Car 54, Where Are You?

Car 54, Where Are You?
Opening title sequence
Also known asCar 54
GenreSitcom
police comedy
Created byNat Hiken
Directed byAl De Caprio
Nat Hiken
Stanley Prager
StarringJoe E. Ross
Fred Gwynne
Theme music composerNat Hiken
John Strauss
Opening theme"Car 54, Where Are You?"
ComposerJohn Strauss
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes60 (list of episodes)
Production
ProducersNat Hiken
Billy Friedberg
CinematographyJ. Burgi Contner
George Stoetzel
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time30 minutes
Production companyEupolis Productions
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseSeptember 17, 1961 (1961-09-17) –
April 14, 1963 (1963-04-14)
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Fred Gwynne and Joe E. Ross

Car 54, Where Are You? is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 1961 to April 1963. Filmed in black and white, the series starred Joe E. Ross as Gunther Toody and Fred Gwynne as Francis Muldoon, two mismatched New York City police officers who patrol the fictional 53rd precinct in The Bronx. Car 54 was their patrol car.

The series had a rotating group of directors, including Al De Caprio, Stanley Prager, and series creator Nat Hiken. Filming was done both on location[1] and at Biograph Studios in the Bronx.[2]

  1. ^ Coletta, Charles (2002). "St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture: Car 54, Where Are You?". St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture. Archived from the original on August 19, 2005.
  2. ^ Bennett, Bruce (April 12, 2011). "Fifty Years Later, Car 54 Shows Up". The Wall Street Journal. News Corporation. Archived from the original on May 15, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2013.

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