"Emergency!" (1972) TV series 1972-1979

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Creators:

Harold Jack Bloom
Robert A. Cinader
Jack Webb

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | unknown

Release Date:

22 January 1972 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Adventure | Action

Plot:

The crew of Los Angeles County Fire Dept. Station 51, particularly the paramedic team, and Rampart Hospital respond to emergencies in their operating area.

Plot Keywords:

Paramedic | Medical | Los Angeles | Hospital | Rescue

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe.

Cast

Randolph Mantooth	...	Paramedic Johnny Gage / ... (133 episodes, 1972-1979)
Kevin Tighe	...	Paramedic Roy DeSoto / ... (133 episodes, 1972-1979)
Julie London	...	Nurse Dixie McCall / ... (132 episodes, 1972-1979)
Bobby Troup	...	Dr. Joe Early / ... (132 episodes, 1972-1979)
Robert Fuller	...	Dr. Kelly Brackett (131 episodes, 1972-1979)
Tim Donnelly	...	Firefighter Chester 'Chet' Kelly / ... (125 episodes, 1972-1978)
Marco López	...	Marco Lopez / ... (124 episodes, 1972-1978)
Mike Stoker	...	Engineer Mike Stoker / ... (124 episodes, 1972-1978)
Michael Norell	...	Captain Hank Stanley (108 episodes, 1972-1978)
Harold 'Hal' Frizzell	...	Ambulance Attendant / ... (68 episodes, 1972-1978)

Also Known As:

Emergencia (USA: Spanish title)
Emergency One (USA) (syndication title)

Runtime:

60 min (124 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Emergency Productions

Trivia:

John Gage was based on the real firefighter turned paramedic Jim Page, who helped create the firefighter/paramedic program for LAFD. Executive Producer 'Jack Webb' wanted to name the character after Page, but he declined. Jim Page died on 4 September 2004 and Randolph Mantooth was one of the speakers at his memorial.

Goofs:

Continuity: There are a number of stock footage continuity errors. The major one is the differences in Squad 51, which was always a Dodge pickup, but several model years were used on the show. Most of the street scene footage that shows the Squad traveling was shot in Season 1, so an older model usually appears that doesn't always match the Squad that leaves the station or arrives at the scene. Another continuity issue is repetitive use of the same response footage episode to episode, so the same cars are always stopped at the same spot at a particular intersection.

Quotes:

Paramedic Roy DeSoto: What'd you say that I said that you said?
Fireman Chet Kelly: That your partner here is a nut.
Paramedic John Gage: Aha! aha, aha.
Paramedic Roy DeSoto: What about it?
Paramedic John Gage: You admit it?
Paramedic Roy DeSoto: That you're some kind of nut? Yeah, I said it, so what? You're a nut, but you're a friendly kind of nut.
Paramedic John Gage: Oh, that's a heck of a thing to say about someone you work every shift with!

Movie Connections:

Edited into "The A-Team: Fire (#3.4)" (1984)

Great show; still holds my interest

I loved this show as a kid; it made me want to become a paramedic (which I did actually). I remember tuning in every Saturday night on NBC to watch it, rerun or not. I wish they'd release it on DVD and/or at least put it back on TV Land. I am kind of surprised that some creative TV guy hasn't tried to revisit this program, with the current hero-interest in firefighters these days; that'd be great.