What happened to Bobby Troup's face between Season 5 and Season 6 of Emergency? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 07-17-2025, 01:53 PM

He looks markedly different in the first episode of Season 6.

Here’s a photo of Troup in 1967 on Dragnet, age 49:

Here he is five years later in 1972 on Emergency!

And 1977, the final year of the series:

Killarney Rose · 01-08-2026, 12:40 PM

I don’t think he looks different, just different poses in the photos.

ThisLittlePiggy · 01-08-2026, 05:15 PM

He looks slightly older as he ages, same as most of us.

07-17-2025, 01:53 PM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 125,181	What happened to Bobby Troup's face between Season 5 and Season 6 of Emergency? He looks markedly different in the first episode of Season 6. Here’s a photo of Troup in 1967 on Dragnet, age 49: Here he is five years later in 1972 on Emergency! And 1977, the final year of the series:

01-08-2026, 12:40 PM	#2
Killarney Rose Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 24, 2010 Location: AL Posts: 656	I don’t think he looks different, just different poses in the photos.

01-08-2026, 05:15 PM	#3
ThisLittlePiggy Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Nov 02, 2013 Posts: 83,651	He looks slightly older as he ages, same as most of us.