The BEST episodes of CHiPs season 1
Every episode of CHiPs season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of CHiPs season 1!
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.
#1 - Pilot
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/1977
Series pilot: Ponch and Jon chase a sports car theft ring.
#2 - Moving Violation
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/1977
While on a date, Ponch receives a ticket and decides to attend traffic school to hide the citation from Getraer.
#3 - Vintage '54
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/26/1978
An 85-year-old woman reports her vintage car was stolen
#4 - Cry Wolf
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/16/1978
A man calling in false alarms causes trouble for the highway patrol.
#5 - Career Day
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/1977
Two enterprising hustlers use CB radios to identify and rip off homes adjacent to local freeways; Ponch's former high school principal invites him to speak at the school's Career Day assembly after he and Jon arrest some joyriding frat bothers in a hearse.
#6 - Taking Its Toll
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/3/1977
A pair of bandits rip off wealthy targets while they're stopped at local toll booths; Jon decides to write a novel based on Ponch's misadventures.
#7 - Baby Food
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/27/1977
When an unsecured load of defective baby food spills onto the freeway, Ponch and Jon must race against time to find two of the missing cases.
#8 - Dog Gone
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/29/1977
Jon takes a liking to a stray pooch found on the freeway, but when the dog won't stay quiet, he leaves the pup with Ponch; after a traffic stop, a trio of young toughs decide to teach Ponch a lesson, but it may be Jon who'll pay the price.
#9 - Green Thumb Burglar
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/10/1977
Fresh plantings stolen from the highways near the command post nearly drive Getraer to distraction; a pair of psychic twins foretell gloom and doom in Ponch's immediate future
#10 - Undertow
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/22/1977
A tow truck driver robs women who called for assistance. Ponch breathes in nitrous oxide (laughing gas) at an accident scene and becomes loopy.
#11 - Hustle
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/24/1977
A leather-clad duo on dirtbikes heists cash from area supermarkets; an eccentric defendant from traffic court vows to demonstrate that Ponch is incompetent.
#12 - Aweigh We Go
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/22/1977
A rash of tractor trailer rig hijackings finds Jon and Ponch assigned to the nearby highway scale station for training; Ponch tries to convince Jon that they should buy a speedboat.
#13 - Crack-Up
Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/9/1978
After Jon is injured in an accident, Ponch must partner with Sergeant Getraer.
#14 - Highway Robbery
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/1/1977
A down-and-out vet lifting purses from women in traffic jams turns out to be a former classmate of Jon's; Ponch convinces Getraer to introduce him to the Easy-On Suntan Lotion model.
#15 - Surf's Up
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/19/1978
The officers request a change of scenery and are temporarily assigned to beach patrol in Malibu.
#16 - Crash Diet
Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/23/1978
The CHP officers have to lose weight as part of a comprehensive physical conditioning program.
#17 - Hitch-Hiking Hitch
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/9/1978
Two teenage girls learn about the dangers of hitch-hiking.
#18 - Flashback!
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/1/1978
A brash rookie patrolman causes Ponch to look back on his own early days as an officer.
#19 - One Two Many
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/5/1978
A civilian impersonating a CHP officer terrorizes female drivers and lands Jon in hot water with Getraer; with his motorhome in the shop for repairs, Ponch temporarily moves into Jon's apartment.
#20 - Rainy Day
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/2/1978
Jon and Ponch must carry out their patrols in a car during a rainy day and deal with a compulsive gambler and a string of carjackings.
#21 - Name Your Price
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/8/1977
A sophisticated ring of thieves drives away Rolls Royces in broad daylight; Ponch receives tickets to his favorite game show, "Name Your Price", which is similar to The Price Is Right.
#22 - Rustling
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/12/1978
Jon and Ponch confront dirt-bike-riding cattle rustlers.