CHiPs

The adventures of two California Highway Patrol motorcycle officers.

Cast:Erik Estrada , Larry Wilcox , Robert Pine , Paul Linke , Brodie Greer , Lou Wagner , Randi Oakes , Michael Dorn , Lew Saunders , Tom Reilly , Tina Gayle , Brianne Leary , Clarence Gilyard Jr. , Bruce Penhall , Caitlyn Jenner , Gwynne Gilford , Ellen Geer , Alyscia Maxwell

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Pilot

Thu, Sep 15, 1977

Ponch and Jon take to their bikes to bust an auto theft ring that employs a clever means of smuggling hot sports cars past the Highway Patrol. Ponch's probation is almost over when he runs into a sticky situation.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Undertow

Thu, Sep 22, 1977

Ponch and Jon track down a tow truck driver who robs stranded single women motorists. Ponch's exposure to a leaky tank of nitrous oxide (laughing gas) threatens his performance on the streets as well as in the CHP's big basketball game.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Dog Gone

Thu, Sep 29, 1977

It's puppy love at the Highway Patrol when Ponch and Jon conspire to keep a dog they rescued a secret from Sgt. Getraer. A young punk and his pals plot to sabotage Ponch's bike, but make a big mistake.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Moving Violation

Thu, Oct 13, 1977

Ponch and Jon track a stolen bus and deal with a mad driver who begins to take his car apart after receiving a ticket for speeding.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Career Day

Thu, Oct 20, 1977

Ponch flies on patrol in a CHP helicopter and is asked to appear at his old high school's Career Day. Jon helps him entertain the audience. Ponch and Jon locate a missing boy and solve a series of residential burglaries.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Baby Food

Thu, Oct 27, 1977

The CHP investigate a shipment of baby food that spilled from a truck and is contaminated with botulism.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Taking Its Toll

Thu, Nov 3, 1977

The CHP investigate a series of thefts by bandits at a toll booth.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ Green Thumb Burglar

Thu, Nov 10, 1977

Jon and Ponch stop psychic twin sisters, who give Ponch some dire warnings about his impending future. As the CHP tries to stop the theft of freeway plants, Ponch wonders if the predictions will come true.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ Hustle

Thu, Nov 24, 1977

The officers investigate some motorcycle-riding thieves, while Ponch convinces Jon to join a CHP bowling tournament.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ Highway Robbery

Thu, Dec 1, 1977

Jon has a personal connection to a motorcyclist robbing people on the freeway. Ponch develops a huge crush on a model in a suntan ad.

11Season 1

S1.E11 ∙ Name Your Price

Thu, Dec 8, 1977

Ponch is picked as a contestant for the game show "Name Your Price."

12Season 1

S1.E12 ∙ Aweigh We Go

Thu, Dec 22, 1977

While assigned to duty at a weigh station, Ponch and Jon go after a hijacked truck.

13Season 1

S1.E13 ∙ One Two Many

Thu, Jan 5, 1978

Complaints come into headquarters about Jon when a fake CHP officer resembling him causes problems along the highway during traffic stops.

14Season 1

S1.E14 ∙ Rustling

Thu, Jan 12, 1978

The CHP investigate a group of cattle rustlers trying to cheat insurance companies.

15Season 1

S1.E15 ∙ Surf's Up

Thu, Jan 19, 1978

Ponch and Jon are transferred to Malibu Beach and must deal with a teenager who has a grudge against the police.

16Season 1

S1.E16 ∙ Vintage '54

Thu, Jan 26, 1978

Ponch and Jon help reunite a baby with the family who left the little one behind following the confusion of packing for a vacation.

17Season 1

S1.E17 ∙ Hitch-Hiking Hitch

Thu, Feb 9, 1978

Jon and Ponch try to keep two teenage girls from hitchhiking. They also mediate a situation where an elderly man refuses to leave his home that he's lived in for 70 years.

18Season 1

S1.E18 ∙ Cry Wolf

Thu, Feb 16, 1978

CHP officers try to catch the person calling in fake accidents.

