Episode guide
CHiPs
139 episodes · 6 seasons · 1977–1983 · NBC
Season
Season 1
22 episodes
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S01E01 Pilot Ponch and Jon chase a sports car theft ring as Ponch nears the end of his probation.
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S01E02 Undertow A tow-truck driver robs a woman then causes an accident that leaves leaking nitrous-oxide canisters on the motorway.
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S01E03 Dog Gone Jon takes care of a lost dog with an injured paw while contending with vindictive hippies, an erratic driver and a panicked biker.
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S01E04 Moving Violation An angry motorist takes out his hostilities on his vehicle; a girl lands a small plane on the highway.
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S01E05 Career Day Jon and Ponch arrest a group of college pranksters who have stolen a hearse. Ponch is upset when a man drives his car in wrong way but as he proceeds to cite him is shocked to meet his old alma mater principal. The educator congratulates him for what he's become and tells Ponch he will be honored on career day.
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S01E06 Baby Food Ponch and Jon search for those who picked up cases of baby food contaminated with botulism.
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S01E07 Taking Its Toll Thieves steal a small fortune in diamonds from a man going through a tollbooth. A limo driver causes an accident and tells Ponch and Jon that there is a bomb in the car.
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S01E08 Green Thumb Burglar A thief strips the $60,000 worth of landscaping plants and shrubs from the freeways of Los Angeles.
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S01E09 Hustle To prove bias, an irate driver photographs officers issuing tickets.
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S01E10 Highway Robbery An elephant escapes and runs onto a freeway; Jon's old football teammate is a thief.
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S01E11 Name Your Price Ponch and Jon investigate several thefts of Rolls-Royce cars, while Ponch gets a chance to compete on a game show.
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S01E12 Aweigh We Go Jon and Ponch chase truck thieves and help a woman and child trapped in a car hanging over a cliff.
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S01E13 One Two Many A fake CHP officer is masquerading as Ponch and Jon help to deliver a baby when the mother goes into labor. CHP officers usually ride in pairs, but this day Ponch leaves Jon to handle an emergency. While Jon is alone, an officer pulls up to a car and acts improperly, so frightening the female driver that she causes a traffic accident as she speeds away. As the Highway Patrol searches for for the unknown officer, Jon learns that the mystery man is apparently his double - and that his career is in jeopardy as long as the phony remains at large.
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S01E14 Rustling The CHP sees a new angle on cattle rustling; Ponch tries to arrange a surprise party for Jon. Thinking that it is Jon's birthday soon, Ponch plans a surprise birthday party for him. A cattle owner is stealing his own cattle in order to rip off the assurance agency. A magician is showing some tricks when he and his daughter are pulled over for running through a red light. A young girl is trapped in her car when a drunk driver runs her off the road.
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S01E15 Surf's Up Ponch and Jon accept a temporary transfer to Malibu Beach, hoping to enjoy a tranquil respite from their usual midtown traffic duties. A speeding 3 wheeler motorbike goes past Jon and Ponch, who give chase. Jon and Ponch get sent to Malibu when they ask for a change of scenery. 3 men are car stripping in Malibu. Ponch and Jon go to the beach while they take time off work.
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S01E16 Vintage '54 Jon and Ponch aid a sky diver caught on a freeway overpass, look for a vintage-car thief and help find a misplaced baby. A baby is left behind in a parking area. A female sky diver nearly lands on the highway when her parachute is stuck on the bridge above. Mrs. Downey's car has been stolen. A dumpster gets unhitched from its garbage van and runs freely down the freeway
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S01E17 Hitch-Hiking Hitch A muscle-bound truck driver has his own method of obtaining parking spaces; two teenage girls insist on hitchhiking. Two girls are found by Jon and Ponch while hitch-hiking. One blames the other for being there and doing this, but Ponch and Jon learn that this is not true. Later they have to save them out of a dangerous situation.
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S01E18 Cry Wolf A rash of false-alarm calls ties up CHP officers, ambulances and fire engines. A young man who is living by his sister does this.
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S01E19 Crash Diet A solid trouncing by a girl's volleyball team caps a hectic week for the officers. Jon and Ponch gently try to coax a disturbed veteran out of throwing dirt at passing autos. Also, Getraer orders his officers to peel off excess pounds.
