CHiPs (TV Series) Things That Go Creep in the Night (1983) User Reviews

gloriously ridiculous

[wrobstorysong · 8/10 · 9 August 2023]

The previous review basically nailed it...but failed to include any of the ridiculous specifics. This one is soooo weird you might watch with open mouth and tilting head. Kelly preston (JERRY MAGUIRE, BATTLEFIELD EARTH) wanders around with post-traumatic amnesia (if one were so inclined, one might splice her shrieking sequences here into a fine scientology documentary). Elvira and dr. Joyce brothers make appearances. But most of all, the over-the-top villain is...rich little (LAUGH-IN, ROBIN HOOD)! They truly should have made this the final episode of the series. Did i mention the hologram technology? This ain't no whimper.

So Bad It's Amazingly Good

[skysport · 9/10 · 11 March 2015]

I sat down to watch this episode thinking I was going to get bored after 10 minutes and turn it off, but after 10 minutes I was complete hooked. I couldn't stop watching! This might be one of the most ludicrous and bizarre episode in the history of TV, and of course that makes it "must see TV".

Everything and the kitchen sink is in this episode. It's so "out there" that it really is hard to describe, you really do have to see it. Just when you think it can't get any more weird it gets more weird. Just when you think it can't throw any more surprises at you it throws another one at you. And it does all this with its own sense of crazy fun. So even though you know it's "bad" you can't help but smile each time they throw something else your way. Hey, at least they tried to do something unusual, and boy did they succeed, even if it is so-bad-it's-good kind of entertainment.