The Unexpected Fallout: How Erik Estrada’s Career Was Affected by…
The Peak: The CHiPs Years The roar of a motorcycle engine. The iconic theme song. The sun-drenched California landscape. For a generation, these elements were synonymous with Erik Estrada. He was Officer Frank “Ponch” Poncherello, the charismatic, daredevil motorcycle officer of the hit television series *CHiPs*. But the world beyond the freeway and the flashing…