Wheeling

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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

The beautiful Harbor Freeway without an accident during the morning.
Helen is left by Harry holding her son Kip after the drag racing accident.

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 decide to start playing his favorite game which is actually called freeway tag by tapping the bumper of his buddy Alan’s beautiful maroon Cadillac Coupe DeVille. Since Alan happens to be in a very bad mood after getting his bumper tapped by Artie during start of their favorite game, and decides to let buddy pass him by immediately in the left hand lane of the freeway. Alan will eventually join in by tapping the bumper of their buddy Don’s beautiful red Dodge Charger which happens to be a Special Edition. Don is now upset with the situation of the game, and will let Alan passed him by immediately in the right lane of the freeway. Once Artie’s favorite game has just begun, and he will be follow by Alan until Don decides to finally join in for some revenge. While the trio happens to be weaving around the traffic on the freeway, and will eventually themselves pursed for a few miles by Ponch and Jon. The Trio will eventually exited the freeway, and get themselves pulled over on a side street by Ponch and Jon. Ponch now finds out that both Alan and Don are handicapped when it comes to stepping out of their vehicles, and will end up giving them citations as result of Artie’s stupid freeway tag game. Jon is actually surprised to find out that Artie is also handicapped besides his friends, and will end up giving him a citation as a result for his stupid freeway tag game. After Ponch and Jon finished giving the trio a set of citations, and will going back to duty of patrolling the freeway. Meanwhile an elderly old man named Harry Saunders happens to be a game of football with his son Kip, and will eventually lead to a discussion with his wife Helen about getting some sleep from his night job. While Kip has just started his morning job of delivering newspapers on his green Schwinn Speedster, and Harry happens to notice that a blue Ford Mustang Grande and a red Chevrolet Camaro SS will be using their street as a drag strip. Since Kip accidentally gets himself run over by a blue mustang, and which leaves Harry and Helen upset about the whole situation. Kip now has a broken leg because of the drag racers, and Harry is always determine about taking the law into his own hands by getting into his beat up looking green Pontiac Firebird. Since Harry wants to track down the drag racers himself without any help from the police today, and will leave Kip and Helen at the accident scene.

Harry is actually speeding through traffic trying to catch the criminal himself by using his own Pontiac Firebird.
Ponch and Jon decide to give Artie another citation for endangerment of pedestrian.

While Harry is actually weaving around traffic trying to catch the blue mustang that is now turning onto the entrance ramp of the Harbor Freeway, and is determine to track down the criminal who had accidentally ran over his son Kip by angrily cutting off some cars during incoming traffic in order turn onto the same entrance ramp. Harry is now entering the freeway by angrily cutting off a white Plymouth Belvedere, and happens to speeding while weaving through incoming traffic in which he will be followed by Ponch and Jon trying to get him to pull over on the side of the freeway. When Harry does finally decide to pull over on the side of the freeway, and he will get even angrier at Jon about the situation with blue mustang driver who the accidentally ran over Kip today. Jon now decides to call in a speeding blue mustang using his CB radio, and will get a response from Bonnie while driving around in her cruiser who happens to be requesting the license plate number. When Jon is actually unable to give Bonnie the license plate number on that blue mustang, and now decides to lecture Harry about calling the police rather than the take law into his own hands. While Baricza happens to be driving around in his cruiser looking at incoming traffic, and Ponch is actually unable to find that blue mustang. Harry now gets even more angrier at Jon, and wants to track down the driver by getting back into his own green firebird. Meanwhile Alan and Don have just pulled into the Sawtelle Rehabilitation Center parking lot in order meet with Alan, and will go inside the building to visit their buddy Brent who happens to rolling up a magazine in front of table with a chess board. When Don decides to invite Brent to have lunch at Chili Daddies on Olvera Street, and Alan really wants to go see the new space movie. Which Brent turns down both offers, and Artie wants to make him face reality outside the hospital. While Don happens to find a blanket, and wants to have fun by playing a Mexican bull fighting game which is actually called Toro with Artie and Alan by waving them through the fun game. Since Ponch and Jon happen to riding on North Alameda Street, and will eventually run into Artie once again when he accidentally lift a blond haired teenage girl off her skateboard. When Alan and Don happen to wheel themselves down the hill safety without an incident. After Ponch and Jon finished take a statement from the teenage, and will give Artie another citation for endangerment of pedestrian. Ponch and Jon will give the trio a lecture about being disable which doesn‘t allow them have any special privileges.

Ponch and Jon are on their way to the Sawtelle Rehabilitation Center.
Ponch now reads the driver of a certain blue mustang his Miranda rights.

Since Ponch and Jon had decided to pay a visit the Sawtelle Rehabilitation Center, and will receive some information about Artie who happens to be a respectful patient here from Dr. McCleary. While Ponch and Jon happen to enjoying their tour that is given by Dr. McCleary, and get to see all the amenities the hospital to offer for the patients with special needs. Ponch and Jon will receive some information on Artie’s friend Brent who was once a promising athlete until his recent surfing accident, and will meet up with the trio once again coming back into the building in order to visit him today. When Ponch and Jon decide leave the hospital, and will eventually catch Artie letting the air out of another persons tires for parking in his special handicapped parking spot. While Ponch threatens to give Artie another citation for tampering with motor vehicle, and Jon happens to recognize a posted handicapped sign on the parking spot. When Ponch and Jon try to make friends with Artie while watching him use a wheelchair lift in order to leave the hospital. Meanwhile Harry and Kip are waiting for Helen to finished grocery shopping at the Mayfair Market, and he happens to get upset about losing a football scholarship. When Harry happens to spot a certain blue mustang pulling into a parking lot, and gets angry after seeing a traffic criminal named Jerry Parker actually buy just a newspaper. Harry now decides to take law back into his own hands by picking up Helen in front of the supermarket, and will keep harassing Jerry for a few miles causing other vehicles to swerve in order to avoid being in a collision. Harry is now being followed by Grossie who happens to be calling in a Code-3 using his CB Radio, and will eventually get Ponch and Jon to respond for backup. Harry finally decides to pull over along with Jerry, and will get into an argument with Grossie along with Ponch and Jon over making a citizens arrest. When Harry finally shows Jon a scrap mark on the certain blue mustang, and Jerry happens to give his license to the police. Jon tries to tell Harry how many blue mustangs there are in the city of Los Angeles, and Ponch finally reads Jerry his Miranda rights in order to get the complaint form filled out by today. When Harry is finally happy with Ponch for arresting Jerry, and he will finally sign Jon’s complaint form.

The Trio happens to be building a special looking wheelchair inside Artie's garage.

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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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