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Post by Tim on Feb 22, 2023 0:21:14 GMT -5
Whoops!
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Post by Squad 51 on Feb 22, 2023 17:10:12 GMT -5
Yep, and some more information on Gage's background. S02E06 Saddled or Explosive (German) Summary: Along with the previous episode, Peace Pipe, this episode (Saddled) is a little different than the 'usual' Emergency! show. Peace Pipe got a little political with Johnny talking about the Indian (i.e., Native American) situation, and this one goes in a different direction. The two main story lines are about a little boy with a head injury which leads Brackett to suspect something even more serious, and a nun who is seriously injured and trapped inside a crashed bus. Most of the boy's story takes place at the hospital, but it's the scene of the bus crash that forms the crux of the story. Roy is the first one to assist her, and while John is busy getting the bus passengers (a bunch of kids) evacuated, Roy stays at Sister Barbara's side doing what he can for her until they can get the equipment in there to extract her. (And, this being TV and all, of course the nun is young and very attractive. Not that that has anything to do with Roy's care of her, of course, but as I said, it's TV, so naturally she has to be pretty.) Anyway, she's a brave soul and asks the boys to retrieve her purse for her and give her her rosary. Then she asks Roy to read her a prayer from her prayer book. "I'm not Catholic," he protests. "I'm sure God won't mind," she replies. (Of course!!!!) Roy reads the prayer, which is really quite a touching scene, and once she's extricated out of the bus she later asks Roy to accompany her to the hospital. You can see he's quite moved by this encounter, and the viewer almost expects Roy to follow up with some comment about stopping by a church at some point. However (probably wisely), the episode ends with the usual silly banter back at the station, with Gage bearing the brunt of it. All in all, it's pretty interesting episode, and not quite run-of-the-mill. - by slackersmom on IMDB Dixie is injured when a portable x-ray machine runs over her toe, thus brings her teasing to Drs. Brackett and Early. Johnny believes he can make extra money by working in a rodeo in his spare time. A girl receives a face full of glass after a soda bottle explodes. A call finds a child is injured after falling from a tree. The full crew is called to a accident involving a school bus which has driven over an embankment full of children and the driver, a nun. (from here again) Thoughts: We start with Dixie having her toe run over by an x-ray machine and both Drs. Early and Brackett make fun of her. Johnny decides to make some extra money with rodeo riding since he knows all about knots and rodeo while growing up on a ranch on a reservation. The first call goes to a restaurant where a young girl got hit with a soda bottle. Johnny treats her while Roy berates the owner of a false heating use. Not long after that the whole station is back at the restaurant. You can guess what happened. Back at the station, Johnny works on his lasso when they are called out to a little boy falling out of tree. At Rampart, Dr. Brackett suspects something else and Dixie uses the young men hanging around the ER to make the boy healthier. At the station, Captain Stanley orders the boys to work on knots and well, forces Johnny to be the teacher. Marco wants to hang him, briefly. Well, then they are called to a bus accident with kids and a nun. Roy steps in first and calms everyone down while treating the nun. Johnny follows and takes care of the children which he then directs to Chet and the other stations helping. The nun and her calmness accepting her fate gets on both paramedics' nerves and they are more calm than normally, yet Roy says the prayer and goes with her on the helicopter to the hospital. And Johnny and his rodeo? Well, he forgot how hard a horse's back can be. Ouch! And finally Marco's voice, at least in German. English might follow! Some pics: More than enough, I think though a bit mixed up. See you tomorrow!
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Post by Tim on Feb 22, 2023 17:56:37 GMT -5
I'm guessing the term "Native American" wasn't in use when this show was on.
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Post by Squad 51 on Feb 23, 2023 11:17:23 GMT -5
I think so as well but it'll be a looooooooooong time before I can answer that.
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Post by Tim on Feb 23, 2023 12:05:59 GMT -5
I'm in no rush.
