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Mopars on Television

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Chryslers, Dodges, Plymouths, and Jeeps in television shows

The following series are noted in particular for their portrayal of Mopars:

TV Show Notable Car(s)
Hill Street Blues Almost exclusively Mopar squads - Monacos, Furys, M-bodied Gran Furys, and Dodge vans. The bad guys mostly drove GMs. Chase scenes in the gritty cop show were realistic, with heavy fishtailing and no “Chevette beating Corvette” rubbish. And no Mustangs!
Viper Featuring a Dodge Viper, a vintage Plymouth Cuda, and every product Chrysler made at the time, including a number of concept cars and prototypes (some of which were publicly destroyed in the first episode). Mustang-free!
Two Lane Blacktop Hemi Cuda, Dodge Daytona
Dukes of Hazzard Jarod Pearson reminded us. Responsible for the destruction of a shocking number of Dodge Chargers, it cemented that car's fame; it also featured Mopar patrol cars. Only the really bad guy, Boss Hogg, failed to drive a Mopar (if you retroactively count Daisy’s Jeep as a Mopar).

Police, crime, and detective shows

TV Show Notable Car(s) Thanks...
Adam-12 Plymouth Satellites in early episodes Scott B
Alien Nation Lead alien has Dodge Dynasty. Was there symbolism? JohnB300M
A-Team Dodge van and many 1976 Dodge Darts, Plymouth Valiants, and F-bodies used by the military police. “I had the misfortune of watching many (rare) A38 Darts get demolished.” Shoe
Batman Bruce Wayne had an Imperial; squads were Dodge C-bodies; A100 vans too Damian Birch
Baywatch Dakota 4x4s on beach patrol (early episodes) Scott B
Breaking Away 1967 Coronet, 1972 Charger Damian Birch
CHiPs Dodge Monacos, Plymouth Furys Scott B
Car 54, Where Are You? Main characters' cars Curtis Redgap
Crime Story Big 300 grille in the opening credits chase scene. Officer has black 1957 Chrysler 300. Many Mopar squads. Damian Birch
CSI Newer episodes have Charger police cars Jerry Simcik
Dick Diamond Curtis Redgap
Emergency Squad 51 Dodge D300 utility-body as fire rescue truck Scott B
Gomer Pyle dartndodge
Green Hornet The Green Hornet's customized Imperial limo was driven by Bruce Lee as Kato, sidekick to Van William's Green Hornet. Ken Farmer
Highway Patrol James Hale
Hunter Hunter drove a Dodge Monaco until the later episodes. Monaco taxis are sometimes sprayed-over civil cars – you see it when the doors open. DeeDee McCall drives Dodge Daytonas (1980s) including a Turbo Z and Shelby. Fenderbass, Ewald Stein, Tom Powell
Law & Order Diplomats, Gran Furys (early seasons) Curtis Redgap
Mannix Mike Conners' car Curtis Redgap
Mayberry RFD When Ken Berry replaced Andy Griffith (and the name of the show changed from the Andy Griffith Show), the cars switched from Fords to Mopars. Ken Farmer
Mission Impossible Martin Landau drives a 1968 Dodge Charger. Peter Graves seems to like C-body convertibles, particularly Dodge Polaras. From 1968 on, you can see a variety of Mopars - Dodge Coronets, Chrysler Imperials and New Yorkers, especially fuselage Chryslers from 1969-73. The show ended when the fuselage Mopars did. Patrick Lynch
Myth Busters Jamie has a white 95-01 Dakota and second-gen Neon Jerry Simcik
Nash Bridges Prominent 'Cuda convertible. Steve Inman: "...Don Johnson kept one of the Cuda Convertibles ... none were actually Hemis. Three were 318s and one was a 440. One was sold on Ebay, as well as pieces of one that was destroyed by a bomb ... Revell has an accurate model kit." Fenderbass
Nightman Drove a Plymouth Prowler Paul C. Jensen
Peter Gunn Peter Gunn drove a 1957 or 1958 Plymouth Belvedere Convertible (1958-63) Bruce Berry
Police Squad! Leslie Nielsen drives a 1974 Plymouth Satellite (and hits the cans when parking). Ewald Stein
Police Story 1960 Chrysler 300 black convertible driven by lead character Ed Smith
Rockford Files Though GM predominated (with bad guys tending to drive Fords now and then), squad cars were usually Mopars or AMCs, and there are some odd guests, including a brand-new-looking Chrysler Town & Country woodie.  
The Shield Mackie drove a 2001-03 black Durango, then switched to an LX-type Charger. Shane drives a 2004-07 club-cab Dakota. dakotasport94,
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Simon & Simon Dodge Power Wagon with bold graphics Scott B
Sledge Hammer! 1980s Dirty Harry parody; he drives a beat up, bullethole-ridden Dodge St. Regis. Tannon Weber
T.J. Hooker Many 1979-80 Chrysler/Dodge/Plymough police cars. In one chase scene with a 1974 Impala, T.J. just drives his St. Regis as the Impala fishtails and slides around. The balance of the Chrysler chassis is evident in the way it handles without drama. (Update: 1982-83, he drove a 1977-78 Monaco; from 1983-86, he drove a 1979-80 St. Regis; his personal car started out as a Gran Torino but later switched to a Dodge Diplomat). Fenderbass, CBODY67
The Mod Squad Two 1971 convertibles, factory-altered with 1972 taillight and headlight sections. JCMichael, Fenderbass
Walker, Texas Ranger “One of our member's cars (a 1973 Barracuda) was used for several episodes. The car was not in great shape, but the staff made upgrades to it....Their vehicle manager told the owner that when they changed from GM to Chrysler products, they were able to decrease their total fleet due to the greater durability and reliability of the Chrysler products.” Walker drives a silver Ram, 1994-97 model. “Trivette had a purple Prowler for a short period. ADA Cahill drove a JX-body Sebring Convertible. In the "BLACKOUT" episode, original air date 06 April 1996, during the chase scene with the helicopter vs. Barracuda, a Sebring convertible can be clearly seen and the cars were not released in the Cincinnati sales zone until the first of May 1996.” Fenderbass, CBODY67, Jerry Simcik, Jonathan W Morrisey

