The Most AMAZING "Emergency!" Appearance You Never Saw Before!

[@johndavis3921]

CHIPs and Emergency! were Universal Television productions. To save production costs CHIPs used stock footage from Emergency!

[@ricknineg]

Well I have to make clear it wasn’t stock footage. This scene was filmed exclusively for the episode using the same Squad 51 and two actors.

[@74Spirit1]

CHiP's was MGM

[@1953Stephan]

@@ricknineg Emergency and "Adam 12" were from the same studio and had the same creator Robert A. Cinader They had a crossover from Adam 12 when Reed and Malloy race to Rampart with a boy who has Diabetes , and he later runs away ( Season 5 episode 4 of Adam 12)!

[@ricknineg]

Yes you are correct about Adam 12 and Emergency

[@joep.9411]

@@74Spirit1 it was an NBC show and was filmed sometime at Universals lot so they had access to NBC/Universal stock footage and things at the studio. There were two other episodes that used Emergency! stock footage and the squad. There was an episode where a guy is calling in false alarms and the other is where John and Ponch take the EMT class.

[@danapretzer1895]

Emergency and Adam 12 two of my favorites. Jack Webb was the genius behind these shows and he tried to make them very authentic. Thanks Rick..

[@davidmcmahon4633]

And didn't Emergency's first show or pilot have Reed and McCoy from Adam-12 showing up at the hospital, talking to the main characters?

[@danapretzer1895]

@@davidmcmahon4633 correct sir

[@cwf081166]

@@davidmcmahon4633 Yes it did. Emergency was my favorite and they named the Jack Webb space telescope after these series creator.

[@williammitchell4417]

If you think about it, these shows were the prototype to later shows like Cops

[@dindog22]

Dragnet as well. the guy who played Chet was in a few episodes of Dragnet. there's a few actors and actresses who regularly show up in all 3 shows

[@Americanpatriot-zo2tk]

I remember when I became an EMT in 1986. They went around asking why people became an EMT! One guy said, are used to watch emergency with Gage and De Soto so I figured I’d take The course.😀😀😀😀😀😀

[@mikethinks]

All I remember from this show I watched when I was a wee lad is that no matter what the Emergency, it required ringer's lactate with d5w.

[@mattdaugherty7865]

Administer TKO

[@georgeedward1226]

Stat!

[@tankman7711]

And it seemed a lot of folks were Highly Diaphoretic ( sweating)!

[@donaldbuchler6544]

I became a firefighter EMT because of this show now that I'm at the end of my career I thank the show

[@datsun210]

That was very cool! Of course, you will remember that in the final episode of Emergency!, both Gauge & DeSoto were promoted to Captains, so it couldn't have been them. But it sure was a fun little cameo. Thanks for all the walks down memory lane!

[@legomangamesnetwork1151]

That episode was in 1986 thought

[@davidmcmahon4633]

I seem to recall reading way back when that the two main actors for Emergency actually went through EMT training for the show, graduated and actually worked with the Los Angeles Fire Department for a few months before the show actually started, in order to make their roles more realistic.

[@Poizenne]

Not only that but the cast member who drove the engine was an actual firefighter.

[@MakeItWithCalvin]

From what Johnny said they did everything in paramedic training, other than taking the written tests and had to practice giving an IV to each other among other things.

[@joegreen268]

Also Randolph Mantooth was offered a job as a fireman paramedic when the show ended. He of course turned it down.

[@legomangamesnetwork1151]

Not just before production, they actually were paid on call firemen with LA County and had both their paramedic cards and fire and rescue training

[@legomangamesnetwork1151]

Johnny actually turned up to several calls near his home

[@kermitefrog64]

This was an incredible show and it was timely. My uncle Bud was trained as a Para Medic for one of the fie districts in the greater Seattle area when this came on TV.

[@stillaboveground2470]

One of my classmates loved this show so much, he became a fireman when he grew up. I remember him talking about the show all the time when we were kids.

[@danapretzer1895]

Thanks for all of the great videos.

[@GuyEndore]

This is the type of video that makes your Chanel so special. Thanks and keep up the good work. Love Chips I need to watch Emergency also.

