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Randolph Mantooth, Firefighter-Paramedic Johnny Gage on ‘Emergency!,’ Dies at 80

He partnered with real-life pal Kevin Tighe (Roy DeSoto) on the popular NBC series, then did lots of soap operas.

The best take I’ve ever heard about Emergency and how paramedics relate to it was “Every day you go to work wanting to be Johnny Gage. If you stay long enough, you’ll wake up one day and BE Roy DeSoto.”

The thing that I just *really loved* about this man’s performance and what it did for the profession was that even though he portrayed a goofball, he was always a professional - and from the time I became a paramedic until now, I’ve tried to emulate that.

I’m really sad about this news.

[there-isnofate-but-whatwemake]

TIL that the fire station assigned to Universal Studios in California was renamed Station 51 in honor of the TV show “Emergency!” and its impact on the paramedic service.

[thebeatofmyowndrum]

OH NOES

THEY JUST COLLIDED!!!!!! AND NOW THE PLANES ARE FALLING AND CRASHING AND OH NO!!!!!!!!! THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD!!!!!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SAVE THE PEOPLE!!!! THE WHOLE PLACE IS EXPLODING!!!!!!!!

RUN OFF DUTY PARAMEDIC MAN RUN!!!!