Rick Rosner
Director
CHiPs (1977)
Season 3
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.
Released Sept. 15, 1977
Episode 48 min
10+
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Watch Providers: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Production Companies: Rosner Television, MGM Television, NBC Studios
Network: NBC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S3E1 - Roller Disco (1)
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.
Sept. 22, 1979, midnight
S3E2 - Roller Disco (2)
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.
Sept. 22, 1979, midnight
S3E3 - Valley Go Home!
Officers mediate a feud between teenagers . Ponch and Jon intervene when some irate surfers chase the Valley kids who bumped their car.
Sept. 29, 1979, midnight
S3E4 - High Octane
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.
Oct. 6, 1979, midnight
S3E5 - Death Watch
After a fellow officer is killed, Ponch and Jon investigate a crooked stuntman who has been causing accidents as part of an insurance scam.
Oct. 13, 1979, midnight
S3E6 - Counterfeit
Ponch finds out about a counterfeiting scam run by a bogus preacher when he gets hold of some fake money.
Oct. 20, 1979, midnight
S3E7 - The Return of the Supercycle
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.
Oct. 27, 1979, midnight
10.0
S3E8 - Hot Wheels
While Ponch is in hospital, Jon and a new partner investigate several thefts involving city vehicles.
Nov. 3, 1979, midnight
S3E9 - Drive, Lady, Drive (1)
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.
Nov. 10, 1979, midnight
S3E10 - Drive, Lady, Drive (2)
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.
Nov. 10, 1979, midnight
8.0
S3E11 - The Watch Commander
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.
Nov. 17, 1979, midnight
S3E12 - Destruction Derby
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.
Nov. 24, 1979, midnight
S3E13 - Second Chance
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?
Dec. 1, 1979, midnight
S3E14 - Wheeling
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.
Dec. 8, 1979, midnight
10.0
S3E15 - Christmas Watch
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.
Dec. 15, 1979, midnight
S3E16 - Jailbirds
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.
Jan. 12, 1980, midnight
S3E17 - E.M.T.
The instructor for an EMT course recognizes pupils Jon and Ponch as the officers who gave him a ticket the day before.
Jan. 19, 1980, midnight
S3E18 - Kidnap
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.
Jan. 26, 1980, midnight
S3E19 - Off Road
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.
Feb. 2, 1980, midnight
S3E20 - Tow Truck Lady
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 .
Feb. 9, 1980, midnight
S3E21 - The Strippers
Jon and Ponch attempt to trap a gang of car strippers with drug smuggling connections.
Feb. 16, 1980, midnight
S3E22 - Thrill Show
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 .
Feb. 23, 1980, midnight
S3E23 - Nightingale
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.
March 23, 1980, midnight
10.0
S3E24 - Dynamite Alley
Officer Bonnie Clark believes she was forced off the road by a truck after crashing on a dangerous mountain road.
March 30, 1980, midnight
Network: NBC
Episode Runtime: 48 min.
Season Runtime: 6721 min.
Released: Sept. 15, 1977
Last Air Date: May 1, 1983, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-G
Common sense age: 10+
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