Emergency!

Saddled - S2-E6

Visible crew/equipment: When the burned man is wheeled down the hall in Rampart shouting, "I'll sue you too," the actor's black tape mark is visible on the floor between Brackett and Johnny, just before Early steps on his mark. Additionally, another tape mark was visible a moment earlier, where Early stood before walking over to Johnny and Brackett.

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Virus - S2-E4

Visible crew/equipment: When all the guys are on the roof trying to rescue the unconscious man on the scaffold, the outlines of the lav mic transmitters are visible on the backs of Johnny's and Captain Stanley's shirts, as well as the back of the other scaffold worker's shirt.

Super Grover

Virus - S2-E4

Visible crew/equipment: When Johnny and Roy are trying to get the boy with Meniere's Syndrome out of the treehouse, the bulging outlines of the mic transmitters are visible on the backs of Deputy Pauling's, Roy's, and Johnny's shirts.

Super Grover

Show Biz - S2-E3

Visible crew/equipment: When Station 51 is dispatched to the movie studio, during the rescue of the injured stunt guys, the bulging outlines of the mic transmitters and wires are visible on either the backs or sides of Chet's, Roy's, and Johnny's shirts.

Super Grover

Kids - S2-E2

Visible crew/equipment: Amid the possible threat of fire from wind shift, when Johnny and Roy rescue the unconscious hiker (John Travolta), the bulging outlines of the mic transmitters are visible on the backs of Johnny's and Roy's shirts, and also the second hiker's shirt.

Super Grover

Seance - S2-E18

Visible crew/equipment: When Gage and DeSoto are at Harry Teal's house for the third time, there is an actor's white tape mark on the floor in front of the cabinets, just below where the Biophone is placed.

Super Grover

Syndrome - S2-E16

Visible crew/equipment: When Brackett tells Dixie to have Chet go for the cast, he steps into the hallway to speak with Mr. Kleiner, and as the two start walking up the hallway, the black tape mark is visible on the floor behind them, beside the gurney, precisely where the attendant had been standing.

Super Grover

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Helpful - S2-E12

Visible crew/equipment: After Gage and DeSoto climb the ladder to get the dog off the roof the second time, when it cuts to Rampart there is a man waiting outside the treatment room, and the actor's tape mark is visible on the floor, at his feet.

Super Grover

The Indirect Method - S5-E6

Factual error: When Roy is electrocuted and falls from the roof, after Karen uses the defibrillator paddles on Roy, she lifts both paddles, looks at the EKG monitor and says "He's converted." How exactly could Karen have known that he's converted? It's impossible for the EKG monitor to show anything at all. Either the defib paddles have to be in contact with Roy's body for the "quick-look" to get a reading, which they weren't, or the ECG electrode discs have to be on Roy's chest connecting him to the EKG monitor, and they weren't. As an aside, just watching Marco having problems attaching the air mask, and quickly glancing up towards the camera frustrated, then giving up is priceless.

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Breakdown - S6-E15

Charlie: I think you guys are playing games with me, and I don't like it.
Roy: Now, wait a minute. We're not playing games. We don't play games with the equipment...
Captain Stanley: Wait, hold on. C'mon everybody, look we're all on the same side here, aren't we?
Charlie: I wonder.
Captain Stanley: Charlie, why can't we put the squad in the shop and have us a reserve vehicle here?
Charlie: No, no, Hank. Not until I'm 100% sure that I can't fix it. If there's anything wrong with it. This coffee stinks. [Leaves the room.]
Captain Stanley: You guys playing some kind of joke on him?
John: We didn't make the coffee!
Captain Stanley: Not the coffee, you twit, the squad.
Roy: Cap, there's something wrong with that squad out there.
Captain Stanley: [sigh.] All right, if you say so... I made the coffee.

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The Promise - S3-E11

Trivia: During Richard's rescue from the ledge at Rampart, the snorkel that Roy and Brackett climb onto is Truck 127, from Station 127 aka Station 51. Truck 127 is used in many episodes requiring a snorkel, including 1x6, "Dealer's Wild" and 3x16, "Fools." There's a particularly nice shot at the end of this episode, when Engine 51 and Squad 51 are parked parallel to each other, and when Johnny responds to dispatch that Squad 51 is available, Truck 127 drives away between 51's vehicles. Nice touch.

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The Mouse - S4-E20

Question: The old man that comes in with his wife that can't breathe, the one that the head nurse tries to counsel and tempts him with a cup of coffee. I believe he is Alfred Hitchcock, though his name is not listed anywhere. Alfred Hitchcock is known for his cameo appearances in his own shows and in other shows. Can someone confirm that this is him? This is driving me nuts... It is toward the end of the episode, but I cannot give you times.

Answer: I believe you are speaking of the old man, Mr. Wilson. He's played by J. Pat O'Malley.

Bishop73

Correct, it was J. Pat O'Malley...he also played the grandfather with his grandson when their rocket exploded, and also played "Old Bill" in the episode with Ann Prentiss, where Gage saves the little girl from the burning tree house, and her mother falls in love with him.

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