MAJOR “Emergency!” Bloopers You Probably DID NOT Notice!

[@steven_scattergood]

I grew up watching Emergency here in Australia and I was in my teens. It was an era where we didn’t go looking for mistakes but enjoyed what we enjoyed 100%. Emergency on the television meant we all sat together and watched in the lounge room. I think Emergency was a great show and I don’t care about the mistakes because it bought something to us that is sadly missing in today’s world.

[@bmasters1981]

That it did-- it's far more worth it on DVD than Buffy The Vampire Slayer.

[@Normal1855]

I became I volunteer firefighter because of this show. I also use the Emergency tones sound, for the ring tone, for my doctor's. 😁

[@ropinhorseman924]

I hear that Gage and DeSoto are still great friends. As a retired fireman I've seen many bloopers but who cares, great show.

[@rickpedia6724]

They are BEST friends. Its amazing and the show is where they met. Search out Randolph Mantooth, it's amazing what this show did.

[@bmasters1981]

If by that you mean the portrayers (Mantooth and Tighe respectively), then yes, that is true.

[@license2kilttheplaidlad640]

Randy said that the studio purchased 1 brand new dodge pickup for the show and had it specked out there wasnt gonna be any replacements so it was up to them to keep it in perfect nic for the duration of the show and he said they worked hard to keep it running and damage free

[@mntryjoseph1961]

The driver would have relied on his side view mirrors, a rear view mirror would have only reflected the back of the truck because of the height of the truck.

[@marcatteberry1361]

I grew up to this and Adam-12. Love it! Thanks! I dont think in 20+ years I have seen a Engine-51 anything~ Thanks for the memories.

[@johnandersonjjr]

The reason the “vents” aren’t there in the shot showing the actors driving along is because it’s not the same year of truck .Obviously the camera view from the inside was filmed before they went to a newer model (72 I think) .The other shot is the previous model (at least 67 to 70 ish)

[@rickpedia6724]

These are so nerdy, I LOVE IT. Thanks for the cool upload!

[@edwardwille3986]

LOVED this show in my youth, and STILL watch when I find it!! These bloopers are hilarious and golden! Thanks, Rick!

[@ricknineg]

Glad you enjoyed it, Edward!

[@larrym7711]

It comes on COZI TV with two episodes back to back every weekday .

[@rcschmidt668]

I also loved this show as a kid! It made me want to be a firefighter back then.

[@lyndsaysrebornnurseryoffib4241]

You can buy the whole series at Walmart!

[@elderrobertv.fullersr.1739]

COZI TV everyday from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m.

[@bettysmith4641]

I still watch Emergency everyday on Cozi TV. Love this show!

[@paperbackwriter66]

I know! That's why I'm hooked on it. I now have all 6 seasons on DVD

[@Dan-uv5lw]

I have the series on DVD

[@Carpenterdane]

Me too!

[@dianeshea4192]

Me too. My guess is that you also live in Chicago, Betty Smith.

[@PachinhoG2024]

Same

[@stevencohen2130]

Thanks for the video. I entered EMS because of this show and visited the station in Carson. If you take the Universal Studio’s California tour you will see the Studio’s Fire Station and the Engine designation is 51.

[@ricknineg]

Thank you for your service!

[@stevencohen2130]

I enjoy your videos and anything with Hogan’s.

[@robinowen7852]

I forgot that, Steven, especially as Universal City is unincorporated! My favorite tour features are real "behind-the-scenes" landmarks and trivia. Fun to once see a random deer on a hillside by the tour route.

[@BlueBraviaryGirl]

It was named in honor of the show

[@Charles53412]

FYI: Dr. Joe Early on the show ( Bobby Troup ), is the writer to the song ' Route 66 ' . He was also married to Dixie the head nurse on the show. : ) ~

[@michaeltutty1540]

Julie London played Dixie. Both she and Bobby (Dr. Early) were incredibly talented musicians. Her rendition of CRY ME A RIVER is superlative.

[@Charles53412]

@@michaeltutty1540 I agree 100% !

[@dindog22]

Julie London was married to Jack Webb before she was married to Bobby Troup

[@ronvaliant9337]

I can't be bothered to notice these inconsistencies. This was a great show.

[@oldcremona]

They are pretty minor.

[@mikehilbert9349]

Lots of old shows used stock footage even other shows stock footage. It is kind of fun to find these things, but i dont consider them bloopers or significant.

[@evhvariac2]

That’s not the point bumbo

[@ronvaliant9337]

@@evhvariac2 there is no point.

[@timothybenamati6912]

Most emergency vehicles don't have rear view mirrors because the body of the apparatus normally block the back window, so they're useless.

[@49commander]

I’m a big Mopar guy, the front on view is a 71 on Lifestyle Dodge pickup, the inside out is a 1970 and prior Dodge truck! I notice tons of car inconsistencies in 1960-1980’s tv shows. Wrong starter sounds etc. Dukes of Hazzard was notorious for switching brands of cop cars, mopar cars most of the times but occasionally the outside chase scenes switched to AMC Matadors! It’s kinda funny to car people!

[@N2NDF]

I was told from a good friends father who is a retired LA County Captian. He said those driving scenes early in the Show was a Ford. It was a reserve unit in the County fleet. Until the Show could get another dodge. He also said the only dodge that he saw was the actual squad. In a lot of moving shots you see the Ford and open cab Crown engine

[@owensweetland342]

I once saw them respond in daylight and upon returning from a commercial break the scene continued but now it was nighttime. Wow! Talk about a long run.

