Jim is tricked into believing he's won a trip to Hawaii, when it really turns out to be doing a favor for an old army pal in the CIA.Jim is tricked into believing he's won a trip to Hawaii, when it really turns out to be doing a favor for an old army pal in the CIA.Jim is tricked into believing he's won a trip to Hawaii, when it really turns out to be doing a favor for an old army pal in the CIA.
Noah Beery Jr.
- Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford
- (as Noah Beery)
Danny Kamekona
- Sgt. Okemoto
- (as Daniel Kamekona)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis was actually the last episode of The Rockford Files to be filmed (unintentionally; another ten episodes were supposed to be filmed after this).
- GoofsAt the beginning of this story, when Jim and Rocky arrive in Hawaii on a trip they think is a prize that Jim won in a drawing of some kind, which turns out to be a scam. Rocky says that he has never been in Hawaii before. However, Rocky had visited Hawaii in a third season episode, Dirty Money, Black Light (#3.22), where Rocky also won a trip to Hawaii (but he went alone), which also turned out to be a scam, although a different kind of scam.
- Quotes
Jim Rockford: [on the telephone] Guess where I am now.
Det. Dennis Becker: At the bar?
Jim Rockford: Close - they got a lot of bars in here. You wanna try again?
Det. Dennis Becker: In jail?
Jim Rockford: Yeah, that's right!
Featured review
Last filmed episode of the series
The Hawaiian Headache was the final episode of the season to be filmed although that was not the intent. James Garner had requested less strenuous scripts while he recovered from surgeries due to injuries from his stunt work on the show. After this episode was shot, Mr Garner requested a few months so he could fully recuperate from his injuries. The show would find itself being cancelled instead including about ten episodes which were to be filmed. We never did get our final goodbye episode with Rocky.
That was unfortunate as this episode is not a very good one. As other reviewers state, Jim is quite mean and nasty to Rocky in this one. This puts a real sour tone as actor Noah Beery Jr would not appear in the later television movies.
The episode itself seems to be lazily written as well. Rocky has been to Hawaii before as he was forced back stateside cutting his trip short.
The entire sixth season falls short of the usual quality fans expected. The first episode was cute, but the others fall flat. The final episode that aired was a back door pilot to possibly replace this series. Like most back door pilots, Jim is left in the background while they focused on characters no one cared about.
James Garner would go on to sue the producers and Universal for profits and would eventually settle. He would return in eight made for TV movies which are not as good as the series. Some fans do enjoy them, but I didn't much care for them.
I do have the first five seasons on DVD and watch those every so often. They remind me of how good The Rockford Files was as a television show. As for the sixth season and this episode? Thanks, but I pass.
That was unfortunate as this episode is not a very good one. As other reviewers state, Jim is quite mean and nasty to Rocky in this one. This puts a real sour tone as actor Noah Beery Jr would not appear in the later television movies.
The episode itself seems to be lazily written as well. Rocky has been to Hawaii before as he was forced back stateside cutting his trip short.
The entire sixth season falls short of the usual quality fans expected. The first episode was cute, but the others fall flat. The final episode that aired was a back door pilot to possibly replace this series. Like most back door pilots, Jim is left in the background while they focused on characters no one cared about.
James Garner would go on to sue the producers and Universal for profits and would eventually settle. He would return in eight made for TV movies which are not as good as the series. Some fans do enjoy them, but I didn't much care for them.
I do have the first five seasons on DVD and watch those every so often. They remind me of how good The Rockford Files was as a television show. As for the sixth season and this episode? Thanks, but I pass.
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- US Coast Guard: Air Station Barbers Point, Coral Sea Road, Kapolei, Hawaii, USA(Jim and Rocky take off in Coast Guard helicopter)
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