CAR 54, WHERE ARE YOU? – THE COMPLETE SERIES (NBC 1961-1963) HARD TO FIND!!! EXCELLENT QUALITY!!! Fred Gwynne, Joe E. Ross, Al Lewis, Beatrice Pons, Charlotte Rae

“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; Khrushchev’s due at Idlewild…
Car 54, Where Are You?”

Following the enormous success of The Phil Silvers Show, creator Nat Hiken brought his brand of character-driven comedy to NBC with Car 54, Where Are You?, a warm and witty sitcom chronicling the antics of two NYPD patrol officers cruising the streets of the Bronx’s fictional 53rd Precinct in patrol car 54.

Fred Gwynne stars as the tall, serious, and soft-spoken Officer Francis Muldoon, while his hopelessly dim-witted but good-natured partner Gunther Toody is played by Joe E. Ross, best known to audiences as Bilko’s perpetual nemesis, Rupert Ritzik.

Hiken carried over some of the beloved Bilko chemistry by casting Beatrice Pons as Toody’s wife, Lucille, just as she had been at Fort Baxter.

Much of the series was filmed on location on the streets of New York City, lending the show an authentic urban atmosphere. To avoid confusion with real police vehicles during filming, the patrol car was painted bright red—though this detail was, of course, invisible in the show’s black-and-white presentation.

Rounding out the ensemble, Al Lewis appeared as the henpecked Officer Leo Schnauser, whose wife Sylvia (played by Charlotte Rae) was convinced he was carrying on a secret affair with Marilyn Monroe. Lewis would later reunite with Gwynne in The Munsters following Car 54’s two-season run.

Among the most unlikely patrol partners ever depicted on television, Toody and Muldoon were a study in contrasts. Toody was short, stocky, friendly, and incurably curious, while Muldoon was tall, reserved, and lived quietly with his mother and sister. Though assigned to a run-down Bronx precinct, the pair consistently found themselves tangled in far more comedy than crime.

Filmed on location and steeped in early-1960s city life, Car 54, Where Are You? offers a charming, often laugh-out-loud portrait of urban policing long before gritty TV programs took over. Featuring a stellar supporting cast and a parade of memorable guest stars, the series remains a timeless comedy timeless television comedy. 

A must-have for classic TV fans and sitcom collectors alike.

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Number of DVDs: 12

Number of Episodes: 60

Quality: 9.5/10, Black & White

Region: 0

Running Time: 26 hrs (approx)

Aspect Ratios: Fullscreen 1.33:1

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