# Question about Adam-12 and Emergency **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 19, 2013, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-adam-12-and-emergency/650755 "2013-02-19T01:06:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2013, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-adam-12-and-emergency/650755/1 "2013-02-19T01:06:53Z")
Yeah. I know. I watch stupid TV. I have a TV law enforcement question that comes from me watching Adam-12 and Emergency (I LOVE Antenna TV and the Me Too networks!) Considering that I’m someone that bases their American History knowledge on episodes of Bonanza, please excuse me if this is a stupid question. 😃 On Adam-12, they have KMA367 (it’s a sticker) on their radio in their car - what does that mean? I assume it’s similar to when on the show Emergency, when they’re called out, the Captain says to dispatch “KMG365.” Can anyone tell me what those call letters mean? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2013, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-adam-12-and-emergency/650755/2 "2013-02-19T01:16:56Z")
KMA367 was the FCC designation for LAPD dispatch from the mid-40s until the mid-80s. KMG365 is a base station assigned to LA County Fire. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2013, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-adam-12-and-emergency/650755/3 "2013-02-19T01:22:03Z")
Side note: [The Master speaks.](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/714/in-los-angeles-why-do-so-many-license-plate-holders-say-kma367) ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2013, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-adam-12-and-emergency/650755/4 "2013-02-19T01:22:33Z")
I used to love Adam-12. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2013, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-adam-12-and-emergency/650755/5 "2013-02-19T01:51:03Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > I used to love Adam-12. Then what happened? ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2013, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-adam-12-and-emergency/650755/6 "2013-02-19T01:53:31Z")
Emergency was a rip off of Rescue 8 (which was before people were flesh toned). ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2013, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-adam-12-and-emergency/650755/7 "2013-02-19T01:57:49Z")
> [@Duckster](#): > > Then what happened? It went away. Like so many things I’ve cared about. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2013, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-adam-12-and-emergency/650755/8 "2013-02-19T02:24:17Z")
**silenus** THANK YOU! Is there anything you do not know? You are my hero! 😃 **Ethilrist** , thanks for the link - I can’t believe the Master even TOUCHED upon a subject I am interested in - I feel so - well - validated!! **johnpost** , what is this Rescue 8 you speak of? I am intrigued! When was it on? I will begin to look for it! Next up - Missy2U will probably have some dumbass Dragnet Questions! I know you’re all looking forward to it! 😃 Actually, what’s sad is, I really DO have a Dragnet question. But I’ll save it for tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2013, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-adam-12-and-emergency/650755/9 "2013-02-19T02:31:38Z")
I remember **[Rescue 8](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rescue_8)** from its reruns in the late 50s and early 60s. Our local TV station, channel 8, aired it; I liked that the numbers matched. It was similar to **Emergency** – following an ambulance around LA as they saved lives. Channel 8 also showed **[The Buccaneers](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Buccaneers_(TV_series))** and **[Whirlybirds](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whirlybirds)** in syndication. All were half-hour dramatic shows. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2013, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-adam-12-and-emergency/650755/10 "2013-02-19T02:40:48Z")
Bring on the Dragnet questions! ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2013, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-adam-12-and-emergency/650755/11 "2013-02-19T03:11:22Z")
> [@Missy2U](#): > > **johnpost** , what is this Rescue 8 you speak of? I am intrigued! When was it on? I will begin to look for it! it was a LA county rescue squad show that ran 1958 to 1960. it was before paramedics so the two guys did rescues of people in lifethreatening situations. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2013, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-adam-12-and-emergency/650755/12 "2013-02-19T03:25:35Z")
> [@MsRobyn](#): > > Bring on the Dragnet questions! Just as long as you’re interested in the facts. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2013, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-adam-12-and-emergency/650755/13 "2013-02-19T03:40:21Z")
Dragnet? Here watch this. [http://youtu.be/cjquGpmgwOo](http://youtu.be/cjquGpmgwOo) ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2013, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-adam-12-and-emergency/650755/14 "2013-02-19T04:21:26Z")
> [@johnpost](#): > > it was a LA county rescue squad show that ran 1958 to 1960. it was before paramedics so the two guys did rescues of people in lifethreatening situations. I was a big fan of _Emergency!_ when I was a kid. A few years ago, I picked up the first season of the show on DVD. The pilot for the series was a crossover with _Adam-12_ (both shows were produced by Jack Webb), and the main plotline of the pilot was the creation of the paramedic group within the LA County fire department. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2013, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-adam-12-and-emergency/650755/15 "2013-02-19T14:59:09Z")
We watch _Emergency!_ every day. ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2013, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-adam-12-and-emergency/650755/16 "2013-02-19T15:09:17Z")
Someone needs to set this thread up with an IV with d5w and transport to Rampart IMMEDIATELY! ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2013, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-adam-12-and-emergency/650755/17 "2013-02-19T15:22:53Z")
> [@phungi](#): > > Someone needs to set this thread up with an IV with d5w and transport to Rampart IMMEDIATELY! And don’t forget the Ringers lactate! ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2013, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-adam-12-and-emergency/650755/18 "2013-02-19T15:26:33Z")
> [@Rick](#): > > Dragnet? Here watch this. [http://youtu.be/cjquGpmgwOo](http://youtu.be/cjquGpmgwOo) I haven’t seen that in years, thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2013, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-adam-12-and-emergency/650755/19 "2013-02-19T15:40:16Z")
I remember as a kid watching the show. I would get excited when the call out tone was really long because I knew it would be a good one. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2013, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-adam-12-and-emergency/650755/20 "2013-02-19T15:42:53Z")
Robert Fuller from “Emergency!” was a frequent guest on “Hollywood Squares.” He could give some of the most convincing bluff answers. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-adam-12-and-emergency/650755.md?page=2)