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CHiPs: Mitchell & Woods (1981)
Worst episode of CHiPs EVER!
Was quite enjoying series 5 despite Ponch being AWOL a lot (contract), his fill in Steve (Bruce Jenner) was different enough to be interesting. But this is my contender for worst episode ever, CHiPs with no CHiPs?!? This is a backdoor pilot for a female detective show 'Mitchell & Woods' but unfortunately the ladies seem to have no chemistry & Woods acting in particular is decidedly wooden. Interestingly, Mitchell (Cindy Morgan from Tron) played Ponch's girlfriend who he cheated on with a trainee cop (Ponch's Angels, series 4) and I think she's now playing the different character of the trainee.
T.J. Hooker: The Empty Gun (1982)
Different tone
Very different tone to this episode than the other ones made / broadcast at the time. Either the production was earlier or it was the writing.
CHiPs: Peaks and Valleys (1978)
Saturday Night CHiPs
Having watched all of series 1, which improved as it went with Ponch progressing from comedic relief, to more of a fully formed character, the start of series 2 is both funny & surprising. To start, the new disco theme catches the ear. Then by the end we have Ponch doing full Travolta from Saturday Night Fever (this aired around 9 months after that films release). It leaves the episode feeling very much like an attempted bigger better sequel, rather than continuation of series 1