Like the people who called into Frasier's radio program on that show the voices in the answering machine at the beginning of each Rockford Files episode were almost always celebrities, the few times they weren't it'd be someone from the production crew but it was typically other famous actors they'd get to read the lines, unfortunately unlike Frasier they were never credited and a list wasn't kept for posterity.
My favourite memory of seeing the show when it aired in the UK in the 1980s! Frasier used the same idea for the guest voices on Kelsey Grammer's show :D
I am the biggest fan of the Rockford files and Mr James Garner . This video is gold , thank you for posting it . Aside from acting he was a man among men . RIP JIMBO .
Oh, no, you can't be the biggest fan of James Garner! That would be me!!! The Rockford Files, but I started back with Maverick back on Sundays! Gosh, I miss him!
Oh the nostalgia. Gray wet wintery days in Ireland sitting down at the weekend and watching this fantastic show from sunny California with my mom and dad,
Getting a glimpse of foul ups, mis-spoken lines and general goofs from such a classic tv show is such a major treat. You rarely get to see outtakes from the 70's...and the Rockford Files no less! Thanks for posting this gem!
This was great. Rockford Files is one of my favorite shows. James Garner was the best. Terrific cast and writers. Like a child I look forward daily to watching Rockford Files reruns even though I've seen every episode at least a hundred times and have the dvd collection. Thank you for posting.
I agree. I lived through the 70’s, from 1970 to 1979 I was 7 thru 16 and I loved that times. Even though the 80’s were my prime, the 70’s were a great time for TV, The Rockford Files, All in the Family, Sandford & Son, The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and of course, Sinatra at the Garden! I’d love to go through it all again. Also, The Name of the Game and McCloud. James Garner was a great guy!
I've seen every episode of this series multiple times. It's the gold standard, as far as I'm concerned. I didn't know this video existed until right now and this is beyond entertaining.
I caught this show in reruns after I got out of the military in 79. They used to air The Rockford Files at 4:00 afternoons in Chicago. Never missed an episode!
Great to see behind the scenes. Now everyone can see what it takes to make a TV show. It is not as easy as it seems. I have been watching all the episodes on Comcast demand TV since August 2022. The date now is October 2022. This stream made me laugh. Thank You for sharing
Thanks for posting this. I just recently started re-watching The Rockford Files on a streaming service, and I had forgotten how comedic the shows are. I also love the shots of LA back in the 70s. I mostly visited LA myself in the 80s but most of the views did not change. I liked how his character wasn't the "super tough guy" type you see so much of, he could fight though, and would sometimes win but also sometimes lose. Made it more realistic. Again, thanks for posting!
What an Awsome treat. I am a huge fan of. This show. Rest in pease Gardner. You were the best and favourite. I own all these episodes and owe all my Corrections training to Jim Rockford.
This is brilliant. The Rockford files is one of my favourite TV shows of all time. It's such a funny, bright, feel good show. I like other detective /crime shows from this era but this one is the best. You couldn't remake this show without James Garner. It must have been brilliant working on this show. Thankyou for posting.
Rockford was the beginning of a quality wave lead by Cannell and Bochco that is the reason for the second and third golden ages of drama continuing today.
This is amazing....was a younger man back then... coming in and watching Rockford on those Friday nites....sure miss those times...some 40 years plus ago...thank you for posting...BCM'
I first saw this gag reel....known in the film industry as a "Christmas Reel".... during the summer of 1979 while a new student at the Film Industry Workshops in Hollywood and Studio City. It was part of the session known as "Industry Night", and the directors of the school, Tony Miller and Patricia George showed this video to us inside the sound stages of CBS Studio Center...It been over 44 years since I last saw it. Thanks for showing it...
Yep, we've gotten quite a few comments on his iconic Firebirds (they had to have a garage full to keep up with the shooting schedules!). I found this on the web: "The show bought three Firebirds each season. James Garner didn't like the styling of the 1979 Firebird, so '78s were used until the show ended its run in 1980."
I've been wondering if there were any gag reels! So funny! Thank you. Such a great team of people who put together a wonderful show. Sad that so many are gone.
