Car 54 - "A Policeman's Lot" (Song)

[@carlmanvers5009]

Fred was such a talented, versatile performer.

[@KurtRex1453]

Wonderful. G&S would definitely approve.

[@elroxlives3131]

He was so talented!!

[@needareed123]

Great rewrite of the lyrics. Love just about everything that Fred Gwynne did.

[@redleg56]

I must agree. And just think -- this was mass entertainment back then. It was the norm, not the exception.

[@Pedaissance]

Rewrite? This melody was from a different song?

[@puckrock]

@@Pedaissance Yes, it's the melody from "When a felon's not engaged in his employment" from The Pirates Of Penzance.

[@Martin-es8mb]

From the Pirates of Penzance..Fred Gwynn as the police Sargent.

[@ruthsayers1163]

​@@redleg56This is really good, it's really up-to-date, and I think I prefer it to the G&S one! Although I like that one very much as well!!!

[@domainofthesun4400]

I like to think Mr. Gwynne was just as great a guy as he comes across on screen.

[@devarodgers4676]

beautiful voice

[@Mannock]

A perfect rendition. G & S would certainly approve. And they'd love Fred Gwynne's voice which is perfect for G & S.

[@mbabist01]

LOL! Nice parody! I didn't know Fred Gwynne could sing, he had a nice baritone.

[@edmondscott7444]

Fred Gwynne great.

[@BabyBoomerChannel]

How talented My Gwynne was - I'm sad that he's gone - but appreciate his role in My Cousin Vinnie as an opportunity to see him act again.

[@lilymunster6383]

Awwww Fred's voice!! 💞 But the thing that I keep looking at is the man behind Fred on the right... He is the spitting image of Bradley Walsh!

[@Rosenblum18]

Thank you, GwynneGal, for presenting these singing metadramas performed in "Car 54..."

[@snoops71]

I love his Southern drawl in that movie;-) Yes, he really wanted to be seen as more than just Herman Munster. He was an extremely talented, well-rounded man.

[@DukeNukeThem]

AWWW he's adorable, I would call his car ANY time!

[@mavis4711humphries]

Imagine if Fred got to sing more. That, in today's vernacular, would be Awesomesauce.

[@SnooperSquirrelFilms]

A great video clip tribute to Fred Gwynne...Thanks for posting it

[@jasonpp1973]

good stuff indeed, Mr Gwynne could really sing!

[@malachaisaac]

Fred is just perfect in every way ;)

[@TroyOi]

Nice to know I'm not the only one who can't get enough of Fred Gwynne's face. I'm not a woman, and I'm not gay, but I think there's just something incredibly beautiful about him. That's why I never much cared for the Munsters -- the makeup detracted from his best features. For me, he'll always be Officer Muldoon.

[@SnooperSquirrelFilms]

@bigred997 ...Fred Gwynne was also in many episoades of CBS Radio mystery theater w/ EG marshal host ....i listened to him many long scarey radio nights back in the early 1970's ...i think i have the "unofficial" complete set of all the radio shows

[@TimothyForbesXXI]

Fred Gwynne had great singing pipes! And I cannot get over how he seemed to have similiarities with another New York "policeman," Jerry Orbach! I can see it in his face and in his singing voice!

[@Juliaflo]

Channeling Gilbert and Sullivan. Yaaaaa-hoo.

[@AndrewsOpinion15]

R.I.P FRED GWYNNE !!!!!!!!!!

[@williamjones7163]

Gilbert and Sullivan strikes early and often. Go Pirates of Penzance.

[@pandaman3367]

Can anyone give me the full lyrics of this?

[@OneEyePI]

Now that is a baritone voice!

[@rodrickwatson747]

More like a bass in my opinion.

[@WBensburg]

@WSenator1 This is the policeman's song from "Pirates of Penzance"; Gilbert and Sullivan indeed!

[@1978garfield]

Oh the verses that could be added to this song now.

[@TheKenbrock]

Fred Gwynne was also in a Broadway musical called HERE'S LOVE about 1964. It is the musical version of Miracle on 34th Street and was written by Meredith Willson, best known for The Music Man, The Unsinkable Molly Brown and music for Charlie Chaplin's The Great DIctator.

[@bigred997]

Fred was actually a clasically trained performer with a gifted voice- check out his singing yiddish in one of the molly picon episodes. he was very upset with having to make a living doing Herman Munster and was rarily offered non-cartoonish roles. Sadly, his last great role was as the judge in My Cousin Vinny. "Did you just say 'yewt' ?

[@Jourell1]

Wow...... it's strange seeing Fred Gywnne without makeup as I've never seen this show only The Munsters. Still I recognize the voice and some of the mannerisms. As for the song... h's a surprisingly good singer and the choice spoof makes if for me as Pirates of Pennance is one of my all time favourite musicals. Thank you for uploading this.

[@TLDsProductions]

Even more true today...

[@vigo894]

Policemen didn't have a good reputation back then. Like in Batman (the Adam West version), Batman solved the crimes, and what did Chief O'Hara do? He was right about Perry Mason as well. Fortunately shows like Adam-12 came along.

[@morris65j41]

Time for a reboot? Fred's gone...but I hear John Kerry's still available!-)

[@OckGal]

I think they only used the bobby ones when they were dressing up or something. I don't remember them wearing those when they were doing regular beats.

[@ladyg0726]

This was quite enjoyable. In those days, once you were type cast, that was it. I enjoyed him in "My Cousin Vinny." Now many talented actors suffer the same fate of being type cast, most recently Garrett of "Everybody Loves Raymond" fame.To be honest, these shows couldn't have made it without them. I'm trying hard to locate the episode when Toody and his wife set Muldoon (Gwynne) up on a blind date-comedic genius.

[@m1t2a1]

Tarantara, tarantara.

[@OckGal]

I like those.

[@h193013]

Isn’t that Herman Munster?

[@TheJPCatholic]

This almost works for today, unfortunately…

[@l.a.gothro3999]

Ohhh, this has aged well in some ways, not so well in others.

[@DukeNukeThem]

YES YES YUUUUUUSSS!

[@OckGal]

*salutes*

[@OckGal]

LOL, that sounds cute. Will it be on KZbin?

[@TroyOi]

>> Fred was in a few"Munster" episodes out of make-up! Really?? What was the premise of those episodes? Was he playing his long-lost "human" cousin?

[@TroyOi]

Any recollection as to the name of that song, Revolt?

[@danmagoo]

Answering a little bit late here :^), but, as with any Gilbert & Sullivan number, it usually is referred to by the first line of the song, which is "When a felon's not engaged in his employment".

[@OckGal]

Ha! I totally forgot it was a Christmas thing. *slow*