[@drkmagneto]

I don’t mind the bloopers at all. They’re kind of funny! Keep it up!!

[@ricknineg]

I love them too

[@michellereed5638]

When I was a kid, I really did not care about "bloopers" it was about the show and the stories that interested me the most. I thought they writers did a pretty good job of being factual for what the technology was for that time frame on the medical stuff. As a result of this show, someone saved my life when I was 15 years old and choking to death at a berry processing plant where I was working. Let me explain in more detail. I had severe knee swelling and had tried to swallow two VANQUISH, if anyone remembers that product, those were pills that looked like modern day Tylenol Caplets, only very large. I had a very small throat due to huge tonsils, which were finally removed at age 47. Well, these two pills lodged in my throat, cutting off my airway so that I could not talk, breathe, or swallow. I grabbed by throat with my hands and looked around the lunch room. NONE of the 30 women who were eating lunch with me responded! I tried to swallow water, and it came right back up and so did the Jell-O I tried to swallow. I want to the drinking fountain, and everything came out of my mouth, except the two Vanquish capsules. They were definitely lodged tighter than tight in my throat. It was now at least one minute plus and I was panicking and becoming very dizzy and light headed. I realized I was going to pass out, probably die in a room full of people. I thought about my family and realized no one would know why!! I was not happy. Suddenly this woman came up to me, she asked me if I needed help. I nodded vigorously, yes. Then she asked me permission to help me, and she asked me if I was choking, as I grabbed my throat, and making the universal sign to her. I nodded yes to all of her questions. She grabbed me and did a modified version of the Heimlich Maneuver. OUT popped those those pills halfway across the room!! Suddenly I could breathe! I was choking a bit, trying to catch my breath, but she saved me from dying. I was a bit lightheaded, so she had me sitting down, with my head between my knees, then sitting upright, breathing. Then I rushed to the bathroom to check my throat for any swelling. Well she followed me, to make sure my throat was not damaged and did not swell shut from damage. WE called my folks at home to make sure everything was okay. After 20 minutes on the phone with my Mom, we realized I was okay. I will never forget "Virginia"--that was her name. I asked how she learned to do that: She said: "Watching Johnny and Roy on Emergency! I never miss a show." Virginia was probably in her 50's and me just 15, we became fast friends, as we both were of course fellow co-workers and fans of Emergency! She saved my life because of what she learned watching that show. Three years later, I would take what I learned from watching Emergency! to help treat a bicycle accident victim of just 7 years old, with a severe head injury--and shock saving his life until emergency medical personnel could arrive to take over. He was in bad shape. As he had no idea of who he was, no idea of what had happened to him, he was covered in blood from his injuries. I had to holler for fellow to people who passed me by who refused to get help for me. This was way before cell phones. Finally I got someone to get help from a police officer whom I knew was just parked a mere blocks away around by a building! These people were on bicycles and did not want to get involved. I had to plead with them to help me. Because of my experiences, I chose the medical field and wound up working in a local hospital ER for almost 10 years, and finally moving on try and finish school to get my RN and worked in Pediatrics and also a Rehab center and in a place that helped Alzheimer's patients. Finally after 17 years in the medical field I developed a life threatening allergy to rubber latex and lost my job at a mere age of 35. I am now 59. I have outlived many others with my diagnosis because of my abilities to treat myself medically at home before the ambulance paramedics arrive to treat me. I feel blessed. I know it stems from having watched Emergency! as a small child! I am very grateful for this show! Try not to pick it apart too much okay? Randolph Mantootth did such a great job that at the end of the show, he was asked to actually join the real firemen paramedic program! He decided he could do more as a spokesman and actor for the California Paramedics and Fire Department! Kudos to him. Sign me a very grateful Fan!! In Gresham Oregon!

[@voyager202000]

I am in the medical field because of this show and STILL watch it religiously!

[@1971PaulClark]

the shots with hood vents are because it is a older year dodge truck (1968 I believe) where the nice shiny one is a 1971

[@janetlaytham8991]

The station wagon in the shots for the first 3 or 4 seasons actually belonged to Jim Page.

[@schuhmansmodelshop8657]

One of my favorite shows as a kid.

[@dennisking6577]

It’s a little bit more complicated then that. 1. Hood vents- the dodge never had the vents. Some fords used by lacfd had the vents. 2. Rear view mirror- the lacfd shops removed the mirror has they had the rear cargo box and would be useless. The older squads had a rear cargo box but the older ones the box was slightly lower and you could see agin slightly out the rear view mirror. So they used an older squad running code to to film the stock footage.

[@rtoyama]

The one that always got me was the night alarms. The same radio dispatch sound effects were used for night scenes as for day scenes. But they would have been able to mute the station radio at night until their tone pair was detected by their decoder. So for those night alarms when everyone was sleeping, the first thing you should have heard was the horn going off, not the tones right before it.

[@radiomemories6913]

The alarm heard on Emergency! was created by the production crew. They took the tones from station 127 amplified them and and added the horn. In a real LACoFD station all they heard were horns several times before the dispatch.

[@The_Dudester]

I was a volunteer firefighter during the run of this show. The biggest blooper from nearly every episode is that when they go to fires, they will put on the turnout coat and helmet. Only in one episode do they put on the bunker pants and boots. We also wore hoods and gloves. Also, on the show they wore poly blend pants. You do not want to wear poly blend pants in an actual burning building-that is a bad idea.

