When the call goes out, they answer it' on 11 action-packed episodes of the
complete first season of Emergency! ' the pioneering TV series that was one of
the first to show the real-life drama of those who save lives every day. Race to
the scene with the heroic men on paramedic Squad 51 and the emergency staff of
Rampart Hospital as they respond round-the-clock to LA's most dire emergencies,
from women in labor to an out-of-control epidemic.
Kevin Tighe and Randolph Mantooth lead an acclaimed cast as two hard-working
paramedics trying to deal with the daily crises of their jobs with wit, humor
and bravery. Along for the ride in the complete season are such popular guest
stars as Tony Dow, Ronnie Troup and Jeff Donnell. Including the thrilling TV
movie 'The Wedsworth-Townsend Act' and available on DVD for the first time ever,
it's the gripping series that blazed the trail for all action series to come!
Double Side discs
Episodes descriptions for Season 1 DVD OF Emergency!
Disc 1 A
EMERGENCY Pilot (Airdate: January 15, 1972)
Guest Cast: Martin Milner, Kent McCord, Jack
Khrushchev, Ann Morgan Guilbert, Lew Brown, Art Ballinger, Virginia Gregg,
Herb Virgin, Colby Chester, Kathryn Kelly Widget and Don Ross.
The pilot film directed by Jack Webb that introduced
the hugely popular series. When fireman John Gage rescues someone
who later dies of cardiac arrest, he volunteers for the paramedic
training program. But despite the training, volunteer paramedics may not administer
first aid until a California State Assembly bill is passed. Although
one of the doctors involved in the training could help pass the
bill, he doesn't believe in the program. What changes his mind, and the
risks undertaken by the paramedics are some of the sorties told in this
suspenseful and realistic film.
Season 1 first 11 episodes.
Mascot
Airdate: 1/22/1972
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Guest Cast: Patricia McAneny,
Linda Watkins, Jock Mahoney, Beverly Powers, Jeff Davis, Roland Barton,
Candace Howerton, Susan O'Connell. A woman involved in a car accident is concerned about her dog so Johnny agrees to take care of it. Johnny and Roy treat a man with chest pains and deal with his drunk party guests. They later fly out to a remote area to rescue an injured hunter who fell off a cliff |
BotulismAirdate: 1/29/1972 |
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Guest Cast: Calvin Bartlett, Anne Whitfield, Paul Langton,
Virginia Vincent, William Stevens, Virginia Gregg, Susan Seaforth, Joshua Albee, Harlan Carraher, Bruce Powers. A man brought into the hospital from a movie set is the first indication of an outbreak of botulism. A man breaks his back falling off a tower. Johnny plots his revenge after being the repeated target of practical jokes. A cameraman breaks his leg. Roy and Johnny rescue a boy trapped in a collapsed building. Disc 1 B COOK'S TOUR (Airdate: February 12, 1972)
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BRUSH FIRE (Airdate: February 19, 1972)
Guest Cast: Gary Crosby, Ellen Moss, Bob Hastings,
Tony Dow, Trent
Lehman, Edith Evanson, Lillian Bronson, Vince
Howard and Art Ballinger.
A roaring canyon fire is raging out of control.
As the threat to the
inhabitants spreads rapidly, the paramedics rush
to the area.
Meanwhile, the Rampart staff must prepare to
treat the injured. Featuring popular
television actor Gary Crosby, as well as Leave
It To Beaver's Tony
Dow.
Dealer's WildAirdate: 2/26/1972 |
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Guest Cast: Lou Krugman,
Colleen Gray, Marian Collier, Mitch Carter, Buddy Foster, Sonja Duson, Susan
Madigan, Peggy Drier. Johnny keeps losing at cards and being stuck with doing the dishes at the station, so he creates his own card game. Roy talks down a boy in a plane after the pilot (the boy’s father) has a heart attack. A man attempts suicide three different ways. The station responds to an overturned gasoline tanker. A teenager overdoses and Roy and Johnny have to deal with disinterested bystanders. |
Disc 2 A
NURSES WILD (Airdate: March 4, 1972)
Guest Cast: Royal Dano, Kip Nivens, Christine
Dixon, Victor Izzy, Chris
Forbes, Patricia Mickey, Sarah Fankboner, Vince
Howard and Colby
Chester. Social issues as well as rescue work
receive equal attention. When a
store owner suffers a heart attack after shooting
a holdup man, both need the
paramedic's assistance to keep them alive. An
episode that remains as
relevant as when it was first shown!