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S01E20 Rainy Day A vindictive gambler, a gun-loving motorist and a kindergarten teacher with eyes for Ponch cause problems for the officers. Jon and Ponch are to patrol in a police cruiser as it's raining hard. A man gets thrown out of a gambling camper. Another man is driving down the highway, holding an umbrella out the window. A schoolteacher is allowed to take her little students to Central where they'll be given a tour by Ponch.
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S01E21 Crack-Up A patient cheers hospitalized Jon; the drivers will not leave their armored car after an accident.
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S01E22 Flashback! A rookie with political connections receives a mixed response from his co-workers.
Season
Season 2
23 episodes
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S02E01 Peaks and Valleys Central gets a new mechanic, Harlan Arliss. Ponch and Jon are accused of improperly moving an accident victim. Jon meets an old friend who tries to convince him that there are better jobs out there than CHP officers.
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S02E02 The Volunteers A town won't let a chemical-laden truck pass through, forcing it to travel remote mountain roads.
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S02E03 Family Crisis Jon has to arrest his nephew after learning he and his friends were involved in stealing several cars for joyriding.
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S02E04 Disaster Squad A TV-news crew complicates the officers' work; Ponch makes friends with a mini motorcycle rider.
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S02E05 Neighborhood Watch Ponch and Jon encounter reckless, young skateboard enthusiasts and an unsafe driver with a sharp lawyer.
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S02E06 Trick or Trick Halloween finds Ponch and Jon searching for a missing boy and a ghost that is robbing supermarkets.
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S02E07 High Flyer An impressionable teenage girl runs away to Jon's house; Ponch combats his fear of flying to ride in a police helicopter.
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S02E08 The Grudge Five fraternity brothers seeking revenge for a drug arrest harass Jon and Ponch; CHP headquarters prepares for its annual open house.
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S02E09 The Sheik A young prince showers Ponch and Jon with royal attention to encourage them to overlook his speeding violations.
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S02E10 Return of the Turks Two of Ponch's high-school buddies put him in an embarrassing situation when they try to relive their hot-rod pasts.
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S02E11 Supercycle Jon and Ponch pursue the "phantom," a daredevil artist whose stunts on a supercharged motorcycle are endangering innocent bystanders.
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S02E12 High Explosive Jon helps a lonely boy who caused an accident by firing an air rifle near an expressway.
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S02E13 Down Time Jon's wallet is taken and Ponch's vacation is ruined by thieves who heist his rebuilt automobile.
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S02E14 Repo Man A ruthless collection agent plots to destroy Ponch's and Jon's credit ratings after they prevent him from harassing private citizens.
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S02E15 Mait Team Ponch, Jon and Sgt. Getraer investigate to determine why a woman's car moved so erratically in a multiple-car accident.
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S02E16 Pressure Point Jon and Ponch pose as a diplomat and his chauffeur to protect a rich extortion victim and his daughter.
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S02E17 The Matchmakers Jon and Ponch bring together an older officer forced into retirement and a lonely widow pressured to move by the city.
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S02E18 Rally 'Round the Bank Ponch's mother visits as he investigates a series of bank robberies.
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S02E19 Bio-Rhythms A truck-driving friend of Ponch is involved in an accident. And Ponch makes a series of bets on the basis of information derived from some bio-rhythm charts.
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S02E20 Quarantine A sickly hitchhiker with a bomb dies after Ponch and Jon arrest him, causing the station to be quarantined.
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S02E21 CHP BMX Distracted by his son's accident, Getraer releases a dangerous narcotics suspect.
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S02E22 Ride the Whirlwind Ponch and Jon meet unruly dirt bikers and find a secret PCP operation when they volunteer for a trail-bike team.
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S02E23 The Greatest Adventures of CHiPs Jon and Ponch attend a seminar in Sacramento. Grossman collects stories about the team.
Season
Season 3
24 episodes
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S03E01 Roller Disco (1) Fifty celebrities asssemble for a roller-disco charily benefit. Also on skates are a lad on the freeway and robbers.
