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200 Dollars a Day Plus Expenses - A Rockford Files Podcast

Dave Brodbeck and Steve Cloutier

Join Steve and Dave as they follow Jim Rockford"s adventures through LA in the 1970s

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Episode 105 - Steve and Dave Will Bust Jon From the...

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2026/03/20

Again, some of my 'clever' titles are better than others.Special thanks to friend of the show Chris Cooling who went down a rabbit hole with Steve.Oh man, so much meta commentary on 70s detective shows. Oh, also, join the 70s detectives Facebook group, it's fun!I love Hector Elizondo in everything he is in. And that is a lot of stuff, everything from the West Wing to Rockford, hell, he was in a Rockford earlier in the series.Wait, this one might not have been the right episode. IMDB has one order,

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Episode 104 - Steve, Dave and Jon Aren't Killing Anyone

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2026/02/27

We're Canadian, we don't kill people... (unless they really need it).Another fun one this week.Jon is a little sick.Hey Dennis becomes a lieutenant!I like the deputy chief character.The Captain Crunch thing was real, and then the show didn't run with it, I wonder what happened there?Steve and I have had oral exams, they can be, fascinating.Wait, a car chase without the firebird?As God is my witness..What'a the deal with red hat guy.... ?Hey, that's WK Stratton from some other show!mp3 download

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Episode 103 - Jon and Steve and Nearly Dave

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2026/02/20

Easier bad title this week.Oh man, a Lance White episode.I sort of wish Lance was spun off rather than Magnum, but I dunno about the character driving a whole series.Sellick is great in this one.Of course so is Jimbo.I think we can call Pope JP 1 a friend of the show.There are a lot of clocks in this episode.Not PIRATED CASETTES!We have to handle this ourselves....Lance White, walking LinkedIn post.Confusing plot, but Steve says so was the Big Sleep/Of all of the stars that broke after being on

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Episode 102 - Jon, Steve and Dave Got Yer Jersey...

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2026/02/13

Toughest title to come up with in a long time.David Chase doing Soprano things.Indeed, I wonder if these guys know Carmella and Tony.It's always good when horrible people do bad things and then you get to watch their fall.They are hilariously stupid (just like a crime family David Chase invented years later...)There's eventual talk of a spinoff!Plus, you get Jacques Renault from Twin Peaks being killed and Coop as one of the investigators. I wonder if David Lynch was a Rockford fan...The Carpenters

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Episode 101 - StevNDave and Jonathan are Alive

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2026/01/30

I didn't want to use dead here, just so as not to scare my Mom...ABE VIGODA.ROBERT LOGGIA.RITA MORENO!Hell of a cast this week.Also, the title is a pretty nice joke.Hey, in one scene Steve and my expertise could both be brought to bear.Herb Tarlek?Dennis gets a lovely necklace as does Rocky.mp3 download

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Episode 100 (!) - Steve Dave and Jon's Hearts Don't...

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2026/01/23

Tough title for the opener of season 5.Wait, 100 episodes?Ahh the rise of country music in the late 70s.Willie Nelson started to get some mainstream radio play, as did quite a few other country artists at this time. It was disco and country for a time.Obvious Jimmy Dean parody is obvious.Rocky trucking!No Angel, no Dennis...Some solid hijinks this week as well.A couple of genuinely funny moments as well.We're happy to be back!It's cold out, Jon should put some pants on.mp3 download

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Episode 99 - Jon, Steve and Dave Are Now Played by...

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2026/01/16

Oh and Katie Sackhoff is there rather than Dirk Benedict.Yup, there is a pilot order for a reboot of our show.By our show I don't mean the podcast, though Jon has kind of weaseled his way in...We discuss our thoughts on the reboot.Is it a good idea?Should it happen?Will it happen?Who are some actors who could play Jimbo, Angel, Rocky, Beth etc?Oh, Happy New Year, and back to the regular next week.mp3 download

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Episode 98 - Special Episode - Christmas in Retro TV...

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2025/12/01

It's between seasons.It's the Christmas season.We're doing a Christmas show, if you don't like it, well, first off, bah humbug, secondly, what did you pay for the podcast?Steve, Jon and I welcome some guests this episode:Those guests are, in no particular order:Anthony Marco fromBest Episode Ever.Jeff Andrews from the70s TV Detectives.Chris Cooling from theForgotten TV podcast.Chris now joins Jeff and Anth as official friends of the show. That list oddly includes Carlos the Jackal.We heated up a

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Episode 97 - Special Episode, 1978 in Television

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2025/11/15

It's between seasons 4 and 5 of Rockford.It's between seasons 1 and 2 of Baa Baa Black Sheep.That means it's 1978!We decided to invite a couple of our friends on to tap about 1978 in tv, including Best Episode Ever's Anthony Marco and the 70s Detectives' Jeff Andrews.Boy NBC sucked then.Lots of stuff sucked then.Jon reminds us that WKRP did start then!Habs won the cup, so there's that.Mostly we just hope you liked our little trip down memory lane. Might be another soon, before moving on to Season 5

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Episode 96 - The Thing of It Is Is

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2025/11/07

Oooh, we're going off the board for 50 Jack.After season 4 of the Rockford Files wrapped, Richie Brockelman, Private Eye, premiered. It lasted only 5 episodes sadly.Many people believe that Richie was introduced in 'The House on Willis Avenue' but that's not true! Indeed, on October 27, 1976, NBC aired the made for TV movie pilot 'Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours' and we are here to bring the excitement to you!Suzanne Pleshette basically is Emily Hartley, but with amnesia.That's not actually

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Episode 95 - Season 4 Wrapup

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2025/10/25

Time for one of our season wrap-up episodes.This of course makes sense as we just finished season 4.Hey, I buried the lede, it's Jeff from the 70s TV Detectives!Some people don't like Richie Brockelman, I don't understand these people.What episodes were the best?Which ones weren't?Where does Rockford fit in in the 70s detective pantheon? We ask Jeff.How did the show mirror the 70s?mp3 download

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Episode 94 - Dave and Steve Get On Jon's Luxury...

