!
@edwinwise6751
11 ай бұрын
James Garner could win emmys making lawn mowing videos , he was the show in every production he was involved in
@gabrielleangelica1977
11 ай бұрын
Oh that theme song! 📺 Rockford was not playing the Playboy role; his character always respected women on the show. Too bad his knees gave out in the end...
@alexanderspenser4960
10 ай бұрын
Good stuff! Can never redo Rockford, right time, right tech, no cell phones, no computer cars. A certain naivete no longer found.
@Flip-3206
7 ай бұрын
If someone were to even attempt it again, it would have to be a 1970's period piece. It doesn't work as a modern show, and as everyone says, you can't do it without James Garner.
@jaleach123
3 ай бұрын
@@Flip-3206 They wanted to do it back in the day and fortunately it failed. I still believe the only way it would've worked is if Garner joined the new show as a Rocky type character helping out his own son in the pi business. But Jim doesn't have any kids! Well, he was obviously a smooth operator back then so you just write it that he actually did have a son that he didn't know about for a few decades. That also provides more fodder for plots as the two of them get to know one another.
@markjamesmeli2520
11 ай бұрын
You HAD to love ROCKFORD. I did. And I wasn't even a detective show fan back in the day.
@robertbroughton1443
11 ай бұрын
My dad was a major fan of this show. He used to say, you can tell what time it was when Jim Rockford would get beat up by the bad guys.
@jsnsk101
11 ай бұрын
Rockford Files theme music makes me think its bedtime. I can still hear it playing in the living room as mum tucked me in. Which is odd as it would have only run for a few months a year.
@divergentthinkingproductions
11 ай бұрын
The fact that Louis Gossett/Isaac Hayes thing didn't get picked up isn't surprising. I know there was a Huggy Bear spin off that tested well, but didn't go anywhere either. I think after the Shaft tv movies weren't a hit, they just said "Well, black TV detectives/action heroes don't sell. We tried." Too bad there wasn't a Norman Lear on the dramatic tv side to really push for it. The only other lead black cop/detective thing was Tenafly which I don't think even lasted a season on that NBC mystery wheel. It seems the networks were only cool with a black principle character if they were a partner or part of an ensemble.
@robshimer
11 ай бұрын
I've heard of this show but never seen it. I have to find it. I liked Simon and Simon so this seems up my ally.
@herbwhite7384
5 ай бұрын
You will love Rockford.
@jayupstateny13650
11 ай бұрын
I always thought they were trying to spin off the Tom Selleck character
@kurtvanluven9351
11 ай бұрын
Laughs in Tom Selleck. BTW, I'm such a fan of Rockford, I purchased a 1978 Firebird years ago and am restoring it as a tribute.
@bobjohnson205
4 ай бұрын
Wow! Post a video when it's done. Btw, don't make the mistake of painting it that awful and wrong colour that many do.
@kurtvanluven9351
4 ай бұрын
@@bobjohnson205 Right. The color they used was created for a Cadillac anyway.
@bobjohnson205
4 ай бұрын
@@kurtvanluven9351 I hope that's the colour that you're using.
@kurtvanluven9351
4 ай бұрын
@@bobjohnson205 Sierra Gold Is my information. Still available by GM code.
@classiclife7204
11 ай бұрын
Would've loved a spinoff with Gabby & Gandy. 😔 Also, three cheers for "The Rockford Files" for never being bad. Plus, it's fun looking at how a middle age guy from the 50s & 60s was dealing with the various horrors of late 1970s American life. James Garner was a genial guide.
@garynixon9035
11 ай бұрын
I don't think they were ready for 2 bald headed Brothers yet LOL !!!!!
@TamaraWyche
Ай бұрын
They were scared of two black men 😂
@ttintagel
11 ай бұрын
Rockford was truly the spiritual successor to Maverick.
@sargentoinkwinson4888
11 ай бұрын
Garner said so in an interview.
@androod6211
11 ай бұрын
... and Magnum was the spiritual successor to Rockford.
@sargentoinkwinson4888
11 ай бұрын
And all three (Thomas, TC and Rick) appeared in Rockford Files.@@androod6211
@thadtheman3751
11 ай бұрын
@@androod6211 In a sense Magnum was a spin off of Rockford. They pitched Tom Sellik in a few episopde trying to get a spin off but rewrote the character a lot.
