I love this episode and I love the portrayal of Mrs. Bronson by Molly Picon. We could use some old Jewish ladies like Mrs. Bronson to keep some politicians straight!!
It's a testament to the decline of our society that family oriented shows of this nature are no longer produced. We are suffering for it. Molly Picon is iconic here in her portrait of a jewish grandmother Of which NY is bereft in their loss in the social anger that is NYC today. Thank you for bring the memories of a better time back.
Back then people still had compassion for others. Nowadays almost all of society is just completely out for themselves. And they don't care who they use and abuse to get what they want for themselves.
Molly Picon was the “Queen of the Yiddish Theater” in NYC for decades. What a charmer she was. She reminds me of my own grandmother, who passed on in 1983.
She reminds of a kindly Jewish lady we had in our old neghiborhood. Her and mom would have coffee in the morning with another neghibor who came from Germany after the war.they were good friends.
I'm not old enough to have actually remembered 'Car 54'; I was only a tot, about 2 years old when this show was on the air in 1961-62, I may seen it even then. I, however like the sitcom for the actual on-site Bronx scenery in the early 60s. It shows how much the Bronx has changed. This was the South/Northwest Bronx of the early 60s, when it was a predominantly Jewish community, interspersed with Blacks, Italians, Hispanics, Polish, etc. Today these same communities have become crime-infested, gang-dominated neighborhoods. What a change!
Al Lewis' second appearance on the show (as a different character). Nat Hiken loved his performances SO much, he created the character of "Officer Leo Schnauzer" for him, and brought him back as a regular cast member in "Get Well, Officer Schnauzer" two months later.
Thousands of old grandmothers and decent families were evicted from home, some of whom had lived in for many years. Redevelopment and "Urban Renewal" lead to the evisceration of neighborhoods across America. I come from Norfolk, Virginia where almost the entire downtown district (and MORE) was bulldozed in the name of progress. It is a shameful time in our country.
I remember when this episode first aired and always looked for it during reruns. Of course the theme was city bureaucracy during the time of the building of the controversial Cross Bronx Expressway, and remember that highway when it first was completed in the early 1960s.
I believe the sub text for this episode is the construction of the Cross Bronx Expressway. That horrible dysfunctional highway with daily traffic jams destroyed the borough of the Bronx. Slicing the borough in half to encourage people to move to the suburbs. Dispossessing private home owners who balanced the tenant population of the neighborhood. Leveling blocks of homes. Shame on Robert Moses. Many years later grassroots community leaders would stand up to arsonists and scofflaw building owners with the spunk and determination of the charming master baker who is celebrated in this episode. 🌆🗽
Not sure if this is true, but it makes a good story (in my opinion) if it is. I believe Billy Joel's parents lived in a neighborhood impacted by the Cross Bronx Expressway, and that might be why he was born in the Bronx but raised on Long Island when his parents moved to Hicksville. Did anyone else hear this story? Rock and roll folklore? Just checking.... 🎶🎵🎶
theold lady is hilarious ....thank you so much for bringing this great show.....as a kid , i heard this call phrase but dad didnt like the show ....soo no watching ...since he controlled the tv .
I loved watching "Car 54" when I was a boy - Sunday nights at 8:00 (?) on NBC. Question: It was on for only two seasons, and it seemed very popular after those two seasons. I waited for a third season that never came. Why did it go off the air? Somebody please explain. Thanks!
The show had won an Emmy in 1963. Everyone in the cast thought the show would be a shoe-in for a third season. From what I understand, in years of reading about the it, the creator/director/head writer of the show, Nat Hiken, was just about 'burned out' from the stress of doing the show. So he figured it best to end it. Too bad. But still, even today, those sixty episodes are some of the funniest TV ever produced. It's great to know that besides being here on TH-cam, the show is on various TV cable channels, as well as being on DVD. So, it always can be seen and enjoyed!
I think the studio they filmed at was in the way of the Cross Bronx Expressway, and when Mr Hiken refused to move, NBC just ended the series. So then Molly Picon became Mrs. Hiken and they both lived happily ever after in Brooklyn.
I worked in this command. Looks like I can see the Cross Bronx to the left of my screen. I wonder if the demolished building next to Mrs Bronson's was a building that suffered the early effects of the Bronx burning?
Yes, it does. From what I understand, Robert Moses absolutely ruined parts of the city with his massive, neighborhood-destroying building projects. A shame!
