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The Best Episodes of CHiPs Season 3

Every episode of CHiPs Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of CHiPs Season 3!

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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
    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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. CHiPs Season 3 Episode 6 - Counterfeit
    7.6/10(118 votes)

    S3:E6

    Ponch finds out about a counterfeiting scam run by a bogus preacher when he gets hold of some fake money.

    Director:John Florea
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. CHiPs Season 3 Episode 7 - The Return of the Supercycle
    7.6/10(122 votes)

    S3:E7

    Ponch and Jon encounter a hotshot cyclist who evades them after stealing. Ponch takes a bad fall while trying to avoid a semi and is hospitalized; a supercycle event has come to town, and the officers attempt to figure out who the culprit is. Devising a scheme for an interview with one of the cyclists, the CHiPs catch the culprit, an affiliate of the star of the supercycle show, by using a special-issue bike that can keep up with the cyclist.

    Director:Bruce Kessler
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. CHiPs Season 3 Episode 10 - Drive, Lady, Drive (2)
    7.6/10(106 votes)

    S3:E10

    Candi tries to help the young girl who is unhappy at her foster home. Ponch and Jon move in on the crooks that they have been watching.

    Director:Don Weis
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. CHiPs Season 3 Episode 2 - Roller Disco (2)
    7.5/10(172 votes)

    S3:E2

    Ponch and Jon deal with a rock star and help organizing a roller-skating fund-raiser. Ponch and Jon continue chasing the roller-skating thieves.

    Director:Don Weis
    Writer:Rudolph Borchert

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  11. CHiPs Season 3 Episode 5 - Death Watch
    7.5/10(136 votes)

    S3:E5

    After a fellow officer is killed, Ponch and Jon investigate a crooked stuntman who has been causing accidents as part of an insurance scam.

    Director:Barry Crane
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. CHiPs Season 3 Episode 16 - Jailbirds
    7.5/10(102 votes)

    S3:E16

    Jon and Ponch are found guilty of contempt when they refuse to name an informant in court. Of course they meet criminals who were arrested by the officers.

    Director:Bruce Kessler
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. CHiPs Season 3 Episode 17 - E.M.T.
    7.5/10(124 votes)

    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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  14. CHiPs Season 3 Episode 3 - Valley Go Home!
    7.4/10(126 votes)

    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
    Writers:L. Ford Neale, John Huff

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  15. CHiPs Season 3 Episode 12 - Destruction Derby
    7.4/10(107 votes)

    S3:E12

    Jon and Ponch go undercover at a demolition derby, on the trail of stolen cars. Ponch's beloved Firebird is changing into a racing car .... but without Ponch's will.

    Director:Gordon Hessler
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. CHiPs Season 3 Episode 20 - Tow Truck Lady
    7.4/10(110 votes)

    S3:E20

    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 .

    Director:Larry Wilcox
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. CHiPs Season 3 Episode 1 - Roller Disco (1)
    7.3/10(169 votes)

    S3:E1

    While Ponch is busy trying to recruit celebrities for the CHP roller disco, Jon and Getraer deal with a teenage thief. Later, Ponch and Jon chase after two thieves who get away on roller-skates.

    Director:Don Weis
    Writer:Rudolph Borchert

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  18. CHiPs Season 3 Episode 4 - High Octane
    7.3/10(133 votes)

    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.

    Director:John Florea
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. CHiPs Season 3 Episode 11 - The Watch Commander
    7.3/10(127 votes)

    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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  20. CHiPs Season 3 Episode 21 - The Strippers
    7.3/10(98 votes)

    S3:E21

    Jon and Ponch attempt to trap a gang of car strippers with drug smuggling connections.

    Director:Don Weis
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. CHiPs Season 3 Episode 24 - Dynamite Alley
    7.3/10(95 votes)

    S3:E24

    Officer Bonnie Clark believes she was forced off the road by a truck after crashing on a dangerous mountain road.

    Director:Bruce Kessler
    Writer:Rudolph Borchert

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  22. CHiPs Season 3 Episode 19 - Off Road
    7.2/10(104 votes)

    S3:E19

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. CHiPs Season 3 Episode 22 - Thrill Show
    6.8/10(103 votes)

    S3:E22

    Robbers posing as tourists ride on tourist buses and while the bus is mobile they draw weapons and demand anything of value from all the tourists. Bonnie considers leaving the force to join a stunt show which is in town, while Jon and Ponch are on the trail of the gang who are robbing buses .

    Director:Gordon Hessler
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. CHiPs Season 3 Episode 18 - Kidnap
    6.7/10(116 votes)

    S3:E18

    Two criminals escape from custody and steal a Rolls-Royce - complete with two children in the back seat . They have to learn that the children are very smart and clever. A "Lacho Caracha" helps Ponch finding the kids.

    Director:Gordon Hessler
    Writer:Stephen Kandel

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Hot Wheels" is the best rated episode of "CHiPs" season 3. It scored 8/10 based on 116 votes. Directed by John Florea and written by Larry Alexander, it aired on 11/3/1979. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Second Chance".