William Shatner
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Synopsis
Rescue 911 is an informational reality-based television series that premiered on April 18, 1989 and ended on August 27, 1996. The series was hosted by William Shatner and featured reenactments of emergency situations that often involved calls to 911. Though never intended as a teaching tool, various viewers used the knowledge they obtained watching the show. Two specials, titled "100 Lives Saved" and "200 Lives Saved," were dedicated to viewers who had written to CBS with their stories on how the knowledge they obtained watching the show allowed them to save the life of someone else. At least 350 lives have been saved as a result of what viewers learned from watching it. The show's popularity coincided with the widespread adoption of the 911 emergency system, replacing standalone police and fire numbers that would vary from municipality to municipality. The number is now universally understood in the United States and Canada to be the number dialed for emergency assistance nationwide.
Episodes
Season 1
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- 1. Episode 101Now viewing1989-09-051hBoy swept away in flooded arroyo (June 10, 1988. Albuquerque, New Mexico); Skydiver is knocked unconscious (April 18, 1987. Coolidge, Arizona); Robber takes grocery store employee hostage (August 1, 1987. Elkhart, Indiana); Documentary of New York City firefighters (July 4. New York, New York); Seven-Year-Old girl helps deliver her mother's baby (May 16, 1989. Bartow County, Georgia)
- 2. Episode 1021989-09-121hConstruction workers trapped upside-down in collapsed cherry picker; Mother must perform CPR on her baby (May 16, 1988. Xenia, Ohio); Toddlers play on tracks as train approaches (May 1, 1989. Ramsey, New Jersey); Teenage car accident victim is treated at R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center (Baltimore, Maryland); Teen touches power line with pool pole (May 27, 1989. Houston, Texas)
- 3. Episode 1031989-09-191hHigh school football player goes into cardiac arrest (November 7, 1986. Springdale, Arkansas); Helicopter rescue of a hiker who fell from a cliff (July 1, 1989. Los Angeles, California); Prospector trapped underwater by boulder (Red River, California); Plane with stuck landing gear (March 12, 1985. St. Augustine, Florida); Burglar trapped in glass store calls 9-1-1 (May 19, 1989. Los Angeles, California)
- 4. Episode 1041989-09-261hBystander attempts to rescue two women trapped in a submerged car (Elkhart, Indiana); Woman stabbed by intruder (October 16, 1988. Lansing, Michigan); Rafter caught in dam's undertow (May 24, 1989. Hamilton, Ohio); Documentary of three patients awaiting organ transplants at Presbyterian-University Hospital (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Girl swept down storm drain (June 26, 1989. Houston, Texas)
- 5. Episode 1051989-10-031hToddler falls into narrow hole (April 24, 1986. Colts Neck, New Jersey); Helicopter pilot attempts to locate a kidney recipient before the donor kidney expires (March 25, 1989. Glamis, California); Children burned in propane explosion (June 21, 1988. Ellicott, Colorado); Accident sends trucker plummeting over a 40 foot bridge and into a swamp (August 11, 1988. Atchafalaya Swamp, Louisiana)
- 6. Episode 1061989-10-101h
- 7. Episode 1071989-10-171hSpelunker trapped in flooded cave (July 1, 1985. Spring Mill State Park, Indiana); San Francisco neonatal hospital documentary (March 1989. San Francisco, California); A family is robbed at home (February 12, 1989. San Dimas, California); Apartment Fire (San Francisco, California); Girl is accosted by a child molester outside a bowling alley (April 30, 1988. Hayward, California)
- 8. Episode 1081989-10-201h
- 9. Episode 1091989-10-271h
- 10. Episode 1101989-11-071hFunny car explodes (July 22, 1989. Denver, Colorado); Helicopter pilots use infrered device to track burglary suspect (July 18, 1989. Fort Worth, Texas); Teenager on motorcycle falls off cliff (August 16, 1989. Amarillo, Texas); Elderly couple lost at sea (January 19, 1989. Charleston, South Carolina)
- 11. Episode 1111989-11-141hWoman hides from intruders (September. Los Angeles, California); Aerovac documentary-Helicopter picks up victims of a head on collision and a girl kicked in the face by a horse (Phoenix, Arizona); Car accident with downed power lines (July 20, 1989. US Highway 50 in Nevada); Girls lost in the Rocky Mountains (June 10, 1989. Arapahoe, Colorado)
- 12. Episode 1121989-11-281hWoman outsmarts her assailant (May 5, 1989. Tucson, Arizona); Dispatcher's husband has heart attack (July 1, 1989. Kingwood, Texas); Cocaine user hijacks ambulance and takes four paramedics hostage (October 18, 1985. West Windsor, New Jersey); Husband must deliver wife's baby (September 3, 1989. Huntington Beach, California)
- 13. Episode 1131989-12-121hWoman shot by mentally ill brother (July 20, 1989. Dallas, Texas); New Years Eve fire at a Puerto Rico hotel (December 31, 1986. San Juan, Puerto Rico); Boy performs Heimlich maneuver on choking bother (April 24, 1989. Baton Rouge, Louisiana); Rescuers search for missing girl (July 31, 1987. Chesterfield, Virginia)
- 14. Episode 1141989-12-191hSeattle Cop Shooting: Police officer is shot, good samaritans aid in the chase (May 15, 1989. Seattle, Washington); Carbon Monoxide Save: elderly couple are overcome by Carbon Monoxide fumes (November 6, 1988. Skokie, Illinois); Santa Catalina Rescue: a scuba diver surfaces too fast, needing in the hypobaric chamber (May 14, 1989. Santa Catalina Island, California); Baby Toss: A woman must toss eight babies from her top floor burning apartment (February 9, 1989. Washington, D.C.)