Can't believe I found this gem just at random! The Rockford Files is one of my all time favorite shows! And certainly one of the greatest detective shows ever made along with Magnum, PI, Columbo, Mike Hammer and Spenser For Hire. Love all the characters and It's one of the all time great ensembles in television history! It's fun seeing everybody break character lol.
Thank you for this! Rockford Files was and is my all time favorite Detective Show and was one of the many shows, including Quincy and Columbo that made me want to work at Universal so bad as a kid, which I ended up doing for a bit as my day job while pursuing my acting career.. My favorite Studio and my favorite shows! Couldn't lose!!
James Garner was the classiest guy in Hollywood as opposed to the common man. And there he was every Sunday on the Raider’s sidelines at home games. By all accounts he was the best. Cheers.
Thank you for your comment. You might like another "classic" I edited while at Universal prior to Rockford, Holmes & Yoyo. th-cam.com/channels/omIiQJcDZauZMllDpuh-fg.html
This was a real treat for a big fan such as myself. Hats off to all the writers, crew and everybody involved in making the greatest show happen. I've worked movies and commercials and it ain't easy. But there's an energy and excitement to it that gets you through the long days. And a hot bath every night.
Yeah, and I think his lines were written by Steve Cannell, although David Chase and Juanita Bartlett did some of the other lines and "story". This gag reel is probably one of the few overproduced bits of fun film clips out of the TV genre of the time. We even had music cues by Mike Post at our disposal to tie it all together, so it became a "production" with all hands onboard!
Growing up in Germany in the 70s and 80s I loved the crime shows Rockford, Kojak, Streets of San Francisco, Petrocelli, Starsky & Hutch, Vega$, Magnum, Miami Vice.
This was great, great, great to watch. Awesome to be seeing Jim and everyone else there. I totally miss the Rockford Files. If anyone has tapes, recordings, TH-cam URL's or whatever I would be interested. Best...
Man that was great ! One of the best ever ! I've never seen any Rockfish bloopers. This show is so bitter / sweet for me . Gardner and my dad could of been brothers. We watched this show every day. Dam now I'm older then he was. Boy the higher ups screwed up canceling the show mid season. That Hillbilly bastard😂 great getting Quincy in there. Great era will never be duplicated
I miss my dad❤ we loved this & it was ok for me even at 12 to watch. He always made friends with the guy he was meant to be duffin up. No bad language & he didnt even use that gun in the jar with coffee grains. James S Garner was great & so was my dear daddy❤
Boy I loved that show and everyone on it. I even made an outgoing answering machine message like his. The little touches were so important, like how each major character called Jim a different name. His dad called him "son," Angel called him "Jimmy," and Gandy called him "RockFish." Impressive how hard they all worked, and so many older, fading stars getting parts. Touching see in this a VERY old Paul Stewart as a guest star. I'm gonna try and find that episode. He was so great in so many films noir, which "Rockford" was a hat-tip to. Check him out in "KIss Me Deadly," for one. Thanks for posting this.
Thank you so much for posting this, I'm one of Jim's biggest fans. In Jim's book, he said, early in his career while shooting a movie with Brando, he didnt know if he was cut out for acting, remembering his lines, he told Marlin one night. Brando then taught Jim a trick to remember his lines word for word. So Jim never improvised, what he said is what was written for him. Now both Jim and Marlin are gone, and we'll never know what that secret was.
thanks mister, l was watching filming couple days when jim @ noah had oil Derek sit up in front of riviera country club. Nicest people l every been around.
I'm afraid most of the cast and crew have on occasion have used "language". Even I in the privacy of my cutting room have said something that my mother would washed my mouth out about. When Jack Klugman and Stuart Margolin spout off, it seems less of a surprise.
I was a kid when this show was on, so I didn't appreciate it; I may not have been allowed to watch it actually. As an adult, I'm struck by its high quality (and I'm a sucker for the look and feel of the '70s) and have watched the whole series a number of times. One thing, among many, that stands out is the incredible comic acting of Stuart Margolin as Angel.
