▁as ▁a ▁human ▁shield ▁ru ins ▁his ▁political ▁career , ▁as ▁the ▁dying ▁Johnny ▁knows ▁by ▁gra bb ing ▁Still son ' s ▁leg . ▁ ▁Television ▁series ▁In ▁the ▁television ▁series , ▁Johnny ▁is ▁introduced ▁in ▁the ▁pilot ▁episode , ▁" W heel ▁of ▁Fort une ▁( Part ▁ 1 ) ". ▁ ▁Born ▁John ▁Robert ▁Smith ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁Johnny ▁taught ▁Bi ology ▁at ▁Cle aves ▁M ills ▁High ▁School ▁until ▁a ▁hor r ific ▁car ▁crash , ▁on ▁June ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁put ▁him ▁into ▁a ▁six - year ▁com a ▁from ▁which ▁he ▁a wo ke ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁Since ▁then , ▁he ▁has ▁experienced ▁psych ic ▁vis ions , ▁triggered ▁by ▁physical ▁contact , ▁of ▁the ▁future ▁and ▁the ▁past . ▁He ▁has ▁repeatedly ▁used ▁these ▁vis ions ▁to ▁aid ▁Pen ob sc ot ▁County ▁Sher iff ▁Walter ▁T . ▁B ann erman , ▁the ▁man ▁who ▁had ▁married ▁Johnny ' s ▁own ▁f ian c ée , ▁Sarah ▁Anne ▁Bra ck nell . ▁He ▁also ▁helped ▁her ▁raise ▁Johnny ' s ▁son , ▁J . J ., ▁while ▁Johnny ▁was ▁com at ose . ▁Un like ▁his ▁novel ▁counter part , ▁Johnny ▁is ▁very ▁relax ed ▁about ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁his ▁ab ilities ▁and ▁uses ▁them ▁on ▁several ▁occasions ▁to ▁help ▁his ▁friends ▁investigate ▁the ▁myster ies ▁and ▁d angers ▁surrounding ▁them . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