Car 54, Where Are You?
American television series 1961ā63 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the 1994 film, see Car 54, Where Are You? (film).
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.
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Car 54, Where Are You? | |
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Also known as | Car 54 |
Genre | Sitcom police comedy |
Created by | Nat Hiken |
Directed by | Al De Caprio Nat Hiken Stanley Prager |
Starring | Joe E. Ross Fred Gwynne |
Theme music composer | Nat Hiken John Strauss |
Opening theme | "Car 54, Where Are You?" |
Composer | John Strauss |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 60 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Producers | Nat Hiken Billy Friedberg |
Cinematography | J. Burgi Contner George Stoetzel |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company | Eupolis Productions |
Original release | |
Network | NBC |
Release | September 17, 1961 (1961-09-17) ā April 14, 1963 (1963-04-14) |
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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]