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Taxi

  • TV Series
  • 1978–19831978–1983
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 30m
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Danny DeVito, Marilu Henner, Jeff Conaway, Tony Danza, Andy Kaufman, and Judd Hirsch in Taxi (1978)
The staff of a New York City taxicab company go about their job while they dream of greater things.
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The staff of a New York City taxicab company go about their job while they dream of greater things.The staff of a New York City taxicab company go about their job while they dream of greater things.The staff of a New York City taxicab company go about their job while they dream of greater things.
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
14K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
486
646
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    • Creators
      • James L. Brooks
      • Stan Daniels
      • David Davis
    • Stars
      • Judd Hirsch
      • Jeff Conaway
      • Danny DeVito
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    • Creators
      • James L. Brooks
      • Stan Daniels
      • David Davis
    • Stars
      • Judd Hirsch
      • Jeff Conaway
      • Danny DeVito
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    • 53User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
    • Won 18 Primetime Emmys
      • 27 wins & 55 nominations total

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    Judd Hirsch
    Judd Hirsch
    • Alex Reiger
    114 episodes114 eps • 1978–1983
    Jeff Conaway
    Jeff Conaway
    • Bobby Wheeler
    71 episodes71 eps • 1978–1983
    Danny DeVito
    Danny DeVito
    • Louie De Palma
    114 episodes114 eps • 1978–1983
    Marilu Henner
    Marilu Henner
    • Elaine Nardo
    114 episodes114 eps • 1978–1983
    Tony Danza
    Tony Danza
    • Tony Banta
    114 episodes114 eps • 1978–1983
    Andy Kaufman
    Andy Kaufman
    • Latka Gravas…
    114 episodes114 eps • 1978–1983
    Christopher Lloyd
    Christopher Lloyd
    • Reverend Jim Ignatowski
    84 episodes84 eps • 1978–1983
    J. Alan Thomas
    • Jeff Bennett
    70 episodes70 eps • 1978–1983
    Carol Kane
    Carol Kane
    • Simka Dahblitz-Gravas…
    27 episodes27 eps • 1980–1983
    Randall Carver
    Randall Carver
    • John Burns
    24 episodes24 eps • 1978–1983
    T.J. Castronovo
    T.J. Castronovo
    • Tommy Jeffries
    20 episodes20 eps • 1979–1983
    Rhea Perlman
    Rhea Perlman
    • Zena Sherman…
    6 episodes6 eps • 1978–1982
    Gene LeBell
    • Referee…
    4 episodes4 eps • 1979–1983
    Jimmy Lennon Sr.
    • Announcer…
    4 episodes4 eps • 1981–1983
    Al Rosen
    • Cabbie
    4 episodes4 eps • 1982–1983
    Louise Lasser
    Louise Lasser
    • Phyllis Bornstein Consuelos…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1980–1982
    Susan Kellermann
    Susan Kellermann
    • Greta Gravas
    3 episodes3 eps • 1979–1982
    Vincent Schiavelli
    Vincent Schiavelli
    • Reverend Gorky
    4 episodes4 eps • 1982–1983
    • Creators
      • James L. Brooks
      • Stan Daniels
      • David Davis
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    • Trivia
      When ABC cancelled the series in 1982, HBO considered purchasing the show, only to lose out to NBC, which promoted the show in ads stating "Same time, better network". However, NBC then cancelled it after one season.
    • Quotes

      [during a written driving test]

      "Reverend Jim" Ignatowski: Pssssttt... what does the yellow light mean?

      Bobby Wheeler: "Slow down."

      "Reverend Jim" Ignatowski: What... does... the... yellow... light... mean?

      Bobby Wheeler: "Slow down"!

      "Reverend Jim" Ignatowski: Whaaaat... dooooeeees... theeeee... yeeeel-looowwww... liiiiight... meeeeaaan?

    • Crazy credits
      Though no single character was the main star, Judd Hirsch received a pre title credit. He only took the role of Reiger under this condition.
    • Alternate versions
      A few episodes' soundtracks used copyrighted songs by artists not affiliated with the show, which had to be removed from the DVD release.
    • Connections
      Edited into Biography: Andy Kaufman's Really Big Show (1999)

    User reviews53

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    Top review
    One Of The Best
    Taxi was, during it's five-year run, the most funny, engaging, memorable, and heartbreaking show on television. The show helped to redefine situation comedies and created a handful of classic characters.

    The show revolves around the drivers at the Sunshine Cab company: Alex Rieger (Judd Hirsch) was the good-hearted mensch who finds himself solving everyone else's problems. Bobby Wheeler (Jeff Conaway) is an aspiring actor and ladies man. Tony Banta (Tony Danza) is a struggling boxer who can never seem to win a fight. Elaine Nardo (Marilu Henner) is a single mother of two with dreams of opening her own art gallery. Reverend Jim Ignatowski (Christopher Lloyd) is an absolute space cadet, and Louie DePalma (Danny DeVito) is surely the nastiest, angriest, most miserable boss in history. Thanks to DeVito's charm, he is still somehow lovable.

    Besides the great acting in "Taxi," there was the writing- always funny and often bittersweet without ever being maudlin or melodramatic. There are episodes that can make you laugh so hard you cry, and vice versa. Thanks to the genius of director James Burrows Taxi stands as one of television's best shows. And who can forget the haunting theme by Bob James?

    If you get a chance to see "Taxi," take it... here's hoping it gets a DVD release in the near future.

    Grade: A+
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 12, 1978 (United States)
    • Also known as
      • Такси
    • Filming locations
      • Dover Garage - 534 Hudson Street, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • John-Charles-Walters Productions
      • Paramount Television
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes

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