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S03E02 Roller Disco (2) Jon and Ponch contend with roller-skating thieves, insurance con men and a runaway rock star as they prepare for a charity roller disco party.
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S03E03 Valley Go Home! Jon and Ponch mediate a feud between two groups of teenagers, one from the beach area and the other from the valley.
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S03E04 High Octane Jon and Ponch trail the members of a gasoline-theft ring who are responsible for seriously injuring Getraer.
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S03E05 Death Watch After a fellow officer is killed, Ponch and Jon investigate a crooked stuntman who has been causing accidents as part of an insurance scam.
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S03E06 Counterfeit The officers find counterfeit money circulating in the city; Ponch's blind date is more than he expected.
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S03E07 Return of the Supercycle Ponch ends up in hospital after a jewellery store is robbed. Visiting CHP officer Kathy Mulligan shows an interest in Jon, but his mind is on other things.
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S03E08 Hot Wheels While Ponch is hospitalized, Jon and a new partner investigate several thefts involving city vehicles.
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S03E09 Drive, Lady, Drive (1) Ponch and Jon become involved in the case of a young girl whose parents are nowhere to be found. Candi, a racing driver, takes her to the racetrack - with dramatic consequences.
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S03E10 Drive, Lady, Drive (2) Candi tries to help the young girl who is unhappy at her foster home, and Ponch and Jon move in on the crooks that they have been watching.
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S03E11 The Watch Commander Jon and Ponch deal with a new watch commander and a gang stealing full tractor-trailers from loading yards.
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S03E12 Destruction Derby Jon and Ponch enter a demolition derby to bust auto-parts thieves.
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S03E13 Second Chance Jon and Ponch pursue jewel thieves over the canals of Venice, Calif., and amid roller skaters in Marina del Rey.
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S03E14 Wheeling A distraught father is intent on bringing a hit-and-run driver to justice; paraplegics play freeway games with their special cars.
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S03E15 Christmas Watch Ponch's depression over being assigned to the Christmas watch is lifted when he becomes involved with a group of poor children.
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S03E16 Jailbirds Jon and Ponch investigate an auto theft organization by posing as convicts in a local jail.
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S03E17 E.M.T. The instructor for an EMT course recognizes pupils Jon and Ponch as the officers who gave him a ticket the day before.
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S03E18 Kidnap Two criminals escape from custody and steal a Rolls Royce, complete with two children in the back seat.
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S03E19 Off Road Jon and Ponch enter a desert off-road race, unaware that a pair of thugs are using the race as a cover to retrieve a cache of stolen coins.
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S03E20 Tow Truck Lady When a tow truck driver is suspected of stealing cars to make ends meet, Jon and Ponch enlist the help of the driver's daughter.
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S03E21 The Strippers Jon and Ponch pursue a gang stripping cars and a narcotics ring which drops heroin packages while sky-diving.
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S03E22 Thrill Show Bonnie considers leaving the force to join a stunt show which is in town, while Jon and Ponch are on the trail of a gang who are robbing buses.
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S03E23 Nightingale Jon and Ponch try to find a mysterious female doctor who is treating accident victims then disappearing.
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S03E24 Dynamite Alley Jon and Ponch try to get to the bottom of a mystery when Bonnie drives off the highway and ends up in hospital.
Season
Season 4
21 episodes
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S04E01 Go-Cart Terror Jon and Ponch pursue two unsuccessful truckers who are equally inept at crime.
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S04E02 Sick Leave Jon and Ponch notice a fellow officer's odd behavior while trying to keep peace between warring college fraternities.
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S04E03 To Your Health Jon and Ponch help a farmer and his sisters who have several near-fatal accidents that look like sabotage.
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S04E04 The Poachers Ponch and Jon are on the hunt for game poachers in the mountains, and come across an elderly Native American man along the way.
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S04E05 The Great 5K Star Race and Boulder Wrap Party (1) Ponch organizes a celebrity bicycle relay race as a fundraiser, while he and Jon try to track down a criminal duo using a motorbike and sidecar in robberies.
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S04E06 The Great 5K Star Race and Boulder Wrap Party (2) A boulder causes some problems for Jon and Ponch, while the fundraiser gets underway. Featuring several celebrity cameos.