Wow Christine love your movies. Where do u come up with these gems? Keep up the great work and entertainment for fans like me. Best part is im a native new Yorker who lives here in las vegas as much as id love to move back home ( LONG ISLAND HUNTINGTON STA.) so im loving the accents memories thanks for the memories...........
In 1986-1987, in Tucson Az, a somewhat similar incident occurred when the University of Arizona got permission to expand it's campus near Tucson High. The court gave them permission to buy out the small part of the neighborhood which needed to be demolished.. All but one of the people were happy to take the money and relocate, but one 86 year old widow declined. The city decided to wait until she passed rather than go with the bad publicity of forcing her out, which according to the law, they had the right to do (not stating I agree with this). The city made the right call, she ended up dying less than a year later. If she had survived a decade it would been a complete debacle. I believe she thanked the mayor for letting her stay. The major difference being she owned her house and it was in fine order. Back to this show.... Peace and Love and Good TV
Molly Picon, the uber Jewish mother! OY VEY! If they REALLY wanted her out, you shut off all the utilities and the rest would be relatively simple, but then there'd be no story, eh.
I thought I was imagining this episode after watching other episode "August 1st". Molly is James Bonds mother in Cannonball Run... If the xionists were as nice as her since 1917, then the Palestinians may have asked them to stay and build their dream... 2 late now.... Just another rebellion & genocide they can take credit for following the many after Jericho to Rome to Russia & abroad financing the rebellion of Lower Canada in 1776 hijacking America and turning it into USrael... etc..etc..etc.. Exile will not be the sentence this time as it has failed almost a dozen times now repeatedly bringing us back to what we are witnessing happening to Palestine, YET AGAIN!
Thank you! Car 54 is a great show! Hysterical .. true pure comedy!
I love this episode and I love the portrayal of Mrs. Bronson by Molly Picon. We could use some old Jewish ladies like Mrs. Bronson to keep some politicians straight!!
Can we trade joy behar, nancy pelousy, rochelle wolansky, janet yellen, barbra streisand and dianne feinstein for some?
@@scronx *Rochelle Walensky. At least get people you dearly hate name's right :)
@@WinterandNoodle "Hate the evil, and love the good" -- Amos 5:15 ;)
It's a testament to the decline of our society that family oriented shows of this nature are no longer produced. We are suffering for it. Molly Picon is iconic here in her portrait of a jewish grandmother Of which NY is bereft in their loss in the social anger that is NYC today. Thank you for bring the memories of a better time back.
And the shows were funny then too.
Yes. Communism/Marxim was alowed to seep in slowly.
It's a shame, they get offended by Baby it's cold outside song while at the same time Wet ass pussy is the number 1 song.
Back then people still had compassion for others. Nowadays almost all of society is just completely out for themselves. And they don't care who they use and abuse to get what they want for themselves.
@@kathyflorcruz552 I wish lol.
Molly Picon was the “Queen of the Yiddish Theater” in NYC for decades. What a charmer she was. She reminds me of my own grandmother, who passed on in 1983.
Molly picon is so precious what a lovely women
Absolutely masterful actress!
Love this episode it's a real gem ..❤
This is one of my favorite episodes. Molly Picon was charming.
This was a funny episode!
She reminds of a kindly Jewish lady we had in our old neghiborhood. Her and mom would have coffee in the morning with another neghibor who came from Germany after the war.they were good friends.
I'm not old enough to have actually remembered 'Car 54'; I was only a tot, about 2 years old when this show was on the air in 1961-62, I may seen it even then. I, however like the sitcom for the actual on-site Bronx scenery in the early 60s. It shows how much the Bronx has changed. This was the South/Northwest Bronx of the early 60s, when it was a predominantly Jewish community, interspersed with Blacks, Italians, Hispanics, Polish, etc. Today these same communities have become crime-infested, gang-dominated neighborhoods. What a change!
EVERY WEEK WE EAGERLY WAITED FOR THE NEXT EPISODE OF CAR 54 🚔🚔🚔
WE WERE NEVER DISAPPOINTED IT WAS ALWAYS EXCELLENT SO FUNNY 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
comedy was great back then ...life was better, simpler and kinder .
Thank you so much for posting these Car 54 Where Are You? episodes. I love them.
Excellent show and fantastic episode !
Excellent show and fantastic episode !
