Emergency
⎳Paramore Lyrics

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I think we have an emergency
I think we have an emergency

If you thought I'd leave then you were wrong
'Cause I won't stop holding on

So are you listening?
So are you watching me?

If you thought I'd leave then you were wrong
'Cause I won't stop holding on

This is an emergency
So are you listening?

And I can't pretend that I don't see this

It's really not your fault
That no one cares to talk about it
To talk about it

'Cause I've seen love die
Way too many times
When it deserved to be alive
When it deserved to be alive
I've seen you cry
Way too many times
When you deserved to be alive

Alive

So you give up every chance you get
Just to feel new again

I think we have an emergency
I think we have an emergency

And you do your best to show me love
But you don't know what love is

So are you listening?
So are you watching me?

Well, I can't pretend that I don't see this

It's really not your fault
That no one cares to talk about it
To talk about it?

'Cause I've seen love die
Way too many times
When it deserved to be alive
When it deserved to be alive
I've seen you cry
Way too many times
When you deserved to be alive

Alive

These scars, they will not fade away

No one cares to talk about it
To talk about it

'Cause I've seen love die
Way too many times
When it deserved to be alive
When it deserved to be alive

I've seen you cry
Way too many times
When you deserved to be alive

Alive

Overall Meaning

"Emergency" by Paramore is a song about the urgency of love that is dying and the need to save it. The song begins by the lead singer, Hayley Williams, stating that there is an emergency and addresses her partner, telling them that they were wrong to assume that she would leave them. She holds onto the relationship tightly and asks if her partner is listening and watching her. The urgency of the situation is emphasized as Williams sings that it is an emergency and she can't pretend that she does not see it.

The chorus of the song repeats the line "I've seen love die way too many times when it deserved to be alive" emphasizing the need to fight for love that deserves to thrive. Hayley Williams refers to the scars that will not fade away, perhaps suggesting the emotional pain caused by losing love. The song ends with the repeated declaration that love should be alive.

Line by Line Meaning

I think we have an emergency
There is a serious situation that needs immediate attention.

If you thought I'd leave you, then you were wrong
I will not abandon you, even in difficult times.

Cause I won't stop holding on
I am committed to staying with you and helping you through this situation.

So, are you listening?
Are you paying attention to what I am saying?

So, are you watching me?
Are you observing my actions and reactions to this situation?

Because I won't stop holding on
I am determined to stick by your side through this emergency.

And I can't pretend that I don't see this
I am aware of the seriousness of this situation and can't ignore it.

It's really not your fault
This emergency is not something you caused or could have prevented.

And no one cares to talk about it, to talk about it
No one wants to address the issue or discuss possible solutions.

Cause I've seen love die way too many times
I have witnessed too many relationships fail when they deserved to survive.

When it deserved to be alive (It deserved to be alive)
Love should flourish and thrive, but it often withers and dies.

I've seen you cry way too many times
I have seen you suffer and struggle too often.

When you deserved to be alive, alive
You should be able to live a happy, fulfilling life with love and support.

So, you give up every chance you get
You let opportunities slip away and lose hope for the future.

Just to feel new again
You try to find a way to start fresh and escape the pain of the past.

And you do your best to show me love
You try to express your feelings and care for me despite the difficult circumstances.

But you don't know what love is
You struggle to understand what love really means and how to make it work.

The scars, they will not fade away
The pain and trauma of this emergency will leave lasting marks on our lives.

No one cares to talk about it
People are reluctant to acknowledge or address the issue at hand.

Cause I've seen love die way too many times
The failure of love is a recurring theme in my life and in the lives of others.

When it deserved to be alive (It deserved to be alive)
Love should be cherished and nurtured, but it often goes unappreciated and neglected.

And I've seen you cry way too many times
I have witnessed your pain and suffering too many times, and it breaks my heart.

When you deserved to be alive, alive
You should be able to thrive and live a full life, but circumstances beyond your control have made it difficult.

Alive
You deserve to be alive and happy, despite the struggles and emergencies that come our way.

Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Hayley Nichole Williams, Joshua Neil Farro

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

Happy2BFree

1y↑3

Emergency! Was the best fire service related show ever on tv.
This show developed a whole new generation of firefighters .
And STILL DOES!
I would have thought somebody hasn't redone this show in our modern times.
These actors were fantastic .
Portrayed this profession , with dignity and pride .
Absolutely still my favorite show about Firefighting .
There's never been another even close .
The most famous show in my era . I became a Firefighter because of this show.
I got hooked 1st episode !
So grateful for this show.

