On March 27, 1974, the movie pilot of "The Rockford Files" was aired.

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I've got the Mike Post theme song running through my head right now.

On this date in 1974, #TheRockfordFiles television movie pilot aired on NBC starring #JamesGarner, in which a woman (#LindsayWagner) hires Rockford to discover if her father's death was homicide or suicide. #BillMumy also guest stars. "Rocky" is portrayed by #RobertDonley.

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‘The Rockford Files’ DEBUT (TV Guide, March 27, 1974)

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Tue Mar 28, 2023: On March 27, 1974, the movie pilot of "The Rockford Files" was aired.

Sat Mar 27, 2021: On this day, March 27, 1974, the movie pilot of "The Rockford Files" was aired.

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1. I saw Bill Mumy among the cast

I didn’t watch much TV then, so if Bill Mumy made many appearances on TV shows back then, I must have missed them all. At that age, he probably still looked pretty much like Will Robinson.

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2. I didn't catch that. I was looking right at him, and I didn't recognize him.

Thanks. And good morning.

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3. I may not have recognized him until just now

Looks like he was already ditching the child actor image. I saw him in the abysmal movie treatment of Lost in Space, and I wouldn’t have recognized him without already knowing he was making a cameo appearance.