"We've had a couple of cardiac arrests down here, too, Pete."

Apollo 12 launched on November 14, 1969, and had a uniquely exciting ride upstairs:

CDR Roger. Clear the tower. I got a pitch and a roll program, and this baby's really going.

CC Roger, Pete.

CDR It's a lovely lift-off. It's not bad at all.

CDR Roll's complete.

CC Roger, Pete.

CC MARK.

CC One Bravo.

CDR Roger. We ... on that.

LMP ... Got your GDC.

CDR Okay, we just lost the platform, gang. I don't know what happened here; we had everything in the world drop out.

CC Roger.

CDR I got three fuel cell lights, an AC bus light; a fuel cell disconnect, AC bus overload 1 and 2, main, bus A and B out.

CC Apollo 12, Houston. Try SCE to auxiliary. Over.

CDR NCE to auxiliary - -

CC SCE, SCE to auxiliary.

CC MARK.

CC One Charlie. 

CDR One Charlie.

CC Apollo 12, Houston. Go for staging.

CDR ... we had some really big glitch, gang.    

CDR Inboard engines.

CC Apollo 12, Houston. Try to reset your fuel cells now.

CDR Got a good S-II, gang.

CC Roger. We copy, Pete. You're looking good.

CDR Okay. Now we'll straighten out our problems here. I don't know what happened; I'm not sure we didn't get hit by lightning.

CC Your thrust is looking good, Pete.

CDR Okay. I have a good GDC, and Al has got the fuel cells back on, and we'll be working on our AC buses.

CC Right, Pete. Your fuel cells look good down here.

CDR Think we need to do a little more all-weather testing.

CC Amen.

Thank goodness for EECOM John Aaron (not to mention LMP Al Bean), who saved the day with his awareness of an obscure switch in the Command Module.  Here's a clip from the documentary Failure Is Not An Option, narrated by Alan Shep...er, Scott Glenn.  And since I love the miniseries so much, here's how the event was portrayed in From the Earth to the Moon.

No big deal for an all-Navy crew...