All comments from YouTube:

Thomas Daily

2y↑114

This was a bygone era of when TVs shows were worth something, and actually had a positive impact.

Pazza

2y↑6

There's great TV out there now, you just aren't watching it.

Thomas Daily

2y↑4

@Pazza That's what is wrong. Thanks for correcting me, mom.

Amelia Díaz

2y↑11

Not like the crap that's on the small screen today.

kendall rivers

1y↑5

@Pazza Yeah but not much. I can name only a handful of shows right now worth watching. The rest are either these terrible reboots\revivals of actual classic tv shows or just a bunch of other mess.

Phantomeagle.

2y↑157

It’s so awesome that Kevin and Randy are still the best of friends after all these decades

Juile Brown

2y↑5

theywheremyfavoriteactorsandtheshow.

love pugs05

1y↑2

@Juile Brown same here and also Dixie too

David Urban

1y↑1

@love pugs05 Dixie McCall a.k.a. Julie London was so stinking HOT 🔥🥵. Just my opinion. Have a great weekend everyone

Dr. Val Bell

1y↑2

Well actually Kevin Tighe—like most of the original cast— is gone now. Several passed in just the last few years. But Mantooth is still alive.

Jeremy Belcher

1y↑2

@Dr. Val Bell I'm pretty sure that Kevin is still with us. He's getting up there in age, but I haven't heard anything about him passing.

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duenge

2y↑161

After high school in 79, I became an EMT, then a Medic for 22 years. Also 25 years as a professional firefighter. All because of those 2 guys...

Jadeblues357

2y↑5

Firefighters are the best thank you! As a kid grew up in the 70s watching emergency the one thing I learned in my neighborhood was the firefighters never let you down especially if you were born disabled😊

Little Igor

I thought it's 5 Guy's...

helpU 2health

2y↑4

KMG 365

Michelle Lord

2y↑3

Thank you for your service Sir.

John Galt

My story too, except I graduated high school in 89, went to EMT school and then a year later Paramedic school. Medic for 22 years and married an ER charge nurse. Got a Dixie of my own. I grew up in LA County when this show was on and the LAFD station down the street was 68. I can't imagine how many kids grew up and became Paramedics because of this show.

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Maranya Valkonan

2y↑61

I'm surprised that this special didn't mention the fact that both Randolph Mantooth and Kevin Tighe went through the actual paramedic course before the show started. They did everything but take the final exam, which would have let them legally be actual paramedics.

Guy Morris

1y↑6

They should have taken the final exam.

SoloPilot6

1y↑2

They did NOT take the final exam because of something that happened to Kent McCord, while he was preparing to play Jim Reed for "Adam-12" -- McCord's home had been burgled, and some custom-embroidered clothing stolen. While on ride-along with the LAPD officer that was getting him up to speed, McCord spotted someone wearing some of those clothes. An arrest was made, and this led (or could have led, I forget the exact details) to some serious problems with the shooting schedule, as McCord was obligated to take time off for court, both as victim AND as the arresting officer!

While Tighe and Mantooth were in their training, Jack Webb decided that there was too much risk of a similar problem -- if they had been fully certified, they might have to meet legal obligations that would bring MAJOR problems with shooting.

Being certified would have required Mark VII and Universal Studios to pay them as fire/medical personnel, and they would have had to join the appropriate guild. The studio unions are VERY strong and into every slightest little detail of what people do and what they are paid. That's why they had to have Marco Lopez driving and operating the engine, and never certified anyone else to do so. He was paid as an actor AND if he touched a control, doorknob, or was in the driver's seat or standing next to the pump station on the engine, he had to also be paid as a firefighter, because of union requirements.

Ellen Parker

1y↑8

@SoloPilot6 it wasn't Marco it was Mike Stoker that was an actual firefighter. He actually retired as a Captain, I believe.

SoloPilot6

@Ellen Parker Yep. My mistake.

Ellen Parker

1y↑3

@SoloPilot6 no sweat. Just a love of Emergency! I had pin ups of Randy on my ceiling as a young girl.

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Thomas Bohannan

2y↑57

This show was responsible for my marriage. I met my (late) wife in paramedic school. We'd both watched this show as children and went to paramedic school because of it.

Paul Zammataro

2y↑9

Condolences to you

John Galt

1y↑5

I was a paramedic and met my wife because she was (and still is) an ER charge nurse, MICN.

Tony M

2y↑90

Thank You COZI TV for having this special very well done !! - Long Live EMERGENCY !!

feraxks

2y↑4

Couldn't agree more!

Cliff Terrell

2y↑4

COZY still has Emergency every day during the week at 10am where I live.

