
Season 3
CHiPs
Episodes

1. Roller Disco (1)
September 22, 1979
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

2. Roller Disco (2)
September 22, 1979
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

3. Valley Go Home!
September 29, 1979
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

4. High Octane
October 6, 1979
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

5. Death Watch
October 13, 1979
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

6. Counterfeit
October 20, 1979
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

7. The Return of the Supercycle
October 27, 1979
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

8. Hot Wheels
November 3, 1979
While Ponch is in hospital, Jon and a new partner investigate several thefts involving city vehicles.
Guest Stars: Jeff Morris, Jared Martin, Martin Kove

9. Drive, Lady, Drive (1)
November 10, 1979
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

10. Drive, Lady, Drive (2)
November 10, 1979
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

11. The Watch Commander
November 17, 1979
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

12. Destruction Derby
November 24, 1979
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

13. Second Chance
December 1, 1979
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

14. Wheeling
December 8, 1979
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

15. Christmas Watch
December 15, 1979
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

16. Jailbirds
January 12, 1980
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

17. E.M.T.
January 19, 1980
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

18. Kidnap
January 26, 1980
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

19. Off Road
February 2, 1980
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

20. Tow Truck Lady
February 9, 1980
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

21. The Strippers
February 16, 1980
Jon and Ponch attempt to trap a gang of car strippers with drug smuggling connections.
Guest Stars: Roy Stuart, Art Scholl, Sharon Clark

22. Thrill Show
February 23, 1980
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

23. Nightingale
March 23, 1980
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

24. Dynamite Alley
March 30, 1980
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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