Valiant Van for Australian TV (by Chris Keating)

A single Valiant VH panel van was custom-built by Chrysler in 1971 for use by Crawfords Productions, which was producing three weekly police drama series, one of which ("Division 4") was set at a suburban police station. Suburban police stations in Victoria used modified panel vans, termed "divisional vans," as patrol vehicles (the rear tailgates were replaced by a single door, and bars were fitted to the windows of the van section.) Registered LDH-018, the custom van was also used in episodes of "Homicide," "Matlock Police," and "Bluey," by which time (1976) the front sheet-metal had been upgraded to VJ. The van was also used extensively in the first year of "Cop Shop" (1977), and was last seen in the background in an episode of "Special Squad" (1994).

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Animated television

TV Show Notable Car(s) Thanks...
The Simpsons Young Homer has a 1970 Road Runner with a half-height Superbird spoiler; Snake has a Dodge Charger. The "F series" truck is called "Female series." Mel Gibson drives Homer in his Dodge Caravan. StratusSymbol
Beavis and Butt-head Todd drives a souped up 1973 Plymouth Duster Daniel Dey
Daria Trent Lane drives a 1973 Plymouth Satellite coupe. Daniel Dey
King of the Hill Boomhauer drives a B-body with a bumblebee stripe - Super Bee? Dale drives a Mini Ram or Caravan C/V David A. Saunders, “yoda”

