Taxi
“It's off the laugh meter!”
Louie De Palma is a cantankerous, acerbic taxi dispatcher in New York City. He tries to maintain order over a collection of varied and strange characters who drive for him. As he bullies and insults them from the safety of his “cage,” they form a special bond among themselves, becoming friends and supporting each other through the inevitable trials and tribulations of life.
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Cast
Seasons
The first season of Taxi aired on ABC from September 12, 1978 to May 15, 1979.
1.Like Father, Like Daughter
7.012-09-197824mThe cabbies volunteer to drive Alex to Miami to meet the daughter he hasn't seen in 15 years.
2.One-Punch Banta
6.519-09-197824mTony is ecstatic when a lucky punch of his brings a boxing champion to his knees.
3.Blind Date
6.526-09-197824mAlex finds himself inexplicably attracted to an overweight and abrasive blind date.
4.Bobby's Acting Career
6.505-10-197824mBobby looks for an acting job before his self-imposed deadline arrives.
5.Come as You Aren't
3.810-10-197824mElaine invites Alex to her party for art dealers for moral support, but asks him to lie about his occupation.
6.The Great Line
6.517-10-197824mJohn conquers his meekness long enough to pick up a girl in a bar--and marry her.
7.High School Reunion
8.324-10-197824mWhen Louie hesitates to attend his high-school reunion, Bobby offers to take his place.
8.Paper Marriage
8.031-10-197824mLatka must marry an American to avoid deportation.
9.Money Troubles
7.014-11-197824mJohn and his new bride are in financial straits, and only Alex has the resources to come to the rescue.
10.Men are Such Beasts
6.521-11-197824mTony cannot escape the clutches of a possessive girlfriend.
11.A Full House For Christmas
7.528-11-197824mAfter John smashes up Cab 804, the cabbies reminisce about their experiences in the car.
12.Sugar Mama
7.005-12-197824mAfter a ride in Alex's cab, a widow decides to rent him out as her chauffeur.
13.Friends
6.512-12-197824mTony mourns the death of his goldfish, which he left in Bobby's care.
14.Louie Sees The Light
7.016-01-197924mLouie vows to change his ways if the Lord sees him through an operation.
15.Elaine and the Lame Duck
6.530-01-197924mElaine dates a congressman who badly needs self-confidence.
16.Bobby's Big Break
7.506-02-197924mBobby leaves the cab company after landing a role in a soap opera.
17.Mama Gravas
6.513-02-197924mLatka's visiting mother finds Alex's company more appealing than her son's.
18.Alex Tastes Death and Finds a Nice Restaurant
7.515-02-197924mAfter being grazed by a mugger's bullet, Alex decides to give up his cab.
19.Hollywood Calling
7.027-02-197924mThe cabbies are wined and dined by a film company looking for ideas for a movie they are making about taxi drivers.
20.Substitute Father
7.006-03-197924mThe cabbies become surrogate fathers when they baby-sit Elaine's son, and get to cheer him on at the district spelling bee.
21.Memories of Cab 804 (1)
6.508-05-197924mAs Latka repairs Cab 804, the cabbies reminisce about the odd passengers it carried.
22.Memories of Cab 804 (2)
5.015-05-197924mAs Latka repairs Cab 804, the cabbies reminisce about the odd passengers it carried.
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