@victorjohnson7512
10 ай бұрын
Fun Fact: Tom Selleck did a special two episode appearance on Rockford Files as a sharp younger Private Eye. That lead directly to the Magnum PI series. The one spin off that worked...
@THOMMGB
10 ай бұрын
I think his name was Lance White. I really enjoyed those episodes.
@Slatsovrspeed
10 ай бұрын
The episode is white on white, and possible the best one of the series.
@4z94
9 ай бұрын
Magnum not a spin off.
@blindriv3r
5 ай бұрын
Only in the sense the same actor played a P.I. the character was pretty different
@TamaraWyche
Ай бұрын
They should have named him Magnum instead of Lance
@toddnolastname4485
11 ай бұрын
There should never be another attempt of Rockford. James Garner was Jim Rockford. Just like Tom Selleck was Tom Magnum.
@patdoyle3686
10 ай бұрын
If you know Hollywood🎞🎞 or tv 📺📺 companies they will try and remake anything that been a success Movie tv series if it makes money 💰💰💰💰💰 from the start even early silent movies were all remade in sound And so it goes on a on there s big money in repeating old as new
@arunphillips6977
10 ай бұрын
And there lies the problem, Hollywood desperate as ever. All originality long gone!@@patdoyle3686
@kaiserwilhelmshatner3156
10 ай бұрын
And William Shatner was Captain Kirk
@jefferyjacobson3290
10 ай бұрын
Lance White was the man.
@sms9106
10 ай бұрын
James Garner was Maverick, his best role ever.
@unclehighbrow
11 ай бұрын
This was great, I didn't know about any of these. Always been a Rockford fan, thank you.
@whatifschrodingersboxwasacofin
11 ай бұрын
Excellent video. You can really see how much Garner’s knees were hurting, especially toward the end. Almost every clip shows him limping or trying to avoid knee pain. He almost clutches his left knee in one scene. I’ve read (no source, sorry) that he used cannabis medicinally for his knee pain. Makes sense when you see him off-screen in his always-tinted glasses. One of my all-time favourite actors.
@gaden002
10 ай бұрын
As per a quote on IMDB, he said it eased his arthritis pain.
@lvsqcsl
10 ай бұрын
He also said it cleared his mind.
@blindriv3r
5 ай бұрын
They often had other characters ask him what was wrong, and he would say he walked off a pier etc
@bobjohnson205
4 ай бұрын
Garner wrote about his cannabis use in his autobiography 'The Garner Files'. His use predated his knee pain.
@bobjohnson205
4 ай бұрын
@@blindriv3r Or tripped on a skateboard!
@SmartCookie2022
11 ай бұрын
I had great fun watching that, Atomic Abe.
@birdsfan3705
11 ай бұрын
Didn’t get to see the show during its first run, but it was on reruns after I got done school every day. My dad and I watched every episode multiple times I think. Great memories and a really good show.
@atomicabe
11 ай бұрын
huge favorite of my parents, too.
@whatifschrodingersboxwasacofin
11 ай бұрын
You’re lucky to have memories like that! ❤️
@ENDTIMEsVideoLibrary
10 ай бұрын
Rockford and Columbo were the Best TV Detectives EVER, from my point of view!
@pholdway5801
9 күн бұрын
I remember Cannon, whatever happened to that series ?
@Sloozen1
11 ай бұрын
Fantastic work. This is Network TV quality. A+
@lorieandpatrickdavies7483
11 ай бұрын
This was terrific, really enjoyable. Only one minor quibble: you forgot to mention that the two characters (and the actors that played them Greg Antonacci and Gene Davis) from "Just a Coupla Guys" appeared first in an earlier RF episode, "The Jersey Bounce". In their first appearance, however, their characters Micky and Eugene are the villains. I've always thought "This Case Is Closed" is the weakest Rockford episode, partly because it was originally broadcast as a tv movie, and then was subsequently recut as two one hour episodes for syndication, with lots of car and landscape shots added to fill out the missing 30 minutes. Anyway, great job!
@donaldjones9830
11 ай бұрын
Rita Moreno and Gretchen Corbett are the only two remaining actors from the show still alive. Garner died less than ten years ago at 86. Very funny actor. Great show and very entertaining
@mikeb.7183
11 ай бұрын
James Whitmore Jr. aka Freddie Beamer is still around and could of been another one who had a spin off.
