CHiPS Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
Episode 1 - Season 1, Episode 1: PilotAfter tracking a gang of sports car thieves, Ponch and Jon earn commendations. Ponch also learns his probation period is over. |
Episode 1 - PilotAfter tracking a gang of sports car thieves, Ponch and Jon earn commendations. Ponch also learns his probation period is over. |
Episode 2 - Season 1, Episode 2: UndertowPonch accidentally breathes in some nitrous oxide leaving him ineffective. The CHP investigate reports of a tow truck driver robbing people whose cars break down. |
Episode 2 - UndertowPonch accidentally breathes in some nitrous oxide leaving him ineffective. The CHP investigate reports of a tow truck driver robbing people whose cars break down. |
Episode 3 - Season 1, Episode 3: Dog GonePonch and Jon rescue a dog that causes an accident. |
Episode 3 - Dog GonePonch and Jon rescue a dog that causes an accident. |
Episode 4 - Season 1, Episode 4: Moving ViolationWhen Jon and Ponch stop a speeding car on the freeway, a very large man emerges from the vehicle. The raging driver proceeds to take his car apart and wouldn't mind doing the same to Ponch who has made the mistake of laughing during the demolition. |
Episode 4 - Moving ViolationWhen Jon and Ponch stop a speeding car on the freeway, a very large man emerges from the vehicle. The raging driver proceeds to take his car apart and wouldn't mind doing the same to Ponch who has made the mistake of laughing during the demolition. |
Episode 5 - Career DayPonch is asked to appear at his old high school's Career Day and Jon helps him entertain the audience. |
Episode 5 - Season 1, Episode 5: Career DayPonch is asked to appear at his old high school's Career Day and Jon helps him entertain the audience. |
Episode 6 - Baby FoodThe CHP investigate a shipment of baby food that spilled from a truck and is contaminated with botulism. |
Episode 6 - Season 1, Episode 6: Baby FoodThe CHP investigate a shipment of baby food that spilled from a truck and is contaminated with botulism. |
Episode 7 - Season 1, Episode 7: Taking Its TollThe CHP investigate a series of thefts by bandits at a toll booth. |
Episode 7 - Taking Its TollThe CHP investigate a series of thefts by bandits at a toll booth. |
Episode 8 - Green Thumb BurglarPonch and Jon track down two thieves who have been stealing shrubs. |
Episode 8 - Season 1, Episode 8: Green Thumb BurglarPonch and Jon track down two thieves who have been stealing shrubs. |
Episode 9 - Season 1, Episode 9: HustleThe officers investigate some motorcycle-riding thieves, while Ponch convinces Jon to join a CHP bowling tournament. |
Episode 9 - HustleThe officers investigate some motorcycle-riding thieves, while Ponch convinces Jon to join a CHP bowling tournament. |
Episode 10 - Season 1, Episode 10: Highway RobberyA motorcyclist robbing people turns out to be Jon's old football teammate. |
Episode 10 - Highway RobberyA motorcyclist robbing people turns out to be Jon's old football teammate. |
Episode 11 - Name Your PricePonch is picked as a contestant for the game show "Name Your Price." The prize he must bid on is a motorcycle like the one he rides every day and he overbids. |
Episode 11 - Season 1, Episode 11: Name Your PricePonch is picked as a contestant for the game show "Name Your Price." The prize he must bid on is a motorcycle like the one he rides every day and he overbids. |
Episode 12 - Season 1, Episode 12: Aweigh We GoWhile assigned to duty at a weigh station, Ponch and Jon go after a hijacked truck. |
Episode 12 - Aweigh We GoWhile assigned to duty at a weigh station, Ponch and Jon go after a hijacked truck. |
Episode 13 - One Two ManyComplaints come into headquarters about Jon when a fake CHP officer resembling him causes problems along the highway during traffic stops. |
Episode 13 - Season 1, Episode 13: One Two ManyComplaints come into headquarters about Jon when a fake CHP officer resembling him causes problems along the highway during traffic stops. |
Episode 14 - RustlingThe CHP investigate a group of cattle rustlers trying to cheat insurance companies. |
Episode 14 - Season 1, Episode 14: RustlingThe CHP investigate a group of cattle rustlers trying to cheat insurance companies. |
Episode 15 - Surf's UpPonch and Jon are transferred to Malibu Beach and must deal with a teenager who has a grudge against the police. |
Episode 15 - Season 1, Episode 15: Surf's UpPonch and Jon are transferred to Malibu Beach and must deal with a teenager who has a grudge against the police. |
Episode 16 - Vintage '54Ponch and Jon help reunite a baby with the family who left the little one behind following the confusion of packing for a vacation. Officers track down a group of thieves who stole Mrs. Downey's car. |
