semorebel-48384 Although today's television audience may find this show a little campy at times, it was very up-to-date and a real representation of emergency situations in the 1970's. Today our ambulance drivers are the EMT's, but back then they were two seperate entities. This show was one of my very favorites as a child, and still is today. I own the entire DVD set and still watch EMERGENCY! regularly, as good TV shows like this have seemed to vanish to make way for "reality" garbage and foul-mouthed politician-haters.

bafahamur-93652 First of all, this is not a show for everyone. Even the actors have admitted in interviews that the acting requirement was minimal. I, personally, love every minute of it and watch it all the time. Yet, I understand why it's not everyone's bag. Now, that being said, this show was the spring board for paramedicine in the United States and is widely credited for it's importance in shaping the emergency services we have (and maybe take for granted) today. The rescues were all written from actual rescues at stations across the country or were adapted drills. I also find it interesting to watch, season to season, how procedures and equipment changed so rapidly to accommodate the times. It's a great little piece of history wrapped in silly good fun. I encourage anyone to give it a try, if you don't already know of its awesomeness.

Mike HedzRed I love this show now as much as I did as a kid. I remember the excitement of watching this as a kid with my family each week. A couple of things that I find "funny": Each time the bell goes off in the firehouse, DeSoto always looks up at it. When the Paramedics are on the "mobile phone" with Rampart, even though they are holding the handset to their ear, the bystanders always seem to hear what Rampart is saying. Sr. Bracket loves to say, "Start an IV" The ambulance drivers dressed in white suits are kind of silly though; they never say a word, move in quickly and disappear as quickly as they show up, kind of like dummies who work in an insane asylum. It would have been nice to have gotten to know them a little better. GREAT show even with all of this "funny" stuff! They don't make shows like this anymore.

Christy Cheray I remember watching this show as a first run series on NBC growing up. in those days we only had 2 television stations, one was PBS and the other had NBC, CBS, and ABC programming. This show was one of those picked to fill that time slot instead of the CBS programing.Now watching the series on Netflix for the second time through, it has made me more aware of the hard work our emergency crews all over the country do on a daily basis to keep our lives safe and healthy. From the Dr.s and nurses in the emergency room to the cops on the street. From the EMTs to the firemen. These people put their lives on the line every day of their lives. We see this on Emergency with John Gage and Roy Desoto risking their lives in a room that is caving in with liquid concrete to Dr. Kelly Bracket and Nurse Dixie McCall working in an emergency room with waring bikers.I applaud Robert Cinader for bringing this great series to television. His vision on how modern day fire rescue squads has greatly revolutionized how emergencies in todays society are handled.