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Randall McHolland (also known as Randy or Mouch) is a veteran firefighter and an engineer with the Chicago Fire Department, a union rep, and is currently assigned as the driver of Truck 81 at Firehouse 51. He is portrayed by Christian Stolte.

Personal life[]

When McHolland was young, his father would always travel for work but always sent postcards. Randy has kept and treasured this postcards all of his life. He has a biological daughter himself - Lizzie but she has almost no contact with Randy as he was just a sperm donor and not actually involved in any of her life. However they later made contact and it is implied that they may be on good terms now. Randall is married to Trudy Platt; a desk sergeant with the Chicago Police Department. They met at Boden's wedding and began dating not long after.[1]

His nickname "Mouch" comes from the firefighters he worked with, stating that he is always on the couch watching television so he is half-man and half-couch.

Career[]

McHolland has been a firefighter with the Chicago Fire Department for the majority of his adult life. He is also the President of the Firefighter's Union and a union representative so has responsibility to liaise with the Chicago Fire Department with any issues that their firefighters or paramedics have and he also accompanies and advises staff with disciplinary meetings.

Further info[]

Season 1[]

Mouch is seen taking Japanese lessons. He ends up meeting a woman by the name of Mari online. She is from Japan and comes to visit Mouch in A Hell of a Ride and leaves in A Problem House. Mouch says he will try to visit her, but this never happens and they end up breaking up.

Mouch tries to meet a lady via GoldenOldeez.com off of the advice of Leslie Shay, but his dates don't end up working out.

During Fireworks, he is dismayed that Shay and Dawson discover his past as a sperm donor. He explains to Shay of how his cousin and wife used artificial insemination to conceive a daughter while telling them his reason was for the cash.

Season 2[]

In Real Never Waits, Mouch meets Trudy Platt at Chief Boden's wedding, and they seem to hit it off.

Season 3[]

In Chopper, Mouch is approached by Herrmann, who informs him of Cruz being a zumba dance instructor. Despite Herrmann swearing him to secrecy, Mouch tells Capp and Newhouse before the secret is known to everyone in the house. Mouch and the others sign up for Cruz's class to see it for themselves and are amused to see Cruz surprised at seeing them. When Cruz nearly cancels, Casey encourages him before the class starts and the squad enjoy themselves.

During Red Rag the Bull, he is contacted by a sperm bank who tell him that because of a mishap some of his children may know his identity, Soon enough a young man, claiming that he is his son calls him. He is shocked and goes to meet with him, but backs out.

In Forgive You Anything, the young man Emmett goes to meet him at the house. However, Emmett reveals that he is not his child, but his sister Lizzie is and he only wanted to meet him so to get a read on him before introducing him. He explains that he sees him as a coward for not bothering to show up. After some coaxing from Trudy Platt, Boden, and Herrmann, he faces Emmett and begs him to let him meet Lizzie, with the latter giving him Lizzie's number. That night, Mouch meets his daughter and they share a tearful embrace.

Season 4[]

Trudy Platt and Mouch get married in On the Warpath.

Season 5[]

Towards the end of the season, Mouch considers retiring from the fire department. In the Season 5 finale, Mouch, trapped inside a burning factory, collapses after seemingly having a heart attack.

Season 6[]

In the season premiere, he survives the factory fire and delivers a moving speech about how close he came to "walking off of this job". He treasures the time that he has with his brothers and sisters at 51 after he realizes he has not had enough time with them and Trudy Platt. He hopes he will never have to look down that dark tunnel ever again. In wake of his heart attack, he strives to be fitter and so signs the whole second shift up for a Firefighter's Muster.

Season 8[]

Mouch and Trudy Platt buy Otis’s share of Molly’s, with Mouch asking if this entitles him to free beer.

