Both of the actors playing the sons were born 5 days apart from each other in 1959 and would die at young ages over 10 years apart. Alex, played by Timothy Patrick Murphy, died in December 1988 at age 29 and Joey, played by Michael Morgan, died in February 1999 at age 39.
During the scene where Jon, Ponch, Bear and Grossman are eating and get the call to assist with the 405 traffic break, a bus similar to the one from "The Partridge Family" can be seen in one of the shots. This bus was parked behind Lucy's for years.
In the locker room, several officers speculate about Sgt. Getraer making Lieutenant or even Captain. 17 years later in CHiPs '99 (1998), Getraer is Commissioner of the CHP.