Yeah, Cleo, I was a teen when the show ran, and didn't really watch much TV. I 'discovered' the Files later on and consider it one best shows ever, regardless of genre. Rockford as Jimmy Joe Meeker the loud Texas oil tycoon in the Egyptian curse 2-part con scheme payback episode is a personal fave. 🔎
And all the voices on the answering machine gags at the beginning of each episode were celebrities of that era, unfortunately unlike Frasier where they did the same thing with the people who called into his radio show the celebrity answering machine voices weren't credited and no one thought to keep a list back then for posterity so the identities of some of them have spun off into the universe.
since then, something has gone very wrong. I'd never live there these days .... used to be all and more you could ask for, but poor management can ruin even the best of the best (case in point).
This is such a great show... but somehow watching this great video makes me feel a bit sad. That era is long gone, and so are most of the people we just saw.
I lived across the street from James Garner. He was a swell guy. Whenever he'd see me or my sisters walking home from school he would give us a ride up the big hill. Steve McQueen who lived in the house above him. He didn't like kids...
Great gag reel .. Love L A back in the 70s , smog and all .. Great touch with Jack Klugman at the end .. Wish I could find Gigi Garner in his stuff .. Tough to find her in anything though she was in quite a lot of his shows and movies .. Anyway this is definitely a keeper ..
For some reason, I got this post in my personal email, but it wasn't posted in the comments for this TH-cam, so I'm doing it: Ron Hinton I watched the 1st episode in August 1974 when I came home as a 100% disabled veteran. Between Rockford and Big Valley reruns I learned to think, walk and react again. Thanks for that.
"Rockford" was based at Universal Studios at the time, so we had good relations with the other production companies on the lot. When it came time for putting the gag reel together, Steve Cannell had worked with Dennis Weaver in the past, so he got him to record the narration that he had written for the horse riding bit (a stock shot from Weaver's "McCloud" series). I knew Jack Klugman from my stint with him editing "The Odd Couple" series, so I asked him to contribute a clip which his "Quincy M.E." crew shot. I then integrated it into the reel, adding my recorded voice to answer his scripted questions and dialogue, since I wasn't on the set. I'd never had such a scripted gag reel, but with the talents of writers Steve Cannell, David Chase and Juanita Bartlett and it being the "Rockford" swan song wrap party, we gave it our all!
One of my favorite Detective show of all time. Growing up in '70's Hollywood I got to see a lot of location filming and the shows I saw filmed the most were Rockford Files, Adam-12, Barnaby Jones, Starsky and Hutch, Barretta, Police Woman. I'm probably forgetting one or two. Thanks for the video.
Oddly enough the Rockford Files was going to get CANCELLED in it's first Season....however the Theme Song became a National Hit and then when Season Two started there were millions of watchers and The Rockford Files lived for all eternity.
Hadn't thought of James Garner and The Rockford Files in quite a while. I was a big fan of the show and of James Garner in particular. He had such an easy going way about him that it made his character seem very genuine and down to earth.
Yes, we miss them all. Life is too short! But, through the wonders of motion pictures, they live on as fresh and vibrant as when they shot them originally, thank goodness.
Snapshot in time. Another place and time. At the time the show ran I was 10-15 did not really get a lot of what was really going on. Now watching old re-runs I have a soft spot for Jimbo and his crew.
Thanks for the post. I liked the firebird when I was watching as a kid. I found a matchbox firebird almost the same color. Back then, they didn't make one from the Rockford files.
Loved the show. Just watched the whole thing all seasons. Quite a few actors went on to big stuff. Or at least co stars. The Baa Baa Black sheep guys. Also started watching Magnum PI series. Watched the Blue Bloods seasons recently also.
LOL. Weaver refers to him as "this Gardner fella." As the years go by, I'm finding people reply to any reference I make to this show with, "what's the rockford files?" or "Who's James Garner?" Sigh.
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There was absolutely nothing wrong with this show. It was great and a classic.
Absolutely.
Instant classic too!
