Video: 'Emergency Pilot Opening (1972)'

(Saturday, January 15, 1972, 8:00 p.m. EST) — Emergency!, a television series that combines the medical drama and action-adventure genres, debuted tonight on NBC as a two-hour movie.

The series stars Randolph Mantooth and Kevin Tighe as two rescuers, who work as paramedics and firefighters in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The duo formed Squad 51, a medical and rescue unit of the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

Video: 'Emergency 1972 Full Episodes' (193 clips)

They work in concert with the fictional Rampart General Hospital medical staff (portrayed by Robert Fuller, Julie London and Bobby Troup), and with the firefighter engine company at Station 51.

Emergency! was created and produced by Jack Webb and Robert A. Cinader, who had also created the police dramas Adam-12 and Dragnet. Harold Jack Bloom is also credited as a creator.