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The Best Episodes of Car 54, Where Are You? Season 1

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The misadventures of two of New York's finest in the 53rd precinct in the Bronx. Toody, the short, stocky and dim-witted one, either saves the day or messes things up, much to the chagrin of

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Car 54, Where Are You? Season 1 Episode 1 - Who's for Swordfish?
    7.5/10(146 votes)

    #1 - Who's for Swordfish?

    S1:E1

    In the pilot, the boys are desperate to angle for swordfish. After shift-swapping with the entire precinct and avoiding any issuance of tickets (to avert court duty), will they go?

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  2. Car 54, Where Are You? Season 1 Episode 2 - Something Nice for Sol
    7.5/10(116 votes)

    #2 - Something Nice for Sol

    S1:E2

    Gunther Toody drives the entire station batty chairing the committee to get everyone's favorite desk Sgt. Sol Abrams a surprise 25 year present. Toody keeps changing his little mind seeking the perfect gift, and insists on parliamentary procedure for meetings. Abrams' sore feet confine him to desk work, so he worries that it'll be 25 and out, if the brass find out how bad the precinct's sweetheart's hurting.

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  3. Car 54, Where Are You? Season 1 Episode 3 - Home Sweet Sing Sing
    7.6/10(97 votes)

    #3 - Home Sweet Sing Sing

    S1:E3

    The boys use extraordinary techniques to rehabilitate a recently released petty thief. Unfortunately, Benny has other ideas.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Car 54, Where Are You? Season 1 Episode 4 - Change Your Partner
    7.8/10(107 votes)

    #4 - Change Your Partner

    S1:E4

    Toody and Muldoon's 9 blissful years as partners stun a researcher who finds the average prowl car pair last only 16 months before screaming to be switched. If the NYPD management engineer can discover their secret and replicate it, that'll save the blue brass many headaches. But Gunther and Francis' precinct mates don't want to know what actually goes on in Car 54, or even worse: can New York's finest clone empty-headed chatterbox Toody and somber, cerebral Muldoon ?

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  5. Car 54, Where Are You? Season 1 Episode 5 - I Won't Go
    8.1/10(116 votes)

    #5 - I Won't Go

    S1:E5

    Introducing Mrs. Bronson, the sweet Jewish grandmother confounding the boys at the 53rd as well as New York City's bureaucracy.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. Car 54, Where Are You? Season 1 Episode 6 - Muldoon's Star
    7.5/10(101 votes)

    #6 - Muldoon's Star

    S1:E6

    Toody convinces 'Tessie the Torso', a buxom sex-symbol, to stay at Francis's mother's house. It turns out, Muldoon is a huge fan.

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  7. Car 54, Where Are You? Season 1 Episode 7 - The Paint Job
    7.6/10(105 votes)

    #7 - The Paint Job

    S1:E7

    A car thieving ring is using an auto body shop to paint stolen cars and resell them. The 53rd is down to only two patrol cars, so the boys are desperate to keep their beloved car 54. When it's damaged by a pulled-over driver, they take it to the same repair shop.

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  8. Car 54, Where Are You? Season 1 Episode 8 - Love Finds Muldoon
    7.8/10(105 votes)

    #8 - Love Finds Muldoon

    S1:E8

    Lucille plays matchmaker for Francis.

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  9. Car 54, Where Are You? Season 1 Episode 9 - The Gypsy Curse
    7.5/10(93 votes)

    #9 - The Gypsy Curse

    S1:E9

    The boys are told to shut down a gypsy ripoff artist, and when they do, the gypsy puts a curse on Toody.

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  10. Car 54, Where Are You? Season 1 Episode 10 - Thirty Days Notice
    7.2/10(81 votes)

    #10 - Thirty Days Notice

    S1:E10

    Gunther and Lucille Toody give their landlord notice because they're fed up with their crumbling apartment.

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  11. Car 54, Where Are You? Season 1 Episode 11 - Catch Me on the Paar Show
    7.2/10(87 votes)

    #11 - Catch Me on the Paar Show

    S1:E11

    After a chance traffic stop with Hugh Downs, Gunther finagles an appearance on the Jack Paar show of a fellow officer he thinks is funny.

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  12. Car 54, Where Are You? Season 1 Episode 12 - The Taming of Lucille
    7.3/10(90 votes)

    #12 - The Taming of Lucille

    S1:E12

    Toody is feeling henpecked by Lucille, but musters the courage to become king of his castle after seeing a stirring performance of Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew."

