Michael Morgan

The Ingalls and Oleson families spend a fun-filled and exciting day at a county fair. Sparks fly between Mary and a smooth-talking balloonist, Caroline and Harriet face off in a pie-baking contest, and Charles and Nels enter a gritty competition of their own. Laura wastes all her spending money in a surprising way, and Carrie faces serious danger when Laura fails to supervise her.

Attempts to steal Highway Patrol vehicles not only result in total destruction of two cars following high-speed chases, but also cause a rash of problems at CHP Central. The crimes also spark a series of related incidents which ultimately effect the entire CHiPs team before Jon and Ponch discover that the seemingly unrelated incidents are part of an elaborate robbery scheme. Anne Francis guest stars.

Oscar and TV sports legend Howard Cosell engage in a tongue-to-tongue showdown.

Police suspect a recluse when a local boy vanishes after school; guests Lew Ayres, Clint Howard, Joyce Van Patten.

Charlie and Phoebe Stoner are having hard times because of his drinking. Major Bullock arrives from the East, willing to grubstake Charlie to learn his mining expertise.