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The Worst Episodes of CHiPs

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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...
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  • Force Seven
    3.7/10(141)
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    #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

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  • Mitchell & Woods
    4.3/10(130)
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    #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

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  • Diamond in the Rough
    5.3/10(241)
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    #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: Steve Greenberg, Aubrey Solomon

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  • Anything But the Truth
    5.4/10(241)
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    #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

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  • Concours d'Elegance
    5.5/10(242)
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    #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

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  • The Killer Indy
    5.6/10(253)
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    #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

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  • Finders Keepers
    5.6/10(238)
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    #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: Robert Biheller, W. Dal Jenkins

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  • The Spaceman Made Me Do It
    5.6/10(90)
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    #8 - 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

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  • Fast Money
    5.7/10(239)
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    #9 - 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

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  • Return of the Brat Patrol
    6.1/10(73)
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    #10 - 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

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  • Suicide Stunt
    6.2/10(81)
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    #11 - 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

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  • The Greatest Adventures of "CHiPs"
    6.3/10(72)
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    #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

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  • Ponch's Angels (1)
    6.3/10(267)
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    #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

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  • Day of the Robot
    6.3/10(74)
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    #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

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  • Quarantine
    6.5/10(104)
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    #15 - 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

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  • Country Action
    6.5/10(83)
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    #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

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  • Fun House
    6.5/10(77)
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    #17 - 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

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  • Kidnap
    6.6/10(95)
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    #18 - 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

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  • Thrill Show
    6.6/10(84)
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    #19 - 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

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  • Bright Flashes
    6.6/10(74)
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    #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

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  • Things That Go Creep in the Night
    6.6/10(93)
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    #21 - 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

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  • The Poachers
    6.7/10(81)
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    #22 - 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

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  • Bomb Run
    6.7/10(74)
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    #23 - 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

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  • Trained for Trouble
    6.7/10(75)
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    #24 - 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

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  • Baby Food
    6.8/10(131)
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    #25 - Baby Food

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 10/27/1977

    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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Worst Episodes Summary

"Force Seven" is the worst rated episode of "CHiPs". It scored 3.7/10 based on 141 votes. Directed by Lee H. Katzin and written by Stephen Downing, it aired on 5/23/1982. This episode scored 0.6 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Mitchell & Woods".