CHiPs - Episode Guide

Ponch and Jon chase a sports car theft ring as Ponch nears the end of his probation.

A tow-truck driver robs a woman then causes an accident that leaves leaking nitrous-oxide canisters on the motorway.

Jon takes care of a lost dog with an injured paw while contending with vindictive hippies, an erratic driver and a panicked biker.

An angry motorist takes out his hostilities on his vehicle; a girl lands a small plane on the highway.

Jon and Ponch arrest a group of college pranksters who have stolen a hearse. Ponch is upset when a man drives his car in wrong way but as he proceeds to cite him is shocked to meet his old alma mater principal. The educator congratulates him for what he's become and tells Ponch he will be honored on career day.

Ponch and Jon search for those who picked up cases of baby food contaminated with botulism.

Thieves steal a small fortune in diamonds from a man going through a tollbooth. A limo driver causes an accident and tells Ponch and Jon that there is a bomb in the car.

A thief strips the $60,000 worth of landscaping plants and shrubs from the freeways of Los Angeles.

To prove bias, an irate driver photographs officers issuing tickets.

An elephant escapes and runs onto a freeway; Jon's old football teammate is a thief.

Ponch and Jon investigate several thefts of Rolls-Royce cars, while Ponch gets a chance to compete on a game show.

Jon and Ponch chase truck thieves and help a woman and child trapped in a car hanging over a cliff.

A fake CHP officer is masquerading as Ponch and Jon help to deliver a baby when the mother goes into labor. 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.

The CHP sees a new angle on cattle rustling; Ponch tries to arrange a surprise party for Jon. Thinking that it is Jon's birthday soon, Ponch plans a surprise birthday party for him. A cattle owner is stealing his own cattle in order to rip off the assurance agency. A magician is showing some tricks when he and his daughter are pulled over for running through a red light. A young girl is trapped in her car when a drunk driver runs her off the road.

Ponch and Jon accept a temporary transfer to Malibu Beach, hoping to enjoy a tranquil respite from their usual midtown traffic duties. 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.

Jon and Ponch aid a sky diver caught on a freeway overpass, look for a vintage-car thief and help find a misplaced baby. 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

A muscle-bound truck driver has his own method of obtaining parking spaces; two teenage girls insist on hitchhiking. 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.

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

A solid trouncing by a girl's volleyball team caps a hectic week for the officers. Jon and Ponch gently try to coax a disturbed veteran out of throwing dirt at passing autos. Also, Getraer orders his officers to peel off excess pounds.

A vindictive gambler, a gun-loving motorist and a kindergarten teacher with eyes for Ponch cause problems for the officers. 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.

A patient cheers hospitalized Jon; the drivers will not leave their armored car after an accident.

A rookie with political connections receives a mixed response from his co-workers.

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.

A town won't let a chemical-laden truck pass through, forcing it to travel remote mountain roads.

Jon has to arrest his nephew after learning he and his friends were involved in stealing several cars for joyriding.

A TV-news crew complicates the officers' work; Ponch makes friends with a mini motorcycle rider.

Ponch and Jon encounter reckless, young skateboard enthusiasts and an unsafe driver with a sharp lawyer.

Halloween finds Ponch and Jon searching for a missing boy and a ghost that is robbing supermarkets.

An impressionable teenage girl runs away to Jon's house; Ponch combats his fear of flying to ride in a police helicopter.

Five fraternity brothers seeking revenge for a drug arrest harass Jon and Ponch; CHP headquarters prepares for its annual open house.

A young prince showers Ponch and Jon with royal attention to encourage them to overlook his speeding violations.

Two of Ponch's high-school buddies put him in an embarrassing situation when they try to relive their hot-rod pasts.

Jon and Ponch pursue the "phantom," a daredevil artist whose stunts on a supercharged motorcycle are endangering innocent bystanders.

Jon helps a lonely boy who caused an accident by firing an air rifle near an expressway.

Jon's wallet is taken and Ponch's vacation is ruined by thieves who heist his rebuilt automobile.

A ruthless collection agent plots to destroy Ponch's and Jon's credit ratings after they prevent him from harassing private citizens.

Ponch, Jon and Sgt. Getraer investigate to determine why a woman's car moved so erratically in a multiple-car accident.

Jon and Ponch pose as a diplomat and his chauffeur to protect a rich extortion victim and his daughter.

Jon and Ponch bring together an older officer forced into retirement and a lonely widow pressured to move by the city.

Ponch's mother visits as he investigates a series of bank robberies.

A truck-driving friend of Ponch is involved in an accident. And Ponch makes a series of bets on the basis of information derived from some bio-rhythm charts.

A sickly hitchhiker with a bomb dies after Ponch and Jon arrest him, causing the station to be quarantined.

