This is, by far, one of the greatest comedies ever produced (and there are a lot of excellent ones out there, for sure). The timing, and the under-played visual punchlines tell me that Nat Hiken and company trusted their audience to get the jokes without having them explained. Each actor brought a different flavor to the wonderfully cock-eyed mix. "Car-54, Where Are You?" is a complete joy.
I remember watching this with my dad when as a little kid when Nick at Night first debuted. It would make his sides split he would laugh so hard. Don't think he's seen it in decades!
The laugh track in this TV show is much more realistic and louder than any other TV show I ever watched. Maybe because of the one single woman screaming at a very high pitch.
Here you are! Our unique New York maintaining and sneaking out for fishing officers are unforgettable to revisit everytime they stay on "schedule". Stay safe everyone!
I responded to a previous comment…He attended (MUCH EARLIER than I did!!!) the same NY PHOENIX SCHOOL OF DESIGN in Manhattan. I didn’t know it at the time, but found out YEARS later!!! I have 3 of his illustrated books which were given to me…even THEN I wasn’t aware that we had attended the same school ! Unhappily, it’s no longer us existence…🥹
Imagine telling these guys that 63 years later, in 2024, a random 33 year old would be laying on his bed on a Monday night watching this for the first time on a laptop. This world is amazing.
@Greg Hamilton Probably my favorite episode of all was "The Beast Who Walked The Bronx". That one has me laughing no matter how many times I watch it! I watched Car 54, Where Are You? as a child when it first aired in 1961 and it was really not a "sitcom" per se. Rather, it was a semi-serious show about the New York City Police Department (circa 1961/63) that was "tongue-in-cheek" when it came to many of the precinct's situations.
I don't believe this these guys had me cracked up crying laughing ,,, especially the one that played the chief rescheduling the schedule ,,, LOL,,LOL ,,, ,,,
I used to enjoy watching this show as a kid when it was first run on Sunday nights on NBC. Later, during the mid-1960s, it was a real treat to discover reruns were being aired every weekday at 7 a.m. on KABC-TV in Los Angeles. I used to get up early during school vacation times just to watch it.
Sí, hubiera sido genial. Sin embargo, ha habido muchos programas en español que tienen un atractivo similar. El Chavo del 8 es el más conocido, pero ha habido otros. La Tremenda Corte es otra.
I remember the catchy theme song and that's about it. One lyric fragment says, "Khrushchev's due at Idlewild" sticks in memory. The show's entire run pretty much conflicted with my bedtime so I only got to see episodes when home sick with a cold or flu in the mid-'60s as Car 54 ran in syndication for a bit.
There’s a hold-up in the Bronx Brooklyn’s broken out in fights There’s a traffic jam in Harlem That’s backed up to Jackson Heights There’s a Scout Troop short a child Kruschev’s due at Idlewild Car 54 Where are you?
I was a very young child when this show was on the air, and all I remember from then was the call "Car 54, where are you?" Likewise with F-Troop. I remember the show and the characters, but not one episode. But I probably have every cartoon episode from the same period memorized for life. ;-)
I haven’t seen this since I was a kid in the sixties , I only had to see the title and I could hear the first words of the song ,,,there’s a hold up in the bronx , brooklyns broken out in fights ,,
I heard of this show but never really paid attention until someone mentioned that the original 1983 commercial for Mario Bros on the Atari had the theme from this show with rewritten lyrics.
Oh? Because I'm pretty sure showing them sleeping in twin beds is pretty much geared not to offend the god botherers. Which is pretty P.C., doncha think?
The last DVD collection had the episodes out of order and were the edited syndication versions. Is ‘Shout!’ going to release a complete set of both years’ shows? I’ll buy that.
There's a holdup in the Bronx! Brooklyn's broken out in fights! There's a traffic jam in Harlem that's backed up to Jackson Heights! There's a scout troop short a child! Krushchev's due at Idlewild! Car 54, where are you?
0:07 "Something's gumming up the plumbing, Poor luigi's in a bind. Giant turtles out to get him, Creepy Crabs are at the height, Fireflies, Jeepers Yikes! They're all coming out the pipes! M A R I O W H E R E A R E Y O U"
I'm 70 years old. I used to watch this with my dad. I loved it because I'd never seen him laugh so hard!
