Search results
240-Robert is an American drama television series that ran on ABC from August 28, 1979, to March 21, 1981. [1] The series title is a reference to the call-sign designation for the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department's search and rescue/paramedic teams.
240-Robert: Created by Rick Rosner. With John Bennett Perry, Mark Harmon, Joanna Cassidy, Peter J. Pitchess. The missions of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Emergency Services Detail.
- (256)
- 1979-08-28
- Adventure
- 60
The ABC series was based on a real-life unit of the Sheriff’s Department who used “240-Robert” as their radio emergency code. The show rated poorly on initial screening but was brought back in 1981 for a limited run with Pamela Hensley as Deputy Sandy Harper and Stephen Burns as Deputy Brett Cueva.
- Premise
- Development/Cancellation
- Cast
- Availability
- External Links
The series focuses on the various missions of a specialized unit of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, known as "240-Robert." Their missions included air/land/sea search and rescue operations using four-wheel-drive vehicles, boats, and helicopters. The series and its cases were based on the real-life 240 unit in the Los Angeles Police Dep...
The show was created by Rick Rosner, who had also created the hit series CHiPs two years earlier for NBC. 240-Robertwas filmed at a ranger station located at Sycamore Cove in Ventura County, California. Even though the real 240 unit had its headquarters in East Los Angeles, Rosner took some artistic liberty and made the headquarters a "beachside st...
Deputy Theodore Roosevelt "Trap" Applegate III - John Bennett Perry (father of actor Matthew Perry)Deputy Dwayne "Thib" Thibideaux - Mark HarmonDeputy Morgan Wainwright - Joanna CassidyDeputy Brett Cueva - Stephen W. BurnsNo official VHS or DVD releases are known to exist, aside from a few long-out-of-print PAL VHS releases in Europe. Only a small handful of very low-quality Spanish dubs of some episodes, as well as the intro in English, can be found on YouTube. However, on February 17th, 2021, Lost Media Wiki user Halofanwould upload the entire series onto Google D...
Wikipedia page on 240-Robert.Retrieved 24 Apr '19IMDb page on 240-Robert.Retrieved 24 Apr '19240-Robert fansite.Retrieved 24 Apr '19240-Robert is an ABC network drama series created by Rick Rosner which aired from August 28, 1979 to March 21, 1981, lasting for two seasons & 16 episodes. The series centered on the missions of "24-Robert", a specialized unit of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Emergency Services...
The series was based on the real life 240 unit of the Sheriff's Department. 240-ROBERT followed the exploits of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Emergency Services Detail. Utilizing helicopters, boats and a customized Ford Bronco, the team managed to extract hapless citizens from various dangerous situations.
240-Robert is an American drama television series that ran on ABC from August 28, 1979, to March 21, 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.
