Emergency +4
| Emergency +4 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | adventure cartoon |
| Created by | Harold Jack Bloom R. A. Cinader (live-action basis program) |
| Developed by | Fred Calvert Productions |
| Presented by | Fred Calvert Productions |
| Voices of | Randolph Mantooth Kevin Tighe |
| Theme music composer | Sound Track Music Company |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 (reruns in 1975-76) |
| No. of episodes | 23 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Fred Calvert |
| Running time | 30 min. |
| Production companies | Fred Calvert Productions Mark VII Limited Universal Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | September 8, 1973 – 1975 (reruns until 4 September 1976) |
| Related | |
| Emergency! | |
Emergency +4 is an American animated television series based on the live action prime-time series Emergency!
Broadcast run
The series began on NBC's Saturday morning schedule on September 8, 1973 and ran twenty-three 30-minute episodes over two seasons. It remained on the network until September 4, 1976 through re-runs.
Casting
Randolph Mantooth and Kevin Tighe provided the character voices for their respective Emergency! paramedic characters of John Roderick Gage and Roy DeSoto. (See below for other character voice providers.)
Format
Each episode of the adventure series revolved around the Paramedical Rescue Service. The "+4" of the series title referred to the four children who joined the paramedics in each episode's rescue activities.
Production
Universal Studios outsourced the animation to Fred Calvert Productions because, at the time, it did not have its own animation division. Universal Animation Studios was subsequently organized to manage its parent company's rights to this series, along with other animated properties in the NBCUniversal catalog that were produced outside either UAS or its predecessor company, Walter Lantz Productions, in addition to works from both of those companies.
Home video availablilty
NBCUniversal, Universal Studios, and Universal Animation Studios were not known to have made Emergency +4 available on home video in any format—video-cassette, DVD, Blu-ray, or even on-line stream or download—as of late September 2015.
Cast
- Randolph Mantooth as John Gage
- Kevin Tighe as Roy DeSoto
- Donald Fullilove as Jason Phillips
- Peter Haas as Randy Alrich
- Sarah Kennedy as Sally and Carol Harper
- David Jolliffe as Matthew Harper
- Richard Paul (12 episodes, 1974)
Episode list
Season 1 (1973)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Desert Storm" | Unknown | Unknown | 8 September 1973 |
| 2 | 2 | "Danger at Fantasy Park" | Unknown | Unknown | 15 September 1973 |
| 3 | 3 | "The Circus Story" | Unknown | Unknown | 22 September 1973 |
| 4 | 4 | "Sunken Plane" | Unknown | Unknown | 29 September 1973 |
| 5 | 5 | "River of Peril" | Unknown | Unknown | 6 October 1973 |
| 6 | 6 | "Fire at Sea" | Unknown | Unknown | 13 October 1973 |
| 7 | 7 | "Tsunami" | Unknown | Unknown | 20 October 1973 |
| 8 | 8 | "Brushfire" | Unknown | Unknown | 27 October 1973 |
| 9 | 9 | "Oil's Well" | Unknown | Unknown | 3 November 1973 |
| 10 | 10 | "Winter Nightmare" | Unknown | Unknown | 10 November 1973 |
| 11 | 11 | "Cry Wolf" | Unknown | Unknown | 17 November 1973 |
Season 2 (1974)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 1 | "Bicycle Thieves" | Unknown | Unknown | 14 September 1974 |
| 13 | 2 | "S.O.S. Help Us!" | Unknown | Unknown | 21 September 1974 |
