I was a child when this AWESOME show was on. On DECEMBER 24,1963, Idlewild was renamed JFK. My family traveled quite a bit. About 20yrs or more, my sis & I going to our basement found some Jurassic items & 1 of em was a luggage tag with both Pan Am & Idlewild. We asked some people where it was, surprise, lol.
I always loved this comedy program about a fictitious police precinct in New York City. A squad of NYPD Cops, principally Officers Tootie and Muldoon, supported by a small cast of great comedic actor cops. Nipsey Russell and future Grandpa from the Munster's tv comedy that came several years later. I love the "old time" NYPD cars, the uniforms that male and female cops wore in the late 50's. I started in law enforcement in 1971 and female officers wore a different type uniform than what the male officer wore. In the 1950's the female officers wore a blouse and skirt type uniform with plain black leather female shoes, different from the boots that males wore. The .38 Service Revolvers that were carried by cops all over in those times. Usually a Colt Official Police or a Smith & Wesson Model 10. Both gun models in blue steel finish, fixed sights, and a four-inch barrel wearing wood grips. Most of the large city PD's mirrored the equipment and uniforms that NYPD used. Rural agencies tended to use the .357 magnum as opposed to the .38 Special. Car 54 just made my day, the times I got to see it. Seeing the reruns on CZcams means I can view at my leisure. Getting older ain't no picnic, but viewing those great tv programs of the past makes an old retired cop feel better and reflect on pleasant memories of being a young cop back on the beat again. I appreciate, so much, the posting of the Car 54 series. Nostalgia runs deep with some!
I wasn't even born by the time this was aired but I laughed my guts off at the old timers' "heist"! This definitely puts into perspective for me where Al Lewis and Fred Gwynne got their Munster skills honed in at.
Yes I was looking for this episode awhile back...finally gave up...and it just popped up...and I finally got it again ..gut wrenching funny ..nothing funny like that now
For those who don't know, Fred Gwynne was also a great children's book author and he did the fantastic artwork..."A Little Pigeon Toad"...Great gifts for kids and lotsa laughs for big folk
His parents were upper middle class in NY, and sent him to a very exclusive Fraser-ish prep school that only accepted a very limited number each year!! That prepared him for harvard! During his college career, he was involved in the theater there and they affectionately called their university theater The Pudding!! Since only men went there, fred di both male and female roles in the productions!! He did the book About the chocolate moose!!
I always loved Fred Gwynne and Al Lewis. Great team. I have my kids watching these show as they are so much better. Even my middle son agrees they should bring shows from this and others like Family Affair, I Dream of Jeannie, The Marx brothers, Mister Ed and many more others back on television :)
"Do you mind .... DO! YOU! MIND!" .... If that isn't the single greatest Character Tag Line EVER in Sitcom History then "Oo! Oo!" HAS TO BE! ... Joe Ross was a comic GENIUS!
Joe E. Ross lived in a time when people weren't so thin skinned. It's reflected in the writing. " People were younger then" is so funny. I'm 72 and loved the show as a kid!
I love the munsters! One of the best was when herman was hit by a bolt of lightning in grandpas lab and changed into a normal handsom man!! He really showed his acting chops in that one!! As he always did!
My all-time favorite episode of Car 54, Where Are You? Unfortunately, as was typical in this era, some guest stars were left uncredited in the closing titles, but deserve recognition. According to the Internet Movie Database, the other guest actors were: Alan Manson as gang leader William “Baby Face” Gordon; Al Nesor as Harry “The Hawk” Carson (“I got the layout”); Walter Kinsella as the Guard; Judith Lowry as old Trixie LaTouche; and Amelia Darling as young Trixie LaTouche.
One of the funniest shows ever!! I loved the stories and use of New York locations. I was able to borrows DVDs of Car 54 from my library, but have not been able to find any to buy.
This went off the air when i was only 3 but was lucky enough to watch the reruns when i got older. Ooo Ooo,WAY better than the majority of the crud on nowadays!
I just watched this on Me-TV, and it's a great episode!!! That was funny when the safe was going to blow up and the guy yelled run, and the guy couldn't get of the way! lol And the guy shaking as he's pouring nitroglycerin!!
