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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
    8.2/10(99 votes)

    #1 - Alarmed

    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(170 votes)

    #2 - MAIT Team

    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(98 votes)

    #3 - Crash Course

    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 3 Episode 3 - Valley Go Home!
    8.0/10(120 votes)

    #4 - Valley Go Home!

    S3:E3

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

    Director:Barry Crane
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. CHiPs Season 3 Episode 8 - Hot Wheels
    8.0/10(111 votes)

    #5 - Hot Wheels

    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 4 Episode 17 - New Guy in Town
    8.0/10(103 votes)

    #6 - New Guy in Town

    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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  7. CHiPs Season 3 Episode 13 - Second Chance
    7.9/10(109 votes)

    #7 - Second Chance

    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 17 - E.M.T.
    7.9/10(117 votes)

    #8 - E.M.T.

    S3:E17

    The instructor for an EMT course recognizes pupils Jon and Ponch as the officers who gave him a ticket the day before.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Frank Dandridge

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  9. CHiPs Season 5 Episode 24 - Ice Cream Man
    7.9/10(84 votes)

    #9 - Ice Cream Man

    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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  10. CHiPs Season 2 Episode 16 - Pressure Point
    7.8/10(114 votes)

    #10 - Pressure Point

    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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  11. CHiPs Season 3 Episode 9 - Drive, Lady, Drive (1)
    7.8/10(114 votes)

    #11 - Drive, Lady, Drive (1)

    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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  12. CHiPs Season 3 Episode 11 - The Watch Commander
    7.8/10(119 votes)

    #12 - The Watch Commander

    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.

    Director:Don Weis
    Writer:Frank Telford

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  13. CHiPs Season 3 Episode 14 - Wheeling
    7.8/10(100 votes)

    #13 - Wheeling

    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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  14. CHiPs Season 3 Episode 15 - Christmas Watch
    7.8/10(130 votes)

    #14 - Christmas Watch

    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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  15. CHiPs Season 4 Episode 21 - A Simple Operation
    7.8/10(96 votes)

    #15 - A Simple Operation

    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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  16. CHiPs Season 5 Episode 25 - Overload
    7.8/10(86 votes)

    #16 - Overload

    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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  17. CHiPs Season 6 Episode 16 - Foxtrap
    7.8/10(93 votes)

    #17 - Foxtrap

    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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  18. CHiPs Season 2 Episode 10 - Return of the Turks
    7.7/10(124 votes)

    #18 - Return of the Turks

    S2:E10

    After having trouble on the highway and wiping out a number of vehicles, terror becomes a game of highway bumper cars.

    Director:Barry Crane
    Writer:Stephen Lord

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  19. CHiPs Season 2 Episode 14 - Repo Man
    7.7/10(109 votes)

    #19 - Repo Man

    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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  20. CHiPs Season 3 Episode 23 - Nightingale
    7.7/10(97 votes)

    #20 - Nightingale

    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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  21. CHiPs Season 4 Episode 2 - Sick Leave
    7.7/10(115 votes)

    #21 - Sick Leave

    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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  22. CHiPs Season 4 Episode 8 - Wheels of Justice
    7.7/10(103 votes)

    #22 - Wheels of Justice

    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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  23. CHiPs Season 4 Episode 10 - Forty Tons of Trouble
    7.7/10(105 votes)

    #23 - Forty Tons of Trouble

    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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  24. CHiPs Season 5 Episode 14 - Tiger in the Streets
    7.7/10(87 votes)

    #24 - Tiger in the Streets

    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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  25. CHiPs Season 5 Episode 18 - In the Best of Families
    7.7/10(90 votes)

    #25 - In the Best of Families

    S5:E18

    A stolen cruiser is chased down the wrong side of the freeway, causing a huge car crash. A family of crooks gets buzzing on an armored car heist by posing as CHP officers.

    Director:John Florea
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Alarmed" is the best rated episode of "CHiPs". It scored 8.2/10 based on 99 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/14/1982. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "MAIT Team".