CHiPs (Season 5)

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.

Suicide Stunt 0.0
Air date: 1981-10-04
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1981-10-11
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1981-10-18
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1981-10-25
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: 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 10.0
Air date: 1981-10-31
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1981-11-08
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1981-11-15
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: 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 10.0
Air date: 1981-11-22
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: 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 10.0
Air date: 1981-11-29
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1981-12-05
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1981-12-13
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: 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 2.0
Air date: 1981-12-18
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: In this spin-off episode, Officers Paula Woods and Melanie Mitchell are promoted to detectives to investigate a homicide.
Breaking Point 10.0
Air date: 1982-01-03
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1982-01-10
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: 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 9.0
Air date: 1982-01-17
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1982-01-31
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1982-02-14
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1982-02-21
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1982-02-28
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: 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 10.0
Air date: 1982-03-07
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1982-03-14
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: 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) 0.0
Air date: 1982-03-21
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1982-04-04
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1982-04-18
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: 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 10.0
Air date: 1982-05-02
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1982-05-09
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1982-05-23
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: The stakes are sky-high when an LAPD team of martial arts experts gets a precarious assignment -- finding and disarming a devastating missile attack.