I am so exited to see this. big thank you before I even watch! The show was so good. I was laughing through the whole thing. It was funny without having any swearing or sex stuff. I'm sure hoping to find more episodes
Les Reed what? we've got "Jersey Shore", "Orange County Housewives"..and the crown jewel of the early 2000's...The Kardashians!". Worst SMUT-Era in Television, Ever.
drummerfella 55 growing up, there were fewer children than adults, so programming was aimed at an older generation..nowadays, it's the complete opposite, with advertisers targeting younger audiences - thinking this kind of garbage is what they're into - and apparently so: i've not spent a single moment with the Kardashians, and never will...
All these years (I was very young when this was on TV), I thought that Gunther was played by Ernest Borgnine. No wonder I couldn't find any old episodes!
Joe E.Ross , was an old burlesque stand-up comedian , he performed in lots of seedy strip joints in New York, he was married 5 times , all were Strippers
I grew up in the Bronx during the 50,s As we watched the show, my dad use to laugh so hard that his eyes would tear. And he were,not the laughing type.
So a while back . . . well really, quite a long while back, there was a joke going around the playground at school (in NZ) that went along the lines of . . . " what's black and white with a cherry on top and two nuts inside?" A. Car 54! . . . followed by much laughter . . . how times have changed . . . I was born on this day a while back . . . well really, quite a long while back . . .
Love when there in the left lane headed east on newly opened Cross Bronx Expressway at 25:02. Try that today.BTW there is still a Mobil gas station where the old one as seen in the back ground.
Ok. I laughed so hard when the old man tried to run before the vault exploded. I demonstrated the scene to my child and fell on the side of my bottom by accident. I guess we are both too old to do the things we used to do. I am still laughing.
Fred Gwynne guest-starred a couple times on " The Phil Silvers Show" several years earlier. That's probably why Nat Hiken chose him for "Car 54...", since he created both shows. Incidentally, when Toody attempts his fast draw, the TV is showing the opening to "Have Gun, Will Travel".
Great stuff love it. We got to get all the Munsters back on here there is a great kind of a documentary on here about the Munsters. I'll have to watch it again I do not think that they ever even mentioned The Addams Family which seems wrong. Fred Gwynne and Al Lewis all day baby
Also spotted "Klinger" (Jamie Farr) from MASH at 11:27. I remember watching this episode as a kid when it first came out. The original TV shows all had great character actors with superb comedic timing. That's because TV was originally centered in New York and inherited actors from vaudeville and radio.
I still laugh from these episodes, today's comedies are no match.
To u
Fred Gwynne aka Herman Munster... greatly missed.
@jukebox symposium that was great seeing Lily's "grandpa"
@@dianalovescolors Lilys father Aka grandpa.
And the judge in my cousin vinny
I was a child when this AWESOME show was on. On DECEMBER 24,1963, Idlewild was renamed JFK. My family traveled quite a bit. About 20yrs or more, my sis & I going to our basement found some Jurassic items & 1 of em was a luggage tag with both Pan Am & Idlewild. We asked some people where it was, surprise, lol.
I always loved this comedy program about a fictitious police precinct in New York City. A squad of NYPD Cops, principally Officers Tootie and Muldoon, supported by a small cast of great comedic actor cops. Nipsey Russell and future Grandpa from the Munster's tv comedy that came several years later. I love the "old time" NYPD cars, the uniforms that male and female cops wore in the late 50's. I started in law enforcement in 1971 and female officers wore a different type uniform than what the male officer wore. In the 1950's the female officers wore a blouse and skirt type uniform with plain black leather female shoes, different from the boots that males wore. The .38 Service Revolvers that were carried by cops all over in those times. Usually a Colt Official Police or a Smith & Wesson Model 10. Both gun models in blue steel finish, fixed sights, and a four-inch barrel wearing wood grips. Most of the large city PD's mirrored the equipment and uniforms that NYPD used. Rural agencies tended to use the .357 magnum as opposed to the .38 Special. Car 54 just made my day, the times I got to see it. Seeing the reruns on CZcams means I can view at my leisure. Getting older ain't no picnic, but viewing those great tv programs of the past makes an old retired cop feel better and reflect on pleasant memories of being a young cop back on the beat again. I appreciate, so much, the posting of the Car 54 series. Nostalgia runs deep with some!
One of the all-time great sitcoms. This show really should have been on more than 2 seasons.
Why did it stop?
