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Season 4

Season 4

1980
21 Episodes

It's full throttle ahead for an action-packed season of fast-paced fun!

Episodes

Go-Cart Terror
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1. Go-Cart Terror

Sep 21, 1980
48 min

A friendly go-cart race between the CHP and the fire department kids' teams results in some unwelcome competition. Sonny Bono costars.

Sick Leave
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2. Sick Leave

Sep 28, 1980
48 min

An officer's erratic behavior is such serious subject matter that it is the series' only episode (and perhaps in all of television's history) produced without a soundtrack.

To Your Health
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3. To Your Health

Oct 5, 1980
48 min
10.0

The daring duo investigates a series of sabotaged trucks, while Ponch "goes green" to impress two pretty proprietors of a health food store.

The Poachers
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4. The Poachers

Oct 19, 1980
48 min

While giving chase in the forest, Ponch and Jon encounter a Native American man who's teaching his son the old honored ways of wildlife survival.

The Great 5K Star Race and Boulder Wrap Party (1)
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5. The Great 5K Star Race and Boulder Wrap Party (1)

Dec 7, 1980
48 min
10.0

The guys save Hollywood icon Milton Berle's Malibu mansion from a threatening boulder. Gilligan's Island's Tina Louise costars.

The Great 5K Star Race and Boulder Wrap Party (2)
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6. The Great 5K Star Race and Boulder Wrap Party (2)

Dec 7, 1980
48 min

At an A-list Hollywood party, Ponch and Jon get down with stars Gil Gerard, Cindy Williams, Todd Bridges, Rose Marie, Gary Burghoff and more!

Satan's Angels
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7. Satan's Angels

Dec 14, 1980
48 min
10.0

When a ruthless biker gang kidnaps Officer Clark, the boys gun it to save her, while Sgt. Getraer's wife suffers false labor pains.

Wheels of Justice
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8. Wheels of Justice

Dec 21, 1980
48 min

When a hospital gas main breaks, Ponch and Jon evacuate all the babies from the maternity ward to the only safe place they can think of -- CHP command HQ!

Crash Course
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9. Crash Course

Jan 4, 1981
48 min

A getaway driver (Dan Stroud) promotes himself to armed robber, while Ponch is thrown off balance over his bank account.

Forty Tons of Trouble
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10. Forty Tons of Trouble

Jan 11, 1981
48 min
10.0

A gang of thieves steals construction equipment, while the CHP drag race threatens to be a real drag. Robert Englund (A Nightmare on Elm Street films) costars.

11-99: Officer Needs Help
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11. 11-99: Officer Needs Help

Jan 18, 1981
48 min

What happens when officers go down in the field? The pressure is on to find a solution -- especially when organized crime gets the same intel at the same time.

Home Fires Burning
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12. Home Fires Burning

Feb 1, 1981
48 min
10.0

The guys are confident over an upcoming basketball game until they find out they're playing the amazing King Charles Unicycling Basketball Troupe!

Sharks
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13. Sharks

Feb 22, 1981
48 min

A day off for scuba diving fun turns out to be anything but when Ponch and Jon face off with a band of underwater drug smugglers and man-eating sharks!

Ponch's Angels (1)
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14. Ponch's Angels (1)

Feb 28, 1981
48 min

In an attempt to get even, Sgt. Getraer assigns Ponch to train a group of insubordinate female recruits. Famous Playmate Barbi Benton costars.

Ponch's Angels (2)
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15. Ponch's Angels (2)

Mar 1, 1981
48 min

Ponch's recruits have their work cut out for them, and it's going to take more than good looks to take down an entire criminal operation.

Karate
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16. Karate

Mar 8, 1981
48 min

Ponch attempts to rid his old neighborhood of crime, but his rivals do everything they canto make that impossible. Danny Bonaduce costars.

New Guy in Town
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17. New Guy in Town

Mar 15, 1981
48 min

Ponch and Jon are hunted by a man who's determined to avenge his twin brother's death, while a perfectionist joins the squad intent on driving everyone crazy.

The Hawk and the Hunter
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18. The Hawk and the Hunter

Apr 5, 1981
48 min

Officer Baricza spends more and more time helping his father with his crop-dusting business and less and less time doing police work -- until his pals pitch in.

Vigilante
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19. Vigilante

May 3, 1981
48 min
10.0

Mod Squad's Michael Cole costars in this thrilling episode about a criminal once arrested by Sgt. Getraer, who is back and on a terrifying rampage.

Dead Man's Riddle
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20. Dead Man's Riddle

May 10, 1981
48 min

Joanna Herns (Growing Pains) is featured in this touching episode about a psychologist who fears she may have caused a serious car accident.

A Simple Operation
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21. A Simple Operation

May 17, 1981
48 min

Sgt. Getraer is injured and, while in the hospital, witnesses a man assaulting a patient. Now the assailant tries to make sure that Getraer won't live to tell.