Cook's Tour
PUBLICITY HOUND (Airdate: March 11, 1972)
Guest Cast: Gene Raymond, Gary Crosby, Sallie
Shockley, Barry Higgins,
Bill Baldwin, Edith Diaz, Scott Allen, Ted Gehring
and William Bryant.
Pride and ego take center stage. When an arrogant
paramedic from
another outfit is repeatedly singled out as a
hero by a television newsman,
Gage becomes infuriated. Meanwhile, Dr. Brackett's
career is endangered
when he clashes with an influential tycoon.
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Disc 2 B DilemmaAirdate: 3/25/1972 A fireman buff develops a crush on Johnny but Johnny isn't interested. An elevator gets stuck between floors and the brake drum fails while a woman suffering heart problems is trapped inside. A man breaks his leg. A man has a problem with methane gas. Two men are overcome by solvent at a rail yard. A nursing student is in awe of Dr. Brackett. |
HANGUP (Airdate: April 18, 1972)
Guest Cast: Mort Sahl, John Smith, Shelly Novak,
Art Ballinger,
Savannah Bentley, Vince Howard, Don Ross, Lew
Brown and Chris Forbes.
The paramedics must once again face lethal danger
in the act of
providing emergency aid. After freeing a burglar
stuck in an air-conditioning
duct, they find themselves assisting an unconscious
doctor trapped in a
burning lab
CRASH (Airdate: April 15, 1972)
Guest Cast: Cicely Tyson, Gary Crosby, William
Bramley, Don Matheson,
John Smith, Francine York, Sandy DeBruin, Edmund
Cambridge, Eric Laneuville,
Patricia Mickey, Buddy Lester, Ronnie Troup, and
Chris Forbes.
A series of medical emergencies forces the paramedics
and medical staff
of Rampart Hospital to swing into action. Not
only does a private plane
crash with a family aboard, but a child swallows
a massive dose of a powerful
medication, and a man suffers a heart attack.
Season 2 February 7,2006
Disc 1aVirus
Airdate: 10/7/1972 Writer: Daryl Henry Guest Cast: Skye Aubrey, Dennis Patrick, William Gray Espy, Jean Allison, Patricia Mickey, Cathy Lee Crosby, Mitch Carter, Vic Vallers, Philip Brown, Vince Howard, Deidre Hall Story: A sick lady with a monkey provides the key to a mysterious, highly contagious, and deadly virus that strikes several people including Brackett and Johnny. Roy and Johnny rescue a boy with an inner ear problem from a tree house. The station responds to a call where a man is injured on a scaffold. |
School DaysAirdate: 1/13/1973 |
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Cast: Kip Niven, Ian Wolfe, Michael James Wixted, Ann Doran, Sandy
DeBruin Story: A new trainee appears to be lacking in confidence. An elderly gentleman is trapped under a bookcase, an ambulance is hit by a car, a boy is injured by a chemistry experiment, and a man is trapped and injured at an auto salvage yard. |
ProblemAirdate: 1972 Guest Cast: Lloyd Bochner Story: When their two-way radio is broken, Roy treats a victim without medical supervision, causing the man's doctor to attack the paramedic program. Roy and Johnny rescue a man whose car engine has fallen on him while he was making repairs. A doctor suffers a heart attack. A boy is trapped in a fire.
