CHiPs

The cast of CHiPs (from left: Erik Estrada as "Ponch" and Larry Wilcox as Jon)

CHiPs (1977–1983) was an American crime drama television series created by Rick Rosner, airing on NBC about two motorcycle officers of the California Highway Patrol (CHP).

Season 1

Pilot [1.01]

Officer Frank 'Ponch' Poncherello: Sometimes, with everything that's happened, I wonder if he really likes me.

Officer Jon Baker: Who, Getraer?

Officer Frank 'Ponch' Poncherello: No - God! I know Getraer doesn't like me!

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Sgt. Joseph Getraer: Just what happens to you out there? You and Jon ride three feet apart, eight hours a day. You respond to the same calls. You stop the same violators. You get into the same situations. Yet, anytime anything happens, it's always your bike that comes back here looking like we ought to give it a funeral.

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Officer Jon Baker: [after Ponch storms out after being reprimanded] Listen, Sarge, I don't want this to sound like a p.r. job, but I mean if you took a closer look at his jacket, maybe... maybe you'd find some citations and recommendations. I mean, the guy's put some righteous criminals behind bars.

Sgt. Joseph Getraer: Look, you've had to babysit him for six months now. What is it? His temper? No presence of mind? What?

Officer Jon Baker: I dunno. Sometimes the guy overdoes a role. Sometimes he doesn't know when to back off. Weird things happen to him. Ya gotta be there. He can't see 'em comin' and once they're there he can't stop them.

Sgt. Joseph Getraer: Yeah, well, maybe I should've partnered him with an exorcist.

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Officer Frank 'Ponch' Poncherello: [after Jon and Ponch have successfully maneuvered the crooks into driving to the LA County Jail] Do not pass Go, do not collect two hundred dollars.

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Sgt. Joseph Getraer: Your first day off probation! Anything happen, Frank?

Officer Frank 'Ponch' Poncherello: I wrote seven cites, went to the court; uh, booked a drunk judge...

Sgt. Joseph Getraer: Mm-hm. And that's it...?

Officer Frank 'Ponch' Poncherello: And I got a haircut. See?

Sgt. Joseph Getraer: And that's it? Heh... let me try a name on you: Uh, a Mrs. Edna Geller. That mean anything?

Officer Frank 'Ponch' Poncherello: I knew an Ed Geller once in high school. He still owes me 20 bucks from prom night! [laughs]

Sgt. Joseph Getraer: Oh, that's funny. I think you remember Mrs. Geller. She claims you told her to drive down an embankment today.

Officer Frank 'Ponch' Poncherello: Hey, I can explain that. It's all...

Sgt. Joseph Getraer: I gotta hand it to you, Frank... you covered your tracks like an Apache. But I did some checking: you ordered the tow through a pay phone, not from your bike!

Officer Frank 'Ponch' Poncherello: Look, Mrs. Geller went down the embankment because she's eight cents short of a dollar; not because I told her to!

Sgt. Joseph Getraer: Listen, I believe you, Frank. The only trouble is, she's related to Bill Geller. Does that name mean anything?

Officer Frank 'Ponch' Poncherello: I'll take a wild guess: Captain Bill Geller? The big muckety-muck up in Sacramento?

Sgt. Joseph Getraer: The very same. Now, take another wild guess...

Officer Frank 'Ponch' Poncherello: I think I'm gonna be sick.

Sgt. Joseph Getraer: [laughs] Would you like to synchronize watches, Ponch?

Hustle [1.09]

Officer Jon Baker: [references TV show Highway Patrol.] They don't make TV shows like that anymore.

Broderick Crawford: Yeah, they don't do they?

Rustling [1.14]

Ginny: Did I do something wrong?

Officer Frank 'Ponch' Poncherello: You went through an orange light at Red Drive.

Ginny: Red Drive, where's that?

Officer Jon Baker: Look, there's no such thing as Red Drive. You ran a red light back there at Orange Drive.

Hitch-Hiking Hitch [1.17]

Officer Frank 'Ponch' Poncherello: How are you going to write this up?

Officer Jon Baker: I don't know. This is my first case of reckless sailing.

Reckless Sailor: Do you have a law against exceeding the limits of stupidity?

Flashback! [1.22]

Officer Jon Baker: Listen, uh, you must have transferred from a real gung-ho station?

Brent Delaney: [Condescendingly] No, no station. This is my first assignment. I was graduated from motor school last Friday.

Officer Frank 'Ponch' Poncherello: [to Jon as Delaney strides away] Is he pulling our leg? Two days out of motor school?

Officer Jon Baker: Yeah. He passed motorcycles, but failed public relations.

Cast

• Larry Wilcox - Officer/Captain Jonathan "Jon" Andrew Baker (1977–1982, 1998)
• Erik Estrada - Officer Francis "Frank Ponch" Poncherello
• Robert Pine - Sergeant/Commissioner Joseph "Joe" Getraer
• Lew Saunders - Officer Gene Fritz (1977–1979)
• Brodie Greer - Officer Barry "Bear" Baricza (1977–1982)
• Paul Linke - Officer/Detective Arthur "Artie Grossie" Grossman
• Lou Wagner - Harlan Arliss, Automobile/Motorcycle Mechanic, CHP (1978–1983)
• Brianne Leary - Officer Sindy Cahill (1978–1979)
• Randi Oakes - Officer Bonnie Clark (1979–1982)
• Michael Dorn - Officer Jebediah Turner (1979–1982)
• Bruce Jenner - Officer Steve McLeish (1981–1982)
• Tom Reilly - Officer Robert "Bobby Hot Dog" Nelson (1982–1983)
• Tina Gayle - Officer Kathy Linahan (1982–1983)
• Bruce Penhall - Cadet/Officer/Sergeant Bruce Nelson (1982–1983, 1998)
• Clarence Gilyard Jr. - Officer Benjamin Webster (1982–1983)

External links

• CHiPs quotes at the Internet Movie Database