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The Best Episodes of CHiPs Season 5

Every episode of CHiPs Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of CHiPs Season 5!

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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 5 Episode 1 - Suicide Stunt
    6.3/10(96 votes)

    #1 - Suicide Stunt

    S5:E1

    Ponch and Jon struggle to keep their eyes on a visiting motorcycle star who keeps pulling screwball shenanigans all around town in the pursuit of love.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. CHiPs Season 5 Episode 2 - Vagabonds
    7.5/10(90 votes)

    #2 - Vagabonds

    S5:E2

    Our determined CHP team outwits a family of con artists who are scamming drivers by staging auto accidents. Four-time Academy Award nominee Ed Harris (HBO's Westworld) guest stars.

    Director:Bruce Kessler
    Writer:William Douglas Lansford

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  3. CHiPs Season 5 Episode 3 - Moonlight
    7.2/10(94 votes)

    #3 - Moonlight

    S5:E3

    Ponch and Jon's 4th anniversary as partners is nearly ruined when a toxic-chemicals dumper (William Lucking, Sons of Anarchy) has a near-catastrophic semi truck crash.

    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. CHiPs Season 5 Episode 4 - The Killer Indy
    5.9/10(269 votes)

    #4 - The Killer Indy

    S5:E4

    Caitlyn Jenner (as Bruce Jenner) joins the squad as Officer Steve McLeish, but a harrowing street race may make his first day his last.

    Director:Leslie H. Martinson
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. CHiPs Season 5 Episode 5 - Weed Wars
    7.0/10(91 votes)

    #5 - Weed Wars

    S5:E5

    Drug syndicates are being reckless on the road and loose with the law. A boy puts a hex on Ponch for asking him too many questions.

    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:Rudolph Borchert

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  6. CHiPs Season 5 Episode 6 - Anything But the Truth
    5.7/10(256 votes)

    #6 - Anything But the Truth

    S5:E6

    Jon and Steve ditch their bikes for a wild ATC (all terrain cycle) adventure with a beautiful compulsively lying witness to a strong of hit-and-run robberies.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. CHiPs Season 5 Episode 7 - Bomb Run
    6.8/10(90 votes)

    #7 - Bomb Run

    S5:E7

    Ponch's recent flying lessons really come in handy when crooks bomb an air show. It's going to take a flight of fancy to stop them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. CHiPs Season 5 Episode 8 - Diamond in the Rough
    5.4/10(255 votes)

    #8 - Diamond in the Rough

    S5:E8

    Steve makes a daring arrest for Grand Theft Moped, while Jon responds to a bank robbery that leads him on a wild car chase.

    Director:Leslie H. Martinson
    Writers:Aubrey Solomon, Steve Greenberg

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  9. CHiPs Season 5 Episode 9 - Finders Keepers
    5.8/10(255 votes)

    #9 - Finders Keepers

    S5:E9

    A henchman tracking Steve nearly runs him down, while Jon falls head-over-heels in love with a gorgeous country western singer. Academy Award nominee Amy Madigan guest stars.

    Director:John Peyser
    Writers:W. Dal Jenkins, Robert Biheller

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  10. CHiPs Season 5 Episode 10 - Fast Money
    6.0/10(254 votes)

    #10 - Fast Money

    S5:E10

    Hijackers use a new high-tech device to rip off highway couriers, while Ponch gets a "new" roommate. Shelly Berman (Curb Your Enthusiasm) guest stars.

    Director:Leslie H. Martinson
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. CHiPs Season 5 Episode 11 - Concours d'Elegance
    5.8/10(256 votes)

    #11 - Concours d'Elegance

    S5:E11

    The guys uncover a clever scheme when they inquire about a wealthy man who's embezzling from his family's antique-car charity auction.

    Director:John Patterson
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. CHiPs Season 5 Episode 12 - Mitchell & Woods
    4.4/10(148 votes)

    #12 - Mitchell & Woods

    S5:E12

    In this spin-off episode, Officers Paula Woods and Melanie Mitchell are promoted to detectives to investigate a homicide.

    Director:Bernard L. Kowalski
    Writer:Rick Edelstein

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  13. CHiPs Season 5 Episode 13 - Breaking Point
    7.0/10(95 votes)

    #13 - Breaking Point

    S5:E13

    Ponch's sister is in town. Plus he has a serious accident that has him contemplating never riding a motorcycle again.

    Director:Leslie H. Martinson
    Writer:Vander Cecil

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

    #14 - 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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  15. CHiPs Season 5 Episode 15 - Bright Flashes
    6.8/10(88 votes)

    #15 - Bright Flashes

    S5:E15

    Ponch races in a sprint car and is temporarily blinded by a thief's laser, causing him to crash. HE and Jon pay a visit to an odd character (George "Goober" Lindsey) to get some answers.

    Director:Leslie H. Martinson
    Writer:James Doherty

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  16. CHiPs Season 5 Episode 16 - Battle of the Bands
    7.1/10(112 votes)

    #16 - Battle of the Bands

    S5:E16

    It is quite the battle for Ponch and Jon to apprehend a band of destructive punk rockers who steal the guitars from their competitors and induce a riot. Plus disco-dancing Ponch serenades the crowd.

    Director:Barry Crane
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. CHiPs Season 5 Episode 17 - Alarmed
    8.2/10(99 votes)

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

    #18 - 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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  19. CHiPs Season 5 Episode 19 - Silent Partner
    7.3/10(94 votes)

    #19 - Silent Partner

    S5:E19

    Jon learns a life lesson -- and a legal one -- after arresting a man he assumes is drunk. Ponch has a hot, hearing-impaired date.

    Director:Gordon Hessler
    Writer:Bruce Shelly

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  20. CHiPs Season 5 Episode 20 - Flare Up
    7.6/10(83 votes)

    #20 - Flare Up

    S5:E20

    Jon is in a serious situation after breathing in a blast of chlorine gas. Ponch is accused of assault by a former juvenile delinquent.

    Director:John Florea
    Writer:Larry Mollin

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  21. CHiPs Season 5 Episode 21 - The Game of War
    7.5/10(85 votes)

    #21 - The Game of War

    S5:E21

    Former military soldiers take their games to the streets and aid in the jet-pack escape of a criminal during a prisoner transfer. HQ plays host to an all-night CHP chess match.

    Director:Gordon Hessler
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. CHiPs Season 5 Episode 22 - A Threat of War (a.k.a. Karate II)
    7.7/10(97 votes)

    #22 - A Threat of War (a.k.a. Karate II)

    S5:E22

    The leader (Danny Bonaduce) of an armed martial arts gang threatens Ponch and Jon, but the duo's own expert fighting skills turn out to be the gang's downfall.

    Director:Leslie H. Martinson
    Writers:Doug Heyes, Jr.

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  23. CHiPs Season 5 Episode 23 - Trained for Trouble
    7.0/10(90 votes)

    #23 - Trained for Trouble

    S5:E23

    A gang of dogs and primates rob a bank and get away, making monkeys out of the CHP. And Ponch discovers he has a male stripper look-alike.

    Director:Barry Crane
    Writer:Unknown

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

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

    #25 - 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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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Suicide Stunt" is the best rated episode of "CHiPs" season 5. It scored 6.3/10 based on 96 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/4/1981. This episode is rated 1.2 points higher than the second-best, "Vagabonds".