- 15. Episode 1151990-01-021hDynamite explodes in construction worker's hand (August 17, 1989. Western Washington); Ex-convicts rob a winery (September 1988. Brookfield/New Milford, Connecticut)
- 16. Episode 1161990-01-091h
- 17. Episode 1171990-01-191h
- 18. Episode 1181990-01-261h
- 19. Episode 1191990-02-081h
- 20. Episode 1201990-02-271hFighter pilot crashes into runway at air show (April 24, 1988. El Toro, California); Documentary of the Charles Stuart murder case (October 23, 1989. Boston, Massachusetts); Man has heart attack while driving car (February 14, 1989. Jackson, Mississippi)
- 21. Episode 1211990-02-281h
- 22. Episode 1221990-03-101h
- 23. Episode 1231990-03-171h
- 24. Episode 1241990-03-271hIntruder in a deaf mother's house (October 25, 1989. Chattanooga,Tennessee); Lumberjack pinned between logs (August 10, 1989. Bellingham, Washington); Racer trapped in submerged speedboat (August 12, 1989. St. Louis, Missouri); Documentary of a New Orleans police officer (New Orleans, Louisiana)
- 25. Episode 1251990-04-031hElderly man shot outside his home (October 24, 1989. Taft, Florida); Toddler drowns in pool (September 24, 1989. Claremont, California); Climbers stranded on Mt. Whitney (July 25, 1987. Mount Whitney); Paramedics pick up elderly women involved in a car accident and a man stabbed with a barbecue fork (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
- 26. Episode 1261990-04-101hParrot alerts sleeping family of gas leak (September 23, 1983. East Boston, Massachusetts); Boy's clothes catch fire (October 30, 1988. Pasadena, Texas); Fishing boat sinks, leaving three men adrift at sea (October 16, 1989. Bradenton, Florida); Paramedics from Denver General Hospital pick up victims involved in a drunk driving accident (October 15, 1989. Denver, Colorado)
- 27. Episode 1271990-04-231h
- 28. Episode 1281990-04-281h
- 29. Episode 129 (Best of Season One)1990-05-081hThis special episode re-aired some the first season's best stories: Police officer stops runaway boxcars pushing automobile down train tracks (October 3, 1985. Northville, Michigan); Husband must deliver wife's baby (September 3, 1989. Huntington Beach, California); Woman pulls man from burning car (June 10, 1988. Northern California); 4-year-old boy calls 911 when his mother chokes on a cough drop (October 10, 1989. Van Nuys, California) Other stories briefly highlighted in this episode: The flooding of the Guadalupe River; Construction works trapped upside down in a collapsed cherry picker; A firefighter who saved a boy from a flooded arroyo; A woman who was stabbed by an intruder; A woman trapped in her smoke-filled house; A boy who called 911 when his sister was accidentally shot; A boy who preformed the Heimlich maneuver on his choking brother; A family's encounter with an armed intruder
- 30. Episode 1301990-05-151hGirl accidentally stabs brother (December 1989. Atlanta, Georgia); Prisoners escape by taking four paramedics and prison personnel hostage (April 13, 1988. Nashville, Tennessee); Girl run over by school bus (November 28, 1989. Smyrna, Delaware)
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How many seasons does Rescue 911 have?
Rescue 911 has 7 seasons and 185 episodes.
When did Rescue 911 first air?
Rescue 911 first aired in 1989.
Is Rescue 911 still running?
Yes, Rescue 911 is an ongoing series.
What genre is Rescue 911?
Rescue 911 is classified as Drama, Documentary.