CHiPs (1977–1983): Season 2, Episode 21 - CHP BMX - full transcript

All right, guys.

Sign for bicycle motocross team?

Nice, Ponch. I didn't know
you could do this kind of thing.

I had the concept, Susan
did the work. She's an artist.

What I don't understand
is how you manage...

to get Susan to
do things for you.

Her love of art
and my art of love.

Pedals ready, go!

Let's go. Really
hit that jump now.

Carlos, the back wheel.
Always land on the back wheel.

Go, Timmy, go!



Okay, into the berm.
Hit it high, hit it fast.

Looking good.

Go, Timmy. Go!

Hang tough, kid.

Attaway to go, Timmy. Good boy.

Forty-two eight.

All right, Carlos.

Push it, Timmy.
Come on, push it.

All right. All right.

Doing pretty darn
good, isn't he?

Looks like we're building
ourselves a good winning team.

Officer Poncherello,
Officer Baker.

I just wanna tell
you, thank you.

Been watching Carlos.
He's doing terrific.



Carlos has been no trouble
since you got him into motocross.

Even his schoolwork.
He hasn't skipped one day.

The motocross team is a lot more fun
than pushing a broom in an authority camp.

- Right on, man.
- All right.

You're doing good.
I've been watching.

Hey, Dad. GETRAER: Yeah?

Do you think you can
give me a ride home?

I wish I could, Tim, but I gotta
return this equipment to Central.

Then I gotta clean
up some paperwork.

- On Sunday?
- Yeah.

Look, why don't you ride
your bike over to Steve's house.

You call your mom, tell her I'm
gonna pick you up after work...

and that you're gonna
help return Jon's truck.

- Yeah, that's neat, Dad.
- Okay, kid.

- Take care, kiddo. Bye-bye.
- Okay.

Aren't kids great?

Timmy, you forgot
your jacket. Timmy.

- Hi, how's the boy?
- Oh, how good of both of you to come.

- Well, he's out of danger, thank God.
- He has a slight concussion.

If you're a doctor, that's
considered good news.

What about his arm?

Well, we don't know. They
have to wait for the x-rays.

Why...? Why didn't I just
drive him home like he wanted?

Twenty lousy minutes.

Hey, Joe. Look, it
happened. It's over.

Honey, please.

Just be thankful you were there,
and you knew exactly what to do.

And you heard the doctor,
Timmy is gonna be fine.

Yeah, he's a tough little dude.

He'll be back hitting
the turns in no time.

Twenty lousy minutes.

- He pulled the same thing on us.
- Isn't that a thing of beauty?

Come on, guys. I made
it with my own two hands.

It's my gift to the department.

You know some
guys never grow up?

You got one thing missing,
Grossie. Your regulation knee pants.

Come on, I think
he did a fantastic job.

- In his spare time.
- It's a gift.

Well, Harlan helped a little.

All that work and you're
gonna give it to the department?

Well, for as long as you need it.
For your bicycle safety program.

Listen, that's
fantastic, Grossie.

As a matter of fact, we have a session
at Beauchamp junior high school.

I'll be there.

L.A. 15, 7 Mary 3. Rolling
10-29, 202 Ocean-Sam-Adam.

- All right, all right. Come on.
- Okay, okay. You got me, big deal.

What did I do? Just
tell me, what did I do?

That's nothing,
it's just my lunch.

We wouldn't want it
to get stale, would we?

Well, well, well. I think
you had probable cause.

- Uppers, downers, bennies, 714's...
- Packaged for sale. Beautiful.

Read the citizen his rights.

You have the right
to remain silent.

Anything you say can and will be
used against you in a court of law.

How come you're in a cruiser?

- Where's your motor?
- Getting new shocks.

You two have a bicycle
safety session in 20 minutes.

So I'll take that character
in. Okay, put him in.

DISPATCHER: 15 S-4 L.A.

10-19 at Valley General
Hospital immediately.

Contact Surgery, third
floor, regarding your son.

15, S-4.10-4, I have a
10-15 en route to Central.

Contact my office and
have someone standing by.

10-4.

The most important thing
a highway patrolman does...

is help and protect people
on streets and freeways.

