CHiPs

CHiPs is a police TV series, running from 1977 to 1983, which focused on two California Highway Patrol officers. Erik Estrada became a star as a result of the series, which relied heavily on high speed chases and freeway kipeups while generally keeping a lighter, more humorous tone than other police series. 
The use of elements like disco and periodic celebrity cameo episodes (including one involving a boulder in front of Milton Berle's home) date the series and later reduced it to a kitschy pop culture punchline. Examples include Mystery Science Theater 3000, Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Scrubs, 30 Rock, and Family Guy. It was remade as an R-rated comedy film in 2017.
==References==
* A comic style "Name That Show" quiz in the Spring 1983 issue of Muppet Magazine (drawn by Dick Codor) uses someone eating potato chips to represent, well, CHiPs.
* Cookie Monster, in a 2012 Twitter post, tweeted some of his favorites movies, which had their titles tweaked to fit a cookie theme. He also mentioned his favorite TV show, however, which needed no alterations: CHiPs.@sesamestreet on Twitter. August 27, 2012
==Connections==
*Kristen Bell played Karen Baker in the 2017 film
*Milton Berle played himself in " The Great 5K Star Race and Boulder Wrap Party" (1980)
*Dr. Joyce Brothers played herself in "The Spaceman Made Me Do It" (1982) and "Fun House" (1983)
*Michael Dorn played Officer Jeb Turner (1979-1982)
*Erik Estrada played Frank "Ponch" Poncherello
*Panchito Gómez played Robert in "Surf's Up" (1978) and Chico in "Tiger in the Streets" (1982)
*Peter Marshall made cameos as himself in two episodes and played Vincent in "Rock Devil Rock" (1982)
*Belinda Montgomery played Eileen Price in "Trained for Trouble" (1982)
*Stuart Pankin played Louis Lincoln in "Ponch's Angels" (1981)
*Dax Shepard directed, co-wrote, and played Jon Baker in the 2017 film
*Jody St. Michael played Wiley in "Quarantine" (1979
*Moon Unit Zappa played Tami in "Speedway Fever" (1982)
==Sources==
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