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Post by Squad 51 on Feb 23, 2023 16:55:21 GMT -5
That's good then with my way of watching first German, then English version. S02E07 Fuzz Lady or Overeager (German) Summary: Johnny and Roy treat a mugger with a broken leg, given at the hands of a female sheriff whom Gage falls for. Dixie reports several items, including Gage's jacket, have been disappearing from Rampart. Dixie, Johnny and Roy, were all responsible for Dr. Morton's cocky attitude, as Dr. Brackett has a conversation with Dr. Morton, regarding this. The firemen rescue an elderly man from his burning house, assist a grandfather who was injured by a model rocket, and rescue a boat thief trapped on a crane. Boot the dog returns to Station 51, with the same negative attitude toward John. — Gary Richard Collins II (on IMDB) Dixie finds out that several items are disappearing from Rampart, esp. Johnny's jacket, and Johnny has fallen for a police woman who helped catch a mugger. Dixie, Johnny and Roy, were all responsible for Dr. Morton's cocky attitude, as Dr. Brackett has a conversation with Dr. Morton, regarding this. Roy and Johnny arrive at a fire where an elderly blind man is trapped in his room. A grandfather and his grandson receive minor injuries after an explosion of a model rocket. A man is injured while stealing a boat after the crane on a drilling platform he was using in the theft traps him. The station mascot Boot returns to the base. (from here again) Thoughts: The boys are getting called for a man with a broken leg who turns out to be a mugger, and Johnny falls instantly in love with Sheila, the female deputy who caught the guy. Roy warns him just as quick. Well, at Rampart Dixie notices that items are disappearing, including Johnny's jacket and so Sheila gets a new task by her boss. Then the station is called out to a fire in a house but a woman notices that her father-in-law is still inside and so both paramedics go in and bring him out. They notice some slow breathing which Dr. Morton thinks cannot be, yet after a talk with Dr. Brackett all things are cleared. At 51, Boot has returned all of a sudden - with the same attitude toward Johnny. The dog doesn't like him! At the hospital, Johnny tries to come in contact with Sheila but since she's undercover, yet after some time Dixie notices an unknown male nurse in her crowd and well notifies Sheila who immediately recruits Roy and Johnny to help her. Oh boy, she places her gun into Johnny's hand and you could see that he's uncomfortable with it. And Roy excuses himself while handcuffing the man. Shoot! Never mind, the last rescue involves a man on a crane who wanted to steal a boat but got caught on the crane. Ah, Johnny and Sheila had a date which ended with her chasing a thief and Johnny to pay. lol First time there was Mike's voice in German, and on a side note, Boot is called in German 'Bonsai'. Don't ask me!! Guest star: Sharon Gless as Sheila (will be back - and also later as ' Cagney') Some pics: I'll leave it here again. See you tomorrow!
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Post by Tim on Feb 23, 2023 18:02:59 GMT -5
Looks like a good one.
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Post by Squad 51 on Feb 24, 2023 17:17:41 GMT -5
Yep, and I can already say I missed Johnny Gage - a lot! S02E08 Trainee or The Loner (German) Summary: "Why we do what we do" might have been used as a title for this episode. Instead it's called "Trainee," which is also apt. It's very much a paramedic episode, having been written by the paramedic pioneer on whom the John Gage character was based, and highlighted a lot of issues that the paramedic program faced in those early years. The Trainee in question, Ed Marlowe, was a medic in Vietnam, and had lots of hands-on surgical and practical experience there. He assumes his knowledge and experience will translate easily to the paramedic program: he was at the top of his paramedic class, got highest marks in the program's history, etc. On paper, he's a GREAT paramedic. The problem comes in the field, when all that theory becomes practice. Marlowe makes a number of assumptions and doesn't see any reason to go "by the book." He considers it a waste of time to get permission from Rampart when HE knows exactly what needs to be done. Not surprisingly, firebrand Johnny gets into it with him, but more importantly we see Roy--genial, easy-going Roy--confront Marlowe not once, not twice, but THREE times, trying to get Marlowe to rein in his ego. After all, Roy reminds him, when they're on a call, it's all about the patient, not the paramedic. All in all, it's a very interesting episode. I did miss the action of the rest of Station 51, they're only seen briefly in this one, and only at the station. But for those who are interested in the genesis of the paramedic program, this episode helps illustrate the process of becoming a certified paramedic. - by slackersmom on IMDB A new paramedic trainee who was a former Vietnam medic, who has trouble accepting orders from Johnny and Roy. Dixie also confronts Johnny's and Roy's trainee, about competing with real doctors and nurses, as well as the hotshot paramedics. While on a run, the trainee runs after a purse snatcher. Other runs include a man who had fallen down the side of a cliff, a woman who OD'ed on prescription pills