The BEST episodes of Car 54, Where Are You?

Every episode of Car 54, Where Are You? ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Car 54, Where Are You?!

Car 54, Where Are You? features the misadventures of two of New York's finest in the mythical 53rd precinct in the Bronx. Gunther Toody, a short, stocky and dim-witted henpecked husband, is partnered with Francis Muldoon, a tall, lanky and smart bachelor.

Last Updated: 9/4/2024Network: NBCStatus: Ended
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Boom, Boom, Boom
star
7.80
10 votes

#1 - Boom, Boom, Boom

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/14/1962

Jan Murray, playing himself, is asked to judge a barbershop quartet contest among city employees. The Whipoorwills from the 53rd Precinct practice their introduction "boom, boom, boom" everywhere they go”and everywhere they go, Jan Murray goes, until he is practically out of his mind from hearing "boom, boom, boom."

Directors: Al De Caprio
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A Man is Not an Ox
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7.63
8 votes

#2 - A Man is Not an Ox

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/30/1962

When Toody and Muldoon become ill at the same time, their doctor becomes intrigued because they have become similar in many respects, much as a pair of oxen after being yoked together over time.

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How Smart Can You Get?
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7.57
7 votes

#3 - How Smart Can You Get?

Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 2/25/1962

Muldoon gets a new partner, which not only intimidates Toody but causes Muldoon to neglect his duties because he's so involved in intellectual conversations.

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No More Pickpockets
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7.50
10 votes

#4 - No More Pickpockets

Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/11/1962

A professional pickpocket steals Toody's wallet and assumes Toody's identity, arresting many other pickpockets before he's finally caught.

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Toody Undercover
star
7.50
6 votes

#5 - Toody Undercover

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/11/1962

Undercover as ""Bull"", a notorious bank robber, Toody robs a bank along with the help of a group of robbers who've managed to evade the police. Thinking that Toody is an expert as far as robbing is concerned, they fall for a bogus job which lands them all in the clink.

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I've Been Here Before
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7.43
7 votes

#6 - I've Been Here Before

Season 2 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/10/1963

A group of criminals get pointers for their exploits by watching ""Crime Busters"", Officer Toody's favorite TV show. Since the plots of the shows are fresh in Toody's mind, he appears to be quite the expert in solving the crime wave in town.

Directors: Stanley Prager
Writer: Terry Ryan
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A Star is Born in the Bronx
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7.33
6 votes

#7 - A Star is Born in the Bronx

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/25/1962

While dieting to slim down for a part in a play, Sylvia blindly binges on cookies at the grocery not realizing she's being filmed. When the owner of the cookie company sees the film, he is so impressed with her appetite for his cookies that he wants to use her for his ""Dixie Dimple"" cookie commercials.

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Pretzel Mary
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7.33
6 votes

#8 - Pretzel Mary

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/2/1962

Unbeknownst to the police department, seemly impoverished Pretzel Mary is actually a multi-millionaire who stores all of her money inside of her tattered furniture. So when the precinct tries to do a kind deed for this poor woman and replace her furnishings for new pieces, the men go into a panic to get back the furniture for her once they realize the truth.

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Toody and Muldoon Meet the Russians
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7.33
6 votes

#9 - Toody and Muldoon Meet the Russians

Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 1/27/1963

Muldoon and Toody are assigned to help guard a visiting Russian official who is under the impression that the police force is a prime example of true American life.

Directors: Stanley Prager
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Schnauser's Last Ride
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7.29
7 votes

#10 - Schnauser's Last Ride

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/7/1962

In a flashback, Muldoon explains the trouble Schnauser had 12 years previously when he was forced to give up riding his horse on patrol, converting to a vehicle.

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Toody and Muldoon Sing Along with Mitch
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7.29
7 votes

#11 - Toody and Muldoon Sing Along with Mitch

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/14/1962

Mitch Miller tries to give the 53rd precinct a chance to sing on his TV show, but Toody has the only bass voice.

Directors: Nat Hiken
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The Beast Who Walked the Bronx
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7.25
8 votes

#12 - The Beast Who Walked the Bronx

Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 3/18/1962

When the inspector announces that Capt. Block needs to take a well-deserved vacation, a temporary replacement is sent in.