100 likes 4 you😆😎❤ Thanks.
Hell yeah
Except the theme which grates IMO
Best Dennis Weaver job ever!!
The phone messages on this show were always funny, to me. I always loved hearing them.
I used to have Jim's answering machine message on my machine in the old days when they had microcassettes!
Like the people who called into Frasier's radio program on that show the voices in the answering machine at the beginning of each Rockford Files episode were almost always celebrities, the few times they weren't it'd be someone from the production crew but it was typically other famous actors they'd get to read the lines, unfortunately unlike Frasier they were never credited and a list wasn't kept for posterity.
My favourite memory of seeing the show when it aired in the UK in the 1980s! Frasier used the same idea for the guest voices on Kelsey Grammer's show :D
Watching these takes makes me realize the magnitude of Jim's acting talent.
I am the biggest fan of the Rockford files and Mr James Garner . This video is gold , thank you for posting it . Aside from acting he was a man among men . RIP JIMBO .
Yes. Truly.
Oh, no, you can't be the biggest fan of James Garner! That would be me!!! The Rockford Files, but I started back with Maverick back on Sundays! Gosh, I miss him!
@Alessandro Moon LOL! Sometimes it feels like it!
We are all fans always shall be
From what I have seen of him in various interviews, he'd probably be shaking his head at all the chatter!
Oh the nostalgia. Gray wet wintery days in Ireland sitting down at the weekend and watching this fantastic show from sunny California with my mom and dad,
I never knew that our show had so many other countries that played it, but that's why Universal Studios syndicated it, I guess.
Me too, watching in Dublin late seventies.
california always seemed so sunny and beautiful
Getting a glimpse of foul ups, mis-spoken lines and general goofs from such a classic tv show is such a major treat. You rarely get to see outtakes from the 70's...and the Rockford Files no less! Thanks for posting this gem!
Absolutely! Well said.
What a treat! Gem. 💎
Greatest show ever!
Greatest setting ever , 1970's California
I completely agree ! !
Adam-12 was great for that, too !! Total time & place....
🚬😎
THE place everyone wanted to be back then
How could you not love Rockfish!
Don't call him Rockfish!
Rockfish! Who don't like Ike?
This was great. Rockford Files is one of my favorite shows. James Garner was the best. Terrific cast and writers. Like a child I look forward daily to watching Rockford Files reruns even though I've seen every episode at least a hundred times and have the dvd collection. Thank you for posting.
My dad didn’t care if the Super Bowl was on if the Rockford Files came on. Lol It was a great show with one of the greatest leading men ever.
I totally agree, James Garner
Was like a Bucket of Chicken & a Key Lime Pie 😉
My Kinda 😍 Guy !
🔥💓♥️💖♥️💓🔥
The 70s were paradise! It was like the Midas decade, everything was golden. A great time to be young.
Yep, we feel the same, golden!
Man I hear you on that it was super great times no Aids, Coronavirus, less crime fantastic tv shows and nice caring people.
Born in 85 here. Seemed like the 70’s were pretty dang cool. I love the Rockford files
I agree. I lived through the 70’s, from 1970 to 1979 I was 7 thru 16 and I loved that times. Even though the 80’s were my prime, the 70’s were a great time for TV, The Rockford Files, All in the Family, Sandford & Son, The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and of course, Sinatra at the Garden! I’d love to go through it all again. Also, The Name of the Game and McCloud. James Garner was a great guy!
And the MUSIC!!!!
I've seen every episode of this series multiple times. It's the gold standard, as far as I'm concerned. I didn't know this video existed until right now and this is beyond entertaining.
As I said before, "Rockford" keeps on entertaining. 'Glad you like it.
You can watch it over and over and it comforts you like a warm blanket.
Same! This was an enormous pleasure to watch after having seen every episode 3-4 times.
5b😊
I caught this show in reruns after I got out of the military in 79. They used to air The Rockford Files at 4:00 afternoons in Chicago. Never missed an episode!