19Season 1

S1.E19 ∙ Crash Diet

Thu, Feb 23, 1978

The CHP officers try to reach a 1,000-pound weight loss goal, while investigating reports of a man throwing dirt at traffic.

20Season 1

S1.E20 ∙ Rainy Day

Thu, Mar 2, 1978

The CHP officers are temporarily assigned to patrol cars due to the weather. They investigate a moving casino.

21Season 1

S1.E21 ∙ Crack-Up

Thu, Mar 9, 1978

When Jon is sidelined with an injury, Ponch is partnered with Sgt. Getraer. A reckless tow truck driver with a grudge against CHPs endangers the entire department.

22Season 1

S1.E22 ∙ Flashback!

Sat, Apr 1, 1978

A biker gang is stealing CHP motorcycles. When a pompous new patrolman joins the CHP, Jon flashes back to his first meetings with a hot-dogging dirt biker named Frank Poncherello.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Peaks and Valleys

Sat, Sep 16, 1978

An accident victim Ponch and Jon helped is pressed by his lawyer into suing them. Ponch encourages his partner to stay on the force when a disillusioned Jon considers leaving the CHP to sell used cars for a successful high school friend.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ The Volunteers

Sat, Sep 23, 1978

Ponch and Jon are tapped to escort a convoy of tanker trucks containing highly explosive and toxic chlorine gas across 140 miles of troublesome terrain.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Family Crisis

Sat, Sep 30, 1978

Ponch intervenes when he suspects Jon's young nephew of joyriding in stolen cars. An overeager officer is obsessed with recovering a stolen movie stunt car being employed for diamond heists. Ponch trades in his motor home for an apartment.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Disaster Squad

Sat, Oct 7, 1978

Ponch befriends a runaway four-year-old motorcycle enthusiast while Jon romances his divorcée mother. A sensationalist news crew dubbed the Disaster Squad pesters Ponch and Jon.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Neighborhood Watch

Sat, Oct 14, 1978

Ponch and Jon are put on patrol in a residential neighborhood where four unsupervised children run amok. Jon has repeated run-ins with a reckless driver with a bad attitude.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Trick or Trick

Sat, Oct 21, 1978

Keeping the streets safe for trick-or-treaters, Ponch and Jon search a haunted house for a runaway boy, foil a ghoulish getaway and nab a candy bag snatcher. Meanwhile, Sgt. Getraer is determined to bust the Halloween Hobgoblin.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ High Flyer

Sat, Nov 4, 1978

Ponch and Jon pick up the trail of an auto theft ring. A fatherless teenage girl has a crush on Jon. Ponch is running out of excuses to avoid going up on patrol in the CHP helicopter.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ The Grudge

Sat, Nov 11, 1978

In retaliation for a drug bust, five frat boys wage psychological and prank warfare on Ponch and Jon.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ The Sheik

Sat, Nov 18, 1978

It's the "Taming of the Sheik" when Ponch and Jon are put on patrol with a pompous and spoiled young oil sheik studying police science in America.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ Return of the Turks

Sat, Nov 25, 1978

Ponch and Jon each experience unsettling encounters with past acquaintances. A reckless driver plays bumper cars on the freeway.

11Season 2

S2.E11 ∙ Supercycle

Sat, Dec 2, 1978

An Evel Knievel-style stunt cyclist evades, outwits and embarrasses the CHP, so Harlan develops a supercycle to put Ponch on a level playing field.

12Season 2

S2.E12 ∙ High Explosive

Sat, Dec 9, 1978

Ponch and Jon befriend a fatherless country boy out of place in the big city and in big trouble for firing his pellet gun into traffic. A reckless ambulance driver threatens lives when he illegally transports cases of unstable dynamite.

13Season 2

S2.E13 ∙ Down Time

Sat, Dec 16, 1978

Ponch's personal and professional lives meet when his prized Firebird is heisted by a trio of beautiful car thieves. Determined to get it back, Ponch turns detective on his down time.

14Season 2

S2.E14 ∙ Repo Man

Sat, Jan 6, 1979

Jon's heroism makes him a reluctant local celebrity. A disreputable repo man makes life difficult for Ponch and Jon. The CHPs pull a practical joke on their published writer colleague Grossman.

