In the Best of Families

In the Best of Families
Episode #	518
Air Date	Feb 21, 1982
Briefing

Plot

After Ponch convinces Jon to move in with him while his apartment is being painted, they learn a CHP cruiser has been stolen. Baricza, Ponch, and Jon chase the kids in the cruiser who drive on the wrong side of a just-opened section of the Simi Valley Freeway. The kids stop in the center and try to run away while the cruiser gets rammed by typical "CHiPs" jumping-cars.

After the theme, Bonnie shows up and gets chewed out by Getraer for not watching her car for a minute while she was in Bruce's Coffee Shop. Meanwhile, the kids meet up with their mother who was planning an armored car rip off.

Back at Central, Grossie tells everyone that Captain R. J. Tinsdale has ordered a chapter 10 inspection.

That night, Jon shows up at Ponch's apartment and finds that the women neighbors are visiting.

The next day, Bonnie is real upset since everyone is making her life difficult.

Out on the streets, a West L.A. CHP cruiser is stolen. Ponch, Jon, and Turner pursue it. When Turner swerves to avoid oncoming traffic and pedestrians, he flies off a cliff and loses his wheels upon impact. The kids get away again. Jon learns that someone stole a two-tone Dodge Monaco...a match for their cruisers.

At the dry cleaners, Getraer learns that his CHP uniform was stolen. While Getraer's out, Ponch spreads a rumor about Getraer getting promoted to Lieutenant.

That night, Ponch investigates tbe stolen Dodge Monaco and gets a street map that a thief left behind.

After lunch (at Lucy's Drive In), Baricza finds his cruiser doors and lights missing. That makes Ponch and Jon the only unaffected CHP so far.

In the locker room, Jon figures out that there's going to be a heist. Out on the streets, the fake CHP cruiser makes the armored truck take a detour. The mother cuts the armored car's radio antenna when they stop. The fake CHP make them stop later on and fill the truck with bees. When the guards run, the fake CHP takes the money. Ponch and Jon show up just in time and chase them. Bonnie and Getraer aren't far behind and help to block them in. They attempt to run down Getraer (who fell over), but Bonnie blocks them with her cruiser and gets rammed.

Back at Central, Getraer tells everyone that he's not leaving and that Captain Tinsdale was a tough instructor of his at the academy. After finding out that Captain Tinsdale can't get to L.A. because of snow in the mountains, the CHP starts to chase Getraer.

Guest Stars

• Anne Francis as Susan Wright
• Michael Morgan as Joey
• Timothy Patrick Murphy as Alex
• James L. Brown as Executive
• John Brandon as Salesman
• Joy Claussen as Clerk
• James Newell as Master of Ceremonies
• Sheri Lynn Covington as Cindy
• Lori Sutton as Sherri
• K.C. Winkler as Francesca)

Crew

• Executive Producer: Cy Chermak
• Produced By: Paul Rabwin
• Story Supervisor: William D. Gordon
• Written By: Richard B. Mittleman
• Directed by: John Florea
• Executive Consultant: Rick Rosner
• With Appreciation to Glen B. Craig, Commissioner California Highway Patrol
• Motorcycles Furnished by: Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.
• Filmed in METROCOLOR / Titles and Opticals MGM
• Rosner Television in association with MGM Television

Fun Facts

• When Baricza finds his doors missing, look for the Partridge Family bus in the background.

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Preceded by: "Alarmed"

In the Best of Families 518

Followed by: "Silent Partner"