- List of CHiPs episodes
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CHiPs ran for 139 episodes over the course of six seasons[1].
Contents
Season one
Episode # Title Original Air Date Written By Directed By 1 "CHiPs (Pilot)" September 15, 1977 Paul Playdon Paul Krasny Ponch and Jon chase a sports car theft ring.
2 "Undertow" September 22, 1977 Larry Alexander Christian I. Nyby II A tow truck driver robs women who called for assistance. Ponch breathes in nitrous oxide (laughing gas) at an accident scene and becomes loopy. Jim Backus makes a guest appearance as a drunken driver.
3 "Dog Gone" September 29, 1977 Rick Mittleman Michael Caffey Jon takes a liking to a stray pooch found on the freeway, but when the dog won't stay quiet, he leaves the pup with Ponch; after a traffic stop, a trio of young toughs decide to teach Ponch a lesson, but it may be Jon who'll pay the price.
4 "Moving Violation" October 13, 1977 Charles Sailor Edward M. Abroms While on a date, Ponch receives a ticket and decides to attend traffic school to hide the citation from Getraer. Guest appearance by Rosie Grier.
5 "Career Day" October 20, 1977 Bruce Shelly Ric Rondell Two enterprising hustlers use CB radios to identify and rip off homes adjacent to local freeways; Ponch's former high school principal invites him to speak at the school's Career Day assembly.
6 "Baby Food" October 27, 1977 Simon Muntner Paul Krasny When an unsecured load of defective baby food spills onto the freeway, Ponch and Jon must race against time to find two of the missing cases.
7 "Taking Its Toll" November 3, 1977 Bill Taub Georg Fenady A pair of bandits rip off wealthy targets while they're stopped at local toll booths; Jon decides to write a novel based on Ponch's misadventures.
8 "Green Thumb Burglar" November 10, 1977 Skip Webster, Jock MacKelvie Christian I. Nyby II Fresh plantings stolen from the highways near the command post nearly drive Getraer to distraction; a pair of psychic twins foretells gloom and doom in Ponch's immediate future.
9 "Hustle" November 24, 1977 John Groves Georg Fenady A leather-clad duo on dirtbikes heists cash from area supermarkets; an eccentric defendant from traffic court vows to demonstrate that Ponch is incompetent. Cameo appearance by Broderick Crawford as himself.
10 "Highway Robbery" December 1, 1977 Paul Robert Coyle Nicholas Colasanto A down and out vet lifting purses from women in traffic jams turns out to be a former classmate of Jon's; Ponch convinces Getraer to introduce him to the Easy-On Suntan Lotion model.
11 "Name Your Price" December 8, 1977 Carole Raschella, Michael Raschella, Bruce Shelly Ric Rondell A sophisticated ring of thieves drives away Rolls Royces in broad daylight; Ponch receives tickets to his favorite game show, "Name Your Price", which is similar to The Price Is Right.
12 "Aweigh We Go" December 22, 1977 Christian I. Nyby II Ivan Nagy A rash of tractor trailer rig hijackings finds Jon and Ponch assigned to the nearby highway scale station for training; Ponch tries to convince Jon that they should buy a speedboat.
13 "One Two Many" January 5, 1978 Burton Armus, Roland Wolpert Paul Krasny A civilian impersonating a CHP officer terrorizes female drivers and lands Jon in hot water with Getraer; with his motorhome in the shop for repairs, Ponch temporarily moves into Jon's apartment.
14 "Rustling" January 12, 1978 Skip Webster, Jock MacKelvie, Frank Telford Phil Bondelli 15 "Surf's Up" January 19, 1978 Rudolph Borchert, Bruce Shelly Georg Fenady 16 "Vintage '54" January 26, 1978 Edward Robak, Mort Thaw Barry Crane 17 "Hitch-Hiking Hitch" February 9, 1978 Bruce Shelly, Karl Tunberg, Terence Tunberg Phil Bondelli 18 "Cry Wolf" February 16, 1978 Jim Carlson, Terrence McDonnell John Florea 19 "Crash Diet" February 23, 1978 Rudolph Borchert Don McDougall 20 "Rainy Day" March 2, 1978 Rod Baker, James Doherty, William D. Gordon, Glen Olson Gordon Hessler 21 "Crack-Up" March 9, 1978 Rudolph Borchert Phil Bondelli 22 "Flashback!" April 1, 1978 Bruce Shelly Michael Caffey Season two
