Product Details

• Actors: Robert Fuller, Julie London, Bobby Troup, Randolph Mantooth, Kevin Tighe
• Directors: Alan Crosland Jr., Christian I. Nyby II, Christian Nyby, Dennis Donnelly, Georg Fenady
• Writers: Buddy Atkinson
• Format: Box set, Color, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 3
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Universal Studios
• DVD Release Date: February 7, 2006
• Run Time: 467 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (59 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000CELOV8
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #14,554 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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• This is item 2 in The Emergency! Series.

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
When lives are on the line, the Emergency! team is there and ready for action. Reunite with Squad 51 and the heroic staff of Rampart Hospital in all 21 gripping Season 2 episodes of the pioneering series that was the first to show the real-life drama of being an EMT. From mysterious widespread viruses to dangerous overdoses to a treacherous gas explosion, there's no crisis too tough for brave paramedics Roy DeSoto (Kevin Tighe) and John Gage (Randolph Mantooth). With their trademark wit and humor, they're always ready to race to the scene of LA's most dire situations. Along for the ride are some of TV's most popular stars, including Dick Van Patten, John Travolta (Welcome Back Kotter), Deidre Hall and many more. From legendary producer Jack Webb (Dragnet) comes the incredible second season of Emergency! - the TV show that broke new ground for all action series to come.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

31 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rescue 51 - Season Two Looking Loud and Clear!, February 8, 2006

By	Glenn M. Schoditsch (Richmond, Virginia USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

Well, no playable issues here as was/is with Season One; so far. I'm still disappointed with Universal's choice of double-sided, non-picture discs but a better choice of packaging with the slim-line cases.

Automatic 5 stars for the series, no question there. You never know when a fledgling actor (at the time) may pop up. Anybody spot John Travolta as the injured hiker?

Update: EMERGENCY FIX!
Sadly I've come to my viewing of the last episode of Season 2. Gleefully, it appears Universal has fixed the freeze-ups with nice clean transfers with very little artifactual trash; and only one Universal graphics intro. Good job Universal! Lets hope they keep em coming. We're over due for more WEBB TV, as in Season 2 of ADAM-12 and Dragnet. Sure glad to see that Season 3 of EMERGENCY is on its way!

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the 70's best action shows at its peak, February 7, 2006

By	B. Federovitch "Avengers/Emergency fan" (Hamilton NJ) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Emergency!, the action show about firemen/paramedics which starred Robert Fuller (formerly of Wagon Train), Julie London, Bobby Troup (author of the song ''Route 66''), Kevin Tighe and Randolph Mantooth debuted in January, 1972 and had its share of kinks. The characters were sometimes too stiff and the scripts too one-dimensional. So in Season 1, you get your share of classic episodes like ''Botulism'' (which deals with food poisoning and a race to save the victims) and ''Brushfire'' (which has some of the series' best fire scenes), but also clunkers like ''Nurses Wild'' (which wouldn't air today because of its chauvinism) and ''Weird Wednesday'' (an entertaining piece on strange things happening in one day, but a theme that wears itself out quickly).
Season 2 is much stronger and offers the following episodes:
Problem
Kids
Show Biz
Virus (one of the series' best as a deadly disease threatens the lives of both Brackett and Gage!)
Peace Pipe (one of the silliest episodes and again too politically incorrect to air today)
Saddled
Fuzz Lady
Trainee (maybe the best episode in the series as Gage and DeSoto must work with Ed Marlowe, a former Vietnam medic on an ego trip)
Women
Dinner Date
Musical Mania
Helpful
Drivers
School Days
The Professor
Syndrome
Honest
Seance
Boot
Rip-Off (an excellent piece where Johnny and Roy are accused of stealing)
Audit
As far as storylines are concerned, this is the season that introduces Captain Stanley (Mike Norell), who gradually becomes one of the stronger characters in the series. We get a ton of great guest stars like Dick Van Patten, Deidre Hall, Melissa Gilbert, Robert Pratt, Robert Alda, Charles Aidman, Jackie Coogan, Lloyd Bochner and many others as the series' TV ratings get stronger, particularly among children.
You get more episodes in this collection than Season 1 and to this point the technical difficulties which hampered the first season DVD sets appear to be resolved.
For kids, this series is a great learning device about firemen, paramedics, hospitals, rescue and safety. For adults, it's a great action show, which should bring back a lot of memories.
In all, a must-have for your video collection.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Don't Make 'Em Like This Anymore, December 27, 2005

By	A Reader "hauseman1" (Acworth, GA) - See all my reviews

This collection, like the first, deserves 50 stars. The first season was fantastic, the quality excellent. Shows like this are a dying lot, and its a total shame. So Season Two should be no different. I'm impatiently waiting for February.

As an equipment buff, I enjoy being able to see all the old Biophones and old GE & Motorola radios used back then. We've come a long way from vacuum tubes and Plectrons. It's nice to see the old Crown Firecoach too. I can't rave enough about the clarity that's been preserved in these shows.

Time to sign off
KMG-365 clear