Alan Roehrich

2y↑38

What an incredible show. Still changing lives fifty years later.

Still relevant, and still much loved today.

How many lives has this show saved?

And how many shows can compare.

Moe McGovern

I'm not sure if it saved my life; but it certainly did helped me.

Michael Lovely

The amount of lives that have been saved because of this show cannot be measured.

medic13601

2y↑74

The characters that Kevin and Randy played were my heroes. I knew when I was 9 yrs old I wanted to be a paramedic. The show made a generation want to go into the fire and ems service. The show also helped to improve medical treatment in the field.

Marsha Mariner

1y↑3

I remember the state hearings to get the paramedic program going in CA....the first show was great in accuracy <3<3

Kaless215

2y↑73

Emergency was the best show out there. Most Fire/Rescue shows nowadays, are more focused on whose hooking up with who than doing actual rescues.

NeverStopLearning

2y↑3

Yes!

Aaron Hadley

2y↑7

I agree....that's why I don't watch the dreck that passes for emergency services shows now.

Tony Tymes

2y↑3

Agreed, don't even watch them anymore. Go back too what the show is about.

Aaron Hadley

2y↑7

34 years in EMS (retired now); nothing they show now is really what it's like in the field.

Michael Hogg

2y↑2

I have to somewhat disagree with you about that as Chicago Fire is pretty darn close to it! How IRONIC is it though that it's also Station 51 as well?

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John C

2y↑26

This show prompted me into a career in the Fire Service. From Firefighter/Paramedic all the way up to Fire Chief. This show saved lives. Thanks to all for what you've done and for a very rewarding career!!

Helen Brennan

2y↑25

My husband has been a paramedic for 44yrs on two continents and still going strong! He watched this show on TV back in the 70s and it inspired him. He started ambulance work at the age of 19, loved it and made a career. He's likely to retire someday soon. All the good he's done over all these years.🤗

Pauwer!

2y↑34

I’m a young volunteer firefighter, and I heard some good things about the show about a year and a half or so ago, and in a rather backwards fashion, I actually introduced it to my dad. We both said to ourselves “ah it’s a silly old 70’s TV show, how good could it be?” But after watching the first few episodes, we decided we absolutely stop until we’d seen them all. We finished the show at the beginning of this year, and it was a little emotional. We’d laughed and laughed over all of Johnny and Roy’s antics, watching rescue after rescue, and then it was over.

kendall rivers

1y↑3

those old 70's shows were the best! Along with the great 50's, 60's, 80's, 90's and 2000's shows. The classics will always live on because they were just the best shows tv ever had to offer. Very few if any shows today even come close.

Mr. Listener

1y↑1

Sweet story! The Highwayman is another fun old show…try that one.

Ryan Barlett

2y↑5

Randolph Mantooth was in our town about 15 years ago attending an EMS Banquet for our local service. During his visit, our Rescue Company was sent to assist PD with an Auto Accident involving a Police pursuit, 2 subjects trapped in a vehicle. While extricating the trapped victims, at a quick glance we seen Randy there watching us perform the Extrication! Randy stated afterwards, of all those years of doing the same thing on TV, it was the first time he ever witnessed it in real life. A memory I'll never forget!

John Felts

2y↑10

I used this show to convince my city council to go paramedic in 1990, twenty years after this aired, it was a big reason that I spent my life as a firefighter paramedic

3rd Infantry,1st Battalion, 28th Infantry

1y↑3

as a 19 year old firefighter i can say this show pushed me to become a firefighter and want to get my paramedic. i absolutely love this show and the meaning behind it

Heide Massato

1y↑5

Let me add that this show Decided my life. I was 5 watching the show and I told my Mom that I was going to be a fireman when I grew. In 1987 I was one of 2 females that passed the fire department Class. We had no female standards, you either made it or you didn't. I passed the class with 100% and I loved every single second on the rigs. That picture is me in my bunker gear.

Lynda Porter

2y↑19

This show did in fact saved my life, it had a major impact on my life.
I named my first born son Randolph. ❤🍁🏥🚑

Marguerite Fan

2y↑13

I want to thank you COZITvfor putting this loving tribute to Emergency up on YouTube. Wasn't happy my cable provider did not provide COZITv in its line-up. The show was a first. It showed the front line of what was to be a NationWide Paramedic Program. Even Emergency Medicine was not yet an accredited specialty (that was to come in a few years). What was as important (in addition to the origins of EMS...your scripted words) was the incredible screen chemistry between Randolph and Kevin. You can have a good formula for a show (which Emergency has) but without the two leads to sell it....the show would not have been as popular and in many cases life changing. The whole cast was terrific from the (Icon) Robert Fuller (my words but I think they are true.) To the musical legends of Bobby Troup and Julie London. Julie is quite a good actress as well as a beautiful singer. Luv the guys on the squad. R.I.P. Tim Donnelly. We all know someone like "A Chet". But if you notice in those very difficult emergencies the character Chet was an able and solid team player. He helped Roy and John on numerous occasions. Plus put out fires too. Again, COZITv thank you for presenting this wonderful behind the scenes 50 Year Emergency Special.