Episode # Title Original Air Date Written By Directed By 1 "Peaks and Valleys" September 16, 1978 Rudolph Borchert Phil Bondelli 2 "The Volunteers" September 23, 1978 Arthur Marks John Florea 3 "Family Crisis" September 30, 1978 William D. Gordon , James Doherty Phil Bondelli 4 "Disaster Squad" October 7, 1978 Max Hodge Gordon Hessler 5 "Neighborhood Watch" October 14, 1978 L. Ford Neale , John Huff Phil Bondelli 6 "Trick or Trick" October 21, 1978 James Schmerer Phil Bondelli 7 "High Flyer" November 4, 1978 James Schmerer Gordon Hessler 8 "The Grudge" November 11, 1978 Richard B. Mittleman John Florea 9 "The Sheik" November 18, 1978 Jerry Thomas Phil Bondelli 10 "Return of the Turks" November 25, 1978 Stephen Lord Barry Crane 11 "Supercycle" December 2, 1978 William D. Gordon , James Doherty Phil Bondelli 12 "High Explosive" December 9, 1978 William D. Gordon , James Doherty Barry Crane 13 "Down Time" December 16, 1978 Richard B. Mittleman John Florea 14 "Repo Man" January 6, 1979 Rudolph Borchert Alex Grasshoff 15 "Mait Team" January 13, 1979 William D. Gordon , James Doherty , George Zateslo John Florea 16 "Pressure Point" January 20, 1979 Paul Robert Coyle Phil Bondelli 17 "The Matchmakers" January 27, 1979 L. Ford Neale , John Huff Harvey Laidman 18 "Rally 'Round the Bank" February 3, 1979 Lee H. Grant Barry Crane 19 "Bio-Rhythms" February 17, 1979 James Schmerer Don Weis 20 "Quarantine" February 24, 1979 Rudolph Borchert Harvey Laidman 21 "CHP-BMX" March 3, 1979 Richard B. Mittleman John Florea 22 "Ride the Whirlwind" March 10, 1979 Stephen Lord Larry Wilcox 23 "The Greatest Adventures of CHiPs" May 12, 1979 L. Ford Neale, John Huff Season three
Episode # Title Original Air Date 1 "Roller Disco: Part 1" September 22, 1979 2 "Roller Disco: Part 2" September 22, 1979 3 "Valley Go Home!" September 29, 1979 4 "High Octane" October 6, 1979 5 "Death Watch" October 13, 1979 6 "Counterfeit" October 20, 1979 7 "Return of the Supercycle" October 27, 1979 8 "Hot Wheels" November 3, 1979 9 "Drive, Lady, Drive: Part 1" November 10, 1979 10 "Drive, Lady, Drive: Part 2" November 10, 1979 11 "The Watch Commander" November 17, 1979 12 "Destruction Derby" November 24, 1979 13 "Second Chance" December 1, 1979 14 "Wheeling" December 8, 1979 15 "Christmas Watch" December 15, 1979 16 "Jailbirds" January 12, 1980 17 "E.M.T." January 19, 1980 18 "Kidnap" January 26, 1980 19 "Off Road" February 2, 1980 20 "Two Truck Lady" February 9, 1980 21 "The Strippers" February 16, 1980 22 "Thrill Show" March 3, 1980 23 "Nightingale" March 23, 1980 24 "Dynamite Alley" March 30, 1980 Season four
Episode # Title Original Air Date 1 "Go-Cart Terror" September 21, 1980 2 "Sick Leave" September 28, 1980 3 "To Your Health" October 5, 1980 4 "The Poachers" October 19, 1980 5 "The Great 5K Star Race and Boulder Wrap Party: Part 1" December 7, 1980 6 "The Great 5K Star Race and Boulder Wrap Party: Part 2" December 7, 1980 7 "Satan's Angels" December 14, 1980 8 "Wheels of Justice" December 21, 1980 9 "Crash Course" January 4, 1981 10 "Forty Tons of Trouble" January 11, 1981 11 "11-99: Officer Needs Help" January 18, 1981 12 "Home Fires Burning" February 1, 1981 13 "Sharks" February 22, 1981 14 "Ponch's Angels: Part 1" February 28, 1981 15 "Ponch's Angels: Part 2"" March 1, 1981 16 "Karate" March 8, 1981 17 "New Guy in Town" March 15, 1981 18 "The Hawk and the Hunter" April 5, 1981 19 "Vigilante" May 3, 1981 20 "Dead Man's Riddle" May 10, 1981 21 "A Simple Operation" May 17, 1981 Season Five
Episode # Title Original Air Date 1 "Suicide Stunt" October 4, 1981 2 "Vagabonds" October 11, 1981 3 "Moonlight" October 18, 1981 4 "The Killer Indy" October 25, 1981 5 "Weed Wars" October 31, 1981 6 "Anything But the Truth" November 8, 1981 7 "Bomb Run" November 15, 1981 8 "Diamond in the Rough" November 22, 1981 9 "Finders Keepers" November 29, 1981 10 "Fast Money" December 5, 1981 11 "Concours d'Elegance" December 13, 1981 12 "Mitchell & Woods" December 18, 1981 13 "Breaking Point" January 3, 1982 14 "Tiger in the Streets" January 10, 1982 15 "Bright Flashes" January 17, 1982 16 "Battle of the Bands" January 31, 1982 17 "Alarmed" February 14, 1982 18 "In the Best of Families" February 21, 1982 19 "Silent Partner" February 28, 1982 20 "Flare Up" March 7, 1982 21 "The Game of War" March 14, 1982 22 "A Threat of War" March 21, 1982 23 "Trained for Trouble" April 4, 1982 24 "Ice Cream Man" April 18, 1982 25 "Overload" May 2, 1982 26 "K-9-1" May 9, 1982 27 "Force Seven" May 23, 1982 Season Six
Episode # Title Original Air Date 1 "Meet the New Guy" October 10, 1982 2 "Tight Fit" October 17, 1982 3 "The Spaceman Made Me Do It" October 24, 1982 4 "Rock Devil Rock" October 31, 1982 5 "Speedway Fever" November 7, 1982 6 "Something Special" November 21, 1982 7 "This Year's Riot" November 28, 1982 8 "Head Over Heals" December 5, 1982 9 "Return to Death's Door" December 12, 1982 10 "Fallout" December 19, 1982 11 "Day of the Robot" January 2, 1983 12 "Hot Date" January 9, 1983 13 "High Times" January 16, 1983 14 "Country Action" January 23, 1983 15 "Journey to a Spacecraft" February 6, 1983 16 "Fox Trap" February 20, 1983 17 "Brat Patrol" February 27, 1983 18 "Firepower" March 6, 1983 19 "Fun House" March 13, 1983 20 "Fast Company" March 20, 1983 21 "Things That Go Creep in the Night" April 10, 1983 22 "Return of the Brat Patrol" May 1, 1983 References
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