View source for Rally 'Round the Bank

[[Category:Season 2|218 - Rally 'Round the Bank]]
[[Category:Stubs]]{{stub}}
{{Infobox Episode |
  episode_title = Rally 'Round the Bank|
  episode_num   = 218|
  air_date      = February 3, 1979|
  briefing      = ? }}

[[Image:S2Ep18Title.jpg|thumb|Title Screen]]
==Brief Plot==
Bank robbers use a fake bomb and a rally race to carry off their heists. A visit from [[Ponch]]'s mother. A safety citation for Ponch.

==Plot==
==Great Quote==
==Guest Stars==
*[[Anna Navarro]] as Mrs. (Maria) Poncharello
*[[Frank Ashmore]] as Larry Fletcher
*[[Ron Hajek]] as Richard Moore

==Also Starring==
*[[Brianne Leary]] as [[Sindy]]
*[[Brodie Greer]] as [[Baricza]]
*[[Paul Linke]] as [[Grossman]]
*[[Lew Saunders]] as [[Fritz]]
==Co-Starring==
*[[Denise DuBarry]] as Sue (Susan Stewart)
*[[Markie Post]] as Roberta
*[[Linda McCullough]] as Janice
*[[Clay Alexander]] as Jack

==Featuring==
*[[Tiger Joe Marsh]] as 1st Mover
*[[Al Stellone]] as 2nd Mover
*[[K.C. Winkler]] as Marie Stockwood
*[[Gloria Delaney]] as Pam Benson
*[[Karen Specht]] as Jessica Bond
*[[Frances Fong]] as 1st Teller
*[[Esther McCarroll]] as 2nd Teller
*[[Jaime Rogers]] as Dancer
*[[Fenton Jones]] as Caller
==Crew==
*Produced by: [[Cy Chermak]]
*Written by: [[Lee H. Grant]]
*Directed by: [[Barry Crane]]
*Executive Consultant: [[Rick Rosner]]
*Story Editors: [[William D. Gordon]] & [[James Doherty]]
*Associate Producer: [[Paul Rabwin]]
*Developed for television by: [[Paul Playdon]]
*Music by: [[Alan Silvestri]]
*Theme by: [[John Parker]]
*Music Supervisor: [[Harry V. Lojewski]]
*Director of Photography: [[Robert F. Sparks]]
*Art Director: [[Joseph M. Altadonna]]
*Editors: [[Quinnie Martin, Jr.]] & [[William Neel]]
*Unit Production Manager: [[Thom Anable]]
*Assistant Director: [[Ron Grow]]
*2nd Assistant Director: [[Mary Lou Maclaury]]
*Script Supervisor: [[Jack Gannon]]
*Set Decorator: [[W. Joseph Kroesser]]
*Production Consultant: [[Bob Hayden]]
*Technical Advisor: [[Dick Barton]]
*Sound: [[Maury Harris]], [[Hal Watkins, C.A.S.]]
*Stunt Co-ordinator: [[Paul Nuckles]]
*Wardrobe Supervisor: [[Shelly Levine]]
*Makeup: [[John M. Norin]]
*Casting: [[Michael O. Hanks]]
*Locations by: [[Cinemobile Systems]]
*With Appreciation to [[Glen B. Craig]], [[Commissioner]] [[California Highway Patrol]]
*Motorcycles Furnished by: [[Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.]]
*Automobiles furnished by: [[Ford Motor Company]]
*Filmed in [[METROCOLOR]] / Titles and Opticals [[MGM]]
*[[Rosner Television]] in association with MGM Television

