On this site is the story I wrote when "Emergency!" was taken off the air. I do not recall if my story was
written after the reruns (syndication?) were replaced with something inane.
The story was an outlet for the overwhelming grief I experienced when not only the reruns were cancelled, but my
best friend (another "Emergency!" nut) quit high school after her father's death; and my dreams of becoming a jockey were
dashed for financial reasons.
My rationale for choosing Mike Stoker was:
(1) he hadn't received that much coverage;
(2) name value: Bram Stoker wrote "Dracula;"
(3) "Emergency!" fans were ready for one of
the guys to fall in love; and
(4) Stoker was my favorite.
(Please feel free to ignore #4).