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Peace PipeAirdate: 10/14/1972 Writer: Michael
Donovan Guest Cast: Brooke Bundy, William Campbell, Kip Niven, Vince Howard, Renee Lippin, Joe Pizzorusso, Tom Waters Story: Chet pesters Johnny about his Native American heritage. A drunk driver rams a parked car, trapping a child inside. A youngster gets his hand stuck in a gumball machine. A woman has a problem with her new girdle. A sniper makes a scaffold rescue dangerous. The station must discover how dangerous fuel oil got into the water system. |
SaddledAirdate: 10/21/1972 Writer: Herb Purdum Guest Cast: Larry Storch, Elizabeth Bauer, Kelly Troup, Michael Rupert, Deidre Hall, Jay Hammer, Barbara Bosson, Christopher Guardino, Edward Crawford Story: Johnny decides he can make extra money by riding in rodeos. A soda bottle explodes in a girl's face. Later, at the same diner, a man is injured in a gas explosion. A child falls out of a tree. A bus with school children and a nun goes off an embankment. Dixie has a run-in with a portable x-ray machine. Goofs: (1) When Station 51 and truck 43 are dispatched to the bus accident, the dispatcher gives the time out as 12:42... the call is supposed to be 16 miles from the nearest cross street, and while responding Roy states, "coming up on 16 miles", which leads us to believe that's how far they actually went. When Captain Stanley calls for an additional engine, dispatch assigns engine 801 and gives them a time out of 12:43... 16 miles in one minute? I want a vehicle that travels that well... (2) After tending to the girl with the glass in her eyes from the pop bottle explosion, Roy writes a citation for a faulty glass heater to the owner of the lunch stand. The owner of the lunch stand is shown pouring sweat. It appears hot outside since all passersby are in shirt sleeves. Why would the lunch stand owner be running a gas heater in the middle of the day? Tidbits: Kelly Troup is the daughter of Bobby Troup |
Disc 2aKidsAirdate: 9/23/1972 Writer: Michael Donovan Guest Cast: Roger Perry, Jaeckel, Anne Whitfield, Christian Juttier, Gary Clarke, John Travolta Story: A number of kids get into trouble. A boy fall down a hole, though Dr. Brackett is sure his injuries are a result of abuse rather than the fall, and is warned that his pursuit of the matter could jeopardize his career. Roy and Johnny rescue a boy trapped who's head is trapped in a crawlspace vent. A young hiker is injured in a canyon fall. The station gets a new mascot. Goofs: (1) When they’re hauling the hiker up the cliff (no, really, it doesn’t look like a dummy, not at all) (2) Roy looks at map before address is given. (3) When they leave for their first run the guys in the engine put their turnout coat on when they arrive at the scene they are not wearing them. (4) When Johnny grabs the kid in the hole and he is being pulled out by his fellow firefighters, he shakes his head which is all dusty and dirty. When he is seen at the hospital later, his head is all nice and clean and his hair is combed. |
018 Fuzz Lady
Gage falls for an overzealous police woman and Rampart Hospital's Emergency Ward is besieged by a rash of burglaries. Guest star: Sharon Gless
019 Trainee
A former Vietnam War medic joins the fire department and volunteers for paramedic training but his actions nearly cause three tragic mistakes. Guest star: Robert Pratt Jackie Coogan
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020 Women!
A beautiful journalist is assigned to cover the paramedics and incurs the wrath of the entire fire department especially Johnny Gage.
021 Dinner Date
Roy DeSoto maneuvers partner Johnny Gage into a blind date with his wife's cousin and it is less than successful. Guest star: Lynn Carlin Jean Allison
022 Musical Mania
Paramedic Johnny Gage drives the crew at Station 51 up the wall with his attempts to become a musician. He and DeSoto supply Rampart with more than its share of emergencies.
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023 Helpful
A moonlighting woman doctor new to Rampart Hospital suddenly disappears during an emergency.
024 Drivers
Paramedics Gage and DeSoto answer an emergency call from a college football coach whose star quarterback has collapsed for unknown reasons.
025 School Days
Paramedics Gage and DeSoto are given a trainee who has doubt about his readiness to become a paramedic. Guest star: Kip Niven James Wixted
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026 Professor The
When a foreign dignitary becomes ill a government agent asks Dr. Brackett to cure him or risk the nation's welfare.
027 Syndrome
A television star is brought to the hospital and turns out to be an old flame of Nurse McCall's. Johnny Gage diagnoses Roy DeSoto's throat condition as tonsilitis. Guest star: Robert Alda
028 Honest
Paramedics Gage and DeSoto feud over whether the truth should always be told.
