Ponch's Angels
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| Ponch's Angels | |
| Episode # | 414 |
| Air Date | February 28, 1981 |
| Briefing | New officers/Escapees may try to steal cars. |
Brief Plot
Ponch is unhappy being paired with a female trainee (Jon gets paired with her friend), especially when his girlfriend thinks that something is going on between them. A trio of escapees go looking for buried treasure. A couple are snatching purses at the marina.
Plot
Guest Stars
- Trisha Townsend as Melanie
- Barbara Stock as Paula
- Stuart Pankin as Louis
- Royce D. Applegate as Roger
- Danny Wells as Gordy
- Cindy Morgan as Jennifer
- Paul Linke as Grossman
- Lou Wagner as Harlan
Special Guest Stars
- Andrew Duggan as Stamp
- Barbi Benton as Sal
Co-Starring
- Brodie Greer as Baricza
- Michael Dorn as Turner
Featuring
- Lou Richards as Van Driver
- Ken Del Conte as Father
- Randi Oakes as Bonnie Clark
Crew
- Produced by: Cy Chermak
- Written by: Rudolph Borchert
- Directed by: John Florea
- Executive Consultant: Rick Rosner
- Story Editors: William D. Gordon & James Doherty
- Associate Producer: Paul Rabwin
- Developed for television by: Paul Playdon
- Music by: Alan Silvestri
- Theme by: John Parker
- Music Supervisor: Harry V. Lojewski
- Director of Photography: Robert F. Sparks
- Art Director: Stephen Myles Berger
- Editors: Albert P. Wilson A.C.E., William Neel
- Unit Production Manager: Donald Gold
- First Assistant Director: Denny Salvaryn
- Second Assistant Director: Leslie Jackson
- Script Supervisor: Jack Gannon
- Set Decorator: W. Joseph Kroesser
- Production Consultant: Dave McDannel
- Stunt Co-ordinator: Paul Nuckles
- Assistant to the Producer: Randy Torno
- Recorded at: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios
- Sound: Harlan Riggs, M. Curtis Price C.A.S.
- Wardrobe Supervisor: Shelly Levine
- Makeup: Richard Cobos S.M.A, Walter Schenck
- Hairdresser: Don Lynch
- Casting: Cathy Henderson
- 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
- The opening chase was filmed on Shoreline Drive in Long Beach. The stolen police car is first seen heading west, but it's traveling east when the escapees abandon it near Queens Way. View in Google Maps
- Barbi Benton lived with Hugh Hefner for seven years (1969-1976).
Mistakes
- Jon and Ponch's opposition to female motorcycle officers seems to be at odds with their active recruitment of Sindy Cahill for the off-road patrol in Ride the Whirlwind in season 2.
- When the black Camaro flips, it dislodges the pipe ramp and knocks it into view.
- The snatch and grab suspects were always referred to as "young" or "kids" - Danny Wells was nearly 40 at the time. No wonder they took so long to catch!
| Preceded by: "Sharks" |
Ponch's Angels 414 |
Followed by: "Ponch's Angels, Part II" |