😂I Really Enjoyed This Episode !! Thank You For Sharing 😄
Al Lewis' second appearance on the show (as a different character). Nat Hiken loved his performances SO much, he created the character of "Officer Leo Schnauzer" for him, and brought him back as a regular cast member in "Get Well, Officer Schnauzer" two months later.
I was just about to ask when did Al Lewis become a permanent part of the show
Buddy of mine says the land lord must be Leo's "twin" cousin,like the twin cousins of The Patty Duke Show! :)
That was a smart move making him a regular on the show !
Al Lewis and Fred Gynne were great as Herman Munster and Grandpa.
Thanks for that history -- I'm sure many of us have wondered. To think there was ever a Car 54 show without Schnauzer!
Election year.. she knows her NYC street smarts.
Al Lewis has this way manner of speaking to get his point across that has me laughing, " did ya hear that Mrs Bronson?goodbye Mrs Bronson 15 minutes"!
al lewis was a riot
"Come in, sit down, have a piece of cake, here's some tea." I never forgot this episode.
Everybody needs a Jewish Grandma like Molly Picon!
Thousands of old grandmothers and decent families were evicted from home, some of whom had lived in for many years.
Redevelopment and "Urban Renewal" lead to the evisceration of neighborhoods across America.
I come from Norfolk, Virginia where almost the entire downtown district (and MORE) was bulldozed in the name of progress.
It is a shameful time in our country.
It's sad but unfortunately that's what happens when you live in a home that you do not own.
Not just in America, the same happened in the UK at that time - families moved, communities destroyed, moved into high rise apartments etc.
I remember when this episode first aired and always looked for it during reruns. Of course the theme was city bureaucracy during the time of the building of the controversial Cross Bronx Expressway, and remember that highway when it first was completed in the early 1960s.
Very funny and very precious ❤️
True!😂 Just like you Harry!😊😘
I love Molly Picon. The other 2 episodes she's in are gems too.
+Monica Vazi And in those other two episodes, she also portrays the character "Mrs. Bronson."
I know that other one where she finally gets the new apartment. What's the third episode with Molly on Car 54?
@@evesicular "Joan Crawford Didn't Say "No" "
The second episode she was in was a plot very similar to this one
11:03 "It's an election year" LOL! this is so true.
Great episode.
I LOVED this one ❤️🤣
I believe the sub text for this episode is the construction of the Cross Bronx Expressway. That horrible dysfunctional highway with daily traffic jams destroyed the borough of the Bronx. Slicing the borough in half to encourage people to move to the suburbs. Dispossessing private home owners who balanced the tenant population of the neighborhood. Leveling blocks of homes. Shame on Robert Moses. Many years later grassroots community leaders would stand up to arsonists and scofflaw building owners with the spunk and determination of the charming master baker who is celebrated in this episode. 🌆🗽
WORD. My maternal grandparents were impacted by Robert Moses' abomination.
Thanks for the information. It dissected entire poorer neighborhoods
Not sure if this is true, but it makes a good story (in my opinion) if it is. I believe Billy Joel's parents lived in a neighborhood impacted by the Cross Bronx Expressway, and that might be why he was born in the Bronx but raised on Long Island when his parents moved to Hicksville. Did anyone else hear this story? Rock and roll folklore? Just checking.... 🎶🎵🎶
A wonderful episode, Molly Picon !
Great ending!
theold lady is hilarious ....thank you so much for bringing this great show.....as a kid , i heard this call phrase but dad didnt like the show ....soo no watching ...since he controlled the tv .
Molly Picon was cute!
I loved watching "Car 54" when I was a boy - Sunday nights at 8:00 (?) on NBC. Question: It was on for only two seasons, and it seemed very popular after those two seasons. I waited for a third season that never came. Why did it go off the air? Somebody please explain. Thanks!
The show had won an Emmy in 1963. Everyone in the cast thought the show would be a shoe-in for a third season. From what I understand, in years of reading about the it, the creator/director/head writer of the show, Nat Hiken, was just about 'burned out' from the stress of doing the show. So he figured it best to end it. Too bad. But still, even today, those sixty episodes are some of the funniest TV ever produced. It's great to know that besides being here on TH-cam, the show is on various TV cable channels, as well as being on DVD. So, it always can be seen and enjoyed!
I think it was filmed by a studio based in the Bronx. Maybe the fate of that studio was part of the decision to end the show?
@@girlfromthebronxbywayofelb7288 yep! The studio was near critical park off of Marmion ave!
