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==Plot==
==Plot==
Artie, a handicapped driver, and his two friends are stopped for playing "It" on the highway. Meanwhile, cars are drag racing and hit a boy. His dad chases after them and is pulled over. While playing "bull fight" at a sidewalk mall, Artie loses control of his wheelchair and rolls down a hill.  
While Ponch and Jon are patrolling the heavy traffic on the beautiful Harbor Freeway where there hasn‘t car accident this morning, and they keep making bets against each other about the week. Meanwhile a paralyzed Vietnam veteran named Artie while driving a beat up looking yellow and gray primer Chevrolet Chevy Van, and will soon start playing a game of freeway tag by tapping the bumper of his buddy Alan’s beautiful maroon Cadillac Coupe DeVille.  


Luckily Ponch and Jon show up at the right time. Artie is later caught letting the air out of a car in a Handicap space. Meanwhile, the father thinks he sees the car of the guy that injured his son so he chases him. They are both pulled over and he presses charges against the man. After Ponch & Jon visit Artie & Co., the father and his son are seen fixing his mangled bike. Back at HQ, Ponch & Jon have to deal with "Mr. Saunders" (the father)...and tell him that the man he pulled over didn't do it. Artie and friends find the Mustang that injured the kid and pull a wire from the engine. When the guy comes out to his car, it won't start...and then the CHP shows up and he runs to the train station where he's captured. After taking "Brent" for a spin, Artie almost runs over the injured kid. Mr. Saunders chases them (of course) attracting Baricza's attention. Then the van rolls over while the car knocks down live power lines. Artie broke both arms while Mr. Saunders broke a leg.  
Luckily Ponch and Jon show up at the right time. Artie is later caught letting the air out of a car in a Handicap space. Meanwhile, the father thinks he sees the car of the guy that injured his son so he chases him. They are both pulled over and he presses charges against the man. After Ponch & Jon visit Artie & Co., the father and his son are seen fixing his mangled bike. Back at HQ, Ponch & Jon have to deal with "Mr. Saunders" (the father)...and tell him that the man he pulled over didn't do it. Artie and friends find the Mustang that injured the kid and pull a wire from the engine. When the guy comes out to his car, it won't start...and then the CHP shows up and he runs to the train station where he's captured. After taking "Brent" for a spin, Artie almost runs over the injured kid. Mr. Saunders chases them (of course) attracting Baricza's attention. Then the van rolls over while the car knocks down live power lines. Artie broke both arms while Mr. Saunders broke a leg.  

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Wheeling
Episode # 314
Air Date December 8, 1979
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Brief Plot

A trio of wheelchair-bound drivers create problems for Jon and Ponch both in and out of their vehicles. The father of a hit-and-run victim is determined to catch the driver responsible, with or without the help of the CHP.

Plot

While Ponch and Jon are patrolling the heavy traffic on the beautiful Harbor Freeway where there hasn‘t car accident this morning, and they keep making bets against each other about the week. Meanwhile a paralyzed Vietnam veteran named Artie while driving a beat up looking yellow and gray primer Chevrolet Chevy Van, and will soon start playing a game of freeway tag by tapping the bumper of his buddy Alan’s beautiful maroon Cadillac Coupe DeVille.

Luckily Ponch and Jon show up at the right time. Artie is later caught letting the air out of a car in a Handicap space. Meanwhile, the father thinks he sees the car of the guy that injured his son so he chases him. They are both pulled over and he presses charges against the man. After Ponch & Jon visit Artie & Co., the father and his son are seen fixing his mangled bike. Back at HQ, Ponch & Jon have to deal with "Mr. Saunders" (the father)...and tell him that the man he pulled over didn't do it. Artie and friends find the Mustang that injured the kid and pull a wire from the engine. When the guy comes out to his car, it won't start...and then the CHP shows up and he runs to the train station where he's captured. After taking "Brent" for a spin, Artie almost runs over the injured kid. Mr. Saunders chases them (of course) attracting Baricza's attention. Then the van rolls over while the car knocks down live power lines. Artie broke both arms while Mr. Saunders broke a leg.

In the end, Mr. Saunders is seen pushing Artie's wheelchair.

Guest Stars

Co-Starring

Crew

Fun Facts

Plaza Fire Station (left)
  • The mock bull fighting scene was filmed around on and around Olvera Street. Artie's wheelchair comes to rest on North Alameda Street. View in Google Maps
  • As Jon and Ponch approach the runaway wheelchair they pass the Plaza Fire House. Built in 1884, it was the first building to be constructed by the City of Los Angeles for housing fire fighting equipment and personnel.
  • Jon and Ponch catch the hit-and-run driver in Union Station. View in Google Maps
  • The crash scene near the end was filmed just off of Hannum Street in Culver City. All the buildings in the background have now gone, and the large Volkswagen warehouse is now an estate of townhouses. View in Google Maps
  • Ray Vitte was a close friend of Donna Summer. He died after an altercation with the LAPD in 1983. Summer was part of a news conference which questioned the circumstances of his death.

Mistakes


Preceded by:
"Second Chance" 		Wheeling
314 		Followed by:
"Christmas Watch"
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