Down Time
| Down Time | |
| Episode # | 213 |
| Air Date | Dec 16, 1978 |
| Briefing | Female Car Thieves |
Brief Plot
Ponch's vacation plans are ruined when a gang of female car thieves steals his beloved, newly rebuilt Firebird. In addition, Jon's wallet is stolen as a relentless streak of carelessness.
Plot
In the morning as Ponch and Jon pull into headquarters as another squad car pulls out. While back inside the building Ponch now has everybody in the department follow him, including Jon to the door for the surprise. Once Ponch opens up the door, and takes everybody outside to show them his newly rebuilt Trans Am. Grossie guests new car. Ponch now tells him that it’s an old car. Sindy knows that it’s the burnt out old hulk that he had pick up eighty three bucks a couple of months ago. Ponch now goes bingo. Baricza knows Ponch had built it back up himself with a little help from his friends. Sindy knows that Ponch has a male ego. Everybody is now admiring the car. Getraer now comes outside looking at the car, and then decides tells everyone to hit the bricks.
At the end of the day Ponch drives back to his apartment near the marina. As Ponch pulls in his new neighbor is also pull into the parking garage. At the same time Ponch and his new neighbor get out there cars. She tells him that he has a cute car, and Ponch knows that they haven't met yet, she now introduces herself as Kim Balford. Kim now tells Ponch that she had move in just a few days ago. Kim now walks off.
The next morning two beautiful blonde female car thieves show up on a motorcycle. The sandy blonde on the back points at Ponch's car, and the bleach blonde turns around on the bike now stops. She now gets off the back of the motorcyle, then walks towards Ponch's car, and pops the lock with a slim jim. She gets into car now uses a slidehammer to yank the igniton lock off while the other one files her nails, and starts it up with a screwdriver. She now decide to pull out, and drive off now following the other one out of the parking garage near the marina.
She now drives it down the street to the Dubois Auto which is actually a used lot car which is actually owned by a friend of theirs who part is of a big operation, and is helping them with the stolen cars. After arriving she now gets out of the car, and walks off where the salesman outside puts a sold sign on the car. Kim now picks up her friend, now making sure that there all set then starts laughing about who they had just ripped off a stupid sucker which turns out to be Ponch, and now decides to drive off.
That same day while the job Ponch starts talking to John about his car which is actually completely boring.
Great Quote
Guest Stars
- Burr DeBenning as Bill Ross
- Randi Oakes as Kim Balford
- Cynthia Brian as Melodie Fischer
- Susan Kiger as Brandy
Crew
- Produced by: Cy Chermak
Fun Facts
The first time that Ponch had finished his newly rebuilt Firebird it had a Trans Am bird on the hood.
Mistakes
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| Preceded by: "High Explosive" |
Down Time 213 |
Followed by: "Repo Man" |