<P> The show was created by Rick Rosner , and starred Erik Estrada as macho , rambunctious Officer Francis ( `` Frank '' ) Llewellyn `` Ponch '' Poncherello and Larry Wilcox as his straitlaced partner , Officer Jonathan ( `` Jon '' ) Andrew Baker . With Ponch the more trouble - prone of the pair , and Jon generally the more level - headed one trying to keep him out of trouble with the duo 's gruff yet fatherly commanding officer Sergeant Joseph Getraer ( Robert Pine ) , the two were Highway Patrolmen of the Central Los Angeles office of the California Highway Patrol ( CHP , hence the name CHiPs ) . </P>
<P> The show was created by Rick Rosner , and starred Erik Estrada as macho , rambunctious Officer Francis ( `` Frank '' ) Llewellyn `` Ponch '' Poncherello and Larry Wilcox as his straitlaced partner , Officer Jonathan ( `` Jon '' ) Andrew Baker . With Ponch the more trouble - prone of the pair , and Jon generally the more level - headed one trying to keep him out of trouble with the duo 's gruff yet fatherly commanding officer Sergeant Joseph Getraer ( Robert Pine ) , the two were Highway Patrolmen of the Central Los Angeles office of the California Highway Patrol ( CHP , hence the name CHiPs ) . </P>
what does c h i p s stand for
what does c h i p s stand for
the California Highway Patrol ( CHP , hence the name CHiPs )
the California Highway Patrol ( CHP , hence the name CHiPs )