Ep 3. To Your Health

To Your Health is the third episode of the fourth season of the classic 70s cop show, CHiPS. This episode follows officers Jon Baker (played by Larry Wilcox) and Frank Poncherello (played by Erik Estrada) as they investigate a string of robberies that seem to be targeting health food stores.

The episode opens with Baker and Ponch responding to a call from a health food store where the owner has just been robbed at gunpoint. The officers speak with the victim, who describes the suspect as a tall, muscular man wearing a ski mask. He also mentions that the robber seemed to be familiar with the store's layout, leading the officers to believe that he may be someone who works or has worked at the store.

Baker and Ponch visit other health food stores in the area to warn them about the recent robberies and to gather any additional information they can. They find that all of the stores that have been targeted carry a particular brand of protein powder, leading them to focus their investigation on the company that manufactures the product.

The officers visit the headquarters of the protein powder company but are initially stonewalled by the receptionist. They eventually manage to speak with the company's owner, who denies any involvement in the robberies and claims that all of his employees have been thoroughly vetted.

Despite the company's denials, Baker and Ponch start to suspect that the robber may be someone who works there. They stake out the company's warehouse and catch one of the employees, a bodybuilder named Tony, in the act of trying to steal a shipment of the protein powder.

After questioning Tony, the officers learn that he has been stealing the protein powder in order to sell it on the black market to bodybuilders. He also admits to being the one who robbed the health food store and a few others like it. Baker and Ponch arrest Tony and close the case.

In addition to the main storyline about the health food store robberies, the episode also includes a subplot involving Ponch's attempts to get in shape for an upcoming motorcycle exhibition. He enlists the help of a personal trainer who puts him through a grueling workout regimen, but Ponch struggles to keep up with the program.

To Your Health is a classic episode of CHiPS that showcases the show's combination of action-packed police work and lighthearted humor. With its focus on health food stores and bodybuilding, it also provides an interesting glimpse into the fitness trends and subcultures of the 1970s.