"Taxi" (1978) TV series 1978-1983

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Creators:

James L. Brooks
Stan Daniels
David Davis

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

12 September 1978 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

The staff of a New York City taxicab company go about their job while they dream of greater things.

Plot Keywords:

New York | New York City | City | Taxi | Taxicab

Awards:

Won 4 Golden Globes. Another 21 wins & 45 nominations

Cast

Judd Hirsch	...	Alex Reiger (114 episodes, 1978-1983)
Danny DeVito	...	Louie De Palma (114 episodes, 1978-1983)
Marilu Henner	...	Elaine O'Connor-Nardo (114 episodes, 1978-1983)
Tony Danza	...	Tony Banta (114 episodes, 1978-1983)
J. Alan Thomas	...	Jeff Bennett (114 episodes, 1978-1983)
Christopher Lloyd	...	Reverend Jim Ignatowski (84 episodes, 1978-1983)
Andy Kaufman	...	Latka Gravas / ... (79 episodes, 1978-1983)
Jeff Conaway	...	Bobby Wheeler (50 episodes, 1978-1982)

Runtime:

30 min (115 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

New Zealand:PG (season 1) | USA:TV-PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Dover Garage - 534 Hudson Street, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

John-Charles-Walters Productions

Trivia:

When ABC canceled the series in 1982, the cable network HBO considered purchasing the show, only to lose out to NBC.

Quotes:

Louie De Palma: Ignatowski! Where have you been all week?
"Reverend" Jim Ignatowski: I don't work weekends.
Louie De Palma: You been gone nine days!
"Reverend" Jim Ignatowski: Yeah...
Tony Banta: Jim, weekends are only two days.
"Reverend" Jim Ignatowski: Oh, I thought we'd switched to the metric system.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "I Love the '70s" (2003)

One of the Best!

"Taxi" is on syndication for a long period of time which shows how great "Taxi" was. Many shows go on syndication and just die with dated material, over acting, thin plots, and lose their originality. "Taxi" has timeless material, and will never lose its originality because of the intense plots, and excellent execution of the comedy from its actors. Danny, Judge, and Christopher were great actors. I will never forget the episode were Louie goes to Riger's apartment, because Jim has a vision of Riger meeting death at the door. Death turns out to be a girl guide. The Can Can dance with the baseball mask was hilarious. Too bad they have the thin plotted and predictable "Cosby show" on TBS. Other funny memorable shows were the bomb shelter, and Jim giving away his inheritance. Timeless classics. I hope they never remake this show for it will probably bomb compared to the original. "Taxi" is too comedy, what "Star Trek" is for science fiction. Must watch.