Taxi (series)

Taxi is a sitcom about New York City cab drivers, which ran on ABC from 1978 to 1982, and on NBC from 1982 to 1983. It was an example of the working class ensemble sitcom of its period, leading to the likes of Cheers.

References

• In a 2021 interview, Dave Goelz explained that when playing Digit on The Jim Henson Hour, he based the voice and partially the personality on the burn-out Reverend Jim (played by Christopher Lloyd) on Taxi.

Muppet Mentions

• In the season two episode "The Great Race," Alex picks up two nuns who are fighting over what movie to see. One of them wants to see The Muppet Movie, and the other one wants to see The Sound of Music. One of the nuns says, "I can't stand that little frog!" After Alex tells them to pick one, they finally decide to see The Muppet Movie.

Connections

• Ted Danson played Vincenzo Senaca in "The Unkindest Cut" (1982)
• Tony Danza played Tony Banta
• Danny DeVito played Louie DePalma
• Jack Gilford played Joe Reiger in "Honor They Father" (1979) and "Like Father, Like Son" (1981)
• Tom Hanks played Gordon in "The Road Not Taken, Part 1" (1982)
• Judd Hirsch played Alex Rieger
• William Hootkins played a liquor authority agent in "Jim's Mario's" (1983)
• Carol Kane played Simka Gravas
• Andy Kaufman played Latka Gravas
• Julie Kavner played Monica Banta Douglas in "Tony's Sister and Jim" (1980)
• Lassie played "herself" in "Fantasy Borough, Part 2" (1980)
• Christopher Lloyd played "Reverend" Jim Ignatowski
• Penny Marshall played herself in "Louie Moves Uptown" (1983)
• Mandy Patinkin played the new father in "Memories of Cab 804, Part 2" (1978)
• Julie Payne played one of the nuns in "The Great Race" (1979)
• Rhea Perlman played Zena Sherman
• Tom Selleck played Mike Beldon in "Memories of Cab 804, Part 2" (1978)
• Martin Short played Mitch Harris in "Jim Joins the Network" (1981)
• Jeffrey Tambor played Congressman Walter Griswald in "Elaine and the Lame Duck" (1979)
• Hervé Villechaize played himself in "Fantasy Borough, Part 1" (1980)
• George Wendt played the exterminator in "Latka the Playboy" (1981)