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

Ponch and Jon meet unruly dirt bikers and find a secret PCP operation when they volunteer for a trail-bike team. 

Jon and Ponch attend a seminar in Sacramento. Grossman collects stories about the team.

Fifty celebrities asssemble for a roller-disco charily benefit. Also on skates are a lad on the freeway and robbers.

Jon and Ponch contend with roller-skating thieves, insurance con men and a runaway rock star as they prepare for a charity roller disco party.

Jon and Ponch mediate a feud between two groups of teenagers, one from the beach area and the other from the valley.

Jon and Ponch trail the members of a gasoline-theft ring who are responsible for seriously injuring Getraer.

After a fellow officer is killed, Ponch and Jon investigate a crooked stuntman who has been causing accidents as part of an insurance scam.

The officers find counterfeit money circulating in the city; Ponch's blind date is more than he expected.

Ponch ends up in hospital after a jewellery store is robbed. Visiting CHP officer Kathy Mulligan shows an interest in Jon, but his mind is on other things.

While Ponch is hospitalized, Jon and a new partner investigate several thefts involving city vehicles.

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.

Candi tries to help the young girl who is unhappy at her foster home, and Ponch and Jon move in on the crooks that they have been watching.

Jon and Ponch deal with a new watch commander and a gang stealing full tractor-trailers from loading yards.

Jon and Ponch enter a demolition derby to bust auto-parts thieves.

Jon and Ponch pursue jewel thieves over the canals of Venice, Calif., and amid roller skaters in Marina del Rey.

A distraught father is intent on bringing a hit-and-run driver to justice; paraplegics play freeway games with their special cars.

Ponch's depression over being assigned to the Christmas watch is lifted when he becomes involved with a group of poor children.

Jon and Ponch investigate an auto theft organization by posing as convicts in a local jail.

The instructor for an EMT course recognizes pupils Jon and Ponch as the officers who gave him a ticket the day before.

Two criminals escape from custody and steal a Rolls Royce, complete with two children in the back seat.

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.

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.

Jon and Ponch pursue a gang stripping cars and a narcotics ring which drops heroin packages while sky-diving.

Bonnie considers leaving the force to join a stunt show which is in town, while Jon and Ponch are on the trail of a gang who are robbing buses.

Jon and Ponch try to find a mysterious female doctor who is treating accident victims then disappearing.

Jon and Ponch try to get to the bottom of a mystery when Bonnie drives off the highway and ends up in hospital.

Jon and Ponch pursue two unsuccessful truckers who are equally inept at crime.

Jon and Ponch notice a fellow officer's odd behavior while trying to keep peace between warring college fraternities.

Jon and Ponch help a farmer and his sisters who have several near-fatal accidents that look like sabotage.

Ponch and Jon are on the hunt for game poachers in the mountains, and come across an elderly Native American man along the way.

Ponch organizes a celebrity bicycle relay race as a fundraiser, while he and Jon try to track down a criminal duo using a motorbike and sidecar in robberies.

A boulder causes some problems for Jon and Ponch, while the fundraiser gets underway. Featuring several celebrity cameos.

A motorcycle gang kidnaps Bonnie and demands the CHP pay ransom.

A repeat drunken driver's slick lawyer frustrates Jon and Ponch.

A car thief moves into the robbery business, while Ponch has some problems to sort out with his bank account.

Jon and Ponch uncover a clever plot to transport stolen construction equipment to foreign buyers.

Jon and Ponch try to use new electronic devices to nab warehouse looters.

Jon and Ponch go after an arson ring that is blowing up mobile homes so the owners can collect insurance.

A supposedly quiet day of scuba diving finds Ponch and Jon face to face with a ring of drug smugglers and sharks.

Jon and Ponch train the first female motorcycle officers in the CHP.

The new female motorcycle officers play an important role in making several arrests.

Jon and Ponch join a youth center's athletic program to curb juvenile crime.

A new officer with sharp instincts helps to catch a criminal with violent intentions towards Ponch and Jon.

After his father is injured, Baricza considers leaving the CHP to run the family flying business.

When Getraer and his family are harassed by a mysterious vandal, Ponch and Jon step in to find out who is behind it all.

A psychiatrist joining the Accident Investigation Team fears that she may have been responsible for a serious accident. The CHP detectives recreate a puzzling high-speed accident.

A hired killer assumes that patient Getraer witnessed his attack in intensive care.

Jon and Ponch encounter a Hungarian daredevil, hit-and-run bandits and a circus aboard the permanently moored liner Queen Mary.

A faked bicycle/car accident alerts Jon and Ponch to a well-organized family crime ring.

Ponch and Jon investigate reports of toxic waste being dumped. Meanwhile, the other officers try to get the Sarge in on a celebration of Ponch and Jon's fourth anniversary as partners.

