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Are these fun facts about Emergency! true or false?
You don’t need paramedic training to figure out which facts are true and which are false!
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Here’s a fact: Emergency! was incredibly influential in the development of paramedic programs across the country. It portrayed the dedication and hard work of real paramedics nationwide.
Today, we want to test your knowledge of Emergency! You may not know as much as paramedics John Gage or Roy DeSoto, but there are no lives on the line here—just your knowledge of the hit series.
You don’t need paramedic training to figure out which facts are true or false. Good luck!
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Randolph Mantooth, who played paramedic John Gage, had the opportunity to train as a firefighter with the LA County Fire Department after the series ended.
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The series is widely credited with encouraging the widespread adoption of paramedic programs.
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Although the show was based on some real events, there were no real dispatchers on Emergency!
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In preparation for their roles, Randolph Mantooth and Kevin Tighe completed paramedic training.
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All rescue scenarios in the series were fictional.
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The badges worn by cast members were not actual LA County Fire Department badges.
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During the show's run, it was credited with saving lives in real life.
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Emergency! won a total of four Emmy Awards during its seven-season run.
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Emergency! used a real fire station for filming.
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Despite good ratings, the show was placed on hiatus in 1977.
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When Emergency! ended, there were only 12 paramedic units in the U.S.
Are these fun facts about Emergency! true or false?
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10 out of 11. missed #11.
8/11 I should’ve done better
I got 7 out of 11
10/11 Only missed #6. This is the highest score ever I got for any METV quiz when I only saw the show a few times.
11/11 Just heard one of the best lines of the series. Johnny asks Dixie if she knows anything about singing, she replies "a liitle" and hums as he walks away. They should have had her sing a couple of lines from "Cry Me A River".
9/11 watching the show right now.
10/11. Never watched the show. All guesses
8 out of 10. Love the show! So glad it's on MeTv. Wish it would have replaced an hour of M*A*S*H, though.
I wish the same. METV shows too much MASH.
Amen!
Absolutely agree. For the longest time, I loved the show M*A*S*H, but after seeing every episode a zillion times over, it begins to lose it's appeal. Nowadays, I only watch the first 3 seasons, with McClane Stevenson (Col. Blake). After that, the whole series got too serious, dark and joyless.
I love Potter more than Blake. I'd say it started to get serious when Larry Linville left (though David Ogden Steirs was really good too). But when Gary Burgoff left the show deteriorated completely. If it weren't for Klinger there would be no laughs at all.
11/11 Still my favorite show of all time. Own entire series on DVD and watch it completely through once a year. One episode a day start on Jan 15.
11/11.
9/11. I loved watching this show.
9/11, perfect answer for a show about emergencies.
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9/11.
6/11 "Yikes" thought I knew the show better than that. Love the show.
9/11. Not bad for guessing
9/11. #6. I thought no show could use real badges. Maybe Jack Webb made a deal with LAFD like he did with LAPD. #9. The exterior shots we a real fire station, I think somewhere in the South Bay (Long Beach / San Pedro) area. I though the interiors were filmed on a set. I still eked out a "B" on the quiz.
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7/11 I have never seen a single episode of this show. It just looked so stupid, maybe I'll watch a couple now that it's on MeTV
It may look a little cheesy today, but it was very real-to-life when it was made.
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