Visible crew/equipment: While Johnny and Roy are with the unconscious man who ate daffodil bulbs, when the officer asks the bystanders to move back, the outlines of the lav mic transmitter and wire are visible on the back of the officer's shirt, when he turns around.
Visible crew/equipment: After they finally get an address for the attempted suicide Squad 51 takes off, and when Engine 51 pulls away from the curb, the shadow of cinematographic equipment is visible on the engine's front, and the reflection of lighting equipment is visible on the side of the engine.
Visible crew/equipment: When Station 51 arrives at the salvage yard's fire, Johnny gets out of the squad, and when he puts on his turnout coat as the camera zooms out, a dark haired crew member wearing a short sleeve white shirt is visible at the lower right corner of the screen.
Visible crew/equipment: While the guys are at the table eating Marco's stew, when Johnny remembers that he spent $8.42, numerous set lights are reflected on the coffee pot's chrome surface.
Visible crew/equipment: When Johnny and Roy are with the woman who slipped down into an old abandoned well, the outlines of the lav mic transmitters are visible on the sides of their shirts - Johnny's at his left and Roy's at his right.
Visible crew/equipment: After Squad 51 is dispatched to a "man locked in a safe", when Johnny exits the squad and later when he gets back in, the outline of the lav mic transmitter is visible on the back of his shirt.
Visible crew/equipment: On scene at the two vehicle accident, when Roy and Johnny are tending to the teenagers in the overturned car, the outlines of the mic transmitters and wires are visible on the sides of their shirts.
Visible crew/equipment: When Johnny is in the ambulance with the boy who ingested poison, the shadow of the cameraman holding the handheld camera is visible on Johnny as he sits beside the stretcher.
Visible crew/equipment: When the boy who ingested ant poison is being wheeled into treatment 3, in the shot from the hallway we can see the electrical cord and plug lying across the floor, but in the next shot from inside treatment 3, that cord has vanished.
Visible crew/equipment: After Station 51 responds to the unknown type rescue, Engine 51 leaves on another run, but when Johnny and Roy go into the house with the wife of the man who lost his voice temporarily due to the dieffenbachia plant, the bulging outline of the lavalier mic transmitter and wire are visible on the back of her white robe.
Visible crew/equipment: After Station 51 is dispatched to the bulldozer accident, just before Engine 51 comes to a stop at the junkyard there's a shot from the perspective of Engine 51's roof, with the Beacon Ray dome light in front, and on the light's red and chrome surface we can see the reflection of the camera mounted on the roof behind the dome light.
Visible crew/equipment: After the boy who ingested the ant poison is loaded onto the ambulance, when the back doors are shut, the reflection of the location set lighting is visible in the ambulance window and on its surface.
Visible crew/equipment: After Johnny carries Cindy down from the treehouse, when Cindy's mother joins them, the bulging outline of the lavalier mic transmitter is visible on the back of her white sweater.
Visible crew/equipment: When Roy and Johnny get to the gas station, Captain Stanley tells them to look at the owner of the station, and when the owner leans over and places the nozzle back on the pump, the outlines of the mic transmitter and wire are visible on the back of his shirt.
Visible crew/equipment: When Squad 51 is dispatched to 'person caught in a mailbox', have a look at the squad's license plates when it rolls up on scene. The plates read "70324H" which is the California commercial plate number for Squad 51, not the usual prop dept's license plate "E999007." It was the prop dept's responsibility to change from the commercial plate to the prop plate, but this scene slipped by them. It's also interesting to notice that this scene takes place at a real intersection up the block from Universal Studios, which is the direction Squad 51 came from. Note the "Black Tower/MCA Tower" in the background, which houses Universal's executive offices.
Visible crew/equipment: After Station 51 is dispatched to the fire at the refinery, when they reach the refinery and make a right turn the view is from atop Squad 51's roof, and the reflection of the covered camera and part of the cameraman's head are visible in the squad's lightbar.
Visible crew/equipment: At the refinery fire, after the stokes is loaded onto the snorkel and then John and Roy climb in, two shots after Captain Stanley's closeup, in the shot tilting up at the descending snorkel basket, a crew member who is crouching down can be seen on the tower behind it (presumably it's the second cameraman shooting all the footage from that angle).
Visible crew/equipment: When Squad 51 is dispatched to the "possible heart attack," just as the squad rolls up on scene, we can see its real license plate with number 70324H, instead of the prop plate number E999007.
How Green Was My Thumb? - S3-E17
Visible crew/equipment: After Roy and Johnny visit Mrs. Johnson at Rampart, there are three actors' tape marks visible on the floor when they walk past the nurses' station, just before Brackett, Chaplain Miller and Early stand at their marks.
How Green Was My Thumb? - S3-E17
Visible crew/equipment: Just as Roy opens the door to Mrs. Johnson's apartment and he and Johnny walk in, the shadow of production equipment (looks like a reflector screen on a tripod) is visible on the wall behind them.
Answer: It is standard practice to wet down driveways so that they stand out in a long shot.
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