He does that by
enforcing the vehicle code.

That is, driving safely and
properly on the highway.

Now, the bicycle's a vehicle.

Therefore it comes
under the vehicle code.

Remember that, huh? - Yeah.

Okay, who can tell me...

what the vehicle code says about
carrying people on your handlebars?

You can't do it.

Right, pretty smart group, huh, Ponch?
- I bet I can trip them up.

Name two places you
can't ride your bicycle.

The sidewalk and the freeway.

Unless, there ain't
no fuzz around.

- What's your name bro?
- Danny. Danny Petersen.

And I ain't got no bike
because I hate bikes.

Good, then you won't be riding
on the sidewalks or the freeways.

So you don't have to
worry about the fuzz.

This dude's answer
was right. Can you dig it?

Yes.

- I'm all set up, Jon.
- We're gonna put your bikes...

through a safety check, then we're
gonna go through the slalom. This way.

Sorry about Danny.

He's really a quality
kid, but he is disruptive.

- Ten-to-1, the problem's at home.
- Yeah.

He lives with an unemployed
cousin. You're observant.

And you're very involved.

- I love kids.
- I used to be one, a kid.

My bike.

Mr. Becker.

- Hey, I don't think he did any harm.
- It's our problem, officer.

Look, I'm sorry it
happened, but we'll handle it.

Come with me.

- Who's Becker?
- Vice principal. This is really trouble.

Please excuse me.

Hey, some sign, huh?

Hey, not bad. It's not quite as
good as the one I put up at the track.

Grossman doesn't have a gullible
girlfriend to do his artwork for him.

- You guys, I made this sign, you know.
- Oh. Oh.

I made this.

- Hey, that's great, Grossman.
- Hey, uniform jersey.

Mildred and the girls
are gonna make copies.

Hey, Fritz.

I used a buttonhole stitch
to get a satiny edge here.

But I think a whipstitch
would do. Don't you?

- You mean you made that?
- Fritz, you're a chauvinist.

Don't you think that a
whipstitch would do justice...?

Sarge, we just called the hospital.
Timmy came through surgery fine.

- Isn't that great?
- Yeah, he'll be back in school in a week.

And his arm will
be as good as new.

Listen, Herb Singer's
here from the DA's office...

to pick up that evidence.

Evidence?

Yeah, that we got out of
Dutch Franklin's car, the pills.

Oh, the brown bag.

- Where is it, sergeant?
- Uh...

- I left it in the car.
- You left it in the car?

I left it in the car, I left the car
unlocked. I broke the chain of evidence.

I put Dutch Franklin
back on the street.

I'll inform the chief of
the circumstances, Joe.

You can count on receiving
a letter of correction.

Captain, if one of my officers
had fouled up like that, I'd...

An officer with an injured
kid going into critical surgery?

It's no excuse for the man who's
supposed to set the example.

If you wanna set me down, you'll
have something to tell the DA.

He's gonna be hopping mad.

Well, you've delivered yourself
a pretty good verbal reprimand.

Now, I'm sending
you on vacation time.

Get your home straightened,
come back when you're ready.

Meantime, Innes will take over.
And I will decide what I tell the DA.

- Yeah, but captain, I...
- That's it, Joe. Finish the day and go home.

All right.

Go, Danny. KID 2: All,
right. Come on, Danny.

Go on, beat it! All of you.
- Yeah, Danny.

Mr. Becker's tough, but he's usually fair,
and Danny's been in so much trouble...

that he could have been
expelled. But it's usually mischief.

- Trying to get attention.
- Exactly.

He's on disciplinary suspension
until we can reach his mother...

and she's out of town.

Where's his father?

He's a merchant seaman,
and we don't know where he is.

I think they're separated.

- Fourteen-year-old kid needs a home.
- And Danny's never had one.

Get out of here. Get!

That's Danny.

I'll get you. I'll get you.

Get out of here. Beat it!

Look what you've done to my
field. If I get my hands on you.

Hey, let me go, let me
go. Help, police brutality!

You told us you hated bikes.
You told us you didn't have one.

It's my friend, Edwin's.
He let me use it.

