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The Best Episodes of CHiPs Season 4

Every episode of CHiPs Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of CHiPs Season 4!

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.

Genres:DramaAction & Adventure
Network:NBC

Season 4 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "CHiPs" season 4 is "Go-Cart Terror", rated 7.1/10 from 87 user votes. It was directed by John Florea and written by James Schmerer. "Go-Cart Terror" aired on 9/21/1980 and is rated 0.5 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Sick Leave".

  • Go-Cart Terror
    7.1/10 87 votes

    #1 - Go-Cart Terror

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/1980

    A friendly go-cart race between the CHP and the fire department kids' teams results in some unwelcome competition. Sonny Bono costars.

    Director: John Florea

    Writer: James Schmerer

  • Sick Leave
    7.6/10 95 votes

    #2 - Sick Leave

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/1980

    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: N/A

  • To Your Health
    6.7/10 81 votes

    #3 - To Your Health

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/5/1980

    The daring duo investigates a series of sabotaged trucks, while Ponch "goes green" to impress two pretty proprietors of a health food store.

    Director: Barry Crane

    Writer: L. Ford Neale, John Huff

  • The Poachers
    6.5/10 75 votes

    #4 - The Poachers

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/1980

    While giving chase in the forest, Ponch and Jon encounter a Native American man who's teaching his son the old honored ways of wildlife survival.

    Director: Barry Crane

    Writer: N/A

  • The Great 5K Star Race and Boulder Wrap Party (1)
    7.1/10 88 votes

    #5 - The Great 5K Star Race and Boulder Wrap Party (1)

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 12/7/1980

    The guys save Hollywood icon Milton Berle's Malibu mansion from a threatening boulder. Gilligan's Island's Tina Louise costars.

    Director: Gordon Hessler

    Writer: Rudolph Borchert

  • The Great 5K Star Race and Boulder Wrap Party (2)
    6.9/10 93 votes

    #6 - The Great 5K Star Race and Boulder Wrap Party (2)

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 12/7/1980

    At an A-list Hollywood party, Ponch and Jon get down with stars Gil Gerard, Cindy Williams, Todd Bridges, Rose Marie, Gary Burghoff and more!

    Director: Gordon Hessler

    Writer: N/A

  • Satan's Angels
    7.1/10 89 votes

    #7 - Satan's Angels

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 12/14/1980

    When a ruthless biker gang kidnaps Officer Clark, the boys gun it to save her, while Sgt. Getraer's wife suffers false labor pains.

    Director: Phil Bondelli

    Writer: William Douglas Lansford

  • Wheels of Justice
    7.5/10 83 votes

    #8 - Wheels of Justice

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 12/21/1980

    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: N/A

  • Crash Course
    7.7/10 75 votes

    #9 - Crash Course

    Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 1/4/1981

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Forty Tons of Trouble
    7.4/10 84 votes

    #10 - Forty Tons of Trouble

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 1/11/1981

    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

  • 11-99: Officer Needs Help
    7.1/10 78 votes

    #11 - 11-99: Officer Needs Help

    Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 1/18/1981

    What happens when officers go down in the field? The pressure is on to find a solution -- especially when organized crime gets the same intel at the same time.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Home Fires Burning
    7.3/10 75 votes

    #12 - Home Fires Burning

    Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 2/1/1981

    The guys are confident over an upcoming basketball game until they find out they're playing the amazing King Charles Unicycling Basketball Troupe!

    Director: Charles Bail

    Writer: Judith Dark

  • Sharks
    7.0/10 77 votes

    #13 - Sharks

    Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 2/22/1981

    A day off for scuba diving fun turns out to be anything but when Ponch and Jon face off with a band of underwater drug smugglers and man-eating sharks!

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Ponch's Angels (1)
    6.3/10 261 votes

    #14 - Ponch's Angels (1)

    Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 2/28/1981

    In an attempt to get even, Sgt. Getraer assigns Ponch to train a group of insubordinate female recruits. Famous Playmate Barbi Benton costars.

    Director: John Florea

    Writer: N/A

  • Ponch's Angels (2)
    7.4/10 81 votes

    #15 - Ponch's Angels (2)

    Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 3/1/1981

    Ponch's recruits have their work cut out for them, and it's going to take more than good looks to take down an entire criminal operation.

    Director: John Florea

    Writer: N/A

  • Karate
    7.3/10 85 votes

    #16 - Karate

    Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 3/8/1981

    Ponch attempts to rid his old neighborhood of crime, but his rivals do everything they canto make that impossible. Danny Bonaduce costars.

    Director: Leslie H. Martinson

    Writer: N/A

  • New Guy in Town
    7.7/10 80 votes

    #17 - New Guy in Town

    Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 3/15/1981

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Hawk and the Hunter
    7.2/10 74 votes

    #18 - The Hawk and the Hunter

    Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 4/5/1981

    Officer Baricza spends more and more time helping his father with his crop-dusting business and less and less time doing police work -- until his pals pitch in.

    Director: Leslie H. Martinson

    Writer: N/A

  • Vigilante
    7.1/10 83 votes

    #19 - Vigilante

    Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 5/3/1981

    Mod Squad's Michael Cole costars in this thrilling episode about a criminal once arrested by Sgt. Getraer, who is back and on a terrifying rampage.

    Director: Arnold Laven

    Writer: Stephen Lord

  • Dead Man's Riddle
    7.4/10 70 votes

    #20 - Dead Man's Riddle

    Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 5/10/1981

    Joanna Herns (Growing Pains) is featured in this touching episode about a psychologist who fears she may have caused a serious car accident.

    Director: Michael Caffey

    Writer: James Doherty, William D. Gordon

  • A Simple Operation
    7.5/10 75 votes

    #21 - A Simple Operation

    Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 5/17/1981

    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