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Overview

User Rating:
7.9/10   1,514 votes
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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 full episode list
Release Date:
12 September 1978 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Plot:
The staff of a New York City taxicab company go about their job while they dream of greater things. full summary
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Awards:
Won 4 Golden Globes. Another 21 wins & 45 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(16 articles)
Cannes Picks the Year's Best Package Design
 (From Fast Company. 2 July 2009, 2:20 PM, PDT)

[DVD Review] TV Sets: Forever Funny
 (From JustPressPlay. 27 May 2009, 11:44 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
one of my top 5 favorite American comedies- Season 1 more

Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 8 of 47)

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)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
30 min (115 episodes)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
New Zealand:PG (season 1) | USA:TV-PG | Singapore:PG

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In an episode during the first season, Danny DeVito's character plays violin in one scene. A photo taken during rehearsals of that episode ran in a tabloid magazine along with a story describing how De Vito is "giving up" acting to play violin. De Vito's relatives called him out of concern believing the story was true. more
Quotes:
Alex Rieger: I'm not really a cab driver. I'm just waiting for something better to come along. You know, like death. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) (VG) more

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7 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
one of my top 5 favorite American comedies- Season 1, 23 September 2005
Author: movieman_kev from United States

The first season of this classic sitcom started off on the ground running as we're introduced to the down-trodden, brow-beaten denizen taxi drivers of the Sunshine Cab Company, the advice giving Alex Reirger (Judd Hirsh), failed boxer Tony Banta (Tony Danza, failed actor Bobby Wheeler (Jeff Conaway), new immigrant, Latka (superbly played by Andy Kaufman) as well as new cab drivers Elaine and John (Marilu Henner and Randall Carver respectively), and cranky, hateful boss Louie De Palma (Dsnny DeVito, in the role of his career). These people are life losers, but the writing is such that they are NEVER treated as such. All of the characters were highly relatable and one couldn't help but feel empathetic to each of them. We're laughing with these guys, not at them. And it's a very funny, poignant show. Guest stars this season included Former Welterweight Champion of the World Carlos Palomino, Tom Selleck, Jeffrey Tambor, Martin Mull, and Suzanne Kent in a very memorable part as Alex's blind date, the overweight self-pitying Angela who would return next season in a surprising way. The first Season of Taxi was a few outstanding shows, a few funny ones, but not a clunker in the bunch. And you have no choice but to love that theme song.

My Season 1 grade: A

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