I Married Joan - Dented Fender season 2 episode 21

[Fid]

Well, it's on youtube now.  The '53 Henry J Corsair Deluxe gets some good screen time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xas5B1Deko

[Vagabond Russ]

Well, that does it.  I, too, married Joanie, also blonde.  And she's NOT driving the Henry J Vagabond. Don't need no dents.   

[Fid]

And the guy who took  the blame for the dent was Joseph Kearns - Mr. Wilson on the Dennis the Menace show.

[kaiserfrazerlibrary]

Several production companies did a deal with the Southern CA Division of Kaiser-Frazer Sales Corporation for use of K-F cars, especially in 1952-53. as well as stock film clips with the cars.  There is another episode of this series where Brad is pulling into the driveway in his Kaiser Manhattan.

Look for K-F cars in the second season of SUPERMAN, various episodes of MR & MRS NORTH (other episodes of that series had the couple in a Nash), BIG TOWN (aka HEART OF THE CITY) and other filmed series. There is even a piece of stock film showing a Kaiser squad car in an early episode of PERRY MASON.  You have to watch close for that one as it's only on for a few seconds.

[Fid]

And on a more "modern" show - not really of it's time but here's a '53 Kaiser (probably a prop car) in an episode (Season 1, Episode 7 "I Feel Like a Fool Malloy") of Adam 12.

[sds501]

I am in the midst of cleaning house so it is a mess right now so I couldn't locate my photos at present but I have photos of a 52 or 53 Kaiser built for one of the studios  that was split in two with small wheels at the split that let them film people in the back seat as well as the back of the front seat and the people in it.  I don't remember which studio but will post when I find them. 

Steve

[Aeroman]

For those of you that are familiar with the Internet Movie Data Base (imdb.com) there is also a database for cars appearing in movies called the Internet Movie Car Data Base (http://www.imcdb.org/). Just plug in year make and model and it will show you all that is currently known. Kind of a spotters guide.