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Still better than most of the shows of this era. That is all.


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I don’t have time to start talking about how much I love this show.

Greatest theme song of all time. OF ALL TIME.

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James Garner , one of the most down to earth guys. I remember him on Carson once, Johnny asked him if he ever wanted to be a big hollywood star. He said no, all he wanted out of life was to have a job that paid enough to raise his family. What a great guy.


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Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote:
Greatest theme song of all time. OF ALL TIME.

100% ACCURATE STATEMENT


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Lot of smarts in this thread.


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I agree with you, jimmypasta.

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I always liked the episodes where he wore a cowboy hat and claimed he was a Texas oilman in order to gain the bad guy's trust.


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I learned a trick from this show many many years ago that saved my butt.

I was out late at a bar and happened to get into an argument with some really bad guys. they were out to physically hurt me.

I drove out of there but these guys were out to get me and started chasing me in their car. After many turns I got lost in a part of town I had no idea about.

So I remembered an episode from the show where Jim Rockford turned his headlights off so the guys chasing him couldn't see his car. Did the same trick and was able to get out of there with my health :)


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Entertaining the masses and saving lives. That's Rockford Files.

And jimmypasta is awesome.


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HawaiiYou wrote:
I learned a trick from this show many many years ago that saved my butt.

I was out late at a bar and happened to get into an argument with some really bad guys. they were out to physically hurt me.

I drove out of there but these guys were out to get me and started chasing me in their car. After many turns I got lost in a part of town I had no idea about.

So I remembered an episode from the show where Jim Rockford turned his headlights off so the guys chasing him couldn't see his car. Did the same trick and was able to get out of there with my health :)

Were you driving a Trans Am?


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Peter Puck wrote:
HawaiiYou wrote:
I learned a trick from this show many many years ago that saved my butt.

I was out late at a bar and happened to get into an argument with some really bad guys. they were out to physically hurt me.

I drove out of there but these guys were out to get me and started chasing me in their car. After many turns I got lost in a part of town I had no idea about.

So I remembered an episode from the show where Jim Rockford turned his headlights off so the guys chasing him couldn't see his car. Did the same trick and was able to get out of there with my health :)

Were you driving a Trans Am?


Firebird.


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Peter Puck wrote:
HawaiiYou wrote:
I learned a trick from this show many many years ago that saved my butt.

I was out late at a bar and happened to get into an argument with some really bad guys. they were out to physically hurt me.

I drove out of there but these guys were out to get me and started chasing me in their car. After many turns I got lost in a part of town I had no idea about.

So I remembered an episode from the show where Jim Rockford turned his headlights off so the guys chasing him couldn't see his car. Did the same trick and was able to get out of there with my health :)

Were you driving a Trans Am?



It was around 1980. I think I was driving a Lincoln.


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Peoria Matt wrote:
Peter Puck wrote:
HawaiiYou wrote:
I learned a trick from this show many many years ago that saved my butt.

I was out late at a bar and happened to get into an argument with some really bad guys. they were out to physically hurt me.

I drove out of there but these guys were out to get me and started chasing me in their car. After many turns I got lost in a part of town I had no idea about.

So I remembered an episode from the show where Jim Rockford turned his headlights off so the guys chasing him couldn't see his car. Did the same trick and was able to get out of there with my health :)

Were you driving a Trans Am?


Firebird.

All these years I thought it was a Trans Am.


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HawaiiYou wrote:
Peter Puck wrote:
HawaiiYou wrote:
I learned a trick from this show many many years ago that saved my butt.

I was out late at a bar and happened to get into an argument with some really bad guys. they were out to physically hurt me.

I drove out of there but these guys were out to get me and started chasing me in their car. After many turns I got lost in a part of town I had no idea about.

So I remembered an episode from the show where Jim Rockford turned his headlights off so the guys chasing him couldn't see his car. Did the same trick and was able to get out of there with my health :)

Were you driving a Trans Am?



It was around 1980. I think I was driving a Lincoln.

Leather interior?


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Peter Puck wrote:
HawaiiYou wrote:
Peter Puck wrote:
HawaiiYou wrote:
I learned a trick from this show many many years ago that saved my butt.

I was out late at a bar and happened to get into an argument with some really bad guys. they were out to physically hurt me.

I drove out of there but these guys were out to get me and started chasing me in their car. After many turns I got lost in a part of town I had no idea about.

So I remembered an episode from the show where Jim Rockford turned his headlights off so the guys chasing him couldn't see his car. Did the same trick and was able to get out of there with my health :)

Were you driving a Trans Am?



