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Original Airdate: 18-Oct-1981
Plot: Some guys are dumping toxic waste and one of them speeds off to keep Ponch and Jon away from the dumping. He ends up causing a major accident. After the briefing on that car, the other CHP officers try to get Sarge in on the celebration of Ponch and Jon's 4th anniversary. Out on the streets, two women on motorcycles start shooting at a car. They end up distracting the driver as he drives through an explosives truck. Ponch just stands by watching and holding back traffic because it's for a movie called "Angel Patrol" (...or a scene from "CHiPs"). When a horse is spooked, Jon jumps off the back of Ponch's motor and onto the horse. He stops it. Meanwhile, a girl gets sick after playing around toxic waste. Ponch and Jon visit some old friends looking for info on who may have dumped the chemicals. When they return to the dump site, they end up chasing that Camaro again. Jon gives up the chase when chemicals burn a hole in Ponch's tire, causing him to fall off. Baricza finds the chemical barrels. After the second briefing, everyone thinks Ponch is hurting for money because he keeps taking on extra traffic details. Out on the streets, Ponch and Jon finally manage to stop the Camaro. That night, everyone shows up at Ponch's apartment. (Sarge says he came because he just wanted to play a record and he doesn't have a record player.) It turns out, the chemical dumper was in debt so he used his boss, Charley's, car (that was supposed to be in the shop) while dumping. Robbie tells Ponch and Jon that there's another dumping run in progress. Charley and Gil get in a fight and the truck goes off the road and starts to burn. To prevent the explosion from sending up a cloud of poison gas, Ponch and Jon send the cab down the hill away from the trailer. At the third briefing, Ponch presents Jon with the speakers he was eyeing at the top of the show. Jon tells Ponch he sold his stereo to get Ponch a record changer/turntable. Then Ponch tells Jon he sold his stereo too. Everyone has a good laugh as the credits begin.
Briefing: Catch that Camaro / How to Fingerprint a Car Tire / Happy Anniversary Jon and Ponch
Guest Stars: Tige Andrews (as Charley), Bill Lucking (as Gil), Judy Strangis (as Sharon), Katherine Cannon (as Robbie), Thom Koutsoukos (as Director), Harv Selsby (as Arnie), Allison Balson (as Amy), Candi and Randi Brough (as Midge and Margo), Sandi Cornell (as Kathy), Courtney Witas (as Jennifer), Leigh Kim (as Dr. Lee)
Written by: Rudy Dochtermann
Directed by: Earl Bellamy
Mistakes:
- This episode aired 4 years, 1 month, and 3 days after the premiere. Their anniversary celebration is a bit late.
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