- Well, you ride pretty good, you know that?
- I know.

And you tore up the
baseball diamond too.

Now, what'd that solve,
Danny? A problem?

Make you feel better?

Okay, I'm willing to smooth this
over for you on two conditions.

What are you gonna do?

I'm gonna take you to
try out for the BMX team.

BMX team? What's that?

Whatever it is, it beats a
ticket to juvenile hall, right?

Fuzz.

Miss Ramirez?

Listen, we'll take the bike in
the car, and we'll take him home.

Mister, I wanna
talk to you, all right?

You could have been in
serious trouble, Danny.

Hey, I don't care. I
don't care about nothing.

Riders ready, pedals ready, go!

Come on, Carlos.
Attaboy, get that jump.

Okay, watch that berm, Miguel.

Attaboy!

Come on, you guys, keep going!

Come on, Carlos. Attaboy.

- Man, what a dump.
- Danny, give it a chance.

There's Ponch, excuse me.

He's a con artist and a hot dog,
but that's what the team's about.

Getting these kids to cook
in a positive direction, right?

So all he needs is one
good break. Ask his teacher.

Teacher, huh?

All right, so I'm a sucker for
brunettes who have a social conscience.

- But with little Timmy Getraer out...
- Yeah, I'm one man short.

- Jon...
- Don't tell me you never steered me wrong.

- You just get him over here.
- Hey, Danny, come here.

Come on, you guys.

You know we're gonna be
having a big meet this Saturday...

and we're one rider short.

Officer Poncherello thinks he has
a candidate that'll fill the vacancy.

This is Danny Petersen.

Hey, Danny. KID 1:
How are you doing?

You wanna give
him your equipment?

- Here, put this on.
- Hell, I don't need no helmet.

Hey, put it on, all right?

I didn't want to wear a helmet either
until the time I took a real good endo.

What do I ride?

This here. You go to the top.
When Officer Cahill says, "Go"...

you go, all right?

What's the track
record around here?

- For your age group, 39 seconds flat, right?
- Right.

Oh, yeah? Well, that's the old
one. Here comes the new one.

Rider ready, pedal ready, go!

Really hot stuff, Danny. New
record for falling in the mud.

Hey, knock it off, huh? You
guys got real short memories.

Any one of you who haven't fallen
into that mud hole raise your hand.

- You all right?
- Yeah, man.

Why don't you go get cleaned
up and come back tomorrow.

Big deal.

Got refreshments over by the
shed. Let's get a glass of milk.

Forget it, man. I don't
drink milk for nobody.

- Okay, let's go.
- Where?

I said two conditions, remember?

Thanks, Jerry.

Hey, I'll lock it up for now.

- Is that the new bike for Danny?
- I don't know.

- I have two other kids trying out.
- Yeah? How's Danny been doing, huh?

I like the kid, in
spite of himself...

and he's doing well enough to make
the team if he shows up this afternoon.

What do you say we take
10 minutes just to make sure.

- I'm with you.
- All right, come on.

You got something to show
me, you can tell me what it is...

unless you playing
games with me.

You come to CHP Central, and
you see if I'm playing games with you.

Borrow a bike or walk.
It's only a mile and a half.

Well, you only doing this because
you got a thing for Miss Ramirez.

Hey, that's none
of your business.

Now, you be there. 3:00.

Man, what a nerve.

Knock, knock. Anybody home?

- Hi. BAKER: Hi, Betty,
how are you doing?

Pretty good. PONCH: Hi.

Hi, Tim. TIM: Hi.

I seen kids do a lot of things
to get out of going to school...

but this is ridiculous, Timmy.

Hey, I'm going home tomorrow.

Yeah, well, in that case,
you gotta go home in style.

- This is from me and Jon.
- Wow. Thanks a lot.

How's Joe?

Well, he's convinced himself
that he's been neglecting us.

He thinks the captain should
have put him down without pay...

and he's embarrassed
by the forced vacation.

He's just punishing himself.

Yeah, well, that's ridiculous.

I don't know if you realize just
how bull-headed Joe can be.

Oh, we get a hint
of it now and then.

Wow. Oh, wow.

