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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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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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7/11 guesses.
5/11. But this was a show my sister liked, I didn't watch it much.
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Question one is messed up. Of course everyone has the opportunity to train as a firefighter if they sign up and are young. But he didn't take advantage of the opportunity. They need to rewrite that question.
And there's a lot of medical school students who grew up watching the show and decided to go into emergency room medicine because of bracket and early. At least it was an early inspiration and guided me towards Med school, but I went into military medicine of civilian emergency rooms
Question one is messed up. Of course everyone has the opportunity to train as a firefighter if they sign up and are young. But he didn't take advantage of the opportunity. They need to rewrite that question.
And there's a lot of medical school students who grew up watching the show and decided to go into emergency room medicine because of bracket and early. At least it was an early inspiration and guided me towards Med school, but I went into military medicine of civilian emergency rooms
I bet on one watched it and decided to become an actor
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Jack Webb smiled twice during the production of this series.
True/False.
True/False.
FALSE! He rarely smiled on Dragnet!
I recall a HINT of a grin when he told a wayward bit of business that he "hoped her mother had a loud bark."
He always smiled at Mrs. Gannon.
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9/11…👩🚒