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  13. Car 54, Where Are You? Season 1 Episode 13 - Put It in the Bank
    7.9/10(94 votes)

    #13 - Put It in the Bank

    S1:E13

    The 53rd Precinct's Brotherhood Club's newly elected treasurer Gunther Toody is determined to invest their hard-earned $800 in the stock market despite the protests of his fiscally conservative colleagues.

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  14. Car 54, Where Are You? Season 1 Episode 14 - Get Well, Officer Schnauser
    7.9/10(93 votes)

    #14 - Get Well, Officer Schnauser

    S1:E14

    While Schnauser is laid up in the hospital, Toody is tapped by the FBI to go undercover to help them nab notorious bank robber "No Face."

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Car 54, Where Are You? Season 1 Episode 15 - Christmas at the 53rd
    7.2/10(114 votes)

    #15 - Christmas at the 53rd

    S1:E15

    The boys from the 53rd put on a Christmas review. Two Gilbert & Sullivan parodies featuring Capt. Block & Muldoon, a heart-tugging song from Toody, and other sketches.

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  16. Car 54, Where Are You? Season 1 Episode 16 - The Sacrifice
    7.2/10(82 votes)

    #16 - The Sacrifice

    S1:E16

    Muldoon's the big expert on rules and regulations, but he's scared to take the test to become a sergeant.

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  17. Car 54, Where Are You? Season 1 Episode 17 - Boom, Boom, Boom
    7.9/10(114 votes)

    #17 - Boom, Boom, Boom

    S1:E17

    The boys are attempting to win the barbershop quartet competition for "the old man" Capt. Block. The rules require all 163 quartets to perform the same song, which drives poor Jan Murray to insanity.

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  18. Car 54, Where Are You? Season 1 Episode 18 - Toody & Muldoon Crack Down
    7.7/10(79 votes)

    #18 - Toody & Muldoon Crack Down

    S1:E18

    After the police chief drives through Toody & Muldoon's sector, he's so angered by the scores of violations he sees he orders an investigation - with surprising results.

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  19. Car 54, Where Are You? Season 1 Episode 19 - Toody's Paradise
    7.8/10(85 votes)

    #19 - Toody's Paradise

    S1:E19

    Toody is on an undercover detail in Brooklyn with a female cop as his wife and a small boy as his child. When Lucille's sister spots him there, the rumors start flying wildly.

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  20. Car 54, Where Are You? Season 1 Episode 20 - How High Is Up?
    7.5/10(92 votes)

    #20 - How High Is Up?

    S1:E20

    Muldoon discovers he's grown an inch to 6-foot-seven, putting him one inch over the police regulation and putting him over the edge with paranoia about his height.

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  21. Car 54, Where Are You? Season 1 Episode 21 - Toody and the Art World
    7.6/10(93 votes)

    #21 - Toody and the Art World

    S1:E21

    Toody is the only person who can appreciate Karpathia's abstract masterpiece, "Lower Manhattan at Sunset (from the New Jersey Side)." This episode features an inspired performance from Severn Darden.

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  22. Car 54, Where Are You? Season 1 Episode 22 - What Happened to Thursday?
    8.1/10(100 votes)

    #22 - What Happened to Thursday?

    S1:E22

    The 53rd is embarrassed by the domestic dispute calls that come every Thursday night - from the Schnausers. Toody convinces Leo (along w/the rest of the boys) that Thursday's actually Friday leading to expected hilarious confusion.

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  23. Car 54, Where Are You? Season 1 Episode 23 - How Smart Can You Get?
    7.7/10(92 votes)

    #23 - How Smart Can You Get?

    S1:E23

    The smartest rookie cop is assigned to ride w/chatty Toody & reticent Muldoon. Can Car 54 survive, now that Muldoon has stimulating conversation?

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Car 54, Where Are You? Season 1 Episode 24 - Today I Am a Man
    8.5/10(111 votes)

    #24 - Today I Am a Man

    S1:E24

    Tired of being stereotyped as a mama's boy, Muldoon feigns having a hot date at "the hottest club in the Bronx". When his bluff is called by doubting coworkers, he quickly commandeers a puritan family who gets the wrong impression from his weapon!

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  25. Car 54, Where Are You? Season 1 Episode 25 - No More Pickpockets
    8.2/10(100 votes)

    #25 - No More Pickpockets

    S1:E25

    The boys go under cover at Yankee Stadium to stem the onslaught of pickpockets. One skilled pilferer turns the tide on Toody; who ends up arrested?

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Who's for Swordfish?" is the best rated episode of "Car 54, Where Are You?" season 1. It scored 7.5/10 based on 146 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/17/1961. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Something Nice for Sol".