I just got on eBay and ordered a copy. I look forward to reading it to my toddler granddaughter. I never knew this about Fred Gwynne. Thank you for telling me.
I had his book “a little pigeon toad”. I only recently found out he wrote it, but it was one of my childhood favourites. I can still see some of the illustrations in my head when I think about it
All I remembered about this show from when I was a small child was that Gunther would go, "Oo, oo," and his partner was really tall. Thanks for sharing this.
That was about the extent of my memories as well ( I was about 6). I also remember the theme song made me laugh every time I heard "CAR 54 WHERE ARRRRRRE YOUUUU??"
Al Lewis & Fred Gwynne- priceless! I always thought Fred was a handsome man, and a better actor than I think he gets credit for. Thanks for an opportunity to see this, it was never on reruns & aired before I was born.
I'm 30 years old and I've always loved classic TV shows. I used to watch TV Land quite a lot. I've never watched this show until today since it was never on TV when I was growing up. This show is hilarious! I wish I had seen it sooner.
I'm 61 and like it too. It was still being shown on TV when I was a very little kid. In fact, it was one of the first shows I can remember watching as a child, so it's really cool for me to watch it now.
Well, I'll just say I'm in my 40's. You guys should be careful about personal information online. But I also enjoy classic TV. I Dream of Genie is my favorite but mostly because of Barbara Eden. I remember this from Nick at Night. They cleverly reinvented the rerun. Now there's a whole channel about it. It was a cute little show. It's charming but it doesn't beat you over the head with it like The Andy Griffith Show.
26 years old here and I’m surprised by how much I enjoy this. For the longest time I assumed all 50s shows were like Ozzie & Harriet or Leave it to Beaver...saccharine, wholesome, and bland with a capital B. Sgt Bilko is another favorite of mine.
O.K. Now THIS is scary... I haven't seen an episode of Car 54 in DECADES... and as soon as the Theme started, I started singing along with it, and I remembered EVERY WORD!!!
ahhhhh i miss the old tv, when a tube was out grandpa would send me to the electronic store, his buddy ran it and i would get a new tube for him, and walk home myself, heck i was like 6 or 7 i felt all important too, thats why grandpa sent me out, ahhh the early 70 :)
Kirk Johnson . Actually he played the character of Ritzik in Bilko from 1956 to 1959 and he used to say ooo ooo in that all the time whenever he had an idea. It seems he carried it on in Car 54 which ran from 1961 to 1963. In fact when I see Car 54 now I always think he is playing Ritzik still. The characters seem very similar. Take a look at the old Bilko episodes as he is great in that too.
For Bronx geography buffs - Pause the video at 18:09 and you'll have a view of The Bronx River Houses as seen from the just west of the Boston Road overpass on the Cross Bronx Expressway. Its one of the few outdoor locations not shown behind the credits or filmed within a few blocks of the studio. The speeder chase that starts at 18:40 is heading westbound with the Southern Blvd. and Marmion Ave. overpasses in view.
CAR 54 WAS A GREAT SHOW BACK in THE 1960s AND FRED GWENNE WAS A GREAT ACTOR in this SHOW AS MULDOON AND HE WAS in A TV SHOW CALLED THE MUNSTERS AS HURMAN MUNSTER AND i HAVE series ONE AND TWO ON DVD AND AND SADLY FRED GWENNE Died AND HE WAS A GREAT ACTOR 😊
I am so exited to see this I have to tell you before I even watch the episode. I can wait to tell my sister. We were little kids but we remember the song: Car 53 where are you.??? Big thanks I hope there will be more episodes.
It's the earliest thing I remember him in. I do remember some of his poetry. "The dresses that women are wearing today, sometimes leave me in doubt. Are they outside trying to get in, or inside trying to get out?"
The show first aired while Kennedy was President.One episode first aired at the start of 1963 has Kennedy coming to the Bronx and guess who is drivers are?yep.our guys
Strange to see Fred Gwynne as the smart one when he played such a dummy on the Munsters. I can't blame him for not wanting to be typed cast in that role.
It’s only (by freeway) 14.8 miles. Knickerbocker to Morgan, right on Meeker, merge onto the BQE, to the Bruckner Expressway, take the exit to 95, and you’re on the bridge. Expect about half an hour drive, barring traffic (couldn’t say that with a straight face). And it’s in either the 33rd, on the north, or the 34th, on the south, depending to which approach they are referring.
ALL OF THESE VARIOUS OLDER CLASSIC TV EPISODES ARE REALLY GREAT TO SEE ONCE AGAIN SO MANY YEARS AFTER THE DAYS OF OUR YOUTH WITH MANY NOW VERY WELL KNOWN ACTORS BEFORE THEY REACHED THEIR ULTIMATE FAME - THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR FINDING AND POSTING THEM.
FRED GWENNE WAS HERMAN MUNSTER in THE MUNSTERS AND AL Lewis WAS A vampire in THE MUNSTERS AND i HAVE series ONE AND TWO ON DVD AND THE MUNSTERS WERE A VERY FUNNY COMEDY SHOW BACK in THE 1960s REST in PEACE FRED GWENNE YOU WERE A GREAT HURMAN MUNSTER in THE MUNSTERS 😔
It's ok, but it's not much of a compliment when it's based on insulting a whole other group... and "fake acting"? FFS ... Try watching something besides YT, that might expose you to some actual talent.
I missed watching this show, I would still up late and watch it on Nick at Nite. Nick at Nite was good till they started adding the late 80s and all the 90s show. To see Herman Munster and grampa without makeup is great.
Not exactly. Mr Peabody was voiced by Bill Scott. Scott also voiced Bullwinkle J Moose and Dudley Dooright. For Peabody Scott was imitating Clifton Webb as Mr Belvedere. Bill Scott was not a professional actor. He was an animated cartoonist. He ended up in the story department at Warner Brothers. When the studio purged the fourth unit led by director Art Davis, Scott, one of Davis's story men, went to UPA. Scott later teamed up with Jay Ward, who had produced the first animated cartoons made for television, Crusader Rabbit. Together they conceived what would become The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle. Scott's Bullwinkle voice was founded on one of Red Skelton's characters.
As I am trying to write I have to make an analysis. This is Watson and Watson. Then comes trouble. It shows up here and there. That's Albert Camus. Tumbledry the "trouble/problem" Have it moving through situations and characters. This way the story can end when the trouble has been examplified enough times. Or exhausted. As we become familiar with the problem/trouble we can anticipate it and look for it in advance. We sprinkle with comedy and friendship. We can all see the opportunity to advance in our career. Others can see it as well. That's why I like this show.
Cross Bronx Expressway with car facing west next to the Boston Road overpass. Buildings in background are the Bronx River Houses. You can duplicate it on Google Street View. I'm 100% sure as I grew up on 180th Street near Southern Boulevard and drove the Cross Bronx too many times to count. Same spot appears at 18:39 as the speeder chase starts.