@4z94
11 ай бұрын
Tom Atkins is still alive.
@TeaParty1776
4 ай бұрын
See the very funny Moreno/Muppets skit.
@Rockabillyman26
5 ай бұрын
Dermot Mulroney as Jim Rockford, Alan Tudyk as Dennis Becker, Beau Bridges as Rocky, its hard to say if the new series would have lasted, probably not, you can't beat the original, James Garner will always be Jim Rockford.
@tommyboy6267
11 ай бұрын
8:33 One of the best lines from Rockford is at the end of this episode..."Gabby and Gandy...sounds like a puppet show".
@atomicabe
11 ай бұрын
Rockford had so many good lines -- but that one is great. Excellent delivery by Garner.
@erniehtown5412
11 ай бұрын
Angel & Gandy should've had a show, or just a Truck Turner series.
@woobiefuntime
11 ай бұрын
I agree. Angel should have had his own show
@TeaParty1776
5 ай бұрын
Angel and Izzy from Miami Vice, the funniest sidekicks since Pancho (Cisko Kid), Tonto (Lone Ranger) and Asta (Thin Man).
@Kosh131
11 ай бұрын
I remember there was a followup episode with the two Jersey guys where they moved in next to Rocky and framed Rockford for a murder trying to get in good with a mob boss. Rockford cracked "Abbot and Costello meet the Godfather!"
@TeaParty1776
5 ай бұрын
Just a coupla guys.
@bobjohnson205
4 ай бұрын
That was the first episode with the two. It was briefly mentioned in this video.
@jaleach123
3 ай бұрын
@@bobjohnson205 Gene Davis is an incredible actor though. His performance in the Charles Bronson vehicle 10 to Midnight is just amazing. The movie itself is sleazy as hell but Gene shines as the psychopathic killer based on Richard Speck.
@suffern63
11 ай бұрын
Making this took real dedication to your art.I salute you.
@redbeard36
11 ай бұрын
I remember seeing Just A Coupla Guys when it originally aired and as a kid I didn't know what backdoor pilots were. I was very confused by how we see Jim getting beaten up in an aiport and then almost don't see him anymore. It was very confusing.
@stevekru6518
10 ай бұрын
Having grown up on the East Coast I was surprised that on my first visit so much of the LA area looked familiar. Not deja vu, but the result of having paid close attention to Rockford Files. To be fair, same phenomenon on first trip to Rome thanks to I Spy
@sugarpuddin
11 ай бұрын
Terrific content! Bravo!!
@bob23301
11 ай бұрын
60s and 70s produced some of the best tv shows ever made.
@demetriusdillard2863
9 ай бұрын
I enthusiastically concur!
@sirtalkalotdoolittle
11 ай бұрын
Rockford Files, Mannix and Cannon, and The Maltese Falcon convinced me for a time as a kid that I could make a living as a private "eye."
@hatednyc
11 ай бұрын
Anytime I see or hear the name I now think immediately of Ben Folds Five. “Serial litterbug” I love it but he didn’t litter. It lands on the pile
@LVVMCMLV
11 ай бұрын
Mty favorite Rockford line...In the 1977 episode of The Rockford Files, "Quickie Nirvana", Sky asks "What is the sound of one hand clapping?" . Later, Gordon Borchers slaps Sky for informing on him, and Jim says "That's the sound of one hand clapping".
@atomicabe
11 ай бұрын
ha! Great line. And I can totally hear James Garner's delivery.
@TeaParty1776
5 ай бұрын
That was one of several excellent Rockford Files shows intelligently dealing w/ideas in 1970s culture. And integrating them into the plot. Im into my consciousness-Sky Your never conscious!-Rockford
@derekdresser9214
11 ай бұрын
First time to the channel. This was great fun and a idea. Loved Rockford, I really thought Magnum PI was going to be one of them, though the characters are different I am sure the idea for the series and a show for Tom came from working with him here.
@billgeerhart7489
11 ай бұрын
Excellent video. Could you do a video on the failed ROCKFORD FILES reboots (the 2010 unaired pilot with Dermot Mulroney as Rockford) and the long-stalled feature that was to star Vince Vaughn as Rockford?
