Emergency! (1972–1979)

TV Series   |  TV-G   |    |  Action, Adventure, Comedy

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

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Creators:

Robert A. Cinader, Harold Jack Bloom
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Awards

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe.

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17 September 2007 | onamission
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| Go go Gage & DeSoto
One of my best-remembered shows as a kid. What set this show apart from its predecessors was in drawing respect from the audience for the firefighters it portrays; for the first time the paramedics, doctors and firefighters didn't arrive to wave a magic wand putting the fire out and saving the patient. The range of (at the time) operating medical and CB radio procedures and terminology, the open identification with real-time Los Angeles and the range of rescue situations faced by Station 51 and their paramedics showed how thorough Jack Webb's research and commitment to authenticity was, pushing the benefits of the paramedic program in the face of a skeptical California state government; as a concerned West Coast citizen with an eye on the Big One he probably knew this was an important step forward in public health that would save many, many lives when that day inevitably arrived. Rescue 911, ER, Law & Order, Third Watch, Cops; the entire medical and police reality television genre can trace their origins to Emergency! and once a compatible DVD box set for Australian players arrives I'll have it to reminisce with too.

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Trivia

Marco Lopez (who later played Station 51's Fireman Marco López) was one of the FF-PM trainees who graduated with Roy and Johnny at the Rampart Hospital twelve- week training. At the graduation, he stood at the far left of the line of graduates.

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...

Goofs

During his recurring role, the character Officer Vince (played by Vince Howard) changed from being a sheriffs deputy with the Los Angeles County Sheriffs to a police officer of a generic police department. This happened after Jack Webb had an argument with the sheriffs department and Webb decided to change Vince to a generic police department.

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"Emergency!" is filmed with the cooperation of: The Board of Supervisors The Fire Department The Department of Health Services of Los Angeles County

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Plot Summary

Genres

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Drama

Details

Release Date:

15 January 1972

Language

English

Country of Origin

USA

Filming Locations

Glendale Freeway, Glendale, California, USA

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