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Car 54, Where Are You?

Car 54, Where Are You?
★ 7.3/10•1961•30m•TV-PG•Comedy
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Patrolmen Toody and Muldoon are at the wheel, which means Car 54 could be anywhere!

The misadventures of two of New York's finest in the 53rd precinct in the Bronx. Toody, the short, stocky and dim-witted one, either saves the day or messes things up, much to the chagrin of Muldoon, the tall, lanky and smart one.

StatusEnded
Runtime30m
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 17, 1961

Episodes

Episode 1 - Who's for Swordfish?E130m

Who's for Swordfish?

In the pilot, the boys are desperate to angle for swordfish. After shift-swapping with the entire precinct and avoiding any issuance of tickets (to avert court duty), will they go?

Sep 17, 1961

Episode 2 - Something Nice for SolE230m

Something Nice for Sol

Gunther Toody drives the entire station batty chairing the committee to get everyone's favorite desk Sgt. Sol Abrams a surprise 25 year present. Toody keeps changing his little mind seeking the perfect gift, and insists on parliamentary procedure for meetings. Abrams' sore feet confine him to desk work, so he worries that it'll be 25 and out, if the brass find out how bad the precinct's sweetheart's hurting.

Sep 24, 1961

Episode 3 - Home Sweet Sing SingE330m

Home Sweet Sing Sing

The boys use extraordinary techniques to rehabilitate a recently released petty thief. Unfortunately, Benny has other ideas.

Oct 1, 1961

Episode 4 - Change Your PartnerE430m

Change Your Partner

Toody and Muldoon's 9 blissful years as partners stun a researcher who finds the average prowl car pair last only 16 months before screaming to be switched. If the NYPD management engineer can discover their secret and replicate it, that'll save the blue brass many headaches. But Gunther and Francis' precinct mates don't want to know what actually goes on in Car 54, or even worse: can New York's finest clone empty-headed chatterbox Toody and somber, cerebral Muldoon ?

Oct 8, 1961

Episode 5 - I Won't GoE530m

I Won't Go

Introducing Mrs. Bronson, the sweet Jewish grandmother confounding the boys at the 53rd as well as New York City's bureaucracy.

Oct 15, 1961

Episode 6 - Muldoon's StarE630m

Muldoon's Star

Toody convinces 'Tessie the Torso', a buxom sex-symbol, to stay at Francis's mother's house. It turns out, Muldoon is a huge fan.

Oct 22, 1961

Episode 7 - The Paint JobE730m

The Paint Job

A car thieving ring is using an auto body shop to paint stolen cars and resell them. The 53rd is down to only two patrol cars, so the boys are desperate to keep their beloved car 54. When it's damaged by a pulled-over driver, they take it to the same repair shop.

Oct 29, 1961

Episode 8 - Love Finds MuldoonE830m

Love Finds Muldoon

Lucille plays matchmaker for Francis.

Nov 5, 1961

Episode 9 - The Gypsy CurseE930m

The Gypsy Curse

The boys are told to shut down a gypsy ripoff artist, and when they do, the gypsy puts a curse on Toody.

Nov 12, 1961

Episode 10 - Thirty Days NoticeE1030m

Thirty Days Notice

Gunther and Lucille Toody give their landlord notice because they're fed up with their crumbling apartment.

Nov 19, 1961

Episode 11 - Catch Me on the Paar ShowE1130m

Catch Me on the Paar Show

After a chance traffic stop with Hugh Downs, Gunther finagles an appearance on the Jack Paar show of a fellow officer he thinks is funny.

Nov 26, 1961

Episode 12 - The Taming of LucilleE1230m

The Taming of Lucille

Toody is feeling henpecked by Lucille, but musters the courage to become king of his castle after seeing a stirring performance of Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew."

Dec 3, 1961

Episode 13 - Put It in the BankE1330m

Put It in the Bank

The 53rd Precinct's Brotherhood Club's newly elected treasurer Gunther Toody is determined to invest their hard-earned $800 in the stock market despite the protests of his fiscally conservative colleagues.

Dec 10, 1961

Episode 14 - Get Well, Officer SchnauserE1430m

Get Well, Officer Schnauser

While Schnauser is laid up in the hospital, Toody is tapped by the FBI to go undercover to help them nab notorious bank robber "No Face."