029 Seance
Paramedics Gage and DeSoto respond to a series of highly unusual emergencies after treating a woman at a seance.
030 Boot
The paramedics and men of Station 51 become concerned when their mascot becomes listless and refuses to eat.
031 Rip-Off
Paramedics Gage and Desoto are accused of stealing $500 from the wallet of a heart-attack victim.
032 Audit
Paramedic Roy Desoto must decide whether or not to do a leg amputation to free a man trapped beneath tons of rubble which could collapse.
Season 3 coming Feburary 13,2007.
033 Frequency
Four paramedic units face their own emergencies when they are all forced to use the same radio frequency simultaneously.
034 Old Engine The
Paramedics Gage and DeSoto buy a junked 1932 fire engine and endure kidding at the hospital and the station house.
035 Alley Cat
Paramedic John Gage becomes the butt of Roy DeSoto's jokes when Gage is chosen to be the father to a litter of kittens.
036 An English Visitor
A visiting fireman causes jealousy when Paramedics Gage and DeSoto take him on the rounds.
037 Heavyweight
Paramedics Gage and DeSoto are trapped between battling neighbors and Dr. Brackett tries to persuade a mother to keep her deformed baby.
038 Snake Bite
Paramedic Johnny Gage is bitten by a rattlesnake during a mountain rescue.
039 Promotion The
A major pileup on a fogbound freeway during rush hour causes problems and confusion for police fire and paramedic units.
040 Insomnia
Paramedic Johnny Gage just can't get to sleep no matter what any of his friends do to help him.
041 Inheritance Tax
Paramedics Gage and DeSoto become heirs to one million dollars.
042 Zero
Paramedic Johnny Gage finds out it takes a different kind of courage to face television cameras and Roy DeSoto has to save him.
043 Promise
A grateful girl remembers John Gage for saving her life and gives him a little dog as a gift.
044 Body Language
A teenage girl trips out after eating daffodil bulbs and a man and woman who crashed their cars into each other become friends while the paramedics treat them.
045 Understanding
Paramedics Gage and DeSoto rescue a horse from a burning stable.
046 Computer Error
Paramedic Johnny Gage goes on a dinner date and uses a credit card to pay but due to a computer error he is billed $842 for it.
047 Inferno
Paramedics Gage and DeSoto attempt to rescue a fireman caught beneath a tractor and become trapped in a raging fire.
048 Messin' Around
Between serious calls including rescuing a child from burning tree house and saving a friend in a coma paramedic Johnny Gage is besieged by Fireman Kelly's water bombs.
049 Fools
A young Rampart doctor lacks faith in paramedics Gage and DeSoto until he assists them from the ground when they make a daring rescue of an oil-refinery worker.
050 How Green Was My Thumb
While his friends make fun of him paramedic Roy DeSoto turns gardener to help an injured widow with his houseplants.
051 Hard Hours The
Dr. Early undergoes open heart surgery and a weekend athlete is hit by a car. Guest star: Dick Butkus
052 Floor Brigade The
When an elderly hermit fails to show up for his usual visit to the local supermarket dumpster a search is set off.
053 Propinquity
Paramedic Gage has to finish a poker game for a heart-attack victim.
054 Inventions
The paramedics have a wild day with crises involving possible radiation poisoning and a cloud of sulphuric acid fumes.
Season 4 Release January 29,2007
055 Screenwriter The
An insensitive screenwriter makes work difficult for the paramedics as he follows them through a day's activities with his tape-recorder.
056 I'll Fix It
The crew deals with the eruption of a supposedly inactive oil well underneath a suburban home and a 14-year-old amateur doctor.
057 Gossip
A nurse sets Rampart Hospital abuzz with rumors.
058 Nagging Suspicion
Paramedics deal with a girl bitten by a lion a collapsed go-go dancer and a man whose ego is badly puncture by a cactus.
059 Communication Gaffe
A policeman interferes with paramedics Gage and DeSoto when he demands immediate treatment for his wounded partner.