[@davidweston6653]

Back then many departments, even large progressive departments wore only turnout jackets and helmet during the day. They only wore turnout pants and boots after they went to bed for obvious convienience. I have had burn patients that wore polyester clothes. The cloth melts and adheres to the skin. When removed the skin comes with it. Just like EMS, the seventies and eighties began a tidal wave of innovation and safety in the fire service. 🚒💨

[@The_Dudester]

@@davidweston6653 OUCH!!! I was fortunate in that my FD paid for my gear. They were deathly afraid of lawsuits and preferred paying up front instead of BIG later.

[@davidweston6653]

Pope Anthony The department my medic unit was assigned to paid for all the gear too, including T shirts and running shoe

[@davidweston6653]

shoes and new leather combat boots every year,so there was no excuse for not using bunker pants other than tradition and ridicule for being a wimp

[@rohnkd4hct260]

At the time of the show LA City and LA County FD's DIDN'I wear "turnout pants." Not a mistake, real.

[@gofgwoodworking]

I was a kid in southern California when this show was on. I dreamed of being a firefighter. Years later as a firefighter/ paramedic in northern California, I was on a strike team that got stationed at station "51" it was a dream come true. Also, about the show, if you notice, a lot of times they leave the station and turn left, well, right across the street from station 127 was a refinery, the way they turned only went a few hundred yards. Also, in the dorms every bed had a scba next to it in case of a leak or explosion across the street.

[@gregh7400]

Was the station 51, the Florin Fire District?

[@gofgwoodworking]

@@gregh7400 no it's the one in Carson

[@gregh7400]

@@gofgwoodworking Oh, I see now. I thought you were on the strike team in Northern California. I was a dispatcher in the Sacramento area back in the 80's and 90's and Florin Fire's stations are all 50 series, including a station 51.

[@gofgwoodworking]

@@gregh7400 I was over in Yolo county, at West plainfield mostly, but also Winters and Willow oak.

[@gregh7400]

I'm familiar with those areas too.

[@edwardcairejr.3599]

My kooky brother has always thought he was Randolph Mantooth.🤪

[@truthteller8459]

Thanks for this video. I watched this show every time I could and didn't notice the bloopers till seeing this video now. Wow, I missed many bloopers!

[@thejasonknightfiascoband5099]

This is going to be an awesome episode!!! This is my favorite childhood show.

[@ddavenpAZ]

Great work as usual! 👍For me the biggest bloopers on this show were always the calls. Injuries that in real life would be very bloody or very painful, weren't. Women giving birth would never experience much pain, they would just pant a lot and out came a clean and dry baby, with the mother looking no worse for wear. EKG's done with no pads on the chest, yet the readings were always accurate. Despite it all, this was still an amazing and inspiring show. I'm glad it made your list of shows to cover!

[@BlueBraviaryGirl]

The network actually said no blood

[@chrisjung7139]

That is not a blooper but a real necessity. It would have gotten the censors to pull the show off the air. Other things, a decade earlier, you wouldn't see a toilet on camera in shows that were set up for kids. Divorce was a no no topic, and for family friendly TV times, husband and wife had to sleep in separate beds.

[@sd31263]

1970s TV audiences did not have the tolerance for blood as do audiences of today. Networks simply did not allow it. Did you ever see Quincy with blood on his greens after an autopsy?

[@84953]

Yes, there were issues as you say but it was not that much different than other shows unless it was medical shows like "untold stories of the ER" or "I didn't know I was pregnant". It WAS groundbreaking because of the reality of the shows. There were some gafs like the ER scenes where the Bird respirator was cycling way too short a period for a teen or adult. Sometimes they would show the pressure gauge on the respirator and on babies to maybe toddlers and pressures that high would have killed them. Also I believe that It was Jack Webb that was so insistent on the accuracy of the show. All of the stories for the show were from actual calls from the fire department. The same was done by Jack Webb in doing Adam 12. There was however another interesting story BHTS about one of the episodes where the producers and pyrotechnicians went overboard to the point where the houses on either side of the one being burned caught fire. At that point that county or the state banned any more shows in that county which lasted a year.

[@herbcraven7146]

Despite the minor inconsistencies with the different shots described, Emergency! was a very realistic show which helped popularize the use of paramedics among the nation's army of first responders. I find it interesting that as time went on in real life, one now generally finds paramedics manning ambulances as opposed to dedicated fire rescue squads. It makes more sense as there are probably relatively few daring rescues performed by practicing paramedics than were often dramatized in the show. Of course the design of ambulances has evolved from the older Cadillac wagon style vehicles to the modern van type that allow more room for equipment and for the paramedics to work to stabilize patients during the trip to the hospital. Hats off to Jack Webb for creating a great drama show that also undoubtedly saved many lives.

[@davidlafleche1142]

My favorite oddity is that Reed and Malloy would sometimes be seen as actual characters in "Emergency!" Yet there was one episode where the men at Station 51 were actually watching "Adam-12," but were interrupted by an alarm. Gage is then obsessed with how the episode ended.

[@mikefagan6840]

​@@davidlafleche1142once, crossover episode. 🤘🤘👍👍🚑🚑❤

[@EMicheleAdams]

I always laugh when Stoker looks at the wall map and walks away before the address is read.

[@bethanyhomsher9740]

Awesome Rick! I love Emergency. Especially the Hospital scenes since Robert Fuller is my favorite actor. Excited to see you putting out so many of these as I'm currently going through the series. I love your videos!

