List of Car 54, Where Are You? episodes

This is a list of episodes of the television sitcom Car 54, Where Are You?.

Season 1 (1961–62)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"Who's for Swordfish?"	Al De Caprio	Terry Ryan and Nat Hiken	September 17, 1961
Police officers Gunther Toody and Francis Muldoon prepare to go on a fishing trip.
2	2	"Something Nice for Sol"	Al De Caprio	Terry Ryan and Nat Hiken	September 24, 1961
Toody and Muldoon buy orthopedic shoes as a surprise gift for Abrams, but must first put him to sleep so the orthopedist can make a cast of his feet.
3	3	"Home Sweet Sing Sing"	Nat Hiken	Marty Roth and Nat Hiken	October 1, 1961
Toody and Muldoon help out an ex-convict who's homesick for prison.
4	4	"Change Your Partner"	Nat Hiken	Tony Webster and Nat Hiken	October 8, 1961
Headquarters wants to know the secret of Toody and Muldoon's friendship, since they have never switched partners.
5	5	"I Won't Go"	Nat Hiken	Gary Belkin and Nat Hiken	October 15, 1961
Mrs. Bronson refuses to move out of her condemned apartment.
6	6	"Muldoon's Star"	Nat Hiken	Harold Flender and Nat Hiken	October 22, 1961
Toody and Muldoon are assigned to shield a movie star from her fans.
7	7	"The Paint Job"	Nat Hiken	Marty Roth and Nat Hiken	October 29, 1961
While Car 54 is in a garage for repair, Toody and Muldoon hastily borrow a stranger's car and quickly repaint it to look like theirs. (Al Lewis appears in the role of a car thief instead of as officer Schnauzer).
8	8	"Love Finds Muldoon"	Nat Hiken	Nat Hiken	November 5, 1961
Lucille takes a shot at matchmaking for the bachelor Muldoon. His intended match Alice Ghostley stalks Muldoon everywhere, but then later plays hard to get.
9	9	"The Gypsy Curse"	Nat Hiken	Tony Webster and Nat Hiken	November 12, 1961
A gypsy places a curse on Toody.
10	10	"Thirty Days Notice"	Nat Hiken	Ben Joelson, Art Baer and Nat Hiken	November 19, 1961
The Toodys search for a new apartment.
11	11	"Catch Me on the Paar Show"	Nat Hiken	Terry Ryan and Nat Hiken	November 26, 1961
After Toody and Muldoon encounter host Hugh Downs, he agrees to let officer Fleisher to tell jokes on The Jack Paar Show and the fame goes to his head.
12	12	"The Taming of Lucille"	Al De Caprio	Tony Webster and Nat Hiken	December 3, 1961
Toody is inspired to stand up to Lucille after seeing a performance of The Taming of the Shrew.
13	13	"Put It in the Bank"	Al De Caprio	Will Glickman, Sid Zelinka and Nat Hiken	December 10, 1961
Toody decides to invest his club's funds in the stock market. When they visit the office of the company they invested in, onlookers fear they're coming to arrest its President, which causes the company's value to plummet.
14	14	"Get Well, Officer Schnauser"	Al De Caprio	Terry Ryan and Nat Hiken	December 17, 1961