060 Surprise
A surprise birthday party for Nurse McCall hits a snag when she breaks an ankle and her friends have to handle a series of catastrophes.
061 Daisy's Pick
A beautiful new nurse at Rampart Hospital has her pick of the bachelors of squad 51 all in competition for a date with her.
062 Quicker Than The Eye
A suburban married couple summon the paramedics when a gun purchased for protection discharges by accident injuring the pregnant wife. Guest star: Mark Spitz
063 Foreign Trade
An old lady in her car on the edge of an open drawbridge gives the crew some difficult moments.
064 Camera Bug The
Paramedic Gage drives the men at the fire station crazy as he tries to take a prize-winning candid photograph of their activities.
065 Firehouse Four The
An overweight man goes on a crash diet which sends him into emergency situations requiring attention from the paramedics. Guest star: Lennie Weinrib
066 Details
When a shapely accident victim bats her eyelashes at him paramedic Johnny Gage thinks he's in love… again.
067 Parade The
En route to a fireman's parade in their beautifully restored 1920's fire engine paramedics Gage and DeSoto are humiliated when confronted with a real fire.
068 Bash The
Paramedics Gage and DeSoto rescue a movie star when a trained bear gets out of control on the set and in gratitude he invites them to a big Hollywood party. Guest star: Adam West Karen Jensen
069 Transition
A former football hero tries to become a paramedic and finds the day-to-day real-life emergencies of the job more frightening than any football game.
070 Smoke Eater The
A senior fire captain sneers at the new methods used by Squad 51's skilled paramedics. Guest star: John Anderson
071 Kidding
Paramedic Gage is assigned to give a tour of Rampart General Hospital to a group of inquisitive school children.
072 Prestidigitation
Surgeons at Rampart General Hospital operate on a very important patient - Dr. Brackett's father.
073 It's How You Play The Game
A man with a slipped disc stranded in his own waterbed and a victim of a tiger keep the paramedics busy.
074 Mouse The
The crash of a light plane into an apartment house provide the Fire Department and its paramedics with highly dangerous duty.
075 Back-up
A lonely old cowboy gets attention by faking injuries and calling the paramedics. Guest star: Keenan Wynn
076 905-Wild
The L.A. County Animal Control Department appeals to Rampart Hospital for aid after a day involving a tiger in a supermarket a rare goat and a zoo full of abandoned animals.
Season 5 January 20,2009
| 78 | 5x01 | The Stewardess | 42805 | 1975-09-13 |
| 79 | 5x02 | The Old Engine Cram | 42802 | 1975-09-20 |
| 80 | 5x03 | Election | 42803 | 1975-09-27 |
| 81 | 5x04 | Equipment | 42808 | 1975-10-04 |
| 82 | 5x05 | The Inspection | 42807 | 1975-10-11 |
| 83 | 5x06 | The Indirect Method | 42804 | 1975-10-18 |
| 84 | 5x07 | Pressure 165 | 42810 | 1975-10-25 |
| 85 | 5x08 | One of Those Days | 42817 | 1975-11-01 |
| 86 | 5x09 | The Lighter-Than-Air Man | 42801 | 1975-11-15 |
| 87 | 5x10 | Simple Adjustment | 42812 | 1975-11-22 |
| 88 | 5x11 | Tee Vee | 42813 | 1975-11-29 |
| 89 | 5x12 | On Camera | 42815 | 1975-12-06 |
| 90 | 5x13 | Communications | 42809 | 1975-12-13 |
| 91 | 5x14 | To Buy or Not To Buy | 42806 | 1975-12-20 |
| 92 | 5x15 | Right at Home | 42821 | 1976-01-10 |
| 93 | 5x16 | The Girl on the Balance Beam | 42818 | 1976-01-17 |
| 94 | 5x17 | Involvement | 42820 | 1976-01-24 |
| 95 | 5x18 | Above and Beyond ... Nearly | 42823 | 1976-01-31 |
| 96 | 5x19 | Grateful | 42819 | 1976-02-07 |
| 97 | 5x20 | The Great Crash Diet | 42822 | 1976-02-21 |
| 98 | 5x21 | The Tycoons | 42816 | 1976-02-28 |
| 99 | 5x22 | The Nuisance | 42824 | 1976-03-06 |
Season 6 Coming Soon TBA
| 1. | The Game Airdate: 9/25/76 Roy and John are assigned to work the big football game at the Coliseum. A woman accidentally pulls her husband off the roof into a tree. At the game, the paramedics treat a choking victim, a man with breathing difficulties, an injured photographer, and a TV announcer with heart trouble.