Sixtytooze

2y↑19

Fantastic show that still relates to this day. Nothing they make nowadays can compete. They only focused on the job and the interaction between the FD, PD and hospital.

John P Bondrew

2y↑36

Great show! The reason why many of us got into public service!

Amelia Díaz

2y↑1

Same thing goes for Adam-12 and Dragnet as well.

Timothy Walker

2y↑14

This a great reminder of how an idea can turn into a reality and oh what a reality it turned out to be. To think that in 1971 a paramedic was just a concept!

John Harris

2y↑11

Ron PInkard was a US Navy Corpsman, or Medic. He could do all the medical stuff on the show. He Retired as a Commander from the Naval Reserve and was a technical adviser for "The Hunt for Red October"

justsaying opinion

Not true

John Harris

1y↑1

@justsaying opinion Go look up the cast and crew for Hunt for Red October, he is listed at the end along with the other Technical advisers.

David Brown

2y↑10

These guys were my heroes when I was a kid. A shame they don't make shows like this anymore.

Nat F

2y↑5

I was 6 years old (1976) when I started watching this show. My parents said that I was so focused when it came home, they could put me in front of the tv, leave the house for an hour. Come back to see I didn't move. As a result of this show, I became a firefighter and EMT. I got to meet Randolph Mantooth in Vegas in 2008 at an EMS Conference. Got my picture taken with him which hangs on my wall besides his photo of thump popping the dextrose and syringe. I told him Roy & Johnny is what started my career. 33 years later, I'm still doing EMS in the field while working at a level 1 trauma center. Thank you NBC and Jim Page for making this a reality for so many 1st Responders

Gary Richard Collins II

2y↑5

Next to Randy Mantooth, Julie London was also the reason for "Emergency!" And they both gotten along great, off-camera, with Kevin Tighe, as well. These clips are to pay tribute to the anniversary, for her, playing Dixie McCall, the hospital's head nurse @ 17:20.

David Mummery

2y↑5

It did. We all wanted to be paramedics I remember as a kid dreaming of this. And first became a fire explorer . Joining a VFD and training to get certified
It changed emergency response and medicine nationwide.

VTfirefly911

2y↑42

Add my name to the nearly infinitely long list of firefighter/EMS folks that owe their careers to the influence this show had on, in my case, a ten year old kid from Buffalo back in the early 70s.

Mark Danielczyk

2y↑17

Best show ever! Randolph Mantooth is the nicest guy, met him at station #127, years ago during the engine 51 back in quarters event. Wish Kevin Tighe had been there, what an awesome time! Although I never became a firefighter, I still love the firetrucks! Thanks COZI tv for taking the time and effort to make this tribute show.

Mark Danielczyk

Arthur Ridus Man, did I goof!

Sherry C

2y↑5

I was an EMT for 27 years all because of this show. Thank you.

BlakeHolsey

2y↑23

My mom introduced this show to me about 10 years ago. I really enjoy watching it. Such a good show.

Michael Jones

1y↑4

43 years as a paramedic and now retired. John and Roy were key for me going from Navy corpsman to paramedic in civilian community.

timothy flanigan

2y↑6

i am 55, and Emergency was the first show i fell in love with. i wanted to be a paramedic. one day earlier this year, i was in Walmart just walking around. i walked by the DVD section, and i saw that they had the box set, of Emergency. i thought about it for a few minutes. i ended up purchasing it. i have been watching it. it has been decades since i saw the show. it is like watching something brand new. i can see why a very young me starry-eyed child fell in love with the show.

Ben Masters

2y↑2

You made one of the best purchases on DVD you could ever make-- it is well worth the money, and an integral part of my collection.

Robert Hightower

2y↑7

I remember the pilot episode.I were 9yo on Jan 13,1972.I am still in awe 50 years later.A great masterpiece.And the greatness of the show.I did visit fire station 127 in 2005.I would love to visit the museum one day.As a retired Naval Sailor,this is what makes America Great.Helping people.That is America's Greatness!

