Episode Title and Original Air Date |
Guest Stars |
Synopsis |
Episode 1 Frequency 23rd September 1973 |
Michael Lane as Tall Biker Pamela McMyler as Oona Crim Donald Barry as Dave Grogan |
Gage’s friend, Officer Drew Burke, is fatally injured when his motorcycle is hit by a car. Johnny must deal with the uncertainty of whether Drew might have lived had the radio not been tied up with another case. Rampart gets busy when two warring motorbike gangs are brought in for treatment. Kel gets to practice his fight- |
Episode 2 The Old Engine 29th September 1973 |
Michael Conrad as Bob Hurley Ross Elliot as Harvey Laurette Spang as Sally |
Roy and John discover an old fire engine at the dump. They bring it back to the station house with intentions of restoring it. Rescues include a drug overdose, a heart attack victim and a warehouse fire. Brackett treats a gunshot victim who has a pain threshold akin to Superman. Kel makes a joke and smiles. Little screen time for Robert but worth seeing. |
Episode 3 The Alley Cat 6th October 1973 |
Brooke Bundy as Ann Lee Bergere as Milton Zack William Challee as Ezekial Johnson Virginia Gregg as Zelda Zack |
A pregnant alley cat chooses Johnny’s bed to have her kittens. The Squad respond to a light aircraft crash, a man with his foot caught in a bear trap and a boating accident. Dr. Brackett fights to save the life of the woman hurt in the plane crash, and deals with an ‘over- |
Episode 4 An English Visitor 13th October 1973 |
Jamie Ross as Jason Channing Judi Meredith as Sheila Stanley Kamel as Harry Rivers Barbara Boles as Shirley |
A Molotov cocktail thrown down an elevator shaft provides the first rescue for visiting Englishman, Fireman Jason Channing, who is sitting in with Gage and Desoto to learn about the paramedic program. Dixie must deal with a nurse who has an attitude problem. Dr. Brackett battles to save the life of a famous singer with diabetes and pneumonia. A great episode for catching another glimpse of Brackett’s caring bedside manner. |
Episode 5 Heavyweight 20th October 1973 |
Barbara Sigel as April Rawlins Dennis Redfield as Rab Rawlins |
John pulls a deltoid muscle during a fire rescue. When Dr. Morton suggests he could be in better shape, Gages embarks on a health kick. Dr. Brackett treats a new mother who believes her bad luck is punishment for going against her parents’ beliefs. An excellent episode for seeing Dr. Brackett’s compassionate side. Nice screen time for Robert |
Episode 6 Snakebite 27th October 1973
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Richard X. Slattery as Hector Reta Shaw as Ozella Peterson William Bryant as Captain – Engine 85 Tony Haig as Dr. Frick
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On the way back from a fishing trip, Roy, John and Chet assist at a car wreck on a lonely highway. The situation gets tight when the boys are unable to treat the victims due to county jurisdiction issues. When bitten by a rattlesnake during a rescue, Johnny must start his own IV while being rushed to the hospital in back of the fire truck. Plenty of D5Ws and 10- |
Episode 7 The Promotion 4th November 1973 |
Tom Simcox as Brad Michael Maitland as Joel |
Roy ponders his future when offered a promotion which would mean he’d have to leave the Paramedics. Heavy fog causes havoc on the road resulting in a multi- |
Episode 8 Insomonia 10th November 1973 |
Ronnie Schell as Fred Dick Yarmy as Father Hal Lynch as Andy Stephen Manley as Scotty Lee Farr as Bill Philips |
Johnny is suffering from insomnia. Squad 51 attends a boat explosion. Later they respond to a man on a bad drug trip, a workman pinned by a semi- |
Episode 9 Inheritance Tax 17th November 1973 |
Warren Berlinger as Mr. Winthrop Michael Fox as Marshall Marion Ross as Margaret |
A child stuck in a car under live power lines provides an electrifying start to the day for the firemen. Roy and John receive notification they have been named benefactors in a will. Kel shows remarkable restraint when a stock broker suffering chest pains refuses to take it easy. Some very nice scenes for Robert. |
Episode 10 Zero 24th November 1973 |
Mariette Hartley as Vera Mannering Joanne Worley as Screaming Woman Anthony Eisley as Jake Bobby Eilbacher as Tommy |
The Paramedics attend a building where a woman is screaming. John Gage gets tongue- |
Episode 11 The Promise 1st December 1973 |
Kip Niven as Bo Jensen Patricia Hindy as Paula Slayton Patricia Mattick as Kathy Reva Rose as Edna Self |
While responding to a car fire in a garage, the paramedics tend to a mechanic found in an unexplained state of catatonia. The cause and cure prove to be a challenge for Brackett . Roy and John tend to a woman who continually ‘cries wolf’, a person overcome by cleaning products and an elderly couple ‘snowed’ in by tumbleweeds. John is puzzled by Roy’s friendship with a nurse. Some excellent quasi- |
Episode 12 Body Language 8th December 1973 |
Ronald Feinberg as Donald Lompok Ronne Troup as Pam Randy Boone as Bill Stagg Kenneth Toby as Doug Barton Julie Rogers as Betty Hall |
A crop dusting accident produces two victims when pesticide spills on an assisting farmer. The paramedics respond to a man found unconscious after eating a daffodil bulb. A cowboy with a head injury initially refuses treatment. Dr. Brackett holds a ‘staff consultation’ when a mentally challenged man insists he should stay in the hospital after a moth ball is removed from his ear. Little screen time for Robert but what he has is entertaining. |
Episode 13 Understanding 15th December 1973 |
John Russell as Sam Jeffers Mills Watson as Bank Robber Michael Vandever as Russ James Griffith as Joe Hosmer Phillip Pine as Dr. Bailey |