@@joystratton4658 I think you mean Crotona park? Maybe Marion avenue? Maybe auto correct scrambled your comment? Thanks for info.
I think the studio they filmed at was in the way of the Cross Bronx Expressway, and when Mr Hiken refused to move, NBC just ended the series. So then Molly Picon became Mrs. Hiken and they both lived happily ever after in Brooklyn.
I worked in this command. Looks like I can see the Cross Bronx to the left of my screen. I wonder if the demolished building next to Mrs Bronson's was a building that suffered the early effects of the Bronx burning?
Molly Picon seemes to have been such a nice lady. In a "Gomer Pyle" episode as well.
I wonder if this references Robert Moses and the fights over the Cross Bronx Expressway.
absolutely, not even so obliquely.
Yes, it does. From what I understand, Robert Moses absolutely ruined parts of the city with his massive, neighborhood-destroying building projects. A shame!
Wow Christine love your movies. Where do u come up with these gems? Keep up the great work and entertainment for fans like me. Best part is im a native new Yorker who lives here in las vegas as much as id love to move back home ( LONG ISLAND HUNTINGTON STA.) so im loving the accents memories thanks for the memories...........
Amazingly surreal.
Is there a car 54 fan club?
In 1986-1987, in Tucson Az, a somewhat similar incident occurred when the University of Arizona got permission to expand it's campus near Tucson High. The court gave them permission to buy out the small part of the neighborhood which needed to be demolished.. All but one of the people were happy to take the money and relocate, but one 86 year old widow declined. The city decided to wait until she passed rather than go with the bad publicity of forcing her out, which according to the law, they had the right to do (not stating I agree with this). The city made the right call, she ended up dying less than a year later. If she had survived a decade it would been a complete debacle. I believe she thanked the mayor for letting her stay. The major difference being she owned her house and it was in fine order. Back to this show.... Peace and Love and Good TV
Eminent domain is a wonderful thing, except when it's terrible.
Old school 🤣👍
One Of My Favorites...;She Did What She Had To Do To Not Abandon Her Furbaby...☆☆*
LOL, The potus and Roy Marty Cone in his early real estate days.
Beautiful
That's the cross bronx across the street
I love the twist with Al.
the scene at the end thats the cross bronx expressway
Christopher 8 4 I was in christorpher84
The highway that destroyed The Bronx.
She didn’t ask, “Not married? Maybe a faygeleh?”
Please, what does "faygeleh" mean?
@@WSenator1 i think it means gay they couldnt say it back then like today
@@BAKINGWITHROSIE Thanks for the info! Have a good day.
She didn't say it, but you know she was thinking it.
@@BAKINGWITHROSIE Also sounds like a Spoonerism.
Her explanation at 09:03 was exactly correct!
Dog living a double life.
Fantastic show, beats anything on MeTv today!!! BTW I am sick of "Mash"!!!
haaa really portrays how city agencies pass the buck
Leo is a riot! :)
So where did she make a doody? All that cake and salmon, oy.
I Love the Captain Block head roll at 12:38 .
Fuuuunnnyyyy!
My dog is just the same.
The syndicated version deletes the first few minutes.
Is that a bat mobile @14:08
This episode just touches too many nerves.
The dog is both Prince and Queenie? Hmm...
Right. How could it be a female at one home, and a male at another home??
They don't make them like this anymore......
The show didn't know what to do with Al Lewis. He's a several characters. Before they decided on Leo Schnauzer. 🤷
LOL
it is All about Dogs really I am not kidding PS Super Truth is here if you can See It.. re landlords etc
Molly Picon, the uber Jewish mother! OY VEY!
If they REALLY wanted her out, you shut off all the utilities and the rest would be relatively simple, but then there'd be no story, eh.
Rulya Farlely. eatmyskids is just trolling
She would have had them eating cake and painting her apartment.
They usually burn it down!!
Another person displaced by Robert Moses.
I thought I was imagining this episode after watching other episode "August 1st". Molly is James Bonds mother in Cannonball Run...
If the xionists were as nice as her since 1917, then the Palestinians may have asked them to stay and build their dream... 2 late now....
Just another rebellion & genocide they can take credit for following the many after Jericho to Rome to Russia & abroad financing the rebellion of Lower Canada in 1776 hijacking America and turning it into USrael... etc..etc..etc.. Exile will not be the sentence this time as it has failed almost a dozen times now repeatedly bringing us back to what we are witnessing happening to Palestine, YET AGAIN!
Loo
Mo