[@ricknineg]

You’re amazing! Thank you

[@Terri_Stauffer]

This is one I caught when I watched originally. I was avid fan of Emergency and CHIPs so I recognized that squad car immediately.

[@kevinmiller6380]

The two paramedics at the end of the video sure LOOK like Gage and DeSoto.

[@acebrandon3522]

They were Hollyweird Clones.

[@MGower4465]

The one on the left, probsbly the driver, clearly has a mustache and neither Gage nor Desoto ever had one. They also still wear their helmets, and Gage and Desoto dumped their helmets as soon as the squad came to a stop.

[@sallyn2393]

I loved and enjoyed both shows in their heyday, and still watch from time to time. Happy that you are covering them, I really enjoy the interesting and fun facts you bring us. Thanks, Rick!😊👍👍👍👍

[@Experiment6Two6]

I thought I was the only one who caught this on the original airing AND still remembered it.

[@GhostofSicklesleg]

My favorite show as a kid! And I am old and watched the “new” episodes as a child. Loved the show and wanted to be a paramedic. Now I am electrician, but that was my dream job being in Squad 51

[@swankles3877]

Thanks for honoring our brothers and sisters in public safety 🦺.. from a retired firefighter paramedic

[@ricknineg]

My pleasure. Thanks for your hard work!

[@larry3064]

Adam 12 and Emergency are still on every day and I still love watching them.

[@mrpeanut1421]

as is CHiPs

[@TheIronDuke502]

Hello From Mark In KY. Actually I do remember another episode of CHIPS in which there was a freeway crash in which the paramedic squad that showed up at the scene had one paramedic which had the very dark hair and the second paramedic had red hair in which the scene was filmed in which you could not really see their faces. I don’t think that the squad was 51 as was in Emergency. One of the Amateur Radio Club meetings that I attended had the local EM director speaking to us who was also a firefighter back around the same time period that Emergency was on TV. This person praised the show for bringing the idea of EMS and or paramedics to his fire department and was citing the show for its real life scenarios that were commonly portrayed. Most people never realized that Mike Stover on Emergency was actually a real LA County Firefighter because of the need to have a certified firefighter to drive the fire truck.

[@bustyrandit]

True. He retired as a Captain from the LACFD

[@CptColumbo]

Happy 50th Anniversary Emergency!

[@jennifergarrett6809]

Loved both shows. Always watched them when I was a kid.

[@Shield.148]

In the Emergency universe, those two firefighters could not have been Johnny and Roy, because this scene was set in 1979. Johnny and Roy were promoted to Captain in 1977, unless they were allowed to function as Paramedics, while still being Captains.

[@MGower4465]

There was an entire episode about Roy being offered a promotion to Engineer, and much is made of how he would have to give up being a paramedic. But there *is* an episode where Gage pulls additional duty at another station under a Captain Stone, who not only was in the same paramedic class as Gage, but dialog even mentions Stone intended to keep up with his paramedic training despite his rank. Even assuming Roy and John are able to be Captains and retain certification as paramedics, there is no way they would operate together. We see even when Captain Stanley hands over control of a situation to a Chief, he's still expected to supervise part of the effort and be the Chief's eyes and ears up close.

[@schizoidboy]

I believe Emergency came from the same production company that made Adam-12 and Dragnet. They used the same format of basing their scripts on incidents that were reported by the LAPD.

[@ricknineg]

Yes, that’s true. This is not the same for Chips. That’s what makes it more amazing that there was a cross over

[@garykcs5532]

That's awesome love it... Have to pay more attention to those small details.

[@birdnest5814]

Emergency is now on FE tv… my daughter is loving watching it as they’re all new to her😊

[@ricknineg]

🚨

[@chuckhylton3835]

I DVR Adam 12 for a few days on FETV then binge watch 2-3 hrs straight. Good stuff. And I'm a Mopar man because of their Plymouth police cars and the red Dodge Ram on Emergency. The General Lee may have played a part too. 😉

[@dorothydromgoole8040]

Cool, didn't know about that. If I see that episode of CHiPs then I will watch for it. Thanks for sharing this. Love from Marysville, California

[@Jared_Wignall]

I always enjoy finding out new stuff about shows I hadn’t known before. Keep up the great work Rick, take care!