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| 2. | Not Available Airdate: 10/2/76 The paramedics complain when a rule forbidding squads to cross each other's territories causes them to come late to an accident scene. An elderly woman is treated at the hospital. While transporting a non-vital patient, the paramedics respond to an auto accident. A prisoner breaks out of jail and gets trapped on a ledge.
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| 3. | The Unlikely Heirs Airdate: 10/9/76 After John and Roy rescue an elderly transient from a structure fire, Chet and Marco discover $80,000 in the man’s mattress. A bride faints while walking down the aisle. Dixie administers a tetanus shot to a young boy. The transient tries to give the firemen a reward. An elderly woman loses her cat. A plane crashes into a warehouse.
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| 4. | That Time of Year Airdate: 10/23/76 Everyone gives Roy advice on where to go on vacation. Roy gets dizzy during a fire at a singles club. An instructor is injured during a self-defense class. A man with stomach pains is brought into Rampart. The firemen rescue two hang glider pilots from the face of a cliff.
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| 5. | Fair Fight Airdate: 10/30/76 The crew finds a droopy-eyed hound dog in the station; at an industrial fire, Gage and DeSoto check a secret room for victims; a "therapeutic" argument between a husband and wife keeps getting out of hand; while attempting to rescue two injured workers, Johnny is trapped in a tunnel cave-in.
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| 6. | Rules of Order Airdate: 11/6/76 A driver crashes into a pole, injuring two workers. John and Roy are asked to be on a paramedic advisory committee, but they have to put up with everyone's favorite paramedic — Brice. The firemen rescue a stunt climber from the side of a building.
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| 7. | The Exam Airdate: 11/13/76 John and Roy worry about their recertification exams. A fireman's widow keeps calling the station for assistance in minor matters. A TV sports fan experiences shortness of breath. The daughter of the fireman’s widow suffers a serious fall. An accident on a movie set turns deadly.
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| 8. | Captain Hook Airdate: 11/20/76 The firemen plan to celebrate the imminent retirement of a martinet captain with a party, under the guise of throwing a farewell dinner. A model in a bear suit suffers from heat stroke during a promotion stunt. A bizarre family believes their sleeping mother is dead. The firemen rescue CHP officers from a helicopter.
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| 9. | Computer Terror Airdate: 12/4/76 The computer fouls up and Gage gets a check for thousands instead of for hundreds. A transient is injured in a car at a junkyard. A victim’s dog causes problems. Two workers are trapped on a scaffold.
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| 10. | Welcome to Santa Rosa County Airdate: 12/25/76 Roy and John try to go fishing in Santa Rosa County, but are delayed when they rescue climbers from a cliff face and a fishing boat blows up. They help the sheriff come up with ideas for implementing emergency medical services in his county.
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| 11. | Paperwork Airdate: 1/8/77 Chet and Marco are drafted to sort out a filing dilemma caused by computer error. A kid falls in a storm drain and nearly drowns. The paramedics experience problems with a new supply nurse. A janitor drinks samples of an archeologists' Mesopotamian wine. The firemen respond to a warehouse fire.
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| 12. | Loose Ends Airdate: 1/15/77 Johnny tries to win a ticket-selling contest. Dr. Brackett blames himself when he is involved in a car accident that leaves the other driver dead and the driver's daughter refuses to speak. While repairing the squad, the paramedics find themselves in the middle of a shootout and treat a policeman with heart trouble. A boxcar full of ammonia complicates a fire on a pier.
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| 13. | An Ounce of Prevention Airdate: 1/22/77 A man with chest pains is trapped on a ferris wheel. A child ingests an illegal pesticide. While making a TV appearance to discuss fire prevention, Gage and DeSoto become stars of a real-life emergency.
