A giant, black, old-fashioned Bakelite telephone rings the giant, bright, old-fashioned ring you would expect. A similarly ancient answering machine sits next to the phone. Behind them both on the small table where they sit rests the glossy helmet of a fighter pilot (the kind that goes with CVR-3 armor).

The machine answers the phone on the third ring.

VOICE ON MACHINE
Hi, this is Scott Bernard, at the tone leave your name and message and I'll get back to you.

SFX
beeeeep

VOICE ON PHONE
Hello, Mr. Bernard, this is Jack over at Raytheon. We just received your GPM-150 order for March, and I'm afraid we might not be able to make that quantity in time. Our new plant on Kane's World is running behind schedule. Give me a call, let's see what we can work out.

OPENING TITLE SEQUENCE 3C-7 "THE BERNARD FILES"

Mike Post featuring Larry Carlton
"Theme from The Rockford Files"
Television Theme Songs