CHiPs

Pilot

Season 1, Episode 1, Aired Sep 15, 1977

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Trivia
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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
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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
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- German episode title: "Autodiebe", meaning "Car Thieves".
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