[@julier.1902]

I used to hate Kelly Brackett. How do you dig those plaid pants he wears? Oh my goodness.

[@bethanyhomsher9740]

@@julier.1902 lol, sometimes they are normal pants. 70s thing I guess. I discovered Emergency after I watched Robert Fuller in Laramie. Had to get used to him in a medical type show, but I've been enjoying it. Currently taking online dental assistant course so it helps me with comprehending anatomy, etc.

[@sd.lulu.multipurpose5306]

I FINALLY found “Emergency!” just yesterday. METV dropped this show back in 2017. Ever since this, we’ve been trying to find the show with no findings. Until I clicked onto Kodi yesterday and found it. We have been watching it for hours.

[@ronpeacock9939]

These kinds of mistakes were common back then in all TV. Though the rear-view mirror... that wasn't there due to video...the back window is blocked. Any truck with that kind of bed would not have had a RV mirror. That means that the first-person driving scenes was probably just a regular vehicle.. might not have even been a truck with those vents you point out.

[@alcoholic2412]

One other thing the vents aren't for cooling. The hood vents are purely for looks, a design characteristic of the 60's model Dodge truck. The vents by the windshield (70"s model Dodge) are intake vents for the the heater/A.C. blower motor, and has nothing to do with it being a fire truck.

[@paulcentralmass4498]

There one long shot in this clip (4:25) of an older 1970 Dodge D200 or D300 Fire squad. Dome older 1960's Dodges had vented hoods, but the one in the clip has a 1970 grille.

[@alcoholic2412]

@@paulcentralmass4498 good eye. 👀

[@Beautifulmusiclistnr]

This show is terrific! I still watch it, and I have the "Emergency" book. Thank you Rick for keeping "classic" shows alive and in the limelight!!

[@ricknineg]

My pleasure

[@TheDriveInGuys]

I have the ViewMaster reels, and board game!

[@daveogarf]

@@ricknineg - Ours too.

[@CaptainFandomNerd]

I never thought of those as bloopers, the only one that never made sense to me was the lack of rear view mirror but makes some sense now

[@michaeltutty1540]

There is every chance that any original Sqauds would have had no interior rear view mirror, as all that would have been visible was the front of the compartment box on the back. Cube vans also leave the factory with no internal rear view for the same reason

[@charlessmith1890]

It's not an error, most shows back then took out the rearview mirror so it wouldn't block any of the shot. Check out most of your 50's, 60's, 70's, and some 80's shows and you will see this was standard practice.

[@marcseclecticstuff9497]

It has nothing to do with what year/make/model the trucks were. There's no mirror because there's no windshield to mount it to on the set truck. They usually remove the windshield for filming because of problems with glare from the multiple light sources and camera angles.

[@rp1645]

Thank you for the bloopers 😊 now I see them. I bought a 1971 SeaGrave Engine just because of Emergency. I am restoring her. I love letting kids get in cab. I remember back looking at those great SeaGrave Engine from back east in Fire Engineering magazine. I wanted one so bad. Now I am Mike Stoker driving my baby, 5 speed Transmission, big old Detroit Diesel 8V-71 powering me along to next public event for the Kids to enjoy getting in cab. Even parents are shocked that YES Fire Engine had manual transmission.😊😊😊

[@jasonfalk7696]

The reason the hood was different, was because they were different year trucks. The Dodge you normally see is a 1972 to 1975 model. The truck with hood vents is a mid to late 60's. You can also tell this because the older trucks had different style wipers. This was because of the stock footage you mentioned. You actually showed a shot in this video of the older truck. It's at 4:25. Also, most trucks destined for utility bodies, didn't come from the factory with a rear view mirror.

[@84953]

Don't forget that the trucks used for the squad are not fire department equipment. The props people bought a similar truck and fabricated what they needed to put on either a pickup or a truck frame. If I remember the county would not let any of the cast members use or drive the squad vehicles. So the production company got around it by making their own that was owned by the production company/studio. They had to incorporate a real ff/engineer to drive the truck and run the pumps. The FD would not allow cast members to drive the firetrucks as it was a liability for both the fire department and the cast members driving the trucks. For those who might question this, I'm sure that in all the scenes that there were other trucks brought in and being used in a scene that the ff/engineer (driver/operator) were in fact real fire fighters. Either that or it was scenes where the truck was already in place and actors would just make it look like they were making adjustments. If you do a bit of research the ff/engineer is not just responsible for driving the truck and running the pumps but is also responsible for maintainence of the pumping equipment.The other amazing thing about the show which maybe there may still be a few that don't know that Randolph Mantooth and Kevin Tighe actually took the training for paramedic including the physical rescue and medical training. The only thing that wasn't done was that they decided not to take the exam. They were happy they had the jobs they did as actors. And according to what was said I think by Randolf was that they were the ones who actually did all the climbing and the physical rescues. These scenes were NOT stunt people. I have to correct one comment. The truck used for the squad was made by a group associated with the studios but it was not because the cast couldn't drive it but because they could not get another squad made in time by the company that did make them at that time.

[@dougm6146]

@@84953 that's why Mike Stoker drove the pumper truck, expensive it was they didn't want actors driving the pumper truck as Mike was a real firefighter but I don't remember where I saw or read this. Yes your so right.

