The movie is based on the original TV series of the same name, where motorcycle officers Jon Baker (Larry Wilcox) and Frank “Ponch” Poncherello (Erik Estrada) cruised the freeways of Los Angeles, solving crimes and helping people in trouble.
Stars Erik Estrada and Larry Wilcox reprised their roles for CHiPs ’99, a made-for-TV movie that aired on TNT.
Jon Baker and Frank “Ponch” Poncherello have just joined the California Highway Patrol in Los Angeles, but for very different reasons.
While the season finale aired in May 1983, Ponch and Jon would return more than a decade later.