CHiPs is an American television drama series that originally aired on NBC from September 15 , 1977 , to May 1 , 1983 . CHiPs is a 2017 American action comedy buddy cop film written and directed by Dax Shepard , based on the 1977 -- 1983 television series of the same name created by Rick Rosner . The film stars Shepard as Officer Jon Baker and Michael Peña as Frank `` Ponch '' Poncherello , with Rosa Salazar , Adam Brody and Vincent D'Onofrio in supporting roles . Cop Out is a 2010 American buddy cop action-comedy film directed and edited by Kevin Smith , written by Mark and Robb Cullen and starring Bruce Willis , Tracy Morgan , Kevin Pollak and Seann William Scott .
CHiPs is an American buddy cop novel.