15Season 2

S2.E15 ∙ MAIT Team

Sat, Jan 13, 1979

Cahill is critically injured in a multi-vehicle pile-up that claims eleven lives. Ponch and Jon are tapped to serve on the Multidisciplinary Accident Investigation Team determined to pinpoint the cause and to clear Cahill from blame.

16Season 2

S2.E16 ∙ Pressure Point

Sat, Jan 20, 1979

Ponch and Jon put away their bikes and play a diplomat and his chauffeur when they go undercover to prevent a wealthy man and his beautiful granddaughter from falling victim to a violent extortion racket.

17Season 2

S2.E17 ∙ The Matchmakers

Sat, Jan 27, 1979

Jon and Ponch are matchmakers for two lonely people: an officer forced to retire and a widow pressured by the city to move.

18Season 2

S2.E18 ∙ Rally 'Round the Bank

Sat, Feb 3, 1979

While investigating a string of drive-in-bank robberies, Ponch is baffled by a visit from his mother.

19Season 2

S2.E19 ∙ Bio-Rhythms

Sat, Feb 17, 1979

Ponch reconnects with Robbie, whose trucking business is at the mercy of a competitor trying to put her out of business. Meanwhile, Officer Cahill is tracking everyone's biorhythms to see if it affects their performance on the job.

20Season 2

S2.E20 ∙ Quarantine

Sat, Feb 24, 1979

A young hitchhiker with a bomb succumbs to a rare illness after being taken into custody by Jon and Ponch, putting the CHP headquarters on a quarantine alert.

21Season 2

S2.E21 ∙ CHP BMX

Sat, Mar 3, 1979

Distracted by his son's accident, Sgt. Getraer mistakenly releases a narcotics suspect.

22Season 2

S2.E22 ∙ Ride the Whirlwind

Sat, Mar 10, 1979

Jon and Ponch encounter unruly dirt bikers, a clandestine PCP operation and a macho city councilman showing off on the hillsides when they volunteer as members of a pilot trail bike team.

23Season 2

S2.E23 ∙ The Greatest Adventures of CHiPs

Sat, May 12, 1979

While Ponch and Jon are off in Sacramento attending a seminar, Grossman starts to collect anecdotes about the team from other officers so that - win or lose - they can give them a party, half testimonial and half roast.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ Roller Disco: Part 1

Sat, Sep 22, 1979

Poncherello is head of the CHP entertainment committee for the annual Skate with the Stars charity. Thieves on roller skates create problems for Ponch and Jon.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ Roller Disco: Part 2

Sat, Sep 22, 1979

Ponch and Jon continue pursuing the roller skating smash and grab thieves. Jon helps a famous musician who is exhausted and disillusioned. Meanwhile, Ponch is running out of time to find celebrities for the CHP Skate with the Stars charity.

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ Valley Go Home!

Sat, Sep 29, 1979

Jon and Ponch try to mediate a turf dispute between some surfer dudes and some Hispanics from the Valley.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ High Octane

Sat, Oct 6, 1979

Sgt. Getraer is injured by thieves who are afraid they will be caught stealing gas using a tanker truck. Ponch takes Sarge's place as the referee for a CHP sponsored kids' roller hockey game.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ Death Watch

Sat, Oct 13, 1979

A man who commits insurance fraud by deliberately causing accidents on the freeway creates a deadly situation. Baricza is injured and another CHP officer is killed.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ Counterfeit

Sat, Oct 20, 1979

Counterfeiters working out of a church are creating phony $20 bills and passing them around L.A. Even Ponch receives some of the fake bills.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ Return of the Supercycle

Sat, Oct 27, 1979

Ponch and Jon are chasing someone who looks like the daredevil motorcyclist, Roy Yarnell, whom they encountered last year. Ponch is injured. Jon goes to see Roy, but he claims it's not him. That's when Jon asks Getraer to let him use the Supercycle which they used to catch Roy last time.

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ Hot Wheels

Sat, Nov 3, 1979

Ponch is still in the hospital. Meanwhile, the CHP is busy with thieves who are using city trucks to commit their crimes.

