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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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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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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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Episode 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.
Directed by Don WeisGuest stars Ed McMahon, Leif Garrett, Kaye Stevens, Chuck Hayward, Fred Williamson, Larry Linville, Bobby Rolofson, Bill Daily
Episode 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.
Directed by Don WeisWritten by Rudolph BorchertGuest stars Ed McMahon, Michael Cole, Philip McKeon, Leif Garrett, Kaye Stevens, Chuck Hayward, Todd Bridges, Robert Mandan
Episode 3
Officers mediate a feud between teenagers . Ponch and Jon intervene when some irate surfers chase the Valley kids who bumped their car.
Directed by Barry CraneGuest stars Jimmy Ortega, David Wiley, Greg Bradford, Michael Leon
Episode 4
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.
Directed by John FloreaGuest stars Aldo Ray, Paul Hampton, Ellen Bry, Mark Slade
Episode 5
After a fellow officer is killed, Ponch and Jon investigate a crooked stuntman who has been causing accidents as part of an insurance scam.
Directed by Barry CraneGuest stars Christopher Stone, Melinda Dillon, Gwen Humble
Episode 6
Ponch finds out about a counterfeiting scam run by a bogus preacher when he gets hold of some fake money.
Directed by John FloreaGuest stars Ralph Meeker, Billy Barty, Richard Narita, Andrew Duggan, Maggie Malooly, Bert Williams
Episode 7
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.
Directed by Bruce KesslerGuest stars Anne Lockhart, Del Russel, Stanley Brock, Steve Eastin
Episode 8
While Ponch is in hospital, Jon and a new partner investigate several thefts involving city vehicles.
Directed by John FloreaWritten by Larry AlexanderGuest stars Jeff Morris, Jared Martin, Martin Kove, Andrew Robinson, Peter Looney, Richard Lockmiller, Bob Balhatchet, Anne Ramsey
Episode 9
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.
Directed by Don WeisGuest stars Grainger Hines, William Long Jr., Tracey Gold, Jordan Clarke, Robert Ellenstein, Quinn O'Hara, Bruce Glover, Brion James
Episode 10
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.
Directed by Don WeisGuest stars Grainger Hines, William Long Jr., Tracey Gold, Jordan Clarke, Robert Ellenstein, Quinn O'Hara, Bruce Glover, Brion James
Episode 11
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.
Directed by Don WeisWritten by Frank TelfordGuest stars Patti Davis, Lois Hamilton, Don Mitchell, Michelle Pfeiffer, Curtis Credel, Gary Grubbs, K.C. Winkler, Myron Healey
Episode 12
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.
Directed by Gordon HesslerGuest stars Alan Beckwith, Billy Green Bush, Angel Tompkins
Episode 13
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?
Directed by John FloreaGuest stars Kristine DeBell, David Carroll, Terri Lynn Wood, David Yanez, Paul Linke, Lynne Marie Stewart, Robert Dowdell
Episode 14
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.
Directed by Barry CraneGuest stars Raymond Vitte, Paul Gale, Michael Mancini
Episode 15
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.
Directed by Phil BondelliWritten by L. Ford Neale, John HuffGuest stars Pamela Susan Shoop, Rosemary Forsyth, Anna Navarro, Frank Parker, William Schallert, Jack Perkins, Don Reid, Eugenia Wright
Episode 16
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.
Directed by Bruce KesslerGuest stars Allan Rich, Arthur Roberts, Martin Beck, Gene Boland, Greg Finley, Michael Barker, Chuck Wells, Don 'Red' Barry
Episode 17
The instructor for an EMT course recognizes pupils Jon and Ponch as the officers who gave him a ticket the day before.
Written by Frank DandridgeGuest stars Ellen Geer, William Smith, Pat Petersen
Episode 18
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.
Directed by Gordon HesslerWritten by Stephen KandelGuest stars Timothy Carey, Brad Savage, Patrick Cranshaw, Judy Strangis, Jayne Kennedy, Warren Berlinger, Ed Call
Episode 19
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.
Guest stars Edd Byrnes, Meredith MacRae, Ramon Bieri
Episode 20
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 .
Directed by Larry WilcoxGuest stars Tonya Crowe, Chris Robinson, Roger Perry, Liberty Godshall, Christian Brackett-Zika
Episode 21
Jon and Ponch attempt to trap a gang of car strippers with drug smuggling connections.
Directed by Don WeisGuest stars Roy Stuart, Art Scholl, Sharon Clark, Evan C. Kim, Howard Culver, Richard Bakalyan, Morgan Woodward, Sherry Jackson
Episode 22
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 .
Directed by Gordon HesslerGuest stars John McCook
Episode 23
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.
Directed by Don WeisGuest stars Dana Plato
Episode 24
Officer Bonnie Clark believes she was forced off the road by a truck after crashing on a dangerous mountain road.
Directed by Bruce KesslerWritten by James Schmerer, Rudolph BorchertGuest stars Lou Wagner, Joan Freeman, William Long Jr., Bryan Scott, Michael MacRae, Kedric Wolfe
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
Larry WilcoxJon Baker
Erik EstradaFrank Poncherello
Robert PineJoseph Getraer
Lou WagnerHarlan Arliss
Bruce PenhallBruce Nelson
Brodie GreerBarry Baricza
Michael DornJebediah Turner
Randi OakesBonnie Clark
NBCUnited States
MGM TelevisionUnited States
NBC StudiosUnited States