Rick rick Because of Serpico. He showed the NYPD up for being a bunch of racist, corrupt MoFos rather than their being like these cuddly guys.
sdgakatbk, yes it should have been a long running program!
@@rickrick5041 Network executives thought it was too new York
@@rickrick5041 I heard that everyone hated Joe E. Ross and the producer Nat Hiken was sick of it after doing Phil Silvers.
This was great entertainment and excellent writing. Those were the days of real television and great actors and actresses. And pure entertainment.
Still one of the funniest shows I have ever seen.
One of the absolutely greatest opening theme songs in the history of situation comedy.
Watching in St. Louis 2020, enjoy these. Actually we have the two season DVD set at home. So fun to watch.
Did anyone else notice when Toody was trying to draw he was drawing against Paladin from have Gun Will Travel?
He would be dead 10 times before he drew his gun with paladin
First time watching this show. Bloody hilarious! 😂 Definitely going to watch more episodes! Wish they had sitcoms like this these days!
I was born in the Bronx...Thanks for making me smile, we were happy back then before the riots.....
This is classic TV at it prime. Hilarious portrayals and natural one-line comedy at its best. I wasn't even born when these episodes aired.
I wasn't even born by the time this was aired but I laughed my guts off at the old timers' "heist"! This definitely puts into perspective for me where Al Lewis and Fred Gwynne got their Munster skills honed in at.
Yes I was looking for this episode awhile back...finally gave up...and it just popped up...and I finally got it again ..gut wrenching funny ..nothing funny like that now
For those who don't know, Fred Gwynne was also a great children's book author and he did the fantastic artwork..."A Little Pigeon Toad"...Great gifts for kids and lotsa laughs for big folk
Didn’t know that
He was an extremely talented man. He was also an accomplished singer as well as painter & illustrator.
His parents were upper middle class in NY, and sent him to a very exclusive Fraser-ish prep school that only accepted a very limited number each year!! That prepared him for harvard! During his college career, he was involved in the theater there and they affectionately called their university theater The Pudding!! Since only men went there, fred di both male and female roles in the productions!! He did the book About the chocolate moose!!
Fred Gwynne 😂also sexy whole package
Fred gwynne hot
I always loved Fred Gwynne and Al Lewis. Great team. I have my kids watching these show as they are so much better. Even my middle son agrees they should bring shows from this and others like Family Affair, I Dream of Jeannie, The Marx brothers, Mister Ed and many more others back on television :)
I agree... Mister Ed... loved it... as well as the others you mentioned.
Too bad these two cops never met Andy and Barney, --- what a crossover that would've been!
@@randybarnett2308 That's an idea!😃
Are your kids in there 60s?
Love this show, my daughter and I watch a lot of these great old vintage shows.
Always the best vintage. Been into them 30 years ago. Just got popular. In San Francisco James Gilbreth started the trend.
"Do you mind .... DO! YOU! MIND!" .... If that isn't the single greatest Character Tag Line EVER in Sitcom History then "Oo! Oo!" HAS TO BE! ... Joe Ross was a comic GENIUS!
I can't decide which was JER's greatest character - Rupert Ritzik or Gunter toody!!
I read where he had trouble remembering his lines so saying "oo! oo" before the line actually helped him.
Joe E. Ross lived in a time when people weren't so thin skinned. It's reflected in the writing. " People were younger then" is so funny. I'm 72 and loved the show as a kid!
i don't know about a genius. but he was funny.
Fred and Al were known for the Munsters which i loved but this was a FUNNIER show.
I love the munsters! One of the best was when herman was hit by a bolt of lightning in grandpas lab and changed into a normal handsom man!! He really showed his acting chops in that one!! As he always did!
The ending was especially hilarious with the old fellas dressed up as "Keystone Kops" and riding in that old heap. I love Car 54!
I loved the Chief as well, straight arrow but with a good heart.
He called Francis by his real name Fred when he asked him to put on the gun belt. Lol
Thank you for the uploads. I owe my sanity to Car 54.
Don't Worryaboutit and Sir, I agree, I also owe my sanity to putting in earplugs every time that other NYer comes on, Ole Bonespurs.
What a truly great and extremely funny show!
I love it! The writing,the acting,the direction is all top-notch.
My all-time favorite episode of Car 54, Where Are You?