9Season 3

S3.E9 ∙ Drive, Lady, Drive: Part 1

Sat, Nov 10, 1979

Due to a police strike, Getraer asks Ponch and Jon to work in Palma Vista. There they meet a beautiful female race car driver, Candi Wright. She finds a traumatized little girl at a fire who won't tell them who she is or where she's from.

10Season 3

S3.E10 ∙ Drive, Lady, Drive: Part 2

Sat, Nov 10, 1979

Donna is sent back to her foster home but Candi voices her concerns to the social worker. The CHP get closer to busting a hijacking ring based in Palma Vista.

11Season 3

S3.E11 ∙ The Watch Commander

Sat, Nov 17, 1979

The new watch commander visits Central and begins hassling everyone for violating minor regulations. Even Getraer does not agree with the reprimands. The CHP is looking for thieves stealing trucks from loading docks.

12Season 3

S3.E12 ∙ Destruction Derby

Sat, Nov 24, 1979

Ponch and Jon are given an undercover assignment that involves racing in the demolition derby. Ponch becomes interested in a mysterious female driver.

13Season 3

S3.E13 ∙ Second Chance

Sat, Dec 1, 1979

Ponch and Jon are after jewelry thieves who use stolen motorcycles for quick getaways. The CHP holds a fun fair for kids in physical therapy. Ponch attempts to befriend a girl paralyzed after the thief hit her bicycle.

14Season 3

S3.E14 ∙ Wheeling

Sat, Dec 8, 1979

Ponch and Jon have to deal with disabled men who think they get a special pass when it comes to safety. They are a hazard both on and off the road.

15Season 3

S3.E15 ∙ Christmas Watch

Sat, Dec 15, 1979

The Christmas season doesn't mean any less work for Jon and Ponch. At the community church, thieves run off with a 15th century bell that means a great deal to the local kids. They also operate a car theft ring and prey on unsuspecting car sellers by taking the cars for a test drive and not returning. When they get in an auto accident, their strange behavior gives them away and they are arrested.

16Season 3

S3.E16 ∙ Jailbirds

Sat, Jan 12, 1980

Ponch and Jon both end up in jail for contempt when they refuse to reveal the identity of their informant in court. Getraer has the rest of his officers look for more evidence to get them out.

17Season 3

S3.E17 ∙ E.M.T.

Sat, Jan 19, 1980

Ponch signs himself and Jon up for an EMT class at UCLA thinking they would get overtime pay and less time on the freeway. He was wrong. Plus their teacher is a fireman whom they angered that same morning by giving him a ticket.

18Season 3

S3.E18 ∙ Kidnap

Sat, Jan 26, 1980

Two mischievous boys being escorted by John and Ponch get more than they bargained for when the Rolls-Royce in which they are hiding is stolen by 2 desperate fugitives.

19Season 3

S3.E19 ∙ Off Road

Sat, Feb 2, 1980

Jon brings Ponch along to compete in a desert off road race. They meet pretty girls and thieves searching for stolen gold.

20Season 3

S3.E20 ∙ Tow Truck Lady

Sat, Feb 9, 1980

A tow truck driver, who is friends with Jon and Ponch, is in debt after his wife passed away. He is now stealing cars to pay off a loan shark.

21Season 3

S3.E21 ∙ The Strippers

Sat, Feb 16, 1980

Jon's girlfriend has her Mercedes stolen by car strippers. There are also drug smugglers working in the same area. Ponch and Jon start stepping on the toes of the DEA.

22Season 3

S3.E22 ∙ Thrill Show

Sat, Feb 23, 1980

Bonnie needs to make a decision between staying with the CHP or joining a friend who works with the Joie Chitwood Thrill Show.

23Season 3

S3.E23 ∙ Nightingale

Sun, Mar 23, 1980

A woman treats accident victims and then disappears. It turns out she's not a doctor. Ponch and John help her get certified so she can do it legally.

24Season 3

S3.E24 ∙ Dynamite Alley

Sun, Mar 30, 1980

Bonnie is hospitalized after a serious car accident. A funny car show is in town which leads to the CHP dealing with many interesting cars on the streets.

