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Season 1 – Taxi

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This Emmy-winning sitcom follows the lives of a group of cabbies in New York. The employees of the Sunshine Cab Company are a motley crew, including frustrated actor Bobby, struggling boxer Tony, art gallery receptionist Elaine, and tyranical dispatcher Louie. For almost everyone, the cab company is just a temporary job that can be left behind when they make it in their chosen professions. The core of the company is disillusioned Alex (Judd Hirsch), who's sure he will be driving a cab for the rest of his life. Burned-out ex-hippie minister Reverend Jim and mechanic Latka Gravas (Andy Kaufman) round out the group.
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Taxi — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Taxi wrings comedy gold from thwarted dreams, with Judd Hirsch ably grounding an ensemble that threatens to teeter towards just the wrong side of wacky.

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John Archibald St. Louis Post-Dispatch If those in charge of Taxi give Hirsch reasonably good material, use Kaufman wisely, and ask the others to slice the ham thin, the show could add to ABC's already strong position in the ratings race. Aug 6, 2021 Full Review Lee Winfrey Philadelphia Inquirer Taxi is a joy ride. Among the new television series premiering this month, it should accelerate quickly to a spot near the front. If you like to laugh, catch it. Aug 6, 2021 Full Review Noel Holston Orlando Sentinel It's Hirsch, however, that really makes Taxi go, for he's equally effective cracking wise, playing the straight man, or bringing poignance to serious scenes. Taxi is, in the parlance of TV, his vehicle. Aug 6, 2021 Full Review Robert Bowden Tampa Bay Times The four men who created Taxi provide further proof that the only thing needed to improve the quality of television is better writing. The remaining talent is readily available. Aug 6, 2021 Full Review Bill Mandel San Francisco Examiner Taxi is a first-rate Barney Miller-type character comedy with an excellent cast. Aug 6, 2021 Full Review Win Fanning Pittsburgh Post-Gazette It's a remarkably talented group. The writing, by the creator-producers James L. Brooks, Stan Daniels, David Davis and Ed Weinberger, is on the same high level achieved by the four when they were working in the Mary Tyler Moore stable. Aug 6, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ed M One of the classic sitcoms of the '70's. Great writing. Great cast. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/07/21 Full Review Read all reviews
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James L. Brooks

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Stan Daniels

Creator

David Davis

Creator

Ed. Weinberger

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Judd Hirsch

Alex Rieger

Jeff Conaway

Bobby Wheeler

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 12, 1978 Like Father, Like Daughter The cabbies drive from New York to Miami so Alex can spend 20 minutes between planes with his long-lost daughter. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 19, 1978 One-Punch Banta Tony gets a call from the gym to be a sparring partner for a world-champion boxer. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 26, 1978 Blind Date Intrigued with the voice on Bobby's answering service, Alex asks the girl out to dinner. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 5, 1978 Bobby's Acting Career Bobby decides that if he doesn't get an acting job before midnight he will end his stage career. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 10, 1978 Come As You Aren't Elaine fears the worst when the cabbies invite themselves to her elegant cocktail party, for her highbrow art-world friends. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 17, 1978 The Great Line The gang comes up with a pickup line for John to use on a stranger sitting at a nearby table. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 24, 1978 High School Reunion Bobby gets dazzling results when he goes to Louie's 20th class reunion, pretending to be Louie. Details Episode 8 Aired Oct 31, 1978 Paper Marriage Mechanic Latka Gravas faces deportation unless he marries a U.S. citizen. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 14, 1978 Money Troubles Finances dictate either John or his new wife drop out of college. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 21, 1978 Men Are Such Beasts Bobby is distraught when a Bronx cab driver he has been dating joins the Sunshine Cab Co. to be closer to him. Details Episode 11 Aired Nov 28, 1978 Memories of Cab 804 When John cracks up Cab 804, the cabbies reminisce about events that occurred when they each drove the legendary taxi. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 5, 1978 Memories of Cab 804 Latka works to save the cracked-up Cab 804 while the cabbies fondly recall times in the legendary car. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 12, 1978 A Full House for Christmas When Louie's cardsharp brother Nick from Las Vegas who is into gambling, visits the garage, Alex is trapped in a high-stakes poker game as a part of the siblings' feud. Details Episode 14 Aired Jan 16, 1979 Sugar Mama A feisty, rich, but lonely old lady tries to buy Alex's companionship. Details Episode 15 Aired Jan 30, 1979 Friends Tony and Bobby's friendship comes to an end when Bobby allows Tony's prized pet fish to die. Details Episode 16 Aired Feb 6, 1979 Louie Sees the Light Louie promises to turn over a new leaf when he fears he may die during an operation. Details Episode 17 Aired Feb 13, 1979 Elaine and the Lame Duck Alex arranges a date between Elaine and one of his fares, who is a real loser with women. Details Episode 18 Aired Feb 15, 1979 Bobby's Big Break Bobby tears up his cabbie license when it seems he has finally landed a long-awaited role in a soap opera. Details Episode 19 Aired Feb 27, 1979 Mama Gravas Latka assumes he will soon have a new father when Alex and his mother have an evening love affair. Details Episode 20 Aired Mar 6, 1979 Alex Tastes Death and Finds a Nice Restaurant Alex trades in his driving clothes for a waiter's tuxedo when his ear is almost shot off during a holdup attempt. Details Episode 21 Aired May 8, 1979 Hollywood Calling Life at the Sunshine Cab Co. turns to unnatural festivity when a film company arrives to make a movie about taxi drivers. Details Episode 22 Aired May 15, 1979 Substitute Father The cabbies become reluctant baby sitters for Elaine's young son when she goes out of town. Details

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Season Info

Director
James Burrows, James Burrows
Creator
James L. Brooks, Stan Daniels, David Davis, Ed. Weinberger
Executive Producer
James L. Brooks, Stan Daniels, David Davis, Ed. Weinberger
Screenwriter
Glen Charles, Earl Pomerantz, Michael Leeson, Barton Dean, Les Charles, Stan Daniels, David Davis, Barry Kemp, Ed. Weinberger, Sy Rosen
Network
ABC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 12, 1978