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Fans of the pioneering TV series Emergency! probably already know that it was a spin-off of the shows Dragnet and Adam-12. Jack Webb and Robert Cinader, co-produced the show with unprecedented attention to detail and realism to usher in a bold new genre of municipal services based TV shows.
NBC would follow the pattern laid out here with later popular offerings like Law & Order and Chicago Fire. Not only was Emergency! entertaining, but it was also borderline educational.
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The excellent script was supported by a truly superb cast. Roy DeSoto and John Gage, played by Kevin Tighe and Randolph Mantooth respectively, made up the Station 51 dynamic duo. Then we had Dr. Kelly Brackett - played by Robert Fuller - and Dixie McCall, the lovely nurse played by Julie London, to round out the cast that was packed for of heroes and heartthrobs that grabbed audiences by the stethoscopes and kept us coming back for more.
Emergency!, was an amazing series and Jack Webb was one amazing TV producer. Not only did he help launch shows like Dragnet and Adam-12, but he was a quintessential founder of the municipal services themed TV show. Most notably, he was the producer of Emergency!, a show created by Robert Cinader and Harold Bloom.
Emergency!, follows Squad 51, EMS responders from Station 51 in Los Angeles County. Randolph Mantooth, Kevin Tighe, Julie London, Bobby Troup, and Robert Fuller gave us some breathtaking performances in this show that captured realism in a way that audiences had yet to see on television.
Fans of the show will probably be surprised to see all of these facts that we've managed to uncover about one of TV's finest rescue shows. Find out all the details that you never knew like how Station 51 eventually became a real-world fire station or why they producers of the show had to slap the opening credits with a disclaimer to prevent people from attempting the medical procedures they saw on the screen.
Find out about all the secret cameos and momentary mash-ups that were thrown into the show as Easter Eggs to see if audiences were paying attention.
Did you know that Emergency also ended up inadvertently saving people's lives by inspiring a movement to adopt EMS across the country? When the show first premiered it was merely an experimental concept to have emergency responders come to your aid when things went awry, but look how things have changed since then. You're not going to want to miss this video. You'll never look at the show the same way ever again.