1Season 4

S4.E1 ∙ Go-Cart Terror

Sun, Sep 21, 1980

There is a Go-Cart race between a club organized by the CHP, against a club organized by firefighters. They also have to find a few burglars.

2Season 4

S4.E2 ∙ Sick Leave

Sun, Sep 28, 1980

The CHiPs try to persuade a fellow officer to take sick leave after he takes unnecessary risks.

3Season 4

S4.E3 ∙ To Your Health

Sun, Oct 5, 1980

A farmer believes a large agricultural company is sabotaging his trucks to shut down his business. Ponch goes on a health kick to impress women who own a health food store.

4Season 4

S4.E4 ∙ The Poachers

Sun, Oct 19, 1980

While chasing poachers in the woods, Ponch and Jon encounter a man of Native American descent who wants to teach his grandson how to survive in the wilderness.

5Season 4

S4.E5 ∙ The Great 5K Star Race and Boulder Wrap Party: Part 1

Sun, Dec 7, 1980

Ponch is looking for celebrities to participate in a fundraiser. Jon helps a boy who wants Jon to be his Big Brother.

6Season 4

S4.E6 ∙ The Great 5K Star Race and Boulder Wrap Party: Part 2

Sun, Dec 7, 1980

Attempts are made to remove a large boulder which is putting Milton Berle's home in danger. The CHP fundraiser is a success with plenty of celebrities participating.

7Season 4

S4.E7 ∙ Satan's Angels

Sun, Dec 14, 1980

Officer Bonnie Clark is kidnapped by members of a biker gang.

8Season 4

S4.E8 ∙ Wheels of Justice

Sun, Dec 21, 1980

Ponch and Jon try to keep both a dangerous drunk driver and a habitual reckless driver off the streets. A gas main breaks at the hospital. Central takes in an entire maternity ward until the babies can be transported.

9Season 4

S4.E9 ∙ Crash Course

Sun, Jan 4, 1981

Sonny Matson is a getaway driver who was recently released and back on the streets committing robberies. Ponch has difficulties with his bank account.

10Season 4

S4.E10 ∙ Forty Tons of Trouble

Sun, Jan 11, 1981

Thieves are stealing large construction equipment. The CHP officers also chipped in to buy a dragster.

11Season 4

S4.E11 ∙ 11-99: Officer Needs Help

Sun, Jan 18, 1981

A new dispatcher is having trouble handling calls. The CHP try out a new device that sends out an emergency signal when an officer is down.

12Season 4

S4.E12 ∙ Home Fires Burning

Sun, Feb 1, 1981

Arsonists are setting fires to RVs in an insurance scam.

13Season 4

S4.E13 ∙ Sharks

Sun, Feb 22, 1981

Ponch and Jon stumble across a drug smuggling ring while scuba diving.

14Season 4

S4.E14 ∙ Ponch's Angels: Part 1

Sat, Feb 28, 1981

Ponch is assigned to train a female motorcycle officer who shares many of his rebellious traits; CHP officers try to recapture an escaped prisoner.

15Season 4

S4.E15 ∙ Ponch's Angels: Part 2

Sun, Mar 1, 1981

Jon, his female trainee and the rest of the CHP officers must work together to shut down the marina operation and recapture the escaped prisoner.

16Season 4

S4.E16 ∙ Karate

Sun, Mar 8, 1981

Ponch uses karate to try and convince kids at a youth center to stay away from gangs and drugs.

17Season 4

S4.E17 ∙ New Guy in Town

Sun, Mar 15, 1981

There's a new rookie officer working with the CHP. A man is trying to avenge his brother's death by trying to kill Ponch and Jon.

18Season 4

S4.E18 ∙ The Hawk and the Hunter

Sun, Apr 5, 1981

Barizca's father, a crop duster, is being threatened by someone who believes the chemicals he is using are dangerous. When Barizca also learns that his father is not physically able to fly, he decides to take some time off to fill in for him. Jon tries to find the man threatening Barizca. He also tries to get the Barizcas to talk as Barry will have to make a choice if he will stay with the CHP or quit to work for his father full-time.

