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Filmed in a semi-documentary style, Squad 51 takes on life-or-death challenges.
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- 01CrashBefore Dr. Brackett takes care of a football player, who tackles too hard, John and Roy rescues him, before they take care of a burglar that is suffering from a heart attack. John asks Roy to apologize for calling his partner, "some kind of nut." Realizing she is dying, except for the real problem is north of the neck, both the man and a woman asks Dixie and Dr. Early for help. A child, who swallowed pentobarbital, who's being brought in at Rampart, by a babysitter, and that Dixie talks to her about this situation. John and Roy both rescue the occupants of a light plane that had crashed in a tree.
- 02Rip-OffRoy and John are accused of stealing $500 from a prominent TV personality they were treating for a cardiac condition, and the ensuing police investigation really unnerves the paramedics. A car crash results in the delivery of a premature baby and the baby's father being blinded; his wife tries to give him hope that his blindness is only temporary. The firefighters rescue two men involved an airport accident involving liquid oxygen, which could cause an explosion.
- 03The Old EngineStation 51 gets their new fire engine, which gets put to use during a junkyard fire. While there, Roy and John buy an older engine they had found there. The paramedics try to help a woman strung out on LSD and have to chase her down to the top of a building when she flees. The base station at Rampart is upgraded with a new transmitter and radio for better management of Squad traffic. Dr. Brackett and Dixie both treat a gunshot victim, who later undergoes surgery, and wants to walk out immediately afterwards. Meanwhile, the paramedics treat a politician suffering from a heart attack, and the station responds to a warehouse fire.
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Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01MascotJanuary 22, 1972A woman involved in a car accident is concerned about her dog, so John promises Dixie and Roy to take care of it. When John and Roy treat a
- S01E02BotulismJanuary 29, 1972John plots his revenge after being the repeated target of practical jokes. Dixie is worried about a student nurse, whose performances are af
- S01E03Cook's TourFebruary 12, 1972Roy worries that the other Station 51 personnel will not like his cooking. Dixie congratulates Johnny, who delivers a cyanotic baby. A boy g
- S01E04BrushfireFebruary 19, 1972Station 51 is called up to fight an out-of-control brushfire. An elderly woman breaks her ankle, a man is injured by a horse stampede, a loo
- S01E05Dealer's WildFebruary 26, 1972Because John keeps losing at cards and being stuck with doing the dishes at the station, he creates his own card game. Off-duty, Dr. Bracket
- S01E06Nurses WildMarch 4, 1972Sparks fly between John and a student nurse. A store owner shoots an armed robber and is filled with remorse, a dog delays the rescue of an
- S01E07Publicity HoundMarch 11, 1972John is envious of the publicity given to another paramedic. John later becomes seasick after he and Roy have rescued a man in ship's riggin
- S01E08
Weird WednesdayMarch 18, 1972John comments on how weird things were going to happen on his shift, and he is proven right as they have to rescue a parachutist stuck in a - S01E09DilemmaMarch 25, 1972John and Roy are sent on a call to rescue people stuck in an elevator, in-between floors, and then the brake drum fails; inside, a woman suf
- S01E10Hang-upApril 8, 1972Johnny watches an episode of Adam-12, however, the call has been interrupted when he and Roy must head to a building, where a jewel thief ha
- S01E11Season's bestCrashApril 15, 1972Before Dr. Brackett takes care of a football player, who tackles too hard, John and Roy rescues him, before they take care of a burglar that
Season02
- S02E01
Decision a.k.a. ProblemSeptember 16, 1972John and Roy rescue a man whose engine fell on him, however, when the radio in the ambulance is broken, Roy treats him without medical autho - S02E02
KidsSeptember 23, 1972A stray dog wanders into the station; the station personnel name him Boot, but Boot promptly takes a dislike to John. Later, Roy and John re - S02E03Show BizSeptember 30, 1972Johnny is excited about a photo shoot involving female models. A country doctor helps aid a man trapped under a tractor when Rampart is out
- S02E04VirusOctober 7, 1972A woman returning from Asia with a monkey also brought back a highly contagious virus that kills a firefighter and sickens Dr. Brackett, lat
- S02E05Peace PipeOctober 14, 1972A drunk driver rams into a car, trapping a little girl inside, and the doctors are concerned the girl may have brain damage, which leads Dix