[@ricknineg]

It is so addicting to be able to find these things and show them to all of you! Thank you

[@ddavenpAZ]

So, is this technically a CHIPS video? Lol. What really would have made this episode great is having Don Knotts play Barney Fife who was called in to fill in for Ponch and the 3 people in the car were actually 2 people: Herman and Grandpa Munster! No! Better yet! Lucy and Ethel!!! Then Barney could have a crush on Ethel! Ok, I’m overthinking this “tv shows overlapping” thing. 🤣

[@southernoregoncatmom6519]

😂🤣

[@ricknineg]

OMG Barney Fife in this episode 😂

[@robertdragoff6909]

@@ricknineg Barney and Thelma Lou are a happily married mature couple who could’ve showed up in either series…. In Emergency they could have been saved from a car teetering on the edge of a cliff… In Chips, Barney could have gotten a ticket from Ponch and John for a moving violation…. In the first Chips episode, Broderick Crawford was the first celebrity driver to be pulled over on the show. It was an interesting moment where Emergency got a last hurrah.

[@ricknineg]

I love all of these imaginary scenarios. I’d want to watch them all

[@jeffpiatt3879]

If you were a pre-teen or teen in the early 80's CHPS was must see tv.

[@ricknineg]

🏍 👮‍♂️

[@michaelshockley4270]

How fun! Thank you for pointing this out. Amazing.

[@demetrialaird937]

I remember seeing engine 51 in a garage during a tour of Universal Studios after Emergency! was canceled. Loved getting to see it.

[@swanseamale47]

I used to love the rescue truck. Always wanted one like that.

[@sandybruce9092]

I just managed to stay awake for Emergency! Last night in FETV - it’s in at 11pm Eastern time! Wish it was on earlier as I’ve always really liked this show and watched when it was new!

[@bustyrandit]

COZI TV has it on middays and on weekends

[@lindahardy7227]

If you have DISH, you can set the timer on the DISH 😢remote and see it as often as you want. I don't know about direct tv, or cable.

[@sandybruce9092]

@@lindahardy7227 I’ve downloaded many free apps for cable, etc. stations, and that’s what I watch whenever I want. I can even go back years and catch a program I never watched when it was new - and this goes for streaming too. I rarely watch programs when they are new - except for the Convention in now!!!

[@RedBud315]

One of the cool things of being a kid in the 70's Hollywood was seeing location filming for so many iconic T.V. shows or even knowing the locations if I didn't see it happen in real time. I saw location filming for shows like Mannix, Barretta, Adam-12, Emergency, Rockford Files, Starsky and Hutch, Barnaby Jones, Police Woman and more including many movies. I learned this seeing them film Rockford files one time that they could not tie up public telephones so they setup phone booths that the studio owned on a corner to film scenes of them using the phone.

[@mikemesser4326]

Rampart General was filmed at Carson General Hospital, today known as Harbor - UCLA Medical Center. I lived and went to school just a few blocks away when this show was airing.

[@byronbrewer33]

Maaaaaan, now that IS a trivial triviality! These are the kinds of discoveries I live for. Thanks, Rick! Stay positive.

[@ricknineg]

Hey hey! This is the kind of stuff I really love Posting for you all. Thanks again for that support, Byron!

[@byronbrewer33]

@@ricknineg ❤👍☀️

[@jtkirkfan2002]

Engine 51 made an appearance on Chips as well. In this scene it would have been a different crew because by that point, "Emergency" had shown its final reunion movie and Gage and DeSoto had both been promoted to captain.

[@bigp3006]

I watched those shows faithfully until I enlisted. That is such a cool detail. Thanks for your channel and work.

[@PaulTesta]

Great catch, Rick! Was never a regular viewer of either show during their initial runs, although I am getting into "Emergency!" now, as it airs on FETV.

[@ricknineg]

🚨. Such a fun one!