Episode 16 - Season 1, Episode 16: Vintage '54Ponch and Jon help reunite a baby with the family who left the little one behind following the confusion of packing for a vacation. Officers track down a group of thieves who stole Mrs. Downey's car. |
Episode 17 - Season 1, Episode 17: Hitch-Hiking HitchPonch and Jon get involved with a pair of hitchhikers. |
Episode 17 - Hitch-Hiking HitchPonch and Jon get involved with a pair of hitchhikers. |
Episode 18 - Season 1, Episode 18: Cry WolfCHP officers try to catch the person calling in fake accidents. |
Episode 18 - Cry WolfCHP officers try to catch the person calling in fake accidents. |
Episode 19 - Crash DietThe CHP officers try to reach a 1,000-pound weight loss goal, while investigating reports of a man throwing dirt at traffic. |
Episode 19 - Season 1, Episode 19: Crash DietThe CHP officers try to reach a 1,000-pound weight loss goal, while investigating reports of a man throwing dirt at traffic. |
Episode 20 - Season 1, Episode 20: Rainy DayThe CHP officers are assigned to cars and investigate a moving casino. |
Episode 20 - Rainy DayThe CHP officers are assigned to cars and investigate a moving casino. |
Episode 21 - Season 1, Episode 21: Crack-UpJon is injured and spends time in the hospital after he is hit by a man targeting CHP officers. |
Episode 21 - Crack-UpJon is injured and spends time in the hospital after he is hit by a man targeting CHP officers. |
Episode 22 - Flashback!Jon and Ponch reminisce about how they met and how Ponch became a CHP officer. |
Episode 22 - Season 1, Episode 22: Flashback!Jon and Ponch reminisce about how they met and how Ponch became a CHP officer. |
Episode 23 - Season 2, Episode 1: Peaks and ValleysAfter Jon and Ponch stop a speeding sports car, they arrive at the scene of a camper driven by Bob Niles (guest star Troy Donahue), which has crashed over the side of a hill. In other action, Ponch is the star performer at a disco party. While there, a lady goes into labor and the cops have to deliver a baby. |
Episode 24 - Season 2, Episode 2: The VolunteersJon and Ponch escort a truck loaded with volatile chemicals over remote mountain roads because the citizens of the town along the direct route will not allow the dangerous convoy to pass through. |
Episode 25 - Season 2, Episode 3: Family CrisisJon worries when his nephew falls in with a gang of unruly teenagers who joyride in stolen automobiles. And two jewelry thieves use a movie stunt car for their getaways, but the car is rigged to shoot off smoke, oil and fire. Danny Bonaduce guest stars. |
Episode 26 - Season 2, Episode 4: Disaster SquadA television news crew creates bad publicity for Ponch and Jon when they air edited news segments making the officers look bad. |
Episode 27 - Season 2, Episode 5: Neighborhood WatchPonch and Jon encounter the same speeding drunk driver on several occassions and must deal with a group of skateboarding kids who cannot stay out of trouble. |
Episode 28 - Season 2, Episode 6: Trick or TrickIt's Halloween night, and Jon and Ponch investigate the disappearance of a little boy in a haunted house. In other action during the night, a "ghost" robs supermarkets and a mysterious woman steals candy from trick-or-treating kids in the neighborhood. Bobby Van and Fran Ryan guest star. |
Episode 29 - Season 2, Episode 7: High FlyerJon has his hands full with an impressionable teenage girl who runs away--to his house. Meanwhile, Ponch tries to tame his fear of flying long enough to ride in a police helicopter. And the two CHP officers pursue an overloaded van only to find that it is jammed with the Los Angeles Rams cheerleaders on their way to a game at the Coliseum. |
Episode 30 - Season 2, Episode 8: The GrudgeAfter being caught with marijuana, two fraternity brothers plot revenge against the officers who arrested them--Ponch and Jon. |
Episode 31 - Season 2, Episode 9: The SheikA young sheik uses his diplomatic immunity and bribery to try to get ouf of several speeding violations. |
Episode 32 - Season 2, Episode 10: Return of the TurksA pair of Ponch's former high school buddies try to relive their past by hot-rodding around town and manage to put him in an embarrassing situation. |
Episode 33 - Season 2, Episode 11: SupercycleJon and Ponch try to identify the "phantom," whose daredevil stunts on a souped-up motorcycle are played out at the risk of innocent people. |
Episode 34 - Season 2, Episode 12: High ExplosiveJon tries to play surrogate father to a lonely boy who caused an accident by firing an air rifle near an expressway. |
Episode 35 - Season 2, Episode 13: Down TimePonch's vacation plans are ruined when a gang of female car thieves steals his beloved, newly rebuilt Firebird. In addition, Jon's wallet is stolen as a relentless streak of bad luck afflicts the duo. |
