Down Time

Down Time
Episode #	213
Air Date	Dec 16, 1978
Briefing	Female Car Thieves

Brief Plot

Ponch's vacation plans are ruined when a gang of female car thieves steals his beloved, newly rebuilt Firebird. In addition, Jon's wallet is stolen as a relentless streak of carelessness.

Plot

Ponch’s newly rebuilt Firebird

In the morning as Ponch and Jon pull into headquarters as another squad car pulls out. While back inside the building Ponch now has everybody in the department follow him, including Jon to the door for the surprise. Once Ponch opens up the door, and takes everybody outside to show them his newly rebuilt Trans Am. Grossie guests new car. Ponch now tells him that it’s an old car. Sindy knows that it’s the burnt out old hulk that he had pick up eighty three bucks a couple of months ago. Ponch now goes bingo. Baricza knows Ponch had built it back up himself with a little help from his friends. Sindy knows that Ponch has a male ego. Everybody is now admiring the car. Getraer now comes outside looking at the car, and then decides tells everyone to hit the bricks.

At the end of the day Ponch drives back to his apartment near the marina. As Ponch pulls in his new neighbor is also pull into the parking garage. At the same time Ponch and his new neighbor get out there cars. She tells him that he has a cute car, and Ponch knows that they haven't met yet, she now introduces herself as Kim Balford. Kim now tells Ponch that she had move in just a few days ago. Kim now walks off.

A Blonde now filing her nails

A Blonde pulling out

The next morning two beautiful blonde female car thieves show up on a motorcycle. The sandy blonde on the back points at Ponch's car, and the bleach blonde turns around on the bike now stops. She now gets off the back of the motorcyle, then walks towards Ponch's car, and pops the lock with a slim jim. She gets into car now uses a slidehammer to yank the igniton lock off while the other one files her nails, and starts it up with a screwdriver. She now decide to pull out, and drive off now following the other one out of the parking garage near the marina.

A Blonde driving Ponch's Firebird down the street

Kim and Girlfriend driving off

She now drives it down the street to the Al Dubowe Auto Sales which is actually a used lot car which is actually owned by a friend of theirs who part is of a big operation, and is helping them with the stolen cars. After arriving she now gets out of the car, and walks off where the salesman outside puts a sold sign on the car. Kim now picks up her friend who had this morning just boosted the car in the parking garage near the marina, now making sure that there all set then starts laughing about who they had just ripped off a stupid sucker which turns out to be Ponch, and now decides to drive off.

Two women making a sharp turn onto the on ramp

Two women making a very sharp turn

That same day in the afternoon while on the job having a very short ten minute break Ponch starts talking to Jon about his car which is actually completely boring. Ponch brags about his car hitting 60 mph in 8+ seconds, and bets Jon that he can make it to Sussex Canel in a hour. Until Jon sees two women driving a brand new black Corvette carrying old plates, and Ponch guests yellow/black which they actually stop handing them out about eight years ago. There break is now cut short when they have to start up there motorcycles, and take off going up the on ramp while Ponch calls in the license plate numbers of the car. Both Ponch and Jon start chasing the car down the Harbor Freeway for couple of miles. Both women are actually different shades of blonde inside the car, and are now smiling. They now take the exit ramp.

After getting off the freeway they now make a very sharp turn during the chase. The women decide to turn into the parking lot, and now knocking over the stop guard. Now going through the parking lot in circles while chasing them, and eventually go through the parking garage. Now out of the parking garage. Both women cut off the disable people in wheelchairs. Ponch now wipes out breaking his pinky finger. Jon gets off his motorcycle making sure Ponch and the disable people are all right. Jon now calls in code 4 on the pursuit. Ponch now tells Jon that he banged up his finger a little bit. Jon now tells Ponch that we have to go over to County General Hospital, and doesn't want any back talk. After losing the cops which are Ponch and Jon, the women now deliver the stolen car to the dealship, and go into the office.

While back at headquarters the men are now moving around stuff to make room for a womens lockeroom, and sorting other things. Both Ponch and Jon now arrive back from the emergency room at the hospital. Everybody starts giving Ponch a hard time about his broken finger. Sindy mentions about a hero being carried out on a shield. Baricza goes you will never play the piano again. Getraer now wants Ponch to come into his office.

After going into Getraers officer, Ponch now mentions that he had just broke his pinky finger. Jon mentions to Getraer about light desk for at least a week. Getraer now goes are you kidding with half the staff out in the hall. Ponch now wants go back onto the bike, and make best of it. Getraer now pulls a file out of the filing cabinet, and offers Ponch some of his vacation time that he has coming up.

Guest Stars

• Burr DeBenning as Bill Ross
• Randi Oakes as Kim Balford
• Cynthia Brian as Melodie Fischer
• Susan Kiger as Brandy
• Also Starring
• Brianne Leary as Sindy
• Paul Linke as Grossie
• Brody Greer as Baricza

Crew

• Produced by: Cy Chermak

Fun Facts

• The first time that Ponch had finished his newly rebuilt Firebird it had a Trans Am bird on the hood.
• Kim Balford is actually played by Randi Oakes who would later play Bonnie Clark in seasons 3 through 5 of the show.
• Ponch's interior inside the car was actually black leather.
• The old black/yellow license plate on the brand new 1978 Chevrolet Corvette C3 is actually SAD 476, which stands for Sam Adam David.

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Preceded by: "High Explosive"

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Followed by: "Repo Man"