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Season 3

Season 3

CHiPs

1979
Episodes: 24

Episodes

Roller Disco (1)

1. Roller Disco (1)

September 22, 1979

48 min

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.

Guest Stars: Ed McMahon, Leif Garrett, Kaye Stevens

Roller Disco (2)

2. Roller Disco (2)

September 22, 1979

48 min

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.

Guest Stars: Ed McMahon, Michael Cole, Philip McKeon

Valley Go Home!

3. Valley Go Home!

September 29, 1979

48 min

Officers mediate a feud between teenagers . Ponch and Jon intervene when some irate surfers chase the Valley kids who bumped their car.

Guest Stars: Jimmy Ortega, David Wiley, Greg Bradford

High Octane

4. High Octane

October 6, 1979

48 min

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.

Guest Stars: Aldo Ray, Paul Hampton, Ellen Bry

Death Watch

5. Death Watch

October 13, 1979

48 min

After a fellow officer is killed, Ponch and Jon investigate a crooked stuntman who has been causing accidents as part of an insurance scam.

Guest Stars: Christopher Stone, Melinda Dillon, Gwen Humble

Counterfeit

6. Counterfeit

October 20, 1979

48 min

Ponch finds out about a counterfeiting scam run by a bogus preacher when he gets hold of some fake money.

Guest Stars: Ralph Meeker, Billy Barty, Richard Narita

The Return of the Supercycle

7. The Return of the Supercycle

October 27, 1979

48 min

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.

Guest Stars: Anne Lockhart, Del Russel, Stanley Brock

Hot Wheels

8. Hot Wheels

November 3, 1979

10.0
48 min

While Ponch is in hospital, Jon and a new partner investigate several thefts involving city vehicles.

Guest Stars: Jeff Morris, Jared Martin, Martin Kove

Drive, Lady, Drive (1)

9. Drive, Lady, Drive (1)

November 10, 1979

48 min

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.

Guest Stars: Grainger Hines, William Long Jr., Tracey Gold

Drive, Lady, Drive (2)

10. Drive, Lady, Drive (2)

November 10, 1979

48 min

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.

Guest Stars: Grainger Hines, William Long Jr., Tracey Gold

The Watch Commander

11. The Watch Commander

November 17, 1979

8.0
48 min

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.

Guest Stars: Patti Davis, Lois Hamilton, Don Mitchell

Destruction Derby

12. Destruction Derby

November 24, 1979

48 min

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.

Guest Stars: Alan Beckwith, Billy Green Bush

Second Chance

13. Second Chance

December 1, 1979

48 min

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?

Guest Stars: Kristine DeBell, David Carroll, Terri Lynn Wood

Wheeling

14. Wheeling

December 8, 1979

48 min

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.

Guest Stars: Raymond Vitte, Paul Gale, Michael Mancini

Christmas Watch

15. Christmas Watch

December 15, 1979

10.0
48 min

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.

Guest Stars: Pamela Susan Shoop, Rosemary Forsyth, Anna Navarro

Jailbirds

16. Jailbirds

January 12, 1980

48 min

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.

Guest Stars: Allan Rich, Arthur Roberts, Martin Beck

E.M.T.

17. E.M.T.

January 19, 1980

48 min

The instructor for an EMT course recognizes pupils Jon and Ponch as the officers who gave him a ticket the day before.

Guest Stars: Ellen Geer, William Smith, Pat Petersen

Kidnap

18. Kidnap

January 26, 1980

48 min

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.

Guest Stars: Timothy Carey, Brad Savage, Patrick Cranshaw

Off Road

19. Off Road

February 2, 1980

48 min

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

Tow Truck Lady

20. Tow Truck Lady

February 9, 1980

48 min

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 .

Guest Stars: Tonya Crowe, Chris Robinson, Roger Perry

The Strippers

21. The Strippers

February 16, 1980

48 min

Jon and Ponch attempt to trap a gang of car strippers with drug smuggling connections.

Guest Stars: Roy Stuart, Art Scholl, Sharon Clark

Thrill Show

22. Thrill Show

February 23, 1980

48 min

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 .

Guest Stars: John McCook

Nightingale

23. Nightingale

March 23, 1980

48 min

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.

Guest Stars: Dana Plato

Dynamite Alley

24. Dynamite Alley

March 30, 1980

10.0
48 min

Officer Bonnie Clark believes she was forced off the road by a truck after crashing on a dangerous mountain road.

Guest Stars: Lou Wagner, Joan Freeman, William Long Jr.

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