Episode 36 - Season 2, Episode 14: Repo ManAn unscrupulous collection agent tries to destroy Ponch and Jon's credit rating after they prevent him from harassing private citizens. |
Episode 37 - Season 2, Episode 15: Mait TeamJon and Ponch join a Multi-discipline Accident Investigation Team to find out the cause of a chain of highway accidents that has killed 11 people and involved an out-of-control car. |
Episode 38 - Season 2, Episode 16: Pressure PointJon and Ponch go undercover to investigate a protection racket. Jon poses as a South American diplomat, and Ponch acts as his chauffeur as the two CHP officers attempt to solve an illegal operation that is milking a wealthy man (guest star Rudy Vallee) and his daughter (guest star Mary Frances Crosby). |
Episode 39 - Season 2, Episode 17: The MatchmakersJon and Ponch are matchmakers for two lonely people: an officer forced to retire and a widow pressured by the city to move. |
Episode 40 - Season 2, Episode 18: Rally 'Round the BankWhile investigating a string of drive-in-bank robberies, Ponch is baffled by a visit from his mother. |
Episode 41 - Season 2, Episode 19: Bio-RhythmsWhile Jon and Ponch take part in a department bio-rhythms study, Ponch's lady-trucker friend is feeling threatened by hoods trying to muscle her out of business. |
Episode 42 - Season 2, Episode 20: QuarantineA young hitchhiker with a bomb succumbs to a rare illness after being taken into custody by Jon and Ponch, putting the CHP headquarters on a quarantine alert. |
Episode 43 - Season 2, Episode 21: Chp BMXDistracted by his son's accident, Sgt. Getraer mistakenly releases a narcotics suspect. |
Episode 44 - Season 2, Episode 22: Ride the WhirlwindJon and Ponch encounter unruly dirt bikers, a clandestine PCP operation and a macho city councilman showing off on the hillsides when they volunteer as members of a pilot trail bike team. |
Episode 45 - Season 2, Episode 23: The Greatest Adventures of CHiPsWhile Ponch and Jon are away attending a seminar, their fellow officers reminisce about their greatest adventures of the previous two years while planning a special award for the two CHiPs heroes. Special guest star Robbie Rist. |
Episode 46 - Season 3, Episode 1: Roller Disco, Pt. 1When Jon and Ponch help organize a "Skate With the Stars" roller skating fund raiser, they encounter a new problem--pickpockets on skates! Bringing celebrities into the benefit, the duo winds up riding herd on famous rock star, Jimmy Tyler (LEIF GARRETT), and his manager, Frank Balford. |
Episode 47 - Season 3, Episode 2: Roller Disco, Pt. 2Second of a two-part episode: When Jon and Ponch help organize a "Skate With the Stars" roller skating fund raiser, they encounter a new problem--pickpockets on skates! Bringing celebrities into the benefit, the duo winds up riding herd on famous rock star, Jimmy Tyler (LEIF GARRETT), and his manager, Frank Balford. |
Episode 48 - Season 3, Episode 3: Valley Go HomePonch and Jon try to intervene between the surfers and "valley" kids before things get out of hand and someone gets seriously hurt. |
Episode 49 - Season 3, Episode 4: High OctaneJon and Ponch track down a gasoline theft ring, responsible for seriously injuring Sgt. Joe Getraer. In his off-duty hours, Ponch becomes involved in refereeing the department-sponsored roller hockey game. |
Episode 50 - Season 3, Episode 5: Death WatchOfficer Steve Wedemeyer is killed in an auto accident, and Jon and Ponch realize the car and driver responsible were doing some fancy maneuvering to cause the death. Their search for the man responsible leads them to a Stuntmen's Association Reception, where out-of-the-ordinary driving is a profession. |
Episode 51 - Season 3, Episode 6: CounterfeitPonch comes across some counterfeit money and the CHP suspect a clergyman is behind it. And Ponch's blind date Heather proves to be more than he bargained for--a real match for the policeman. Guest starring Billy Barty. |
Episode 52 - Season 3, Episode 7: Return of the SupercycleWhen Ponch is injured chasing after the Phantom motorcycle burglar, Jon enlists the help of the team's Supercycle machine to go after the criminal. Along the way, Jon finds that Officer Kathy Mulligan is as pretty as she is helpful as a crime-stopping sidekick. |
Episode 53 - Season 3, Episode 8: Hot WheelsWith Ponch laid up in the hospital, Jon takes after criminal firemen who find more time for robbing than firefighting. Ex-partner Bill Clayton teams up with Jon, and the pursuit gets hotter. |
