The Worst Episodes of CHiPs

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   #1 - CHiPs (Pilot)

   S1:E19/15/1977

   Jon and Ponch are chasing thieves who steal luxury cars. Ponch has problems with Sgt. Getraer and can't do anything right by him. The thieves are using moving vans with stolen licence plates, so the chippies can't get them first. Nice scene: Ponch and his sticky ticket.

   Director:Paul Krasny

   Writer:Paul Playdon

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   Director:Paul Krasny

   Writer:Paul Playdon
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   #2 - Undertow

   S1:E29/22/1977

   A woman gets robbed by a tow truck driver and then he causes an accident. A chemical substance is spilled on the highway. Ponch gets intoxicated by the stuff. Jon has to get him to a hospital but Ponch is not very cooperative

   Director:Christian I. Nyby II

   Writer:Larry Alexander

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   Director:Christian I. Nyby II

   Writer:Larry Alexander
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   #3 - Dog Gone

   S1:E39/29/1977

   Ponch and Jon are chasing a dog which causes an accident. They bring it to Central and hide it in a truck. Some guys do sabotage on Jon's motorbike, but they wanted Ponch's. Jon and Ponch stop a motorbike driver who has frozen up. After they stop him he wanders off muttering how he never wants to ride it again. Jon and Ponch chase down a speeding car with a heart attack victim. They help to save him before an ambulance arrives. One of the boys who did sabotage to Jon's bike tells Getrear what they have done. The Sarge tries to warn Ponch , but Ponch realizes that they have done it to Jons motorbike. Jon falls off his bike but lukyliy he 's not even bruised. Finally the dog's owner shows up at CHP Central looking for his dog. Ponch gets him out of a truck and the dog proceeds to relieve itself on Sarge's motorbike. This synopsis was given from CHiPs Online

   Director:Michael Caffey

   Writer:Rick Mittleman

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   Director:Michael Caffey

   Writer:Rick Mittleman
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   #4 - Moving Violation

   S1:E410/13/1977

   When Jon and Ponch stop a speeding car on the freeway, a very large man emerges from the vehicle. The raging driver proceeds to take his car apart and wouldn't mind doing the same to Ponch who has made the mistake of laughing during the demolition. Later, Ponch himself gets a ticket, and to keep his driving record clean, enrolls in a driving safety course. There he meets people he's given tickets. The Sarge calls Jon to go to a woman whose husband died by an accident on this morning. Jon is nearly crying when the little son takes him for his daddy.

   Director:Edward M. Abroms

   Writer:Charles Sailor

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   Director:Edward M. Abroms

   Writer:Charles Sailor
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   #5 - Career Day

   S1:E510/20/1977

   Ponch is giving a ticket to his old high school principal who asked him to tell about the CHP in his old school on career day. Jon and Ponch respond to a call about a traffic jam, they find that everyone's gawking at models nearby. Since Ponch's motorcycle needs repairs, Getraer sticks him on the front desk. When the helicopter pilot comes, Ponch jumps at the chance to leave. In the helicopter he helps Jon to find a lost boy and two elusive burglars. Later that afternoon as then Ponch gives his speech, he freezes up and Jon helps him by telling about saving the kid. Then Ponch wakes up and starts telling exaggerated stories without help.

   Director:Ric Rondell

   Writer:Bruce Shelly

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   Director:Ric Rondell

   Writer:Bruce Shelly
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   #6 - Baby Food

   S1:E610/27/1977

   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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   Director:Paul Krasny

   Writer:Simon Muntner
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   #7 - Taking Its Toll

   S1:E711/3/1977

   When two thieves escape from Jon after a successful robbery at a toll booth, it is the start of a crime wave and a massive manhunt. Jon and Ponch later encounter a crashed limo with a time bomb on its back seat - and a man trapped beneath the car. Jon is writing a book about Ponch's funny accidents. When Ponch finds that out, Jon changes and depicts him as a heroic, modern day warrior.

