Car 54, Where Are You?(1961)

7.2
2 Seasons
Comedy

"Patrolmen Toody and Muldoon are at the wheel, which means Car 54 could be anywhere!"

Overview

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.

Created By: Nat Hiken

Episodes

Who's for Swordfish?
Ep 1

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?

17/09/196130 min
Something Nice for Sol
Ep 2

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.

24/09/196130 min
Home Sweet Sing Sing
Ep 3

Home Sweet Sing Sing

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

01/10/196130 min
Change Your Partner
Ep 4

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 ?

08/10/196130 min
I Won't Go
Ep 5

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.

15/10/196130 min
Muldoon's Star
Ep 6

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.

22/10/196130 min
The Paint Job
Ep 7

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.

29/10/196130 min
Love Finds Muldoon
Ep 8

Love Finds Muldoon

Lucille plays matchmaker for Francis.

05/11/196130 min
The Gypsy Curse
Ep 9

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.

12/11/196130 min
Thirty Days Notice
Ep 10

Thirty Days Notice

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

19/11/196130 min
Catch Me on the Paar Show
Ep 11

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.

26/11/196130 min
The Taming of Lucille
Ep 12

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."

03/12/196130 min
Put It in the Bank
Ep 13

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.

10/12/196130 min
Get Well, Officer Schnauser
Ep 14

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."

17/12/196130 min
Christmas at the 53rd
Ep 15

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.

24/12/196130 min
The Sacrifice
Ep 16

The Sacrifice

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

07/01/196230 min
Boom, Boom, Boom
Ep 17

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.

14/01/196230 min
Toody & Muldoon Crack Down
Ep 18

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.

21/01/196230 min
Toody's Paradise
Ep 19

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.

28/01/196230 min
How High Is Up?
Ep 20

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.

04/02/196230 min
Toody and the Art World
Ep 21

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.

11/02/196230 min
What Happened to Thursday?
Ep 22

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.

18/02/196230 min
How Smart Can You Get?
Ep 23

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?

25/02/196230 min
Today I Am a Man
Ep 24

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!

04/03/196230 min
No More Pickpockets
Ep 25

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?

11/03/196230 min
The Beast Who Walked the Bronx
Ep 26

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!

18/03/196230 min
The Courtship of Sylvia Schnauser
Ep 27

The Courtship of Sylvia Schnauser

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

25/03/196230 min
The Auction
Ep 28

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.

01/04/196230 min
Quiet! We're Thinking
Ep 29

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.

08/04/196230 min
I Love Lucille
Ep 30

I Love Lucille

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

22/04/196230 min

Show Info

StatusEnded
NetworkNBC
TypeScripted

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