Episode 54 - Season 3, Episode 9: Drive, Lady Drive Pt. 1 & Pt. 2Assigned to bolster a small-town police department, whose officers are on strike, Jon, Ponch and the cadre uncover the illicit sales headquarters of a group of hijackers and appeal to the strikers for assistance in making a raid. Concurrently, Ponch becomes romantically and emotionally involved with a beautiful female race driver (Kelly Harmon) and a runaway orphan girl (Tracey Gold). |
Episode 55 - Season 3, Episode 10: The Watch CommanderJon and Ponch take after a tractor-driving gang who park at busy loading areas, hitch up a loaded trailer, and make off with their loot. While on their mission, the two have to face the scrutiny and inspection of their new watch commander, Lt. Bates (Granville Van Dusen). |
Episode 56 - Season 3, Episode 11: Destruction DerbyJon and Ponch infiltrate the Riverside Raceway scene in order to crack a stolen auto parts ring. Car parts lead to cocaine, and the duo enter a Destruction Derby to get to the bottom of the drug dealers on wheels. |
Episode 57 - Season 3, Episode 12: Second ChanceJewel thieves in Marina Del Rey prove to be allusive for Ponch and Jon, who find the canals of Venice and roller-skater-ridden streets tough terrain for the chase. Not so tough, and very rewarding, is the time Ponch and Jon spend at Children's Hospital. |
Episode 58 - Season 3, Episode 13: WheelingTracking down a hit-and-run driver, Jon and Ponch run into more wheels than they can contend with. Their travels take them to some of the handicapped people at a rehabilitation clinic. |
Episode 59 - Season 3, Episode 14: Christmas WatchThe Christmas season doesn't mean any less work for Jon and Ponch. At the community church, thieves run off with a 15th century bell that means a great deal to the local kids. The thieves also operate a car-theft ring and prey on unsuspecting car sellers by taking the cars for a test drive and not returning. When the criminals get into an auto accident, their strange behavior gives them away and they are arrested. |
Episode 60 - Season 3, Episode 15: JailbirdsIn order to infiltrate a stolen car racket, Jon becomes a "jailbird," going behind bars to get information. Ponch joins his fellow officer in the cell, and in their new roles they're able to crack the car caper in due time. |
Episode 61 - Season 3, Episode 16: E.M.T.Jon and Ponch volunteer for the E.M.T. (Emergency Medical Technician) training program. Things start out badly when, on the first day of class, the instructor recognizes the duo as the CHP policemen who gave him a speeding ticket the previous day. |
Episode 62 - Season 3, Episode 17: KidnapWhat starts out as a cushy assignment for Jon and Ponch ends up with a kidnapping when the CHP Officers are assigned for the day to escort the mischievous winners of a Traffic Safety Essay Contest. The two 12-year-old boys find themselves in more trouble than they can handle when a Rolls Royce they are, investigating, is stolen by a pair of prison escapees. |
Episode 63 - Season 3, Episode 18: Off RoadJon and Ponch take off for the desert to compete in an off-road race. Also in the race, but for different reasons, are two men looking for syndicate gold lost three months before when the plane one was piloting crashed near the racing site. Meredith MacRae, Ramon Bieri and Edd Byrnes guest star. |
Episode 64 - Season 3, Episode 19: Tow Truck LadyJon and Ponch start to suspect that one of the force's regular tow truck operators is involved with an auto theft ring. |
Episode 65 - Season 3, Episode 20: The StrippersA gang of "strippers" is on the loose: a band of men who go around stripping cars of various parts. Jon and Ponch are baffled as the parts being stolen are not showing up in the usual places. The operation is a slick one: the culprits strip the cars of all their parts, then buy the chassis at an auction and reassemble the car. They own it then sell it for new, legally. All of this segues into Jon and Ponch's skill at sky-diving, and they're able to crack down on a heroin ring that flies the drug into the U.S. from Mexico. |
Episode 66 - Season 3, Episode 21: Thrill ShowA punk rock group, humorously called "The Bus Boys," is stealing from the patrons of tourist buses to get money for a demo record. And Bonnie plans to leave her job on the force and join up with her former boyfriend, Crazy Ray Conner, the stunt driver with the Joey Chitwood Thrill Show. |
Episode 67 - Season 3, Episode 22: NightingaleThe CHP investigates reports of a woman doctor who disappears after treating accident victims. Dana Plato guest stars. |
Episode 68 - Season 3, Episode 23: Dynamite AlleyDynamite Alley is a stretch of mountain road that drivers are always using as a speed run. When Bonnie has an accident there, she swears she was forced off the road by an Acme Trucking Company truck. Bonnie ultimately realizes that what she saw was a, highway hallucination : She had seen so many Acme Trucking Company logos that, in the panic of the accident, she thought she saw it on the imaginary truck. |
