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Car 54, Where Are You?
S1.E15
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Christmas at the 53rd

  • Episode aired Dec 24, 1961
  • TV-PG
  • 26m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
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Fred Gwynne, Al Lewis, Paul Reed, and Joe E. Ross in Car 54, Where Are You? (1961)
Comedy

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.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.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.

  • Director
    • Al De Caprio
  • Writers
    • Nat Hiken
    • Terry Ryan
  • Stars
    • Joe E. Ross
    • Fred Gwynne
    • Alice Ghostley
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    103
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Al De Caprio
    • Writers
      • Nat Hiken
      • Terry Ryan
    • Stars
      • Joe E. Ross
      • Fred Gwynne
      • Alice Ghostley
    • 3User reviews
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    Joe E. Ross
    Joe E. Ross
    • Officer Gunther Toody
    Fred Gwynne
    Fred Gwynne
    • Officer Francis Muldoon
    Alice Ghostley
    Alice Ghostley
    • Bonita Kalsheim
    Paul Reed
    Paul Reed
    • Captain Paul Block
    Carl Ballantine
    Carl Ballantine
    • Al Henderson
    Al Lewis
    Al Lewis
    • Officer Leo Schnauser
    Mickey Deems
    • Officer Charlie Fleischer
    Nipsey Russell
    Nipsey Russell
    • Officer Dave Anderson
    Robert Ader
    • Joe Reilly
    • (uncredited)
    Billie Allen
    • Mrs. Dave Anderson
    • (uncredited)
    Phillip Carter
    • Desk Sergeant Feldman
    • (uncredited)
    Milton Chapman
    • Officer Miller
    • (uncredited)
    Hank Garrett
    Hank Garrett
    • Officer Ed Nicholson
    • (uncredited)
    Jerry Graff
    • Officer Pucci
    • (uncredited)
    Duane Harper Grant
    • Officer Anderson's Son
    • (uncredited)
    Martha Greenhouse
    • Rose Henderson
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Healy
    • Officer Rodriguez
    • (uncredited)
    Albert Henderson
    • Officer Dennis O'Hara
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Al De Caprio
    • Writers
      • Nat Hiken
      • Terry Ryan
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    • Trivia
      Viewers may have been surprised to discover that Paul Reed ("Capt. Block") possessed a fine baritone singing voice during the "Gilbert & Sullivan"-type musical number at the beginning of the episode. Reed was a trained singer and had appeared in many Broadway musicals before his stint on this series.
    • Connections
      References Perry Mason (1957)
    • Soundtracks
      Jingle Bells
      (uncredited)
      Written by James Pierpont
      piano played by patrolman during opening scene

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    There's Talent At The 53rd Precinct!

    It's the annual Christmas Party at the precinct, and the kids are running wild, grabbing fingerprint ink, stealing Santa's hair, etc. But then everyone settles down to watch a talent show.

    Captain Block does a musical-comedy act, most of the force does some backup singing; Toody's cousin Al does a magic act, Alice Ghostley does a humorous song.....and so forth.

    The most surprising talent, at least to me, was the singing voice of Joe E. Ross ("Toody," co-star of the show.) He was really good, despite that gruff voice of his.

    The 53d precinct might be a bumbling sort of group, but they are musically and comically talented as this episode proves
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    • Sep 28, 2011
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    • Release date
      • December 24, 1961 (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Biograph Studios, 807 E. 175th St., Bronx, New York City, New York, USA(Exterior, night: "53rd Precinct" - in reality, front of Biograph Studios.)
    • Production company
      • Eupolis Productions
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    • Runtime
      26 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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