- S02E06SaddledOctober 21, 1972Dixie injures her toe, thus lead to her making fun of Drs. Brackett and Early. John decides to do some saddle shopping in preparation for tr
- S02E07Fuzz LadyNovember 4, 1972Dixie finds out that several items from Rampart are missing, esp. Johnny's jacket, that he has fallen in love with a female sheriff, who hel
- S02E08TraineeNovember 11, 1972A paramedic trainee (who was a former medic in Vietnam) doesn't know how to follow instructions from both John and Roy. Dixie confronts thei
- S02E09WomenNovember 25, 1972A young female reporter arrives at Squad 51, to cover the rescues and severely hates the prejudice situation around her that Johnny, most of
- S02E10Dinner DateDecember 2, 1972Roy tries to set John up, with his wife's cousin. An epileptic woman nearly hits a child when he rides out between two parked cars; the ensu
- S02E11Musical ManiaDecember 9, 1972John takes up bagpipes, then trombone, and finally guitar after Kelly jokes with him about playing the squad's horn. John and Roy treat a ga
- S02E12HelpfulDecember 16, 1972When Roy and his wife, Joanne, have a fight, John helps them out, which makes the situation worse. During the rescue of a man whose car is h
- S02E13DriversJanuary 6, 1973John complains about drivers failing to yield to the squad when their lights are on, so he writes the Chief who employs a deputy to monitor
- S02E14School DaysJanuary 13, 1973John and Roy are breaking in a new trainee who lacks self-confidence in tight situations, including assisting an elderly man who was injured
- S02E15The ProfessorFebruary 3, 1973A professor working with the Secret Service is experiencing symptoms of schizophrenia, and Dr. Brackett resents the interference of the gove
- S02E16SyndromeFebruary 10, 1973Roy complains of a "tickle" in his throat, but dismisses John's suspicions that it is tonsillitis, noting that he had had his tonsils remove
- S02E17HonestFebruary 17, 1973A gas explosion injures a newlywed couple, because the wife had lied to the husband about his cigars, and this leads Johnny on a crusade to
- S02E18SeanceFebruary 24, 1973A woman calls the squad continuously, because she's aware that bad things happen to her husband are the reasons of her recently deceased sis
- S02E19BootMarch 3, 1973The paramedics are concerned about their dog, Boot, who isn't eating, who discusses the staff at Rampart, about their mascot. Part of that p
- S02E20Season's bestRip-OffMarch 10, 1973Roy and John are accused of stealing $500 from a prominent TV personality they were treating for a cardiac condition, and the ensuing police
- S02E21AuditApril 7, 1973John is not happy when he learns the IRS is about to audit him. A con man appears at Rampart, after being bumped on the head. He refuses Joh
Season03Best season
- S03E01FrequencySeptember 22, 1973Johnny's policeman friend is brought over at Rampart, who later dies of a car accident, when another Squad was busy speaking to another pers
- S03E02Season's bestThe Old EngineSeptember 29, 1973Station 51 gets their new fire engine, which gets put to use during a junkyard fire. While there, Roy and John buy an older engine they had
- S03E03Alley CatOctober 6, 1973John discovers that he will be a father–to kittens, when a pregnant stray cat appears on his bed, and Boot the dog is not happy about the ca
- S03E04An English VisitorOctober 13, 1973A paramedic from England (who proves to be a hero, and one who had been wounded in the line of duty at that) rides with Roy and John to obse
- S03E05HeavyweightOctober 20, 1973Johnny injures his shoulder during a rescue of a pregnant woman in labor. When her baby is born with a cleft palate, she is determined to gi
- S03E06SnakebiteOctober 27, 1973John, Roy, and Chet are returning from a "boring" fishing trip in a rural area when they come across a traffic accident. One man is dead, an
- S03E07The PromotionNovember 3, 1973Roy passes the Engineer's exam, but since accepting the promotion would mean leaving the paramedics–and John, he talks over his decision wit
- S03E08InsomniaNovember 10, 1973Johnny is suffering from insomnia due to the lack of night runs, but during their day runs the firefighters respond to an accident aboard a
- S03E09Inheritance TaxNovember 17, 1973Roy and John receive a letter from the estate of an elderly woman they had rescued 18 months previously that they received an inheritance fr
- S03E10ZeroNovember 24, 1973Johnny and Roy are guests on a local talk show about their job, and Dixie saw Johnny on the television interview, who admits to her he suffe
- S03E11The PromiseDecember 1, 1973The paramedics find a mechanic in a catatonic state injured in a vehicle fire at a garage, and the Rampart doctors are unable to determine t
