THE CROCKFORD FILES

THE ROCKFORD FILES
NBC 1974-1980

THE CROCKFORD FILES
MAD #217, September 1980
w: Lou Silverstone
a: Angelo Torres

The Rockford Files featured Jim Rockford (James Garner) as a private detective in Los Angeles, basically Bret Maverick from Garner's previous show in a different setting. Each show began with his telephone answering, the cards being an allusion to Garner's Maverick character of Wild West gambler. The parody alluded to it further with its picture of a cowboy.

Noah Beery, Jr. was his father Jim a/k/a Rocky and his friend on the police force was Dennis (Joe Santos).

The shirt Rockford is wearing refers to his character being a pardoned convict. The camera is a reference to Garner doing a series of commercials for Polaroid.

Angel Martin (Stuart Margolin), the show's comic relief, was Rockford's friend in prison.

This was the cover for MAD's German edition.

ROQUEFORT FILES
Sick #125, February 1979
a: Jack Sparling

Cover for the German humor magazine Kaputt.