Episode
The Rockford Files: Forced Retirement
Overview
Beth's old college friend is in trouble when her company that is developing an submersible robot explorer becomes the target of some shady businessmen. Jimmy Joe Meeker comes to her rescue.
Details
- Series
- The Rockford Files
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 1977-12-07
- Runtime
- 48 min
Episode context
Forced Retirement is Episode 11 in Season 4 of The Rockford Files. It aired on 1977-12-07. The runtime is 48 min.
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