Great to see behind the scenes. Now everyone can see what it takes to make a TV show. It is not as easy as it seems. I have been watching all the episodes on Comcast demand TV since August 2022. The date now is October 2022. This stream made me laugh. Thank You for sharing
Always loved James Garner. A class act. Not to mention, handsome.
Yep, all the things you mention.......
Steady….
Wonderful! My family never missed the show back in the day!
I'd give anything to be a fly on the wall on that set. What incredible memories. And one cool dam decade to do it in.
Thanks for posting this. I just recently started re-watching The Rockford Files on a streaming service, and I had forgotten how comedic the shows are. I also love the shots of LA back in the 70s. I mostly visited LA myself in the 80s but most of the views did not change. I liked how his character wasn't the "super tough guy" type you see so much of, he could fight though, and would sometimes win but also sometimes lose. Made it more realistic. Again, thanks for posting!
Thanks for your excellent summation.
Thank you for sharing this. It’s so interesting to get a glimpse at life on set of making Rockford.
What an Awsome treat. I am a huge fan of. This show. Rest in pease Gardner. You were the best and favourite. I own all these episodes and owe all my Corrections training to Jim Rockford.
This is brilliant. The Rockford files is one of my favourite TV shows of all time. It's such a funny, bright, feel good show. I like other detective /crime shows from this era but this one is the best. You couldn't remake this show without James Garner. It must have been brilliant working on this show. Thankyou for posting.
Yes, it was the best gig I had in my career. It's a pleasure to share some of the fun through the reel.
Those were the days my friend..
TV's glory days....all junk now.
Rockford was the beginning of a quality wave lead by Cannell and Bochco that is the reason for the second and third golden ages of drama continuing today.
Wow, good video to meditate with. Huh
@@MTVCOPS and most of those 2nd and 3rd golden age dramas have definitely taken a lot of inspiration from Rockford.
Absolute GOLD! Always loved this show.
"You got that hillbilly b*****d?! Ah, s**t!" Funny! I loved Jack Klugman, and Quincy, MD too. The first "procedural" tv drama I ever really saw.
The messages on the machine were great.
This is amazing....was a younger man back then... coming in and watching Rockford on those Friday nites....sure miss those times...some 40 years plus ago...thank you for posting...BCM'
Yep, those seem like warm golden days with happiness seemingly radiating out of our TVs.
Great
I first saw this gag reel....known in the film industry as a "Christmas Reel".... during the summer of 1979 while a new student at the Film Industry Workshops in Hollywood and Studio City. It was part of the session known as "Industry Night", and the directors of the school, Tony Miller and Patricia George showed this video to us inside the sound stages of CBS Studio Center...It been over 44 years since I last saw it. Thanks for showing it...
I was a kid when we got "The Rockford Files" in the UK,and i always wanted that car!
Yep, we've gotten quite a few comments on his iconic Firebirds (they had to have a garage full to keep up with the shooting schedules!). I found this on the web:
"The show bought three Firebirds each season. James Garner didn't like the styling of the 1979 Firebird, so '78s were used until the show ended its run in 1980."
I've been wondering if there were any gag reels! So funny! Thank you. Such a great team of people who put together a wonderful show. Sad that so many are gone.
It's a pleasure to share these funny (mostly) moments; we had a ball!
That was and still is a great series!! I loved James Garner and all of the cast!!
Can't believe I found this gem just at random! The Rockford Files is one of my all time favorite shows! And certainly one of the greatest detective shows ever made along with Magnum, PI, Columbo, Mike Hammer and Spenser For Hire. Love all the characters and It's one of the all time great ensembles in television history! It's fun seeing everybody break character lol.
The great energy of this show and the behind the scenes crew is so very apparent. What a wonderful experience watching this. Who didn’t love this guy?
I've loved him since I was a teenager, I grew up watching him..RIP JAMES. SCOTT BUMGARNER (GARNER)
Well, that was fun.
Great show. Always loved it. Still holds up, even today.
Thank you so much. I've never seen any of this before. Its wonderful.
I'm lucky to have saved this and be able to share it; we did the show for our viewers who "tuned in". It's been gratifying even now!
