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CHiPs (1983) Season 1 Episode 1

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AIRED: 9/15/77

Jon and Ponch are chasing thieves who steal luxury cars. The thieves are using moving vans with stolen license plates. Ponch has problems with Sgt. Getraer and can´t do anything right by him.

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Was this really a pilot episode to CHiPs???

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By dawnanddonnie, May 27, 2007

This was the CHiPs pilot episode. I have alway's been a fan of cHiPs and have never seen the pilot episode. I finally saw it today and boy was I supprised. It didn't seem like a pilot episode. I was kinda like watching any other CHiPs episode. It was good and I liked it, I just thought it would introduce the series, I guess. Well, anyway, the episode was about three sports car jackers and they keep getting away, Ponch (can't spell) get's into a sticky situation while on probation, they catch the car jackers, Ponch and Jon get a comidation, Ponch get's off probation, then the next day in the credits he screws up again and get's back on.moreless
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Cast & Crew: STARS

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Robert Pine	Joe Getraer
Paul Linke	Officer Grossman
Erik Estrada	Officer Frank "Ponch" Poncherello
Larry Wilcox	Officer Jon Baker (1977-1982)
Brodie Greer	Officer Barry Baricza (1977-82)
Lew Saunders	Officer Gene Fritz (1977-1981)

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Tommy J. Huff	Mike	Guest Star
Paul Mantee	Eddie	Guest Star
Brooke Bundy	Carol	Guest Star

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TRIVIA (4)
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- In the intro for the pilot episode the 2 way radio on the bike is Motorola in subsequent episodes this has been altered to something not quite legible but still has the motorola logo.
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- The "Bushkin" moving truck the thieves are driving is a reference to Bekins Van Lines, a real-life moving and storage company whose logo is basically the same.
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- This episode has a different variation of the "regular" theme -- the longest intro theme of the series.
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- Jonathan Andrew Baker (boy on bike) is the nephew of Rick Rosner (creator of CHiPs). He later would play Delby in CHiPs '99.
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QUOTES (2)
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- Jon: You're crazy, you know that? I mean, you really are. You're crazier than that guy we were chasing.
  Ponch: Oh yeah, that guy. Well if I scope that turkey again, I'm gonna pull him out through his winwing, seat belt attached!
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- Fritz: You're gonna become a legend, Ponch.
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NOTES (1)
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- German episode title: "Autodiebe", meaning "Car Thieves".
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