How much do I like the show?
I recently attended a convention (which fortunately was in the LA area) on the 50th anniversary of the first episode.
Here I am in front of Rockford's famous Firebird (notice another one in the background!)
Here I am with the truck driven by Rockford's dad Joseph "Rocky" Rockford, in many of the episodes:
Here is the fictitious Buena Vista Inn, which appeared in the episode "Sleight of Hand", supposedly in Santa Barbara. The hotel was fictitious, but the actual hotel where it was filmed was used for the convention, and the hotel was renamed for that day:
Here's a picture I took of the inside of Jim Rockford's car:
"This is Jim Rockford, leave a message at the tone, I'll get back to you!"
(This is the real phone and answering machine used in the famous opening sequence for the show's entire run, and also as props during the show itself.)
Here's the cookie jar Rockford used to hide his gun throughout the series. With it is a beer can, which was the beer Rockford was sometimes seen drinking in episodes:
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