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John is trying to get Roy to give up his "system" for picking winning horses out of the newspaper. The firemen rescue a woman who fell into the lion's cage at the zoo and was bitten, help an exotic dancer who became ill from mono at a strip club, whom Dr. Brackett and Dixie takes care of, then, the paramedics assist an adult who fell off a skateboard into a cactus patch on his rump (then John does the exact same thing), and save a wounded policeman from a sniper.

In the teaser, Roy is looking for the sports section of the newspaper. When he finds it, Chet asks how many home runs Hank Aaron had hit the day before. This episode originally aired after the conclusion of the 1974 Major League Baseball season, when Hank Aaron's career home run total sat at 733; he would go on to play his final two seasons for the Milwaukee Brewers, where he would hit his final 22 home runs.

After Roy decides to switch his interest from horse racing to baseball, he tries to engage in small talk by saying "Bill Buckner's hitting over .300". He is referring to Bill Buckner, who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1969 to 1976. He was part of the legendary Dodgers' teams of the 1970s, which also included Steve Garvey (1B), Davey Lopes (2B), and Ron Cey (3B). One note: Buckner is the player who let a ground ball go through his legs in the 1986 World Series, something that has dogged ever since then, as many people blame him as the reason the Boston Red Sox lost the World Series.

After scene in hospital with the go-go dancer, squad is dispatched on a run. Roy reaches down to turn on siren and instead of the normal "electronic" siren we always hear, the sound of a mechanical Federal Q siren (like on Engine 51) is heard.


Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Fuller Robert Fuller - Dr. Kelly Brackett
Julie London Julie London - Dixie McCall, R.N.
Bobby Troup Bobby Troup - Dr. Joe Early
Randolph Mantooth Randolph Mantooth - Paramedic John Gage
Kevin Tighe Kevin Tighe - Paramedic Roy DeSoto
Robert Q. Lewis Robert Q. Lewis - Mr. Caldwell
Tim Donnelly Tim Donnelly - Fireman Chet Kelly
Michael Norell Michael Norell - Captain Hank Stanley
Marco Lopez Marco Lopez - Fireman Marco Lopez (as Marco López)
Mike Stoker Mike Stoker - Fireman Mike Stoker
Ron Pinkard Ron Pinkard - Dr. Mike Morton
Milton Frome Milton Frome - Jed Roland
Pamela Morris Pamela Morris - Mrs. Caldwell
Lindsay Bloom Lindsay Bloom - Suzy Clark
W.T. Zacha W.T. Zacha - Bouncer
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