[@merriemisfit8406]

Oh REALLY! Thanks -- I'll have to look for it. Fifty years later, and Emergency is still my favorite telly show.

[@cadeevans4623]

Never watched emergency rick need to though thanks for sharing and pointing this out awesome great video buddy interesting video

[@kimmathis694]

I was in high school when Emergency was on and my friend and I were so in love with the two main characters lol! Thanks for bringing back some good memories!

[@jeffbax1966]

I still watch these shows. Thanks, Rick!

[@ricknineg]

Me too! Haha

[@drkmagneto]

Loved watching “Emergency’ when I was a kid. Loved Adam-12 too!

[@daveogarf]

COOL! I've always loved crossover episodes of various TV shows! Bolsters the 'reality' of the TV world.

[@ricknineg]

So much fun and very enjoyable! So glad you liked it, Dave

[@brendakrieger7000]

One of my favorite TV shows of all time

[@kd4pba]

So glad to see more Emergency!, Hope to see some ADAM-12 and other Jack Webb goodies.

[@MNMC-fs8tx]

I started working in a hospital at age 17 in 1972... I experienced some of the drama. I loved this show!

[@caryeastwood6691]

They also used the Ward engine in a couple of CHiPS shows too. One is where the gas tanker was on fire and they had to create a foam pool for the truck to drive into.

[@jameshaley8162]

Nice catch, Rick. I always liked..do like...Cross Overs like this. When a series is produced and/or created by the same people, it gives a continuity to their universe.

[@tonykane8866]

I do remember this . And those trucks from emergency no lay in a museum and they donated those trucks to the LA fire department and were used for a few years as actual fire trucks.

[@tomthomas2646]

Great work. Thanks. For real...

[@michaelkibble740]

I watched both of these shows and I loved them both

[@donalddodson7365]

Rick, you do have a sharp eye! Thank you. Hope all is well with you.

[@ricknineg]

👀

[@larrygrebler5054]

Thanks for pointing this out. Fun facts!

[@stephendoucet9703]

Great video clip! Watched both shows when I was a kid. I would not expect S-51 crew to be John and Roy because by the end of the series Emergency, they both promoted to Captain which means they would be off the Squad and managing an Engine Company and/ or station.

[@Tim-57]

Hey Rick That was pretty cool 😎 Take care

[@leslieschoenberg]

Hi Rick. Just found a blooper in Emergency. In the episode where Gage and DeSoto are accused of hit and run Dix answers Dr. Joe Early saying yes Jim. Wow the producer did not catch that

[@michellec5407]

I just watched a episode of Adam 12 were the gentleman that did the calls was on there. It was the one where they went to the airport LAX! IT was so awesome to see and hear him, not just being a dispatcher. Even though that was his job on this episode!!! Crazy! And a lot of the fire fighters and paramedics were on Adam 12 as police.

[@elainevankat5353]

Great video!👏

[@aaronkuntze7494]

This was groundbreaking T.V. I remember the pilot episode and was instantly hooked.

[@nja3224]

I loved Emergency. Great show.

[@ricknineg]

Such a fun show, I’d concur

[@patrickcannell2258]

Great program. This took many ambulance services globally away from scoop and shoot.

[@leesashriber5097]

Addicted to Emergency!!! Watching it today on COZI TV

[@julier.1902]

I loved that squad The Johnny and Roymobile. LOL

[@RPena-534]

I also remember another episode, where the squad made an appearance after an accident that occurred on a freeway. Loved all these shows on the 80's

[@SocialistDistancing]

Chips commanding officer is Chris pines father. Also, that looks like San Gabriel canyon. Hwy#39.

[@kathyzeider4168]

I grew up in LA and during one of my parents Sunday drives, we went by a turn off next to the coast where there was a plane over the side of a cliff! Turned out they were shooting a scene for that show! 😂

[@lesterheath537]

EMERGENCY and CHIPS was my brother and I 's favorite shows still watch them even today when we can......hear that KZbin,bring them back and Starsky and Hutch too......full seasons and episodes.🙏🏻

[@tootalazaaz]

I never liked CHIPS so I didn’t see the episode. Emergency is a totally different story. Loved it.