Episode 69 - Season 4, Episode 1: Go-Cart TerrorThe reckless behavior of a group of kids on go-carts cause problems for residents and almost kills a woman driving a van. Ponch and Jon track some furniture store thieves. SONNY BONO and LARRY STORCH guest star. |
Episode 70 - Season 4, Episode 2: Sick LeaveWhen a fellow officer, Andy, exhibits strange behavior under stress, Jon and Ponch must solve the mystery. Andy is going blind because of a brain tumor and refuses to take time off. He carries a girl away from an exploding car and dies shortly afterwards. Meanwhile, Jon and Ponch play peacekeepers for two rival college fraternities. |
Episode 71 - Season 4, Episode 3: To Your HealthA truck driver believes the company he works for is causing the bizarre accidents he's been having. Ponch begins eating health food to get the attention of a health food store owner. Ponch and Jon help a farmer whose crops are being sabotaged. |
Episode 72 - Season 4, Episode 4: PoachersJon and Ponch pursue game poachers in the mountains and meet an aging Indian. |
Episode 73 - Season 4, Episode 5: The Great 5K Star Race and Boulder Wrap Party, Pt. 1The CHPs decide to hold a bicycle rally with celebrities as this year's fund raiser. Jon and Ponch deal with a gigantic boulder that threatens the homes and highway below it. First of a two-part episode. |
Episode 74 - Season 4, Episode 6: The Great 5K Star Race and Boulder Wrap Party, Pt. 2The CHPs decide to hold a bicycle rally with celebrities as this year's fund raiser. Jon and Ponch deal with a gigantic boulder that threatens the homes and highway below it. Second of a two-part episode. |
Episode 75 - Season 4, Episode 7: Satan's AngelsBonnie is kidnapped by some bikers. Ponch and Jon decide to use their ultra-lite planes to fly into the valley where the bikers are hiding and save her. |
Episode 76 - Season 4, Episode 8: Wheels of JusticeA repeat drunk driver, who seems to always get away with it, runs an ambulance carrying babies from the local hospital off the road and ends up killing his wife in a crash. Ponch and Jon are frustrated by a crafty lawyer who manages to win cases for his law-breaking clients who threaten highway safety. |
Episode 77 - Season 4, Episode 9: Crash CourseJon and Ponch are challenged by a suspect who proves to be the most elusive criminal they have faced in years. The man steals cars and then crashes them. Ponch has problems with his bank account. |
Episode 78 - Season 4, Episode 10: Forty Tons of TroubleJon and Ponch investigate a ring that steals heavy construction equipment. |
Episode 79 - Season 4, Episode 11: 11-99: Officer Needs HelpA dispatcher with a terrible radio voice overcomes her speaking problems when Jon gets in trouble and she must call Ponch for help. Jon and Ponch test new innovative electronic gear when they attempt to intercept warehouse thieves. |
Episode 80 - Season 4, Episode 12: Home Fires BurningPonch and Jon stumble onto an arson and insurance fraud scheme. |
Episode 81 - Season 4, Episode 13: SharksA relaxing day of scuba diving for Jon and Ponch turns into work detail when they discover a drug-smuggling operation using California's coastal waters. |
Episode 82 - Season 4, Episode 14: Ponch's Angels, Pt. 1Ponch finds himself emotionally attached to his trainee when he and Jon become training officers for new female recruits into the motorcycle patrol unit. First of a two-part episode. |
Episode 83 - Season 4, Episode 15: Ponch's Angels, Pt. 2Ponch finds himself emotionally attached to his trainee when he and Jon become training officers for new female recruits into the motorcycle patrol unit. Second of a two-part episode. |
Episode 84 - Season 4, Episode 16: KaratePonch's karate skills earn him respect among some kids at a youth center, and they turn in one of their own who had been stealing vehicles. |
Episode 85 - Season 4, Episode 17: New Guy in TownJon and Ponch become the targets of a maniacal killer and are saved twice by a new member of their motorcycle patrol unit. |
Episode 86 - Season 4, Episode 18: The Hawk and the HunterBaricza considers leaving CHP and helping his father, who is being threatened, with his crop dusting business. Jon and Ponch investigate crop vandalism. |
Episode 87 - Season 4, Episode 19: VigilanteJon and Ponch must stop a neighborhood crime watch group that has spawned a vigilante movement. |
Episode 88 - Season 4, Episode 20: Dead Man's RiddleCHP officers recreate a high-speed accident, and a female psychologist on the investigation team fears she may have been the one responsible. |
