Vintage '54
| Vintage '54 | |
| Episode # | 116 |
| Air Date | Jan 26, 1978 |
| Briefing | Vintage car thefts |
Brief Plot
She's the vintage owner of a vintage car. Eighty-five-year-old Mrs. Downey reports her auto is stolen.
Plot
A family going on vacation forgets their baby in the confusion of packing. After the theme, Ponch and Jon chase a speeding Corvette. After the 'vette is pulled over and the driver is set loose, it is stolen. Soon after that, a trucker finds the baby and has someone tell Ponch and Jon. After dropping off the baby at Central, a sky-diver is rescued from a highway overpass by Ponch on a crane. That night, Ponch and Jon show up to baby sit but don't do a very good job. Meanwhile, Mrs. Downey goes to the store to get more booze and her car is stolen.
The next day, Ponch and Jon stop "Martians" driving an unusual car without plates. After the briefing, Mrs. Downey is looking for her '56 Caddy at Central. In her typical fashion, she gives Getraer orders. On patrol, Mary 3 and 4 find a dumpster that gets loose and rolls downhill. It refuses to pull over for them and eventually hits a station wagon. At Central, the 85-year-old Mrs. Downey gets a ride home from Baricza. Soon the baby is returned to its family. Meanwhile, Mrs. Downey has Baricza going in circles. When the call comes in for her car, Baricza drops her off and responds with Ponch and Jon in the lead. The CHP arrives at the car thieves' hideout and busts them all. Mrs. Downey arrives back at Central and takes her car. On her way out, she backs over Sarge's motorcycle.
Great Quote
Also starring
- Brodie Greer as Baricza
- Lew Saunders as Fritz
- Paul Linke as Grossman
Guest Stars
- Jed Allen as Jason
- Ellen Geer as Martha
- Tom Pedi as Bruno
- Pepe Serna as Danny
- Marjorie Bennett as Mrs. Downey
- Marc Alaimo as Bix
- Lisa Blake Richards as Foster Parent
- Aldine King as Gilbert
- Jennifer McAllister as Ellen
- Nick Pellegrino as Kevin
- Jim Goodwin as Van Driver
- Laurence Haddon as Onlooker
- Tanya Russel as Sky Diver
- Jeri Lea Ray as Webb
Crew
- Executive Producer: Cy Chermak
- Produced by: Rick Rosner
- Written by: Mort Thaw and Edward Robak
- Directed by: Barry Crane
- Associate Producer: William O. Cairncross
- Production Consultant: Bob Hayden
- Unit Production Manager: Wm. L. Young
- Developed for television by: Paul Playdon
- Story Editors: Glen Olson & Rod Baker
- Story Editors: William D. Gordon & James Doherty
- Music by: J.J. Johnson
- Theme by: John Parker
- Music Supervisor: Harry V. Lojewski
- Director of Photography: Robert F. Sparks
- Art Director: Joseph M. Altadonna
- Assistant Director: Nick Smirnoff
- 2nd Assistant Director: Robert P. Cohen
- Script Supervisor: Jack Gannon
- Production Assistance: Roni Rochin
- Set Decorator: W. Joseph Kroesser
- Technical Advisor: Mike Sylvia
- Editor: Richard A. Freeman
- Sound: Maury Harris, Hal Watkins, C.A.S.
- Stunt Co-ordinator: Paul Nuckles
- Wardrobe Supervisor: Shelly Levine
- Makeup: John M. Norin
- Casting: Gary Shaffer
- 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
- Mrs. Downey can also be seen in "Baby Food" and "Taking Its Toll".
- Mystery Science Theater 3000 fans may notice that the seat the forgotten baby is in is the same type used for the head of the robot "Gypsy".
Mistakes
- Getraer seems uncomfortable with the baby and admits he's better with older kids. Yet in a later episode he is the one showing everyone how to take care of the babies using the "Getraer Method".
Buy this episode
- Vintage '54 on DVD at Amazon.com
- Vintage '54 from Amazon Prime Video
- "CHiPs" Season 1 from iTunes Store
| Preceded by: "Surf's Up" |
Vintage '54 116 |
Followed by: "Hitch-Hiking Hitch" |