John and Roy have a trainee ride along for field experience, but he's an ex-army medic with vociferously little patience for civilian paramedic protocols.John and Roy have a trainee ride along for field experience, but he's an ex-army medic with vociferously little patience for civilian paramedic protocols.John and Roy have a trainee ride along for field experience, but he's an ex-army medic with vociferously little patience for civilian paramedic protocols.
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- TriviaThis is the first script written by real fireman James Page. He wrote several scripts for the show under the pseudonym Jim Owens.
- GoofsIn shots of Roy, John and Ed in the squad, we see a blue studio background rather than the scenery moving in the background. One scene they came up on a grove of palm trees and the inside shot has none.
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Fireman Roy DeSoto: [Reading results of inspection] OK. Item number 12. All the alleyways should be a minimum of ten feet width. All right? Number 13. There are several piles of accumulated combustibles around your yard here. Item 14. All acetalyne bottles should be stored in an upright position. Now uh...
[cut off by Junkyard Owner]
The Trainee in question, Ed Marlowe, was a medic in Vietnam, and had lots of hands-on surgical and practical experience there. He assumes his knowledge and experience will translate easily to the paramedic program: he was at the top of his paramedic class, got highest marks in the program's history, etc. On paper, he's a GREAT paramedic. The problem comes in the field, when all that theory becomes practice. Marlowe makes a number of assumptions and doesn't see any reason to go "by the book." He considers it a waste of time to get permission from Rampart when HE knows exactly what needs to be done. Not surprisingly, firebrand Johnny gets into it with him, but more importantly we see Roy--genial, easy-going Roy--confront Marlowe not once, not twice, but THREE times, trying to get Marlowe to rein in his ego. After all, Roy reminds him, when they're on a call, it's all about the patient, not the paramedic.
All in all, it's a very interesting episode. I did miss the action of the rest of Station 51, they're only seen briefly in this one, and only at the station. But for those who are interested in the genesis of the paramedic program, this episode helps illustrate the process of becoming a certified paramedic.
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