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The 383 users who count themselves as CHiPs fans have written a total of 26 reviews.

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The adventures of Highway Patrol officers in Los Angeles. This great series had 6 seasons before it ended. The main characters are Jon Baker and Frank Poncherello, two motorcycle officers always on the street to save lives.

1998 followed the TV movie "CHiPs ´99" with some of the series cast but we can also see new faces like Officer Roulette and his partner or Sandy Baker, Jon´s spouse.

The adventures of Highway Patrol officers in Los Angeles. This great series had 6 seasons before it ended. The main characters are Jon Baker and Frank Poncherello, two motorcycle officers always on the street to save lives.

1998 followed the TV movie "CHiPs ´99" with some of the series cast but we can also see new faces like Officer Roulette and his partner or Sandy Baker, Jon´s spouse. less

• CHiPs Season 1 Hits DVD In May!!

  Well Warner Brothers will make it Official any day now. But CHiPs Season 1 is definately being released in May!! Great News!!

  Well Warner Brothers will make it Official any day now. But CHiPs Season 1 is definately being released in May!! Great News!! less

  xmulderx2k3 Last online Oct 30, 2008
  7 comments, last one Jun 23, 2007 + Add Comment

• CHiPs - in re-runs...

  I recently watched some CHiPs episodes. CHiPs is a great tv show. It would be nice to see CHiPs back on tv in re-runs. Also, an official DVD release of CHiPs is long overdue.

  I recently watched some CHiPs episodes. CHiPs is a great tv show. It would be nice to see CHiPs back on tv in re-runs. Also, an official DVD release of CHiPs is long overdue.less

  240-Robert Last online 9 days ago
  15 comments, last one May 28, 2007 + Add Comment

• DVD Sets?

  Anyone hear if they're planning to put out DVD sets of CHiPS?  I know the show is pretty campy, but it was one of my favorites growing up.  I haven't seen any episodes on TV for several years now, and it would be great to watch it again.  :D

  Anyone hear if they're planning to put out DVD sets of CHiPS?  I know the show is pretty campy, but it was one of my favorites growing up.  I haven't seen any episodes on TV for several years now, and it would be great to watch it again.  :D less

  CrazyLady9
  3 comments, last one Nov 18, 2006 + Add Comment

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  10 Perfect

  CHiPs was a police show you could actually watch with kids. hide show

  I have fond memories of watching Chips. It was a great police series. The show focused on officers Ponch and Jon, two motorcycle officers with the California Highway Patrol. Ponch was the younger of the two. Jon was the senior officer. Their relationship was similar to John Gage and Roy DeSoto on Emergency.
  
  One thing that makes this show stand out among other police shows is that Ponch and John never drew their guns. It was a lot less violent than most police shows. Ponch tended to be a lot more impulsive than Jon. One stand out example of this was when they were dealing with a motorcycle stunt show member who kept demonstrating exploits on the freeways to attract attention. Pon followed him on a specially made bike and did a "jump" on a rolling ramp. This got him a censurable incident report.
  
  It was a good familyn show.

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  rondasexton Added Aug 7, 2009 All my reviews
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  4 Poor

  weak series... hide show

  ...with equally weak characters and story lines, ...WITH one exception: I watched it for Robert Pine! But it must have been because I was young and had lots of time on my hands, as its a given I wouldn't last past one episode on something like this today.
  I guess even in the 70's there were shows that went for the fluff and the buff factors, but there certainly wasn't any rocket science to be associated with this one. I give it the equivalent to today's reality shows.
  Having said that, I did appreciate Robert Pine, and he did go on to produce a very interesting and capable new "Captain James Tiberius Kirk". Gotta give him that...

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  sandbur Added Jun 6, 2009 All my reviews
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  6.2 Fair

  For six seasons Jon (Larry Wilcox) and Ponch (Erik Estrada) chased, raced, and gave great face, without ever pulling their guns. Realistic? No. Fun? At times, but you will find yourself laughing at it more than with it. hide show

  There are great similarities in the scripts as each episode has one major case at the foundation, several small happenings, and some involvement in a sporting event. Watching the episodes in succession will make the redundancy more apparent and cause a craving for Screaming Yellow Zonkers and Tang. Eventually CHiPs becomes far more of an ensemble, but in the first 22 episodes it’s all about Jon and Ponch. The awkwardness is obvious as Larry Wilcox does not seem to know how to play the straight man to Estrada’s clown. As the writers became better at writing for this team, the chemistry developed.
  
  One fun aspect of watching these shows is spotting the guest stars. Be it actors who had established themselves years before CHiPs came along like Jim Backus, Richard Deacon, Carl Ballantine, Phyllis Diller, Hunt Hall, and Broderick Crawford, to famous athletes like Rosie Greer, and Ben Davidson, or actors who would go on to their own shows or movies like Gary Sandy, Mills Watson, Ellen Travolta, Gerald McRaney, and Edward James Olmos.
  
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  1Hombre Added Jul 26, 2007 All my reviews
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  6 Fair

  Classic, but not the best! hide show

  CHiPs and Dukes of Hazzard were my two favorites growing up. I was only 3 when the show was canceled so I pretty much caught it when it was a syndication. It was good fun and not much more than that. The real CHP hated the show because of its' unrealistic-ness and they never endorsed it as far as I know. In the mid 90's I was reintroduced to the series with the help of Ted Turner who purchased the rights to broadcast the show. Once again, I don't think it ever took itself too seriously, had loads of guest stars and music bands (who were never heard from again, more times than not) and story lines based on actual CHP cases in its' time. It was a vechile for Estrada until his ego got the best of him with help from a cast of characters including one future Klingon. For my sake, I hope it will be released on DVD someday, until then I'll watch some tapes I made from time to time.

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  da_dunker Added May 3, 2007 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  I grew up with chips.I love a man in uniform.I love the excitement.They was some handsome mens.They were some good actor.I used to be glad when school was out just for I can watch them every day.When I'm out of school my sister going to school.good show.t hide show

  This show was about real life.About patrol officer trying to save people's life.And on there spare time they like to go on dates.These are the show that I would want my children to watch.A remodel show.Something thats not a bad influence on my kids.Thats whats wrong with the kids of today.The don't have enough positive shows or movies on T.V to keep them on the right track.Showing movies with all this killing and gang banging.Thats not helping our children of the next generation.We need to do positive things instead of negative things.Put on some education stuff.good show.need more like t

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  Toyata Added Apr 1, 2007 All my reviews