11 Things You Might Not Know About ‘CHiPs’

7. Erik Estrada went above and beyond for his role and actually went through training to see what it was like to be an officer

He decided that he would go through CHP training at CHP Academy to see what it was really like to be a CHP officer.

8. Jon and Ponch never used the weapons during the whole series

But, Baricza had to after he got beat up fighting some car strippers.

There is no explanation discussing.

9. Gwynne Gilford, who played the role of Sgt Getraer’s wife Betty, was actually the real wife of Robert Pine

This was a recurring role and she played Betty who was Getraer’s wife!

10. Before Randi Oakes landed a recurring role in this show, she had a one-off appearance in an episode in the second season

She initially starred as a car thief in a one-off episode that appeared in the second season.

The following season she was offered a recurring role and joined the cast as Bonnie Clark.

11. In real life, CHP motorcycle officers don’t actually ride in pairs

The first two seasons the fact the pair rode together was because Ponch was on probation, which meant that Jon was his mentor.

However, following this the viewers were just too used to seeing them as a pair together. So, they decided to keep them as a duo for the entire run of the show!

Take a look at the very first scene from CHiPs..

And for an appropriate close, here’s a clip from the final episode of CHiPs

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