In 51's Original Bell, Mouch is at the station when Violet comes to confront Gallo. He and the others eavesdrop on their conversation, knowing the drama would be funny. They watch surprised when Violet is taken aback by Gallo making an impromptu marriage proposal. After she leaves, he and the other firefighters question the embarrassed Gallo about what he was thinking. He is at Molly's when Severide and Casey bring Capp from the hospital, where he and Herrmann welcome him back by teasing him.

Season 9[]

In Smash Therapy, Mouch comes under fire when Casey is nearly injured due to the faulty mechanics of the aerial ladder that Mouch was operating. Casey gives him the cold shoulder as he attempts to find out what could’ve caused it, but Herrmann does his own investigation and finds out what really happened - there were supposed to be repairs done to the ladder, but Assistant Deputy Commissioner Jerry Gorsch (being an empty rank and thus severely unqualified for his job) never made the call. This reveals Mouch was not at fault and Casey apologizes to him. Mouch thanks Hermann for his actions.

During Funny What Things Remind Us, Truck 81 responds to a call and saves a woman. To his dismay, however, he is reunited with his rival Chuck Rutledge. This reignites their old feud with both playing pranks on the other, much to the amusement of both of their squads. However Chuck ultimately wins the prank war when he has his old friend ring donuts down from a helicopter in front of the 51 squad. Realizing that he cannot top that, Mouch accepts defeat.

Season 10[]

Mouch was able to convince PFC Evan Hawkins to get Brett a jumpstart on the Paramedicine program and has aided her in the endeavor.

Season 12[]

Mouch survived a near fatal event after an extremist attack that nearly killed him. He made a full recovery after six months. Later on, in order to turn his life over and put away his old habits, Mouch denounced his nickname and requested everyone to call him by his name 'McHolland', however, Boden reminded him of his good deeds performed during his services in the CFD under that said nickname, so Mouch stuck with his moniker.

Memorable Quotes[]

  • “How far would you go for the ones you love? How far have you gone?”

Notes and Trivia[]

  • He studied Japanese.[2]
  • He has a personal vendetta against Canada, due to being made fun of after falling victim to an immigration scam.[2]
  • He is the same age as Herrmann.
  • It is unknown whether he and his daughter have connected.
  • Besides Boden, Herrmann and Cruz, Mouch is one of the few firefighters to have a wife and child.
  • He has an ongoing feud with fellow firefighter Chuck Rutledge, who refers to him by his last name.
  • He apparently got a tattoo with his wife’s name on his buttock after losing a bet.
  • He has been secretly storing his bagpipes at the firehouse in a locker with the name "Baggs" on it ever since he got married. (One Crazy Shift)
  • He is a second-generation Scottish-American. (One Crazy Shift)
  • His dream and self-claimed "birth right" is playing bagpipes in the band "Pipes and Drums". (One Crazy Shift)
  • He accidentally sold Sylvie Brett's cat Veronicat at the firehouse yard sale, but she appreciated it. (What Comes Next)
  • He, Herrmann and Boden are the three veterans at Firehouse 51.

Gallery[]

Appearances[]