Episode 89 - Season 4, Episode 21: A Simple OperationGetraer is targeted by an assassin who believes that the sergeant witnessed an attack. |
Episode 90 - Season 5, Episode 1: Suicide StuntA Hungarian motorcycle star gets himself arrested before he can perform at a benefits show, and Jon decides to perform the stunts himself. Jon and Ponch must also cope with a team of hit-and-run bandits. |
Episode 91 - Season 5, Episode 2: VagabondsAs the highway patrol officers prepare for a high-speed bicycle race, they try to break up a well-organized family crime ring plaguing the freeways. Ed Harris guest stars. |
Episode 92 - Season 5, Episode 3: MoonlightPonch moonlights as a technical advisor on an action-adventure film, but the real action heats up when he and Jon discover a company illegally dumping dangerous waste chemicals. |
Episode 93 - Season 5, Episode 4: The Killer IndyOutlaw bikers turn city streets into danger-studded speedways in a life-or-death contest to determine the ultimate motorcycle champion. Jon enlists the aid of Highway Patrol Officer Steve McLeish to bring the illegal races to an end. Bruce Jenner guest stars. |
Episode 94 - Season 5, Episode 5: Weed WarsTwo marijuana growers trying to make a huge profit get into trouble with the law and some big-time criminals. |
Episode 95 - Season 5, Episode 6: Anything But the TruthJon is shattered when he discovers that the beautiful girl who has become an important part of his life is a compulsive liar. The issue of her credibility takes on still deeper complications when it is apparent that she is the only eyewitness able to identify a man responsible for a series of robberies and a rape. Bruce Jenner and Michael Dorn guest star. |
Episode 96 - Season 5, Episode 7: Bomb RunJon finds that his efforts to instruct Ponch as a pilot pay off in saving a girl's life when one of California's leading air shows becomes the background for an elaborate plot to steal $500 000 in securities. |
Episode 97 - Season 5, Episode 8: Diamond in the RoughA friend of Getraer's son inadvertently gets involved in a bank robbery plot when he is in an accident with a car carrying those planning the heist. Bruce Jenner guest stars. |
Episode 98 - Season 5, Episode 9: Finders KeepersJon and Ponch must come to the aid of fellow officer Steve McLeish when he becomes the innocent victim of an underworld cover-up. Amy Madigan and Bruce Jenner guest star. |
Episode 99 - Season 5, Episode 10: Concours d'EleganceClassic cars and fast-living socialites pave the way for an elaborate swindle as JonPonch and Steve McLeish piece together a case involving high society and high finance. Bruce Jenner guest stars. |
Episode 100 - Season 5, Episode 11: Fast MoneyHijackers use space-age technology to create an almost foolproof mechanical device which they effectively use to literally snatch courier cars off the streets and steal negotiable certificates. But Harlan creates his own invention that permits Jon and Ponch to trap the hijackers in the midst of their crime wave. Bruce Jenner guest stars. |
Episode 101 - Season 5, Episode 12: Mitchell & WoodsWhen two female motorcycle officers receive promotions to plainclothes detectives, their first case involves a male prostitution ring and murder. Jayne Kennedy guest stars. |
Episode 102 - Season 5, Episode 13: Breaking PointJon saves Ponch's life when Ponch crashes his motorcycle, but can Jon help restore Ponch's lost confidence as a motorcycle officer? Michael Dorn guest stars. |
Episode 103 - Season 5, Episode 14: Tiger in the StreetsPonch and Jon go after a hotrod mechanic with a personal vendetta and investigate reports of a tiger on the loose. |
Episode 104 - Season 5, Episode 15: Bright FlashesPonch and Jon must stop two college students who are using a mini-laser gun to temporarily blind victims and commit crimes. |
Episode 105 - Season 5, Episode 16: Battle of the BandsJon and Ponch squelch a near full-scale riot by vicious punk rockers. Ponch moonlights as a lead vocalist with a rock group poised for success. |
Episode 106 - Season 5, Episode 17: AlarmedJon and Ponch become victims of a hotshot gang of female car thieves. A father and daughter clash over the car alarm business. |
Episode 107 - Season 5, Episode 18: In the Best of FamiliesAttempts to steal Highway Patrol vehicles not only result in total destruction of two cars following high-speed chases, but also cause a rash of problems at CHP Central. The crimes also spark a series of related incidents which ultimately effect the entire CHiPs team before Jon and Ponch discover that the seemingly unrelated incidents are part of an elaborate robbery scheme. Anne Francis guest stars. |
