- Firehouse (TV series)
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show_name = Firehouse
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format =Fire fighting drama
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runtime = 22 minutes
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executive_producer =Aaron Spelling Leonard Goldberg
starring =James Drury Michael Delano Bill Overton
Scott SmithBrad David Richard Jaeckel
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country = flag|United States
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language = English
network = ABC
first_aired =17 January 1974
last_aired =1 August 1974
num_episodes = 13
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imdb_id = 0070988
tv_com_id = 6732Firehouse was a short-lived ABC television series in early 1974. Somewhat derivative of "
Emergency! " (a hit on rival networkNBC at the time) and the recent best-selling novel "Report From Engine Co. 82 " byFDNY firemanDennis Smith , this drama/adventure series was set in Los Angeles at a small inner-cityfire station . The five-man crew of Engine Company 23 was led by Captain Spike Ryerson, played byJames Drury , fresh from his starring role of nine years on the western series "The Virginian".The series followed a 1973 television movie of the same name, although veteran character actor
Richard Jaeckel was the only notable cast member to appear in both the TV-movie and the series.It aired back-to-back with "Chopper One", an action-drama series about two police helicopter pilots for the fictional WCPD (see also "S.W.A.T."). Although fondly remembered by some people who are now the oldest of the
Gen-X era both series only lasted a season of thirteen episodes each.External links
* [http://aa.1asphost.com/CTVA/US/Adventure/Firehouse.htm Classic TV Archive: "Firehouse"]
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