CHiPs - S03E19 Scene 5

[@CycolacFan]

I think it was the constant realism that attracted me to this show...

[@samsngdevice5103]

70s had the best writers guild. No animation or trick photography ever. Except for the car driving on its side as seen here. The music was the best. Full orchestra in mono.

[@annecohen8927]

That driving by Ponch was just epic until it ended with a ‘thump’ 😂🤣😂

[@joshgellis9463]

70's police crusier vs. a frickin' big heavy bus!? still awesome. F-ing good music.

[@chefjacktheprofessionaldri6284]

SUPER STUNT! GOTTA LOVE THAT! PONTIAC ROCKS!

[@Banner4real035]

I noticed that in most of the shots, the MC7's roof dip was opaque while in others, especially at 1:38, the roof dip was covered. It could well be that two MC7s were used in this scene. If so, their not being completely identical was a common error in TV production of the time. Of course it could also be that the window in question was somehow destroyed during a take and they found it cheaper simply to cover the window rather than replace it.

[@jaysfunkofavorite1571]

i felt soo bad for Ponch,s Firebird Trans Am!! One cool car that he made his own. I'm happy his car was saved!

[@alfredsnyder4]

Ahhhh Yes The Old Ski Mode From Knight Rider In CHiPs

[@MatthewPlatz]

And Worf following Ponch and Jon from behind. "Perhaps today is a good day to ski on two wheels!"

[@FR-ew4vp]

That 's a very funny scene !I love it!! Thank you guys!!

[@JohnBruffett-tw4ul]

Thanks, from John Robert Bruffett Junior 🌧️🌧️🌧️🌧️🌧️🌧️

[@mackattackgameingawesome3666]

That's gotta be the greatest driver I've ever seen . So it was *CHiPs theme starts playing instead of he's a pirate*

[@beepbeep3000]

Haven't seen this episode in a long time. That bus is an ex-Greyhound early MCI MC-7. CHiPs is still a great cop action series to watch at anytime. Can find it on MeTV.

[@clipobserver]

+BeepBeep3000 Also you can buy the episode on ITunes, amazon as well. Thrill show is the name.

[@walterschivo9123]

+clipobserver I think Chips season 3 is out on Amazon, might be able to get the DVD. Also, Daily Motion has Chips on there if you do a search.

[@jjaa6157]

I believe they used a lot of old cars and buses for scenes like that,

[@Marckymarc71]

1:58 Man, those freeway scenes are intense! They must be going at LEAST 15 MPH!

[@riotnelson7233]

THATS THE 70S FOR YA🤣

[@TheRenard10]

Lee Majors may have heard of the show, he could've made an appearance.

[@kenneybaker2408]

That Cost Some Chrome I feel That Lol

[@jaysfunkofavorite1571]

that Pontac Firebird was a really hot car back then!!

[@jjaa6157]

I think Jim Rockford had one, too.

[@jaysfunkofavorite1571]

@@jjaa6157 yeah maybe .🤔

[@thronebuilt]

That cost me some chrome! 😂

[@barryjohnson409]

Hooah !

[@stevelozano9523]

Ponch: damn. Now I better go on the other side so the damage can match.🤦‍♂️

[@stevelozano9523]

Let's let the crooks go so I can stunt my car. Jed: I'll let those crooks ho too cause I wanna see this.🙄

[@jjaa6157]

I saw bridges like the ones on that freeway. The Queen Elizabeth Way in Canada has bridges like that, as well as the highway system in Ontario.

[@fernandoquica1035]

Best show ever

[@VL1975]

Ponch should of learned from the Duke Boys on how to stop someone....you just pull up and stop...

[@juliemcarthur3004]

That car went through so much

[@raymondsteptore5062]

Vintaged Ponch, on or off-duty. Hilarious!

[@michaelgrey7854]

This is actually episode 24 on my DVD.

[@williamsquires3070]

Knight Rider he ain’t... 🤣

[@369Bandido]

They always used MC7 buses in moves as they were the largest and strongest of any MCI series next to the defunct MC6 prototype. Basically it has the Chassis of leftover GMC Scenic Cruisers

[@CEOkiller]

No seatbelts for Ponch you can see it hanging out the window!

[@joshbakker7541]

The bus got away.

[@JHollowayNetwork]

CHiPs was one of the few hit series NBC had at the time, in which NBC was the third-rated network that didn't have any prospects.

[@jjaa6157]

I think a lot changed in the '80's when Miami Vice, the Golden Girls, Cheers, Wings, The Cosby Show, Night Court, St. Elsewhere and Hill Street Blues hit the airwaves. As much as I loved CHiPs, it would have never survived against shows like those because the writing was so top-notch. All those Emmys are a prime example of that. It really flopped when Wilcox left. I refuse to watch Season Six because of that.

[@arthuridis]

Quincy was a success. It went off the air in 1983 like CHiPs did.