@rexfrommn3316
11 ай бұрын
The Rockford Files had excellent writers, directors and producers. Many supporting characters were also top caliberer actors. James Garner had much charisma with excellent acting skills. Most detective shows were too scripted and often somewhat predictable. The Rockford Files was probably one of the best network detective shows of the 1970's. The character development and scripts were certainly more realistic too. I watch old reruns of the Rockford Files but never watch new television shows.
@iflarnted
10 ай бұрын
Dugan's character appeared in another 2 part story with Rockford.
@BETTERWORLDSGT
10 ай бұрын
The Rockford Files was My favorite show a long time, but I never knew there were any spinoffs, so they must have been pretty insignificant!
@ebartow66highlights
11 ай бұрын
Another super episode, Kevin!
@atomicabe
11 ай бұрын
Thanks, but this one was written by Mike Schuster, who also edited it. Nick Nadel produced it. Tim Finn is the Executive. I did the voice-over -- and suggested a line about why private eyes were so hot after Viet Nam and Watergate.
@ebartow66highlights
11 ай бұрын
@@atomicabe well I salute them too. I love when I get a new Atomic Abe notification.
@ACARDtvMusic
11 ай бұрын
The guy at 13:20 was the heavy creator and Director of Adam Sandler films in the 90s in 2000s and still do some riding for him. But did you know he was the only survivor in The Howling?
@demetriusdillard2863
9 ай бұрын
I totally forgot Dennis Dugan co-starring in the werewolf thriller "The Howling"! Thanks for the reminder!
@gibsonclan1able
10 ай бұрын
Rockford Files Fun Fact: James Garners dislike of the redesigned Firebird for 1979 resulted in Universal Studios never replacing the 1978 Esprit. The gold color of the Pontiac Firebird was a special shade ordered by Universal at the beginning of production in 1974 and not the Aztec Gold, that was only offered on the Firebird Trans Am for model years 1978 and 1979. How do I know this? My uncle worked at the GM F-body plant in Van Nuys, CA. during the 1970s and ‘80s as the liaison for the Hollywood studios that needed GM vehicles.
@NuntiusLegis
Ай бұрын
Garner was right, the 1978 model has a beautiful front, while the1979 model's looks awful.
@BrianLevine-vd6bn
11 ай бұрын
I went back to Germany in 1989. " Detectiv Rockford" was in re runs on German TV.
@dogisluvdogluvs8572
10 ай бұрын
He was wounded in ww2 and suffered damage to his legs and could barely walk in later lifetime. He sued the studio because he was supposed to get A percentage of profits, but was told there was no profit. Won in court and was paid a settlement.
@gibsonclan1able
10 ай бұрын
Since James Garner was born in 1929, he would have been too young for WW2. He was however injured in the Korean conflict when he caught shrapnel in his butt from an American bomber taking out nearby Chinese fighters. After recovering from his injuries, he was reassigned to the military’s postal department.
@NuntiusLegis
Ай бұрын
I think he said in an interview that the Rockford show ruined his knees. I guess Rockford got beaten to the ground by gangsters too often not landing nicely on the knees. - I sometimes thought I would prefer a Rockford show without gangsters, just the man cruising sunny Los Angeles having a good time.
@demetriusdillard2863
6 ай бұрын
R.I.P. Louis Gossett, Jr.
@rickmassey1272
9 ай бұрын
You didn't mention the Rockford/Brockelmen 2hr episode Never Send A Boy King to Do A Man's Job. Just as good as House on Willis Avenue .
@tonymaxwellhatt1175
Ай бұрын
I got the entire dvd collection, as well as the made-for-tv movies. I even visited paradise cove, California in 2011. I ordered a meal of burger and french fries from the famous diner sat outside in the beautiful sunshine. I even used the restroom out in the car park. Still looked the same, with the whale craving at the top. We stayed for about a couple of hours, walked along the beach. Took a million photos and videos. A visit that l'l never forget.
@NuntiusLegis
Ай бұрын
Sounds like a magic trip. Sadly the TV movies can't be found on DVD or BluRay currently (here in Germany). Can they convey some of the charm of the series - sunny California, likable guy, funny comebacks, beautiful cars, respect towards women?
@atomicabe
Ай бұрын
than sounds wonderful. thanks for sharing it -- and inspiring people to do that trip.