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The Star Boarder
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7.25
8 votes

#13 - The Star Boarder

Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/10/1963

Gunther and Lucille Toody are trying to make some extra money. They decide to rent a room, taking in a preacher as a paying boarder. He seems as honest as the day is long but is he actually who he says he is?

Directors: Stanley Prager
Writer: Terry Ryan
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Muldoon's Star
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7.23
13 votes

#14 - Muldoon's Star

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/22/1961

With Theresa Tangere's popularily out of control, the Muldoon's keep her temporarily at their home, out of the public eye. Meanwhile, shy Francis is enamored with the blonde bombshell.

Directors: Nat Hiken
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Something Nice for Sol
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7.22
45 votes

#15 - Something Nice for Sol

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/1961

The 53rd Precinct decides to buy a surprise gift for Sgt. Abrams for 25 years of service. First they decide to buy an identification bracelet, then a dressing gown (robe), and finally a specially made pair of orthopedic shoes. Problems arise because these shoes cannot be made without Mr. Webster measuring Sol's feet to produce them.

Directors: Al De Caprio
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Occupancy, August 1st
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7.22
9 votes

#16 - Occupancy, August 1st

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/21/1962

Mrs. Bronson moves in to an apartment that is still under construction because of a lease she'd been given awhile back.

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I Love Lucille
star
7.22
9 votes

#17 - I Love Lucille

Season 1 - Episode 30 - Aired 4/22/1962

Lucille dies her hair to get Gunther to notice her, and when he finally does, look out.

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142 Tickets on the Aisle
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7.20
5 votes

#18 - 142 Tickets on the Aisle

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/9/1962

The 53rd precinct decides that the next group activity will be attending a Broadway play, but at the last minute, getting tickets for a popular show is about near impossible. When they find a play that is unpopular enough to accommodate their large group at such short notice, rumors fly that the police are trying to close the play for censorship reasons.

Writer: Tony Webster
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Here We Go Again
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7.17
6 votes

#19 - Here We Go Again

Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/3/1963

When Conrad Nogal approaches the captain about doing a special show about how Muldoon's father cracked a world famous case single handedly, Fred stumbles upon his father's diary where the truth is revealed.

Directors: Stanley Prager
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Toody and the Art World
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7.14
7 votes

#20 - Toody and the Art World

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/11/1962

An artist gives Toody one of his paintings, but Toody doesn't realize its real worth until it's too late.

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One Sleepy People
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7.14
7 votes

#21 - One Sleepy People

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/1962

Muldoon moves in with the Toody's temporarily. Soon both Muldoon and Lucille begin to ""believe"" that they're having an affair with each other.

Writer: Terry Ryan
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Change Your Partners
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7.13
16 votes

#22 - Change Your Partners

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/8/1961

Since Toody and Muldoon have been successful partners for nine years, the captain is asked to find out how this could possibly be. Both Toody and Muldoon are questioned so much that they begin to wonder themselves and arguing ensues.

Directors: Al De Caprio
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I Won't Go
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7.13
16 votes

#23 - I Won't Go

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/15/1961

Mrs. Bronson manages to evade eviction from her apartment by charming everyone who tries to give her notice.

Directors: Nat Hiken
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Today I Am a Man
star
7.13
8 votes

#24 - Today I Am a Man

Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/4/1962

Sick of his goody-two-shoes reputation, Muldoon is determined to change what people think of him and become a man about town.

Directors: Al De Caprio
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The Auction
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7.13
8 votes

#25 - The Auction

Season 1 - Episode 28 - Aired 4/1/1962

Leo is in charge of deciding on a gift for the captain's 25th wedding anniversary, and insists upon getting a cheese knife. But when Toody and Muldoon have to deliver paperwork to the captain at his home, they find that their boss collects antiques. He shows them an outlandish chair, and tells them how he wishes that he had the other half of this one and only pair. Shortly thereafter, Toody finds a chair just like it at an auction house which he plans on getting for the Captain at all costs.

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