Best movie of this year hands down!

Watch something else. There are very few redeeming qualities to this film.

Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

The 1960s seemed the era of "silly comedies". Shows that feature an idiot or idiots as main characters, they get themselves into mischief because of their naiveté, and get out of it due to pure luck. Officers Gunther Toody and Francis Muldoon of the 53rd Precinct in a little show called Car 54, Where Are You are no exceptions. Toody and Muldoon have hearts of gold, but little in their heads. Each episode seems to revolve around these two looking to do something nice for somebody, but there's always something they either overlook or don't know about, or somebody else interferes and blows it out of proportion, and the whole misunderstanding usually ends in the boys achieving their goal. Other characters on the show include Captain Paul Block, head of the 53rd, a man who strives to be recognized as the best police captain ever to don a badge, and he seems to only slightly tolerate Toody and Muldoon. Leo Schnauzer, one of the more sharper characters, in terms of both wit and brains, and of course, Toody's loud-mouthed, under-appreciated wife, Lucille. Schnauzer has an annoying wife too: Sylvia, who really loves to chew the scenery every time she's on screen.The premise of this show is supposed to be about two dumb guys, or rather one dumb guy and one who is not as dumb, but in fact, everybody is an idiot. This is never more clearly defined when there is an episode featuring Mrs. Bronson. Apparently the episode with her in the first season was so funny, they decided to repeat the premise twice in the second. Bronson is a woman who ignores what is said to her and instead preys upon her speaker's conscience. She is infuriating as a character, because it shows just how stupid everybody is, even more-so than Toody and Muldoon. Why did they think that concept was worth doing three times?! It was barely funny the first. Now despite their stupidity, Toody and Muldoon get the job done. They are portrayed as two of the nicest guys in New York, and given the reputation of the NYPD, it's nice to see a good side to them. They act how cops should: look to solve problems in ways that don't include brute force. However, most episodes of Car 54 don't really center around the boys doing police work...I guess that's why the title asks where Car 54 is. These two are usually trying to help a friend in need, trying to find a gift for Captain Block or Lucille, or try to solve a complicated case that's so simple a child could do it... in fact, there was an episode where one did!The series was created by Nat Hiken, who had just come off The Phil Silvers Show, or Bilko. Co-starring was Joe E. Ross who went on to play Toody on Car 54, opposite Fred Gwynne as Muldoon. Gwynne and co-star Al Lewis, who played Schnauzer, went on to The Munsters. Interesting bit of trivia there. Car 54 was decommissioned in 1963, because the premise was really wearing thin. The last few episodes of Season 2 were more annoying than funny and removed from any facet of reality. Then in 1994, some people thought it would be a good idea to make a movie out of it. And they did...and it sucked. I'm not sure if it was supposed to be a remake or continuation. Al Lewis re-prised his role of Schnauzer, opposite David Johanssen as Toody. No explanation is given whether or not this is the original Toody's nephew or the same character. If so, why is Schnauzer now old, and why is Anderson, a background cop in the first season, now captain? If this were a remake, they'd need a Captain Block to play off Muldoon and Toody. Regardless, the movie was god-awful, and I think Nat Niken, Joe E. Ross and Fred Gwynne would be grateful they didn't live to see it. As for surviving cast members today, I believe Charlotte Rae is the sole-surviving cast member, but I could be wrong. So regardless of its flaws, its absurdity and often times stupidity, Car 54 was a pretty good show. I watch it every Sunday morning when it comes on, and that theme song is catchy as hell! I recommend Car 54, if you're into this kind of thing.

Car 54 was the funniest show ever to grace the airwaves. The acting was dead-on perfection and the writing far superior to anything we have on-air today. The funniest episode involved a parrot that Captain Block had for years but was unable to teach it to talk. After one day with our heroes, the parrot ends up saying "I hate Captain Block", repeatedly. This is the funniest show I have ever seen! My husband first showed it to me shortly after I came out of the hospital for surgery. I laughed so hard that I thought my stitches would pop and I had to beg him to shut it off until later! If you have never seen this show you are in for a tremendous treat!! I love this show; when will it come on DVD? I can't wait to show all the episodes to our children.

i loved the theme song i wish it was on some cable or lptv channel i remember Nipsy Russel, was it his first TV gig? Fred Gwynne and Al lewis are a good comedy duo, later in the Munsters another cute showi did not realize that the networks tried to remake show. A modern day producer is too into anti USA propaganda and anti family themes this show was pure, fun.I would wait for it to come on and i would sing the theme song with them. I was very young and lived in the Bronx, so i was tickled when I heard the name Bronx, even though it was actually a negative comment about a holdup in the Bronx, Brooklyns broken out in fights.well , you know how it goes

I agree with Gilda, Car 54 is a classic that has not been given the same credit as "I Love Lucy" or "The Honeymooners", also some of my favorites.The writing on Car 54 was superb. One of my favorite episodes is about the evil landlord "Pocrass." I love it!