[@84953]

@@dougm6146 Hey Doug, I remember from this video on KZbin that laid out some of the behind the scenes stuff. BTW, I'm NOT arguing with you. that this is why Mike Stoker was hired by the studio because he was an engineer/firemen for LA county. the reason why you see him driving it and working the pumps I can see why the powers that be didn't want the actors to drive the truck. Imagine getting someone who has driven no more than a pickup and let them behind the wheel of that fire truck. Big difference. Not only the size of the truck but the weight plus the water that is in the tank. Not only that but if the tank weren't completely filled to the brim I would imagine that the shifting of the water in the tank would create a challenge. Anyway you have reminded me that yes part of it was because the engines were so expensive but also the County didn't want the liability of "civilians" driving the trucks and I would imagine that it would include all of their equipment. Remember that the squad was not the county's but belonged to the studio. I tell you what though, one of the things that surprised me was seeing cast member jumping on the back of the truck and riding down the street. Although I guess they didn't go very far as they probably only went far enought to get out of frame on the camera and then they jumped off. Another gaff I noticed today for the first time was in the "snake bit" episode where Jon Gage gets bit by a tattler and they are dealing with the kids in a car going off the road and supposedly a fire had started and a nearby helicopter did a water drop on the car. The whole area where the car was was completely dry. LOL

[@dougm6146]

@@84953 I'll try to remember this the next time I watch the series. I have the complete series. Lol was a lot to read and u don't mind being corrected as I don't remember everything or I can get things easily wrong. No worries!

[@radiomemories6913]

While filming Emergency! no sirens were used, they were added in later. The stock footage of the Dodge with the vents is a cameraman in a real LACoFD squad filming while driving through traffic with the siren and lights on. That's why we see them move to the left when there is traffic and they drive through red lights. During filming on location at station 127 in Carson the streets were closed off. That's why the squad and engine were able to bolt out of the station with no sirens and only lights.

[@lazyhomebody1356]

"It's pretty obvious, but I'll point it out to you" lol

[@ricknineg]

Hahaha, this is totally my personality haha

[@1953Stephan]

Most trucks don't need the Rear view Mirror as the rear window is blocked by a Box in the Back and the Mirror serves no purpose

[@edd2771]

Agree the blooper is the presence of the mirror on the forward looking shot.

[@makeupyourmindinator]

It’s pretty standard that all trucks are built with rear view mirrors inside the cab from the factory. All the special beds and storage cabinets are installed after they are manufactured by another company. So if the mirror is not there it was taken out buy someone.

[@dalereynolds8703]

Not custom built, which is what that squad would have been

[@BulletNoseBetty]

With regard to the rear view mirror and the hood vents, there were indeed two trucks. They did not switch between the trucks so that you could hear the guys talking. The first truck was replaced. It was an older truck and, in addition to the hood vents, the biggest difference was that it had a single revolving red light on the cab roof. The newer truck had a light bar. Because they re-used stock footage, you sometimes saw the older truck, even though it had been replaced.

[@grb351]

Exactly. This was common practice to use stock footage in the 70s.

[@kennethlee494]

05:38 That red VW Beetle is in almost every episode in the show, parked in the same spot.

[@ricknineg]

Hahaha exactly, it’s hilarious

[@themuseboy]

@@ricknineg Maybe that's Mr. Mantooths car and he always parked it in the same spot when he there at Squad 51?

[@74Spirit1]

@@themuseboy Randolph Mantooth drove a Land Rover. The VW Beetle belonged to a technical advisor.

[@74Spirit1]

The VW Beetle belonged to a technical advisor from LACoFD.

[@mikemiller4065]

The red VW belonged to James Page. A real LA Paramedic who was a consultant to the show and one of the pioneers of EMS.

[@InjunKB]

"You can see how many shots were re-used." And we didn't care. The real bloopers were the EKG diagnoses.

[@TheKurtsPlaceChannel]

Very entertaining and fun to watch. Thanks for posting this.

[@donnamst.perrier5526]

All shows have one bloober or more,all I know is I had such a crush on Johnny Gage .thank you for keeping it on💕👍

[@grb351]

Its probably been said before that the rearview mirror is removed from most movie cars as to not block the faces of the actors. That said, this one is a utility truck with a box the covers the view out of the rear window. So no mirror would've been fitted. The shot with the mirror is from the first few episodes which featured an older Squad 51 with the previous body design (notice the hood vents in the shot). It may have been filmed with a different vehicle. I do not really consider this a blooper.

[@trevorsanchez2470]

A blooper typically consists of the actors messing up and then laughing at eachother and trying over and over to get their lines correct or whatever it is that they are doing until they do it the correct way it was supposed to be said or done depending on what was happening. I honestly don’t consider anything in this video a blooper….

[@ricknineg]

According to the dictionary, a blooper is just an “embarrassing mistake.” Your definition is an assumption

[@merriemisfit8406]

My thought was: What are they hoping to see in the rearview? Is it just so they can pick the hamburger out of their teeth after lunch? A N Y W A Y ... the blooper aspect of this would be switching from one view with mirror to one view without mirror, back and forth, with no evidence that they're switching trucks.

[@33VMUH]

I thought the real reason there was no rear view mirror was from a line in the 1976 movie "The Gumball Rally." Franco said the first rule of Italian driving is "what's behind me is not important." 😉

[@christopherkraft1327]

I love the Gumball Ralley, great movie¡!!

[@dalereynolds8703]

They could not have seen anything out of that mirror anyway, Real reason is that tge two trucks he is comparing are two totally different year trucks, two totally different body styles

[@donnicholas7552]

A lot of those bloopers I never noticed before!

