My father literally joined the CHP back in the ‘80s because of this show and was severely disappointed that none of this kind of stuff ever happened while he was on duty ..

Thanks to CHiPs I grew up thinking LA's freeways were the least congested in the world.

My favorite thing is that sometimes, you find out just how dedicated the producer's and actors of this show were. They shot most of the show out on the actual highways, had a bunch of stunt actors. Sometimes, Wilcox and Estrada actually did the bike riding themselves. In some episodes Ponch has road rash on his arms. In season 3, I think it was during filming, Estrada was in a real accident, and he shot the scenes from the hospital bed. They sure took a lot of time and effort. Love this show.

They did some great stunts on that show. Cinematography was very good, still holds up.

As a kid, this was my favorite show. Because of this show, I later in life became a part of the Texas Highway Patrol! Inspirations can make dreams come true!

I used to love this show when I was a kid and now I am 46 years old and I still and will forever love it

10 year old me was wowed by this show every week. Just insane! The 48 year old me with 25 years of trucking behind him is like "......No." Still get a kick out of this. CHiPs ruled! Lol

The bikes were tied on the left front forks. Both bikes turn hard left once they "get to the end of their rope". That ejects P & J over the right side of the bike clear of the handlebars. Both bikes instantly do 180s and stop sliding. Still an awesome stunt for the 80s. Just my opinion.....

I loved this show as a kid. I love it now for the old cars and stunts. I saw some stunts with a helicopter that nobody would try today. The sets and clothing bring back a lot of 70's memories. Brown refrigerators, yellow and green wallpaper.

Love that funky disco beat they had in the show

Shit. Now I really feel old. I was ten when this show started. I need a hug.

There's been some debate in the comments below about whether or not those were real live stunt men that flew off the two motorcycles or if they were mannequins/dummies used. Well, I am actually friends with Larry Wilcox, the actor that played Jon Baker on the show, and I asked him about this specific scene and he put to rest the debates and proved what I thought all along, that they were indeed real stunt men that did those stunts. Here's his response when I asked him if mannequins/dummies were used during this scene: "No we used Stuntmen in those days and they did hellacious stunts. I was telling my wife about one when we hit a pedestrian once head on and flipped him so hi that he came down and I thought he broke his neck. Rung his bell for sure but they were in the bar drinking that night. Amazing crap they did."

My younger brother and I used to ride our banana seat bikes close together like we were Chips 💚💙

Everything looked so real when i was 10 yrs old🤔😄😱

I found out a while back that the woman who played the truck driver is Katherine Cannon, who would have a recurring role on Beverly Hills, 90210 as Donna Martin's mother, Felice.

I loved this show..back in the day....listen..the first time l lived out here in los Angeles...l was young...going to discos...showing my age here...but l had fun...los Angeles was a friendlier place...l got to see some of this show...and Baretta...being filmed.

I love how all the highway car traffic is (actually) driving 10 miles an hour lol

I grew up with Larry and Erik for the longest time in my life and I almost had experienced every single day watching them on CHips and they were so popular with show itself and then they had the different cast members through the show's run of course and I was born during the 2 season of the show itself

For the 1970s that is one heck of an impressive stunt!!!!..looks awesome!

Those who think these were mannequins need to go to Specsavers. This was probably the riskiest stunt done on Chips.

when the explosion blows them off it's actually a good sequence, although Wilcox slides like a test dummy

lets just enjoy tv as entertainment...its not that serious

I love the old cars from the 70’s. I see my old Maverick and 72 Firebird in many scenes.😎🇺🇸

Holy shit. I thought this was going to be some typical 80's TV cheese effect, but that shit looked legit.

HOLY CRAP!!!!! That was super close!

