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Pilot: Directed by Paul Krasny. With Larry Wilcox, Erik Estrada, Robert Pine, Brooke Bundy. Ponch and Jon take to their bikes to bust an auto theft ring that employs a clever means of smuggling hot sports cars past the Highway Patrol.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Paul Krasny
- 1977-09-15
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Teaser
The show opens with two California Highway Patrol motor officers chasing after a speeding Porsche. After speeding in and out between cars on the highway, the Porsche speeds off the highway. One of the officers swerves to chase after the speeder, but falls over when his motor hits the curb. He immediately rights himself but loses the Porsche somewhere in downtown LA. "Ponch" complains about how the speeder got away while his partner Jontells him he's lucky to be alive. After discussing the spe...
Act One
As the officers arrive at CHP Central, they find the morning briefing already in progress. The sergeant tells the officers about a gang of sports car thieves. As "Frank" tries to leave the briefing, he asks him about riding his CHPmotor in the dirt last night and warns him not to blow probation with only two days left. Out on the highway, Ponch and Jon find a glue truck that spilled all over the highway. As Jon directs traffic, Ponch talks to the truck driver. A few minutes later, Jon pulls o...
Act Two
When Ponch returns to headquarters, he's riding in a CHP pickup with his motor in back. The sergeant is waiting for him on the steps. He brings Ponch and Jon into his office and shows them Ponch's huge file. After a lecture, Ponch storms out. As they head out to the garage to talk to the mechanic, Chuck, Jon tries to make the sarge realize that Ponch has been a good officer for the six months they've been partners while Ponch was on probation. Out on the streets, Ponch is riding the sarge's m...
"Attention Hollywood freeway units. Seven Mary Three and Four are now in pursuit, southbound at Vermont." 1. - Dispatcheron the radio, the first lines of the entire series "You're gonna become a legend, Ponch." 1. - Fritz "Do not pass 'Go'. Do not collect $200." 1. - Ponch "Anyway, the captain spoke to the commissioner and there'll be a commendatio...
Starring
1. Larry Wilcox 2. Erik Estrada
Also Starring
1. Robert Pine
Co-Starring
1. Brooke Bundy as Carol 2. Paul Manteeas Eddie 3. Michael Christianas Jerry 4. Brodie Greer as Baricza 5. Lew Saunders as Gene 6. Thomas Huffas Mike
Created by: Rick RosnerProduced by: Rick RosnerWritten by: Paul PlaydonDirected by: Paul KrasnyDuring what became the start of the show's opening sequence, Ponch and Jon enter the Hollywood Fwy. (101) heading south at the Temple/Hope St. entrance.Scenes at CHP Central(Central Los Angeles Area Office of the California Highway Patrol Southern Division) were shot at its actual location at 777 W. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles 90015-4113.Baricza spotted a Bushkin van headed southbound on the San Diego Freeway at Mulholland.Fritz spotted the Bushkin van headed northbound on the Harbor Freeway at 3rd. This is just north of CHP Central.This pilot episode had no title on screen.Jon mentions having a brother.When Ponch and Jon return to Central after the glue truck accident, they walk in with Getraer. Unlike future episodes which were shot on a soundstage, you can see outside the building while they're...Ponch mentions having been with the CHP for two years.When the show opens, Seven Mary Three and Four are reported to be on the Hollywood Fwy. southbound at Vermont Ave. However, they are shown (from behind) heading eastbound on 118 (Ronald Reagan Fwy....
"CHiPs" Season 1from iTunes StoreOct 16, 2022 · CHPs S 01. Topics. retro tv show, 80s tv show, classic tv show, old school, tvri. The show was created by Rick Rosner, and starred Erik Estrada as macho, rambunctious Officer Francis ("Frank") Llewellyn "Ponch" Poncherello and Larry Wilcox. as his straitlaced partner, Officer Jonathan ("Jon") Andrew Baker. With.
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CHiPs – Season 1, Episode 1 Pilot Aired Sep 15, 1977 Crime Drama Action. Reviews California Highway Patrol motorcycle officers Jon Baker and "Ponch" Poncherello go after an auto theft ring ...
Season 1. Follow the adventures of two California Highway Patrolmen, Jonathan "Jon" Baker (Larry Wilcox) and Frank "Ponch" Poncherello (Erik Estrada), as they ride down the highways aiding motorists and apprehending dangerous drivers. Self-styled modern-day knights on motorcycles, the CHiPs patrol California's freeways, keeping the urban ...