Mike Brown

2y↑9

I was about 5 years old when the pilot aired on TV. It's amazing to think that squads went from being pickup truck chassis with a utility bed like they were back then to the self contained mobile emergency rooms that they are today.

Irenee Shubert

2y↑32

Thank you for posting this! I was one of the lucky fans that attended the reunion. Bought my ticket to the autograph session and had two minutes, then attended the show the following night. It validated my research after rediscovering them because I 'rediscovered' them at a time I needed it most.
My mom liked Michael Norell. She was inspired to give me the middle name of Norell due to the show.

Thomas Daily

2y↑3

Love the middle name story!

Dskidad

2y↑7

I became a paramedic/firefighter because of this show! Served 30 years! Now enjoying retirement! The highlight of my career was getting to spend the day with Randolph Mantooth! Still love and watch this show!

george c

2y↑8

I watched this show as a kid, but at the time I wanted to be a cop. Years later I was working a crap job and was flipping channels and this was on a rerun. I told my evil ex-wife that I had always wanted to do what they did and she suggested I go to school for it. I spent a decade as an EMT and loved it. I finally got to meet Randy Mantooth at the EMS Expo in Vegas a few years back. Honestly, just the absolutely nicest guy I have ever had the chance to meet. We discussed the popping of the caps on the dextrose and he had a very funny story to go along with it. It's funny that one guy was talking about crying while sitting in Rescue 51, because I honestly think I would too. Hell, I was like a little kid when I sat across from Randy. What a great show.

ddivincenzo1

2y↑7

The show demonstrated the need for intervention to start out right there at the scene and open communication between EMTs and the ER personnel. This show heavily influenced my decision to go into nursing.

David Salati

2y↑5

Born into the fire service; hated ambulances and sick people. Along comes EMERGENCY!… Fast forward many years…. Looking back at 40 years as a paramedic, more as an EMT and firefighter. Used the LifePak 5 and the BioPhone; flipped too many Bristo-Ject caps to count. Butted heads with medical control (Joe Hummel DO, my version of Kelly Brackett). Many great partners, several beloved lost friends. A few awards—not for heroism, just for doing my job. Saved some lives, prolonged many more. A little hearing loss from the sirens; some back issues from the lifting; maybe some (undiagnosed) PTSD from everything else. Still at it, now as a flight nurse getting ready to retire. It’s all their fault; wouldn’t have it any other way…. Thanks to Mssrs. Webb and Cinader, Chief Page, the great actors on the show and the real guys who inspired them. A life well lived and a career well done.

Dan Miller

1y↑5

This show helped raise the bar for EMS nationwide.

Jeremy Cox

2y↑5

I may have been born in the 90s but this show inspired me to become a firefighter as well.

Matt Wilkins

2y↑8

The show was not only great entertainment, it showcased the fledgling paramedic profession and probably advanced its widespread adoption by several years. When this show first aired, many ambulances in North America were staffed by glorified orderlies with little to no actual medical training. Emergency! was a real harbinger of the rapid advances in initial trauma treatment that would occur over the next couple of decades.

Brian Burns

2y↑5

I remember watching the show in the 1970s. Almost 50 years later my nephew became a firefighter, then went on to become a paramedic.

ncc1701chris

2y↑19

I love this show. I was born in 1972 the same year the show premiered on TV I loved it as a kid and I still love it today so happy 50th to emergency and happy 50th to me. R.I.P. Bobby Troop and Julie London, aka Dr. Joe early and nurse Dixie McCall.

Oldandwise

2y↑5

You left out Tim Donnelly, "Chet Kelly" Donnelly died from complications of surgery at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on September 17, 2021, at the age of 77. RIP Chet.

ncc1701chris

2y↑5

@Oldandwise I did not know that. Thanks for the info.....oh poor chet.😥

Lonnie Booker

1y↑5

@Oldandwise Tim Donnelly was the brother of actor/director Dennis Donnelly.

ncc1701chris

1y↑3

@Lonnie Booker oh ok..I see. Thanks for the information...again.

Mark Mantooth

2y↑13

Thanks for posting Cozi TV and thank you Randy and Kevin. This brought back many after school memories from watching on TV. I understand Randy and Kevin's (as well as the creators) efforts in 'Emergency!' series propelled paramedics to be dispatched on-site to administer life support under a doctors care remotely, whereas it was unheard of prior.

On an additional note: I always loved listening to the "Motorola "Quik Call" codes" and would count the number of "engines" dispatched to a location. The most that I remember counting was six. I think is was something to do with a brush fire.

