Action-Serie um die beiden gutaussehenden Polizisten Jonathan Baker und Francis Poncherello. Rasant und schnell flitzen sie auf ihren Motorrädern die kalifornischen Highways entlang, um im Auftrag der „California Highway Patrol“ (CHiP) für Recht und Ordnung auf den Straßen zu sorgen. Während Jon eher seriös und geradeheraus wirkt, ist sein Partner „Ponch“ ein romantischer Freigeist, dessen Methoden dem Vorgesetzten Sergeant Getraer nicht immer ins Konzept passen.
Suicide Stunt (Folge 1)
Sendedatum: 1981-10-04
Laufzeit: 48 min
Übersicht: Ponch and Jon struggle to keep their eyes on a visiting motorcycle star who keeps pulling screwball shenanigans all around town in the pursuit of love.
Vagabonds (Folge 2)
Autor: William Douglas Lansford
Sendedatum: 1981-10-11
Laufzeit: 48 min
Übersicht: Our determined CHP team outwits a family of con artists who are scamming drivers by staging auto accidents. Four-time Academy Award nominee Ed Harris (HBO's Westworld) guest stars.
Moonlight (Folge 3)
Sendedatum: 1981-10-18
Laufzeit: 48 min
Übersicht: Ponch and Jon's 4th anniversary as partners is nearly ruined when a toxic-chemicals dumper (William Lucking, Sons of Anarchy) has a near-catastrophic semi truck crash.
The Killer Indy (Folge 4)
Sendedatum: 1981-10-25
Laufzeit: 48 min
Übersicht: Caitlyn Jenner (as Bruce Jenner) joins the squad as Officer Steve McLeish, but a harrowing street race may make his first day his last.
Weed Wars (Folge 5) 10.0
Autor: Rudolph Borchert
Sendedatum: 1981-10-31
Laufzeit: 48 min
Übersicht: Drug syndicates are being reckless on the road and loose with the law. A boy puts a hex on Ponch for asking him too many questions.
Anything But the Truth (Folge 6)
Sendedatum: 1981-11-08
Laufzeit: 48 min
Übersicht: Jon and Steve ditch their bikes for a wild ATC (all terrain cycle) adventure with a beautiful compulsively lying witness to a strong of hit-and-run robberies.
Bomb Run (Folge 7)
Sendedatum: 1981-11-15
Laufzeit: 48 min
Übersicht: Ponch's recent flying lessons really come in handy when crooks bomb an air show. It's going to take a flight of fancy to stop them.
Diamond in the Rough (Folge 8) 10.0
Autor: Aubrey Solomon
Sendedatum: 1981-11-22
Laufzeit: 48 min
Übersicht: Steve makes a daring arrest for Grand Theft Moped, while Jon responds to a bank robbery that leads him on a wild car chase.
Finders Keepers (Folge 9) 10.0
Autor: W. Dal Jenkins
Sendedatum: 1981-11-29
Laufzeit: 48 min
Übersicht: A henchman tracking Steve nearly runs him down, while Jon falls head-over-heels in love with a gorgeous country western singer. Academy Award nominee Amy Madigan guest stars.
Fast Money (Folge 10)
Sendedatum: 1981-12-05
Laufzeit: 48 min
Übersicht: Hijackers use a new high-tech device to rip off highway couriers, while Ponch gets a "new" roommate. Shelly Berman (Curb Your Enthusiasm) guest stars.
Concours d'Elegance (Folge 11)
Sendedatum: 1981-12-13
Laufzeit: 48 min
Übersicht: The guys uncover a clever scheme when they inquire about a wealthy man who's embezzling from his family's antique-car charity auction.
Mitchell & Woods (Folge 12) 2.0
Autor: Rick Edelstein
Sendedatum: 1981-12-18
Laufzeit: 48 min
Übersicht: In this spin-off episode, Officers Paula Woods and Melanie Mitchell are promoted to detectives to investigate a homicide.
Breaking Point (Folge 13) 10.0
Autor: Vander Cecil
Sendedatum: 1982-01-03
Laufzeit: 48 min
Übersicht: Ponch's sister is in town. Plus he has a serious accident that has him contemplating never riding a motorcycle again.