@DMBall
11 ай бұрын
The idea of Dennis Dugan as the lead actor in any sort of TV or film enterprise still gives me a laugh. A less appealing performer rarely has stepped in front of a camera.
@buenafe
10 ай бұрын
I was thinking the same. Networks try to bring in new and younger actors thinking it might help widen the audience. Who knows.
@demetriusdillard2863
9 ай бұрын
As we all know, Dugan ultimately found a second career behind the scenes cranking out big screen Adam Sandler comedies. Aside from his memorable role as ill-fated urban crimefighter Captain Freedom on "Hill Street Blues," Dugan's recurring role as earnest, blue-jeaned, college-educated gumshoe Richie Brockelman remains his best known on-camera role.
@wb3381
11 ай бұрын
I like the Rockfish name 😂😂😂
@notpurple
11 ай бұрын
i love a good d&d alignment drop in
@beninformato9040
8 ай бұрын
So many arguments in my life could have been silenced with Stephen Cannell writing a sarcastic and witty return quip. The show was a success due to brilliant casting, Cannell's writing, and Garners' acting style. One very important aspect was the camera shooting. Filmed in a conversational style with multiple angles, and cuts. For each conversation there would be a mix of wide angle, close ups, over-the-solder back and forth. They must have used multiple cameras or multiple takes. It's a stubble element that adds a signature style to the show, and kept it interesting.
@kc0lif
11 ай бұрын
great show james garner was awesome. Isaac hayes was great.
@tonycrabtree3416
11 ай бұрын
Spin-offs are so hard to pull off. I personally would prefer the series to extrend a few seasons with the newer popular characters. Kind of like how The Closer morphed into Major Crimes.
@jamilah9699
11 ай бұрын
I love what you do🏆😂👏🏾
@crappocrappoproductions-ak9403
11 ай бұрын
Greg Antonacci, who played would-be Jersey wiseguy Eugene, actually appeared in nine episodes of “The Sopranos”.
@demetriusdillard2863
9 ай бұрын
He also co-starred on the short-lived disco sitcom "Makin' It," starring David Naughton ("An American Werewolf In London")!
@shaun2072
5 ай бұрын
What a great show, although my knees ache just watching James Garner trying to move faster than a slow walk. Such iconic cars too, the Esprit, Rocky's Sierra classic and Beth's Porsche 914.
@NuntiusLegis
Ай бұрын
Lots of elegant coupes all over the show, unlike Kojak mainly showing clunky land yachts.
@sargentoinkwinson4888
11 ай бұрын
Rockford is Maverick mixed with Marlowe.
@sargentoinkwinson4888
11 ай бұрын
btw Lou Gosset jr co-starred in the film The Skin Game, with Garner. Well worth a watch.
@mirandak3273
10 ай бұрын
Gabby & Gandy, two black detectives with one buttoned down & one a loose cannon, didn’t get picked up by the network probably because they were black. But make them white & make them brothers to explain their partnership and you got an 80s hit. Simon & Simon!
@newking70
6 ай бұрын
I remember Tom Selleck played Lance White...good memories.
@3373-g8z
6 ай бұрын
Its beyond sad that almost the entire cast AND the related industry people are gone!
@NuntiusLegis
Ай бұрын
Also that the 70s are gone, an underrated decade.
@dragondisciple1205
5 ай бұрын
You can’t reboot Rockford without James Garner. It’s like rebooting Sanford and Son without Redd Fox
@davidobrien9362
10 ай бұрын
Why didnt they have more action showing clearly that it was him actually driving, never knew he did his own wheel work.
@NuntiusLegis
Ай бұрын
That camera work would be hard to do with a Firebird on steroids I guess.
@scottwhitt9379
11 ай бұрын
Ever since I found your series on Backdoor pilots, I’ve been hoping you’d get around to this. I thought there was more than 3. Seemed like Tom Selleck was set up for a show. To me it seems like there was another buddy one with Clevon Little and Marv (?). Especially since this Marv’s return. The theme to Richie’s show was awful, made it seem like a sitcom. Great job, loved this so much. Plus, I’ve never knew about Switch.
@hugh-johnfleming289
11 ай бұрын
Lance was a great character and it did always seem spinny- offy to me. Selleck had the gravity to make it work...
