Emergency!

Decision - S2-E1

Visible crew/equipment: When Roy has trouble sleeping in the middle of the night, he gets up, and when he goes to the bathroom sink, there is a fully dressed crew member whose reflection is visible in the mirror, as he moves around and looks through the door window towards the actor. Then 51's tones drop, and in the next shot we see that all the other guys of Station 51 have been lying in their beds, before getting up and putting on their turnouts.

Super Grover

Decision - S2-E1

Visible crew/equipment: During the structure fire, after Roy finds the boy and his dog under the bed, when Roy heads down the stairs and then rushes back up, as he gets to the top of the stairs when the camera pans to the left we can see the barndoor set lighting, at the top left side of the screen.

Super Grover

Decision - S2-E1

Visible crew/equipment: After Roy gets chewed out by Dr. Sunderlin, when he and Johnny get back to the station, the spotlight on the passenger side is shiny and reflective, and set lights are reflected in it, then when the dispatcher drops tones for the next run, the spotlight has been sprayed with a dulling spray.

Super Grover

Decision - S2-E1

Visible crew/equipment: While en route to the mechanic whose engine fell on him, Mike is driving Engine 51, and seated backwards in the jumpseat behind Mike is Marco, who's wearing a helmet and his turnout, but in the shot from the POV behind Mike, we see the reflection in the rear-view mirror of the grey haired crew member, who is seated facing forward behind Mike.

Super Grover

Decision - S2-E1

Visible crew/equipment: After the guys get back to the station following the structure fire, when Roy and John discuss Roy's decision about possibly going to 98's, the lighting equipment is reflected in the driver's side spotlight.

Super Grover

Decision - S2-E1

Visible crew/equipment: When Squad 51 is dispatched to an 'unknown type rescue', after stopping at the side of the road to talk to the two guys, when the squad follows the motorbike, the corner of the crew's reflector screen becomes visible as the squad pulls onto the road and drives off.

Super Grover

Decision - S2-E1

Visible crew/equipment: After rescuing the man from under the engine, when Roy and Johnny load him into the ambulance, the reflections of the array set lighting are visible on the ambulance windows, as Johnny and Roy close the back doors.

Super Grover

Kids - S2-E2

Visible crew/equipment: When Early walks over to the nurses' station after removing the boy's stuck finger from the steering wheel, the two actors' tape marks are visible on the floor, where Brackett stands and where Early is about to stand.

Super Grover

Kids - S2-E2

Visible crew/equipment: While en route to the boy who fell in the hole, Mike is driving Engine 51, and seated backwards in the jumpseat behind Mike is Marco, who's wearing a helmet and his turnout, but in the shot from the POV behind Mike, we see the reflection in the rear-view mirror of the grey haired crew member, who is seated facing forward behind Mike.

Super Grover

Show Biz - S2-E3

Visible crew/equipment: When Station 51 is dispatched to the movie studio, during the rescue of the injured stunt guys, the bulging outlines of the mic transmitters and wires are visible on either the backs or sides of Chet's, Roy's, and Johnny's shirts.

Super Grover

Show Biz - S2-E3

Visible crew/equipment: At the nurses' station, Early asks Dixie about Carol, and when Dr. Knott pulls away in the wheelchair to go get Carol, the actor's tape mark on the floor is visible, precisely where Brackett had been standing moments ago.

Super Grover

The Indirect Method - S5-E6

Factual error: When Roy is electrocuted and falls from the roof, after Karen uses the defibrillator paddles on Roy, she lifts both paddles, looks at the EKG monitor and says "He's converted." How exactly could Karen have known that he's converted? It's impossible for the EKG monitor to show anything at all. Either the defib paddles have to be in contact with Roy's body for the "quick-look" to get a reading, which they weren't, or the ECG electrode discs have to be on Roy's chest connecting him to the EKG monitor, and they weren't. As an aside, just watching Marco having problems attaching the air mask, and quickly glancing up towards the camera frustrated, then giving up is priceless.

Super Grover

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Trivia: On May 16, 2000, 28 years after the debut of "Emergency!" on television, due to the profound impact "Emergency!" had on the American EMS system, key props and memorabilia from the show were inducted into the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History, Division of Cultural History - the Public Service sector, located in Washington, D.C. Some of the items included: Original scripts, Biophone, trauma boxes, defibrillators, monitor, radios, turnout gear, helmets, and Roy's and Johnny's uniforms.

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The Mouse - S4-E20

Question: The old man that comes in with his wife that can't breathe, the one that the head nurse tries to counsel and tempts him with a cup of coffee. I believe he is Alfred Hitchcock, though his name is not listed anywhere. Alfred Hitchcock is known for his cameo appearances in his own shows and in other shows. Can someone confirm that this is him? This is driving me nuts... It is toward the end of the episode, but I cannot give you times.

Answer: I believe you are speaking of the old man, Mr. Wilson. He's played by J. Pat O'Malley.

Bishop73

Correct, it was J. Pat O'Malley...he also played the grandfather with his grandson when their rocket exploded, and also played "Old Bill" in the episode with Ann Prentiss, where Gage saves the little girl from the burning tree house, and her mother falls in love with him.

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