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| 14. | Insanity Epidemic Airdate: 2/5/77 Captain Stanley freaks out when he learns one of his past captains is now his Battalion Chief, causing the others to worry about their his increased paranoia. Two men’s carelessness starts a fire at a gas station. A new hospital administrator causes problems. A woman accidentally shoots her husband with a nail gun. Two clowns start a fight at an ice rink. A car leaves an overpass and crashes into a transfer truck filled with pesticides.
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| 15. | Breakdown Airdate: 2/12/77 A sporadic electrical short plagues the squad but Roy and John are convinced they can fix it. A back-to-nature couple is ordered to cut back on their shrubbery; the wife is discovered to have a variant of anthrax. The paramedics rescue a man trapped at the top of a tower.
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| 16. | Family Ties Airdate: 2/19/77 Roy's mother-in-law is scheduled for her annual visit. A car runs into the back of a truck. Drs. Brackett and Early argue over attending a convention in Acapulco. An elderly man becomes ill from drinking a quack’s remedy. When a fire breaks out in a hospital room, the occupant goes into cardiac arrest. A boy’s model rocket sparks a house fire.
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| 17. | Bottom Line Airdate: 2/26/77 Paramedics out in the field begin to question the judgment of overcautious Dr. Morton who believes in acting strictly by the book. The firemen respond to a complaint of severe back pain. A man with phosphorous burns on his arm and a boy hit in the head with a baseball are treated at the hospital. While the firemen respond to a case of difficult breathing, the victim’s neighbor drowns in a hot tub. Vince is involved in a traffic accident and goes crazy due to a head injury, pulling his gun on Johnny.
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| 18. | Firehouse Quintet Airdate: 3/5/77 The Station 51 basketball team qualifies for the semi-finals. The paramedics rescue victims at a gas explosion. While at basketball practice, the firemen treat an injured gymnast. The night before the big game the firemen get very little sleep: they respond to a number of emergencies, including a workman trapped at a studio.
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| 19. | The Boat Airdate: 3/12/77 Charlie, the station mechanic, stores the boat he wants to sell at the station house, where the firemen decide that they want to chip in and buy it. The paramedics rescue two boaters from Catalina Island. A bookie has a heart attack. An explosion in a lab starts a fire at the hospital.
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| 20. | Isolation Airdate: 3/19/77 Roy and John are trapped at Station 86 when a rain storm washes out the bridge, and they become the only medical treatment in the area. They assist two victims of an auto accident and a child with bronchitis. Doctors at the hospital treat a policeman hit by lightning. With the aid of a female psychiatrist, the paramedics treat an elderly woman with a hip injury and a man with heart trouble. Copter 15 transports the victims to the hospital, where a power failure complicates matters. Dr. Morton accompanies the paramedics back to Station 86, where they respond to an auto accident with multiple injuries.
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| 21. | Limelight Airdate: 3/26/77 A man with a history of heart trouble becomes agitated when his daughter is trapped under a backhoe. A boy shoots himself with a pellet gun. Another paramedic appears on the news and in the paper, making John jealous. A babysitter has an anxiety attack. Gage and DeSoto rescue Brice from a structure fire.
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| 22. | Upward and Onward Airdate: 4/2/77 Capt. Stanley worries that the Chief will sabotage his attempt to pass the Chief's exam because of an incident in their past; a soap opera doctor with mono causes havoc on the set and in the hospital; John, Roy, and a retired doctor with a self-diagnosed heart aneurysm get stuck in an elevator.
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| 23. | Hypochondri-Cap Airdate: 4/16/77 Capt. Stanley convinces himself he has arthritis. A man gets his hand caught in his garage door opener; a woman passes out and has an auto accident; the doctors treat a woman infected from plastic surgery gone awry; Johnny tests a new type of rope; the station responds to a two-alarm fire at an oil refinery.
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| 24. | All Night Long Airdate: 5/28/77 Gage tries to create his own television game show. An elderly musician experiences heart trouble. When a car runs a stop sign, three injuries result. A tightrope walker gets stuck between two buildings. |