Emergency!
The Screenwriter
Season 4, Episode 1 · Aired 1974-09-14
Synopsis
In preparation for Dixie to introduce Roy and John, to the screenwriter, Art follows Squad 51, during a typical day, which includes a motorcycle accident caused by a drunk driver named Gene, before Dr. Brackett has a conversation with Gene's wife, of both the victim and the drunk driver deal with both their husbands's issues. Other rescues include a construction worker is exposed to tetraethyl lead and becomes combative to the point that it takes five firefighters to restrain him; the paramedics assist in the birth of a baby to a deaf-mute couple at a supermarket and, later, rescue three men trapped in a toy factory fire that turns explosive.
In the series
This episode is part of Emergency! (1972–1979) on NBC.
Squad 51 rolling — paramedics as heroes before medical dramas went steadicam.
Key cast
- Robert Fuller as Dr. Kelly Brackett
- Julie London as Dixie McCall
- Randolph Mantooth as Firefighter John Gage
- Kevin Tighe as Firefighter Roy DeSoto
- Bobby Troup as Dr. Joe Early