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The Best Episodes of CHiPs

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Lighthearted look at the adventures of two Highway Patrol officers in Los Angeles. The main characters are Jon Baker and Frank Poncherello, two motorcycle officers always on the street to save lives.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    CHiPs Season 5 Episode 17 - Alarmed
    8.3/10(107 votes)

    S5:E17

    A former CHP officer trains female thieves who target Jon's car. Ponch and Jon keep the peace between a car alarm expert and his daughter, who is figuring out her life.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. CHiPs Season 2 Episode 15 - MAIT Team
    8.1/10(176 votes)

    S2:E15

    Jon and Ponch investigate when Sindy is blamed for a major accident which leaves her unconscious and 11 people dead.

    Director:John Florea
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. CHiPs Season 4 Episode 9 - Crash Course
    8.1/10(103 votes)

    S4:E9

    A getaway driver (Dan Stroud) promotes himself to armed robber, while Ponch is thrown off balance over his bank account.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. CHiPs Season 4 Episode 17 - New Guy in Town
    8.1/10(110 votes)

    S4:E17

    Ponch and Jon are hunted by a man who's determined to avenge his twin brother's death, while a perfectionist joins the squad intent on driving everyone crazy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. CHiPs Season 3 Episode 8 - Hot Wheels
    8.0/10(116 votes)

    S3:E8

    While Ponch is in hospital, Jon and a new partner investigate several thefts involving city vehicles.

    Director:John Florea
    Writer:Larry Alexander

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  6. CHiPs Season 5 Episode 24 - Ice Cream Man
    8.0/10(90 votes)

    S5:E24

    Ponch performs a harrowing rescue of a driver careening off a cliff and then goes on to save an ex-con and former CHP officer from a devastating explosion.

    Director:Leslie H. Martinson
    Writer:William Douglas Lansford

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  7. CHiPs Season 3 Episode 13 - Second Chance
    7.9/10(114 votes)

    S3:E13

    Jon and Ponch try to apprehend a jewel thief who has hit several condos in Marina Del Ray. Who can know that a few very pretty ladies are the thieves?

    Director:John Florea
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. CHiPs Season 3 Episode 14 - Wheeling
    7.9/10(104 votes)

    S3:E14

    A handicapped driver causes headaches for Jon and Ponch when he is mistaken for a hit-and-run driver. Jon and Ponch learn to respect handicapped people.

    Director:Barry Crane
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. CHiPs Season 2 Episode 16 - Pressure Point
    7.8/10(119 votes)

    S2:E16

    Jon and Ponch are assigned to protect a VIP and his daughter.

    Director:Phil Bondelli
    Writer:Paul Robert Coyle

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  10. CHiPs Season 3 Episode 9 - Drive, Lady, Drive (1)
    7.8/10(119 votes)

    S3:E9

    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.

    Director:Don Weis
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. CHiPs Season 3 Episode 15 - Christmas Watch
    7.8/10(135 votes)

    S3:E15

    A bell is stolen from a church. The Sunday school children are very sad about this. Ponch gets a visit from his mother. The officers have much to laugh at as a few drunken guys want to buy gas at the Central.

    Director:Phil Bondelli
    Writers:L. Ford Neale, John Huff

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  12. CHiPs Season 4 Episode 21 - A Simple Operation
    7.8/10(100 votes)

    S4:E21

    Sgt. Getraer is injured and, while in the hospital, witnesses a man assaulting a patient. Now the assailant tries to make sure that Getraer won't live to tell.

    Director:Leslie H. Martinson
    Writer:James Schmerer

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  13. CHiPs Season 5 Episode 25 - Overload
    7.8/10(92 votes)

    S5:E25

    Ponch and Jon take to the sea in a thrilling wetbike chase, while Ponch's "little black book" is in danger of being exposed by hackers.