19Season 4

S4.E19 ∙ Vigilante

Sun, May 3, 1981

A criminal whom Getraer arrested is back and is terrorizing his family. At the same time a newly formed watch group tries to help by calling the cops when they come across a crime. But one of the members who lost a family member takes things too far.

20Season 4

S4.E20 ∙ Dead Man's Riddle

Sun, May 10, 1981

After joining the Accident Investigation Team, a psychologist fears she may have accidentally caused an accident; the CHP team recreates a crash.

21Season 4

S4.E21 ∙ A Simple Operation

Sun, May 17, 1981

When Getraer is injured he is brought to the hospital. While there and under sedation he sees someone do something to the man in the room with him. While trying to find out who the perpetrator is, the man tries to take Getraer out.

1Season 5

S5.E1 ∙ Suicide Stunt

Sun, Oct 4, 1981

The CHP is keeping an eye on a motorcycle star from Hungary (still under Soviet rule) who is in town for a benefit.

2Season 5

S5.E2 ∙ Vagabonds

Sun, Oct 11, 1981

A family of con artists are operating in the area. Jon and Ponch meet the son of one of them before they knew of them. At the same time the mother of the son wants her husband to go straight but his brother won't let him.

3Season 5

S5.E3 ∙ Moonlight

Sun, Oct 18, 1981

Toxic waste is being dumped. Jon and Ponch have their four-year anniversary for riding together, and Ponch works an off-duty detail on a movie set.

4Season 5

S5.E4 ∙ The Killer Indy

Sun, Oct 25, 1981

The CHP is looking for a biker gang who goes around racing in the streets and who were also responsible for an accident. New CHP officer Steve McLeish thinks that the gang is trying to emulate something McLeish calls an Indy which is a motorcycle race. And it turns out his brother Toro's considered to be the best at it. And the leader is challenging him. And it turns out that his other brother, Ted hangs with the gang.

5Season 5

S5.E5 ∙ Weed Wars

Sun, Nov 1, 1981

When a young boy witnesses an accident caused by feuding drug syndicates reckless driving along a mountain road. Jon and Ponch take the case.

6Season 5

S5.E6 ∙ Anything But the Truth

Sun, Nov 8, 1981

Jon's new girlfriend is the only eye witness of the man who has been conducting a string of hit and run robberies. However, she is a compulsive liar, and any testimony she gives isn't credible.

7Season 5

S5.E7 ∙ Bomb Run

Sun, Nov 15, 1981

Baricza is suspicious when his old girlfriend, who's afraid of flying, is going to perform in the air show.

8Season 5

S5.E8 ∙ Diamond in the Rough

Sun, Nov 22, 1981

Thieves are planning a con job. Before the job takes place, they are in a hit and run crash with a friend of Sgt. Getrear's son, who is taken in by the Getrears. Jon investigates the crash and finds there is more involved than a crash.

9Season 5

S5.E9 ∙ Finders Keepers

Sun, Nov 29, 1981

A stolen car causes problems for Steve McLeish, Jon meets a popular singer, and a bounty hunter is trying to get a fugitive back to Texas.

10Season 5

S5.E10 ∙ Fast Money

Sat, Dec 5, 1981

Thieves are ripping off couriers on the freeway using a unique method, Ponch has to find a new apartment, and Jon is dating one of Ponch's neighbors who becomes Ponch's temporary roommate.

11Season 5

S5.E11 ∙ Concours d'Elegance

Sun, Dec 13, 1981

Ponch and Jon investigate a wealthy man who is ripping off his family's charity car auction.

12Season 5

S5.E12 ∙ Mitchell & Woods

Fri, Dec 18, 1981

In a spin-off episode, Ocean City PD motorcycle officers Paula Woods and Melanie Mitchell are promoted to detective and investigate a murder.

13Season 5

S5.E13 ∙ Breaking Point

Sun, Jan 3, 1982

After an accident, Ponch has doubts about riding a motorcycle.

14Season 5

S5.E14 ∙ Tiger in the Streets

Sun, Jan 10, 1982

A tiger escapes from a new wildlife park and an ex-con engages car club members in road battles.

