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CHiPs

1977–1983 · Ended · NBC · 6 seasons · 139 episodes · Drama, Action & Adventure · United States

Creator Rick Rosner · Starring Erik Estrada, Robert Pine, Paul Linke

Nonstop action and highway heroics!

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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Episodes

24 episodes · September 1979 – March 1980
  1. Episode 1: 1. Roller Disco (1)September 22, 1979 · 48 min
    While Ponch is busy trying to recruit celebrities for the CHP roller disco, Jon and Getraer deal with a teenage thief. Later, Ponch and Jon chase after two thieves who get away on roller-skates.
  2. Episode 2: 2. Roller Disco (2)September 22, 1979 · 48 min
    Ponch and Jon deal with a rock star and help organizing a roller-skating fund-raiser. Ponch and Jon continue chasing the roller-skating thieves.
  3. Episode 3: 3. Valley Go Home!September 29, 1979 · 48 min
    Officers mediate a feud between teenagers . Ponch and Jon intervene when some irate surfers chase the Valley kids who bumped their car.
  4. Episode 4: 4. High OctaneOctober 6, 1979 · 48 min
    A couple of gasoline smugglers steal gasoline from different stations using a gas truck they suck the gas in instead of delivering it. The C.H.P gang play roller hockey.
  5. Episode 5: 5. Death WatchOctober 13, 1979 · 48 min
    After a fellow officer is killed, Ponch and Jon investigate a crooked stuntman who has been causing accidents as part of an insurance scam.
  6. Episode 6: 6. CounterfeitOctober 20, 1979 · 48 min
    Ponch finds out about a counterfeiting scam run by a bogus preacher when he gets hold of some fake money.
Show 18 more episodes
  1. Episode 7: 7. The Return of the SupercycleOctober 27, 1979 · 48 min
    Ponch and Jon encounter a hotshot cyclist who evades them after stealing. Ponch takes a bad fall while trying to avoid a semi and is hospitalized; a supercycle event has come to town, and the officers attempt to figure out who the culprit is. Devising a scheme for an interview with one of the cyclists, the CHiPs catch the culprit, an affiliate of the star of the supercycle show, by using a special-issue bike that can keep up with the cyclist.
  2. Episode 8: 8. Hot WheelsNovember 3, 1979 · 48 min
    While Ponch is in hospital, Jon and a new partner investigate several thefts involving city vehicles.
  3. Episode 9: 9. Drive, Lady, Drive (1)November 10, 1979 · 48 min
    Ponch and Jon become involved in the case of a young girl whose parents are nowhere to be found. Candi, a racing driver, takes her to the racetrack - with dramatic consequences.
  4. Episode 10: 10. Drive, Lady, Drive (2)November 10, 1979 · 48 min
    Candi tries to help the young girl who is unhappy at her foster home. Ponch and Jon move in on the crooks that they have been watching.
  5. Episode 11: 11. The Watch CommanderNovember 17, 1979 · 48 min
    A hard-nosed lieutenant tries to shape up CHP Central. Lieutenant ""Apple"" Bates has a hard time before he learns that he has the best troup all over L.A.
  6. Episode 12: 12. Destruction DerbyNovember 24, 1979 · 48 min
    Jon and Ponch go undercover at a demolition derby, on the trail of stolen cars. Ponch's beloved Firebird is changing into a racing car .... but without Ponch's will.
  7. Episode 13: 13. Second ChanceDecember 1, 1979 · 48 min
    Jon and Ponch try to apprehend a jewel thief who has hit several condos in Marina Del Ray. Who can know that a few very pretty ladies are the thieves?
  8. Episode 14: 14. WheelingDecember 8, 1979 · 48 min
    A handicapped driver causes headaches for Jon and Ponch when he is mistaken for a hit-and-run driver. Jon and Ponch learn to respect handicapped people.
  9. Episode 15: 15. Christmas WatchDecember 15, 1979 · 48 min
    A bell is stolen from a church. The Sunday school children are very sad about this. Ponch gets a visit from his mother. The officers have much to laugh at as a few drunken guys want to buy gas at the Central.
  10. Episode 16: 16. JailbirdsJanuary 12, 1980 · 48 min
    Jon and Ponch are found guilty of contempt when they refuse to name an informant in court. Of course they meet criminals who were arrested by the officers.
  11. Episode 17: 17. E.M.T.January 19, 1980 · 48 min
    The instructor for an EMT course recognizes pupils Jon and Ponch as the officers who gave him a ticket the day before.
  12. Episode 18: 18. KidnapJanuary 26, 1980 · 48 min
    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.
  13. Episode 19: 19. Off RoadFebruary 2, 1980 · 48 min
    Jon and Ponch enter a desert off-road race, unaware that a pair of thugs are using the race as a cover to retrieve a cache of stolen coins.
  14. Episode 20: 20. Tow Truck LadyFebruary 9, 1980 · 48 min
    When a tow truck driver is suspected of stealing cars to make ends meet, Jon and Ponch enlist the help of the driver's daughter .
  15. Episode 21: 21. The StrippersFebruary 16, 1980 · 48 min
    Jon and Ponch attempt to trap a gang of car strippers with drug smuggling connections.
  16. Episode 22: 22. Thrill ShowFebruary 23, 1980 · 48 min
    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 .
  17. Episode 23: 23. NightingaleMarch 23, 1980 · 48 min
    Jon and Ponch try to find a mysterious female doctor who is treating accident victims then disappearing . They learn that the lady is the wife of a doctor and helping only the poor. What shall they do? They have to arrest her first but the lady finds a way to be a doctor again.
  18. Episode 24: 24. Dynamite AlleyMarch 30, 1980 · 48 min
    Officer Bonnie Clark believes she was forced off the road by a truck after crashing on a dangerous mountain road.

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Film and series details

EPISODE LENGTH
48 minutes
FIRST AIRED
September 15, 1977
LAST AIRED
May 1, 1983
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Rosner Television, MGM Television, NBC Studios

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