Silent Partner 

Grossman is injured in an accident. Jon makes the embarrassing assumption that a deaf man is just drunk.

Director:

Gordon Hessler

Writers:

Rick Rosner (creator), Bruce Shelly

Stars:

Erik Estrada, Larry Wilcox, Robert Pine

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Erik Estrada	...	Officer Frank Poncherello
Larry Wilcox	...	Officer Jon Baker
Robert Pine	...	Sgt. Joseph Getraer
William Boyett	...	Hogan (as Bill Boyett)
Royce D. Applegate	...	DeWayne
Dawn Jeffory	...	Kim Travis
Saul Brandt	...	Mr. Sorenson
Paul Linke	...	Officer Arthur Grossman
Lou Wagner	...	Harlan Arliss
Brodie Greer	...	Officer Barry Baricza
Michael Dorn	...	Officer Jebediah Turner
Arthur Malet	...	Junkman
John Hostetter	...	Manager
Frances Ripplinger	...	Mrs. Sorenson
Johnny Crear	...	Rolls Royce Owner

Storyline

Grossman is injured in an accident. Jon makes the embarrassing assumption that a deaf man is just drunk.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 February 1982 (USA)

Filming Locations:

UCLA Medical Center - 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Westwood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rosner Television, MGM Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

William Boyett who was best-known for playing law and order Sgt. MacDonald on Adam-12 (1968) plays a car thief. This was his second and final appearance on CHiPs, with the prior appearance being in CHiPs: The Great 5K Star Race and Boulder Wrap Party: Part 2 (1980), where he played a CalTrans supervisor.

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Goofs

The same light blue car from the freeway crash in CHiPs: In the Best of Families is used for the crash involving Grossman. In each stunt, the light blue car is pulling a ramp so the car behind can become airborne after rear-ending the light blue car.

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