Saturday, February 9, 2013

"Godfather Knows Best" Rockford Files (1996) Santa Monica Place, Pacific Towing, Wacky Wax Cart, John Anthony Store, Gift Time Store, Santa Monica Broadway Theater, Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in 1996, Santa Monica Police Station, Dennis Fimple, Victor Aaron, Jack Garner as Capt. McEnroe, Pat Finley as Peggy Becker, Joe Santos as Lt. Dennis Becker, Nicole Avant as Punch, Dennis Chappa, Pat Lalama, Gerry Gibson, Stuart Margolin as Angel, Dan Lauria, Maxwell Caulfield, Barbara Carrera, Kimberly Oja, Al Mancini, Edita Brychta, Chicago born actor Jim O'Heir

ABOVE PHOTO: James Garner (Jim Rockford) and Joe Santos (Lt. Dennis Becker) in "Godfather Knows Best" Rockford Files - The TV characters Jim Rockford, Dennis Becker and Angel Martin was the best casting ever in the history of television.
 
ABOVE PHOTO: The Rockford Files "Godfather Knows Best" begins at the Santa Monica Place shopping area in Santa Monica, California. The "Santa Monica Place" sign can be seen in the background of this still image from said episode.

ABOVE PHOTO: Santa Monica Place - Wacky Wax Cart, where patrons pay to dip their hand or hands in hot wax can be seen in this still image from "Godfather Knows Best" Rockford Files.

ABOVE PHOTO: Santa Monica Place - John Anthony Store & Gift Time Store can be seen in the background as a street performer plays for donations in this still image from "Godfather Knows Best" Rockford Files.

ABOVE PHOTO: The Santa Monica Broadway Theater - 1441 3rd Promenade - can be seen in this still image from "Godfather Knows Best" Rockford Files. The movie "THE BRIEF" was a fictitious movie listing, it was suppose to be a movie made from Beth Davenport's novel (Beth is Jim Rockford's female attorney friend). The other three movies - Twelve Monkeys - Sudden Death - Bordello of Blood - were all real movies playing in theaters at the time this episode was filmed.

ABOVE PHOTO: Dennis Fimple played Toothless Bob - Dennis Fimple was killed in a motor vehicle accident in 2002. Fimple was the second actor from the "Godfather Knows Best" Rockford Files to be killed in a motor vehicle accident. Victor Aaron was the first actor from this episode to also be killed in a motor vehicle accident (see Below).



ABOVE THREE PHOTOS: Actor Victor Aaron played hitman Mercer Pinetree. Sadly Victor Aaron was killed in a motor vehicle accident in 1996 at age 39. Mr. Aaron never had the chance to view this aired episode of the "Godfather Knows Best" Rockford Files which was produced in 1996.

ABOVE PHOTO: A beautiful looking Pat Finley who has played Peggy Becker the wife of Lt. Dennis Becker  since the beginning of the Rockford Files. James Garner's real life brother Jack Garner who played Capt. McEnroe (LAPD) and standing next to his brother is James Garner who of course played Jim Rockford.

ABOVE PHOTO: Jim Rockford at Pacific Towing 1646 Euclid Street in Santa Monica, CA attempting to have his towed Pontiac Firebird released from the tow yard.

ABOVE PHOTO: Actor Nicole Avant played "Punch" and her legs & outfit were packed with a punch!

ABOVE PHOTO:  In this episode of  "Godfather Knows Best" Rockford Files the audience is introduced to Lt. Dennis Becker & Peggy Becker's adult son Dennis Scotty Becker (Jim Rockford's Godson). Actor Damian Chapa played Scotty Becker who goes from a street person to a buddhist monk who's arrested for murder to later becoming a LAPD officer after Jim Rockford & Lt. Dennis Becker clears his name of any wrong doing.

 ABOVE PHOTO: In this episode of "Godfather Knows Best" Rockford Files the audience is introduced to Lt. Dennis Becker & Peggy Becker's adult son Dennis Scotty Becker (Jim Rockford's Godson). Actor Damian Chapa played Scotty Becker who goes from a street person to a buddhist monk who's arrested for murder to later becoming a LAPD officer after Jim Rockford & Lt. Dennis Becker clears his name of any wrong doing.

ABOVE PHOTO: In this episode of "Godfather Knows Best" Rockford Files the audience is introduced to Lt. Dennis Becker & Peggy Becker's adult son Dennis Scotty Becker (Jim Rockford's Godson). Actor Damian Chapa played Scotty Becker who goes from a street person to a buddhist monk who's arrested for murder to later becoming a LAPD officer after Jim Rockford & Lt. Dennis Becker clears his name of any wrong doing.

ABOVE PHOTO: News Pro Pat Lalama plays herself in this episode of "Godfather Knows Best" Rockford Files

ABOVE PHOTO: Actor Gerry Gibson played "Critch" in "Godfather Knows Best" Rockford Files

ABOVE PHOTO: Jim Rockford & Lt. Dennis Becker at the Santa Monica Police Station in "Godfather Knows Best" Rockford Files.

ABOVE PHOTO: The Santa Monica Civic Auditorim in 1996 as seen in the "Godfather Knows Best" Rockford Files located at 1855 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA.

ABOVE PHOTO: What would be an episode of the Rockford Files WITHOUT Angel Martin? Stuart Margolin as Angel Martin in the "Godfather Knows Best" Rockford Files.

ABOVE PHOTO: Actor Dan Lauria played Lt. Gene Gencher in "Godfather Knows Best" Rockford Files.

ABOVE PHOTO: Actor Maxwell Caulfield played the murdering husband Ian Levin in the "Godfather Knows Best" Rockford Files.

ABOVE PHOTO: Barbara Carrera whose birth name is Barbara Kingsbury played Elizabeth Fama who ended up being killed by her husband in the "Godfather Knows Best" Rockford Files.

ABOVE PHOTO: The beautiful & sexy actor Kimberly Oja played "Meadow" in the "Godfather Knows Best" Rockford Files.

ABOVE PHOTO: the late great actor Al Mancini played mafia boss Don Gaetano in this episode of "Godfather Knows Best" Rockford Files.

ABOVE PHOTO: Super sexy Edita Brychta played "Katinka" in this episode of "Godfather Knows Best" Rockford Files.

ABOVE PHOTO: Chicago born actor Jim O'Heir played the crazy chef in "Godfather Knows Best" Rockford Files.