    Director:Robert Pine
    Writer:Esther Mitchell

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  14. CHiPs Season 6 Episode 16 - Foxtrap
    7.8/10(102 votes)

    S6:E16

    Jewel thieves make their getaway on powerful pocket bikes. The guys save a female rock trio when their big break turns out to be a big bust.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. CHiPs Season 2 Episode 14 - Repo Man
    7.7/10(114 votes)

    S2:E14

    A ruthless collection agent plots to destroy Jon's and Ponch's credit ratings after they prevent him from harassing private citizens.

    Director:John Florea
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. CHiPs Season 3 Episode 23 - Nightingale
    7.7/10(102 votes)

    S3:E23

    Jon and Ponch try to find a mysterious female doctor who is treating accident victims then disappearing . They learn that the lady is the wife of a doctor and helping only the poor. What shall they do? They have to arrest her first but the lady finds a way to be a doctor again.

    Director:Don Weis
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. CHiPs Season 4 Episode 2 - Sick Leave
    7.7/10(120 votes)

    S4:E2

    An officer's erratic behavior is such serious subject matter that it is the series' only episode (and perhaps in all of television's history) produced without a soundtrack.

    Director:John Florea
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. CHiPs Season 4 Episode 8 - Wheels of Justice
    7.7/10(108 votes)

    S4:E8

    When a hospital gas main breaks, Ponch and Jon evacuate all the babies from the maternity ward to the only safe place they can think of -- CHP command HQ!

    Director:Gordon Hessler
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. CHiPs Season 4 Episode 10 - Forty Tons of Trouble
    7.7/10(110 votes)

    S4:E10

    A gang of thieves steals construction equipment, while the CHP drag race threatens to be a real drag. Robert Englund (A Nightmare on Elm Street films) costars.

    Director:Gordon Hessler
    Writer:James Schmerer

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  20. CHiPs Season 5 Episode 14 - Tiger in the Streets
    7.7/10(92 votes)

    S5:E14

    Juvenile "bump and tag" drivers interrupt the capture of a tiger that escaped from a wild animal park. Pioneer comedian Slappy White lends some levity.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. CHiPs Season 5 Episode 22 - A Threat of War (a.k.a. Karate II)
    7.7/10(102 votes)

    S5:E22

    The leader (Danny Bonaduce) of an armed martial arts gang threatens Ponch and Jon, but the duo's own expert fighting skills turn out to be the gang's downfall.

    Director:Leslie H. Martinson
    Writers:Doug Heyes, Jr.

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  22. CHiPs Season 6 Episode 15 - Journey to a Spacecraft
    7.7/10(81 votes)

    S6:E15

    The CHP is unleashed to crack a dognapping case. Ponch surprises a young and very sick space enthusiast by introducing him to his hero, astronaut Gordon Cooper.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. CHiPs Season 1 Episode 13 - One Two Many
    7.6/10(152 votes)

    S1:E13

    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.

    Director:Paul Krasny
    Writer:Burton Armus

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  24. CHiPs Season 2 Episode 11 - Supercycle
    7.6/10(142 votes)

    S2:E11

    Jon and Ponch pursue the Phantom - a motorcyclist who has been performing illegal stunts on the freeway using a souped-up superbike.

    Director:Phil Bondelli
    Writer:Barney Slater

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  25. CHiPs Season 2 Episode 18 - Rally 'Round the Bank
    7.6/10(133 votes)

    S2:E18

    A series of robberies at drive-in bank windows is frustrating the CHP - especially Jon and Ponch, who unsuccessfully chased the bandit's car three times. The thieves have joined a 150-car road rally that enables their vehicles to elude the police. Meanwhile, Ponch gets a surprise visit from his mom, who refuses to tell him the reason for her trip.

    Director:Barry Crane
    Writer:Lee H. Grant

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Best Episodes Summary

"Alarmed" is the best rated episode of "CHiPs". It scored 8.3/10 based on 107 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/14/1982. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "MAIT Team".