Unfortunately, as was typical in this era, some guest stars were left uncredited in the closing titles, but deserve recognition. According to the Internet Movie Database, the other guest actors were: Alan Manson as gang leader William “Baby
Face” Gordon; Al Nesor as Harry “The Hawk” Carson (“I got the layout”); Walter Kinsella as the Guard; Judith Lowry as old Trixie LaTouche; and Amelia Darling as young Trixie LaTouche.
I like the shop owner where Francis got locked in freezer.
FABOULOUS TV SERIES 📺📺📺
STILL WORTH WATCHING ITS SO GOOD
IT'S TIMELESS ⌚⌚⌚
I certainly agree with you on this 😏👌💯
One of the funniest shows ever!! I loved the stories and use of New York locations. I was able to borrows DVDs of Car 54 from my library, but have not been able to find any to buy.
Dave, you can order DVD's of Car 54 on "Amazon.com."
This went off the air when i was only 3 but was lucky enough to watch the reruns when i got older. Ooo Ooo,WAY better than the majority of the crud on nowadays!
I agree today is crap TV but shows like this,The Andy Griffith Show Get Smart and other 60s shows were real gems👍🤠
Love watching 👀 these shows! Still makes me laugh! Some good entertainment 👌 👏 👍!
Curiosity, and paying attention to detail, and having the nerve to challenge all that's not right solved more cases than you think
Maaan i miss fred
Such a clever plot. Good clean fun!
I always forget how incredibly funny and original this show was.
Still funny after all these years.
this show is so freaken funny
JUNITO beats any of the shit around these days!!
They chose the right faces. That's for sure.
I just watched this on Me-TV, and it's a great episode!!! That was funny when the safe was going to blow up and the guy yelled run, and the guy couldn't get of the way! lol And the guy shaking as he's pouring nitroglycerin!!
I am so exited to see this.
big thank you before I even watch! The show was so good. I was laughing through the whole thing. It was funny without having any swearing or sex stuff. I'm sure hoping to find more episodes
this is my first episode of this serie, after i finish with Highway Patrol i am going to see this one,specially because of Fred and Al
Ooh ooh, both him & his wife were in Bilko,!
The Car 54 Where Are You? theme song was one of the first ones I remember from my childhood.
I liked the "Insert Commercial Here" 9:49 LOL
Loved fred in the Munsters fav show. I ws very young with this but i remember the theme tune
I used to watch this as a kid. I mostly remembered the theme music and the bumbling big-eyed cop always saying, "eww, eww." LOL
I always liked this show and this episode. And now I see that old Silent Film star Conrad Nagel, and "Raging Bull" Jake LaMotta appeared in it.
Anyone who's ever been tempted to take LaMotta, or that idiotic Scorsese biopic seriously, should see this.
Lovely innocent stuff - shame the same can't be said for so much stuff nowadays!
The Flintstones as opposed to South Park - one helluva difference...
Les Reed what? we've got "Jersey Shore", "Orange County Housewives"..and the crown jewel of the early 2000's...The Kardashians!". Worst SMUT-Era in Television, Ever.
drummerfella 55 growing up, there were fewer children than adults, so programming was aimed at an older generation..nowadays, it's the complete opposite, with advertisers targeting younger audiences - thinking this kind of garbage is what they're into - and apparently so: i've not spent a single moment with the Kardashians, and never will...
younger older any body that cares for comedy these type of shows arnt being made now it's to bad but that's why we have CZcams.
Les Reed yes totally agree think everyone feels the same. Whats gone wrong with life and the world? Sad
I have an old comic of Car 54
All these years (I was very young when this was on TV), I thought that Gunther was played by Ernest Borgnine. No wonder I couldn't find any old episodes!
Joe E.Ross , was an old burlesque stand-up comedian , he performed in lots of seedy strip joints in New York, he was married 5 times , all were Strippers
My fav tv show of all time...
I was a kid then but I can still laugh at this show!
Harry Carson aka the Hawk surely was Klinger's father.
I grew up in the Bronx during the 50,s As we watched the show, my dad use to laugh so hard that his eyes would tear. And he were,not the laughing type.
he say's that 53 precinct is quite. In the 1980s it became the precinct called "Fort Apache". lol what a difference 20 years made.
