CHiPs - The Complete First Season
starring Robert Pine, Larry Wilcox
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Country boy Larry Wilcox got first billing, but Erik Estrada was the
breakaway star of CHiPs, the popular late 1970s show about California
highway patrolmen. With his blindingly white teeth, tight shirts, tighter
pants, and exquisite 70s hair (which always emerged from under his
helmet perfectly coifed), Estrada transformed his struggling career of
playing hoodlums into becoming one of televisions first Latino heroes--
Frank Ponch Poncharello--and a skyrocketing sex symbol as well. CHiPs
is basically Adam-12 on motorcycles. Ponch may have been a hothead,
but theres not a hint that these cops are anything but perfectly upright and
earnest in their duties--a far cry from The Shield or The Wire! Ponch and
Jon Baker (Wilcox) cruise all over the southern California freeway system,
grappling with car thieves, clearing away overturned trucks, and pulling
beautiful girls out of car accidents. Every episode has at least one high-
speed chase and just about every episode features Ponch hitting on a
woman with gloriously feathered hair; watching episode after episode may

feel a bit repetitive, but theres no denying that the stories are efficiently laid
out and crisply executed. Foiling crime and rescuing lost dogs was the
shows meat and potatoes, but the dessert was preposterousness like
Ponch competing with a squad of middle-aged housewives on a game
show or chasing after spilled chickens. The extras on CHiPs: The
Complete First Season are meager, but many episodes feature
introductions by Estrada, whos gained some weight but lost none of his
cocksure charm. --Bret Fetzer
Personal Review: CHiPs - The Complete First Season starring
Robert Pine, Larry Wilcox
I'm glad that many of these shows are finally available on DVD. As I will
not participate in the digital conversion, I prefer pre-recorded shows
anyway so I can watch them when I want. Not to mention, great chance for
my child to try to build on some of the great programming I grew up on
while they still seem 'cool' to 'em at this age. Emergency, Hulk, Battlestar
Galactica, Star Trek, Robotech, Knight Rider, Airwolf...allof these great
70's and 80's gigs are now within reach!!
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