Rescue Nurse

2y↑3

I was a kid when I saw on TV in the late 90's/00 in Germany. I loved this show.
Now I'm 33, I'm a paramedic and rewatched this show and I'm still so impressed what hell of a job they already did in the 70's over there. And there is still so much stuff that's still kind of valid treatment, of course you can't compare it, but still it's crazy how good the show was.
Thx for that!

*Btw the German paramedic system is still shitty and way behind...

Joe Devaney

2y↑4

Great show. I have a cousin who works for LAFD as a captain and my father and I are active vol. FF. in PA. Big Thanks to COZI TV for airing EMERGENCY 51 today.

Darren White

1y↑7

We straight up have paramedics because of this show it changed the world

Sherry Hook

2y↑3

Loved this show as a kid and I am 60 now and still love it. Always had a crush on Johnny Gage. Thank for such a phenomenal show to watch growing up. 😊❤️🇨🇦

This is Us

2y↑3

This was awesome! Coming from a family of Marines,cops and firefighters,I love this show

Scott

2y↑6

Been a volunteer firefighter, been an EMT... And one of my proudest moments was, as a cavalry scout in the army attending a Combat Lifesaver course in the 1990s, when I put in an IV catheter on a live fellow student and I did the Johnny Gage double cap flip before connecting the IV to the catheter... Man, I felt awesome! It is the little things sometimes...

Lucius Vorenus

2y↑8

Watched this show as a kid, then became a FF-EMT & Haz-Mat Tech. No other firefighting TV show will surpass Emergency!

Don W

2y↑15

I remember the show with a deep affection as it was a bright spot of my youth when family life isn't as good as we wish. I remember giving a friend a helmet set or similar for his birthday...I wish I had kept it:-) Thanks for the happy trip down memory lane...its great seeing childhood heroes again:-)
Next time I am in SoCal though the museum is a must see for this kid of the 70's.

Lori Wilson

2y↑12

Just the sound of the theme music gives me warm fuzzies! I had Randy Mantooths poster on my wall as a young teen!

Thomas Harroun

2y↑12

The television show Emergency tought me as a 5 year old to never quit or give up because nobody on the show ever gave up or quit no matter what the challenge

Happy2BFree

1y↑3

Ben Masters

48w

"I got hooked 1st episode ! "

So did I (albeit it was with the first episode of the second season); from there forward, it just got better and better (not many shows I've gotten lately on DVD have had what it takes to come out all flags flying, and this is one of those few that had the best of the best).

battycrazy

2y↑21

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to watch this!! Just moved to the Philippines and miss this show so much!! I'm glad I have a few of the DVDs.

Thomas Daily

2y↑2

Walmart has the complete series. You can probably order it online from them.

John S

2y↑4

I moved to a more rural area and, largely because of this show, I joined the local volunteer fire department. After about 10 years, I helped start my town's EMS squad and have been serving actively on both since then. When an EMS call comes out, my phone announces it with the squad 51 tones from the show. That's my tip of the hat to Johnny and Roy.

Nathan Tanguma

2y↑4

Watched EVERY episode at least twice on FETV channel, love it, shows where paramedics started from and amazed how far they have come since then.

BaldJohnnyRhythm

1y↑3

I’m one of those folks who found this show at age 8 (in 1972), and thought that firefighter/paramedic looked like the coolest job in the world. I can say without hesitation (after a 38 year career as a FF/EMT-P) that it was.

KeithDrew V

2y↑13

Show was WAY ahead of it's time! Still love watching it!

Jim Reilly

2y↑2

1000x better than Baywatch and other idiocy.

Marsha NOT Marcia

2y↑3

Randolph Mantooth was my first adult crush and when I met him years later, he won my heart 💜 all over again!!! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY EMERGENCY! And THANK YOU FOR THE MEMORIES!!

Vicky Gray

1y↑3

I loved this show. I watched it once a week religiously and later went into the health care field as a respiratory therapist because of it!! It was all about saving lives, not who's having sex with who. It was a good clean show and made promoted the paramedic program.

Penny Parham

2y↑38

Rest in Peace, Tim Donnelly

sassbrat

1y↑3

Love him as Chet. I loved how they had him and johnny 'fighting'' and teasing each other but the second the bell rang it was all left at the firehouse. Chet to me seemed to me the most medical trained after Roy and Johnny so in my option he was a Basic EMT in today world since he was the one that seemed to be treating the minor wounds while Roy and Johnny was dealing with the big ones and he also seemed to know more about the medical Equipment than the others/.. Started watching in 2010s and was freaking out at how 'old' the equipment was and the turnouts being nothing but just a jacket.