Episode 108 - Season 5, Episode 19: Silent PartnerA pair of bumbling car thieves create havoc for the CHP officers. Jon and Ponch mistake a hearing- and speech-impaired motorist for a drunk driver. |
Episode 109 - Season 5, Episode 20: Flare UpPonch's job is on the line when he is accused of brutality by a former juvenile delinquent. Ponch and Jon must put their recently acquired knowledge of handling toxic chemical spills to the test when a chemical tanker overturns. |
Episode 110 - Season 5, Episode 21: The Game of WarLos Angeles' freeways become a mobile battleground when war game fans take their maneuvers off the drawing boards and into rush-hour traffic. Jon and Ponch spot a subplot in the tactical jousting when it becomes apparent the games have been invented to free a prisoner being transported out of state. Clu Gulager and Michael Dorn guest star. |
Episode 111 - Season 5, Episode 22: A Threat of WarJon and Ponch must take on a crew of karate-trained hoodlums in order to thwart a gang war. Danny Bonaduce and Michael Dorn guest star. |
Episode 112 - Season 5, Episode 23: Trained for TroublePonch and Jon find themselves up against an unusual band of robbery suspects--a team consisting of a trained dog, monkey and a hawk. Ponch's look-alike happens to be a popular male stripper. Dan Hedaya guest stars. |
Episode 113 - Season 5, Episode 24: Ice Cream ManA former Highway Patrol officer convicted and sentenced to prison for grand theft has a chance to regain the respect of his son and his former CHiPs associates when he encounters a flourishing hijack ring. Michael Dorn guest stars. |
Episode 114 - Season 5, Episode 25: OverloadA woman's life is in danger when she sees a thief in the back of a delivery truck, while at headquarters a hacker has messed up the CHP computer system. Ponch and Jon take to the high seas to capture the outlaws involved in a computer theft plot. Series star Robert Pine directs. |
Episode 115 - Season 5, Episode 26: K-9-1Jon and Ponch discover the value of trained police dogs when the officers are assigned to a canine training unit seminar. A dog, blinded in a bomb explosion, helps stop some thieves and recover their drugs. |
Episode 116 - Season 5, Episode 27: Force SevenWhen Jon and Ponch discover military missile schematics in the car of a suspected drunk driver, Los Angeles Police Department's elite Force Seven unit takes over the explosive case. Fred Dryer guest stars. |
Episode 117 - Season 6, Episode 1: Meet the New GuyPonch becomes the training officer of a new rookie, Bobby Nelson, as they try to catch a pair of health-club thieves and find a runaway teenage mother who has stolen back the baby she sold. |
Episode 118 - Season 6, Episode 2: Tight FitPonch takes a part-time job as a model for a jeans company, but he finds that he doesn't like being an instant celebrity. He discovers stardom takes him away from his real work, the rewarding job of catching a pair of diamond thieves as well as putting behind bars a sleazy photographer who's been involved in child pornography. |
Episode 119 - Season 6, Episode 3: The Spaceman Made Me Do ItPonch and Bobby are skeptical when they arrest a 12-year-old girl, Jodi, who claims she robbed a jewelry store in order to get diamonds to her extraterrestrial friend, who needed them to fix its spaceship. When Jodi's mother runs off, Ponch gets temporary custody of Jodi, who insists the alien is real, and she wants to go away with it. Meanwhile, the CHP is trying to stop a pair of thieves preying on Japanese tourists. |
Episode 120 - Season 6, Episode 4: Rock Devil RockPonch and Bobby's assignment as security guards for Moloch, a satanic rock singer, turns into near tragedy when the singer's car takes on a life of its own, and a taped message states that the devil is going to take him. Bobby thinks it's just a publicity stunt, but Ponch believes the threat is real and questions why Moloch's manager is so unconcerned. |
Episode 121 - Season 6, Episode 5: Speedway FeverBruce Nelson, Bobby's younger brother, is having difficulty deciding between pursuing a career with the CHP and being a professional motorcycle racer. Ponch and Bobby search for a pair of high-speed thieves who are robbing motorcycle couriers on the freeway. Also, a trio of, valley girls, is fleecing older men for their spending money, but they find themselves in a dangerous situation that they didn't count on. |
Episode 122 - Season 6, Episode 6: Something SpecialPonch tries to get a father to accept his mentally retarded son and support the boy's activities in the Special Olympics, while the rest of the, CHiPs, group try to keep motorcycle daredevil Shake Patterson from killing himself by jumping over a flying plane. |