- S03E12Body LanguageDecember 8, 1973John's current girlfriend misinterprets a discussion for a wedding proposal. The firemen assist a crop-dusting pilot who had been spraying p
- S03E13UnderstandingDecember 15, 1973After Chet takes to playing John's guitar, John gives it to him. The firefighters rescue a man and a girl's horse from a fire caused by moon
- S03E14Computer ErrorDecember 22, 1973John gets a credit card bill for $842 (which should have been $8.42) after taking a girl on a date, and the station personnel, especially Di
- S03E15InfernoJanuary 5, 1974A large brush fire sends out several fire stations, except Squad 51, which is returned to quarters, disappointing Johnny and Roy, who monito
- S03E16Messin' AroundJanuary 12, 1974Chet, adopting a persona he calls "The Phantom Bomber," nails Johnny with a number of practical jokes, for which Johnny later gets his reven
- S03E17FoolsJanuary 19, 1974A young intern who is the son of one of Rampart's administrators has a rather cocky attitude toward the paramedics; he refuses to allow an I
- S03E18How Green Was My Thumb?January 26, 1974Roy and Johnny save a man who had his partial dental plate stuck in his trachea and stopped his breathing, a problem whose discovery and sol
- S03E19The Hard HoursFebruary 2, 1974Dr. Brackett has to tend to one of his own colleagues as Dr. Early is diagnosed with a heart condition and undergoes a bypass, after fixing
- S03E20Floor BrigadeFebruary 9, 1974Roy tries to convince John about starting a side floor cleaning business and Dixie offers to help. The firefighters rescue "The Hermit" from
- S03E21PropinquityFebruary 16, 1974While the DeSoto house is being fumigated, Johnny offers to host his partner–a decision both soon regret. Johnny also calls Dixie at the hos
- S03E22InventionsMarch 23, 1974The firefighters enter a contest to invent new firefighting tools. The paramedics handle victims of possible radiation poisoning. A comatose
Season04
- S04E01The ScreenwriterSeptember 14, 1974In preparation for Dixie to introduce Roy and John, to the screenwriter, Art follows Squad 51, during a typical day, which includes a motorc
- S04E02I'll Fix ItSeptember 21, 1974A man is trapped under their house when it begins collapsing into itself due to the house being built on a natural oil well. Dixie asks John
- S04E03GossipSeptember 28, 1974When an armored car is involved in an accident, Roy and John have to break into it to rescue a trapped passenger. The victim driving the car
- S04E04Nagging SuspicionOctober 5, 1974Johnny wants to get through to Roy, in giving up his "system" for picking winning horses out of the newspaper. The firefighters rescue a wom
- S04E05Communication GaffeOctober 12, 1974The DeSotos appear on a TV quiz show. The firefighters then respond to a liquor store shooting involving a policeman; another officer oppose
- S04E06SurpriseOctober 19, 1974The firefighters assist a woman thrown from her motorcycle onto a cactus patch. John, Roy, and the Rampart doctors plan a surprise birthday
- S04E07Daisy's PickNovember 2, 1974Dixie hears so much about a new nurse at Rampart, known as Daisy, and the firefighters, especially Johnny, are all competing for a date with
- S04E08Quicker Than the EyeNovember 9, 1974A pregnant woman is accidentally shot through the abdomen, and her husband is incoherent and unable to advise how far along she is, when Dr.
- S04E09Foreign TradeNovember 16, 1974John wants to trade his vehicle for Roy's convertible. The paramedics help a fraternity pledge choking on raw liver as a hazing stunt. Dixie
- S04E10Camera BugNovember 23, 1974John takes up photography and constantly pesters Roy for candid shots. The firemen assist a teenager suffering from smoke inhalation during
- S04E11The Firehouse FourNovember 30, 1974The station (except Roy) is entering the firefighters's barbershop quartet contest. Johnny clarifies his situation with Dixie, when his prob
- S04E12DetailsDecember 7, 1974John talks about settling down after another date goes wrong. Station 51 is responding to a traffic accident; en route, another accident occ
- S04E13ParadeDecember 21, 1974Roy and John finally get their old fire engine restored to ride in the California Firefighters Parade. The paramedics try to stop a man from
- S04E14The BashDecember 28, 1974An actor is trapped on a film set by a bear, after John and Roy save him, he invites them to a bash, and John goes about trying to get Roy t
- S04E15TransitionJanuary 4, 1975John's high school classmate is assigned as Squad 51's new trainee, and Dixie escorts John to him. The firefighters rescue a man trapped in
