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(s)	English
No. of seasons	2 (reruns in 1975-76)
No. of episodes	23
Production
Producer(s)	Fred Calvert
Running time	30 min.
Production company(s)	Fred Calvert Productions Mark VII Limited Universal Television
Distributor	NBCUniversal Television Distribution
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	September 8, 1973 (1973-09-08) – 1975 (reruns until 4 September 1976)
Chronology
Related shows	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"	TBA	TBA	8 September 1973 (8 September 1973)
2	2	"Danger at Fantasy Park"	TBA	TBA	15 September 1973 (15 September 1973)
3	3	"The Circus Story"	TBA	TBA	22 September 1973 (22 September 1973)
4	4	"Sunken Plane"	TBA	TBA	29 September 1973 (29 September 1973)
5	5	"River of Peril"	TBA	TBA	6 October 1973 (6 October 1973)
6	6	"Fire at Sea"	TBA	TBA	13 October 1973 (13 October 1973)
7	7	"Tsunami"	TBA	TBA	20 October 1973 (20 October 1973)
8	8	"Brushfire"	TBA	TBA	27 October 1973 (27 October 1973)
9	9	"Oil's Well"	TBA	TBA	3 November 1973 (3 November 1973)
10	10	"Winter Nightmare"	TBA	TBA	10 November 1973 (10 November 1973)
11	11	"Cry Wolf"	TBA	TBA	17 November 1973 (17 November 1973)

Season 2 (1974)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
12	1	"Bicycle Thieves"	TBA	TBA	14 September 1974 (14 September 1974)
13	2	"S.O.S. Help Us!"	TBA	TBA	21 September 1974 (21 September 1974)
14	3	"King of the Mountain"	TBA	TBA	28 September 1974 (28 September 1974)
15	4	"Stuntman"	TBA	TBA	5 October 1974 (5 October 1974)
16	5	"Odyssey I"	TBA	TBA	12 October 1974 (12 October 1974)
17	6	"Odyssey II"	TBA	TBA	19 October 1974 (19 October 1974)
18	7	"Out of the Blue"	TBA	TBA	26 October 1974 (26 October 1974)
19	8	"Afterburner"	TBA	TBA	2 November 1974 (2 November 1974)
20	9	"Wheels of Fire"	TBA	TBA	9 November 1974 (9 November 1974)
21	10	"Ghost of Billy Silver"	TBA	TBA	16 November 1974 (16 November 1974)
22	11	"The Old Crox"	TBA	TBA	23 November 1974 (23 November 1974)
23	12	"Blast Off"	TBA	TBA	30 November 1974 (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

External links

Emergency +4 at the Internet Movie Database
Episode guide at the Big Cartoon DataBase
Fan site
Retrojunk: Emergency +4

Jack Webb/Mark VII Limited

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Children's programming on NBC in the 1970s

First-run animated series	The Perils of Penelope Pitstop Here Comes the Grump The Pink Panther Show (1969–78) The Underdog Show The Further Adventures of Dr. Dolittle The Houndcats The Roman Holidays The Barkleys Sealab 2020 Around the World in 80 Days Inch High, Private Eye The Addams Family Emergency +4 Butch Cassidy Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973–75) Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch The Secret Lives of Waldo Kitty Return to the Planet of the Apes (1975–76) CB Bears The Young Sentinels The New Archie and Sabrina Hour (1977) I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali Baggy Pants and the Nitwits Yogi's Space Race Galaxy Goof-Ups The Godzilla Power Hour Fantastic Four Fabulous Funnies The New Fred and Barney Show Buford and the Galloping Ghost Casper and the Angels (1979–80) Fred and Barney Meet The Thing (1979-80) The Super Globetrotters The New Shmoo (1979–80) The New Adventures of Flash Gordon (1979–80)

First-run live-action series	H.R. Pufnstuf The Banana Splits Adventure Hour Barrier Reef The Bugaloos (1970–72) Mr. Wizard Runaround Sigmund and the Sea Monsters Go Run, Joe, Run Land of the Lost (1974–77) Westwind McDuff, the Talking Dog Monster Squad Big John, Little John (1976–77) The Kids From C.A.P.E.R. Muggsy Thunder Search and Rescue The Red Hand Gang The Krofft Superstar Hour

Rebroadcasts	The Heckle and Jeckle Show The Flintstones The Woody Woodpecker Show Deputy Dawg The Jetsons Josie and the Pussycats Speed Buggy Space Ghost and Frankenstein Jr. Hong Kong Phooey The Go-Go Globetrotters The Alvin Show The Daffy Duck Show Jonny Quest

Schedules	1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80

Related programming and topics	Animation in the United States in the television era

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