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2025/10/03

These titles are getting odder. That said, I like this one.Oh man, part 2 moves quickly.'Hi Vern, getting any?'Steve informs me that is the sam dispatcher as in Adam 12!I still chuckle at Trapper John playing BJ.The thing of it is is, that's a wilco.'Do you have a 38 automatic?'We saw the actor who played Sgt. Coopersmith like two episodes ago!The title card at the end, wow.Don't point.This episode might be the most prescient of the series.mp3 download

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Episode 93- Steve, Dave and Jon say, that's a Wilco

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2025/09/26

There are four 'that's a wilco's' in this episode. When I say 'episode' I'm talking about roughly the first half of 'The House On Willis Aveenue', which might be my favourite episode, other than Boy King, the other Richie Brockelman episode.RICHIE!Some people don't like Richie. I don't understand these people.That's a wilco.The thing of it is is.I love how Richie sees Jim as a hero, but he's not above bullshitting him.We've got to microspool and degauss as often as possible.That's a wilco.Is Richie

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Episode 92 - Dave Imprisons Steve in Rosemont Hall...

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2025/09/05

Oddly proud of this title.Ooh, ooh, Rockford goes to College!Steve and I were not profs in the 70s, but we know more about universities than most people...Lady, telling your dead boyfriend's mom 'at least he found love' is not the flex you think it is.Some general late 70s anti Arab paranoia played for laughs in this one. That said, the laughs are eventually at the expense of the bozo security people.I hate fraternities.Steve hates fraternities.Irrational telephonic call/I don't know what Jon thinks

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Episode 91 - Steve Flew Over the Dave and Jon Nest

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2025/08/29

Lame title.How often are my titles non lame?This is the sort of almost trope that One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest got going.Nurse Ratchet is three people...I have some expertise here, well, I'm not *that* kind of psychologist, but, I know some stuff through osmosis from my colleagues. No seriously, I do know some things. A couple of great Star Trek actors this week.Pop culture in Australia stopped in the 70s.mp3 download

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Episode 90 - Steve by Davejon

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2025/08/22

I'm oddly pleased with this title.Steve tells us about North by Northwest.This is a sort of odd episode.I like the 70s angle of corrupt but also inept federal agencies, Watergate break in anyone?Jim has some good lines.The goons, hired goons, are great this week.I think our main character hangs out with Joy and the rest of those jet setters at the Hotel California. (Yes I can always find a Mad Men reference, much like Steve can always find Columbo reference and Jon just knows plane crashes).We don't

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Episode 89 - Dave and Steve put Jon in a Helium Hat

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2025/08/08

I'm much prouder of this title than I should be.A bit of behind the scenes this week, I didn't edit out our pre show banter!Great guest star week.Oh I wish that I had Jesse's girl.BUS CHASE!These people are like the jet setters in that Mad Men episode.The difference is that the people in that Mad Men episode had some class. These people just have some crass. Thank you.I feel bad for J's parents, and his dog.By the way, that was some good dog acting.I get the idea J's parents would be Holocaust

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Episode 88 - Dave and Steve in a Paper Palace

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2025/08/01

We're back!Yes we've been away, Jon and I (oh and Jon's mother...) went to Montreal, where I watched this one.RITA MORENO!!!!!HOCKEY!Rita won an Emmy for this episode, and you can see why.Dunno about the high class call girl trope.Some truly great guest stars this week.We also get to see more of Dennis's home life.Again, the show takes a rather neutral look at sex work. I don't think it's presented as 'good' but it isn't presented as 'bad' either, which is a hell of a thing.Some shout outs to Canada

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Episode 87 - Steve & Dave and the Gang at Jon's Drive In

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2025/07/11

This week's title pretty much wrote itself.MILLS WATSON. You know you're getting quality. Also, it was just his 85th birthday!It was just my 60th birthday, for what it's worth.We get the trope of the drunk writer.I wonder if Steve teaches people to behave like this....I couldn't get past chapter four.James Garner actually did lay carpet for a living for a while!Steve understands Korsakoff's syndrome!You have to love Rocky taking a swing at anyone!I've used too many exclamation points, but I really

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Episode 86 - Dave and Steve Find Jon to be an...

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2025/06/27

Thought I'd get Jonno in on the title action.We're into 1978.Lots of fun this week, Jim trying to figure out how he has been screwed again is a recurring theme if you have not picked up on that yet.Gretchen Corbett's last appearance as Beth Davenport, so we have a special spotlight this week.Yup, that's right, a spotlight when I'm driving, we just like to live on the edge.People really did eat dog food, probably, in the 70s.Well, Johnny LaRue did anyway.That's Cooking With LaRue, a LaRue Enterprises

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