I tested all 16 test clips I produced in PD17, and all of them read as progressive.
OP's 16.26.37.mts clip always reads as interlaced (like clip 00001.MTS in your screenshot) and Produce.MP4 always reads as progressive (like your 00000.MTS clip does), regardless of my project's timeline settings - but PD17 also doesn't have the "quaky mess" producing issue.
I'm curious to see if PD16's timeline frame rate setting has any impact on how PD interprets the TV format when importing interlaced clips. That would be another big clue!
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