[@ricknineg]

Thanks so much for watching

[@bruceshaw-s8i]

I watched Emergency when I was a kid yet. If you see the pilot episode it is fascinating to learn that the idea of paramedics was quite new and undergoing a trial run at the time to see how good the program was which turned out to be successful and how it influenced other towns and cities in real life to have a program of their own.

[@chuckhylton3835]

Good catch!

[@christopherkraft1327]

Hey Rick, I still am a big fan of Emergency & CHiPS!!! I am also a proud Patreon member!!! I really enjoy all the perks & extra content!!! Thanks for all you do!!! 👍👍🙂

[@ricknineg]

You are wonderful Christopher! Thanks for being so awesome, a great supporter and a steadfast commenter on the channel!

[@20truck]

Also that paramedic unit 51 was an actual LA County paramedic unit. More than one time people have actually seen it on fire scenes and taking pictures of it actually working.

[@MsBackstager]

We enjoyed watching it during it's original run.

[@ricknineg]

🤩

[@marcdwoodard]

Nice find. Loved Emergency. A bit to ole for CHIPS but did find it quite entertaining.

[@ricknineg]

Thanks Marc! Glad you enjoyed the video

[@argentum530]

I was a firefighter/engineer/EMT-1 when Emergency! was on TV...we would sit around in the TV room and laugh a lot, we viewed it as a tragi-comedy show, and took great pride in being the first to point out something actual emergency responders would not do. Watching an episode today, it appears kinda korny and even stupid at times. I wonder if CHP Officers who watched CHIPS think the same about that show.

[@MGower4465]

Sounds kinda like you ruined your chance to get some enrertainment by pointing out how superior you were as EMTs to Hollywood screenwtiters.

[@MrMuzikProductions]

In the last ever episode of EMERGENCY we see Gage and DeSoto reminiscing about their adventures together because they have both been promoted to other positions and will no longer be riding around in the Paramedic Emergency vehicle No. 51 Some other new paramedics will be taking over.

[@davidfrehlini5430]

Scene at 1:34. That scene is on Mulhouland Drive in the San Fernando Valley/ Central Hollywood. These areas are protected by L.A.F.D. and L.A.P.D. Jus thought I would let you know.

[@nightfall22]

@3:26 right there…. Any Star Trek deep space 9 fans? Because that’s Garak!!! Also, I grew up in Carson and was a la county fire explorer and occasionally we’ll have our post meetings at 127’s or in the tv show station 51… watching emergency and having experienced 116’s paramedics bring my dad back from a massive heart attack in front of me cemented my career goals that launched me into the ems field for 14 years. I’d still smirk going to harbour UCLA medical (rampart) to drop off. Nice trip down memory lane.

[@ricknineg]

No way? Andrew Robinson?! That’s right! How could I have missed that?

[@nightfall22]

@@ricknineg hahaha yeah, it was a quick flash 🤘🏾👊🏾

[@JamesChambers-xp9xb]

I was working 2 years before the show was aired love working a ambulance

[@Joseph-ki3zj]

That was really cool info !!!!

[@ricknineg]

So glad you enjoyed it, Joseph

[@DAN87NATIONAL]

Thanks for pointing this out 😊

[@scottmartin6931]

chips and emergency , loved both shows. i think theres another chips where they use the squad truck .but it dosnt have 51 on it .its so neat when they use other stuff .to save cost .keep us posted

[@tankman7711]

I recall watching an episode of Adam 12 where they show DeSito and Gage talking with Doctors Early,Bracket, Morton and Nurse Dixie McCall. As Roy and Johnny exit Rampart immediately through another door enter Officers Reed and Malloy , Dixie starts calling them by name as do The Docs! It was awesome! Whats funny is, in an episode of Emergency, Station 51 crew is watching an episode of.....Adam 12 and Gage is constantly perplexed as to what happened to Reed and Malloy because 51 kept getting runs & Gage missed the ending!