Other shows

TV Show Notable Car(s) Thanks...
Angel Main character (Angel) drives a 1967 Plymouth GTX convertible and has a Viper and 1970 Plymouth Super Bee in his garage NASCARman
Bachelor Father Robert Forsythe drove a '59 or so New Yorker convertible CBODY67
Beverly Hillbillies Jane Hathaway always drove red B-body convertibles, with the exception of the final year of the series when she drove a red Challenger convertible. 1962 and '63 were Plymouth Sport Furies (a '62 non-Sport Fury may have been used initially but replaced.) 1964 was a Polara 500, 1965-69 were Coronet 500s. Mike Sealey
Brady Bunch Several Plymouth station wagons, Belvederes and Furys CBODY78
Daktari Jeep Gladiator (CJ-10) with zebra paint (late 1960s, CBS) John Boyle
Dead Zone PT Cruiser, a Sebring Convertible, Jeep Wrangler, others Ens Roland
Devil in the Flesh Silver LeBaron convertible featured Ens Roland
Dog Whisperer He drives a recent Wrangler poorboy616
Early Edition Lead (Gary Hobson) drove a Voyager/Caravan; recurring character drove a 1970s Plymouth Satellite with F-STOP license (all Mopar after the first season or two) Dave
Fantasy Island Plymouth Volares - heavily customized Scott B
Fury Jim Newton, played by Peter Graves, drove a 1957/58 Plymouth Suburban station wagon. (1950s show) Patrick Lynch
Ghost Whisperer Main character drives red Jeep Liberty Robert Wilson
Gomer Pyle, USMC Sgt. Carter drove a 1960 Dodge coupe (a Phoenix?) Patrick Lynch
Happy Days Cunninghams' 1948 Desoto (refered to as a 1949) Paul Sahler
King of Queens Family owns Jeep Liberty or Grand Cherokee depending on year FreeLantz
Lassie Dodge trucks during Lassie's time with the USFS ranger Scott B
Leave it to Beaver Even during the Ford/CBS years, Ward drove a Custom 300. They switched in 1959 with a new Plymouth Fury every year through 1963. Ward's boss drove a Dodge. The closing credits in 1959-61 showed Wally and Jerry Mathers walking when a 1959 DeSoto passes between them and the camera. Mike Sealey
Malcolm in the Middle Dodge Dynasty, first-gen minivan - in a 2001+ show - Dodge conversion van, Ram 50 valiant67
Marcus Welby Chrysler New Yorker, Chrysler 300, depending on year. Phil Bezaire and CBODY67
Married With Children Plymouth Duster, called a Dodge on the show. Though always called a dirty old piece of junk, it's clean and shining... TwoCold
M*A*S*H Dodge ambulance, Korean style Power Wagon (M-57?), and a 1948-52 civilian pickup Paul Sahler
Mythbusters Routinely use Chrysler vehicles Rich Hutchinson
Navy NCIS Intrepids; later, Dodge Stratus; later still, Dodge Charger WPL-XB70, DR1500200
New Red Green Show Dodge van and K-car sure get beaten up and “modified,” and there other Mopars - see the celebrities page to find out what Red Green drives off-camera! Fenderbass
Sky King Lots of 1955-56 Chrysler products. One episode had a bomb hidden on the frame of a 1956 Belvedere Convertible. CBODY67
Veronica Mars Veronica drives a late model LeBaron WPL_XB70
Whirlybirds 111 episodes made, 1957-59. Stars drove a 1957 DeSoto Fireflite convertible (and Bell 47 helicopters). John Boyle (Bell 47 pilot)
X Files A few episodes were all Chrysler, mainly LH; most though were Ford and GM JohnB300M

Single-episode high coverage

TV Show Notable Car(s) Thanks...
Everyone Loves Raymond Spirit crashes into Raymond’s house; his father comments on tough American cars FreeLantz
Here’s Lucy Season One, Episode 24. Craig (Desi Arnaz Jr.) takes his driver's test in a 1965 Dodge Dart GT convertible. Comoxian
Seinfeld George owned a Chrysler LeBaron for one episode purported to belong to a celebrity (who turned out to be a dentist). hemi magnum
Star Trek Voyager Crewmen trapped in the past drive a Ram 1500 Tom Elkins

 

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