"Emergency!"
The Great Crash Diet (1976)

Director:

Joseph Pevney

Writers:

Harold Jack Bloom (creator)
Timothy Burns (writer)
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TV Series:

"Emergency!" (1972)

Original Air Date:

21 February 1976 (Season 5, Episode 22)

Genre:

Drama | Adventure | Action

Plot:

Conducting a fire inspection, Roy and John rescue a diver in a fish tank. A birthday boy eats raw dough and gets a stomachache...

Plot Keywords:

Rescue Team | Doctor | Firefighting | Paramedic | Medical

Cast

Tim Donnelly	...	Firefighter Chester 'Chet' Kelly
Harold 'Hal' Frizzell	...	Ambulance Attendant
Robert Fuller	...	Doctor Kelly Brackett
Holly Irving	...	Sarah
Julie London	...	Nurse Dixie McCall
Marco López	...	Marco Lopez
Randolph Mantooth	...	Firefighter / Paramedic Johnny Gage
Ginger Mason
Michael Mullins	...	Bob Jensen
Michael Norell	...	Captain Hank Stanley
Rick Podell	...	Frank
Bill Quinn	...	Nick
Mike Stoker	...	Firefighter / Engineer Mike Stoker
Kevin Tighe	...	Firefighter / Paramedic Roy DeSoto
Bobby Troup	...	Doctor Joe Early

Directed by
Joseph Pevney

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Harold Jack Bloom		creator
Timothy Burns		writer
Robert A. Cinader		creator (as R.A. Cinder)

Produced by
Edwin Self	....	producer

Original Music by
Billy May

Cinematography by
Bud Thackery

Film Editing by
Albert J.J. Zúñiga		(as Albert J. Zuniga)

Casting by
Joe Reich

Production Management
James M. Walters Jr.	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Dowell	....	assistant director (as David M. Dowell)

Transportation Department
Chris Haynes	....	production driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Richard Atkins	....	technical advisor
Dana Winseman	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Directed by
Alan Crosland Jr.

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Buddy Atkinson		writer
Harold Jack Bloom		creator
Robert A. Cinader		creator (as R.A. Cinder)
Dirk Wayne Summers		writer
Jack Webb		creator

Produced by
Carol Vitale	....	producer (1979) (as Carl Vitale)

Original Music by
Gerald Fried		(1978-1979)
Peter Matz
Thomas Talbert		(1979)

Film Editing by
Richard Belding

Art Direction by
Mickey S. Michaels
Joe D. Mitchell		(as Joseph Mitchell)

Costume Design by
Laurann Cordero
Larry Harmell

Makeup Department
Michael Germain	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Daniel Franklin	....	unit production manager
Ray E. Taylor	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Burt Bluestein	....	assistant director (1979)
Paul Donnelly	....	assistant director
Dick Erickson	....	second assistant director
James W. Gavin	....	second unit director
Armando M. Huerta	....	assistant director (1979)
Craig Huston	....	dga trainee (1973)
George J. Light	....	assistant director (1979)
Lorin Bennett Salob	....	assistant director (1979)
Kalai Strode	....	dga trainee
Jerram A. Swartz	....	trainee assistant director

Art Department
Bill Davis	....	technical supervisor
Sal Vecchio	....	property master

Stunts
Bob Bralver	....	stunts
Steven Burnett	....	stunts
Jeannie Epper	....	stunts
Harold 'Hal' Frizzell	....	stunts
Rick Sawaya	....	stunt driver
Dick Warlock	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Norman G. Langley	....	camera operator
Owen Marsh	....	camera operator
Bradley B. Six	....	camera operator
Frank Thackery	....	camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Robert Fuca	....	costume supervisor

Music Department
Robert Mayer	....	music editor

Other crew
J.B. Friend	....	technical advisor
James W. Gavin	....	aerial coordinator
James W. Gavin	....	helicopter pilot
Richard Houts	....	made in collaboration with
Mike Lewis	....	technical advisor
Cynnie Troup	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Mark VII Ltd.
• Emergency Productions
• Universal TV

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1976) (USA) (TV) (original airing)

Runtime:

USA:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company:

Mark VII Ltd.