Toody and Muldoon try to collect reward money to get Schnauser a get-well gift. Through a misunderstanding, a panicked bank teller (Charlotte Rae) thinks they are armed robbers and gives them a fortune.
15	15	"Christmas at the 53rd"	Al De Caprio	Terry Ryan and Nat Hiken	December 24, 1961
Toody and Muldoon are excited to perform at the 53rd Precinct's Christmas party.
16	16	"The Sacrifice"	Al De Caprio	Tony Webster and Nat Hiken	January 7, 1962
Muldoon is afraid of taking the sergeant's test.
17	17	"Boom, Boom, Boom"	Al De Caprio	Sid Zelinka, Will Glickman and Nat Hiken	January 14, 1962
Toody and Muldoon enter a barbershop-quartet contest.
18	18	"Toody & Muldoon Crack Down"	Al De Caprio	Terry Ryan and Nat Hiken	January 21, 1962
Captain Block gives the Car 54 crew orders to crack down on lawbreakers.
19	19	"Toody's Paradise"	Al De Caprio	Will Glickman, Sid Zelinka and Nat Hiken	January 28, 1962
Lucille tries to encourage Toody to be more romantic.
20	20	"How High Is Up?"	Al De Caprio	Tony Webster and Nat Hiken	February 4, 1962
Muldoon has grown an inch too high for police regulation -- and it doesn't help that his dance partner Shari Lewis is only 5 feet tall.
21	21	"Toody and the Art World"	Al De Caprio	Nat Hiken	February 11, 1962
An artist says only Toody can understand his work.
22	22	"What Happened to Thursday?"	Al De Caprio	Tony Webster and Nat Hiken	February 18, 1962
Breaking up the weekly arguments at the Schnausers apartment becomes a routine for Toody and Muldoon, until they trick Schnauser into thinking Thursday is Friday.
23	23	"How Smart Can You Get?"	Al De Caprio	Teleplay: Tony Webster Story: Tony Webster and Nat Hiken	February 25, 1962
Toody and Muldoon are ordered to give a genius rookie officer an orientation. In 1997, TV Guide ranked this episode #61 on its list of the 100 Greatest Episodes.[1]
24	24	"Today I Am a Man"	Al De Caprio	Teleplay: Tony Webster Story: Tony Webster and Nat Hiken	March 4, 1962
Muldoon has a date for Saturday, so he asks for someone to cover a shift.
25	25	"No More Pickpockets"	Al De Caprio	Tony Webster and Nat Hiken	March 11, 1962
Toody and Muldoon feel bad for never being cited for bravery.
26	26	"The Beast Who Walked the Bronx"	Al De Caprio	Terry Ryan and Nat Hiken	March 18, 1962
Captain Geer is going on vacation and someone has to replace him.
27	27	"The Courtship of Sylvia Schnauser"	Al De Caprio	Tony Webster	March 25, 1962
Unsatisfied with her wedding in city hall, Sylvia wants a big ceremony.
28	28	"The Auction"	Al De Caprio	Teleplay: Sid Zelinka, Will Glickman and Nat Hiken Story: Sid Zelinka and Will Glickman	April 1, 1962
Toody and Muldoon go to an auction to get an anniversary gift for their boss.
29	29	"Quiet! We're Thinking"	Al De Caprio	Terry Ryan	April 8, 1962
Captain Block organizes a test to see if his men would be good detectives.
30	30	"I Love Lucille"	Al De Caprio	Tony Webster and Nat Hiken	April 22, 1962
Toody shows off Lucille at the policeman's ball.

