Nat Hiken
Director
Car 54, Where Are You? (1961)
Season 1
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.
Released Sept. 17, 1961
Episode 30 min
10+
Genres: Comedy
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Production Companies: Eupolis Productions, NBC
Network: NBC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - 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?
Sept. 17, 1961, midnight
S1E2 - 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.
Sept. 24, 1961, midnight
S1E3 - Home Sweet Sing Sing
The boys use extraordinary techniques to rehabilitate a recently released petty thief. Unfortunately, Benny has other ideas.
Oct. 1, 1961, midnight
7.0
S1E4 - 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, midnight
S1E5 - 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, midnight
S1E6 - 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, midnight
S1E7 - 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, midnight
S1E8 - Love Finds Muldoon
Lucille plays matchmaker for Francis.
Nov. 5, 1961, midnight
S1E9 - 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, midnight
S1E10 - Thirty Days Notice
Gunther and Lucille Toody give their landlord notice because they're fed up with their crumbling apartment.
Nov. 19, 1961, midnight
S1E11 - 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, midnight
S1E12 - 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, midnight
S1E13 - 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, midnight
S1E14 - 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, midnight
8.0
S1E15 - 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, midnight
S1E16 - 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, midnight
S1E17 - 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, midnight
S1E18 - 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, midnight
S1E19 - 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, midnight
S1E20 - 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, midnight
S1E21 - 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, midnight
S1E22 - 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, midnight
S1E23 - 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, midnight
S1E24 - 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!
March 4, 1962, midnight
S1E25 - 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?
March 11, 1962, midnight
S1E26 - 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!
March 18, 1962, midnight
S1E27 - The Courtship of Sylvia Schnauser
Leo and Sylvia Schnauser decide to renew their vows with a large wedding ceremony.
March 25, 1962, midnight
S1E28 - 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.
April 1, 1962, midnight
S1E29 - 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.
April 8, 1962, midnight
S1E30 - I Love Lucille
Lucille dyes her hair to get Gunther to notice her, and when he finally does, look out.
April 22, 1962, midnight
Network: NBC
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 1800 min.
Released: Sept. 17, 1961
Last Air Date: Dec. 16, 1963, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-PG / 10+
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