In a Heartbeat (TV series)
- Jon Felson
- Steve Reiss
- Patricia Green
- Shawn Ashmore
- Reagan Pasternak
- Danso Gordon
- Christopher Ralph
- Lauren Collins
- Jackie Rosenbaum
performed by Blaise Pascal
- Canada
- United States
- Keith Pierce
- Richard Pierce
- Family Channel
- Disney Channel
March 25, 2001 (2001-03-25)
In a Heartbeat is a drama television series inspired by real life EMT squads whose staff consists of high school students in Darien, Connecticut. The series follows the lives of several teenagers who volunteer as part-time EMTs while going to school and trying to maintain their lives as normal teenagers. In Canada, the series was aired on Family Channel while in the United States it was aired on the Disney Channel. The series is fact-based, as there are teenage volunteer EMTs in service all across the United States.[1]
Synopsis
The EMT squad is made up of Hank Beecham (Danso Gordon) who manages playing football with the high school team as well as being the EMT-Intermediate of the group; Val Lanier (Reagan Pasternak) who is noted for being an excellent student and cheerleader; Tyler Connell (Shawn Ashmore), a football player and Hank's best friend; and Jamie Waite (Christopher Ralph), the newest member of the squad initially there not by his own choice but as a result of a new program to help troubled teens get their life together by becoming EMTs.
Other characters in the series are Brooke Lanier (Lauren Collins), Val's twelve-year-old sister who volunteers with the squad after school and whose main job consists of managing the paperwork; and Caitie Roth (Jackie Rosenbaum), Val's best friend, a goth who is known for her dark clothes and purple-streaked hair.
Cast
- Danso Gordon as Hank Beecham
- Reagan Pasternak as Val Lanier
- Shawn Ashmore as Tyler Connell
- Christopher Ralph as Jamie Waite
- Lauren Collins as Brooke Lanier
- Jackie Rosenbaum as Caitie Roth
- Nikki Goodell as Penelope London
Episodes
No. | Title [2] | Directed by [2] | Original air date [2] | Prod. code [2] |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | "Assume Nothing" "Pilot" | Shawn Levy | August 26, 2000 (2000-08-26) | 1-22 |
2 | "Things That Go Bump in the Night" | Carl A. Goldstein | September 2, 2000 (2000-09-02) | 1-02 |
3 | "The Adventures of Super Val" | Stacey Stewart Curtis | September 9, 2000 (2000-09-09) | 1-01 |
4 | "Changing Times" | Stacey Stewart Curtis | September 16, 2000 (2000-09-16) | 1-03 |
5 | "Cinderella Syndrome" | Stacey Stewart Curtis | September 23, 2000 (2000-09-23) | 1-05 |
6 | "Go Team" | Unknown | September 30, 2000 (2000-09-30) | 1-04 |
7 | "And The Winner Is" | Unknown | October 7, 2000 (2000-10-07) | 1-06 |
8 | "A Night to Remember" | Unknown | October 14, 2000 (2000-10-14) | 1-07 |
9 | "New Kid in Town" | Unknown | November 3, 2000 (2000-11-03) | 1-08 |
10 | "You Say It's Your Birthday" | Unknown | November 17, 2000 (2000-11-17) | 1-09 |
11 | "Four EMT's and a Kid" | Unknown | December 8, 2000 (2000-12-08) | 1-10 |
12 | "Friends Don't Let Friends..." | Unknown | December 15, 2000 (2000-12-15) | 1-12 |
13 | "Power to the Pathetic" | Unknown | February 4, 2001 (2001-02-04) | 1-11 |
14 | "Race of a Lifetime" | Unknown | February 11, 2001 (2001-02-11) | 1-13 |
15 | "Star Struck" | Unknown | February 18, 2001 (2001-02-18) | 1-14 |
16 | "Hero" | Unknown | February 25, 2001 (2001-02-25) | 1-15 |
17 | "The Boy's No Good" | Unknown | March 4, 2001 (2001-03-04) | 1-16 |
18 | "Be True to Your School" | Unknown | March 11, 2001 (2001-03-11) | 1-17 |
19 | "Read My Lips" | Unknown | March 18, 2001 (2001-03-18) | 1-18 |
20 | "Time's Up" | Unknown | March 25, 2001 (2001-03-25) | 1-19 |
Reception
Variety's Laura Fries reviewed the show favorably, remarking that "Disney's original high school drama series "In a Heartbeat" has characters every bit as appealing as anything you'd find on the WB, only a heck of a lot smarter."[3] Lynne Heffley of Los Angeles Times described the show as "surprisingly watchable".[1]
References
- ^ a b Lynne Heffley (August 26, 2000). "'In a Heartbeat' Gives Disney a Lifeline to Older Teens". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
- ^ a b c d From the United States Copyright Office catalog: "Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "In a Hertbeat : no."]". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
- ^ Laura Fries (August 24, 2000). "In a Heartbeat". Variety. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
External links
- In a Heartbeat at IMDb
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