The Worst Episodes of CHiPs
Every episode of CHiPs ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of CHiPs!
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.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "CHiPs" is "Force Seven", rated 3.7/10 from 131 user votes. It was directed by Lee H. Katzin and written by Stephen Downing. "Force Seven" aired on 5/23/1982 and is rated 0.6 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Mitchell & Woods".
3.7/10 131 votes#1 - Force Seven
Season 5 Episode 27 - Aired 5/23/1982
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
4.3/10 122 votes#2 - Mitchell & Woods
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 12/18/1981
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
5.2/10 237 votes#3 - Diamond in the Rough
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/22/1981
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
Writer: Aubrey Solomon, Steve Greenberg
5.4/10 237 votes#4 - Anything But the Truth
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 11/8/1981
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
5.4/10 236 votes#5 - Concours d'Elegance
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 12/13/1981
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: N/A
5.6/10 250 votes#6 - The Killer Indy
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/25/1981
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: N/A
5.6/10 234 votes#7 - Finders Keepers
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/29/1981
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
Writer: W. Dal Jenkins, Robert Biheller
5.7/10 233 votes#8 - Fast Money
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 12/5/1981
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: N/A
5.7/10 86 votes#9 - The Spaceman Made Me Do It
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 10/24/1982
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
6.1/10 78 votes#10 - Suicide Stunt
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 10/4/1981
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.2/10 72 votes#11 - Return of the Brat Patrol
Season 6 Episode 22 - Aired 5/1/1983
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.3/10 68 votes#12 - The Greatest Adventures of "CHiPs"
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 5/12/1979
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
Writer: L. Ford Neale, John Huff
6.3/10 261 votes#13 - 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
6.3/10 70 votes#14 - Day of the Robot
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 1/2/1983
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.4/10 66 votes#15 - Trained for Trouble
Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 4/4/1982
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: N/A
6.4/10 79 votes#16 - Country Action
Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 1/23/1983
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
Writer: Joseph Gunn, Paul Mason
6.5/10 98 votes#17 - Quarantine
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 2/24/1979
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.5/10 78 votes#18 - Thrill Show
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 2/23/1980
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: N/A
6.5/10 75 votes#19 - 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
6.5/10 69 votes#20 - Bright Flashes
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 1/17/1982
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
6.5/10 73 votes#21 - Fun House
Season 6 Episode 19 - Aired 3/13/1983
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.6/10 70 votes#22 - Bomb Run
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/15/1981
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.6/10 88 votes#23 - Things That Go Creep in the Night
Season 6 Episode 21 - Aired 4/10/1983
An eccentric comic-book author causes mischief. Ponch jumps into the ocean to save a woman under attack by a bizarre sea creature.
Director: Robert Pine
Writer: Barry Jacobs, Stuart Jacobs
6.7/10 85 votes#24 - Kidnap
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 1/26/1980
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
6.7/10 81 votes#25 - 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