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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!

The Best Episodes of CHiPs Season 3

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(116 votes)

    #1 - 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.

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  2. 7.8/10(105 votes)

    #2 - 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.

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    Director:Barry Crane
    Writer:N/A
  3. 7.8/10(114 votes)

    #3 - High Octane

    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
  4. 7.8/10(96 votes)

    #4 - Hot Wheels

    S3:E8

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

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  5. 7.7/10(107 votes)

    #5 - 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.

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    Director:Don Weis
  6. 7.7/10(93 votes)

    #6 - 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?

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    Director:John Florea
    Writer:N/A
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  8. 7.7/10(86 votes)

    #7 - 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.

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    Director:Barry Crane
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  9. 7.7/10(103 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.

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    Director:N/A
  10. 7.6/10(100 votes)

    #9 - 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.

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    Director:Don Weis
    Writer:N/A
  11. 7.5/10(86 votes)

    #10 - 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.

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    Director:Don Weis
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  12. 7.4/10(120 votes)

    #11 - Death Watch

    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.

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    Director:Barry Crane
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  13. 7.4/10(99 votes)

    #12 - Counterfeit

    S3:E6

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

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    Director:John Florea
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  14. 7.4/10(103 votes)

    #13 - The Return of the Supercycle

    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.

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    Director:Bruce Kessler
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  15. 7.3/10(151 votes)

    #14 - Roller Disco (2)

    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.

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    Director:Don Weis
  16. 7.3/10(88 votes)

    #15 - Drive, Lady, Drive (2)

    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.

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    Director:Don Weis
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  17. 7.3/10(89 votes)

    #16 - Destruction Derby

    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.

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  18. 7.3/10(81 votes)

    #17 - Jailbirds

    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.

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    Director:Bruce Kessler
    Writer:N/A
  19. 7.2/10(93 votes)

    #18 - Tow Truck Lady

    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 .

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    Director:Larry Wilcox
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  20. 7.1/10(151 votes)

    #19 - Roller Disco (1)

    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.

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    Director:Don Weis
    Writer:N/A
  21. 7.1/10(79 votes)

    #20 - Dynamite Alley

    S3:E24

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

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  22. 7.0/10(82 votes)

    #21 - The Strippers

    S3:E21

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

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    Director:Don Weis
    Writer:N/A
  23. 6.9/10(85 votes)

    #22 - Off Road

    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.

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    Director:N/A
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  24. 6.6/10(86 votes)

    #23 - Thrill Show

    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 .

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  25. 6.5/10(97 votes)

    #24 - Kidnap

    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.

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Christmas Watch" is the best rated episode of "CHiPs" season 3. It scored 8/10 based on 116 votes. Directed by Phil Bondelli and written by L. Ford Neale, John Huff, it aired on 12/15/1979. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Valley Go Home!".