Cherie Craighead

1y↑1

@sassbrat Sometimes Chet Kelly could be annoying but the show wouldn't be the same without him.Station 51 seemed like a family

sassbrat

@Cherie Craighead So true. Chet was the one that could break the mold when things got to 'hard' on a shift. No matter what was going on between each person, they all had each other's back.

They left what was going on at the firehouse at the firehouse the second that bell rang.

Moe McGovern

Sorry to hear this. RIP

Moe McGovern

I worked at a car dealership. We had a Chet Kelly.

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Mike

2y↑19

This show inspired me to become an firefighter/emt as a career

Jim Franklin

2y↑6

Became a Police Officer/Paramedic in 1979. The show was watched by EVERYBODY and we'd discuss the latest episode before, during and after class.

I'm retired now, but still have the knowledge and presence that learning gave me.

Robert Borchert

2y↑6

Things changed a bit from the old days of Emergency, when I was working on the rig, we were switching to mobile telephones to talk with the receiving physician. Favorite little piece of history is the VHF Med-Ten. We had them as a backup radio system. Yes, the real handset seen in the show, it featured a tone encoder that was patched to the Electrocardiograph. Loved that warbling tone. We used 800 MHz trunked voice, and interpreted the EKG in the field. Still, the Med-10, the familiar beige box, was always live.

The hospitals in the county all had receivers active, and we tested them every shift. Working late night calls, we could let fellow medic crews know we were out and about, and loved it. The county dispatch center would sometimes chime in, "Unit on Med 10 identify?" We all smiled. Guess the radio check is good.

We all loved it, this is the exact radio handset from the show.

Thomas Daily

2y↑2

THAT'S what that sound is! I always wondered why their EKG made that sound, when no EKG I've ever had did. That makes perfect sense. Thank you!!

Jacks Henhouse

1y↑2

This show was responsible for my becoming a medical professional.
It didn't just push me into medicine--it placed both hands on my back and SHOVED.

Mary Horn

2y↑2

I loved this show as a youth. We knew many fire fighters (uncle, brother, family friends) and I used to ask them about the rescues. I used the lingo I learned on Emergency! to ask them questions-"Did you use the port-a-power?" etc. They indulged me! Love seeing Randy and Kevin and the impact of the show. Thanks

Jim Reilly

2y↑2

Great presentation. I was an EMT in younger years. Because of Rescue 911 and especially this show. Watching this, realizing the impact on US EMS, I couldn’t help wondering how many of the NYFD 343 killed on 9/11/01…were inspired to serve by this show. Again, terrific job guys.

William Cap

2y↑2

My favorite show of all time ! I wanted to be a firefighter because of this show. I never missed a episode ❤ i have the station horn as my ringtone to this day !!

stephen

2y↑14

Well this is what got me into the fire service and an emr and plus my dad was the first first responders for the department in the 80s I love doing it every day

James Canelake

2y↑3

I was in my single digits when this show aired and to this day is my all time favorite TV show. From the story lines to the acting to the supporting crew, Emergency! was and will always be a first class act. I did not realize that it impacted EMS across the country. Amazing. Would love to meet the remaining cast members and thank them.

On a side note, it wasn't Linda Evans who guest starred on an episode (as noted in this show). It was Linda Gray from Dallas.

Tiffany Lava Shark 🌋🦈 Johnson

2y↑15

Love this show ❤️

Rick Furtado

2y↑10

Thank you so much for posting this. I don't get Cozi where I live. I am a big Emergency fan. I watch it every night and love the show.

Pernell Harrison

2y↑6

Happy 50th Anniversary, EMERGENCY! That's one of my favorite shows from the 1970s!

haqitman

2y↑1

Love this show. Watched it on AFN in Germany in the early 70s, then later in COLOR when we moved back to the USA. I almost became a paramedic because of it but my life led a different path. Respect to all the first responders out there!

BassmanII

2y↑14

Ironically, both Travolta and Glenn would go on to portray firefighters in feature films. Travolta as Capt./Deputy Chief Mike Kennedy in "Ladder 49" and Glenn as John "Axe" Adcox in "Backdraft".

YouTube Viewer

Travolta? Wasn't he too young to be on this show?

Paul Zammataro

@YouTube Viewer Try watching the entire video.

Justin Barnes

2y↑6

Thank you all for putting this together and for uploading it here!

Edward Bowers

1y↑2

I remember very distinctly this show is what got me involved in the fire department back in the 70's and stayed active for 31 years. All the guys at the fire station watched this program every week until it was no longer available in our TV cable area.