Thank you for this! Rockford Files was and is my all time favorite Detective Show and was one of the many shows, including Quincy and Columbo that made me want to work at Universal so bad as a kid, which I ended up doing for a bit as my day job while pursuing my acting career.. My favorite Studio and my favorite shows! Couldn't lose!!
Gretchen Corbett reminds me so much of someone dear to me, a High School friend who passed away in 2020.
WOW!! I'm really glad someone thought enough to pull this out of storage and share it with the World. We need more laughs :-)
James Garner was the classiest guy in Hollywood as opposed to the common man. And there he was every Sunday on the Raider’s sidelines at home games. By all accounts he was the best. Cheers.
My mom’s favorite actor.
Thomas Selleck as Lance White was EPIC!!🥰🤩
It won't be seen from here.. But another Stephen J Cannell character. The guy was a master at writing and character development. {Stephen that is)🥰😍
The Avocado King of Calif...or was that Sausage King of Chicago ?
God ,I miss Garner and this show!
I use to love this show, one of my favorites from the 70's.
Thanks for the blast back to my childhood! Grew up watching The RockfordFiles, McCloud & Quincy with my folks. Classic...
Thank you for your comment. You might like another "classic" I edited while at Universal prior to Rockford, Holmes & Yoyo. th-cam.com/channels/omIiQJcDZauZMllDpuh-fg.html
The actress playing Gayle received ten years therapy for that car scene and is otherwise fine.
This was a real treat for a big fan such as myself. Hats off to all the writers, crew and everybody involved in making the greatest show happen. I've worked movies and commercials and it ain't easy. But there's an energy and excitement to it that gets you through the long days. And a hot bath every night.
Loved hearing Dennis Weaver's narration in this.
Yeah, and I think his lines were written by Steve Cannell, although David Chase and Juanita Bartlett did some of the other lines and "story". This gag reel is probably one of the few overproduced bits of fun film clips out of the TV genre of the time. We even had music cues by Mike Post at our disposal to tie it all together, so it became a "production" with all hands onboard!
Another good actor, from another good show, "McCloud".
It was so nice to see Mariette Hartley too. Her and Garner always had a good, working chemistry. Imho.
Growing up in Germany in the 70s and 80s I loved the crime shows Rockford, Kojak, Streets of San Francisco, Petrocelli, Starsky & Hutch, Vega$, Magnum, Miami Vice.
That was a great show. Shot well. Wonderful actors. Plays great in reruns, too.
Not just a great series, a great man ,don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone ❤️🙏
This was great, great, great to watch. Awesome to be seeing Jim and everyone else there. I totally miss the Rockford Files. If anyone has tapes, recordings, TH-cam URL's or whatever I would be interested. Best...
It is a pleasure to share these clips and moments from the show as a tribute to Jim and his crew and staff.
It was released as a complete show box set plus the films on dvd. I have it. It’s expensive but worth having for fans.
Man that was great ! One of the best ever ! I've never seen any Rockfish bloopers. This show is so bitter / sweet for me . Gardner and my dad could of been brothers. We watched this show every day. Dam now I'm older then he was. Boy the higher ups screwed up canceling the show mid season. That Hillbilly bastard😂 great getting Quincy in there. Great era will never be duplicated
I looooved The Rockford Files. Reminds me I'd like to get the series on DVD.
I miss my dad❤ we loved this & it was ok for me even at 12 to watch. He always made friends with the guy he was meant to be duffin up. No bad language & he didnt even use that gun in the jar with coffee grains. James S Garner was great & so was my dear daddy❤
Boy I loved that show and everyone on it. I even made an outgoing answering machine message like his.
The little touches were so important, like how each major character called Jim a different name. His dad called him "son," Angel called him "Jimmy," and Gandy called him "RockFish."
Impressive how hard they all worked, and so many older, fading stars getting parts. Touching see in this a VERY old Paul Stewart as a guest star. I'm gonna try and find that episode. He was so great in so many films noir, which "Rockford" was a hat-tip to. Check him out in "KIss Me Deadly," for one.