- S04E16Smoke EaterJanuary 11, 1975An "old school" captain replaces a vacationing Capt. Stanley and immediately runs into a conflict with the paramedics, as he does not feel t
- S04E17KiddingJanuary 18, 1975John is assigned to conduct a tour of Rampart with several very inquisitive fifth-graders. A Vietnam War veteran thought to be suffering fro
- S04E18PrestidigitationJanuary 25, 1975After the paramedics rescue a magician trapped in his trunk, he gives Roy and Johnny, a magic orb. Dr. Brackett's father is treated at the h
- S04E19It's How You Play the GameFebruary 1, 1975Johnny makes a bet with Squad 36 that the loser of their baseball game at the firemen's picnic pays for the entire picnic, which angers the
- S04E20The MouseFebruary 8, 1975The firefighters rescue an elderly man from his burning house. Chet is determined to exterminate an uninvited guest in the station. A man is
- S04E21Back-UpFebruary 15, 1975Two young men dump off a female OD victim at the ER, then run away; further examination showed she was injected with milk. John gets upset a
- S04E22
Season's best905-WildMarch 1, 1975John and Roy find a surprise–a Bengal tiger–when assisting a man down in a grocery store; Animal Control is called in on a 905-Wild (Wild An
Season05
- S05E01Season's bestThe StewardessSeptember 13, 1975Roy and John are on a return flight to Los Angeles when John meets and falls for a stewardess/flight attendant; during the flight, one of th
- S05E02The Old Engine CramSeptember 20, 1975During a drill using sulfur trioxide, a firefighter is injured and Roy is exposed to the toxic fumes. Dixie shows an ad to John and Roy abou
- S05E03ElectionSeptember 27, 1975Roy and John become candidates to represent Station 51 on the welfare committee. The firefighters first save a man who got his arm stuck in
- S05E04EquipmentOctober 4, 1975Johnny works overtime at Squad 8 and is reunited with his old training partner Stone, who is now Captain of Station 8. A construction worker
- S05E05The InspectionOctober 11, 1975Capt. Stanley makes the station aware of an impending inspection by the Battalion Chief and the County Supervisor. A heart transplant patien
- S05E06The Indirect MethodOctober 18, 1975When Roy and John have a new, hard-nosed, female paramedic trainee, she rides with them to help a man whose wife is holed up in a house sche
- S05E07Pressure 165October 25, 1975The paramedics are med-evacked to Catalina Island via Coast Guard helicopter to assist in a diving accident, where the patient is treated in
- S05E08One of Those DaysNovember 1, 1975It really is "one of those days" when Roy and John walk into a family brawl when the mother-in-law feigns a sick stomach to stay at her son'
- S05E09The Lighter-Than-Air ManNovember 15, 1975A crossing guard is run down, allegedly by Squad 51 en route to an emergency labor, and is investigated by the police. A couple en route to
- S05E10Simple AdjustmentNovember 22, 1975The paramedics are swamped with paperwork, and have to deal with emergencies such as a girl trapped in an overturned car, a beautician who O
- S05E11Tee VeeNovember 29, 1975When the station tries to watch a news report on the firefighters, John and Chet blow up the television receiver after attempting a repair w
- S05E12On CameraDecember 6, 1975A camera crew follows Squad 51 around as a teenager is bitten by a baby Mojave rattlesnake (which the reporter gave the bag to Dixie, who wa
- S05E13CommunicationsDecember 13, 1975A young worker gets his arm caught in a record machine; Dr. Brackett and Dixie go on-site to aid the boy. A communication mix-up between Squ
- S05E14To Buy or Not to BuyDecember 20, 1975When Roy thinks about buying a house, he delays too long, thus it is one of Ms. McCall's nursing staff who buys his house. Responding to a s
- S05E15Right at HomeJanuary 10, 1976Dr. Brackett rides along with Copter 10, where he assists, along with the paramedics, in the rescue of a boy and his father from their overt
- S05E16The Girl on the Balance BeamJanuary 17, 1976A teen-aged Olympic hopeful is injured when she falls off a balance beam. The firefighters rescue a woman trapped on a wire at a movie studi
- S05E17InvolvementJanuary 24, 1976Dixie's predecessor, old friend and a former Rampart head nurse, tries to commit suicide by OD'g on antidepressants and catches her house on
- S05E18Above and Beyond ... NearlyJanuary 31, 1976Roy and John receive commendations for bravery, also receive congratulations from Dixie and Dr. Early, as well as her nursing staff, but nei
- S05E19GratefulFebruary 7, 1976Johnny and Roy rescue a couple from under a car; these then proceed to hang around Station 51. An elderly man performs CPR on his friend, be
- S05E20The Great Crash DietFebruary 21, 1976Roy and John rescue a man stuck in a fish tank at an aquarium. Dr. Morton conducts an experiment on firefighter nutrition, but it turns into
