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chopperguy · 06-17-2007, 12:03 AM

I can't remember when I watched the last re-run of this show. I believe it was in the late 1980's. I don't believe I have ever seen many of the episodes. But one sticks in my mind.

It was the show where these old gangers criminals get together and reminisce about a bank robbery gone awry. They believe the came SO CLOSE to the perfect crime, and ALMOST got away with it.

Well, they decide to try again....and it is some of the funniest comedy I have seen in a sitcom. Like I said, I really don't know a lot about this show, but this one episode is a real classic.

It's been so long since I've seen it, I can't even give more detail. I only know that I busted a gut the first time I saw it.

octobereve · 06-20-2007, 07:34 AM

Offhand I don't remember that episode since it's been so long since I've seen the show, but I do remember that Car 54 would have me laughing from the beginning to end of most episodes.

dakert · 06-20-2007, 10:21 AM

The old gangsters episode was funny as were most of the episodes. I got the series on dvd from ioffer.com 2 years ago.

TV_on_the_Porch · 06-20-2007, 06:16 PM

Back when Nick @ Nite announced the celebration of its tenth anniversary would be to bring back single episodes of all the series it once ran, the episode of Car 54 that immediately came to mind is the one that they did in fact use: "I HATE Captain Block!"

gidgetgrape · 06-23-2007, 06:58 PM

My favorites are Toody's Paradise and Toody and the Art World. In Toody's Paradise , Lucille thinks Toody has another wife and a son. In Toody and the Art World , Toddy gives away a valuable painting. They're all hillarious though!

tv star collector · 08-18-2007, 04:24 PM

There were a lot of funny episodes. Two that come to mind are "I Won't Go"
(with Molly Picon) and the first episode, "Who's for Swordfish?" The second
episode, "Something Nice for Sol" was pretty good, too.

ronmad · 12-26-2011, 01:38 PM

Toody and the Art World is by far my favorite. I even remember its original broadcast. The running joke of the painting that looks like "Lower Manhattan at Sunset.........from the New Jersey Side." OMG...that kills me every time.

tvfreak1987 · 12-27-2011, 12:51 AM

I HATE Captain Block!!! I HATE Captain Block!!! I HATE Captain Block!!! I HATE Captain Block!!! I HATE Captain......

dahatman · 04-24-2012, 12:28 AM

watching episodes on METV. haven't seen them in years. all hilarious. My fav is toody undercover.

tjays · 07-02-2012, 11:33 PM

So many funny episodes! But my favorite was "Something nice for Sol". Only 2 seasons of this show???? Makes no sense.

Becca3557 · 09-08-2012, 02:21 PM

I love them all. It is one of the funniest shows ever made IMHO. But my favorites are when they were choosing which Broadway show to see (Little Miss Pioneer!). And the one where Toody is aggravated because he thinks Francis has forgotten their anniversary and the rest of the crew think it is the Polceman's Ball (Schnauzer -- "To go where??!! To do what??!!" ).

ajgenard · 09-23-2012, 05:17 AM

I've been recording the Saturday night airings on MeTV for several months now. Thus far I've seen about 25-30 episodes (half the series) and wouldn't call a single one of them a stinker. What a rarity, even the most well-regarded shows in history have a few stinkers per season. Even 50 years later it seems like every single episode has original and/or fresh ideas that we haven't seen 1000x before in countless other shows. Quite a shame Car 54 didn't last longer or gain a larger following.

Honestly, everything I've seen thus far is great and it's hard to pick a favorite episode. From Toody's Boy Scout nephew solving tough cases and thwarting a robbery to Toody and Muldoon being assigned to escort the president, all have me cracking up.

DennisF · 12-07-2012, 03:20 PM

I always liked the one with Jan Murray where they kept singing Boom, Boom. Boom.

Coffeecup · 03-18-2013, 05:53 PM

I saw an funny episode where Gunther goes to work undercover and Lucille's friends see him and thinks he had another new family. Paul Okeefe as the son is so funny. Interesting to see Paul before he was on Patty Duke show.

Edison · 02-13-2017, 02:09 AM

Ooh ! Ooh ! "Change Your Partner". Captain Block makes a big mistake, but redeems himself.

06-17-2007, 12:03 AM	#1
chopperguy Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jun 06, 2007 Location: Mid-Atlantic Posts: 38	Funniest episode I can't remember when I watched the last re-run of this show. I believe it was in the late 1980's. I don't believe I have ever seen many of the episodes. But one sticks in my mind. It was the show where these old gangers criminals get together and reminisce about a bank robbery gone awry. They believe the came SO CLOSE to the perfect crime, and ALMOST got away with it. Well, they decide to try again....and it is some of the funniest comedy I have seen in a sitcom. Like I said, I really don't know a lot about this show, but this one episode is a real classic. It's been so long since I've seen it, I can't even give more detail. I only know that I busted a gut the first time I saw it.

