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Brandon Estrada's Spontaneous Combustion Takes Plane Down

jgrode — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:15:29 EST

You can probably add Brandon Estrada to the list of items you can't bring on an airplane. Rush & Molloy are reporting that Erik Estrada's son had himself a little freak-out, necessitating an emergency landing in Oklahoma City, onboard a Memphis-bound Northwest flight:

"During the flight, he became agitated," said the fellow flier. "He was convinced that nobody was flying the plane.

He jumped up and reached over the other passengers and lifted up their window cover. Then he tried to get out of the airplane. Then he tried to get into the cockpit. He kept saying there were no pilots. It was wild."

Brandon was promptly removed from the plane by FBI agents. Says Erik: "Brandon informed us recently that he has had 'stress' and 'pressure' at college." Brandon is a student at USC, so one wonders if the stress is academic, or stems from having to dodge drive-bys on the way to Advanced Romantic Comedy class. The FBI is currently questioning Brandon. In Cairo.

Emergency landing for Erik Estrada's kid [Rush & Molloy]

Armed & Famous star Erik Estrada returned...

Seth — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:24:07 EST

Armed & Famous star Erik Estrada returned to Muncie to continue the reserve police officer training he began on the canceled D-listers-with-guns CBS reality show. "I hope, 30 or 40 years from now, God willing, that when it's time to put me in my grave, I'll go in my Muncie uniform and badge," he told the local paper, adding, "And hopefully my trusty K-9 co-officer will be inside that overcrowded casket right along with me." [AP]

Erik Estrada Celebrates Donut-Consuming Heritage Of His Law Enforcement Brethern

Seth — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 21:36:38 EDT

In honor of the long-overdue release of the first season of CHiPs on DVD, Erik Estrada was on hand to oversee a donut-eating contest outside a familiar landmark, the Randy's Donuts stand near the airport. (Were they drawing some connection between law enforcement and the greedy consumption of glazed, deep-fried treats? We certainly hope not.) LAist.com posted several video clips, including the one above featuring the recent Walk of Fame inductee introducing the event, as well as unveiling a CHiPs logo donut-sculpture created by a Japanese artist whose tongue-twisting name he gamely attempts to pronounce at the 1:45 mark, to extremely entertaining effect.

One of these men just ate 18 donuts... [LAist]

There Is No Dream George Clooney Can't Make Come True

Mark — Wed, 30 May 2007 21:25:09 EDT

· Having recently provided the venture capital that buoyed the business of a pair of North Carolina lemonade magnates, do-gooding Ocean's 13 star George Clooney is now helping to launch multimillion-dollar musical careers.
· Being the most recognizable motorcycle cop to an entire generation of law enforcement officials has put a target on Ponch's back.
· Apparently, Judd Apatow is a big Britney Spears fan. Do with this information what you will.
· Stuff on My Lohan: Like with the cats, only drunker and much less cute.
· Nicole Richie was just kidding about that 100-lb weight limit on her party. The fatty cut-off was only supposed to keep out porkers over 85.

Hollywood Walk Of Fame Officially Ponch'd

Seth — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:18:24 EDT

Erik Estrada can now add another line to his impressive biography: proud recipient of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The trailblazing '70s TV heartthrob and current informed consumer and devoted family man accepted the honor this morning, a dutiful Mrs. Ponch at his side, trying his best to keep emotions in check as he explained what having his name immortalized on a patch of Hollywood Blvd. means to him:

"One, of course, a certain amount of success in the entertainment business, for which I really am extremely grateful and I'm very proud," Estrada said. "But equally important, it represents my childhood dream of becoming a police officer."
Estrada recently became a reserve officer for the Muncie, Ind., police department as part of his participation in the CBS reality television series "Armed & Famous." The show was canceled in January.

While Armed & Famous died too soon, the internets still allow us to relive some of the more courageous moments of this reserve officer and a gentleman's tour of reality TV duty, such as when Estrada participated in capturing a fleeing perp with the help of a vicious German Shepherd. Flanked by the brave men and women of the California Highway Patrol, here is a man who reminds all of us that in Hollywood, dreams really do come true—even if that dream is a thirty-year-old fantasy that the prop gun you were pointing at a pretend bad guy was the real thing.

Beats a perp walk: Estrada earns spot on Walk of Fame [USAToday.com]