Car 54, Where Are You?

by Nat Hiken

Original Air Dates: 1961 - 1963 (NBC)

Location: New York City, New York

There’s a hold up in the Bronx,
Brooklyn’s broken out in fights.
There’s a traffic jam in Harlem
That’s backed up to Jackson Heights.
There’s a scout troop short a child,
Khrushchev’s due at Idlewild
Car 54, Where Are You?

 

For those of you who are too young to remember, Idlewild was the original name of John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.  Khrushchev was the premier of the U.S.S.R. at the time.

Ned Hiken also created the Phil Silvers classic 
sitcom, "Sgt. Bilko" (also known as "You'll Never Get Rich").

Thanks to Barry M.