ChiPs

What do you know about CHiPs?  Try this Alan’s FUN TV Trivia quiz.  You’ll find the answers at the bottom of the page.

1) What network did the TV series originally run?

• ABC

• CBS

• NBC

2. The show aired 6 seasons from September 15, 1977 to June 17, 1983.

• True or False

3) Who created the series?

• Rick Rosner

• Mark Reynolds

• Michael Crawford

4) Who played the strait-laced partner, Officer Jonathan "Jon" Baker?

• Morgan Freeman

• Larry Magnum

• Larry Wilcox

5) Who played the commanding officer Sergeant Joseph Getraer?

• Mike McWeeney

• Brian Cates

• Robert Pine

6) Erik Estrada was the macho, rambunctious Officer Francis ("Frank") "Ponch" Poncherello.

• True or False?

7) What was Jon Baker’s call sign?

• 1 Adam 12

• 7 Mary 3

• June Baker 1

8) Though public perception links the later P-Series Kawasaki Police Special with the series, in fact they rode the C-Series Kawasaki, which had an oval windshield rather than the later model's fiberglass fairing.

• True or False?

9) Who played Billy, the karate-trained vehicle burglar, in the episode “Karate?”

• Art Garfunkle

• Brad Pitt

• Danny Bonaduce

10) Alice Carlson played a car thief in a second season episode.  The following season, she joined the cast as Bonnie Clark.

• True or False?

ChiPs Answers 

1. NBC

2. True

3. Rick Rosner

4. Larry Wilcox

5. Robert Pine

6. True

7. 7 Mary 3

8. True

9. Danny Bonaduce

10. False.  Randi Oakes played a car thief in a second season episode. The following season, she joined the cast as Bonnie Clark.