Mom, look it. They
got us our uniforms.

Gee, thanks, Jon.

Thanks a million, Ponch.

You keep that handy.
Start exercising those legs.

You'll be on that
bike real soon.

And we gotta get back on duty now,
so you take care of yourself, you hear?

Yeah.

Remind Joe when you see him
that there's a PTA meeting tonight.

- When we see him?
- Well, after practice on the pistol range.

Come on, Jon, I know he's been
meeting you for a couple of beers...

and I don't mind. Really,
I think it's good for him.

Well, you are practicing
on the pistol range?

Oh, yeah, well, before
the beers, you know?

And we didn't
think you'd approve.

We'll try and talk some
sense into him, huh?

Pistol range has been
closed all week for repairs.

I've seen Getraer do some things before,
but lying to Betty, that doesn't figure.

- You think he could be job-hunting?
- No, that would mean quitting.

- He'd have to discuss with his wife.
- Yeah, seniority pension.

Heck, his record was practically
perfect until he let this two-bit pusher...

Hey, you know darn
well what we'd be doing.

555-3103. This
is police business.

- The dude's name is Dutch?
- Franklin on the east side.

This is Frank Poncherello. Listen,
doll, would you do me a favor?

Check Monday's arrest reports.

Give me the last known
address of Dutch Franklin.

Sir, may I see your driver's
license and registration, please?

How did you find me?

We picked you up
leaving Franklin's house.

You've been lying to a lot
of people, Joe. To your wife...

to the moto-carpool
about this car.

- Where's Jon?
- Waiting about a half a block back.

Get out of here. You're
blowing my cover.

Uh-uh. I'm writing you a ticket. My
sergeant says I can write as many as I want.

Why isn't a D.A.
watching Franklin?

He was for 36 hours and then he
got called off on something else.

That's the fourth time he's
been to this store in two days.

Business must be good.

Yeah, it won't.

Gonna settle the score
with Dutch Franklin...

and turn in my stripes.

Turn in your stripes?

Hm, that will be the day.

Yeah.

Well, I've been
thinking about it, Frank.

I spend 88 hours
a week on this job.

When I get home...

most of the time I'm either
asleep, or on the phone...

or just too tired to
get out of my chair.

Hey, look.

- He made a switch.
- That's what he's doing.

- He's setting up a drop.
- All right, go.

Let him see you. See if he runs.

Come on, Jon, we
got some action.

Hey, Dutch, come on
down. You can't go anywhere.

I got him, I got him.

- Hey, sarge, he dropped something.
- Yeah, he did.

I saw it all the way.

Hey, bro, what's up?
Where's Jon and Ponch?

You mean officers
Poncherello and Baker?

As far as I know, they
went off duty at 2:30.

What time is it?

3:15.

They told me to meet them
right here at 3:00, sharp.

Well, maybe they'll show up.

The custodian caught him in the act,
called Mr. Becker and then called me.

Mr. Becker's in there now, trying
to reach his mother, his cousin.

Wanna tell me about it?

What do you care?

We care. We all care.

Listen, we got a meet tomorrow.
We even got a new bike for you.

We're counting on you.

Yeah, like I was counting
on you today at 3:00.

Danny, we had a job to do.

3:00, man. I was there.

Come in.

Yes? At what time?

I see.

Very well.

Tell him it's extremely important
that I talk to him as soon as possible.

That's right, have him call me.

Mr. Becker. 555-8311.

Thank you.

- You here for the boy?
- No, I'm Frank Poncherello.

Oh, yes.

I'm here as Danny's friend.
Miss Ramirez called me.

The local police have been called.
They'll take care of Danny Peterson.

Is that poster paint?

Yeah, and I've got it all over my
windows and books all over the floor.

He's made a thorough
mess of this place.

Yeah, that he did.

- He damage anything besides your blotter?
- No.

The custodian caught him
before he had a chance to.

Maybe he never intended to.

- Are you serious?
- Mr. Becker...

I broke a date with
Danny this afternoon.

I think he felt
hurt and betrayed.

I think this was
just a gesture...

and I think having him
arrested for it is wrong.