and help a man who was having an insulin reaction. (from here again) Thoughts: We start with the squad out on a junkyard where Roy and Johnny try to get the owner to listen to fire precaution rules while their trainee, Ed Marlowe, reads a book. On the way back, he starts complaining but the trio sees a duo purse snatching and decides to intervene. Roy consoles the woman (and calls the police) whereas Johnny and Ed follow the thiefs. Ed gets his one but Johnny manages to get the purse back and well, lands in a house with a dog. *hihi* At Rampart, Johnny lets his minor wounds get treated by Dixie while both don't know what to do with Ed and his behavior yet. Their next rescue bring them to a man falling down a cliff, yet again Ed decides to know what to do is best and Roy brings him back to reality. Back at the hospital, Johnny and Roy get into a discussion but Johnny about Ed still follows Roy's lead - for now. The second rescue is about a woman with an OD of pills and once again, Ed wants to do more than allowed by standard procedures - and once again, Roy steps in to get the man play by the book. Now back at the station, Johnny's temper gets the best of him and tries to reason with the man and well, Roy helps his partner out to let Ed see his mistakes but a bit later, there's a minor conference at 51 and there hasn't been made a decision yet. Their last rescue goes to another OD, maybe and once more, Ed knows what to do but Roy knows better and decides to wait which proves to be right since the man is diabetic. And so Ed Marlowe doesn't become a paramedic but remains a firefighter. Guest star: Robert Pratt as Ed Marlowe On an interesting note (found on IMDB), may 'Ed' and 'Johnny' not like each other, in real life the actors are friends and had even started a production company together. Some pics: I stop here again and the last three are from Tumblr. Couldn't find more. See you tomorrow!
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Post by Tim on Feb 24, 2023 18:10:46 GMT -5
Another plot that could be done on a modern show. Just replace Vietnam with Afghanistan and/ Iraq.
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Post by Squad 51 on Feb 25, 2023 17:40:14 GMT -5
Yeah, could have been. I just hope that we don't get another reboot here. Don't like it! S02E09 Women or The Reportage (German) Summary: Journalist Christy Todd is assigned to cover Squad 51's rescues, and has an immediate dislike to John's (and many of the other firemen/male doctors') chauvinistic demeanor toward her, after Dixie recognizes most of John's rude personality. The journalist also observes the team save a trapped man under stuck under live power lines, a man trapped in a sofabed, another man, whose arm is stuck in a garbage disposal, and another man trapped in a bombed building, during which Roy has to rescue an injured John before the building explodes. The doctors treat a boy poisoned by wild hemlock and a girl addicted to drugs. After a nurse who failed to follow Dr. Brackett's instructions, he vehemently fired her, who himself brought that on to Dixie, hearing mistakes that kill people, which led her into calming Brackett down. — Gary Richard Collins II (on IMDB) In the Season 2 episode "Women" (dated 1972), a female journalist rides along with the Squad to do a story on the new paramedic program—and to be fair, while Johnny does start the fight with his attempts to get her to go out with him, the journalist spends much of the episode making a pain of herself by interfering in the Squad's duties, insisting (loudly, stridently, and idiotically, despite the episode showing the dangerous situations) that their jobs are nothing that a woman couldn't do better without the need for training and are "just another boy's club", and starts lambasting Brackett over the misogynistic practices of the hospital. By the middle of the episode, even calm and patient Roy looks ready to hit her. (from here now) Thoughts: Well, we deal with the 70s version of men and women in conflict. The boys are cleaning their station when the PR man, Dick Friend, comes in and shows them their ride-along journalist, Christy Todd, and let's just say there are many prejudices on both sides. Johnny is the first who can't accept her attitude towards firefighters and men - after their first rescue. Later on, she goes along with the engine, now Chet complains as well. She witnesses some strange rescues: a man in his cab in a lorry with many electricity around him, a man trapped in his sofabed (very weird but hey, it's the 70ies!), a disputing couple about a diamond ring lost in a garbage disposal and the husband's hand in it. At least there's always oil around. At the very end, the station deals with an explosion but as Johnny and Roy sweep the building, they find a man trapped in who turns out to be to have put a bomb there. They free him but another station, 10, finds a little girl who Johnny helps out to free. Unfortunately, while running back out, he stumbles and is caught under a beam, hurting his leg. When everyone is out but Johnny, Roy goes though under protest of Cap Stanley yet he allows it. Roy finds his partner just in time before the bombs explodes. And well, Johnny still manages to get a date with Christy. Some pics: I'll leave it here. Though some things have changed in that issue but not all, yet! See you tomorrow!