Great show. Every show was packed with stunts. The stunt bikers were quite skilled.

cuando yo era un nino y miraba este programa me gustaba mucho y aun me gusta y miraba esas grandes autopistas nunca me inmaginaba que vendria a california a vivir y ahora que vivo aca me trae grandes recuerdos cuando las miraba en la television

nice cabover, drivers not half bad either. i used to watch this show as a kid, loved it.

Those are two tough cookies. To get up from being thrown 30 feet off their bikes with not even a scratch!

I remember watching this when I was 8 or 9. After this, we kids tossed and rolled-over every single time we played cops-n-robbers!

Final sentence of Poncherellos incident report--It is in my opinion that if my partner, John Baker a.k.a. Seven Mary Three got off of his motorcycle to assist we would’ve been able to unhook the trailer and clear the explosion in time.

omg...cindy is even hotter than I remembered!

I noticed when Ponch unhooked the trailer he didn't let down the landing gear but when she pulled off if sat down on them. I saw it too where the motorcycles pulled back right after the stunt guys hit the ground. Its funny though how slow traffic was moving. They actually used sections of newly built freeways that had't been opened yet

this is still the most realistic police seasons, even now

This one of my fav tv show... That brings good memories!!🏍❤️❤️

I’m 22 years old I loved the reruns on tv back when I was a little kid

I like when the bikes was on a trailer and both them wobble in synch lol

yeah,...one is a stuntman..the other is a dummy...realestic thru!!..

I recall seeing that whole episode when I was 11 years old back in 1980 and there were times I had nightmares about it.

Mrs. Steven Spielberg there. And those are no dummies taking the fall, but rather real stuntmen!

That was worth almost getting killed over. Ponch unhooks the tractor with a trailer with a bomb in it. Brilliant Ponch!

cool episode..feel sorry for the stunt riders who got knocked off their bikes tho....better call Station 51 from emergency to put out the fire lol

is this show based on true stories sure looks like it this show was way ahead of its time love it

I remember in Ireland watching this as a child lol

How off the dispatcher was, but all of the CHiP's episodes were on the 210 or the 110 during construction.

Robbie was introduced in season two in "The Volunteers" in which she and her dad were hauling hazardous materials in tanker trucks and are escorted to the their destination by the CHP.

I remember how disappointed I was when I found out P & J's bikes were on a trailer while riding side by side. Bummer...I just thought they had some real skills!

I used to watch this when I was young. Now I realise them bikes are on a trailer it ain't the same ☹

People need to remember that back in the 70s and 80s there was a federal law that TV had to be family friendly from 7pm to 9pm, so they had to be light and entertaining and safe for small kids to watch. So no gritty or overly tense stuff. Also, TV had only a fraction of the budget that they use today.

How did they survive an explosion that close up?

It sure looks like one stuntman one dummy. The one closest to the screen falls all stiff, but what do I know

I once made the mistake of pulling away from a trailer without disconnecting the air lines. It was a $68.00 mistake that I do not intend to make again. Of course, the trailer didn't explode as a result.

I've played this scene over and over since I've had VHS. These do not look like dummies. Awesome stunt! This show had the best car crashes ever. For another awesome bike crash where I always wondered if the rider was a dummy, look at the original THX1138 film when the robot cop crashes its bike and goes flying during the chase scene towards the end. That also was done by an actual stunt person.

How did these guys survive such a devastating explosion like that? Hope they're okay!

Oh my God! How is that those two guys survived the fiery blast? THAT WAS SO COOL!!

@beatleman69 there are 2 interchanges used for CHiPs filming, the interchanges were built in the early/mid 70's and were not completed-budget issues. it worked out to use them. as the show went on, the 3 freeways were completed and conected-early 80's. there were many shows and movies filmed on there at that time.

This was recorded onto a VHS or possibly a Betamax VCR. The noise tracking band at bottom of screen indicates that .

Jeez! They survived such a devastating blast of red and black shrapnel!

