The BEST episodes of Car 54, Where Are You? season 1

Every episode of Car 54, Where Are You? season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Car 54, Where Are You? season 1!

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: 3/24/2026Network: NBCStatus: Ended
Boom, Boom, Boom
star
7.73
11 votes

#1 - Boom, Boom, Boom

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

The men of the 53rd compete in a barbershop-quartet competition.

Directors: Al De Caprio
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How Smart Can You Get?
star
7.63
8 votes

#2 - How Smart Can You Get?

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

Muldoon's intellectual conversations with a new trainee lead Toody to study from an encyclopedia.

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How High Is Up?
star
7.60
10 votes

#3 - How High Is Up?

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/4/1962

The men of the 53rd fret over a new inspector's rigid adherence to height and weight limits.

Directors: Al De Caprio
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No More Pickpockets
star
7.55
11 votes

#4 - No More Pickpockets

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

Toody is assigned to nab pickpockets at Yankee Stadium but ends up being arrested.

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The Beast Who Walked the Bronx
star
7.44
9 votes

#5 - The Beast Who Walked the Bronx

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

A feared temporary replacement for Capt. Block is actually a pussycat.

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Quiet! We're Thinking
star
7.33
9 votes

#6 - Quiet! We're Thinking

Season 1 - Episode 29 - Aired 4/8/1962

Toody's 11-year-old nephew solves a series of crimes.

Directors: Al De Caprio
Writer: Terry Ryan
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Something Nice for Sol
star
7.30
47 votes

#7 - Something Nice for Sol

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

The men of the 53rd allow Toody to select a gift for Sgt. Abrams.

Directors: Al De Caprio
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Change Your Partners
star
7.22
18 votes

#8 - Change Your Partners

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

Toody and Muldoon have been partners for nine years but are separated and miss each other.

Directors: Al De Caprio
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Today I Am a Man
star
7.22
9 votes

#9 - Today I Am a Man

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

Sick of his milquetoast reputation, Muldoon is determined to change his perception.

Directors: Al De Caprio
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The Auction
star
7.22
9 votes

#10 - The Auction

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

Toody and Muldoon search for a unique chair for Capt. Block's anniversary.

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I Love Lucille
star
7.22
9 votes

#11 - I Love Lucille

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

Lucille dyes her hair blond and Toody goes overboard with excitement.

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Muldoon's Star
star
7.21
14 votes

#12 - Muldoon's Star

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

The Muldoons play host to a blonde bombshell.

Directors: Nat Hiken
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Home Sweet Sing Sing
star
7.18
17 votes

#13 - Home Sweet Sing Sing

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/1/1961

Toody and his wife allow a former convict to live with them, but he is only comfortable in a prison environment.

Directors: Nat Hiken
The Courtship of Sylvia Schnauser
star
7.14
7 votes

#14 - The Courtship of Sylvia Schnauser

Season 1 - Episode 27 - Aired 3/25/1962

Sylvia Schnauser is upset that she had been married by a judge and wants to make it real.

Toody and the Art World
star
7.13
8 votes

#15 - Toody and the Art World

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

Toody tries to recover a painting given to him by an eccentric artist after learning its value.

I Won't Go
star
7.12
17 votes

#16 - I Won't Go

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

An old lady evades eviction from a condemned apartment by charming the men who try to remove her.

Directors: Nat Hiken
Get Well, Officer Schnauser
star
7.11
9 votes

#17 - Get Well, Officer Schnauser

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/17/1961

Muldoon unwittingly robs a bank while trying to nab the real thief.

Directors: Al De Caprio
Who's for Swordfish?
star
7.01
69 votes

#18 - Who's for Swordfish?

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/1961

Toody and Muldoon go to great lengths for a chance to fish on a luxury cruiser.

Directors: Al De Caprio
The Taming of Lucille
star
7.00
11 votes

#19 - The Taming of Lucille

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/3/1961

Lucille's sudden submissiveness quickly loses its charm for Toody.

Directors: Al De Caprio
The Sacrifice
star
7.00
11 votes

#20 - The Sacrifice

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/7/1962

Toody tries to make a sacrifice so that Muldoon can be promoted.

Directors: Al De Caprio
Toody and Muldoon Crack Down
star
6.92
13 votes

#21 - Toody and Muldoon Crack Down

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/21/1962

Toody and Muldoon are forced to enforce the law in their district, but the plan backfires.

Gypsy Curse
star
6.91
11 votes

#22 - Gypsy Curse

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/12/1961

When Toody goes undercover to expose a dishonest gypsy, he believes that her curse is real.

Directors: Nat Hiken
Thirty Days Notice
star
6.90
10 votes

#23 - Thirty Days Notice

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/19/1961

After Toody plays tough with the landlord, he is unable to find a new apartment.

Directors: Nat Hiken
Toody's Paradise
star
6.89
9 votes

#24 - Toody's Paradise

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 1/28/1962

Lucille mistakes Toody's undercover assignment for an extramarital affair.

Directors: Al De Caprio
Put It in the Bank
star
6.78
9 votes

#25 - Put It in the Bank

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/10/1961

Toody plays the stock market with the officers' funds.

Directors: Al De Caprio