CHiPs

CHiPs (1977)

11 continuity mistakes in season 1 - chronological order

(12 votes)

Pilot - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: Ponch's motorcycle gets stuck in a glue spill so strong he couldn't push the bike out. But he has no trouble walking through it or sliding through it when he falls off the bike. (00:15:00)

jairodrigue

Dog Gone - S1-E3

Continuity mistake: Jon parks his motorcycle near the parking garage of his apt. Complex then throws his police jacket over the dog before going inside. However, a following scene shows him unlocking a small storage shed to retrieve the bike before taking off.

eaglegrad16

Aweigh We Go - S1-E12

Continuity mistake: A truck with load pins loaded with PVC pipe bypasses the weigh station. After Ponch and Jon pull it over, the truck driver gets out of the truck and the load pins are gone. (00:17:10 - 00:20:20)

jairodrigue

One Two Many - S1-E13

Continuity mistake: When the phony cop pulls up beside the woman at the train/sports car MVA the emergency lights on the front of his bike are white, but when he is being chased by the real cop they are red, even when they are not on.

Surf's Up - S1-E15

Continuity mistake: The scene is shot in a traffic jam on the freeway. The sky has a gray overcast. All close up shots of the irate female driver were filmed in a studio - the background is flat and is a vivid blue. (00:04:00)

jairodrigue

Vintage '54 - S1-E16

Continuity mistake: When the skydiver is dangling from the bridge, Jon has a hold of her chute trying to pull her up. The bolts connecting the sign she's caught on change between shots. With them breaking loose at one end, then intact again, then loose again before they give way.

eaglegrad16

Cry Wolf - S1-E18

Continuity mistake: Scene 1 has Station 51 with Engine 51 as the 'Ward Le France' and Squad 51. However in the next scene, Engine 51 is the 'open cab crown fire coach' that comes out with 'Squad 51' to respond to the responding call.

Crack-Up - S1-E21

Continuity mistake: A driver is wreaking havoc, putting two officers in the hospital. First while driving a Firebird, second when driving a tow truck. He is driving the tow truck as he approaches the accident of an overturned armoured truck. But the close-up shot of him as he goes by is from earlier while he was driving the Firebird. (00:43:00)

jairodrigue

Surf's Up - S1-E15

Continuity mistake: The scene is shot in a traffic jam on the freeway. The sky has a gray overcast. All close up shots of the irate female driver were filmed in a studio - the background is flat and is a vivid blue. (00:04:00)

jairodrigue

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Trivia: Although many realistic freeway numbers and exits mentioned over the 2-way radio are real, they were not used in the show. An unused section of the 210 freeway (close to the 118 freeway) in the San Fernando Valley that wasn't quite open to the public yet, was the location nearly always shown on the show representing whatever location is mentioned. If you see many episodes, you can see the same section of freeway always shown.

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