Jim finds himself in an explosive situation when the gun he hides in his cookie jar is used in a murder.Jim finds himself in an explosive situation when the gun he hides in his cookie jar is used in a murder.Jim finds himself in an explosive situation when the gun he hides in his cookie jar is used in a murder.
Noah Beery Jr.
- Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford
- (as Noah Beery)
James R. Parkes
- Records Clerk
- (as James Parkes)
Art K. Koustik
- 2nd Officer
- (as Art Koustik)
Shirley Anthony
- Receptionist
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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- TriviaJim's (unwanted) housekeeper keeps talking about her 'sensitive' son, Leonard. Nora Marlowe, who plays Viola, was Anna (uncredited), Mr Vandamm (James Mason)'s evil housekeeper in the Alfred Hitchcock classic, North by Northwest (1959), and Mr Vandamm's henchman was none other than Leonard (Martin Landau).
- GoofsIn this episode, Rockford's Firebird switches between the original model with round headlights and the 1977-and-up model with twin rectangular units.
- Quotes
Jim Rockford: This is Jim Rockford. At the tone leave your name and message, I'll get back to you.
Betty: [Beeep] It's Betty from up the street. I've phoned all the neighbours 'cause Spotty is loose. If you see him, call me. Oh, don't wear musk cologne; leopards have a thing about that.
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lighter fare
This was a difficult episode for me to gauge, as there didn't appear to be a clear motive for the murder of the gas attendant, which Rockford was naturally framed for. It turns out that the victim was part of a silly group of extremists, led by an older woman(uh, OK)who was in charge of gathering weapons and explosives; I suppose they were preparing for their own personal war. I wasn't convinced of this group's motives or did I feel this group of nitwits could carry out such a plan; one of the group accidentally blows himself up with explosives in the back of the truck while driving in a bumpy field with holes. Regarding my summary line, there were some funny moments(including Diel's thin mustache)between Jim and his maid Viola, although I'm not sure why she was needed, but their scenes together were rather funny. She basically rearranges his trailer, and he can't find things where they used to be, so that adds tension between the two. Another funny scene was when both Jim and Dennis go to question the woman, although Jim promises not to interfere, but does so anyway; naturally, this infuriates Dennis as he scolds Jim in the police car. There's not enough of the Firebird, and I find it hard to believe the trailer didn't totally blow up after the grenade was tossed in while Jim was sleeping. As you can tell, this isn't my favorite episode of this fine show, but there are way more hits than misses, so I'll forgive them.
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- stones78
- Mar 7, 2011
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