[@brettkoeshall2325]

Ponch's 1973 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am gets damaged once again.

[@artytoons]

+Brett Koeshall ..."But he saved his paint job."

[@emeyer6963]

Actually was a base Firebird with a single chrome outside mirror and baby moon hubcaps.

[@fernandorocha6486]

Ponch and Baker is driving Pontiac in two wheels

[@P46345]

The only Firebird that went through more was Jim Rockford's.

[@lesthertorres6439]

Brett Koeshall perroqcuantopide

[@jerryupp239]

Eric Estrada trying to drive like Bo and Luke Duke on Dukes of Hazzard

[@jjaa6157]

They had more practice!

[@jjaa6157]

And they had a lot more practice.

[@fernandorocha8459]

@@jjaa6157 Ponch and Larry driving Pontiac Trans Am General Lee and The Chips of Hazzard😅😅😅😅😂😂😂

[@jaysfunkofavorite1571]

i wonder if Erik owns this car ,to this day! it would be very cool if he did own it.

[@johndoyle486]

Definitely not within a billion light years of The Wire, Hill Street Blues, and Copland when it comes to gritty realism, but still a great show nonetheless.

[@shartingfish5761]

Nice! Trans A/M.. till you realize it's the 70s has as much HP as a new corolla.. maybe less

[@joem948]

ShartingFish better than any of the new plastic junk they call “muscle cars”

[@jerrykinnin7941]

Damn the EPA CARB and all the global warming Quacks. May they all go jump in an active VOLCANO.

[@seanchriscraft]

Joey Chitwood the stunt guy?

[@emeyer6963]

Yep

[@jjaa6157]

Ponch was watching 'The Dukes of Hazzard'.

[@Deadsphere]

A Firebird T/A. Sick.

[@isakjohansson7134]

That MCI is fine as hell

[@phillipcorona9711]

where's this freeway at where you can go 10 mph and still get into a nasty wreck. 680

[@MrJuvefrank]

I think that was the 605 freeway. It's an estimated twenty miles east of Los Angeles,California. I used to love that freeway, but now I won't use it aynmore because it's traffic moves at a crawl. 1500 people leave Mexico every day to move to California and the government blindsides itself to the fact that we need more freeways.

[@darlenerhoads6982]

And just think when this was on Chuck Norris was kickin ass

[@giuseppeverdi1253]

Poor Trans Am!

[@shadowmatrixbc]

Wow! What are they doing 30mph on that on ramp.

[@raymondhaley6185]

Hey now that's a trans am, Hollywood style😂😂

[@jjaa6157]

Honestly, Barry, you will go up against a bus that size?

[@bettyanndeforge7852]

like that song

[@ericcarter3308]

That 🎺 section gave me chills. Intense!!!

[@walterschivo9123]

What was Ponch trying to do, imitate the General Lee from Duke boys? He did a great job on the 405, if that was the filming location.

[@AllisonRichardsonSquared]

I think its more like he was trying to imitate Knight Rider before it happened XD

[@johnpage6174]

Looks like the 210 in Pacoima

[@P46345]

I'm so scared! ;-)

[@lucythemoggy1970]

you can just see the metal ramp as he goes on 2 wheels...

[@vagnerquerobim4248]

Lembra muito o flecha azul da cometa

[@fernandorocha8459]

Os onibus dos EUA dos anos 70 se parecem mesmo com o flecha azul da cometa

[@MrJuvefrank]

0:26 Pull that bus over right now. Pull the bus over immediately; stop the bus. Malcolm, stop; you're going to hurt somebody.

[@jjaa6157]

You wouldn't pay me enough money to do what Wilcox and Estrada did.

[@pdennis93]

Lol you think Willcox and Estrada were in that car on 2 wheels? No way. I bet that's Buzz Bundy. He did all the car skiing stunts on the dukes of hazzard and knight rider.

[@bradford_shaun_murray]

2:11 whoa!

[@akung94602]

Lol! Let me do it? Show off!

[@jjaa6157]

Mr. Worf.

[@jesussolorio8221]

Todo esto parece que es en el rumbo de San Bernardino.

[@kevinrichards3288]

🚌🚨🚓

[@omarfac131]

Siempre creí que eran profesionales y serios, pero del 2:13 al 3:30 ya no estóy seguro, ni un niño chiquito se crée eso 😴

[@budekins542]

Good excuse for a two-wheeler!

[@jamieolberding7731]

Are there any chases in this show featuring military vehicles?

[@jameslaumand3686]

G T A 6 style

[@luisdonizeti7005]

👍

[@andy42x]

This is ridiculous.

[@justinanderson8758]

Pinch doin it Arab style!

[@philrobinson981]

Is that a young Paul Nicholas at the wheel of the bus

[@jameslaumand3686]

No C GI

[@bismarkT]

WTF

[@bettyanndeforge7852]

like this

[@joaopaulohenriquelopesdefa9423]

Ugijnm

[@halohalo2939]

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