Chris Bisho

1y↑2

My Dad and I didn't have that much in common but we both gathered in the living room to watch on saturday nights . Great show !

Joe S

2y↑1

Great job Cozi crew. I was glued to my set every week watching the show and glad it’s still remembered so fondly and your tribute was all class. Now I need to go look for my copy of the game.

Lord History

2y↑13

frankly growing up in middle school i would come home to watch not only adam 12.. but i watched Emergency as well and u can learn a lot from them ^^

Anne Sczublewski

1y↑2

Love this show. As a young girl,I was in the Randolph Mantooth fan club. My brother still teases me to this day about it. Lol

Leopoldo Gonzales

1y↑3

Hands down the best and most interesting documentary I’ve seen on YouTube. I was born in 1968 and EMERGENCY! Was my first favorite show. I had the toys. I had the lunchbox (and yes, with the thermos) created my own adventures that included many of other action figures of the day. I did the thing with my fingers too. But the thing that really put it over the top was ( that was almost science fiction to me ) the mobile phone use to communicate with Rampart Generals’ doctors. I too wanted to be a firefighter but discovered a larger interest in coming years- the magic of filmmaking. Not so much to be a player but a creator. I love storytelling. Thank you creators of EMERGENCY!

Ben Masters

"But the thing that really put it over the top was ( that was almost science fiction to me ) the mobile phone use to communicate with Rampart Generals’ doctors."

That was called a Biophone, and IIRC, it's in the L.A. County Fire Museum as an artifact from the Emergency! series.

Donald Dodson

2y↑5

In the late 1970's and early 1980's I was in private EMS. I had the great privilege and honor to meet Jim Page several times, wrote articles for the Journal of Emergency Medical Services (JEMS) which he owned, and speak at various EMS conferences he sponsored. My fondest memory working with him was being asked to role play in a reenactment of a civil negligence trial involving ambulance maintenance. His organization had sponsored a new conference aimed at improving fleet maintenance and risk management. He was the plaintiff's attorney and I played the role of the evil private ambulance company owner that was putting substandard, poorly maintained rigs on the road. Sure, a bit biased toward fire EMS vs. private EMS. He had an amazing memory for names. I first met him at an EMS TODAY conference, then two years later we met again and he greeted me with my name and company name. An amazing guy. Greatly missed my many.

gogokris85

2y↑8

I have the sixth season of Emergency on DVD and I absolutely love it.

Duke Bacher

2y↑2

50 years ago I became a hard core Dodge Truck fan because of Squad 51, still am, and still love the show for it's good, clean content.

DRAGONSLAYER1220

2y↑3

Like so many others, this show is what made a firefighter out me (after a hitch in the USAF).
Retired Assistant Chief, EMT-P.

Fireballx2shot

1y↑2

You can always go on an Emergency! Website or YouTube etc and the responses are always 99% positive remarks. This show happened when people respected actors and tv shows❤❤. Will always stop for this show. And I loved this anniversary show.

sissyonley

1y↑1

After our family moved to Texas in 1975, my dad, who was a pastor, became a paramedic and our town’s first EMT. He was also a fireman on our town’s volunteer fire department. He always talks about “those days” and how he misses it.

Vernon Johnson Jr

2y↑8

I was born in 1972 the year Emergency came out and I really didn't start watching it until later on but that show was and still is the best show on television.

Buddy Mills

2y↑10

That was fantastic! Thanks for posting it.

Pamela Bernard

2y↑7

I still love this show 50 some years later. God bless Randolph and Kevin. Would love to see it revisited.

MrJruta

1y↑1

As a 30 year paramedic. INCREDIBLE piece this is!

Rhonda Hancock

2y↑6

One of the greatest shows ever I was 13 & you can watch it now on FETV every night!

Heather stubbs

How do I get FETV? I'd be so thankful if it's in my area, but so far, I haven't found it. Thank you so much in advance.

Rhonda Hancock

@Heather stubbs I get it on direct TV it's a great station

christianman5092

2y↑3

30 years as a paramedic/firefighter thanks too these guys

Scott Pressnail

2y↑1

Probably my favourite show as a kid and I still enjoy watching them today. I have all 6 seasons on DVD.

Rockin' Ross

2y↑1

Watched it in prime time as a kid. Those alarm tones are my phone’s ringtone. Never gets old. ❤️

BackDraft916

2y↑3

Saw Randy speak at a conference many years ago. He said he was gonna poll the audience (several thousand). He asked who had NOT gotten into Fire/EMS due to “Emergency!” There only about a hundred, or so hands that went up!

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