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The Worst Episodes of CHiPs

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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 Worst Episode
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    CHiPs Season 5 Episode 27 - Force Seven
    3.6/10(163 votes)

    S5:E27

    The stakes are sky-high when an LAPD team of martial arts experts gets a precarious assignment -- finding and disarming a devastating missile attack.

    Director:Lee H. Katzin
    Writer:Stephen Downing

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  2. CHiPs Season 5 Episode 12 - Mitchell & Woods
    4.3/10(159 votes)

    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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  3. CHiPs Season 5 Episode 8 - Diamond in the Rough
    5.5/10(259 votes)

    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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  4. CHiPs Season 6 Episode 3 - The Spaceman Made Me Do It
    5.7/10(113 votes)

    S6:E3

    Ponch and Bobby pursue a jewelry thief who turns out to be a young girl claiming an extraterrestrial made her do it.

    Director:Winrich Kolbe
    Writer:Donald L. Gold

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  5. CHiPs Season 5 Episode 6 - Anything But the Truth
    5.8/10(261 votes)

    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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  6. CHiPs Season 5 Episode 4 - The Killer Indy
    5.9/10(276 votes)

    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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  7. CHiPs Season 5 Episode 9 - Finders Keepers
    5.9/10(261 votes)

    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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  8. CHiPs Season 5 Episode 11 - Concours d'Elegance
    5.9/10(261 votes)

    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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  9. CHiPs Season 5 Episode 10 - Fast Money
    6.1/10(257 votes)

    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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  10. CHiPs Season 5 Episode 1 - Suicide Stunt
    6.4/10(100 votes)

    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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  11. CHiPs Season 6 Episode 4 - Rock Devil Rock
    6.4/10(131 votes)

    S6:E4

    The guys are called on to protect a rock star who fears he's cursed, while the squad throws a spooky Halloween party that includes the vampiress Elvira.

    Director:John Astin
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. CHiPs Season 2 Episode 20 - Quarantine
    6.5/10(128 votes)

    S2:E20

    Central HQ has to be quarantined after a boy is brought in suffering from a mysterious disease. Two crazy criminals are bringing trouble, too. The other officers investigate the past of the boy and find a puzzle piece in his "bomb". We learn that Grossie is learning Russian.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. CHiPs Season 4 Episode 14 - Ponch's Angels (1)
    6.5/10(286 votes)

    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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  14. CHiPs Season 6 Episode 22 - Return of the Brat Patrol
    6.5/10(92 votes)

    S6:E22

    Ponch and Bruce have to turn their Explorer troop into a crack basketball team, while a blonde duo steals Sgt. Getraer's car and causes a whole lot of trouble.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. CHiPs Season 2 Episode 23 - The Greatest Adventures of "CHiPs"
    6.6/10(92 votes)

    S2:E23

    A sustained superior special achievement award for the guys has fellow CHPers remembering Ponch and Jon's exploits, as flashbacks recount the coolest cases of Seasons One and Two.

    Director:Don Weis
    Writers:L. Ford Neale, John Huff

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  16. CHiPs Season 6 Episode 11 - Day of the Robot
    6.6/10(93 votes)

    S6:E11

    HQ gets a robot to help around the office. It's all fun and games for the crew until an electrical short turns the bot into a high-tech threat.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. 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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  18. CHiPs Season 5 Episode 15 - Bright Flashes
    6.7/10(94 votes)

    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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  19. 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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  20. CHiPs Season 4 Episode 4 - The Poachers
    6.8/10(101 votes)

    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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  21. CHiPs Season 5 Episode 7 - Bomb Run
    6.8/10(94 votes)

    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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  22. CHiPs Season 6 Episode 14 - Country Action
    6.8/10(104 votes)

    S6:E14

    Ponch and Bobby head to a country-music bar to round up cattle rustlers with assistance from an orangutan, the only witness who can identify them.

    Director:Charles Bail
    Writers:Joseph Gunn, Paul Mason

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  23. CHiPs Season 1 Episode 6 - Baby Food
    6.9/10(154 votes)

    S1:E6

    A truck loses toxic baby food on the highway. A tramp pair with a baby finds two boxes. Ponch and Jon try to find the lost boxes. Ponch is interested in his neighbor Melinda, but Melinda falls in a love with Jon. On the highway Jon and Ponch save a dog out of a burning car. When they find the tramp family they save the baby by taking it on their motorbikes.

    Director:Paul Krasny
    Writer:Simon Muntner

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  24. CHiPs Season 5 Episode 23 - Trained for Trouble
    6.9/10(97 votes)

    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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  25. CHiPs Season 6 Episode 19 - Fun House
    6.9/10(96 votes)

    S6:E19

    Sgt. Getraer's old fraternity days come back to haunt him with toga parties and pizza-eating contests. Meanwhile, Ponch and Bobby rescue a kidnapped little girl.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Force Seven" is the worst rated episode of "CHiPs". It scored 3.6/10 based on 163 votes. Directed by Lee H. Katzin and written by Stephen Downing, it aired on 5/23/1982. This episode scored 0.7 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Mitchell & Woods".