They patrolled the streets and highways of Los Angeles for six seasons from 1977 - 1983. We caught up with “CHiPs” stars, Larry Wilcox and Erik Estrada.

L.A. 7 Mary 3 and 4 are in town for Michigan’s first Fantasticon pop culture event taking place today from 11 am - 6pm and tomorrow from 11am - 5pm at the Oakland Expo Center at 2212 Mall St. E. in Waterford in Metro Detroit.

Estrada and Wilcox both still live in the Los Angeles area and nearly 50 years after the show’s debut, the duo say the stunt work still measures up.

“A lot of people started their careers as stunt guys on that show because we had so much to do on the street; the chases, the crashes and the rollovers of cars,” Estrada told MLive. “It was great and everything was rehearsed. It was choreographed.”

“It wasn’t CGI,”

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