==Fun Facts==
[[Image:S2Ep18WilcoxAve.jpg|thumb|Wilcox Ave. sign above Larry's head]]
* During the opening chase, the blue MG turns into small alley, which is located here, on the west side of Ivar. Ave. [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=selma&sll=34.102948,-118.326488&sspn=0.005535,0.018024&ie=UTF8&radius=0.52&rq=1&layer=c&cbll=34.098823,-118.328685&panoid=uAr6_DdhmwePy1fkBJqrGA&cbp=11,299.54,,0,9.23&ll=34.098826,-118.328687&spn=0.005535,0.018024&z=17 View in Google Maps]
* After the opening credits, when we see a close-up of Ponch and Jon, they are passing Wilcox Ave. (as they are headed south on Cahuenga Blvd.) and the sign passes above Larry's head.
* Ponch and Jon meet Getraer at an Arby's. This is the Arby's at Sunset Blvd. and Tamarind Ave., which still appears to have the old style "hat" sign. [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=arby%27s&sll=34.096596,-118.267136&sspn=0.051175,0.222988&ie=UTF8&radius=6.38&rq=1&layer=c&cbll=34.098046,-118.319059&panoid=G0vv-tEdOxsHX24u-JgjPw&cbp=11,110.61,,0,-3.2&ll=34.098017,-118.319063&spn=0.025516,0.144196&z=14 View in Google Maps]
* The rally checkpoint is at this location on Via Marina at Tahiti Way. The building across Via Marina is still there. [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=tahiti+way&sll=33.748322,-118.357086&sspn=0.912344,1.783905&ie=UTF8&ll=33.974631,-118.458259&spn=0.003194,0.018024&z=17&layer=c&cbll=33.974635,-118.458256&panoid=EKJNC_9AYLArgwDamGxZRw&cbp=11,80.66,,0,5.59 View in Google Maps]
* The last bank that is robbed is at Sepulveda Blvd. and Slauson Ave. (Knightsbridge Ave., seen on a sign, is one block east of this intersection). [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=Knightsbridge+Ave,+Culver+City,+Los+Angeles,+California+90230&sll=33.96551,-118.075916&sspn=0.00711,0.013937&ie=UTF8&cd=1&geocode=FcKkBgId_XTx-A&split=0&ll=33.988652,-118.39438&spn=0.014215,0.027874&z=16&layer=c&cbll=33.988652,-118.394496&panoid=Jz93d8y7X0wwj2pKjjEZFg&cbp=12,316.11,,0,7.36 View in Google Maps].
* The chase after the last bank heist passes through this location at the intersection of 6th St. and Imperial St. [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=mateo+st.+Los+Angeles,+California&sll=34.09951,-118.324428&sspn=0.028394,0.072098&ie=UTF8&ll=34.037307,-118.228528&spn=0.002249,0.009012&z=18&layer=c&cbll=34.038219,-118.231593&panoid=wZ_i2IcW4S6ulzVyxdD78g&cbp=11,264.08,,0,-2.67 View in Google Maps]

==Mistakes==
* During the opening credits, Poncherello is misspelled "Poncharello" when "Anna Navarro as Mrs. Poncharello" is shown.
* When the bank robber pursuit passes Ponch and Jon, they turn from Vine St. to Yucca St. There is one person standing on the corner. After they go around the corner, there are 4 or more people visible on the same corner. The chase then jumps to the intersection of Selma Ave. and Ivar Ave.
[[Image:S2Ep18WigStoreRamp.jpg|thumb|Wig store stunt ramp]]
* When the pink car goes up the curb toward the wig shop window, the camera angle abruptly changes and a small ramp becomes clearly visible at the curb.
* When Cahill joins the pursuit of the blue MG after the second bank robbery, she refers to herself as "Seven Mary Charles."
* The last bank that is robbed is not near Century and Western as discussed at the station.
* Getraer presents Ponch with a safety citation for "one year service without an accident"; however, just 5 episodes prior ([[Down Time]], he injures his pinky finger when he lays down his bike during a chase. Getraer asked Ponch to take his vacation because of the injury. Apparently Getraer forgot about this incident.

==Buy this Episode==
* {{Amazon DVD|id=B0014VPFKY|name=Rally 'Round the Bank}}
* [http://video.aol.com/video-detail/chips-rally-round-the-bank/575775763 Watch this episode free on AOL Video]

{{Succession box|
preceded	=The Matchmakers|
number		=218|
followed	=Bio-Rhythms}}