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Officer Francis Llewellyn 'Ponch' Poncherello (Character)
from "CHiPs" (1977)

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Overview

Biography:
Officer Francis Llewellyn 'Ponch' Poncherello, a hot-blooded Latino... See more »
Alternate Names:
Francis "Ponch" Poncherello / Officer Frank 'Ponch' Poncherello / Officer Frank Poncherello / Ponch

Filmography

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  1. "Family Guy"
    ... aka "Padre de familia" - USA (Spanish title)
        - I Never Met the Dead Man (1999) TV episode, Played by Erik Estrada (as Ponch)
  2. CHiPs '99 (1998) (TV) Played by Erik Estrada (as Officer Frank 'Ponch' Poncherello)

  3. "CHiPs"
    ... aka "CHiPs Patrol" - USA (syndication title)
        - Return of the Brat Patrol (1983) TV episode, Played by Erik Estrada
        - Things That Go Creep in the Night (1983) TV episode, Played by Erik Estrada
        - Fast Company (1983) TV episode, Played by Erik Estrada
        - Fun House (1983) TV episode, Played by Erik Estrada
        - Firepower (1983) TV episode, Played by Erik Estrada
          (134 more)
Archive Footage:
  1. Top of the Cops (2009) (TV) Played by Erik Estrada (as Officer Frank Poncherello)
  2. Cathode Fuck (1986) (V) Played by Erik Estrada

Additional Details

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Fun Stuff

Quotes:
From "CHiPs: Sharks (#4.13)" (1981)
[Final scene; Toni and Sharon prepared a celebratory dinner of hamburgers and kelp salad for the Central L.A. team. Sergeants Aikens & Getraer and Ponch serve themselves]
Sgt. Aikens: Well, J. Rodney Cameron has some very influential friends. Probably spend three years inside. You know, the one who arrested the guy?
Sgt. Joseph Getraer: Yeah. But when we left him, he wasn't singing, but he was humming.
Officer Francis Llewellyn 'Ponch' Poncherello: Hey Aikens, why don't try the salad? It's delicious.
Sgt. Aikens: What is it, Kelp?
Officer Francis Llewellyn 'Ponch' Poncherello: Yeah.
Sgt. Aikens: Oh, yeah, I love it.
Officer Francis Llewellyn 'Ponch' Poncherello: Figures.
[Ponch sits down with Jon, Jed, Bear, Grossie, and Bonnie]
Officer Bonnie Clark: Sergeant, what's gonna happen to those two guys that sunk the boat?
[...]
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