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Season 5

Season 5

1981
27 Episodes

Hit the highway with a fifth season of high-octane action and adventure!

Episodes

Suicide Stunt
1

1. Suicide Stunt

Oct 4, 1981
48 min

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
2

2. Vagabonds

Oct 11, 1981
48 min

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
3

3. Moonlight

Oct 18, 1981
48 min

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
4

4. The Killer Indy

Oct 25, 1981
48 min

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
5

5. Weed Wars

Oct 31, 1981
48 min
10.0

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
6

6. Anything But the Truth

Nov 8, 1981
48 min

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
7

7. Bomb Run

Nov 15, 1981
48 min

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
8

8. Diamond in the Rough

Nov 22, 1981
48 min
10.0

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
9

9. Finders Keepers

Nov 29, 1981
48 min
10.0

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
10

10. Fast Money

Dec 5, 1981
48 min

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
11

11. Concours d'Elegance

Dec 13, 1981
48 min

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
12

12. Mitchell & Woods

Dec 18, 1981
48 min
2.0

In this spin-off episode, Officers Paula Woods and Melanie Mitchell are promoted to detectives to investigate a homicide.

Breaking Point
13

13. Breaking Point

Jan 3, 1982
48 min
10.0

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
14

14. Tiger in the Streets

Jan 10, 1982
48 min

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
15

15. Bright Flashes

Jan 17, 1982
48 min
9.0

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
16

16. Battle of the Bands

Jan 31, 1982
48 min

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
17

17. Alarmed

Feb 14, 1982
48 min

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
18

18. In the Best of Families

Feb 21, 1982
48 min

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
19

19. Silent Partner

Feb 28, 1982
48 min

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
20

20. Flare Up

Mar 7, 1982
48 min
10.0

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
21

21. The Game of War

Mar 14, 1982
48 min

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)
22

22. A Threat of War (a.k.a. Karate II)

Mar 21, 1982
48 min

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
23

23. Trained for Trouble

Apr 4, 1982
48 min

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
24

24. Ice Cream Man

Apr 18, 1982
48 min

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
25

25. Overload

May 2, 1982
48 min
10.0

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
26

26. K-9-1

May 9, 1982
48 min

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
27

27. Force Seven

May 23, 1982
48 min

The stakes are sky-high when an LAPD team of martial arts experts gets a precarious assignment -- finding and disarming a devastating missile attack.