CHiPs

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For six great seasons, California Highway Patrol motorcycle officers Jon Baker and Frank "Ponch" Poncherello ruled the road with humor and heroics. From wacky storylines to awesome car chases, CHiPs was TV entertainment at its best.

CHiPs Season 2 on DVD! 

CHiPs DVDs for Season 2 Are Available Now

The CHiPs Season 2 DVD set includes 22 hour-long episodes, a new featurette "The Real CHiPs with Erik Estrada," and a feature-length special episode: "The Greatest Adventures of CHiPs: Recounting the Coolest Cases of Seasons One and Two." The CHiPs Season 2 DVD Set is available now at Amazon.com.

Season 2 Episode List:
  1. Peaks and Valleys
  2. The Volunteers
  3. Family Crisis
  4. Disaster Squad
  5. Neighborhood Watch
  6. Trick or Trick
  7. High Flyer
  8. The Grudge
  9. The Sheik
  10. Return of the Turks
  11. Supercycle
  12. High Explosive
  13. Down Time
  14. Repo Man
  15. MAIT Team
  16. Pressure Point
  17. The Matchmakers
  18. Rally 'Round the Bank
  19. Bio-Rhythms
  20. Quarantine
  21. CHP BMX
  22. Ride the Whirlwind

CHiPs Opening Credits Clip 

Chips tv intro

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Erik Estrada as Officer Frank "Ponch" Poncherello 

Henry Enrique "Erik" Estrada (born March 16, 1949) is an American actor, known for his co-starring lead role in the 1977?1983 United States police television series CHiPs. He later became known for his work in Spanish language telenovelas, and in more recent years, his appearances in reality television shows and infomercials and as a regular voice on the Cartoon Network show Sealab 2021.

Erik Estrada's Biography 


Erik Estrada:
My Road from Harlem to Hollywood

In this startlingly honest tell-all autobiography, Erik Estrada reveals how he journeyed from the mean streets of East Harlem to the even meaner boulevards of Hollywood, where he became television's hottest star in the hit series CHiPs.

Larry Wilcox as Officer Jon Baker 

Larry Wilcox as Officer Jon Baker

Larry Wilcox (born August 8, 1947) is an American actor, best known for his role as Officer Jonathan "Jon" Baker in CHiPs, an American television series about the motorcycle officers of the California Highway Patrol.

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CHiPs Season One is available now on DVD 

All 22 Episodes from Season One

CHiPs: The Complete First Season was released on DVD on June 5, 2007. Ponch & Jon use a circus elephant to tow a truck, and they tear up responding to a crashed onion shipment. Check out all the exciting episodes from the first season.
  1. "Pilot"
    Meet the street's elite: Ponch and Jon stop a car-theft ring, and Ponch's antics may keep him on probation.
  2. "Undertow"
    He's here to help... himself. A would-be tow-truck driver robs stranded motorists.
  3. "Dog Gone"
    A string of incidents complicates the officer's efforts to help a lost, injured pooch.
  4. "Moving Violation"
    Our heroes rescue a man from an overturned van filled with snakes, and Ponch goes to traffic school.
  5. "Career Day"
    Ponch patrols in Chopper 5 and speaks at the alma mater's Career Day.
  6. "Baby Food"
    It should be labeled with a skull and crossbones: A trucker's missing cargo of baby food is tainted with botulism.
  7. "Taking Its Toll"
    A load of spilled and crushed onions has the responding CHPers in tears. Bandits target drivers at toll booths.
  8. "Green Thumb Burgler"
    Someone is stealing plants from LA's freeways, and a psychic predicts trouble for Ponch.
  9. "Hustle"
    The duo pulls over Broderick Crawford (Highway Patrol), and bikers go on a heist spree.
  10. "Highway Robbery"
    The officers use a circus elephant to tow a disabled truck. Jon's ex-football teammate turns to crime.
  11. "Name Your Price"
    Femme thieves specialize in Rolls Royce cars, and Ponch seeks his fortune on a game show.
  12. "Aweigh We Go"
    Jon and Ponch pull duty at a roadside truck-weigh station.
  13. "One Two Many"
    He wants to be CHP in the worst way, but this uniformed lawbreaker is a lookalike for one of the best: Jon!
  14. "Rustling"
    The buddy cops confront dirt-bike riding cattle rustlers. Also: Happy birthday to Jon!
  15. "Surf's Up"
    Jon and Ponch have a temporary beach assignment.
  16. "Vintage '54"
    85-year-old Mrs. Downey reports her vintage auto is stolen.
  17. "Hitchhiking Hitch"
    Two teenaged girls seem unaware of the perils of hitchhiking.
  18. "Cry Wolf"
    Bogus calls have the CHP spinning its wheels.
  19. "Crash Diet"
    A man hurls debris at traffic, and some of the CHPers must shed weight.
  20. "Rainy Day"
    During a deluge, the motorcycle duo patrols in a car.
  21. "Crack-Up"
    Ponch must partner with Sgt. Getraer after Jon is injured in an accident.
  22. "Flashback!"
    A brash rookie patrolman causes Ponch to look back on his days as a push-the-limits, know-it-all newbie.

Robert Pine as Sgt. Joseph Getraer 

Robert Pine (born July 10, 1941) is an American actor who has starred on television and in film. He is probably best known for his role as Sgt. Joseph Getraer on the hit NBC television series CHiPs from 1977 to 1983.

More Scenes from CHiPs 


CHiP's clip: Satan's Angels

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CHiP's - Rock Devil Rock

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CHiPs: The Movie! 

CHiPs Movie scheduled for release in 2011

There is a CHiPs movie planned for 2011 release. There are only a few details at this point, but check back here for more information as it becomes available.

The big news so far is that Wilmer Valderrama will play Ponch. No news yet on Jon. The movie will be written by Paul Kaplan and Mark Torgove and produced by Warner Bros. Pictures.

Cool CHiPs T-Shirts 

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Did you love watching CHiPs? 

Lensmaster

debs white wrote

the opening music always was soooo cool at the time. Larry wilcox aka jon baker was and still is my absolute favourite......i think a new series for 2009 should be made.....please!!!!

Reply Posted October 21, 2009

Lensmaster

MadDog wrote

I loved this show from the begining. Being born in 69' I was the perfect age to be hooked immediately. Lots of fun to watch. I had just gotten my first bike, a 73' XR75 about the time this series started. So it was a given, that I was going to be watching it. Cool dudes on motorcycles, riding around a much less crowded (than today) southern california, lots of gorgeous women needing help. What more could a young guy ask for.

I'll have to see about getting it on DVD's. Been a long long time since I've seen an episode.

Super cool show though, I'm surprissed I didn't go on to want to become a CHP officer. Suppose if I would have lived in Cal, it probably would have been a done deal. I did later own a 70' Trans Am, though not painted like Ponches 72' or 73'. Alot of appealing stuff in that series.

Reply Posted September 12, 2009

tobydownton wrote...

The opening credits rock

ReplyPosted November 17, 2008

cheliosfan wrote...

Chips was the best! Watching it now on dvd just brings back an old obsession with the show,I was a teenager when it was on t.v, I would plan my dates around this show because I had to watch it. Jon was my favorite but him and Ponch together was what made the show great!

ReplyPosted July 02, 2008

Lovin_workin_at_home wrote...

I drooled over Ponch forEVER!!!

ReplyPosted April 11, 2008

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