History Series / CHIPs

** In the first-season episode "Hustle", they have a very apropos celebrity cameo...Highway Patrol star Broderick Crawford, whom Jon and Ponch pull over for a traffic violation!

** The opening credits themselves. In addition to Robert Pine [[PromotedToOpeningCredits appearing in a couple of shots in the opening credits]] (he just had an on-screen name mention in earlier seasons), but the two main officers
individual credits – Ponch and "Hot Dog" – also have a montage of scenes where the two officers are seen doing what they enjoy, including outdoor adventure, sports, partying, etc.

''[=CHiPs=]'' was a 60-minute [[{{Dramedy}} comedy/drama]] on Creator/{{NBC}} about two California Highway Patrol ("[=CHiPs=]") motorcycle officers. The series ran for six seasons from 1977 to 1983. The stars of the show were Francis "Ponch" Poncherello (Erik Estrada) and Jon Baker (Larry Wilcox), along with their commanding officer Sgt. Joe Getraer (Robert Pine).

** In one episode, they do a full loop from Main/{{Hollywood}} to the Port of Los Angeles and back in what seems like minutes in-story; even without traffic that would take more than an hour.

** The addition of Tom Reilly as Officer Robert "Hot Dog" Nelson, replacing Larry Wilcox as Jon Baker.
** The opening credits themselves. Not so much Robert Pine being PromotedToOpeningCredits, but the two main officers
individual credits – Ponch and "Hot Dog" – also have a montage of scenes where the two officers are seen doing what they enjoy, including outdoor adventure, sports, partying, etc.

* LateInstallmentWeirdness: Season 6 had several, including:

* WellIntentionedExtremist: A [[VigilanteMan vigilante]] version in the appropriately titled season 4 episode "Vigilante". The eponymous vigilante is on a crusade against drunk driving after a drunk killed his kid.

* BrokeEpisode: Played with in the Season 4 episode "Crash Course". Ponch isn't really broke; an [[AllegedComputer alleged bank computer]] missed recording a deposit then automatically charged $85 in service fees for the subsequent bounced checks. [[spoiler: [[DeusExMachina Everything evidently gets corrected as a result of Ponch & Jon foiling a robbery while they're in the bank.]]]]

** To be fair, the initial $500 rent was theoretically just barely below one-third of Ponch's monthly salary[[note]]based on a reverse inflation calculator[[/note]] and he was DistractedByTheSexy when he accepted the apartment.

** In one episode, they do a full loop from Main/Hollywood to the Port of Los Angeles and back in what seems like minutes in-story; even without traffic that would take more than an hour.

** In one episode, they do a full loop from [[Hollywood]] to the Port of Los Angeles and back in what seems like minutes in-story; even without traffic that would take more than an hour.

** Later on, officers Jebediah Turner (Creator/MichaelDorn) and Bonnie Clark show up in season 3 as if they'd always been there.

* BackInTheSaddle: ''[=CHiPs=] '99 '' has Chips coming out of retirement to rejoin the California Highway Patrol, clashing with some of the younger officers on the way.

* SpecialGuest: The "Roller Disco" two-parter has Lief Garrett, Bill Daily, and Larry Linville all billed this way, along with a "special appearance" by Ed [=McMahon=], Jim Brown as a roller-skating thief, and loads of [[CelebrityCameo celebrity cameos]] at the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin disco-on-skates]] ending. Caitlyn Jenner is also billed this way (as Bruce) in the season 5 episodes in which Steve [=McLeish=] appears.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Bruce Nelson for Jon Baker in the final two seasons. Lampshaded in Bruce's introductory episode when Ponch tries to get him to do the same things Jon liked.

* PoorlyDisguisedPilot: The fourth season two-parter "Ponch's Angels" and the fifth season episode "Force Seven".

* SpecialGuest: The "Roller Disco" two-parter has Lief Garrett, Bill Daily, and Larry Linville all billed this way, along with a "special appearance" by Ed [=McMahon=], Jim Brown as a roller-skating thief, and loads of [[CelebrityCameo celebrity cameos]] at the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin disco-on-skates]] ending.

* BigFun: Officer Grossman ("Grossy") fancies himself a comedian. In one episode it doesn't go over well because he tells a racist joke. The same joke is a hit when told by a black comedian.

** To be fair, said jokes were written by said black comedian.

* FalseConfession: One episode has a man confess to numerous recent crimes to the point of annoyance. He would later be proven innocent and turned away. [[spoiler: It turned out that he was planning to commit an actual crime and was confessing to the other ones to establish a "crying wolf" effect. Unfortunately for him, his plan is ruined when Ponch witnesses the crime he does commit and confirms his confession.]]

* GiftOfTheMagiPlot.

* {{Irony}}: In "Name Your Price", Ponch goes on a game show similar to ''Series/ThePriceIsRight''. He spends much of his off time visiting stores to learn the prices of items. When he gets called down, the featured item is a motorcycle, implied to be the same model he rides as a highway patrolman. He loses.

* SarcasticConfession: Highlight the spoiler under False Confession.

* SyndicationTitle: ''[=CHiPs=] Patrol''

* RecycledSoundtrack: Because of a musicians' strike, season four's "The Poachers" was "scored" by re-recorded Creator/AlanSilvestri pieces from other episodes, while several episodes of the same season were tracked with music Silvestri wrote for shows in previous seasons.

* DoesntLikeGuns: Throughout six seasons, neither Ponch or Jon drew his weapon.