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The Best Episodes of CHiPs

Every episode of CHiPs ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of CHiPs!

The Best Episodes of CHiPs

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...

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  1. 8.0/10(113 votes)

    #1 - Christmas Watch

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    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.

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  2. 7.9/10(115 votes)

    #2 - High Flyer

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    S2:E7

    Jon and Ponch attempt to catch a gang of thieves who have been stripping car parts from parked vehicles. And Ponch fakes illness in order to conceal his fear of flying.

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  3. 7.9/10(151 votes)

    #3 - MAIT Team

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    S2:E15

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

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    Director:John Florea
    Writer:N/A
  4. 7.9/10(108 votes)

    #4 - Rally 'Round the Bank

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    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.

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    Director:Barry Crane
  5. 7.9/10(85 votes)

    #5 - Alarmed

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    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.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  6. 7.8/10(105 votes)

    #6 - Valley Go Home!

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    S3:E3

    Officers mediate a feud between teenagers . Ponch and Jon intervene when some irate surfers chase the Valley kids who bumped their car.

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    Director:Barry Crane
    Writer:N/A
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  8. 7.8/10(114 votes)

    #7 - High Octane

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    S3:E4

    A couple of gasoline smugglers steal gasoline from different stations using a gas truck they suck the gas in instead of delivering it. The C.H.P gang play roller hockey.

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    Director:John Florea
    Writer:N/A
  9. 7.8/10(96 votes)

    #8 - Hot Wheels

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    S3:E8

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

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  10. 7.8/10(83 votes)

    #9 - Crash Course

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    S4:E9

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

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    Director:N/A
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  11. 7.8/10(86 votes)

    #10 - New Guy in Town

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    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.

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    Director:N/A
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  12. 7.7/10(116 votes)

    #11 - Hustle

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    S1:E9

    Always looking for opportunities to make money, Ponch discovers that Jon once worked as an instructor in a bowling alley and still is a great bowler. Keeping Jon's secret from the other CHiPs, Ponch places a series of bets that his partner will defeat all favorites in an upcoming police bowling tournament. As the officers approach a car that went through a stop sign, they get a surprise. The driver is actor Broderick Crawford, who starred as Dan Mathews in Highway Patrol, the hit 1950s series that could be called the ancestor of CHiPs.

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    Director:Georg Fenady
  13. 7.7/10(117 votes)

    #12 - Name Your Price

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    S1:E11

    Rolls-Royces are being stolen. Grossie, Baricza, Jon and Ponch are catching chickens which have escaped out of a crashed truck. Ponch is a contestant on the game show 'Name Your Price'. A car is run off the road by a Porsche, inside a man is trapped who happens to be diabetic...

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    Director:Ric Rondell
  14. 7.7/10(115 votes)

    #13 - Vintage '54

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    S1:E16

    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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    Director:Barry Crane
  15. 7.7/10(109 votes)

    #14 - High Explosive

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    S2:E12

    Jon and Ponch sort out an accident caused by a misguided youth with a pellet gun. And an ambulance driver steals a van and fills it with dynamite after being fired from his job.

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    Director:Barry Crane
  16. 7.7/10(114 votes)

    #15 - Down Time

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    S2:E13

    Ponch is proud, his new build Firebird is a lovely car. He also gets a new neighbor, Kim. This woman is weird, she is very friendly to Ponch 'till she learns he's an officer. One day Ponch's Firebird is stolen. Ponch is very sad but he also checks Kim out. Later his car is burned down from Kim, who belongs to a group of female car thieves.

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    Director:John Florea
    Writer:N/A
  17. 7.7/10(98 votes)

    #16 - Pressure Point

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    S2:E16

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

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  18. 7.7/10(107 votes)

    #17 - The Watch Commander

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    S3:E11

    A hard-nosed lieutenant tries to shape up CHP Central. Lieutenant ""Apple"" Bates has a hard time before he learns that he has the best troup all over L.A.

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    Director:Don Weis
  19. 7.7/10(93 votes)

    #18 - Second Chance

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    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?

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    Director:John Florea
    Writer:N/A
  20. 7.7/10(86 votes)

    #19 - Wheeling

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    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.

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    Director:Barry Crane
    Writer:N/A
  21. 7.7/10(102 votes)

    #20 - E.M.T.

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    S3:E17

    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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    Director:N/A
  22. 7.6/10(119 votes)

    #21 - Hitch-Hiking Hitch

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    S1:E17

    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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  23. 7.6/10(120 votes)

    #22 - Trick or Trick

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    S2:E6

    Ponch and Jon find themselves having to deal with a bewildering array of petty thefts and false alarms when on patrol during Halloween.

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  24. 7.6/10(100 votes)

    #23 - Drive, Lady, Drive (1)

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    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.

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    Director:Don Weis
    Writer:N/A
  25. 7.6/10(100 votes)

    #24 - Sick Leave

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    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.

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    Director:John Florea
    Writer:N/A
  26. 7.6/10(82 votes)

    #25 - A Simple Operation

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    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.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Christmas Watch" is the best rated episode of "CHiPs". It scored 8/10 based on 113 votes. Directed by Phil Bondelli and written by L. Ford Neale, John Huff, it aired on 12/15/1979. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "High Flyer".