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240-RobertBy Scott Schaeffer
A short-lived rescue/adventure show that seemed like a hybrid of the
current hit "CHiPs" and
recently cancelled "Emergency!",
"240-Robert" dramatized the exploits of the real-life Los
Angeles County Sheriff's Department E.S.D. unit, the Emergency Services
Detail. The E.S.D. deputies were rescue paramedics as well as S.W.A.T.
personnel.
John Bennett Perry (father of "Friends" star Matthew Perry) and
a young Mark Harmon starred as deputies Trap and Thib. The call sign of
their four-wheel-drive black and white Ford Bronco was
"240-Robert-2." Providing assistance in the air was Joanna
Cassidy as deputy Morgan, a chopper pilot in "240-Robert-Air."
When the series returned after a hiatus Harmon and Cassidy were replaced
by Stephan Burns and Pamela Hensley as, respectively, new deputies Brett
and Sandy. The series aired on ABC intermittently between 1979 and 1981.
The series was created by Rick Rosner, who was also responsible for the
hit show "CHiPs" two years earlier. Rosner himself was a also
reserve deputy for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
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I remember Morgan trying to land her helicopter like a plane due to a rotor malfunction. They spread foam on the runway to help her land smoothly. A very exciting and memorable moment. --Superstu | Note: This is just a random sample of the 240-Robert messages in our TV forums! Click here to see what others have said or to post your own comments! |
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Aired: 1979-1981 |
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Cast: Mark Harmon, John Bennett Perry |
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Network: ABC |
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Genre: Adventure |
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