I'm 69. Great shows back then. Those were the days my friend.
Absolutely
Yes.
That's the ONLY reason to laugh, because your dad, was worth it. 'Cause this show, sure as shit, wasn't!!!
@@ohioguy215Great show's??? THIS🤭⁉️
Fred Gwynne's name deserves ti be up there with the all time greats of American comedy. Perfect timing on every joke.
This is, by far, one of the greatest comedies ever produced (and there are a lot of excellent ones out there, for sure). The timing, and the under-played visual punchlines tell me that Nat Hiken and company trusted their audience to get the jokes without having them explained. Each actor brought a different flavor to the wonderfully cock-eyed mix. "Car-54, Where Are You?" is a complete joy.
This episode's writing was genius 🤣
Such a great show!
Love it when Toody says “do you mind, do you mind?” His expressions are priceless.
Man I'm 68 now I remember watching this comedy when I was young wish they would bring back some of these old shows
They did, on youtube!
My Dad was a cop in El Paso when I was very young. One of my first toys that I remember was a Car54 police car.
This show was so classic.I love the beginning of it,when the voice says Car 54,Where Are You? Tony
I'm sleeping over at my grandma's house and she's watching this right now on a channel called 'Decades' and it's funny, so I looked it up on youtube 😂
Still one of my favourite old time comedies, after all these years the humor still stands up. That's a great picture quality.
I agree. It’s holds up as great humor after all these years, thank you so much!
The reason it stands up so well is because,.it is neither "woke" nor "politically correct".
Just like the Honeymooners !!
@@thomashenebry8269 You sound like an irrelevant wank stain.
i WAS LAUGHING ALL THE WAY THROUGH THIS... 50 YEARS AFTER IT WAS MADE !.
One of my all time favorite shows! Another of my favorite shows is Loony Tunes - over seventy-FIVE years old and so funny! :^)
I so loved this show and I still laugh now 50 years later
This is my all time favorite Car 54 episode! And they are all gems, but this has it all!
From the team that brought us, Bilko Fred Gwynne was once in an episode of Bilko and was in many other films wonderful actor
Gwynne was in more than one episode of Bilko. He was in the"eating contest" and in "strictly for the birds episodes of Bilko!
I love 💕 this show so much. Never fails to cheer me up. Great cast
ONE OF THE GREATEST TV📺📺📺SERIES
GREAT STARS SO FUNNY TIMELESS ⌚⌚⌚⌚⌚
I love everytime Gunther says "ooooo oooooo". Lol. Suprised this show only did 60 episodes.
Speaking from a UK perspective that's pretty impressive! Most of our comedies run a lot shorter.
I've been looking up old tv series from when I was young.
Glad I found this.
Ha- so weird to see the legendary Nipsey Russell playing a background supporting roll. A reminder that everyone started somewhere
I remember watching this with my dad when as a little kid when Nick at Night first debuted. It would make his sides split he would laugh so hard. Don't think he's seen it in decades!
Good ‘ol days! Vintage best
The laugh track in this TV show is much more realistic and louder than any other TV show I ever watched. Maybe because of the one single woman screaming at a very high pitch.
My dad used to sing the song to this in the car as lot so I asked him what was it. He watched this show in ireland when there was only one tv channel.
Nice story...peace too you
Here you are! Our unique New York maintaining and sneaking out for fishing officers are unforgettable to revisit everytime they stay on "schedule". Stay safe everyone!
i love how in the intro fred moves his mouth so clearly when he argues i could see him say "Hey wait a minute! the car bounced!"
Fred Gwynne was a fine artist illustrator, a multifaceted artistic individual.......
Wow that´s impressive.
I responded to a previous comment…He attended (MUCH EARLIER than I did!!!) the same NY PHOENIX SCHOOL OF DESIGN in Manhattan. I didn’t know it at the time, but found out YEARS later!!! I have 3 of his illustrated books which were given to me…even THEN I wasn’t aware that we had attended the same school
! Unhappily, it’s no longer us existence…🥹
Imagine telling these guys that 63 years later, in 2024, a random 33 year old would be laying on his bed on a Monday night watching this for the first time on a laptop. This world is amazing.