It was around 1980. I think I was driving a Lincoln.

Leather interior?


I think so. It was a red interior. Red exterior. Like dark red magenta colored. It was a poor man's caddy back then.


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 Post subject: Re: Rockford Files
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https://www.mecum.com/lots/FL0115-20410 ... -firebird/


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 Post subject: Re: Rockford Files
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Peoria Matt wrote:
https://www.mecum.com/lots/FL0115-204101/1978-pontiac-firebird/

Googling Trans Am and the Firebird appears to be the same car. Not a car guy, so I don't know what the deal is.


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beni hanna wrote:
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote:
Greatest theme song of all time. OF ALL TIME.

100% ACCURATE STATEMENT

One of the first 45‘s I ever owned. 99 cents at Zayre's.

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HawaiiYou wrote:
Peter Puck wrote:
HawaiiYou wrote:
Peter Puck wrote:
HawaiiYou wrote:
I learned a trick from this show many many years ago that saved my butt.

I was out late at a bar and happened to get into an argument with some really bad guys. they were out to physically hurt me.

I drove out of there but these guys were out to get me and started chasing me in their car. After many turns I got lost in a part of town I had no idea about.

So I remembered an episode from the show where Jim Rockford turned his headlights off so the guys chasing him couldn't see his car. Did the same trick and was able to get out of there with my health :)

Were you driving a Trans Am?



It was around 1980. I think I was driving a Lincoln.

Leather interior?


I think so. It was a red interior. Red exterior. Like dark red magenta colored. It was a poor man's caddy back then.

Yet, it saved your life. That, and Jim Rockfish, as that one dude on the show called him


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Yeah the gold firebird was great. Rockford was awesome.

Pro tip: If your girl wants to watch a romantic movie steer toward Murphy’s Romance. You will get Garner being great and Sally Field in jeans.

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Peter Puck wrote:
Peoria Matt wrote:
https://www.mecum.com/lots/FL0115-204101/1978-pontiac-firebird/

Googling Trans Am and the Firebird appears to be the same car. Not a car guy, so I don't know what the deal is.


Trans Am had a spoiler.

Otherwise, you are correct. Same car.

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Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote:
Peter Puck wrote:
Peoria Matt wrote:
https://www.mecum.com/lots/FL0115-204101/1978-pontiac-firebird/

Googling Trans Am and the Firebird appears to be the same car. Not a car guy, so I don't know what the deal is.


Trans Am had a spoiler.

Otherwise, you are correct. Same car.

And this is why you are "doctor" Ken.


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Fun Fact - James Garner did most of his golden Firebird car stunts. He was better at doing the 180/360 spinouts than the stunt people. He prided himself on doing car stunts.

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Pro tip: If your girl wants to watch a romantic movie steer toward Murphy’s Romance. You will get Garner being great and Sally Field in jeans.

Dude. We need to qualify this one. Movie works if 35 or over. Otherwise it's like watching your parents enter the dating pool. Loses a bit of the romance.


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Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote:
Fun Fact - James Garner did most of his golden Firebird car stunts. He was better at doing the 180/360 spinouts than the stunt people. He prided himself on doing car stunts.



When young we would spin our cars from reverse to forward in parking lots. We called them “doing a Rockford “.

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beni hanna wrote:
pittmike wrote:
Pro tip: If your girl wants to watch a romantic movie steer toward Murphy’s Romance. You will get Garner being great and Sally Field in jeans.

Dude. We need to qualify this one. Movie works if 35 or over. Otherwise it's like watching your parents enter the dating pool. Loses a bit of the romance.


Probably right.

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List of Rockford Files opening scene phone answering machine messages

http://wfc.myths.com/pub/humor/misc/rockford.html


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pittmike wrote:
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote:
Fun Fact - James Garner did most of his golden Firebird car stunts. He was better at doing the 180/360 spinouts than the stunt people. He prided himself on doing car stunts.



When young we would spin our cars from reverse to forward in parking lots. We called them “doing a Rockford “.


We called it doing a brodie.

No idea what it means.

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pittmike wrote:
beni hanna wrote:
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Pro tip: If your girl wants to watch a romantic movie steer toward Murphy’s Romance. You will get Garner being great and Sally Field in jeans.

Dude. We need to qualify this one. Movie works if 35 or over. Otherwise it's like watching your parents enter the dating pool. Loses a bit of the romance.


Probably right.

For the record I liked the show and your tip is accurate.


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