[@ricknineg]

I got you covered!

[@BadKarma714]

I don’t know why they would have a rearview mirror and squad 51 one when they look and do it all you see is a big red utility box

[@drewwadsworth3285]

I guess this could be a blooper: Gage and Desoto are in an apartment tending to a victim. There is a dog running around the apartment, at one point in the background of the scene, the dog runs head first into the closed patio glass door. Gage looks back at the dog and says "Dumb dog" and continues with the scene. Its a brief shot and unfortunately I don't remember which episode it is in.

[@74Spirit1]

"Limelight" in the sixth season had a hyperventilating babysitter, bratty kids, PONG on TV, and a sheepdog that bumped into the glass door. Randolph Mantooth's voice was off in that episode.

[@BlueBraviaryGirl]

Might also be the “push don’t pull” scene

[@bethapplegate7052]

I laugh my head off everytime I see that heck I start laughing as soon as I see the boys outside cause I know it's coming 🤣

[@haleyy68]

This episode also had DeSoto looking at his left arm to time a pulse on the banysitter.. Only problem is he was not wearing a watch at the time. He played it off very well. In the following shots his watch reappeared.

[@colleenrichards2593]

I just found this video tonight. My husband and I watch Emergency every weekday when he’s home from work and throughout his furlough. I watched it all the time when I was younger. Never noticed these before! Cool!!! Thanks for a really interesting video! Glad I stumbled upon this!

[@williamdeegan7840]

With regards to the rear view mirror. Trucks like this wouldn't come with a mirror because of the utility box on the back. That's also why it has the HIGHWAY MIRRORS to see past the box..

[@MelodyMLucianoNorris-qe8lc]

I actually was thinking the very same thing as I watched this! By the way, I own a work truck because I own a chimney company. My work truck only has the rearview mirror because the base model came with it. I added the utility box to the back aftermarket so I could accommodate my tools etc. Since the box is back there I never use the rearview. It is pretty much useless!!

[@shellyblanchard5788]

What would be the need of rear view mirror if the back is blocking the view anyway. They have the side mirrors to see with when they are backing in the station. I often wondered why they did that till , I thought they have to head out when they get a call, makes sense. 😉😁. If you noticed the rear view mirror is turned around in the other direction. Other shifts have to use it if they need to. 😉

[@gallaxy70]

Great job. Thx for work.. Watched Emergency between 1974-77 ish. Regularly.. Playing with our Hotwheels...memories... Buuuumm. Baaaamm. Baauuggghhmmmmm!

[@tylerbuckley4661]

The dodge with the vents is a 1970 power wagon 300 series that is the one with those cooling vents on the hood i have 1971 power wagon close to the seventies version with out those large vents on the 70 model

[@bethapplegate7052]

Theres 1 episode, cant remember which 1 I haven't seen it yet (I'm rewatching it right now), where Johnny starts out driving but when they arrive at the scene Roy is driving

[@chollythecrazycorgihesinsa6505]

Good eyes Rick!!...I never would have noticed those inconsistencies

[@julier.1902]

Never ever noticed the rearview mirror. I am always busy looking at Johnny and Roy. LOL You can't see anything in a rearview anyway, back of the squad's in the way.

[@daledickerson-r9u]

Something I just noticed: the back door. I have noticed that whenever they return to the station, they BACK IN to it. There is a fire station near me, and sometimes when I have driven by it I could see both the front and back doors open. There is a driveway around the station so they can drive straight into it. I just googled it (San Miguel Fire District Station 22) and I see there are two driveways to the back. If you scroll to the east a little bit, you will see the CalFire station. Up Jamacha Road is a little taco shop and I see them in there frequently. I do take the time to thank them for all their work. (CHP and Sheriffs also go there. I give them my appreciation also, especially in this day of defund the police!)

[@daledickerson-r9u]

I might add that in the first episode Doctor Bracket went to Sacramento to testify on behalf of paramedics. This show helped get the law passed to train and add paramedics. By the way: What do you call two physicians? Pair of medics! I know, dumb joke!

[@georgemcmillan9172]

The hood in the driving shot is from an early to mid 60s Dodge truck, which you actually showed in one of the stills. My dad was a firefighter when I was a young boy, and we loved Emergency. We watched every episode. As a kid I built models of Firetrucks, Ambulances, Police cars, etc. As an adult, I own all the seasons on dvd, and watch the show regularly on HULU. I'm a car guy too, and since 2000 I built and own a Squad 51 replica that I take to car shows, charity events, etc, or just drive it for fun!

[@bmasters1981]

"As an adult, I own all the seasons on dvd" I have all of them too, in the oversized keepcase release that was released this year (I'm sure, on the other hand, that you have it in all the individual seasonal releases; may be incorrect).

[@toddament8035]

It's amazing that early on in the series Rampart did not have the elevator at the end of the corridor beyond the nurse's station but was "added" when the set was updated.

[@christopherkraft1327]

As always, great video Rick. I love seeing the cars that were newer at the time and some of them are now classics¡ Thanks again 😷

[@bobdrake7611]

Emergency and Adam 12 ROCK

[@michaelhogg324]

Rick, Captain Stanley's Office was in the front part of the Station and that door you were talking about is where they kept their turnout gear!

[@bruceshaw-s8i]

The true story about the show is amazing which is basically told in the pilot episode and the influence this show made to have cities and towns have their own paramedic units in real life.

