Randolph Mantooth

I loved him.

Randolph Mantooth,

yeah.

Oh,

So also, if you're listening live this week, go back into the news.

Of course, this week was the memorial service for Randolph Mantooth, a.k.a. Johnny Gage, over at the LA County Fire Museum.

And I know a few of our mutual friends are there remembering and bidding farewell.

And so, you know, no EMS one-stop or fire rescue is complete without mentioning Johnny and Roy.

Of course, once we think about we don't we don't go and see what the movies were over the years that these episodes aired to fully understand what the writers were doing.

He says, definitely inspired casting with Randolph Mantooth.

And he says, if you want to find a Kmart in 2026, you have five remaining options, at least in this hemisphere.

The only one left in the United States mainland is Miami.

It looks like they do have Johnny and Roy both autographed it, or who's the autographs in there?

Yeah, Randy Mantooth and Kevin Tai both played the main characters.

Those are their signatures on the...

Yep, and rest in peace.

Um, did anyone recognize anybody here? No? Okay.

Well, Earl Stringer, rest in peace, played by, uh, one of the great names in TV h- history, Randolph Mantooth.

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An American actor best known for playing paramedic John Gage on the 1970s NBC television series Emergency! Uh, born 1945 in Sacramento, he studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, launched a career that spanned more than five decades in television, film, theater, and soaps.

He died just a few months ago as we record this.

Uh, died July 9th, 2026 at age 80.

So Randolph Mantooth.

Rachel Bradley, uh, The Scowl, is played by Jenette Goldstein, an American actress and businesswoman best known for her memorable role as the tough Colonel Marine Private Vasquez in James Cameron's 1986 sci-fi classic Aliens.