. Jon and Ponch never drew their weapons during the series.
. The brown van you see to the right during the intro belonged to The Children's Baptist Home in Ingelwood, California.
. The pilot episode aired on NBC September 15, 1977. The series final episode "Return of the Brat Patrol" aired May 1, 1983 on NBC. "CHiPs" ended after 6 years on the air and some 140 episodes.
. The freeway chases and crash scenes were filmed on nearly-finished stretches of Southern California freeways. For the first season, the Glendale Freeway (Highway 2) in Montrose, California was used. For the second and subsequent seasons, the intersection of the Foothill Freeway (Interstate 210) and the Simi Valley Freeway (Highway 118) in Sylmar, California were used. These sections of freeway were under construction for many years, allowing producers about a mile of finished freeway section to use for the show. The 210 and 118 were opened in the early-1980s forcing the freeway scenes for the last season to be shot in Long Beach, California.
. 'Wilcox, Larry' 's character, Jon Baker, was named after the nephew of the show's creator, Rick Rosner. The boy had a small role in the first episode as a boy stopped by Ponch and Jon for riding his bike on the highway.
. Baker's partner was originally written as an Italian-American named "Poncherelli". The "i" was changed to an "o" when Eric Estrada was cast.
. Jon and Ponch's unit IDs were Seven Mary Three and Seven Mary Four, respectively.
. Various California Highway Patrol cars featured in "CHiPs" were actual "used" CHP cruisers bought at auction for the show. The age of the cars used tended to "lag" three or four years behind the actual cruisers used by the CHP at the time. Some of the years, makes, and models of the CHP cruisers used: 1973 Dodge Polara, 1975 Dodge Monaco, 1976 Dodge Coronet, 1977 Dodge Monaco, 1978 Dodge Monaco, 1979 Dodge St. Regis, 1980 Dodge Diplomat.
. Erik Estrada suffered a very serious motorcycle accident while filming an episode. Until he recovered, he literally shot scenes from his hospital bed.
. Randi Oakes played a car thief in a second season episode. The following season, she joined the cast as Bonnie Clark.
. In October 1981, two real-life California Highway Patrolmen were injured in the line of duty. The show's cast took time out to donate blood for the two officers. One survived.
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