Season 1
Pilot Mon Amour Professional Courtesy One Minute Hanging On
Rear View Mirror Two Families Leaving the Station It Ain't Easy Merry Christmas, Etc.
God Has Spoken Under the Knife Warm and Dead A Little Taste Nazdarovya!
Viral Better to Lie Fireworks A Coffin That Small Ambition
Retaliation Hit Leaders Lead Let Her Go A Hell of a Ride
Season 2
A Problem House Prove It Defcon 1 A Nuisance Call A Power Move
Joyriding No Regrets Rhymes with Shout You Will Hurt Him Not Like This
Shoved In My Face Out With a Bang Tonight’s the Night Virgin Skin Keep Your Mouth Shut
A Rocket Blasting Off When Things Got Rough Until Your Feet Leave the Ground A Heavy Weight A Dark Day
One More Shot Real Never Waits
Season 3
Always Wow Me Just Drive the Truck Apologies Are Dangerous The Nuclear Option
Madmen and Fools Nobody Touches Anything Chopper Arrest in Transit Santa Bites
Let Him Die Ambush Predator Three Bells Call It Paradise Headlong Toward Disaster
Red Rag the Bull Forgive You Anything Forgiving, Relentless, Unconditional I Am the Apocalypse You Know Where to Find Me
We Called Her Jellybean Category 5 Spartacus
Season 4
Let It Burn A Taste of Panama City I Walk Away Your Day Is Coming Regarding This Wedding
2112 Sharp Elbows When Tortoises Fly Short and Fat The Beating Heart
The Path of Destruction Not Everyone Makes It The Sky is Falling All Hard Parts Bad for the Soul
Two T's What Happened to Courtney? On the Warpath I Will Be Walking The Last One for Mom
Kind of a Crazy Idea Where the Collapse Started Superhero
Season 5
The Hose or the Animal A Real Wake-Up Call Scorched Earth Nobody Else Is Dying Today I Held Her Hand
That Day Lift Each Other One Hundred Some Make It, Some Don’t The People We Meet
Who Lives and Who Dies An Agent of the Machine Trading in Scuttlebutt Purgatory Deathtrap
Telling Her Goodbye Babies and Fools Take a Knee Carry Their Legacy Carry Me
Sixty Days My Miracle
Season 6
It Wasn't Enough Ignite on Contact An Even Bigger Surprise A Breaking Point Devil's Bargain
Down Is Better A Man's Legacy The Whole Point of Being Roommates Foul is Fair Slamigan
Law of the Jungle The F Is For Hiding Not Seeking Looking for a Lifeline The Chance to Forgive
The One That Matters Most Put White on Me When They See Us Coming Where I Want to Be The Strongest Among Us
The Unrivaled Standard One for the Ages The Grand Gesture
Season 7
A Closer Eye Going to War Thirty Percent Sleight of Hand This Isn't Charity A Volatile Mixture
All the Proof What Will Define You The Solution to Everything Always a Catch Inside These Walls
You Choose Make This Right The Plunge It Wasn't About Hockey What I Saw
Fault in Him Move a Wall No Such Thing as Bad Luck Until the Weather Breaks Try Like Hell
The White Whale I'm Not Leaving You
Season 8
Sacred Ground A Real Shot in the Arm Badlands Infection, Part I Buckle Up
What Went Wrong Welcome to Crazytown Seeing Is Believing Best Friend Magic Hold Our Ground
Where We End Up Then Nick Porter Happened A Chicago Welcome Shut It Down Off the Grid
The Tendency of a Drowning Victim Protect a Child I'll Cover You Light Things Up 51's Original Bell
Season 9
Rattle Second City That Kind Of Heat Smash Therapy Funny What Things Remind Us My Lucky Day
Blow This Up Somehow Dead of Winter Escape Route Double Red One Crazy Shift
A Couple Hundred Degrees Natural Born Firefighter Don't Hang Up What Comes Next A White-Knuckle Panic
No Survivors
Season 10
Mayday Head Count Counting Your Breaths The Right Thing Two Hundred
Dead Zone Whom Shall I Fear? What Happened at Whiskey Point? Winterfest Back with a Bang
Fog of War Show of Force Fire Cop An Officer With Grit The Missing Piece
Hot and Fast Keep You Safe What's Inside You Finish What You Started Halfway to the Moon
Last Chance The Magnificent City of Chicago
Season 11
Hold On Tight Every Scar Tells a Story Completely Shattered The Center of the Universe Haunted House
All-Out Mystery Angry Is Easier A Beautiful Life Nemesis Something for the Pain
A Guy I Used to Know How Does It End? The Man of the Moment Run Like Hell Damage Control
Acting Up The First Symptom Danger Is All Around Take a Shot at the King Never, Ever Make a Mistake
Change of Plans Red Waterfall

Crossover Appearances[]

Chicago Med[]

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References[]

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