It's nice to know that they just got up and walked away from that explosion I just watched this same episode today, and after they got blown off their bikes they edited it right to John & Ponch dancing in a club later, and delivering a baby on the dance floor, gotta love when they have to chop episodes to make sure there's enough commercials shown. When I grew up there was 1 minute of commercials every half hour, nowadays you see about 3 minutes worth out of every 10 minutes of a show.

Who put the legs down on the trailer before the prime mover pulled away?

listen to that disco shit playing in the background!

Whomever the bass player is during this song, they're seriously getting filthy with it.

Them stuntmen laid it all on the line to make that show a hit its hard to lay a motorcycle down and not get hurt

Remember watching CHIPS when I was a kid good ol'days 👍

My Favorite TV Show! Thanks!

I bet they film some awesome car chases if they were to make this into a movie. No cgi just good old fashion car chases.

I remember watching the first episode . It had potential. That episode didn't have a stupid story line Very exciting believable show. . Then after that they dumbed it down and it became a family oriented show. Its a shame.

I was 21 when came out in 1977 in the UK.

wow, the pretty important of use helmet, good scene

This is a scene remember only too well. Close shaves for John, Ponch, and their lady friend. I also recall that actress ended up on that Father Murphy series with Merlin Olsen, Moses Gunn, and Timothy Gibbs. I’ve never seen her in anything else.

That blast effect is EPIC!! They used it again a few episodes later when a PCP operation explodes.

THE SUSPENSE!!!!!!

He looks like young elvis at the end. Estrada smile.... 😁😁😁😬😬😬 👍.

The stunt was pretty impressive. Today it would have been green screen and cgi.

wow great stunt!

I always watched this show Saturday mornings along with space 1999 and batman!!!!

Its official that they don't know anything about old tv shows they can't be as bad as most of shows on tv today

Okay from the physics I agree with you guys, the bikes were tied. But that must have been some strong fishing line. I can't see any tiedown and in those days I doubt they had the technology to erase the ropes from the film. Otherwise lots of ramps woulda disappeared too!

You say, I got a bomb on board? Okay. Pulling over in just a few.....

I guess the landing gear on the trailer came down by magic!!! Be safe and keep smiling everyone!!

3:29 Did those hoses getting loose almost hit Estrada?

yeh 70Kenny, I forgot to disconnect air lines once too.... there went a glad hand right thru the back window.... ouch...no wonder Ponch was flinching as he ran past those lines stretching!!!!

You mean North Bound 1-210 north of SR 118 Not 405/Olympic

Ah yes cops not wearing seatbelts in their Cruisers and not dying ahh the 70s.

Wow. VERY cool clip. Thanks. I also dig that yellow Firebird.

I was about 10 years old when this show was on the air. I thought Ponch was as cool as Fonzie.

Whooooo. Those two got blow silly in l.a. . she runs over to ask them if they are alright.😅😂😂😂👏👏😁👍😊.

Lmfao! Those stuntmen got hurt on that one!!!!

@Emax411 Chances are they were on a ramp close to the ground and the wheels were tied below the view of the camera. I am assuming your talking about the close up's of Ponch and John that is.

That was stock footage of Bear and Sindy. Bear was in short sleeves and Sindy's footage was from the Matchmakers episode.

This show is the reason i was rough on my toy cars and trucks. But i love this show anyway.

In real life, the two main actors in this video didn't get along as well as they did on this show.

The part they leave out is when Jon and Ponch take that chick home for a threeway.

That was some of the funniest s&!t I've seen in awhile !

The bikes where tied to somthing, very brave indeed.

The bikes were held back by cables so when the cables went tight, they spun around.

Never drive away on your bikes with that thin aircraft cable attached your front tires.

Jackpot ,a lost and found classic

Still crazy bout the chicks on that show! We used to hate waiting for Hee Haw to end so we could watch C.H.I.P.s. But, when I got older I started liking Hee Haw when I started noticing the chicks on that show!

I like how you can hear the rattling sounds coming from the trailer john and ponch bikes are on.