In a Heartbeat
Disney Channel series inspired by real-life EMT squads staffed by high-school students. It follows the adventures of four high-school students who volunteer part-time as EMTs as they work towards medical careers. The live-action dramatic series follows the lives of four such teens as they strive to balance the responsibility of saving lives with the everyday, adolescent demands of family, friends, and school.
- 2000-2001
- 1 season
- Disney Channel
- Drama
Disney Channel series inspired by real-life EMT squads staffed by high-school students. It follows the adventures of four high-school students who volunteer part-time as EMTs as they work towards medical careers. The live-action dramatic series follows the lives of four such teens as they strive to balance the responsibility of saving lives with the everyday, adolescent demands of family, friends, and school.
Season 1 Episode Guide
21 Episodes 2000 - 2001
Episode 1
Pilot 1 (Assume Nothing)
Sat, Aug 26, 2000
The new assistant director, Jennifer, gets on Alex's bad side. Tyler and Val start to realize they like each other. Jamie is forced to help the squad as community service and is accused of stealing traffic cones. Val and her best friend, Catie, start to realize how different they are.
Episode 2
Pilot 2 (Assume Nothing)
Episode 3
Things That Go Bump in the Night
Tarantulas have been raiding the neighborhood and Brooke is freaked out. Unfortunately, this is the same time Amy has an all girls sleepover and Brooke attends. But when Amy's big sister has to help out a friend, the boys crash the sleepover and cause some havoc. Meanwhile, Tyler doubts his skills as an EMT because he is afraid of giving shots.
Episode 4
The Adventures of Super Val
Sat, Sep 9, 2000
Val takes on too many responsibilities while waiting for her father to come home from the hospital.
Episode 5
Changing Times
Sat, Sep 16, 2000
Since Brooke and Val's father can't work, their family has to make some financial cuts including selling their house, and moving to a much smaller house. Jamie becomes an official EMT, but his first job as an official isn't exactly what he expected.
Episode 6
Cinderella Syndrome
Sat, Sep 23, 2000
The Homecoming dance has everyone on edge. Tyler wants to ask Val, but he can't get the right moment. Hank is avoiding Melanie, a girl with whom he doesn't want to go to the dance with. Jamie and Catie make their own plans for the Homecoming dance.
Episode 7
Go Team
Sat, Sep 30, 2000
Tyler is frustrated by his step-dad and is taking his frustration out on everyone, mainly Hank. Brooke is growing older and she's starting to think she's ready for a bra. She starts to look them up online and Jamie busts her. Hilarity and confusion ensues.
Episode 8
And the Winner Is
Sat, Oct 7, 2000
Catie is excited to be a finalist in a writing contest, but when she finds out Val is also a finalist, the competition puts their friendship to the test. Meanwhile, a man that is treated by the squad blames them for stealing his wallet, then Alex accuses Jamie as the thief. Brooke is determined to find the truth.
Episode 9
A Night to Remember
Jamie's friends convince him to blow off the squad on Halloween, which also happens to be the squad's busiest and craziest night of the year.
Episode 10
New Kid in Town
Fri, Nov 3, 2000
Brooke is jealous of Nick's friendship with the new girl, Amanda. Val plays cupid with Tyler's help.
Episode 11
You Say It's Your Birthday
Fri, Nov 17, 2000 30 mins
Val is trapped between Tyler and his stepfather at a tense birthday dinner. Hank's French teacher has a secret.
Episode 12
Four EMTs and a Kid
Fri, Dec 8, 2000 30 mins
When Sam Revere, the boy from the highway pile-up is traumatized, his dad believes Hank is the only one who can help him. Meanwhile, Tyler and Val have an advertising project together but they don't exactly agree on each other's ideas.
Episode 13
Friends Don't Let Friends...
Jaime tries to help a classmate who is Huffing.
Episode 14
Power to the Pathetic
Sun, Feb 4, 2001 30 mins
Brooke gets her ears pierced despite her mother's wishes. Tyler has a streak of bad luck.
Episode 15
Race of a Lifetime
Sun, Feb 11, 2001 30 mins
Jamie enters a motocross competition to settle a grudge with an old flame.
Episode 16
Star Struck
Sun, Feb 18, 2001
The squad is impressed when an action movie star pays them a visit, but they soon grow tired of his colossal ego. Catie helps Val pass a cooking class.
Episode 17
Hero
30 mins
Jamie is hailed a hero after rescuing a boy from a burning building. Brooke helps a stray dog.
Episode 18
The Boy's No Good
When Catie falls for a preppy boy, she comes to realize that he is using her to get back at his parents.
Episode 19
Be True to Your School
Sun, Mar 11, 2001
Episode 20
Read My Lips
Sun, Mar 18, 2001
Hank risks everything to hid his friend's illiteracy. Tyler boasts about how much his foreign sports car saves gas.
Episode 21
Time's Up
Sun, Mar 25, 2001
Jamie's community service hours are up, and he is torn between staying with the EMS squad, or leaving it and going back to his normal life. Val has a streak of bad luck when on duty, but she must face her own doubts when a little girl is stuck in a flooding basement. Brooke accidentally ruins Alex's cell phone, and doesn't know how to fix it.