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S04E07 Satan's Angels A motorcycle gang kidnaps Bonnie and demands the CHP pay ransom.
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S04E08 Wheels of Justice A repeat drunken driver's slick lawyer frustrates Jon and Ponch.
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S04E09 Crash Course A car thief moves into the robbery business, while Ponch has some problems to sort out with his bank account.
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S04E10 Forty Tons of Trouble Jon and Ponch uncover a clever plot to transport stolen construction equipment to foreign buyers.
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S04E11 11-99: Officer Needs Help Jon and Ponch try to use new electronic devices to nab warehouse looters.
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S04E12 Home Fires Burning Jon and Ponch go after an arson ring that is blowing up mobile homes so the owners can collect insurance.
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S04E13 Sharks A supposedly quiet day of scuba diving finds Ponch and Jon face to face with a ring of drug smugglers and sharks.
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S04E14 Ponch's Angels (1) Jon and Ponch train the first female motorcycle officers in the CHP.
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S04E15 Ponch's Angels (2) The new female motorcycle officers play an important role in making several arrests.
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S04E16 Karate Jon and Ponch join a youth center's athletic program to curb juvenile crime.
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S04E17 New Guy in Town A new officer with sharp instincts helps to catch a criminal with violent intentions towards Ponch and Jon.
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S04E18 The Hawk and the Hunter After his father is injured, Baricza considers leaving the CHP to run the family flying business.
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S04E19 Vigilante When Getraer and his family are harassed by a mysterious vandal, Ponch and Jon step in to find out who is behind it all.
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S04E20 Dead Man's Riddle A psychiatrist joining the Accident Investigation Team fears that she may have been responsible for a serious accident. The CHP detectives recreate a puzzling high-speed accident.
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S04E21 A Simple Operation A hired killer assumes that patient Getraer witnessed his attack in intensive care.
Season
Season 5
27 episodes
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S05E01 Suicide Stunt Jon and Ponch encounter a Hungarian daredevil, hit-and-run bandits and a circus aboard the permanently moored liner Queen Mary.
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S05E02 Vagabonds A faked bicycle/car accident alerts Jon and Ponch to a well-organized family crime ring.
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S05E03 Moonlight Ponch and Jon investigate reports of toxic waste being dumped. Meanwhile, the other officers try to get the Sarge in on a celebration of Ponch and Jon's fourth anniversary as partners.
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S05E04 The Killer Indy John and Grossie are having lunch at the Family Fun Park when Steve McLeish goes by chasing motorcycle speeders who are leaving a trail of accidents in their wake.
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S05E05 Weed Wars Two greedy, small-time marijuana growers looking to make a huge profit run afoul of the law and syndicate hoods.
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S05E06 Anything But the Truth The CHP try to track down a man who is terrorizing female drivers, and aren't helped by the fact that their main witness is a compulsive liar. Jon 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.
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S05E07 Bomb Run Ponch's flying lessons prove useful when a woman's life is at stake during a theft at an air show.
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S05E08 Diamond in the Rough The CHP tries to reunite a troubled boy and his father, and inadvertently uncovers a plot to steal diamonds.
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S05E09 Finders Keepers Steve becomes the target of a mob figure who thinks he took an incriminating cassette from a stolen car.
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S05E10 Fast Money Ponch's apartment building goes condo; Jon's girlfriend, a courier, is robbed by a mechanical wizard.
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S05E11 Concours d'Elegance Ponch, Jon and Steve investigate an elaborate scam involving socialites, classic cars and high finance.
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S05E12 Mitchell & Woods A school chum's gunshot wound provides two former CHP officers with their first detective case.
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S05E13 Breaking Point Ponch loses his confidence after crashing through a plate-glass window and being trapped beneath razor-sharp shards.
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S05E14 Tiger in the Streets A tiger escapes from a new wildlife park and Jon and Ponch are drawn into the middle of a potentially dangerous feud between members of a car club and two auto customizers.
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S05E15 Bright Flashes A criminal gang equipped with a powerful laser cause havoc, committing robberies and blinding witnesses.
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S05E16 Battle of the Bands Ponch may be nearing the big time with his second job -- vocalist for a rock band.
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S05E17 Alarmed Bonnie is worried that someone she knew in the academy is now stealing cars.