A spectacular display of pyrotechnics from a burning building at a stable pose a problem for the firemen. Roy and John take a risk to save a trapped horse. Kel and Dix keep a young suicidal woman talking on the phone. When she reveals she was a patient at Rampart they attempt to discover her identity through hospital records. Johnny and Roy are taken hostages in a bank heist. Plenty of quality screen time for Robert. |
Episode 14 Computer Error 22nd December 1973 |
Mark Miller as Charles Evans Larry Storch as The Escape Artist Audrey Landers as Marsha Donny Most as Fred Wilson Joyce Jameson as Harriet Bonnie Bartlett as Eunice Evans |
Johnny tries to solve a computer glitch on his credit card bill. The squad responds to a car wreck involving seriously injured teens. Later they rescue a woman who fell down a well, an amateur Houdini stuck in a safe and attend a fire at a salvage yard. Dr. Early suspects one of the injured teens may be pregnant while Brackett treats her boyfriend who has a spinal injury. Adequate screen time for Robert. |
Episode 15 Inferno 5th January 1974 |
Beth Brickell as Susan Jack Hogan as Don Bill Andes as Prosecutor Jack Manning as Judge Angelo Grisanti as Defendant |
Roy and John are disappointed when it seems all units but theirs are called to a raging bushfire. Hilarity rules at Rampart when Dixie’s hand gets caught in a vending machine. Squad 51 tends to a lawyer having a heart attack. The paramedics enter the brushfire zone to rescue a fireman trapped beneath an overturned squad truck. Very little screen time for Robert. |
Episode 16 Messin’ Around 12th January 1974 |
J. Pat. O’Malley as Old Bill Ann Prentiss as Cindy’s Mother Karl Swenson as Gus Carol Lawson as Mrs. Wheeler Joan Shawlee as Wife Paul Bryar as Husband |
Johnny’s patience runs thin with Chet’s persistent practical jokes. A woman slips her husband some Dieffenbachia sap to take away his voice after he contracts a severe case of Man Phloo. Bill is a lonely, but harmless old man, who seeks company at Rampart by feigning illness. A mother refuses to give the paramedics permission to treat her son when she believes he is crying out for attention. Not much screen time for Robert but a nice scene or two with old Bill. |
Episode 17 Fools 19th January 1974 |
Bobby Sherman as Dr. Kent Donaldson Jr. Dennis Patrick as Dr. Kent Donaldson Sr. William Campbell as Ned Tanner Carol Arthur as Eloise Tanner |
Medicine runs in the family for intern Kent Donaldson Jr. Somewhere along the line, though, he flunked the course on bedside manner and people skills. It takes a man like Dr. Brackett and a day spent with the paramedics to give him a lesson on life and humility. Squad 51 responds to a chimney explosion, a man with chest pains, a girl with her arm stuck in a mail box and fire at a gas refinery. Good amount of screen time for Robert. |
Episode 18 How Green Was My Thumb 26th January 1974 |
Will Hutchins as Curtis Murdock Don Chastain as Chaplin Chuck Miller Leigh Christian as Mrs. Johnson George P. Wallace as Sgt. Thomas Eric Shea as Clyde Pamela Hensley as Wanda Donald Mantooth as Paramedic 95 |
The paramedics attend two structure fires, one at a winery where a man needs rescuing from a wine vat. Roy befriends a patient who has a love for plants. Kel treats a child who suffered a dog bite. Her parents refuse rabies treatment preferring to trust in prayer. Later Kel goes out in the field to perform surgery on a man with a grenade stuck in his stomach. Lots of ‘scrubs’ time and heroics for Kel and quality screen time for Robert. |
Episode 19 The Hard Hours 2nd February 1974 |
Dick Butkus as Dave ‘The Animal’ Nick Nolte as Fred Eve Brent as Alice |
The staff at Rampart General and Station 51 is taking it hard when Dr. Joe Early is diagnosed with a heart problem requiring surgery. Roy and John tend to a man with a leg injury, a boy in his homemade rocket, a woman stuck in her bathtub, and a man electrocuted while working near power lines.Some very nice interaction between Kel and Joe and emotional scenes for Brackett. Plenty of screen time for Robert. |
Episode 20 Floor Brigade 9th February 1974 |
Pat Buttram as The Hermit |
Roy has plans of operating a floor cleaning business on the side. The firemen rescue a hermit trapped in a cave. Dr. Morton has a moment of empathy after a washed up singer comes to Rampart seeking help for substance abuse. Gage gets hurt during a rescue on a communication tower. Station 51 responds to a fire in a chemical company. Little screen time for Robert. |
Episode 21 Propinquity 16th February 1974 |
Brendon Boone as Wayne |
Relations are strained when Roy needs somewhere to stay and Johnny offers his place. A traffic accident turns into a major rescue when a fuel leak ignites. The ambulance transporting Roy and the patient to Rampart is hit by a car. Squad 51 tends to a man with chest pains and later responds to an explosion at an abandoned refinery. Hardly any screen time for Robert. |
Episode 22 Inventions 23rd March 1974 |
Pepper Martin as Aubrey Aneta Corsaut as Helena Hartley Michael Richardson as Cab Driver Hal Bokar as Driver Charles McCauley as Ellis Lillian Bronson as Norma Robert Miller Driscoll as James |
A competition for new fire fighting innovations generates some friendly rivalry among the men of Station 51. A vehicle accident involving a truck carrying radioactive waste poses a problem for the firemen. Activity runs high at Rampart to prevent contamination. The squad tends to an unconscious man at a massage facility, a man fallen through the ceiling of his house, and deal with a chemical cloud in a refinery. Barely any screen time for Robert. |