Thanks for posting this.
Thank you so much for posting this, I'm one of Jim's biggest fans. In Jim's book, he said, early in his career while shooting a movie with Brando, he didnt know if he was cut out for acting, remembering his lines, he told Marlin one night. Brando then taught Jim a trick to remember his lines word for word. So Jim never improvised, what he said is what was written for him. Now both Jim and Marlin are gone, and we'll never know what that secret was.
Doesn't make any sense. Brando never could remember any of his lines for the godfather so much so they had to make cue cards for him.
Jim? Marlin? YOu ever stood side-by-side with these guys at a urinal that you can call them by their first names/?
what a fantastic opening theme tune!!
Iconic❤
thanks mister, l was watching filming couple days when jim @ noah had oil Derek sit up in front of riviera country club. Nicest people l every been around.
This is pure. Could watch it for hours. Great.
Thanks, it was fun making it with all the talents adding to it.
3 of the greatest TV shows of all time are from that decade Rockford files mash And Colombo.
Mash wowBoring!
Still watching the remastered Rockford Files to this day. I miss Jimmy.
James Garner was the best actor in the best television series in the history of television!
Ab so loutley
Damn! I haven’t heard that intro in years!
Funny to hear jim cuss He is my number one favorite actor.
I'm afraid most of the cast and crew have on occasion have used "language". Even I in the privacy of my cutting room have said something that my mother would washed my mouth out about. When Jack Klugman and Stuart Margolin spout off, it seems less of a surprise.
I was a kid when this show was on, so I didn't appreciate it; I may not have been allowed to watch it actually. As an adult, I'm struck by its high quality (and I'm a sucker for the look and feel of the '70s) and have watched the whole series a number of times. One thing, among many, that stands out is the incredible comic acting of Stuart Margolin as Angel.
Yeah, Angel is a great character. The show wouldn’t be the same without him.
@@marleypumpkin4917 or without Rocky, Becker or Beth. Just a perfect cast all around.
Yeah, Cleo, I was a teen when the show ran, and didn't really watch much TV. I 'discovered' the Files later on and consider it one best shows ever, regardless of genre. Rockford as Jimmy Joe Meeker the loud Texas oil tycoon in the Egyptian curse 2-part con scheme payback episode is a personal fave. 🔎
@@carlsaganlives4036 My DAD LOVED ROCKY! He felt very akin to him.
Writing on TRF was just the best. Some story plots were easy and some were more sophisticated and face paced. Just a well done, one of a kind show.
And all the voices on the answering machine gags at the beginning of each episode were celebrities of that era, unfortunately unlike Frasier where they did the same thing with the people who called into his radio show the celebrity answering machine voices weren't credited and no one thought to keep a list back then for posterity so the identities of some of them have spun off into the universe.
It's kind of crazy to think just how many detective and cop shows that were back in the seventies? I'm just thinking how long that list is.
They used to say it was police or hospital dramas, in the UK.
That song triggers so many great memories from my teens and early twenties
California in the ‘70’s was kinda magic.
since then, something has gone very wrong. I'd never live there these days .... used to be all and more you could ask for, but poor management can ruin even the best of the best (case in point).
@@clapolla yea
Loved that show.
This is such a great show... but somehow watching this great video makes me feel a bit sad. That era is long gone, and so are most of the people we just saw.
I lived across the street from James Garner. He was a swell guy. Whenever he'd see me or my sisters walking home from school he would give us a ride up the big hill. Steve McQueen who lived in the house above him. He didn't like kids...
Great show and great actor. Miss James Garner..
Show had one of the best theme shows ever.
Great gag reel ..
Love L A back in the 70s , smog and all ..
Great touch with Jack Klugman at the end ..
Wish I could find Gigi Garner in his stuff ..
Tough to find her in anything though she was in quite a
lot of his shows and movies ..
Anyway this is definitely a keeper ..
There's quite a bit on Gigi if you Google.
