Creators:
Nat HikenDirected by:
Nat HikenComposer:
John StraussCast:
Fred Gwynne, Charlotte Rae, Larry Storch, Al Lewis, Hank Garrett, Ossie Davis, Hal Linden, Frederick O'Neal, Margaret Hamilton, Phil Leeds, Joseph Sweeney (more)Plots(1)
Many critics, comedians and TV fans have long considered Car 54, Where Are You? one of the most brilliant laugh out loud comedy series ever to appear on television. Creator Nat Hiken was already famous for his highly acclaimed Sgt. Bilko show, and when the opportunity to do another TV series came up, he threw himself into the task - writing, producing, casting and directing. The result is a hilarious masterpiece, rich with New York humor and characters in scripts that were polished jewels of lunacy. The show stars Joe E. Ross as the bumbling Gunther Toody and Fred Gwynne as the cultured Francis Muldoon with a supporting cast that includes Beatrice Pons as Toody's domineering shrew of a wife, Al Lewis as the irascible Officer Leo Schnauser, Charlotte Rae as Schnauser's moody hot-tempered wife, and Paul Reed as the perpetually exasperated Captain Block. This first season also features memorable guest star appearances by show biz pros Wally Cox, Jan Murray, Molly Picon, Maureen Stapleton and many more. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Dick O'Neill](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/112/158112048_6897f5.gif)
Dick O'Neill
USA
Best series:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
M*A*S*H (1972) (series)
The Fall Guy (1981) (series)
![Wally Cox](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/354/158354649_0abfb2.jpg)
Wally Cox
USA
Best series:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Twilight Zone (1959) (series)
The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961) (series)
![Arlene Golonka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/454/158454960_41bfaa.gif)
Arlene Golonka
USA
Best series:
M*A*S*H (1972) (series)
Get Smart (1965) (series)
Capitol Critters (1992) (series)
![Jack Dodson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/634/158634648_964925.jpg)
Jack Dodson
USA
Best series:
Homefront (1991) (series)
Mork & Mindy (1978) (series)
Police Story (1973) (series)
![Roger C. Carmel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000140_0d998f.jpg)
Roger C. Carmel
USA
Best series:
DuckTales (1987) (series)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) (series)
The Munsters (1964) (series)
![Betty Garde](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/228/159228288_22537e.jpg)
Betty Garde
USA
Best series:
The Twilight Zone (1959) (series)
As the World Turns (1956) (series)
![Mildred Clinton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/494/161494925_5b6f26.jpg)
Mildred Clinton
USA
![Alice Ghostley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/336/159336838_3d1e00.jpg)
Alice Ghostley
USA
Best series:
The Golden Girls (1985) (series)
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (1994) (series)
Get Smart (1965) (series)
![Carl Ballantine](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/619/160619272_e62aa4.jpg)
Carl Ballantine
USA
Best series:
Spider-Man (1994) (series)
I Dream of Jeannie (1965) (series)
Freakazoid! (1995) (series)
![Bruce Kirby](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/443/159443074_a9cd8f.jpg)
Bruce Kirby
USA
Best series:
The Sopranos (1999) (series)
M*A*S*H (1972) (series)
Longstreet (1971) (series)
![Severn Darden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/479/159479593_419014.jpg)
Severn Darden
USA
Best series:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Fall Guy (1981) (series)
The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) (series)
![George Mathews](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/554/159554855_675585.jpg)
George Mathews
USA
Best series:
Dark Shadows (1966) (series)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) (series)
Gunsmoke (1955) (series)
Judith Lowry
USA
Best series:
Dark Shadows (1966) (series)
Night Gallery (1969) (series)
Kojak (1973) (series)
![Howard Freeman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/922/159922920_f8686b.jpg)
Howard Freeman
USA
![Frank Marth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/928/159928854_2ec29a.jpg)
Frank Marth
USA
Best series:
M*A*S*H (1972) (series)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Fall Guy (1981) (series)
![Conrad Nagel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/051/471/51471364_c745d5.jpg)
Conrad Nagel
USA
Best series:
Gunsmoke (1955) (series)
Climax! (1954) (series)
Perry Mason (1957) (series)
![Elisabeth Fraser](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/110/160110769_dcb6ba.jpg)
Elisabeth Fraser
USA
Best series:
The Addams Family (1964) (series)
Rawhide (1959) (series)
Bewitched (1964) (series)
![Bruce Gordon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/163/160163759_3299a2.jpg)
Bruce Gordon
USA
Best series:
The Fall Guy (1981) (series)
Get Smart (1965) (series)
Maverick (1957) (series)
![Jake LaMotta](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/401/162401343_5ae99f.jpg)
Jake LaMotta
USA
![Albert Henderson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/292/160292950_83076c.jpg)
Albert Henderson
USA
Best series:
ER (1994) (series)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) (series)
CHiPs (1977) (series)