Emergency!
The Tycoons
Season 5, Episode 21 · Aired 1976-02-28
Synopsis
The station responds to a fire that proves to be in a trash dumpster. John gets everyone but Roy excited about buying into a nearby hot dog stand, which burns down just as Roy shows interest. A man suffers a heart wound from a nail shot from a power lawn mower; before he undergoes surgery, Dr. Brackett tells the man to save all his reactions for the judge. John and Roy rush a baby who stops breathing to Rampart in the Squad, and Dixie and Dr. Early rush to save her. The firefighters save people trapped in a chemical 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