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Season 1 – Emergency!

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The dedicated members of Squad 51 of the Los Angeles County Fire Department's newly created Paramedical Rescue Service take on a series of life-or-death challenges in this drama filmed in semi-documentary style. Partners John Gage and Roy DeSoto put their lives on the line to save people from all sorts of mishaps.
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Emergency! — Season 1

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Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Sep 20
3/4
One of those series where the educational value managed to top even the entertainment value. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Chris M @RT21954632 03/09/2023 I had no idea this was a spin of "Adam-12". Honestly, I think the show was a head of its time. I think it inspired shows like 9-1-1. Because unlike shows like "Grey's Anatomy" Emergency was about the rescues, where "Grey's Anatomy" cared more about the sex lives of the staff over the medicine and bumping them off when the audience got bored with them. It's more "General Hospital" then a real rescue show. There is drama, it's a drama show but not overstuffed melodrama. The right kind of drama to match the tone of the show. There is only very mild character issues. Sadly this is all but forgotten by the general public. They're too busy watching hot people "play doctor" then be doctors. See more Read all reviews
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Harold Jack Bloom

Creator

Robert A. Cinader

Creator

Robert Fuller

Dr. Kelly Brackett

Julie London

Nurse Dixie McCall

Bobby Troup

Dr. Joe Early

Kevin Tighe

Roy DeSoto

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 15, 1972 The Wedworth Townsend Act An assembly bill to create a paramedic program meets opposition from doctors and firefighters; pilot for the series. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 15, 1972 The Wedworth Townsend Act An assembly bill to create a paramedic program meets opposition from doctors and firefighters; pilot for the series. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 22, 1972 Mascot Gage promises to care for an injured woman's dog; the paramedics save five lives including a diabetic and a man trapped on a ledge. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 29, 1972 Botulism An injured cameraman proves to have more than a broken leg, leading Brackett to search for a botulism source; guest Susan Seaforth. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 12, 1972 Cook's Tour DeSoto and Gage deliver a baby over the father's protests; DeSoto worries about a dinner he is planning for the station-house crew. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 19, 1972 Brushfire A canyon fire threatens the residents of a housing development and keeps the paramedics on round-the-clock duty; guest Tony Dow. Details Episode 7 Aired Feb 26, 1972 Dealer's Wild DeSoto and Gage talk down an airplane flown by a teenage boy whose father, the pilot, suffered a heart attack while at the controls. Details Episode 8 Aired Mar 4, 1972 Nurses Wild The paramedics hold a demonstration for student nurses, one of whom interests Gage; the hospital staff saves a robber and his victim. Details Episode 9 Aired Mar 11, 1972 Publicity Hound Gage resents media attention given to a paramedic (Gary Crosby) from another squad; Brackett clashes with a tycoon over a diagnosis. Details Episode 10 Aired Mar 18, 1972 Weird Wednesday The paramedics and hospital staff deal with a stubborn elderly woman (Jeanette Nolan), a parachutist in a tree and other odd cases. Details Episode 11 Aired Mar 25, 1972 Dilemma Gage and DeSoto rescue an elderly couple from an elevator crash; Brackett berates a forgetful student nurse; a girl irritates Gage. Details Episode 12 Aired Apr 8, 1972 Hangup Gage begins to think a television police show is real; the emergency team at Rampart Hospital treats a doctor for radiation poisoning. Details Episode 13 Aired Apr 15, 1972 Crash Gage and DeSoto rescue a family from the wreck of a private airplane; Early and McCall treat a 4-year-old boy who has swallowed pills. Details

Season Info

Director
Larry Dobkin, Christian Nyby, Herschel Daugherty, Hollingsworth Morse, Jack Webb
Creator
Harold Jack Bloom, Robert A. Cinader
Executive Producer
Jack Webb
Screenwriter
Stephen Downing, Daryl Henry, Preston Wood, Robert C. Dennis, Gerald Sanford, Carey Wilber, Harold Jack Bloom
Network
NBC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 15, 1972
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