FG ! An absolute Legend and Icon.
The switching days are hysterical. Incredible writers on this show......
@Greg Hamilton Probably my favorite episode of all was "The Beast Who Walked The Bronx". That one has me laughing no matter how many times I watch it! I watched Car 54, Where Are You? as a child when it first aired in 1961 and it was really not a "sitcom" per se. Rather, it was a semi-serious show about the New York City Police Department (circa 1961/63) that was "tongue-in-cheek" when it came to many of the precinct's situations.
One of my favorite episodes mainly bc of the schedule board! 😂👏🏻
I’m 73 years old and I used to watch it too. That’s the first thing I saw Fred Gwynn in. I loved it.
Always loved this show so funny.
Never even heard of this, glad the old fellow at work put me on to it. That was great.
Great Cast with Al Lewis, Nipsey Russell
I don't believe this these guys had me cracked up crying laughing ,,, especially the one that played the chief rescheduling the schedule ,,, LOL,,LOL ,,, ,,,
I watched this with my grandpa. God I miss him. This made me smile today.
I remember this program around 1964 almost a forgotten classic
I love this show
I used to enjoy watching this show as a kid when it was first run on Sunday nights on NBC. Later, during the mid-1960s, it was a real treat to discover reruns were being aired every weekday at 7 a.m. on KABC-TV in Los Angeles. I used to get up early during school vacation times just to watch it.
Met Fred Gwynn once great guy.
“Did you say utes?”
Amazing and too talented to not cherish.
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love this show as a kid
Classic comedy!
Fred Gwynne was so young in this. Very funny! Back when America was America!!!!
Thomas Collins hard to believe fred goes back to " on the waterfront" with brando
Is this an example of 'make America great again?' Sad Gunther ooo ooo
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The United States 🇺🇸 is 1 of 58 nations of the Americas. Ain't no nation named America.
@@davidscott3820 when Americans were honest bout being stinking racists!
Google says this is year 1961. Probably a great time to be a teen in Merica. I'd be working at the Big 3 and driving a 57 Chevy
That Plymouth squad car burned a quart of oil going after that stop sign runner.
C
That exhaust was normal for the 60s. There were no emission controls, back in the day, not even catalytic converters... and heavily leaded gasoline.
Nunca llegó a México...me hubiera gustado disfrutar está serie en castellano 😊
Sí, hubiera sido genial. Sin embargo, ha habido muchos programas en español que tienen un atractivo similar. El Chavo del 8 es el más conocido, pero ha habido otros. La Tremenda Corte es otra.
I remember the catchy theme song and that's about it. One lyric fragment says, "Khrushchev's due at Idlewild" sticks in memory. The show's entire run pretty much conflicted with my bedtime so I only got to see episodes when home sick with a cold or flu in the mid-'60s as Car 54 ran in syndication for a bit.
There’s a hold-up in the Bronx
Brooklyn’s broken out in fights
There’s a traffic jam in Harlem
That’s backed up to Jackson Heights
There’s a Scout Troop short a child
Kruschev’s due at Idlewild
Car 54 Where are you?
Isn’t Idlewild, JFK?
@@cityhawk Yes.
Oh, those twin beds!
this looks so high quality
Wow I'm 58 I grew up looking at Herman munster, I never knew he had this comedy show, it's the first time watching on catchy TV
Loved this show when I was a kid...ooo,ooo,ooo!
🐙this is why I have never wanted to be in charge of anything!! Good episode!💕
I was a very young child when this show was on the air, and all I remember from then was the call "Car 54, where are you?" Likewise with F-Troop. I remember the show and the characters, but not one episode. But I probably have every cartoon episode from the same period memorized for life. ;-)
I haven’t seen this since I was a kid in the sixties , I only had to see the title and I could hear the first words of the song ,,,there’s a hold up in the bronx , brooklyns broken out in fights ,,
I grew up in the 60's as well. Great TV shows. They were funny. Not now.