Officer, I have sat behind
this desk for a good long time.

And many is the time I stood
in front of one just like this...

praying that the guy behind it
would understand my problem.

You're going to be like
the kid that cried wolf.

One of these days you're going to yell
for attention. Nobody's going to listen.

Danny, wanna come in here?

Danny, why'd you do this?

Is it because you
thought I let you down?

I don't know.

No, I don't think you do.

The reason we weren't there at
3:00 is we had to bring in a guy...

who's gonna spend years in
the joint for committing a felony.

And, you know, he started
out as a playground punk.

You know what
his first arrest was?

A juvie for
vandalizing a school.

Now, you wanna go that route?

- Huh?
- No.

Then the road turns here, pal.

You do three things for me,
and I can arrange it for you...

to be put on probation.

Otherwise, I'm finished.
You're on your own.

Well, what three things?

First, you take care of
business here at school.

Second, you stick
to the BMX team.

You make every practice,
every meet on time.

- Okay?
- Okay, okay.

Third, you go find yourself a bucket,
some soapy water and some rags.

When the local cops get here, I want
them to find you cleaning up this mess.

This blotter cost
the taxpayer $2.65.

He can owe me.

I don't understand.

She knows we got a motocross
to run in exactly one hour.

How can a teacher be late?

She'd raise holy heck if her kids were late.
- Hey, Ponch.

- I'm awfully sorry I'm late.
- Hey, hey, no problem. Plenty of time.

Where's Danny? You
were gonna bring him.

He wasn't at home. I
was hoping he was here.

Oh, brother.

Well, look, why don't you
two backtrack to his house.

- We'll meet you later at the track, all right?
- All right.

- All right.
- Hey, hey.

Hey, how are you?

Hey, how are we doing out here?

All right.

Here you go.

These are tough customers.

All right, Mongoose is a good
team and Team Jag's a good team...

but I think we're better. I'm not
gonna ask you to do anything for me.

Who are you gonna do it for?
- Team Getraer!

Yeah.

Okay, let's go.

Jon, we couldn't find him.

I had good news for him too.
Mr. Becker lifted his suspension.

That's too bad.

If he practiced and tried,
he might have won it all.

Hey, hey. Come on,
Danny will be okay.

Get them, dude. - Yeah.

Yeah, all right.

Attention. Attention, all riders
in the 14-year-old novice...

report to the starting line.

Yeah, come on.

Get them, dude. Here they come.

Yeah, all right.

Saw him at the rodeo last weekend.
- That was pretty good.

Yeah? Did you meet my date
here? Cathy, this is Gary, honey.

Hey, Danny, where've you been?

Come on.

We've been going out of our
mind. Where have you been?

- Right here.
- Here?

What do you mean?

Well, I haven't had the
practice the others had.

I borrowed my friend Edwin's bike and
been out here since 6:00 this morning.

Why didn't you let us
know you were here?

Well, you just called
the 14-year-olds' race.

Anyway, I needed
my beauty sleep.

- Where's my bike?
- Right over here. Get over there.

Okay, riders ready?

Pedals ready?

Go.

Come on.

Go, Danny.

Come on, let's go, come on.

All right.

Okay.

Jon, you know, you're gonna have to
teach me to jump over that mud-hole.

I fall in that fool
thing every time.

Now I think we should have a
polite round of applause for the kids...

on our BMX team and the
officers who coached them.

First time out, first
team victory. It's not bad.

Okay, we're short-handed
today with men out sick...

so I'll be on the motor out in
the field. That's it. Let's hit it.

- No big deal. Welcome back.
- Oh, thanks, Sindy.

- Hey, that goes for me too, sarge.
- Thanks, Bar.

The prodigal returns.

Prodigal?

Well, I didn't
mean exactly that.

Grossie, thanks.

- He meant to say he's glad you're back.
- I know. Thanks, Fritz.

I can't tell you how
good you made me feel.

We had Sergeant Innes
in here for a week...

- and he didn't insult me one time.
- Oh, get out of here.

- It was awful, sarge.
- Go on.

See, sarge? You
really were missed.

Yeah.

Yeah, it's nice to know.

See you on the streets.