Emergency +4 is a 1973–1974 American animated television series based on the live action prime-time series Emergency! The cartoon features the show's two main characters, young firefighter-paramedics John Roderick "Johnny" Gage and Roy DeSoto, voiced by the actors who played them on the prime-time series, Randolph Mantooth and Kevin Tighe. It also added a "plus four" of young people trained in lifesaving techniques — Carol, Matt, Jason and Randy — along with their pets, Flash the dog, Charlemayne the myna bird and Bananas the monkey. Broadcast run The series began on NBC's Saturday morning schedule on September 8, 1973, and ran twenty-three 30-minute episodes over two seasons. The final episode aired on November 30, 1974. The show remained on the network until September 4, 1976 through re-runs. Casting Randolph Mantooth and Kevin Tighe provided the character voices for their respective Emergency! paramedic characters of John Roderick Gage and Roy DeSoto. (See below for other character voice providers.) Format Each episode of the adventure series revolved around the Paramedical Rescue Service. The "+4" of the series title referred to the four children who joined the paramedics in each episode's rescue activities. Production Universal Studios outsourced the animation to Fred Calvert Productions because, at the time, it did not have its own animation division. Cast Randolph Mantooth as John Gage Kevin Tighe as Roy DeSoto Donald Fullilove as Jason Phillips Peter Haas as Randy Alrich Sarah Kennedy as Sally and Carol Harper David Jolliffe as Matthew Harper Richard Paul (12 episodes, 1974) Episodes Season 1 (1973) Season 2 (1974) Credits Season 1 Produced and Directed by Fred Calvert Starring the Voices of Randolph Mantooth and Kevin Tighe, with Donald Fullilove, Peter Haas, David Jolliffe, Sarah Kennedy Associate Producer: Clifford Alsberg Created by Harold Jack Bloom, R.A. Cinader Stories by Joel Kane, Carol Henning, David & Susan Dworski, Peter Dixon, Joe Bonaduce, Norman Maurer, Fred Freiberger, Michael Donovan Storyboard Director: Jan Green Storyboards: Bill Perez, Joe Bruno, Corny Cole Story Editors: Harriet Foster, Janis Fierstein Animation Director: Ray Patterson Animation: Edwin Aardal, Joan Drake, Daniel De La Vega, Shannon Lee Dyer, Robert Goe, Fred Hellmich, Robert Maxfield, Ambrozi Paliwoda, Morey Reden, Allen Wilzbach Production Designer: Don Jurwich Layout: Ray Aragon, Dale Barnhart, Kimie Calvert, Norm Gottfredson, Paul Gruwell, Alex Ignatiev, Michael Moss, James Mueller, Michael O'Mara, Norly Paat, Joel Seibel, Tony Sgroi, Craig Spaulding, Grace Stanzell, Al Wilson, Zygamond Jablecki Background Stylist: Walt