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'''"[[CHiPs]]"''' is an acronym for [[California Highway Patrol|'''C'''alifornia '''Hi'''ghway '''P'''atrol]] and is the name of a popular television program which ran on [[NBC]] from 1977 to 1983. ''"CHiPs"'' starred [[Erik Estrada]] and [[Larry Wilcox]] (and later [[Tom Reilly]] and [[Bruce Penhall]]) as CHP officers "[[Frank Poncherello|Ponch]]" and "[[Jon Baker|Jon]]" (and "[[Bobby Nelson|Bobby]]" and "[[Bruce Nelson|Bruce]]"). | '''"[[CHiPs]]"''' is an acronym for [[California Highway Patrol|'''C'''alifornia '''Hi'''ghway '''P'''atrol]] and is the name of a popular television program which ran on [[NBC]] from 1977 to 1983. ''"CHiPs"'' starred [[Erik Estrada]] and [[Larry Wilcox]] (and later [[Tom Reilly]] and [[Bruce Penhall]]) as CHP officers "[[Frank Poncherello|Ponch]]" and "[[Jon Baker|Jon]]" (and "[[Bobby Nelson|Bobby]]" and "[[Bruce Nelson|Bruce]]"). | ||
Each week, these officers were shown riding their [[motorcycles]] through southern [[California]] as they kept the [[Los Angeles]] streets and freeways safe for citizens like you and me. | Each week, these officers were shown riding their [[motorcycles]] through southern [[California]] as they kept the [[Los Angeles]] streets and freeways safe for citizens like you and me. | ||
Revision as of 15:34, 8 January 2008
"CHiPs" is an acronym for California Highway Patrol and is the name of a popular television program which ran on NBC from 1977 to 1983. "CHiPs" starred Erik Estrada and Larry Wilcox (and later Tom Reilly and Bruce Penhall) as CHP officers "Ponch" and "Jon" (and "Bobby" and "Bruce").
Each week, these officers were shown riding their motorcycles through southern California as they kept the Los Angeles streets and freeways safe for citizens like you and me.