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Taxi

Taxi was an American sitcom that originally aired from 1978 to 1982 on ABC, and from 1982 to 1983 on NBC. The series focused on the everyday lives of a handful of New York City taxi drivers working for the Sunshine Cab Company, as well as their abusive dispatcher. The show was produced by the John Charles Walters Company and funded by Paramount.

A non-fiction article entitled "Hip-Shifting for the Night Fleet" by Mark Jacobson, which appeared in the September 22, 1975 issue of New York magazine, helped suggest the idea for the show to James L. Brooks and David Davis, though nothing from it was actually used. The article was a profile of several drivers who worked the night shift for a New York cab company. (A persistent urban legend claims that the show was based on the Harry Chapin song, "Taxi".)

Much of the show focused on the main characters wanting to achieve something more than driving a taxi. Nearly all the cabbies do not identify themselves as drivers; they have other jobs despite being unable to make a living from them. Elaine is a receptionist at an art gallery, Tony is a boxer with a losing record, and Bobby is a struggling actor. John Burns, who was written out of the show after the first season, is working his way through college.

The rest of the drivers get "Reverend Jim" Ignatowski, an aging hippie minister burnt out from drugs, a job as a cabbie out of pity. Many episodes involved one of the characters getting an opportunity to realize his or her dream and move up in the world, only to see it yanked away. Only Alex, older and disillusioned with life, considers himself a cab driver.

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Taxi Episodes

Taxi Season 1

1. 1- 1 001 12 Sep 78 Like Father, Like Daughter
2. 1- 2 005 19 Sep 78 One-Punch Banta
3. 1- 3 002 26 Sep 78 Blind Date
4. 1- 4 006 5 Oct 78 Bobby's Acting Career
5. 1- 5 004 10 Oct 78 Come as You Aren't
6. 1- 6 003 17 Oct 78 The Great Line
7. 1- 7 007 24 Oct 78 High School Reunion
8. 1- 8 008 31 Oct 78 Paper Marriage
9. 1- 9 009 14 Nov 78 Money Troubles
10. 1-10 012 21 Nov 78 Men are Such Beasts
11. 1-11 021 28 Nov 78 Memories of Cab 804 (1)
12. 1-12 022 5 Dec 78 Memories of Cab 804 (2)
13. 1-13 010 12 Dec 78 A Full House for Christmas
14. 1-14 011 16 Jan 79 Sugar Mama
15. 1-15 015 30 Jan 79 Friends
16. 1-16 016 6 Feb 79 Louie Sees the Light
17. 1-17 013 13 Feb 79 Elaine and the Lame Duck
18. 1-18 014 15 Feb 79 Bobby's Big Break
19. 1-19 018 27 Feb 79 Mama Gravas
20. 1-20 019 6 Mar 79 Alex Tastes Death and Finds a Nice Restaurant
21. 1-21 020 8 May 79 Hollywood Calling
22. 1-22 017 15 May 79 Substitute Father

Taxi Season 2

23. 2- 1 025 11 Sep 79 Louie and the Nice Girl
24. 2- 2 023 18 Sep 79 Honor Thy Father
25. 2- 3 027 25 Sep 79 Reverend Jim: a Space Odyssey
26. 2- 4 028 2 Oct 79 Nardo Loses Her Marbles
27. 2- 5 026 16 Oct 79 Wherefore Art Thou, Bobby?
28. 2- 6 030 23 Oct 79 The Lighter Side of Angela Matusa
29. 2- 7 029 30 Oct 79 A Woman Between Friends
30. 2- 8 031 6 Nov 79 The Great Race
31. 2- 9 032 13 Nov 79 The Apartment
32. 2-10 034 20 Nov 79 Alex's Romance
33. 2-11 035 27 Nov 79 Latka's Revolting
34. 2-12 033 4 Dec 79 Elaine's Secret Admirer
35. 2-13 036 11 Dec 79 Louie Meets the Folks
36. 2-14 038 18 Dec 79 Jim Gets a Pet
37. 2-15 024 25 Dec 79 The Reluctant Fighter
38. 2-16 037 8 Jan 80 Tony and Brian
39. 2-17 040 15 Jan 80 Guess Who's Coming for Brefnish
40. 2-18 039 22 Jan 80 What Price Bobby?
41. 2-19 041 29 Jan 80 Shut It Down (1)
42. 2-20 042 5 Feb 80 Shut It Down (2)
43. 2-21 046 26 Feb 80 Alex Jumps out of an Airplane
44. 2-22 045 4 Mar 80 Art Work
45. 2-23 043 6 May 80 Fantasy Borough (1)
46. 2-24 044 13 May 80 Fantasy Borough (2)