   Director:Georg Fenady

   Writer:Bill Taub

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   Director:Georg Fenady

   Writer:Bill Taub
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   #8 - Green Thumb Burglar

   S1:E811/10/1977

   Jon and Ponch learn that Sgt. Getraer love plants very much. He is very angry about thieves who steal plants from public places. Ponch meets twins who give him a short look in his future this day. It's not looking good for him.

   Director:Christian I. Nyby II

   Writers:Skip Webster, Jock MacKelvie

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   Director:Christian I. Nyby II

   Writers:Skip Webster, Jock MacKelvie
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   #9 - Hustle

   S1:E911/24/1977

   Always looking for opportunities to make money, Ponch discovers that Jon once worked as an instructor in a bowling alley and still is a great bowler. Keeping Jon's secret from the other CHiPs, Ponch places a series of bets that his partner will defeat all favorites in an upcoming police bowling tournament. As the officers approach a car that went through a stop sign, they get a surprise. The driver is actor Broderick Crawford, who starred as Dan Mathews in Highway Patrol, the hit 1950s series that could be called the ancestor of CHiPs.

   Director:Georg Fenady

   Writer:John Groves

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   Director:Georg Fenady

   Writer:John Groves
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    #10 - Highway Robbery

    S1:E1012/1/1977

    Jon and Ponch arrest a thief who uses a motorcycle to rob drivers in traffic jams. When Jon recognizes the prisoner as a high-school classmate, a former football hero, he offers him help. Ponch has a crush on the beautiful model for a sun lotion ad campaign. Mesmerized by her pictures on highway billboards, he's determined to date the girl. Learning that Sgt. Getraer knows the model and her family, Ponch attempts to convince Getraer to arrange a date with his dream girl. He really gets an abrupt surprise when he meets Janey.

    Director:Nicholas Colasanto

    Writer:Paul Robert Coyle

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    Director:Nicholas Colasanto

    Writer:Paul Robert Coyle
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    #11 - Name Your Price

    S1:E1112/8/1977

    Rolls-Royces are being stolen. Grossie, Baricza, Jon and Ponch are catching chickens which have escaped out of a crashed truck. Ponch is a contestant on the game show 'Name Your Price'. A car is run off the road by a Porsche, inside a man is trapped who happens to be diabetic...

    Director:Ric Rondell

    Writer:Bruce Shelly

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    Director:Ric Rondell

    Writer:Bruce Shelly
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    #12 - Aweigh We Go

    S1:E1212/22/1977

    A car pulling a trailer with a boat swerves to avoid an oncoming car and smashes into a hair salon. Ponch has his mind set on buying the boat together with Jon. Being short on personnel, Jon and Ponch are assigned to the weigh station A car has gone over a cliff with a woman and her little girl inside.

    Director:Ivan Nagy

    Writer:Christian I. Nyby II

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    Director:Ivan Nagy

    Writer:Christian I. Nyby II
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    #13 - One Two Many

    S1:E131/5/1978

    CHP officers usually ride in pairs, but this day Ponch leaves Jon to handle an emergency. While Jon is alone, an officer pulls up to a car and acts improperly, so frightening the female driver that she causes a traffic accident as she speeds away. As the Highway Patrol searches for for the unknown officer, Jon learns that the mystery man is apparently his double - and that his career is in jeopardy as long as the phony remains at large.

    Director:Paul Krasny

    Writer:Burton Armus

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    Director:Paul Krasny

    Writer:Burton Armus
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    #14 - Surf's Up

    S1:E151/19/1978

    A speeding 3 wheeler motorbike goes past Jon and Ponch, who give chase. Jon and Ponch get sent to Malibu when they ask for a change of scenery. 3 men are car stripping in Malibu. Ponch and Jon go to the beach while they take time off work.

