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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!

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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 4 Episode 1 - Go-Cart Terror
    7.4/10(112 votes)

    #1 - Go-Cart Terror

    S4:E1

    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

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

    #2 - 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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  3. CHiPs Season 4 Episode 3 - To Your Health
    6.9/10(102 votes)

    #3 - To Your Health

    S4:E3

    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
    Writers:L. Ford Neale, John Huff

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  4. CHiPs Season 4 Episode 4 - The Poachers
    6.8/10(96 votes)

    #4 - The Poachers

    S4:E4

    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:Unknown

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  5. CHiPs Season 4 Episode 5 - The Great 5K Star Race and Boulder Wrap Party (1)
    7.3/10(114 votes)

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

    S4:E5

    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

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  6. CHiPs Season 4 Episode 6 - The Great 5K Star Race and Boulder Wrap Party (2)
    7.0/10(115 votes)

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

    S4:E6

    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:Unknown

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  7. CHiPs Season 4 Episode 7 - Satan's Angels
    7.4/10(111 votes)

    #7 - Satan's Angels

    S4:E7

    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

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

    #8 - 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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  9. CHiPs Season 4 Episode 9 - Crash Course
    8.1/10(98 votes)

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

    #10 - 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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  11. CHiPs Season 4 Episode 11 - 11-99: Officer Needs Help
    7.5/10(97 votes)

    #11 - 11-99: Officer Needs Help

    S4:E11

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. CHiPs Season 4 Episode 12 - Home Fires Burning
    7.5/10(98 votes)

    #12 - Home Fires Burning

    S4:E12

    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

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  13. CHiPs Season 4 Episode 13 - Sharks
    7.3/10(94 votes)

    #13 - Sharks

    S4:E13

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. CHiPs Season 4 Episode 14 - Ponch's Angels (1)
    6.5/10(284 votes)

    #14 - Ponch's Angels (1)

    S4:E14

    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:Unknown

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  15. CHiPs Season 4 Episode 15 - Ponch's Angels (2)
    7.5/10(106 votes)

    #15 - Ponch's Angels (2)

    S4:E15

    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:Unknown

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  16. CHiPs Season 4 Episode 16 - Karate
    7.6/10(106 votes)

    #16 - Karate

    S4:E16

    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:Unknown

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

    #17 - 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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  18. CHiPs Season 4 Episode 18 - The Hawk and the Hunter
    7.5/10(92 votes)

    #18 - The Hawk and the Hunter

    S4:E18

    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:Unknown

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  19. CHiPs Season 4 Episode 19 - Vigilante
    7.4/10(102 votes)

    #19 - Vigilante

    S4:E19

    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

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  20. CHiPs Season 4 Episode 20 - Dead Man's Riddle
    7.6/10(87 votes)

    #20 - Dead Man's Riddle

    S4:E20

    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
    Writers:James Doherty, William D. Gordon

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

    #21 - 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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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Go-Cart Terror" is the best rated episode of "CHiPs" season 4. It scored 7.4/10 based on 112 votes. Directed by John Florea and written by James Schmerer, it aired on 9/21/1980. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Sick Leave".