Another of my favorite shows from the 1960’s. When it first aired I was too young to appreciate it. Almost immediately it went into syndication and is currently airing on the Decades network. Shot on location you can see 1960's Bronx, N.Y. like never before. This is where it all started for Fred Gwynne (Herman Munster)! Perhaps you need to be Jewish and from New York to fully appreciate it, but for me it’s one of the funniest damn things I’ve ever seen! I LOVE IT!
Car 54, Where Are You? (1961-1963)
Stars Joe E. Ross Fred Gwynne Paul Reed Al Lewis Hank Garrett Beatrice Pons Jack Healy Albert Henderson Frederick O'Neal Charlotte Rae Nipsey Russell Charlotte Rae Jake LaMotta
Car 54, Where Are You? (1961-1963)
Stars Joe E. Ross Fred Gwynne Paul Reed Al Lewis Hank Garrett Beatrice Pons Jack Healy Albert Henderson Frederick O'Neal Charlotte Rae Nipsey Russell Charlotte Rae Jake LaMotta
Car 54, Where Are You?, an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 1961 to April 1963, is the story of two New York City police officers based in the fictional 53rd precinct in The Bronx. Car 54 was their patrol car. The series was filmed in black-and-white and had a rotating group of directors, including Al De Caprio, Stanley Prager, and series creator Nat Hiken—who helmed several episodes. Filming was on location, and at Biograph Studios in the Bronx. Many of the scripts were written by Nat Hiken, who won an Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Emmy Award for his work on the series. Hiken had previously produced The Phil Silvers Show, which featured Joe E. Ross and Beatrice Pons as a married couple. Car 54, Where Are You? originally aired Sunday at 8:30–9:00 p.m. on NBC, following Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color and preceding Bonanza. (From Wikipedia)
Best of Season One
S01E01 Who's For Swordfish (Sep.17.1961)
Stars Joe E. Ross Fred Gwynne Paul Reed Beatrice Pons Ralph Stantley Albert Henderson Sybil Lamb
Best of Season One
S01E01 Who's For Swordfish (Sep.17.1961)
Stars Joe E. Ross Fred Gwynne Paul Reed Beatrice Pons Ralph Stantley Albert Henderson Sybil Lamb
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?
The boys use extraordinary techniques to rehabilitate a recently released petty thief. Unfortunately, Benny has other ideas.
S01E04 Change Your Partner (Oct.08.1961)
Stars Joe E. Ross Fred Gwynne Paul Reed Paul Reed Beatrice Pons Ruth Masters
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.
S01E05 I Won't Go (Oct.15.1961) Molly Picon
Stars Joe E. Ross Fred Gwynne Molly Picon Al Lewis Maurice Shrog John O'Leary
Introducing Mrs. Bronson, the sweet Jewish grandmother confounding the boys at the 53rd as well as New York City's bureaucracy.
S01E07 The Paint Job (Oct.29.1961)
Stars Joe E. Ross Fred Gwynne Paul Reed Harry Gresham Al Nesor Billy Sands
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.