Tiger in the Streets (Folge 14)
Sendedatum: 1982-01-10
Laufzeit: 48 min
Übersicht: Juvenile "bump and tag" drivers interrupt the capture of a tiger that escaped from a wild animal park. Pioneer comedian Slappy White lends some levity.
Bright Flashes (Folge 15) 9.0
Autor: James Doherty
Sendedatum: 1982-01-17
Laufzeit: 48 min
Übersicht: Ponch races in a sprint car and is temporarily blinded by a thief's laser, causing him to crash. HE and Jon pay a visit to an odd character (George "Goober" Lindsey) to get some answers.
Battle of the Bands (Folge 16)
Sendedatum: 1982-01-31
Laufzeit: 48 min
Übersicht: It is quite the battle for Ponch and Jon to apprehend a band of destructive punk rockers who steal the guitars from their competitors and induce a riot. Plus disco-dancing Ponch serenades the crowd.
Alarmed (Folge 17)
Sendedatum: 1982-02-14
Laufzeit: 48 min
Übersicht: A former CHP officer trains female thieves who target Jon's car. Ponch and Jon keep the peace between a car alarm expert and his daughter, who is figuring out her life.
In the Best of Families (Folge 18)
Sendedatum: 1982-02-21
Laufzeit: 48 min
Übersicht: A stolen cruiser is chased down the wrong side of the freeway, causing a huge car crash. A family of crooks gets buzzing on an armored car heist by posing as CHP officers.
Silent Partner (Folge 19)
Autor: Bruce Shelly
Sendedatum: 1982-02-28
Laufzeit: 48 min
Übersicht: Jon learns a life lesson -- and a legal one -- after arresting a man he assumes is drunk. Ponch has a hot, hearing-impaired date.
Flare Up (Folge 20) 10.0
Autor: Larry Mollin
Sendedatum: 1982-03-07
Laufzeit: 48 min
Übersicht: Jon is in a serious situation after breathing in a blast of chlorine gas. Ponch is accused of assault by a former juvenile delinquent.
The Game of War (Folge 21)
Sendedatum: 1982-03-14
Laufzeit: 48 min
Übersicht: Former military soldiers take their games to the streets and aid in the jet-pack escape of a criminal during a prisoner transfer. HQ plays host to an all-night CHP chess match.
A Threat of War (a.k.a. Karate II) (Folge 22)
Autor: Doug Heyes, Jr.
Sendedatum: 1982-03-21
Laufzeit: 48 min
Übersicht: The leader (Danny Bonaduce) of an armed martial arts gang threatens Ponch and Jon, but the duo's own expert fighting skills turn out to be the gang's downfall.
Trained for Trouble (Folge 23)
Sendedatum: 1982-04-04
Laufzeit: 48 min
Übersicht: A gang of dogs and primates rob a bank and get away, making monkeys out of the CHP. And Ponch discovers he has a male stripper look-alike.
Ice Cream Man (Folge 24)
Autor: William Douglas Lansford
Sendedatum: 1982-04-18
Laufzeit: 48 min
Übersicht: Ponch performs a harrowing rescue of a driver careening off a cliff and then goes on to save an ex-con and former CHP officer from a devastating explosion.
Overload (Folge 25) 10.0
Autor: Esther Mitchell
Sendedatum: 1982-05-02
Laufzeit: 48 min
Übersicht: Ponch and Jon take to the sea in a thrilling wetbike chase, while Ponch's "little black book" is in danger of being exposed by hackers.
K-9-1 (Folge 26)
Sendedatum: 1982-05-09
Laufzeit: 48 min
Übersicht: Drug-sniffing canines score some impressive major busts, but when one dog is injured in a close call, Ponch fights to keep the loyal pooch on active duty.
Force Seven (Folge 27)
Autor: Stephen Downing
Sendedatum: 1982-05-23
Laufzeit: 48 min
Übersicht: The stakes are sky-high when an LAPD team of martial arts experts gets a precarious assignment -- finding and disarming a devastating missile attack.