    Director:Georg Fenady

    Writer:Bruce Shelly

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    Director:Georg Fenady

    Writer:Bruce Shelly
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    #15 - Vintage '54

    S1:E161/26/1978

    A baby is left behind in a parking area. A female sky diver nearly lands on the highway when her parachute is stuck on the bridge above. Mrs. Downey's car has been stolen. A dumpster gets unhitched from its garbage van and runs freely down the freeway

    Director:Barry Crane

    Writers:Mort Thaw, Ed Robak

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    Director:Barry Crane

    Writers:Mort Thaw, Ed Robak
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    #16 - Hitch-Hiking Hitch

    S1:E172/9/1978

    Two girls are found by Jon and Ponch while hitch-hiking. One blames the other for being there and doing this, but Ponch and Jon learn that this is not true. Later they have to save them out of a dangerous situation.

    Director:Phil Bondelli

    Writers:Bruce Shelly, Karl Tunberg

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    Director:Phil Bondelli

    Writers:Bruce Shelly, Karl Tunberg
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    #17 - Cry Wolf

    S1:E182/16/1978

    A rash of false alarms ties up CHP, fire engines, and ambulances. A young man who is living by his sister does this.

    Director:John Florea

    Writers:Jim Carlson, Terrence McDonnell

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    Director:John Florea

    Writers:Jim Carlson, Terrence McDonnell
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    #18 - Rainy Day

    S1:E203/2/1978

    Jon and Ponch are to patrol in a police cruiser as it's raining hard. A man gets thrown out of a gambling camper. Another man is driving down the highway, holding an umbrella out the window. A schoolteacher is allowed to take her little students to Central where they'll be given a tour by Ponch.

    Director:Gordon Hessler

    Writers:James Doherty, William D. Gordon, Rod Baker, Glen Olson

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    Director:Gordon Hessler

    Writers:James Doherty, William D. Gordon, Rod Baker, Glen Olson
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    #19 - Crack-Up

    S1:E213/9/1978

    Jon and Grossie are hurt giving chase to a speeding Trans Am. They both end up in the hospital. Ponch is teamed up with Getraer untill Jon is fully recovered and out of the hospital.

    Director:Phil Bondelli

    Writer:Rudolph Borchert

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    Director:Phil Bondelli

    Writer:Rudolph Borchert
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    #20 - Flashback!

    S1:E224/1/1978

    A rookie, Brent Delaney, fresh out of motorschool is not very liked by his fellow patrolmen. 2 men are stealing police motorbikes. A man being pulled over with a dangerous hitch-hiker. 2 young girls accidentally drive into a swimming pool.

    Director:Michael Caffey

    Writer:Bruce Shelly

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    Director:Michael Caffey

    Writer:Bruce Shelly
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    #21 - Peaks and Valleys

    S2:E19/16/1978

    Central gets a new mechanic, Harlan Arliss. Ponch and Jon are accused of improperly moving an accident victim. Jon meets an old friend who tries to convince him that there are better jobs out there than CHP officers.

    Director:Phil Bondelli

    Writer:Rudolph Borchert

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    Director:Phil Bondelli

    Writer:Rudolph Borchert
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    #22 - The Volunteers

    S2:E29/23/1978

    Jon and Ponch must take on the dangerous assignment of escorting a convoy of trucks carrying hazardous chlorine gas.

    Director:John Florea

    Writer:Arthur Marks

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    Director:John Florea

    Writer:Arthur Marks
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    #23 - Family Crisis

    S2:E39/30/1978

    Jon's nephew starts stealing cars with some friends. Ponch moves into a new apartment. A movie car, designed with special features, is used for robbing banks. The CHP has a hard time catching it.

    Director:Phil Bondelli

    Writers:James Doherty, William D. Gordon

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    Director:Phil Bondelli

    Writers:James Doherty, William D. Gordon
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    #24 - The Grudge

    S2:E811/11/1978

    After arresting some frat brothers for cannabis possession, Ponch and Jon find themselves targets of a vendetta by the disgruntled students.

    Director:John Florea

    Writer:Rick Mittleman

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    Director:John Florea

    Writer:Rick Mittleman
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    #25 - Return of the Turks

    S2:E1011/25/1978

    After having trouble on the highway and wiping out a number of vehicles, terror becomes a game of highway bumper cars.

    Director:Barry Crane

    Writer:Stephen Lord

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    Director:Barry Crane

    Writer:Stephen Lord