15Season 5

S5.E15 ∙ Bright Flashes

Sun, Jan 17, 1982

Someone is committing robberies using a laser to blind anyone who stands in their way even cops. A former western star whom Jon idolizes was at the robbery and is hesitant to come forward because he did nothing.

16Season 5

S5.E16 ∙ Battle of the Bands

Sun, Jan 31, 1982

Violent troublemakers in a punk band break into a van belonging to the new wave band Snow Pink. They both are performing in the Battle of the Bands. Ponch also demonstrates his singing talents.

17Season 5

S5.E17 ∙ Alarmed

Sun, Feb 14, 1982

Bonnie is worried that someone she knew in the academy is now stealing cars.

18Season 5

S5.E18 ∙ In the Best of Families

Sun, Feb 21, 1982

A family of thieves steal Bonnie's CHP cruiser. Central prepares for a big inspection.

19Season 5

S5.E19 ∙ Silent Partner

Sun, Feb 28, 1982

Grossman is injured in an accident. Jon makes the embarrassing assumption that a deaf man is just drunk.

20Season 5

S5.E20 ∙ Flare Up

Sun, Mar 7, 1982

Jon is hospitalized for breathing chlorine gas. Ponch is falsely accused of assault.

21Season 5

S5.E21 ∙ The Game of War

Sun, Mar 14, 1982

A reckless process server finds herself kidnapped and caught up in a scheme by a group of former soldiers who are planning to spring their former commander out of jail.

22Season 5

S5.E22 ∙ A Threat of War

Sun, Mar 21, 1982

Andy Macedon is back. He challenges Ponch to a karate match at the youth center.

23Season 5

S5.E23 ∙ Trained for Trouble

Sun, Apr 4, 1982

Animals have been trained to rob banks. Meanwhile, Ponch is being mistaken for a Chippendale's stripper.

24Season 5

S5.E24 ∙ Ice Cream Man

Sun, Apr 18, 1982

A former CHP sergeant, who was convicted of stealing vehicles, is now working as an ice cream man.

25Season 5

S5.E25 ∙ Overload

Sun, May 2, 1982

A delivery of computer chips is stolen. Plus, the CHP computer gets hacked which creates chaos with paychecks and Ponch's "little black book."

26Season 5

S5.E26 ∙ K-9-1

Sun, May 9, 1982

Baker and Poncherello work with K-9 deputies from the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, and Poncherello fills in when one is injured. Robbers are targeting tour buses.

27Season 5

S5.E27 ∙ Force Seven

Sun, May 23, 1982

In a failed backdoor pilot, a special group of martial arts experts are introduced, assigned here to break up a missile smuggling operation.

1Season 6

S6.E1 ∙ Meet the New Guy

Sun, Oct 10, 1982

Ponch has to break in a new rookie partner, while searching for a runaway girl and her newborn baby.

2Season 6

S6.E2 ∙ Tight Fit

Sun, Oct 17, 1982

Poncherello works part-time as a model and discovers an underlying crime. Nelson hijacks an LAPD diamond theft case.

3Season 6

S6.E3 ∙ The Spaceman Made Me Do It

Sun, Oct 24, 1982

While on night patrol, Bobby and Ponch answer a call to a jewelry store and find a preteen girl who claims an alien told her to commit the robbery.

4Season 6

S6.E4 ∙ Rock Devil Rock

Sun, Oct 31, 1982

Ponch and Bobby are hired to protect Moloch, a Goth rock star. Moloch later tells them that he fears that he is cursed and that he's going to die.

5Season 6

S6.E5 ∙ Speedway Fever

Sun, Nov 7, 1982

While Bobby and Ponch chase after a gang of high-speed motorcycle bandits, a young cadet at the CHP academy chooses between his career and his family.

6Season 6

S6.E6 ∙ Something Special

Sun, Nov 21, 1982

A man who worked in an auto plant but was laid off when imported cars were preferred takes his frustrations out on all imported cars. Ponch has been working at the Special Olympics and the boy he's working with is sad that his father doesn't seem to show any interest. So Ponch goes to see him and when he says something hurtful, his son runs away. And a friend of Bobby's who's a motorcycle daredevil is about to try and dangerous stunt.