[@davidurban6813]

Wow I'm starting to watch Chips again And I totally remember this episode of chips. I don't know why there wasn't more X-over episodes. Maybe one of your subscribers will be able to fill in the blanks. But I forgot which series it was Adam-12 or Chips but one of them ended up at Rampart Hospital for something. A friend of mine back in the day. Took a vacation to California and checked out Station 51 and Rampart Hospital he said it was quite interesting. Have a great day everyone.

[@MGower4465]

4:24 This actually would be the same vehicle used as squad 51. Note the small white light on the top of the light bar. That light was supposed to be only on paramedic units, to differentiate them from regular Rescue units. The light was included on the plans LAFD shared with the Emergency production when they built Squad 51, but LAFD itself never used the extra light, so only the fake Squad was ever true to the actual plans.

[@mitchsalawine5420]

Yes, I did catch this back in the day, and everyone thought I was crazy:)

[@visitandolosclasicos]

Could it be that both shows are set in the same universe? That would be awesome! Th Rick !!

[@ricknineg]

Totally!

[@Randy-ry9ss]

I was expecting Patrick Swayze to show up.

[@pipe2devnull]

You could do a video on Julie London. She had long career on stage on in music before Emergency. Another video could be Randolph Mantooth - Keanu Reeves, never seen in the same room together.

[@chuckcookus]

Cry me a river.

[@lazyhomebody1356]

@@chuckcookus I thought you were being rude, then remembered it was her hit

[@sallyn2393]

I’m probably in the minority here, but she always seemed so blah to me. I did although have a bit of a crush on Randolph Mantooth.😍

[@ricknineg]

Yea, Julie seemed sweet but she was very work focused. She seemed emotionless

[@sallyn2393]

@@ricknineg Very!

[@donsmeltzer4083]

Squad 51 made another appearance on CHiPs as well. William Smith played a paramedic and he was training the CHP officers in first aid. In the background, Squad 51 was clearly visible.

[@drkmagneto]

Cool video!!

[@kevinmiller6380]

Got the entire series on DVD.

[@michellec5407]

More of Emergency please!

[@ricknineg]

I’ve made more than a dozen videos on Emergency. Check my playlist with all of them kzbin.info/aero/PLuqWY02VeXi1vYE-BpRvbDMEWlgbZgqPc

[@gordonlong3095]

I greatly enjoyed Emergency and Chips back in the day, though I don’t remember watching Emergency in its original network run, as I did with Chips. I don’t remember this episode, but I do remember episodes with 51’s truck (especially the foggy day episode!). I consider them to be valid crossovers, and I actually consider the Squad and the Trucks to be characters. As for the error where Adam-12 was first in the shared universe then appeared to be a tv show, I eventually theorized that in-universe, Adam-12 was made into a tv show (starting a few years later then the real show did), but it could be either a regular tv show based on events in the shared universe, or an early reality show. (I have a friend who thinks that in-universe, the Brady Bunch Variety Show was a reality show based on the Bradys, just like Donny and Marie was.) I have researched out what I call the Dragnetverse (because Dragnet all started it off with the original radio series and worked on a timeline for all the episodes, tv movies, and theatrical films, etc. Naturally, there are several forgotten tv series in this. The Dragnetverse continues on now. There’s an episode of 911 (the LA series, not the Texas one), where’s an acutely reference to Rampart hospital. Thanks or your great video, loved loved LOVED it!

[@toddgelineau6536]

I recall seeing the 51 squad and engine in a lot of show of that era.

[@smorris281]

Squad 51 made a couple more quick cameos on CHiPs, but dont ask me which episodes. I really enjoyed watching Emergency!, CHiPs and Adam-12 when I was a kid, in reruns, of course. I know Emergency ended the season prior to CHiPs airing, however It would have been really cool if some of the cast of Emergency! would have been brought back for several episodes for guest staring appearances. It was also nice to see LACoFD featured on the show.

[@keithdancer1668]

Chips and Emergency have actually crossed over in multiple episodes

[@CasualHoarder-ny9sd]

I joined station 51 as a volunteer. The station was 2 cities away. 😂

[@jofus3604]

Part of the realism of Emergency is they often showed these different units working together as they often did everyday!