Episode 123 - Season 6, Episode 7: This Year's RiotPonch and Bobby try to work in a vacation while pulling duty in a beach town during a holiday weekend. They stay with Grossman, his teenage cousin Russell, and several of his friends while trying to catch a drug dealer and mediate between local citizens and those trying to start a nude beach. Julie Newmar guest stars. |
Episode 124 - Season 6, Episode 8: Head Over HeelsWhile attempting to break a case involving a ring of thieves using an answering service as a front, Ponch meets a kindergarten teacher who is campaigning against drunk drivers. They fall deeply in love and Ponch announces their engagement. However, their plans are shattered by a tragic event. |
Episode 125 - Season 6, Episode 9: Return to Death's DoorPonch takes a personal interest in trying to stop illegal racing on Mulholland Drive, since it involves the younger brother of a friend who was killed several years ago in a similar race with Ponch. The young man blames Ponch for the death of his brother and refuses to quit unless Ponch accepts his challenge for one more race. Ellen Geer guest stars. |
Episode 126 - Season 6, Episode 10: FalloutGetraer's daughter, Ellen, is involved in a nuclear plant protest, and he is forced to have her arrested. Ponch and Bobby try to stop a child-beating boyfriend. |
Episode 127 - Season 6, Episode 11: Day of the RobotWhile some of the CHP personnel are worried that a highly advanced robot is going to replace them, Ponch and Bobby try to convince some, Freeway Angels, to leave police work to the professionals. |
Episode 128 - Season 6, Episode 12: Hot DatePonch and his flight-attendant girlfriend are captured by two thugs seeking revenge against him and Bobby for catching them breaking into a warehouse. Meanwhile, Bobby and Kathy try to convince two teenage runaways to live in the real world. David Caruso and Phil Silvers guest star. |
Episode 129 - Season 6, Episode 13: High TimesBruce goes undercover in a high school to try to catch a pair of teenage car thieves, but his own safety becomes an issue when they suspect him of being a snitch. Jim Brown and Danny Bonaduce guest star. |
Episode 130 - Season 6, Episode 14: Country ActionPonch finds himself babysitting an orangutan whose owner is in the hospital. The animal is the only one who can identify some modern-day cattle rustlers. |
Episode 131 - Season 6, Episode 15: Journey to a SpacecraftPonch and Bobby try to find Kevin, a young runaway with a deteriorating liver disease. In an effort to save his life with a transplant, they must first find him among the huge crowd witnessing the landing of a space shuttle. Meanwhile, Kathy closes in on a, dognapping, ring. Astronaut Gordon Cooper guest stars. |
Episode 132 - Season 6, Episode 16: FoxtrapPonch and Bobby have their hands full trying to catch an international jewel thief and keep three beautiful rock 'n' roll singers from being kidnapped by a sex slave ring in Asia. Laura Branigan guest stars. |
Episode 133 - Season 6, Episode 17: Brat PatrolFollowing a motorcycle accident, Ponch accepts a light duty assignment to keep from going stir crazy, only to find that he's to be the new advisor to the Explorers troop, which is comprised of a band of misfits. Meanwhile, Bruce and Kathy try to stop a drug dealer who's been terrorizing the neighborhood. |
Episode 134 - Season 6, Episode 18: FirepowerPonch and Bobby go undercover disguised as outlaw bikers in an effort to catch a pair of illegal weapons hijackers. Bruce falls for a female biker he's racing against. |
Episode 135 - Season 6, Episode 19: Fun HouseGetraer reluctantly agrees to help clear members of his former college fraternity who are accused of stealing campus typewriters and computers--until a canister of deadly virus is missing. A woman who lost her own child kidnaps an eight-year-old and heads towards Mexico before she is caught by CHP officers. |
Episode 136 - Season 6, Episode 20: Fast CompanyBruce gets promoted to patrolman with Ponch as his training officer, and the two of them find themselves the target of a desert sheriff who's trying to cover up his involvement in drug dealing. Meanwhile, the CHP personnel must baby-sit the captain's grandson. |
Episode 137 - Season 6, Episode 21: Things That Go Creep in the NightA comic book monster seemingly comes to life to terrorize a young woman, and Ponch and Bruce's only clue is the creator of the creature, a very odd individual. The girl is found at the scene of an accident, and CHP officers help her search for her mother. Rich Little guest stars. |
Episode 138 - Season 6, Episode 22: Return of the Brat PatrolGetraer's new car is stolen, and Ponch is saddled with trying to whip the Police Explorer Scouts into a winning basketball team--minus his star player due to bad grades. |
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