Thinking that it is Jon's birthday soon, Ponch plans a surprise birthday party for him.

A cattle owner is stealing his own cattle in order to rip off the assurance agency.

A magician is showing some tricks when he and his daughter are pulled over for running through a red light.

A young girl is trapped in her car when a drunk driver runs her off the road.

Two girls are found by Jon and Ponch while hitch-hiking. One blames the other for being there and doing this, but Ponch and Jon learn that this is not true. Later they have to save them out of a dangerous situation.

Jon and Grossie are hurt giving chase to a speeding Trans Am.

They both end up in the hospital.

Ponch is teamed up with Getraer untill Jon is fully recovered and out of the hospital.

Central gets a new mechanic, Harlan Arliss. Ponch and Jon are accused of improperly moving an accident victim. Jon meets an old friend who tries to convince him that there are better jobs out there than CHP officers.

Jon's nephew starts stealing cars with some friends.

Ponch moves into a new apartment.

A movie car, designed with special features, is used for robbing banks. The CHP has a hard time catching it.

Ponch and Jon have their hands full trying to deal with a persistent dangerous driver and a group of delinquent kids.

Ponch and Jon find themselves having to deal with a bewildering array of petty thefts and false alarms when on patrol during Halloween.

Jon and Ponch pull over a speeding motorist who claims to have diplomatic immunity. When they subsequently accept an invitation to a party, they find themselves being offered bribes by their host.

Jon and Ponch pursue the Phantom - a motorcyclist who has been performing illegal stunts on the freeway using a souped-up superbike.

Jon and Ponch are assigned to protect a VIP and his daughter.

A bell is stolen from a church. The Sunday school children are very sad about this. Ponch gets a visit from his mother. The officers have much to laugh at as a few drunken guys want to buy gas at the Central.

When a ruthless biker gang kidnaps Officer Clark, the boys gun it to save her, while Sgt. Getraer's wife suffers false labor pains.

In an "explosive" episode, a car thief crashes into a fireworks truck. Bruce goes undercover to bust a chop shop run out of a local high school.