[@avnmech]

The reason you see the vents on the hood is because in those shots, it is probably stock footage from the 1st episode, where you can see the Rescue truck that Johnny is/was assigned to before becoming a Paramedic, that is the truck with the hood vents, a 1971 Dodge, it also had a rearview mirror in it, as you see it in the shots looking out the windshield with the vents in the background. The 1972 Dodge is the one you see Johnny in after he has become a Paramedic as it was a truck Universal built specifically for the show to the same specs as the LaCoFd units of the time, because the builder making the LaCoFd units could not make one for the show in time. That unit, the one Universal built, was so well built that it was bought and used for a time by LaCoFd as a actual unit after the show concluded. The 1972 trucks don't have hood vents or a interior rearview mirror as they are not needed due to better cooling technology, and lack of need for a rearview mirror because it was blocked by the utility box.

[@ADR.Hi-Gain]

Rick: I watched this series growing up! I enjoyed this soo much. . .brings back so many great memories/good ol times. I found this video informative and never realized all the bloopers? We watched this on a Zenith console. Thanks for creating!

[@USMC-Veteran73-77]

Always enjoy, great one. Been a subscriber for sometime.

[@ricknineg]

Thanks so much for supporting!

[@GrizzlyDipper614]

Loved this show as a kid in the 70’s. Never noticed these inconsistencies. Cool video.

[@happyjack880]

Not so much bloopers as little technical glitches. Emergency! is still one of the most technically correct TV shows ever made thanks to the major contributions of the technical advisors who actually were LACoFD paramedics at the time. LACoFD insisted that the show represented the department realistically and professionally. I read somewhere once that the red VW Beetle we see parked on the street in so many stock scenes actually belonged to the creator of the show, Robert A. Cinader. KMG 365.

[@kimberlywertz3839]

Jack Web was one of the creators & he demanded it be authentic.

[@kimberlywertz3839]

Actually the captain of Station 51 in the 1st season was an actual LACFD captain. Plus Mike Stoker was also an actual LACFD firefighter.

[@daledickerson-r9u]

Interesting about the VW Beetle. FETV is now televising Adam 12, and it seems like every time they are cruising they pass a Mustang, and also a Beetle once in a while.

[@dianeraab3239]

I always noticed that when Roy and Johnny had scenes where they got wet or dirty, they miraculously were clean/dry in no time.

[@dindog22]

there was one where Johnny fell into a vat of red wine and he was perfectly fine in the next scene

[@davidcoudriet8439]

The reason for the hood vents vs. the non vented hood is because early in the series they used an earlier Dodge squad. The flat non vented hood you see most of the time is a '72. You will see this interchangeably within an episode occasionally. Another victim of stock footage use... Fun fact- the old ones are actual LACo.FD trucks. The '72 and newer were built by the studio to LACo.FD blueprints for the squads.

[@dwc4343]

The truck with the mirror and the FAKE vents is a 68 D300 Dodge truck. It was used in the movie and pilot for the TV show. It was replaced with the 1972 D300. It was reused old stock footage. The 72 D300 has what we call the bathtub hood on it. the depressions in the hood fill with water when it rains outside. It was also called the birdbath hood. The original open roof Crown fire truck was replaced by the newer La France unit. All of these units were real LA Fire Dept. vehicles. Squad 51 was put into service after the show on the back lot since they had an onsite FD. It was later sold off. It was purchased once again an it was restored and it's in the LA Fire Dept. Muesum with both the open top Crown and the LaFrance unit.

[@mikemiller4065]

Another blooper is the promo pic for CPT Staley. The microphone he is holding is backwards.

[@nicholassassatelli1359]

Gage and DeSoto very close to real firefighters.

[@michaeltutty1540]

They took the Paramedic Training course, but did not sit the exam at the end. Essentially they were uncertified paramedics.

[@paulchudigian6480]

When production ended, someone associated with the LA County Fire Department asked Randolph Mantooth if he wanted to become an actual fire fighter and offered to help set him up to retake the class & exam. He actually considered the offer, but ultimately decided to remain an actor.

[@frankiechileman479]

Thanks i've been watching the reruns I'll be looking😁

[@rebelyank6361]

Little info. First the squad seen at 4:26 is the truck with the hood louvers. That's a blooper as that isn't squad 51. That is the late 60s Dodge truck that served as I believe squad 8 in the pilot episode. It's an entirely different design of truck than the brand new for 1972 D300 that was always squad 51. Also it was common practice to remove the inside rearview mirror on trucks whose rear body blocked most or all of the rear window as the mirror was useless.

[@davej.meister5421]

Have you covered Miami Vice, yet? Several embarrassing goofs on that show, and it's my favorite all time show.

[@fmartinjr]

One blooper no one mentioned is, the couple of episodes where Squad 51 was responding solo but, the sound edit for the siren is a Federal Q siren.

[@geraldrob5150]

A blooper in the video pointing out bloopers? (@ 5:23). Funny. Thanks for the video. This was a favorite show of our family when it originally aired. Emergency! is one of the few shows from my childhood that is still entertaining today. Many shows from that era are so cheesy they are almost impossible to watch now like CHiPs or the A-Team. This show, broadcast nationwide, helped to popularize the real-life roles Paramedics and EMTs play today. The Los Angeles County Fire Department was one of the pioneers in bringing the treatment to the patient as opposed to the patient being brought to the treatment. Before that, an ambulance was little more than a taxi with enough space for a gurney. Paramedics in the field gave people who may have expired otherwise a chance to make it to the hospital. Stabilizing a patient before transport has saved millions of lives since this show aired. Today, in most of the US, the fire department and Medic are dispatched at the same time. You would be hard-pressed to find a fire crew that does not have a paramedic or EMT on board. Often, the fire truck is the first on scene and their EMTs begin the primary medical assessment/treatment. "51, start an IV with D5W TKO and transport. Rampart out."

