Fair rating?Emergency!· Season 4 · Episode 17
Kidding
John is assigned to conduct a tour of Rampart with several very inquisitive fifth-graders. A Vietnam War veteran thought to be suffering from PTSD is holding his wife at knifepoint; after the paramedics subdue him, the ER doctors determine he has a brain tumor. A woman gets stuck in a dog door. A famous novelist attempts suicide because he feels the new generation does not know him; when John's tour encounters the author, who is surprised. Dixie tells John that she used to watch a movie based on one of the author's books. A cargo plane crashes in a residential area, hitting a school bus.
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#2In Season 4of 22 rated episodes
#32All-timeof 114 rated episodes
+0.1vs season avgSeason 4 averages 7.4
1975First airedJanuary 18, 1975
Guest stars
Laurette Spangas Mrs. Long
Paul Fixas Maxwell HartTim Donnellyas Fireman Chet Kelly
Marco Lopezas Fireman Marco Lopez
Mike Stokeras Fireman Mike Stoker
Michael Norellas Captain Henry "Hank" Stanley
Ron Pinkardas Dr. Mike Morton
Joyce Jamesonas Woman
James Ingersollas Jim
Norman Bartoldas Husband
Harold 'Hal' Frizzellas Ambulance AttendantCrew
Wes McAfeeDirector
Roland WolpertWriter