* The real Jake LaMotta was the muscle guy in the flashback scenes! ☺
I got a kick out of it. I used to watch this show dubbed in latin american spanish when I was a child.
Toody with his Ooo...Ooo...!! was classic.
Jake Lamotta was muscles!!
don't overcook his steak. it's no good if you overcook it. defeats it's own purpose.
@@capacola262743 What steak?
@@rickrick5041 this steak... czcams.com/video/cFgAORdRUf4/video.html
So a while back . . . well really, quite a long while back, there was a joke going around the playground at school (in NZ) that went along the lines of . . . " what's black and white with a cherry on top and two nuts inside?" A. Car 54! . . . followed by much laughter . . . how times have changed . . . I was born on this day a while back . . . well really, quite a long while back . . .
fred Gwynne eh = herman muster himself
Mark East mate! you are very well informed . . .
+Troy Tempest Actually one nut. Francis was a victim of circumstance.
This video brought back memories. Thank you.
I laughed till my chest hurt.. hilarious.. brilliant.. stellar....
One of the best Car 54 shows. One that made you think and try to figure out what the secret was. 😊
This is funnier than I remember.
Thank you. I have so many memories of this program..
Fred Gwynne's partner did voices for cartoons in the 60s!🦍
... and in the 70’s. He voiced the sergeant on Hong Kong Phooey.
This is a good tv show.
Love when there in the left lane headed east on newly opened Cross Bronx Expressway at 25:02. Try that today.BTW there is still a Mobil gas station where the old one as seen in the back ground.
And the price of gas is...
Al Lewis another actor from the Munsters!😱👻🧟🦇⚰️
Grandpa
Ok. I laughed so hard when the old man tried to run before the vault exploded. I demonstrated the scene to my child and fell on the side of my bottom by accident. I guess we are both too old to do the things we used to do. I am still laughing.
I love all the episodes at least I have 2 seasons to watch . This show should have lasted longer than 2 seasons ❤
Fred Gwynne guest-starred a couple times on " The Phil Silvers Show" several years earlier. That's probably why Nat Hiken chose him for "Car 54...", since he created both shows. Incidentally, when Toody attempts his fast draw, the TV is showing the opening to "Have Gun, Will Travel".
These episodes use to be filmed in a studio up in the Bronx...Now the department of sanation took it over..
Never heard of this! Only looked it up when I read a reference in Mr Mercedes.
One of the best! I laughed at The Hawk flickering his eyes from side to side! 11:23
this show is funny i love it
TV when I was little....Fred Gwynn!!!!!
I never remembered this as being so funny, but I laughed more times than I can remember.
THIS WAS THE BEST EPISODE!!!😂😂😂
So enjoy hearing “ do you minddddd, do you minddddd”, LOLk
Herman munster and grandpa
I see where they got the idea on welcome back kotter "OO,OO" EPSTEIN...LOL
GlennHa, Jamie Farr is not in this episode. It was character actor Al Nesor. They just look a bit alike.
Fred excelente histrión y además guapísimo 😍😘😘😘
Love this show!! 😂 ❤
Okay, that was funnier than I thought it would be.
I was expecting Toody to shoot the tv lol
Great stuff love it. We got to get all the Munsters back on here there is a great kind of a documentary on here about the Munsters. I'll have to watch it again I do not think that they ever even mentioned The Addams Family which seems wrong. Fred Gwynne and Al Lewis all day baby
Hermann Munster as a Cop Magic!👮🗽🚓🔫📁🌃🏙️🌁
the good old days
“Insert Commercial Here” LOL
That's JFK Airport's old name.
Oh wow! Muscles played by the Raging Bull himself, Jake LaMotta!
Thanks for sharing
The 53rd precinct is a collection of screwball and crazies.🤣🤣🤣
Also spotted "Klinger" (Jamie Farr) from MASH at 11:27. I remember watching this episode as a kid when it first came out. The original TV shows all had great character actors with superb comedic timing. That's because TV was originally centered in New York and inherited actors from vaudeville and radio.
According to another post it's Al Nesor as Harry “The Hawk” Carson (“I got the layout”) although it does look like Jamie, maybe his dad lol.
No. It was Klinger.
Great stuff ! thanks
great show
Yes both seasons are on DVD, available at amazon i believe.
classic
Fun-Tastic!
so many references to car 54 on TV, i want my children to know the references are to
Great show!