[@bmasters1981]

"Emergency! is one of the few shows from my childhood that is still entertaining today." It wasn't from my childhood (I was born in 1981, and just this year started enjoying it on DVD), but even so, it is one of a handful of select shows on DVD that had everything for me and are well-worth the money on DVD (a couple from my childhood, but the balance of them before).

[@vstar7196]

There were a ton of bloopers/continuity issues which each show. Still doesn’t take away from the entertainment value. It’s actually fun to pick-out the irregularities each time I watch it.

[@geoffreywood5808]

On the gap of the lightbar. What you are actually describing is the utility box /bed of the truck as seen through the front and rear windshields. The reason you sometimes see only red and at other times the sky or background is due to the angle of the camera as they filmed the shot. When you see only red, the camera is at a higher angle, above their line of sight, versus when you see the background scenery, the camera is at their eye level. The top of the bed sits about 4-6 inches below the rear windshield.The shot you pointed out is a night time shot, where it's darl below the lightbar, and there is a higher camera angle.

[@terrialves7881]

Another oldie that I enjoyed for so long. I like all your shows so well but I’m always curious which new program you’ll introduce next. Thanks much!

[@scottmartin6931]

you have a good attention to detail keep showing more facts i love it .

[@davidm9438]

Thanks for this video. keep up the awesome work

[@n6vcw]

I've been to the real fire station in the show many times, as a volunteer communications officer for L.A. County.

[@johnleeson6946]

I wouldn't call these "bloopers", but rather inconsistencies or errors. Great show and got a lot of viewers to see what goes on during First Responder calls.

[@keithalaird]

A couple of thoughts about two of the inconsistencies. First, on trucks with utility bodies ( like the squads) it’s fairly common to not have a center rear view mirror, as it’s useless. All you can see in it is the front wall of the truck body. Second, I suspect that the truck used for filming the street scenes through the windshield is actually an older Dodge truck than the 1969 or 1970 model the squad was. The earlier 1960s Dodge trucks did have those vents in the hood. I think 1968 and earlier. But still a great video.

[@BigESalaiz]

Ringers lactate For EVERYONE..,😜🤣😋😋😋

[@mandymayne8759]

I thought it was an IV with D5W.

[@Beautifulmusiclistnr]

Hey Rick, at 5:23, in the wording, I think you meant to use the words "Different function", but the word "function" needs your attention. Thank you for your videos! I enjoy them!

[@billnotice9957]

Remember when Police and Firemen were well respected and considered cool?

[@barryspaar3538]

The mirror blooper is a half blooper. Let me explain. The Dodge most commonly seen is a 72/73 D300 cab and chassis. Most cab and chassis trucks were assembled without an inside review mirror for the simple fact that normally a back section wod be put on that would block the view out the rear window. The shots from the inside are from the original pilot movie which used a 68/69 Dodge D300 which (for whatever reason) had a mirror. The vent issue is the same scenario. The older Dodge had them, but not the newer Dodge. Had nothing to do with static scene or on the road scene. Thanks for doing these videos.

[@oldmountainmarineandmetals9736]

I know the man who purchased the large firetruck and have touched it myself, after buying it he drove it cross country from LA. back to Maryland.

[@michaelskinner8296]

I noticed in many shows the rear view thing, just the way they filmed it back then. Good stuff.

[@rich4850]

Anyone notice the difference on the front of the squad 4:25-4:26 where it looks like an older vehicle?

[@julier.1902]

Yes, that always bugs me. Bad editing. :)

[@emersonaz]

Yep it's an older model truck. That's where the hood vents come from.

[@grb351]

It was a different year vehicle. LA actually used these in the late 60s and early 70s. They used stock footage sometimes. The vents on the hood and a more truck-like look are a dead giveaway.

[@patmcbride9853]

I recently saw an episode and laughed when John Smith appeared. I've seen just about every episode of Laramie with him and Robert Fuller.

[@donaldmccracken4909]

I loved this show growing up as well as many others you cover. Great job covering them and being so informative. Keep it up!

[@miltmarhoffer729]

Hi rick. Another fine job. I always got a chuckle out of the missing rear view mirror on any tv show. I always thought the red background from the head on shot was the frontof the rack body. Thanks to you and other you tubers, i found out the real station location. Hopefully, one day soon, i get back to los angrles. Thanks again

[@Jared_Wignall]

It’s really cool to see some more Emergency bloopers, these videos are excellent Rick, keep up the great work!

[@ricknineg]

Glad you’re enjoying them, Jared!

[@MGower4465]

One more thing about the EMT truck - on top of the light bar is a white dome-shaped light, in the center. This was on the LAFD plans for the truck to differentiate between the paramedic truck and the rescue truck - the paramedic trucks would have the white dome light. So the prop makers dutifully followed the plans, and the light is clearly visible. *BUT*, LAFD never put the lights on the real trucks, deeming it an unnecessary cost. So the real thing never matched the plans, while the fake one did.

[@fishwhistler7224]

I NEVER had a mirror inside the transport trucks I drove for 30 years.!