"he's alright I guess". What a deadpan testimonial 😆
Best Show Ever In The late 70s early 80s. I sleep peacefully to this Sunshine Freebird26
What a goofy show! Always loves it, great to see again
This is hilarious
Great show
Thanks! I needed a laugh.
“GIVE ME A TICKET!!!” LMAO 😂😂😂
Walking his wife without a leash! 🤣
You have some Amazing video's *Thanks for sharing them 🎉
That was a GREAT show. They ought to bring it back to see how Car 54 deals with the Coronavirus in New York city.
If you want a goofy cop show, watch Brooklyn99. One of the best network comedies out right now.
I remember watching this as a six or so year old.
It is just as funny now as it was then.
The Munsters team up - brilliantly done too.
My mama loved this show.
"He has a $30,000 boat" lol
Today...add two zeros to that number.
I love this show. ❤
I heard of this show but never really paid attention until someone mentioned that the original 1983 commercial for Mario Bros on the Atari had the theme from this show with rewritten lyrics.
He's getting hammered!
The line "gay life u lead" had a different meaning back then lol
Wow that's Nipsy Russel at the chalk board.
I liked him in Wildcats. “Riiigghhhttt.”
Wow this takes me back 5o when I was little
The tall fellas cap badge number changes during the episode. One minute he's 723 then he's 1987.
Hilarious episode!
The real Nipsey!
Without the toupee!
Love his poems
This is better than anti depressing pills! Best show ever!!!!!
My wife don't even sleep in the same bed ...
TV couples always had separate beds in those days. Sharing the same bed was considered too risqué, even for married couples.
Grandpa from Munsters was on this too. I was 4 when it came out. Quality tv no brainwashing of PC crap
where in the video?
@@219garry I think they mean Al Lewis played the role of another cop on the series. He was Officer Leo Schnauser .
Not on this vid
Oh? Because I'm pretty sure showing them sleeping in twin beds is pretty much geared not to offend the god botherers. Which is pretty P.C., doncha think?
@@olafbigandglad Not at all. It's called being 'family friendly'. Now, go be an idiot somewhere else.
The last DVD collection had the episodes out of order and were the edited syndication versions. Is ‘Shout!’ going to release a complete set of both years’ shows? I’ll buy that.
funny as hell
Tom E. Ross' character reminds me of Danny Devito's character on One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest I wonder if he was inspired by Tom's
Σuch a different times, back then.. it's like traνeling through time, no?
they need to bring these shows back too tv and take the bull shit we watch off today i hate today its bull shit
There's a holdup in the Bronx!
Brooklyn's broken out in fights!
There's a traffic jam in Harlem that's backed up to Jackson Heights!
There's a scout troop short a child!
Krushchev's due at Idlewild!
Car 54, where are you?
R.I.P FRED/ HERMON MUNSTER!
This was Vaudeville transplanted to sitcom TV.
Man, wives don't get much of a break on this show..
I have never had this much trouble trading a schedule for someone but I work at a grocery store and I'm not Toody!
When people talk about Car 54 references, they talk about some old Mario commercial but not Care Bears
Where do find swordfish in the state of NY?
Since you asked about where to find swordfish in NY you might want to shop at a Wegmens goucery
Go to the Montauk basin and get on a boat.
Fulton’s Fish Market?
@@QueenBee-gx4rp Now in the Bronx.
@@yeraschitt2642 There’s some good Swordfish at my supermarket. If you want to find good Swordfish in the state of New York, there you go.
10:50 "Lucille, not the window again."
Oh the days when they couldn't show a man and wife sleeping in the same bed lmao
better than the movie
this gotta be what inspired larry david’s writing style
My favorite was the day too old off season uniform, ha.
Nipsy Russell Working the switchboard.
Toody !Tootsie ! Who is she ? FRANCIS ?! Another one ?!
Toody's Titties
Fred GWYNNE WAS HERMAN MUNSTER in THE MUNSTERS AND i have series ONE AND TWO ON DVD AND it WAS A VERY Funny TV SHOW
0:07 "Something's gumming up the plumbing, Poor luigi's in a bind.
Giant turtles out to get him, Creepy Crabs are at the height, Fireflies, Jeepers Yikes! They're all coming out the pipes! M A R I O W H E R E A R E Y O U"