Taxi Season 3

47. 3- 1 047 19 Nov 80 Louie's Rival
48. 3- 2 052 26 Nov 80 Tony's Sister and Jim
49. 3- 3 048 3 Dec 80 Fathers of the Bride
50. 3- 4 050 10 Dec 80 Elaine's Strange Triangle
51. 3- 5 049 17 Dec 80 Going Home
52. 3- 6 056 7 Jan 81 The Ten Percent Solution
53. 3- 7 053 21 Jan 81 The Call of the Mild
54. 3- 8 055 5 Feb 81 Latka's Cookies
55. 3- 9 054 12 Feb 81 Thy Boss's Wife
56. 3-10 059 19 Feb 81 The Costume Party
57. 3-11 058 26 Feb 81 Elaine's Old Friend
58. 3-12 060 12 Mar 81 Out of Commission
59. 3-13 057 19 Mar 81 Zen and the Art of Cab Driving
60. 3-14 062 26 Mar 81 Louie's Mother
61. 3-15 051 9 Apr 81 Bobby's Roomate
62. 3-16 063 16 Apr 81 Louie Bumps into an Old Lady
63. 3-17 061 30 Apr 81 Bobby and the Critic
64. 3-18 067 7 May 81 On the Job (1)
65. 3-19 068 14 May 81 On the Job (2)
66. 3-20 064 21 May 81 Latka the Playboy

Taxi Season 4

67. 4- 1 065 8 Oct 81 Jim the Psychic
68. 4- 2 069 18 Oct 81 Vienna Waits
69. 4- 3 070 22 Oct 81 Mr. Personalities
70. 4- 4 071 29 Oct 81 Jim Joins the Network
71. 4- 5 072 5 Nov 81 Louie's Fling
72. 4- 6 073 12 Nov 81 Like Father, Like Son
73. 4- 7 074 19 Nov 81 Louie's Mom Remarries
74. 4- 8 066 26 Nov 81 Fledgling
75. 4- 9 075 10 Dec 81 Of Mice and Tony
76. 4-10 077 17 Dec 81 Louie Goes Too Far
77. 4-11 078 7 Jan 82 I Wanna Be Around
78. 4-12 079 14 Jan 82 Bobby Doesn't Live Here Anymore
79. 4-13 076 21 Jan 82 Nina Loves Alex
80. 4-14 080 28 Jan 82 Tony's Lady
81. 4-15 081 4 Feb 82 Simka Returns
82. 4-16 082 11 Feb 82 Jim and the Kid
83. 4-17 083 18 Feb 82 Take My Ex-Wife, Please
84. 4-18 084 25 Feb 82 The Unkindest Cut
85. 4-19 085 4 Mar 82 Tony's Comeback
86. 4-20 086 11 Mar 82 Elegant Iggy
87. 4-21 087 25 Mar 82 The Wedding of Latka and Simka
88. 4-22 088 8 Apr 82 Cooking for Two
89. 4-23 089 29 Apr 82 The Road Not Taken (1)
90. 4-24 090 6 May 82 The Road Not Taken (2)

Taxi Season 5

91. 5- 1 091 30 Sep 82 The Shloogel Show
92. 5- 2 093 7 Oct 82 Jim's Inheritance
93. 5- 3 092 14 Oct 82 Alex Goes off the Wagon
94. 5- 4 094 21 Oct 82 Scenskees from a Marriage (1)
95. 5- 5 095 28 Oct 82 Scenskees from a Marriage (2)
96. 5- 6 102 4 Nov 82 Crime and Punishment
97. 5- 7 096 11 Nov 82 Alex the Gofer
98. 5- 8 097 18 Nov 82 Louie's Revenge
99. 5- 9 098 25 Nov 82 Travels with My Dad
100. 5-10 099 2 Dec 82 Elaine and the Monk
101. 5-11 100 9 Dec 82 Zena's Honeymoon
102. 5-12 103 16 Dec 82 Get Me Through the Holidays
103. 5-13 101 22 Jan 83 Louie Moves Uptown
104. 5-14 104 29 Jan 83 Alex's Old Buddy
105. 5-15 105 5 Feb 83 Sugar Ray Nardo
106. 5-16 113 23 Mar 83 A Taxi Celebration (1)
107. 5-17 114 23 Mar 83 A Taxi Celebration (2)
108. 5-18 106 30 Mar 83 Alex Gets Burned by an Old Flame
109. 5-19 109 6 Apr 83 Louie and the Blind Girl
110. 5-20 111 13 Apr 83 Arnie Meets the Kids
111. 5-21 107 20 Apr 83 Tony's Baby
112. 5-22 108 18 May 83 Jim's Mario's
113. 5-23 112 25 May 83 A Grand Gesture
114. 5-24 110 15 Jun 83 Simka's Monthlies

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