The WORST episodes of Car 54, Where Are You?

Every episode of Car 54, Where Are You? ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst 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: 3/24/2026Network: NBCStatus: Ended

6.00

6 votes

#1 - That's Show Business

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/4/1962

The men invest in a Broadway play, not realizing that it is a protest against police brutality.

Directors: Nat Hiken

Writer: Gary Belkin

6.11

9 votes

#2 - Christmas at the 53rd

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/24/1961

The men perform in a special Christmas program for friends and family.

Directors: Al De Caprio

Writer: Nat Hiken, Terry Ryan

6.14

7 votes

#3 - Joan Crawford Didn't Say No

Season 2 - Episode 26 - Aired 3/17/1963

Mrs. Bronson opens a marriage brokerage that fraudulently promises that clients can wed movie stars.

Directors: Stanley Prager

Writer: Gary Belkin

6.20

5 votes

#4 - The Presidential Itch

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/20/1963

Toody and Muldoon run against each other for the position of president of the Brotherhood Club.

Directors: Stanley Prager

Writer: Robert Van Soyk

6.29

7 votes

#5 - The Curse of the Snitkins

Season 2 - Episode 30 - Aired 4/14/1963

Desperate for extra men, Capt. Block transfers an officer to his precinct who brings bad fortune wherever he goes.

Directors: Stanley Prager

Writer: Art Baer, Ben Joelson, Nat Hiken

6.44

9 votes

#6 - What Happened to Thursday?

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/18/1962

Toody and Muldoon try to trick Leo into believing that it is Friday to avoid the weekly fight at the Schnauser home.

6.50

8 votes

#7 - Je T'Adore Muldoon

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/30/1962

When the men try to boost Muldoon's confidence, he becomes an egomaniac.

Directors: Stanley Prager

Writer: Ben Joelson

6.53

15 votes

#8 - Love Finds Muldoon

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/5/1961

Lucille plays matchmaker for Muldoon and an old friend.

Directors: Nat Hiken

Writer: Nat Hiken

6.56

16 votes

#9 - Paint Job

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/29/1961

Toody and Muldoon try to nab a group of car thieves but lose their squad car in the process.

Directors: Nat Hiken

Writer: Marty Roth, Nat Hiken

6.60

5 votes

#10 - Stop Thief

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/16/1962

After overhearing Capt. Block rehearsing a play, Toody and Muldoon mistakenly believe that he is a kleptomaniac.

Writer: Tony Webster

6.63

8 votes

#11 - Here Comes Charlie

Season 2 - Episode 23 - Aired 2/24/1963

The precinct works hard to both rehabilitate and employ alcoholic Charlie.

Directors: Stanley Prager

Writer: Billy Friedberg, Nat Hiken

6.67

6 votes

#12 - Puncher and Judy

Season 2 - Episode 29 - Aired 4/7/1963

Toody and Muldoon try to convince a woman's hairdresser boyfriend to quit the boxing ring.

Directors: Stanley Prager

Writer: Nat Hiken

6.67

9 votes

#13 - Catch Me on the Paar Show

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/26/1961

Toody becomes a comic sensation after another officer flops on Jack Paar's talk show.

Directors: Nat Hiken

Writer: Nat Hiken, Terry Ryan

6.78

9 votes

#14 - 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

Writer: Nat Hiken, Sydney Zelinka, Will Glickman

6.86

7 votes

#15 - The Loves of Sylvia Schnauser

Season 2 - Episode 28 - Aired 3/31/1963

Sylvia Schnauser acts a decoy to rid the city of dishonest con artists posing as book publishers.

Directors: Stanley Prager

Writer: Nat Hiken, Tony Webster

6.86

7 votes

#16 - The White Elephant

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/6/1963

Toody and Muldoon inadvertently prevent a group of crooks from committing a crime.

Directors: Stanley Prager

Writer: Nat Hiken, Terry Ryan

6.86

7 votes

#17 - Benny the Bookie's Last Chance

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/13/1963

Toody and Muldoon help set up ex-con Benny in a candy-store business but he again finds trouble.

Directors: Stanley Prager

Writer: Art Baer, Gary Belkin

6.89

9 votes

#18 - 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

Writer: Nat Hiken, Sydney Zelinka, Will Glickman

6.90

10 votes

#19 - 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

Writer: Art Baer, Ben Joelson, Nat Hiken

6.91

11 votes

#20 - 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

Writer: Nat Hiken, Tony Webster

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.

Writer: Nat Hiken, Terry Ryan

7.00

9 votes

#22 - See You at the Bar Mitzvah

Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/3/1963

Toody and Muldoon try to make the bar mitzvah of a cruel landlord's son a success.

Directors: Stanley Prager

Writer: Max Wilk

7.00

5 votes

#23 - I Hate Captain Block

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/18/1962

While minding Capt. Block's parrot, Toody inadvertently teaches it to say "I Hate Captain Block".

Writer: Ben Joelson, Buddy Arnold

7.00

5 votes

#24 - Remember St. Petersburg

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/28/1962

Mistakenly believing that Schnauser is an exiled Russian count, a band of phony spiritualists try to cash in.

Directors: Nat Hiken

Writer: Tony Webster

7.00

10 votes

#25 - Hail to the Chief

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/1962

Muldoon is overcome with nerves at the prospect of transporting the president.

Directors: Nat Hiken

Writer: Tony Webster