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Post by Tim on Feb 25, 2023 18:21:27 GMT -5
Ah, the 70's.
Of course, Jana, you missed most of that decade.
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Post by Squad 51 on Feb 25, 2023 19:09:21 GMT -5
Yeah, as I was born near the end of it. In that case, I'm glad that the show came up that late in Germany!
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Post by Tim on Feb 26, 2023 0:11:45 GMT -5
Yup.
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Post by Squad 51 on Feb 26, 2023 16:53:18 GMT -5
Here we go again. New day, new episode. S02E10 Dinner Date or Appearances are deceiving (German) Summary: Roy tries to set John up with his wife's cousin. An epileptic woman nearly hits a child when he rides out between two parked cars; the ensuing emotional trauma throws her into a mild seizure. A man shoots his son-in-law when he discovers his daughter was married and pregnant without his knowledge. Drug and alcohol addiction rears its' head in four cases: A woman suffering from gangrene in her hand, an alcoholic who collapsed at his home in a hepatic coma, a girl poisoned by taking pills laced with sodium hydroxide, and a man suffering from tetanus. Other rescues include an obese man whose pacemaker failed and freeing a asthmatic child whose arm got stuck in a swimming pool drain, with the help of Dixie, Dr. Early, John and Roy, while in the hospital. — Gary Richard Collins II (on IMDB) Johnny is set up for a date by Roy's wife, Joanne. A woman goes into an epileptic seizure after hitting a boy on a bicycle with her car. A man takes a bullet from his father-in-law. A young girl's arm is trapped inside a drain at the bottom of a draining pool, leading Dixie, Dr. Early, Johnny and Roy, to discover this An obese man is suffering from chest pains. Rampart sees its share of drug related cases including a man who has tetanus, a woman who has gangrene, and a teen girl who has ingested pills laced with sodium hydroxide. (from here again) Thoughts: The squad is first called out to a boy who fell down with his bike but a young woman apologizes and all, yet the mother only scolds the boy. As it turns out the young woman is an epileptic, shown by her medal around her neck. Back at the station, Roy tries to convince Johnny to come to dinner at their house and meet Joanne's cousin. It will take the whole shift to get an answer. At Rampart, a pregnant woman comes in with her shot husband, down by his father-in-law. Wow. It stays that way at the hospital - with drugs, pills and more. Another rescue including the whole station is an unconscious man whose pacemaker failed its work, because of the man being heavyset. Johnny meanwhile has decided to join the DeSotos at the dinner. The last rescue is with an asthmatic child whose arm is stuck in the swimming pool drain. It takes the whole group to free it and the rest is done at Rampart with oil. A shift later, Johnny is moody about the date but doesn't include his colleagues to know why. Guest star(s): Laurette Spang Melissa Gilbert (uncredited) but recognizable Some pics: I'll leave it here. More than enough pics! See you tomorrow! P.S. I just realize that there were just as many merchandising around like with any other show! Amazing.
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Post by Tim on Feb 26, 2023 18:20:26 GMT -5
Laurette Spang later co-starred on the original Battlestar Galactica.
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