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   episode_num  = 308|
   episode_num  = 308|
   air_date      = November 3, 1979|
   air_date      = November 3, 1979|
   briefing      = ? }}
   briefing      = Arrangements for the senator's visit. }}


[[Image:S3Ep8Title.jpg|thumb|Title screen]]
[[Image:S3Ep8Title.jpg|thumb|Title screen]]
==Brief Plot==
==Brief Plot==
A spate of jewelry robberies is committed by thieves using city vehicles. Ponch thinks he's solved the crimes from his hospital bed. Meanwhile, practical joker Bill Clayton rejoins the team at Central.


==Plot==
==Plot==
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==Fun Facts==
==Fun Facts==
[[Image:CHiPsBank0308.jpg|thumb|Fire truck bank robbery.]]
[[Image:CHiPsDepot0308.jpg|thumb|Central Vehicle Maintenance Depot.]]
* Andrew Robinson's role as practical joker Bill Clayton is quite a departure from his one of his earliest parts - he was the Scorpio Killer in Dirty Harry.
* Maintenance depot boss Jeff Morris is probably best known for playing Bob, owner of Bob's Country Bunker in The Blues Brothers.
* The fire truck bank robbery was filmed on Pacific Boulevard. The building containing the bank has been modified over the years, and is now a 99 cent store, but it's still recognizable. [http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=33.984737,-118.225186&spn=0.007615,0.033023&gl=uk&t=h&layer=c&cbll=33.984744,-118.225194&panoid=4f6LF1eMnSj0D1UDjltzOg&cbp=12,102.75,,0,1.11&z=16 View in Google Maps] The alley used in the escape now has a car park to the left where a building once stood. The Century Cleaners seen during the escape is still a cleaners on Rita Avenue, although the fire truck was coming from the wrong direction in the alley (the truck is traveling west when it should be going east).
* The cherry-picker robbery was filmed at the intersection with Clarendon Avenue, just across the road from the bank robbery, but most of the buildings have now been replaced.
* The ambulance robbery was also filmed on Pacific Boulevard, at the pedestrian crossing between Gage Avenue and Zoe Avenue. The JC Penney seen briefly in the background is about the only recognizable store that still exists. [http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=33.980307,-118.225164&spn=0.015338,0.066047&gl=uk&t=h&layer=c&cbll=33.980304,-118.22518&panoid=WojILqKN-eSFwiYPl58tRw&cbp=12,276.14,,1,8.99&z=15 View in Google Maps]
* The Central Vehicle Maintenance Depot is a real city maintenance depot on 7th Street, although in reality it doesn't handle police and fire vehicles. The entrance building still looks virtually the same, even down to the visitor parking sign. [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.034297,-118.222203&spn=0.003143,0.009457&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=34.034342,-118.222286&panoid=n6fUQuMZ0zy7iFRzsIYluQ&cbp=12,240.3,,0,0.97 View in Google Maps]
* Grossman spots the escaping ambulance at the intersection of Catalina Street and 7th Street. The building with the red awnings looks almost the same today. [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.059706,-118.295425&spn=0.001571,0.004729&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=34.059756,-118.295399&panoid=QMX1oxyNqlyDnV5CmKGnyA&cbp=12,127.03,,0,-3.02 View in Google Maps] He follows the ambulance and catches it at the intersection of Catalina Street and 8th Street. He should probably have been suspicious that it was driving in circles! [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.057596,-118.295391&spn=0.000786,0.002364&t=h&z=20&layer=c&cbll=34.057596,-118.295392&panoid=BeQyqEFSRoM40ZqkaaL9jA&cbp=12,44.63,,1,3.39 View in Google Maps]


==Mistakes==
==Mistakes==
*Getraer calls out as unit 15-S-2 instead of S-4 in the opening.
* Getraer calls out as unit 15-S-2 instead of S-4 in the opening.
*When ponch returns at the end for light duty, he is wearing his motor boots and breeches.  Why? The boots are a pain to pull on and require two hands (usually with helper hooks).
* When ponch returns at the end for light duty, he is wearing his motor boots and breeches.  Why? The boots are a pain to pull on and require two hands (usually with helper hooks).
* Bright lets Sherwood out of the ambulance at the intersection of 7th Street and South Anderson Street (you can see the elevated section of Whittier Boulevard in the background), yet the next shot shows the ambulance driving past this intersection. [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.034515,-118.223206&spn=0.003143,0.009457&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=34.034628,-118.223235&panoid=OXGQ3wNhdp0GY9VHdC5JZQ&cbp=12,4.98,,0,-0.23 View in Google Maps] When Sherwood slams the ambulance door, the door mirror tilts down, but it's back upright in the next shot.




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Hot Wheels
Episode # 308
Air Date November 3, 1979
Briefing Arrangements for the senator's visit.
Title screen

Brief Plot

A spate of jewelry robberies is committed by thieves using city vehicles. Ponch thinks he's solved the crimes from his hospital bed. Meanwhile, practical joker Bill Clayton rejoins the team at Central.

Plot

Guest Stars

Co-starring

Featuring

Crew

Fun Facts

Fire truck bank robbery.
Central Vehicle Maintenance Depot.
  • Andrew Robinson's role as practical joker Bill Clayton is quite a departure from his one of his earliest parts - he was the Scorpio Killer in Dirty Harry.
  • Maintenance depot boss Jeff Morris is probably best known for playing Bob, owner of Bob's Country Bunker in The Blues Brothers.
  • The fire truck bank robbery was filmed on Pacific Boulevard. The building containing the bank has been modified over the years, and is now a 99 cent store, but it's still recognizable. View in Google Maps The alley used in the escape now has a car park to the left where a building once stood. The Century Cleaners seen during the escape is still a cleaners on Rita Avenue, although the fire truck was coming from the wrong direction in the alley (the truck is traveling west when it should be going east).
  • The cherry-picker robbery was filmed at the intersection with Clarendon Avenue, just across the road from the bank robbery, but most of the buildings have now been replaced.
  • The ambulance robbery was also filmed on Pacific Boulevard, at the pedestrian crossing between Gage Avenue and Zoe Avenue. The JC Penney seen briefly in the background is about the only recognizable store that still exists. View in Google Maps
  • The Central Vehicle Maintenance Depot is a real city maintenance depot on 7th Street, although in reality it doesn't handle police and fire vehicles. The entrance building still looks virtually the same, even down to the visitor parking sign. View in Google Maps
  • Grossman spots the escaping ambulance at the intersection of Catalina Street and 7th Street. The building with the red awnings looks almost the same today. View in Google Maps He follows the ambulance and catches it at the intersection of Catalina Street and 8th Street. He should probably have been suspicious that it was driving in circles! View in Google Maps

Mistakes

  • Getraer calls out as unit 15-S-2 instead of S-4 in the opening.
  • When ponch returns at the end for light duty, he is wearing his motor boots and breeches. Why? The boots are a pain to pull on and require two hands (usually with helper hooks).
  • Bright lets Sherwood out of the ambulance at the intersection of 7th Street and South Anderson Street (you can see the elevated section of Whittier Boulevard in the background), yet the next shot shows the ambulance driving past this intersection. View in Google Maps When Sherwood slams the ambulance door, the door mirror tilts down, but it's back upright in the next shot.



Preceded by:
"Return of the Supercycle" 		Hot Wheels
308 		Followed by:
"Drive, Lady, Drive: Part 1"
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