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S05E18 In the Best of Families Thieves' attempts to steal CHP vehicles cause two wrecks and other incidents.
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S05E19 Silent Partner Escaping car thieves injure Grossman; Jon and Ponch mistake a man with a hearing and speech defect for a drunken driver.
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S05E20 Flare Up CHP officers evacuate a neighborhood where a chemical tanker overturned, spilling a potentially toxic gas.
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S05E21 The Game of War War-game enthusiasts take their maneuvers into rush-hour on a Los Angeles freeway.
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S05E22 A Threat of War Ponch duels a karate expert whose cohorts threaten a peaceful Mexican-American youth group.
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S05E23 Trained for Trouble Jon and Ponch investigate robberies perpetrated by a team of trained dogs, monkeys and a hawk.
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S05E24 Ice Cream Man A former officer, convicted of theft, has a chance to redeem himself when he uncovers hijacking.
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S05E25 Overload Computer-theft plotters jam the CHP computer center and attempt to rendezvous with an ocean-bound yacht.
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S05E26 K-9-1 Jon and Ponch learn about the use of trained dogs in law enforcement at a sheriffs department seminar.
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S05E27 Force Seven A secret police organization using martial arts stops an extortionist.
Season
Season 6
22 episodes
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S06E01 Meet the New Guy Ponch and a rookie pursue health-club thieves and find a teenage mother who stole back the baby she sold.
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S06E02 Tight Fit Ponch models part-time for a jeans company, but his new fame takes him away from more rewarding police work.
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S06E03 The Spaceman Made Me Do It While on night patrol, Ponch and Bobby respond to a jewellery store alarm. The culprit turns out to be a young girl who claims an alien made her do it.
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S06E04 Rock Devil Rock Ponch and Bobby protect a singer with a satanic image.
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S06E05 Speedway Fever Bruce debates leaving motorcycle racing to join the CHP; three valley girls stealing from older men get more than they expected.
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S06E06 Something Special Ponch helps children train for the Special Olympics. An old friend of Bobby's prepares for a parachute jump. Grossie buys a truckload of eggs.
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S06E07 This Year's Riot On temporary duty Ponch and Bobby hunt a drug dealer and mediate a dispute over a nude beach.
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S06E08 Head Over Heels Ponch becomes engaged to a kindergarten teacher who was campaigning against drunken driving.
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S06E09 Return to Death's Door A man blames Ponch for the death of his brother, Ponch's friend, and challenges him to a race.
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S06E10 Fallout Anti-nuclear protesters cause trouble for the patrol, not least due to the presence of Getraer's daughter Ellen in the group.
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S06E11 Day of the Robot CHP personnel dread a robot will replace them; Ponch and Bobby deal with highway vigilantes.
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S06E12 Hot Date Vengeful brothers disrupt Ponch's date; Kathy and Bobby try to help two runaway teens face reality.
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S06E13 High Times Bruce goes under cover in a high school to catch a pair of teenage car thieves.
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S06E14 Country Action Ponch cares for an orangutan, which saw a cattle rustling, while its owner is hospitalized.
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S06E15 Journey to a Spacecraft A runaway desperately needs a liver transplant; Kathy investigates dog thefts.
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S06E16 Foxtrap The pair hunts a jewel thief and tries to save three singers from white slavery.
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S06E17 Brat Patrol Recuperating from a motorcycle accident, Ponch works with an Explorers troop composed of misfits.
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S06E18 Firepower Ponch and Bobby pose as outlaw bikers to stop weapons hijackers; Bruce falls for a motorcycle racer.
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S06E19 Fun House Ponch and Bobby look into a series of thefts at a local campus, while Bruce tries to find a little girl who is abducted by a woman.
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S06E20 Fast Company Ponch and Bruce become the targets of a sheriff trying to cover up his drug dealing; headquarters baby-sits the captain's grandson.
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S06E21 Things That Go Creep in the Night A woman believes a comic-book monster is terrorizing her, and the only clue is its odd creator.
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S06E22 Return of the Brat Patrol A band of teenage misfits, ex-members of Ponch's Explorer troop, returns to help him catch a group of junior-high extortionists.