Season 2 (1962–63)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
31	1	"Hail to the Chief"	Nat Hiken	Tony Webster	September 16, 1962
One of the officers in the 53rd Precinct is going to drive the President's car when he arrives in New York.
32	2	"One Sleepy People"	Nat Hiken	Terry Ryan	September 23, 1962
A steamy movie on TV inspires Schnauser to improve his relationship with his wife.
33	3	"A Man Is Not an Ox"	Nat Hiken	Billy Friedberg and Nat Hiken	September 30, 1962
Captain Block wants to know why Toody and Muldoon are always sick at the same time.
34	4	"Schnauser's Last Ride"	Nat Hiken	Tony Webster	October 7, 1962
Schnauser feels heartbroken over his horse being retired.
35	5	"Toody & Muldoon Sing Along with Mitch"	Nat Hiken	Buddy Arnold and Ben Joelson	October 14, 1962
Mitch Miller holds auditions at the 53rd for his TV show.
36	6	"Occupancy, August 1st"	Nat Hiken	Gary Belkin	October 21, 1962
Mrs. Bronson moves into her apartment before it's finished.
37	7	"Remember St. Petersburg"	Nat Hiken	Tony Webster	October 28, 1962
Toody and Muldoon convince a phony fortune-teller that Schnauser is royalty.
38	8	"That's Show Business"	Nat Hiken	Gary Belkin	November 4, 1962
Toody and Muldoon get themselves into trouble when they invest in a play featuring Muldoon's sister.
39	9	"Toody Undercover"	Nat Hiken	Terry Ryan	November 11, 1962
Toody goes undercover as a contact for gangsters.
40	10	"I Hate Captain Block"	Stanley Prager	Ben Joelson and Buddy Arnold	November 18, 1962
Captain Block's parrot will only talk to Toody.
41	11	"A Star Is Born in the Bronx"	Stanley Prager	Terry Ryan	November 25, 1962
Lucille and Sylvia compete to be the leading lady in Muldoon's play.
42	12	"Pretzel Mary"	Nat Hiken	Teleplay: Gary Belkin and Art Baer Story: Art Baer	December 2, 1962
Toody and Muldoon crack down on Pretzel Mary, a peddler selling pretzels without a license.
43	13	"142 Tickets on the Aisle"	Stanley Prager	Tony Webster	December 9, 1962
Toody and Muldoon stand guard at a Broadway box office to look out for ticket buyers.
44	14	"Stop Thief"	Stanley Prager	Tony Webster	December 16, 1962
Toody and Muldoon suspect Captain Block of being a kleptomaniac.
45	15	"Je t'adore Muldoon"	Stanley Prager	Ben Joelson	December 30, 1962
Muldoon takes his mother to the Mardi Gras ball.
46	16	"The White Elephant"	Stanley Prager	Terry Ryan	January 6, 1963
A gang of criminals rent a diner so they can dig a tunnel to the bank.
47	17	"Benny the Bookie's Last Chance"	Stanley Prager	Art Baer and Gary Belkin	January 13, 1963
Benny the Bookie is out on parole and Toody and Muldoon are in charge of him.
48	18	"The Presidential Itch"	Stanley Prager	Teleplay: Nat Hiken, Billy Friedberg and Robert Van Scoyk Story: Robert Van Scoyk	January 20, 1963
Toody and Muldoon compete to become president of the Brotherhood Club.
49	19	"Toody & Muldoon Meet the Russians"	Stanley Prager	Nat Hiken and Billy Friedberg	January 27, 1963
Toody and Muldoon make Soviet dignitaries into American capitalists.
50	20	"Here We Go Again"	Stanley Prager	Gary Belkin and Art Baer	February 3, 1963
Muldoon uncovers evidence that his father may not have been the hero cop he thought he was.
51	21	"The Star Boarder"	Stanley Prager	Terry Ryan	February 10, 1963
The Toodys' boarder claims to be a preacher.
52	22	"The Biggest Day of the Year"	Stanley Prager	Lou Solomon and Bob Howard	February 17, 1963
Toody and Muldoon celebrate the tenth anniversary of their partnership.
53	23	"Here Comes Charlie"	Stanley Prager	Nat Hiken and Billy Friedberg	February 24, 1963
The 53rd Precinct has a policeman who drinks on the job.
54	24	"See You at the Bar Mitzvah"	Stanley Prager	Max Wilk	March 3, 1963
Toody and Muldoon attempt to find guests for a bar mitzvah.
55	25	"I've Been Here Before"	Stanley Prager	Terry Ryan	March 10, 1963
Criminals use Toody's favorite TV show to commit their crimes.
56	26	"Joan Crawford Didn't Say No"	Stanley Prager	Teleplay: Gary Belkin Story: Nak Hiken	March 17, 1963
Toody and Muldoon are sent to bust Mrs. Bronson's matchmaking business.
57	27	"Lucille Is 40"	Stanley Prager	Ben Joelson and Art Baer	March 24, 1963
Toody gets a wig for Lucille's fortieth birthday.
58	28	"The Loves of Sylvia Schnauser"	Stanley Prager	Tony Webster and Nat Hiken	March 31, 1963
Sylvia helps the 53rd take down a phony publishing company.
59	29	"Puncher & Judy"	Stanley Prager	Nat Hiken	April 7, 1963
Toody and Mulddon meet a girl named Judy, who talks them into enlisting Sugar Ray Robinson to help discourage a male hair dresser from continuing his amateur boxing career.
60	30	"The Curse of the Snitkins"	Stanley Prager and Nat Hiken	Teleplay: Art Baer and Ben Joelson Story: Nat Hiken, Art Baer and Ben Joelson	April 14, 1963
Toody and Muldoon regret talking Snitkin into transferring to another precinct.

References

1. "Special Collector's Issue: 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time". TV Guide (June 28-July 4). 1997.

External links

• TV.com
• Car 54, Where Are You? at imdb.com