240-Robert 1979 - 1981


240-Robert is an American drama series that ran on ABC from 1979 to 1981. 
The series title is a reference to the call-sign designation for the Los Angeles 
Sheriff's Department's search and rescue/paramedic teams.

Plot

The series chronicles the missions of "240-Robert", a specialized unit of the 
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD), that utilized four wheel 
drive vehicles and a helicopter. Most of the assignments were sea/air/land 
search and rescue operations in the extensive jurisdiction. 

The vehicles used at that time were 1979 Ford Broncos, while the helicopter 
was a Hughes brand, Model HA-500C (similar in design to the current MD 500).

The series was based on real life cases encountered by the LASD's Emergency 
Services Detail. The real life ESD is actually headquartered in East Los Angeles. 
Rick Rosner took artistic liberty and portrayed the headquarters as a 
beach-side station. The actual filming location was at a State of California 
ranger station located at Sycamore Cove in Ventura County, California.

Cast

Deputy Theodore Roosevelt "Trap" Applegate III (John Bennett Perry)
Deputy Dwayne "Thib" Thibideaux (Mark Harmon, episodes 1-13)
Deputy Morgan Wainwright (Joanna Cassidy, episodes 1-13), the unit's helicopter pilot
Deputy Brett Cueva (Stephen W. Burns, episodes 14-16), who replaced Thib
Deputy Sandy Harper (Pamela Hensley, episodes 14-16), the new pilot of the unit


Episode list

Season 1

"The Apology"
"Stuntman"
"Bathysphere"
"Models"
"Acting Sergeant"
"Bank Job"
"Out of Sight"
"Time Bomb"
"Double Trouble"
"Poison Air"
"Earthquake"
"The Applicant"
"Oil and Water"

Season 2

"A Cool Welcome"
"First Loss"
"Hostages"

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