Dec 17, 1961

Episode 15 - Christmas at the 53rdE1530m

Christmas at the 53rd

The boys from the 53rd put on a Christmas review. Two Gilbert & Sullivan parodies featuring Capt. Block & Muldoon, a heart-tugging song from Toody, and other sketches.

Dec 24, 1961

Episode 16 - The SacrificeE1630m

The Sacrifice

Muldoon's the big expert on rules and regulations, but he's scared to take the test to become a sergeant.

Jan 7, 1962

Episode 17 - Boom, Boom, BoomE1730m

Boom, Boom, Boom

The boys are attempting to win the barbershop quartet competition for "the old man" Capt. Block. The rules require all 163 quartets to perform the same song, which drives poor Jan Murray to insanity.

Jan 14, 1962

Episode 18 - Toody & Muldoon Crack DownE1830m

Toody & Muldoon Crack Down

After the police chief drives through Toody & Muldoon's sector, he's so angered by the scores of violations he sees he orders an investigation - with surprising results.

Jan 21, 1962

Episode 19 - Toody's ParadiseE1930m

Toody's Paradise

Toody is on an undercover detail in Brooklyn with a female cop as his wife and a small boy as his child. When Lucille's sister spots him there, the rumors start flying wildly.

Jan 28, 1962

Episode 20 - How High Is Up?E2030m

How High Is Up?

Muldoon discovers he's grown an inch to 6-foot-seven, putting him one inch over the police regulation and putting him over the edge with paranoia about his height.

Feb 4, 1962

Episode 21 - Toody and the Art WorldE2130m

Toody and the Art World

Toody is the only person who can appreciate Karpathia's abstract masterpiece, "Lower Manhattan at Sunset (from the New Jersey Side)." This episode features an inspired performance from Severn Darden.

Feb 11, 1962

Episode 22 - What Happened to Thursday?E2230m

What Happened to Thursday?

The 53rd is embarrassed by the domestic dispute calls that come every Thursday night - from the Schnausers. Toody convinces Leo (along w/the rest of the boys) that Thursday's actually Friday leading to expected hilarious confusion.

Feb 18, 1962

Episode 23 - How Smart Can You Get?E2330m

How Smart Can You Get?

The smartest rookie cop is assigned to ride w/chatty Toody & reticent Muldoon. Can Car 54 survive, now that Muldoon has stimulating conversation?

Feb 25, 1962

Episode 24 - Today I Am a ManE2430m

Today I Am a Man

Tired of being stereotyped as a mama's boy, Muldoon feigns having a hot date at "the hottest club in the Bronx". When his bluff is called by doubting coworkers, he quickly commandeers a puritan family who gets the wrong impression from his weapon!

Mar 4, 1962

Episode 25 - No More PickpocketsE2530m

No More Pickpockets

The boys go under cover at Yankee Stadium to stem the onslaught of pickpockets. One skilled pilferer turns the tide on Toody; who ends up arrested?

Mar 11, 1962

Episode 26 - The Beast Who Walked the BronxE2630m

The Beast Who Walked the Bronx

Burkholtz, relegated to the Lost & Found for 15 years due to his extreme laxity is the only choice to sub for Capt. Block on his forced two week vacation. The boys mistake his absence from active duty thinking it's because he was too tough!

Mar 18, 1962

Episode 27 - The Courtship of Sylvia SchnauserE2730m

The Courtship of Sylvia Schnauser

Leo and Sylvia Schnauser decide to renew their vows with a large wedding ceremony.

Mar 25, 1962

Episode 28 - The AuctionE2830m

The Auction

The boys of the 53rd Precinct pull together to buy Captain Block the matching Aleutian Ceremonial Chair he desires to complete his set.

Apr 1, 1962

Episode 29 - Quiet! We're ThinkingE2930m

Quiet! We're Thinking

Gunther and Lucille's 11-year-old nephew Marvin, in the Big Apple for a Boy Scout event, helps Toody and Muldoon crack the cases that have flummoxed New York's Finest.

Apr 8, 1962

Episode 30 - I Love LucilleE3030m

I Love Lucille

Lucille dyes her hair to get Gunther to notice her, and when he finally does, look out.

Apr 22, 1962

Actors

Fred Gwynne

Fred Gwynne

Francis Muldoon

Joe E. Ross

Joe E. Ross

Gunther Toody

Al Lewis

Al Lewis

Leo Schnauser

Paul Reed

Paul Block

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