@toddnolastname4485
11 ай бұрын
I've heard they changed the name of Selleck's character, moved the series to a new location, and tweaked the character a little. And it became a bigger hit than Rockford Files. But then I hear other things that say Magnum had nothing to do with Lance White.
@mikeb.7183
11 ай бұрын
@@toddnolastname4485 I read where it did but in more of a roundabout way. The studio was looking for something that Selleck could shine in and Lance showed he could do it.
@RideAcrossTheRiver
10 ай бұрын
The answering machine thought it was another Alan Alda: for the spin-off, it wanted total creative control and too much money.
@leondillon8723
9 ай бұрын
2:00) NEVER NEVER pick up a pistol with a pen in the muzzle. A way to lose some fingers.
@demetriusdillard2863
7 ай бұрын
"Gabby & Gandy" (starring Louis Gossett, Jr. and the late Isaac Hayes) would've been f**king awesome as all hell!
@atomicabe
7 ай бұрын
Yes, it's really a shame it didn't become a series.
@demetriusdillard2863
7 ай бұрын
I couldn't agree with you more! Thanks for commenting, @@atomicabe!
@demetriusdillard2863
7 ай бұрын
I would've watched "Gabby & Gandy" instead of "Just A Coupla Guys" any day, @@atomicabe!
@markbrown1609
10 ай бұрын
first episode of Sopranos they are watching Rockford Files in the retirement village
@basketballspinner
11 ай бұрын
Richie Brockelman: There is not an actual fire here but there is an actual crime.
@Cycle.every.day.
3 ай бұрын
Magnum p.i was kinda a spin-off of Rockford , granted via six degrees of separation.
@cdeford2
9 ай бұрын
The Rockford Files succeeded on the charm of the actors, particularly Garner, but also the supporting cast, Rocky, Dennis, Beth and Angel. Gretchen Corbett was let go after 4 seasons and Stuart Margolin left after 5 and it's not surprising that the last 2 seasons were inferior to the first 4. It was that ensemble cast that made it so good and really hard to follow.
@11679MRT
9 ай бұрын
I love watching The Rockford Files!
@friguy4444
6 ай бұрын
4:12 Thank you for getting this right! I just watched another video where they said the maneuver became called "The Jim Rockford Turn Around". I almost spit out my cereal. If I'd been eating any. Ti this day everyone I know and have ever talked to EVER has called it "A (Or The) Rockford". As in "Jim Rip the car over the south bound corner and then when you get to the store Hit the brakes Do ""A Rockford"" and come back here".
@TuriyanGold
5 ай бұрын
This show ruled. Days of good ole television.
@alexgerrits349
11 ай бұрын
Best crime drama ever created to this day!
@paulsheehan5010
10 ай бұрын
Ritchy Brocleman, was a Rockford Files spinoff.
@demetriusdillard2863
9 ай бұрын
Prior to directing several of Adam Sandler's big-screen comedies (most notably "Happy Gilmore"), Dennis Dugan also played the ill-fated urban crimefighter Captain Freedom on "Hill Street Blues," reuniting him with his former "Richie Brockelman, Private Eye" castmate, the late Barbara Bosson (Bosson portrayed Fay Furillo, the whiny and long-suffering ex-wife of Hill Street's intense but calm precinct captain Frank Furillo [played by Daniel J. Travanti]).
@user-hm5zb1qn6g
5 ай бұрын
this was great. Unofficial back door spinoff, of course, was Tom Selleck's appearance as young P.I. Lance White in Season 5 Ep 4 (the episode directly after The Jersey Bounce). The character's not Magnum but let's face it, Magnum is Hawaiin Rockford, ultimately. What should have been a spinoff character: Bo Hopkins as lawyer John Cooper, the replacement for Gretchen Corbett's Beth Davenport. "Coop" debuted in, yes, The Jersey Bounce, and for my money was a far more interesting character than the two goombas. Hopkings invested so much in "Coop" right from that first episode it's some kind of reverse miracle that they didn't spin him off into his own show.
@GDuncan8002
9 ай бұрын
Such a great show.
@theylied1776
2 ай бұрын
The Rockford Files was a television version of the Philip Marlowe Radio show. He is the exact same character. The only difference is the introduction of the father.
@coyoteartist
10 ай бұрын
I really would have loved to have seen Gabby and Gandy. I love me a good Blaxplotation crime solving story. At least a TV movie.
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