- S05E21The TycoonsFebruary 28, 1976The station responds to a fire that proves to be in a trash dumpster. John gets everyone but Roy excited about buying into a nearby hot dog
- S05E22The NuisanceMarch 6, 1976Johnny is the victim of a hit and run driver; while in the hospital, he flirts with his physical therapist, whom Dixie hires, when Johnny re
Season06
- S06E01The GameSeptember 25, 1976Squad 51 is assigned to work the game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum between the USC Trojans and the visiting Stanford Cardinals,, whe
- S06E02Season's bestNot AvailableOctober 2, 1976Roy and John complain about the rule that forbids squads from crossing each other's territories. This had delayed their arrival on the scene
- S06E03The Unlikely HeirsOctober 9, 1976Chet and Firefighter Marco Lopez find $80,000 in a transient's mattress after rescuing him from a fire, who later tries to give the firemen
- S06E04That Time of YearOctober 23, 1976When Roy is unable to decide where to go on vacation, Dixie finds the perfect vacation made especially for his family (The vacation itself h
- S06E05Fair FightOctober 30, 1976The firemen walk in to a guest–a droopy-eyed dog–and he becomes the new mascot named "Henry;" he replaces Boot, who had died. The firefighte
- S06E06Rules of OrderNovember 6, 1976Roy and Johnny are asked to be part of a paramedic advisory committee, which also includes their least favorite paramedic, Craig Brice, who
- S06E07The ExamNovember 13, 1976Roy and John are concerned about their Paramedic re-certification exam, Dixie asks Dr. Brackett to put together the exam, part-way. Molly, a
- S06E08
Captain HookNovember 20, 1976The firemen plan to celebrate the imminent retirement of a martinet captain with a party, under the guise of throwing a farewell dinner. A m - S06E09Computer TerrorDecember 4, 1976The county payroll computer erroneously sends John a paycheck for $5900 instead of $590, and vows to return his incorrect check only when th
- S06E10Welcome to Santa Rosa CountyDecember 25, 1976While on vacation in a rural county, John and Roy help a local sheriff in emergencies and setting up a local emergency medical service.
- S06E11PaperworkJanuary 8, 1977Capt. Stanley assigns Chet and Marco to fix numerous incident reports rejected by the computer. A man runs his car into a fire hydrant; when
- S06E12Loose EndsJanuary 15, 1977Dixie stops by Station 51 and Johnny is unable to sell her tickets to the Firemen's Picnic, where the top seller gets a trip to Las Vegas. T
- S06E13An Ounce of PreventionJanuary 22, 1977The firemen assist a man with chest pains (and a young man who gets trapped trying to help him) while stuck on a ferris wheel. Roy & Joh
- S06E14Insanity EpidemicFebruary 5, 1977Capt. Stanley is unnerved that his former captain is now his Battalion Chief, and the station is concerned about his increasing paranoia. Ch
- S06E15
BreakdownFebruary 12, 1977A sporadic electrical short plagues the squad but Roy and John are convinced they can fix it. A back-to-nature couple is ordered to cut back - S06E16Family TiesFebruary 19, 1977—Roy is not looking forward to the annual visit from his mother-in-law. The paramedics assist two victims of an auto accident. Drs. Brackett
- S06E17Bottom LineFebruary 26, 1977—Responding to a man with back pain, Roy and Johnny question Dixie about the over-cautious Dr. Morton's judgment in handling patients. A man
- S06E18Firehouse QuintetMarch 5, 1977—The Station 51 basketball team qualifies for the semi-finals. The paramedics rescue victims at a gas explosion. While at basketball practice
- S06E19The BoatMarch 12, 1977Charlie stores his speedboat he's trying to sell at the station; the firemen decide to chip in to buy it. Roy & John are medi-vac'd via
- S06E20IsolationMarch 19, 1977—Roy and John are trapped at Station 86 due to the only bridge in and out being washed away due to continuous rain storms, which ruins John's
- S06E21Upward and OnwardApril 2, 1977—Capt. Stanley is worried his Chief's exam will be sabotaged by the current Chief, who has a past beef with Stanley. A soap opera doctor has
- S06E22Hypochondri-CapApril 16, 1977—Capt. Stanley is in a foul mood and thinks he has arthritis, it takes Roy to talk to Dr. Brackett for information on his captain's arthritis
- S06E23LimelightApril 23, 1977—John gets jealous when Brice is on the news, then their "favorite paramedic" leads another paramedic meeting in his own parliamentary way. L
- S06E24All Night LongMay 28, 1977—Johnny tries to create his own TV game show. The firemen (in the field) assist an elderly musician experiencing heart trouble, Dixie explain
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