| 14 | 3 | "King of the Mountain" | Unknown | Unknown | 28 September 1974 |
| 15 | 4 | "Stuntman" | Unknown | Unknown | 5 October 1974 |
| 16 | 5 | "Odyssey I" | Unknown | Unknown | 12 October 1974 |
| 17 | 6 | "Odyssey II" | Unknown | Unknown | 19 October 1974 |
| 18 | 7 | "Out of the Blue" | Unknown | Unknown | 26 October 1974 |
| 19 | 8 | "Afterburner" | Unknown | Unknown | 2 November 1974 |
| 20 | 9 | "Wheels of Fire" | Unknown | Unknown | 9 November 1974 |
| 21 | 10 | "Ghost of Billy Silver" | Unknown | Unknown | 16 November 1974 |
| 22 | 11 | "The Old Crox" | Unknown | Unknown | 23 November 1974 |
| 23 | 12 | "Blast Off" | Unknown | Unknown | 30 November 1974 |
Credits
Season 1
- Produced and Directed by Fred Calvert
- Starring the Voices of Randolph Mantooth and Kevin Tighe, with Donald Fullilove, Peter Haas, David Jolliffe, Sarah Kennedy
- Associate Producer: Clifford Alsberg
- Created by Harold Jack Bloom, R.A. Cinader
- Stories by Joel Kane, Carol Henning, David & Susan Dworski, Peter Dixon, Joe Bonaduce, Norman Maurer, Fred Freiberger, Michael Donovan
- Storyboard Director: Jan Green
- Storyboards: Bill Perez, Joe Bruno, Corny Cole
- Story Editors: Harriet Foster, Janis Fierstein
- Animation Director: Ray Patterson
- Animation: Edwin Aardal, Joan Drake, Daniel De La Vega, Shannon Lee Dyer, Robert Goe, Fred Hellmich, Robert Maxfield, Ambrozi Paliwoda, Morey Reden, Allen Wilzbach
- Production Designer: Don Jurwich
- Layout: Ray Aragon, Dale Barnhart, Kimie Calvert, Norm Gottfredson, Paul Gruwell, Alex Ignatiev, Michael Moss, James Mueller, Michael O'Mara, Norly Paat, Joel Seibel, Tony Sgroi, Craig Spaulding, Grace Stanzell, Al Wilson, Zygamond Jablecki
- Background Stylist: Walt Peregoy
- Background: Daniela Bielecka, Linda Langmade, Carolyn Lim, Cathy Patrick, Don Schweikert, Donald Watson
- Production Coordinator: Paul Shively
- Music by Sound Track Music Company
- Editing: Bill Shippey, Peter Aries
- Ink and Paint Supervisor: Pat Jencks
- Checking Supervisor: Jan Cornell
- Scene Coordinator: Rollie Greenwood
- Xerox Supervisor: Ralph Coffman
- Camera: Animation Camera Services, Inc.
- Sound Engineering: Tom Rees, Valentine Recording
- Production Assistants: Vanessa O'Meara, Carolyn Rosales
- Fred Calvert Productions in association with Mark VII Limited and Universal Studios
Season 2
- Executive Producers: Fred Calvert, Michael Jaffe
- Produced and Directed by Fred Calvert
- Associate Producer: Janis Fierstein
- Created by Harold Jack Bloom, R.A. Cinader
- Starring the Voices of Randolph Mantooth and Kevin Tighe, with Donald Fullilove, Peter Haas, Sarah Kennedy, Bobby Diamond, Richard Paul, Jack DeLeon, Casey Kasem
- Story Editors: Harriet Foster, Janis Fierstein
- Art Director: Kimie Calvert
- Storyboard/Layout: Gerard Baldwin, Gordon Bellamy, Norly Paat, Michael O'Mara, Roy Wilson, Bill Perez
- Animation: Shannon Lee Dyer, Edwin Aardal, Ed DeMattia, Fred Hellmich, Don Schloat, Allen Wilzbach
- Background Stylist: Walt Peregoy
- Background: Daniela Bielecka, Cathy Patrick, Don Schweikert, Donald Watson
- Music by Sound Track Music Company
- Editing: Bill Shippey, Peter Aries
- Production Coordinator: Don Schloat
- Scene Coordinator: Rollie Greenwood
- Ink and Paint Supervisor: Laurie Curran
- Xerox Supervisor: Ralph Coffman
- Camera: Animation Camera Services, Inc.
- Voice Track: Larrabee Sound
- Fred Calvert Productions in association with Mark VII Limited and Universal Studios
