Series pilot: Ponch and Jon chase a sports car theft ring.

A tow truck driver robs women who called for assistance. Ponch breathes in nitrous oxide (laughing gas) at an accident scene and becomes loopy.

Jon takes a liking to a stray pooch found on the freeway, but when the dog won't stay quiet, he leaves the pup with Ponch; after a traffic stop, a trio of young toughs decide to teach Ponch a lesson, but it may be Jon who'll pay the price.

While on a date, Ponch receives a ticket and decides to attend traffic school to hide the citation from Getraer.

Two enterprising hustlers use CB radios to identify and rip off homes adjacent to local freeways; Ponch's former high school principal invites him to speak at the school's Career Day assembly after he and Jon arrest some joyriding frat bothers in a hearse.

When an unsecured load of defective baby food spills onto the freeway, Ponch and Jon must race against time to find two of the missing cases.

A pair of bandits rip off wealthy targets while they're stopped at local toll booths; Jon decides to write a novel based on Ponch's misadventures.

Fresh plantings stolen from the highways near the command post nearly drive Getraer to distraction; a pair of psychic twins foretell gloom and doom in Ponch's immediate future

A leather-clad duo on dirtbikes heists cash from area supermarkets; an eccentric defendant from traffic court vows to demonstrate that Ponch is incompetent.

A down-and-out vet lifting purses from women in traffic jams turns out to be a former classmate of Jon's; Ponch convinces Getraer to introduce him to the Easy-On Suntan Lotion model.

A sophisticated ring of thieves drives away Rolls Royces in broad daylight; Ponch receives tickets to his favorite game show, "Name Your Price", which is similar to The Price Is Right.

A rash of tractor trailer rig hijackings finds Jon and Ponch assigned to the nearby highway scale station for training; Ponch tries to convince Jon that they should buy a speedboat.

A civilian impersonating a CHP officer terrorizes female drivers and lands Jon in hot water with Getraer; with his motorhome in the shop for repairs, Ponch temporarily moves into Jon's apartment.

Jon and Ponch confront dirt-bike-riding cattle rustlers.

The officers request a change of scenery and are temporarily assigned to beach patrol in Malibu.

An 85-year-old woman reports her vintage car was stolen

Two teenage girls learn about the dangers of hitch-hiking.

A man calling in false alarms causes trouble for the highway patrol.

The CHP officers have to lose weight as part of a comprehensive physical conditioning program.

Jon and Ponch must carry out their patrols in a car during a rainy day and deal with a compulsive gambler and a string of carjackings.

After Jon is injured in an accident, Ponch must partner with Sergeant Getraer.

A brash rookie patrolman causes Ponch to look back on his own early days as an officer.