John and Grossie are having lunch at the Family Fun Park when Steve McLeish goes by chasing motorcycle speeders who are leaving a trail of accidents in their wake.

Two greedy, small-time marijuana growers looking to make a huge profit run afoul of the law and syndicate hoods.

The CHP try to track down a man who is terrorizing female drivers, and aren't helped by the fact that their main witness is a compulsive liar. Jon is shattered when he discovers that the beautiful girl, who has become an important part of his life, is a compulsive  liar. The issue of her credibility takes on still deeper complications when it is apparent that she is the only eyewitness able to identify a man responsible for a series of robberies and a rape. 

Ponch's flying lessons prove useful when a woman's life is at stake during a theft at an air show.

The CHP tries to reunite a troubled boy and his father, and inadvertently uncovers a plot to steal diamonds.

Steve becomes the target of a mob figure who thinks he took an incriminating cassette from a stolen car.

Ponch's apartment building goes condo; Jon's girlfriend, a courier, is robbed by a mechanical wizard.

Ponch, Jon and Steve investigate an elaborate scam involving socialites, classic cars and high finance.

A school chum's gunshot wound provides two former CHP officers with their first detective case.

Ponch loses his confidence after crashing through a plate-glass window and being trapped beneath razor-sharp shards.

A tiger escapes from a new wildlife park and Jon and Ponch are drawn into the middle of a potentially dangerous feud between members of a car club and two auto customizers.

A criminal gang equipped with a powerful laser cause havoc, committing robberies and blinding witnesses.

Ponch may be nearing the big time with his second job -- vocalist for a rock band.

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

Thieves' attempts to steal CHP vehicles cause two wrecks and other incidents.

Escaping car thieves injure Grossman; Jon and Ponch mistake a man with a hearing and speech defect for a drunken driver.

CHP officers evacuate a neighborhood where a chemical tanker overturned, spilling a potentially toxic gas.

War-game enthusiasts take their maneuvers into rush-hour on a Los Angeles freeway.

Ponch duels a karate expert whose cohorts threaten a peaceful Mexican-American youth group.

Jon and Ponch investigate robberies perpetrated by a team of trained dogs, monkeys and a hawk.

A former officer, convicted of theft, has a chance to redeem himself when he uncovers hijacking.

Computer-theft plotters jam the CHP computer center and attempt to rendezvous with an ocean-bound yacht.

Jon and Ponch learn about the use of trained dogs in law enforcement at a sheriffs department seminar.

A secret police organization using martial arts stops an extortionist.

Ponch and a rookie pursue health-club thieves and find a teenage mother who stole back the baby she sold.

Ponch models part-time for a jeans company, but his new fame takes him away from more rewarding police work.

While on night patrol, Ponch and Bobby respond to a jewellery store alarm. The culprit turns out to be a young girl who claims an alien made her do it.

Ponch and Bobby protect a singer with a satanic image.

Bruce debates leaving motorcycle racing to join the CHP; three valley girls stealing from older men get more than they expected.

Ponch helps children train for the Special Olympics. An old friend of Bobby's prepares for a parachute jump. Grossie buys a truckload of eggs.

On temporary duty Ponch and Bobby hunt a drug dealer and mediate a dispute over a nude beach.

Ponch becomes engaged to a kindergarten teacher who was campaigning against drunken driving.

A man blames Ponch for the death of his brother, Ponch's friend, and challenges him to a race.

Anti-nuclear protesters cause trouble for the patrol, not least due to the presence of Getraer's daughter Ellen in the group.

CHP personnel dread a robot will replace them; Ponch and Bobby deal with highway vigilantes.

Vengeful brothers disrupt Ponch's date; Kathy and Bobby try to help two runaway teens face reality.

Bruce goes under cover in a high school to catch a pair of teenage car thieves.

Ponch cares for an orangutan, which saw a cattle rustling, while its owner is hospitalized.

A runaway desperately needs a liver transplant; Kathy investigates dog thefts.

The pair hunts a jewel thief and tries to save three singers from white slavery.

Recuperating from a motorcycle accident, Ponch works with an Explorers troop composed of misfits.

Ponch and Bobby pose as outlaw bikers to stop weapons hijackers; Bruce falls for a motorcycle racer.

Ponch and Bobby look into a series of thefts at a local campus, while Bruce tries to find a little girl who is abducted by a woman.

Ponch and Bruce become the targets of a sheriff trying to cover up his drug dealing; headquarters baby-sits the captain's grandson.

A woman believes a comic-book monster is terrorizing her, and the only clue is its odd creator.

A band of teenage misfits, ex-members of Ponch's Explorer troop, returns to help him catch a group of junior-high extortionists.