Car 54, Where Are You?
| Car 54, Where Are You? | |
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Opening title sequence
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| Also known as | ''Car 54'' |
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Nat Hiken |
| Directed by | Al De Caprio Nat Hiken Stanley Prager |
| Starring |
Joe E. Ross Fred Gwynne |
| Theme music composer | Nat Hiken John Strauss |
| Opening theme | "Car 54, Where Are You?" |
| Composer(s) | John Strauss |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 60 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Nat Hiken Billy Friedberg |
| Cinematography | J. Burgi Contner George Stoetzel |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Eupolis Productions |
| Distributor |
NBC Films (1963–1973) National Telefilm Associates (1973–1986) Republic Pictures (1986–1997) Worldvision Enterprises (1997–1999) Paramount Domestic Television (1999–2006) CBS Paramount Domestic Television (2006–2007) CBS Television Distribution (2007–present) |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Picture format | Black-and-white |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | September 17, 1961 – April 14, 1963 |
Car 54, Where Are You? is an American sitcom that ran on NBC from 1961 to 1963, and was about two New York city police officers based at the fictional 53rd precinct in The Bronx. Car 54 was their patrol car. The show was filmed only in black-and-white. Episodes had different directors, the most recognized being Al De Caprio and Stanley Prager. Nat Hiken also directed several episodes. Filming was on location, and at Biograph Studios in The Bronx.
The series follows the adventures of New York Police Department officers Gunther Toody (badge #1432) (Joe E. Ross) and Francis Muldoon (badge #723) (Fred Gwynne), assigned to Patrol Car 54 in the fictional 53rd precinct of The Bronx. Toody was short, stocky, nosy, and not very bright and lived with his loud, domineering wife, Lucille (Beatrice Pons). Muldoon was very tall, quiet, and more intelligent. He was a shy bachelor who lived with his mother and two younger sisters, who often eschewed the notion of being married.
Comedic themes were often drawn from the pair's incurable warm-heartedness, and their futile attempts to subjugate this and "get tough", as seemed to be required in order to execute their police assignments. The story would resolve with a passive solution which left all parties happy. Other themes focused on Toody's simpleness combined with much enthusiasm and sometimes stubbornness which created comedic conflict.
Several celebrities, including Hugh Downs, Mitch Miller, Jan Murray, and Sugar Ray Robinson, appeared as themselves. Among others cast in various episodes are:
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