7Season 6

S6.E7 ∙ This Year's Riot

Sun, Nov 28, 1982

While on temporary duty, Ponch and Bobby search all around the city for a notorious drug dealer and try to resolve a dispute concerning a nude beach.

8Season 6

S6.E8 ∙ Head Over Heels

Sun, Dec 5, 1982

Poncherello meets a teacher and falls in love. Thieves are targeting wealthy drivers and robbing them on the highway. Grossman is taking guitar lessons.

9Season 6

S6.E9 ∙ Return to Death's Door

Sun, Dec 12, 1982

Ponch tries to persuade a young drag racer, the brother of a friend killed in a race, to leave the sport.

10Season 6

S6.E10 ∙ Fallout

Sun, Dec 19, 1982

The CHPs have to deal with protesters at a nuclear plant only to find out that Sgt. Getraer has a daughter that's among the group that could face arrest.

11Season 6

S6.E11 ∙ Day of the Robot

Sun, Jan 2, 1983

A robot is visiting the CHP to show that it could be helpful to their work and so far it does, but for some reason every time it goes near something electrical, it shorts out. Ponch is dealing with a couple of girls who go around on bikes and pursue anyone who is speeding. He suspects that one of them has a personal reason for what she is doing.

12Season 6

S6.E12 ∙ Hot Date

Sun, Jan 9, 1983

Ponch goes home to meet his girlfriend. But when he gets there, two men grab him and hold him at gun point. One of the men is someone he and Bobby busted now he wants to get back at both of them. So he tells Ponch to call Bobby to come over but Ponch refuses until his girlfriend arrives.

13Season 6

S6.E13 ∙ High Times

Sun, Jan 16, 1983

While trying to find some car thieves, the team gets a lead that takes them to a local high school. Ponch knows the shop teacher at the school, a car thief, whom he busted and who's on parole. Ponch goes to see him and asks him to keep his eyes open but the guy thinks that Ponch is singling him out. They send Bruce to the school, undercover and gets close to a girl who knows the ones they're looking for.

14Season 6

S6.E14 ∙ Country Action

Sun, Jan 23, 1983

Ponch takes care of an orangutan after its owner is hurt in a car accident.

15Season 6

S6.E15 ∙ Journey to a Spacecraft

Sun, Feb 6, 1983

Ponch befriends a young aerospace enthusiast who has a life threatening liver disease and who embarks on a dangerous journey to meet his astronaut hero.

16Season 6

S6.E16 ∙ Fox Trap

Sun, Feb 20, 1983

Ponch and Bobby set out to bring in an unscrupulous concert promoter who is trying to take advantage of a trio of female rock musicians.

17Season 6

S6.E17 ∙ Brat Patrol

Sun, Feb 27, 1983

After Ponch is injured in a car chase, he is assigned to the Brat Patrol, an individualistic group of rag-tag kids who don't know what it means to be a team. Cadet Nelson and Officer Linahan investigate dope dealers in a neighborhood.

18Season 6

S6.E18 ∙ Firepower

Sun, Mar 6, 1983

In order to find the source of stolen explosives, Ponch and Bobby go undercover as members of a motorcycle gang. Meanwhile, Bruce dates a female motor biker.

19Season 6

S6.E19 ∙ Fun House

Sun, Mar 13, 1983

Ponch and Bobby set out to clear a fraternity house that is being blamed for thefts on campus.

20Season 6

S6.E20 ∙ Fast Company

Sun, Mar 20, 1983

A sheriff attempts to stop Bruce and Ponch from escorting two murder witnesses out of town.

21Season 6

S6.E21 ∙ Things That Go Creep in the Night

Sun, Apr 10, 1983

An investigation into an amnesiac's past is enlivened by spooky dealings at the home of an eccentric comic-book creator.

22Season 6

S6.E22 ∙ Return of the Brat Patrol

Sun, May 1, 1983

Ponch teaches the explorer scouts the value of teamwork during a basketball game against their rivals. Meanwhile, a junior high shakedown ring is infiltrated.