06-20-2007, 06:16 PM	#4
TV_on_the_Porch anything good on? Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 18, 2005 Posts: 879	Back when Nick @ Nite announced the celebration of its tenth anniversary would be to bring back single episodes of all the series it once ran, the episode of Car 54 that immediately came to mind is the one that they did in fact use: "I HATE Captain Block!"
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12-27-2011, 12:51 AM	#8
tvfreak1987 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 10, 2009 Location: Jackson, MI Posts: 580	Funniest episode is..... I HATE Captain Block!!! I HATE Captain Block!!! I HATE Captain Block!!! I HATE Captain Block!!! I HATE Captain......

04-24-2012, 12:28 AM	#9
dahatman Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 27, 2008 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 76	toody undercover watching episodes on METV. haven't seen them in years. all hilarious. My fav is toody undercover.

06-20-2007, 07:34 AM	#2
octobereve Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 24, 2004 Posts: 232	Offhand I don't remember that episode since it's been so long since I've seen the show, but I do remember that Car 54 would have me laughing from the beginning to end of most episodes.

06-20-2007, 10:21 AM	#3
dakert Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 10, 2007 Location: Altoona PA Posts: 3,410	The old gangsters episode was funny as were most of the episodes. I got the series on dvd from ioffer.com 2 years ago.

06-23-2007, 06:58 PM	#5
gidgetgrape Forever Gidget Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 20, 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 3,503	My favorites are Toody's Paradise and Toody and the Art World. In Toody's Paradise , Lucille thinks Toody has another wife and a son. In Toody and the Art World , Toddy gives away a valuable painting. They're all hillarious though!

08-18-2007, 04:24 PM	#6
tv star collector I Love Susie Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 18, 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 4,486	There were a lot of funny episodes. Two that come to mind are "I Won't Go" (with Molly Picon) and the first episode, "Who's for Swordfish?" The second episode, "Something Nice for Sol" was pretty good, too.

12-26-2011, 01:38 PM	#7
ronmad Member Forum Hawk Join Date: Dec 26, 2011 Posts: 4	Toody and the Art World is by far my favorite. I even remember its original broadcast. The running joke of the painting that looks like "Lower Manhattan at Sunset.........from the New Jersey Side." OMG...that kills me every time.

07-02-2012, 11:33 PM	#10
tjays Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 24, 2010 Location: (U.S.) Indiana Posts: 37	So many funny episodes! But my favorite was "Something nice for Sol". Only 2 seasons of this show???? Makes no sense.

09-08-2012, 02:21 PM	#11
Becca3557 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 08, 2012 Location: Southeast PA Posts: 225	I love them all. It is one of the funniest shows ever made IMHO. But my favorites are when they were choosing which Broadway show to see (Little Miss Pioneer!). And the one where Toody is aggravated because he thinks Francis has forgotten their anniversary and the rest of the crew think it is the Polceman's Ball (Schnauzer -- "To go where??!! To do what??!!" ).

09-23-2012, 05:17 AM	#12
ajgenard Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 09, 2011 Location: PA Posts: 369	I've been recording the Saturday night airings on MeTV for several months now. Thus far I've seen about 25-30 episodes (half the series) and wouldn't call a single one of them a stinker. What a rarity, even the most well-regarded shows in history have a few stinkers per season. Even 50 years later it seems like every single episode has original and/or fresh ideas that we haven't seen 1000x before in countless other shows. Quite a shame Car 54 didn't last longer or gain a larger following. Honestly, everything I've seen thus far is great and it's hard to pick a favorite episode. From Toody's Boy Scout nephew solving tough cases and thwarting a robbery to Toody and Muldoon being assigned to escort the president, all have me cracking up.

12-07-2012, 03:20 PM	#13
DennisF Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jun 13, 2012 Location: Florida Posts: 8	I always liked the one with Jan Murray where they kept singing Boom, Boom. Boom.

03-18-2013, 05:53 PM	#14
Coffeecup coffeecup. Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 17, 2003 Location: snoozeville Posts: 3,176	I saw an funny episode where Gunther goes to work undercover and Lucille's friends see him and thinks he had another new family. Paul Okeefe as the son is so funny. Interesting to see Paul before he was on Patty Duke show.

02-13-2017, 02:09 AM	#15
Edison Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 01, 2006 Posts: 2,430	Ooh ! Ooh ! "Change Your Partner". Captain Block makes a big mistake, but redeems himself.