For some reason, I got this post in my personal email, but it wasn't posted in the comments for this TH-cam, so I'm doing it:
Ron Hinton
I watched the 1st episode in August 1974 when I came home as a 100% disabled veteran. Between Rockford and Big Valley reruns I learned to think, walk and react again. Thanks for that.
We thank Ron for his total service!
rockford files is the greatest
'Glad you enjoyed it.
Was very young , under 10 watching Rockford Fls., Loved his car., Good show.
Fantastic! Why haven't I seen this before now, it's made my weekend!
You've made mine, since I keep getting such great responses from fans. For me, it keeps on giving!
Dennis Weaver doing the narration, complete with stammering, is a treat. At first I thought it was just a very good impression.
"Rockford" was based at Universal Studios at the time, so we had good relations with the other production companies on the lot. When it came time for putting the gag reel together, Steve Cannell had worked with Dennis Weaver in the past, so he got him to record the narration that he had written for the horse riding bit (a stock shot from Weaver's "McCloud" series). I knew Jack Klugman from my stint with him editing "The Odd Couple" series, so I asked him to contribute a clip which his "Quincy M.E." crew shot. I then integrated it into the reel, adding my recorded voice to answer his scripted questions and dialogue, since I wasn't on the set. I'd never had such a scripted gag reel, but with the talents of writers Steve Cannell, David Chase and Juanita Bartlett and it being the "Rockford" swan song wrap party, we gave it our all!
One of my favorite Detective show of all time. Growing up in '70's Hollywood I got to see a lot of location filming and the shows I saw filmed the most were Rockford Files, Adam-12, Barnaby Jones, Starsky and Hutch, Barretta, Police Woman. I'm probably forgetting one or two. Thanks for the video.
I have just watched Quincy. I liked Charlie's Angels, too. Columbo, McMillan and Wife, all the oldies were great.
Jimbo was one cool dude with that gold firebird and living in that trailer on the ocean
Oddly enough the Rockford Files was going to get CANCELLED in it's first Season....however the Theme Song became a National Hit and then when Season Two started there were millions of watchers and The Rockford Files lived for all eternity.
Thanks very much Roderic.
Hadn't thought of James Garner and The Rockford Files in quite a while. I was a big fan of the show and of James Garner in particular. He had such an easy going way about him that it made his character seem very genuine and down to earth.
Absolutely brilliiant!!
MISS you Rocky.....................
Yes, we miss them all. Life is too short! But, through the wonders of motion pictures, they live on as fresh and vibrant as when they shot them originally, thank goodness.
Rod: This is a fantastic video. Thanks for sharing it.
Living by the sea, fishing and eating tacos: that’s just perfect. I’m planning the same for retirement in Uk
That was awesome. Thanks for sharing
MUCH MUCH better than most "blooper" reels. CLEAN, well done. Get the point across.
Snapshot in time. Another place and time. At the time the show ran I was 10-15 did not really get a lot of what was really going on. Now watching old re-runs I have a soft spot for Jimbo and his crew.
Loved Jim and Rocky.
So many of these people are dead now but a few still alive, I see Angel (Stuart Margolin) is still doing a little acting.
Thanks for the post. I liked the firebird when I was watching as a kid. I found a matchbox firebird almost the same color. Back then, they didn't make one from the Rockford files.
Loved the show. Just watched the whole thing all seasons. Quite a few actors went on to big stuff. Or at least co stars. The Baa Baa Black sheep guys. Also started watching Magnum PI series. Watched the Blue Bloods seasons recently also.
Wow. They move fast on these shots. Kind of an inside look into what it takes to do these
Love James Rockford
Don't we all! Thanks for your comment.
LOL. Weaver refers to him as "this Gardner fella." As the years go by, I'm finding people reply to any reference I make to this show with, "what's the rockford files?" or "Who's James Garner?" Sigh.
Love the additions of the late Dennis Weaver ("Marshall Sam McCloud") & Jack Klugman ("Quincy, M.E.").
We "recruited" them by my asking Jack with whom I worked with on "The Odd Couple", and by Steve Cannell contacting Dennis Weaver.
really awesome show that you all made
Thanks from all of us, you all made us successful.