EP 1AvailableNow playingLike Father, Like Daughter
24m·9/12/1978·7.0
The cabbies volunteer to drive Alex to Miami to meet the daughter he hasn't seen in 15 years.
Taxi
Season 1 · Episode 1IMDb7.3
- Released
- 9/12/1978
- Duration
- 0h 30m
- Genre
- Comedy, Drama
- Country
- United States of America
- Cast
- Judd Hirsch, Danny DeVito, Marilu Henner
Overview
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.
Episodes
EP 1AvailableNow playing
EP 2AvailableOne-Punch Banta
24m·9/19/1978·6.5
Tony is ecstatic when a lucky punch of his brings a boxing champion to his knees.
EP 3AvailableBlind Date
24m·9/26/1978·6.5
Alex finds himself inexplicably attracted to an overweight and abrasive blind date.
EP 4AvailableBobby's Acting Career
24m·10/5/1978·6.5
Bobby looks for an acting job before his self-imposed deadline arrives.
EP 5AvailableCome as You Aren't
24m·10/10/1978·3.8
Elaine invites Alex to her party for art dealers for moral support, but asks him to lie about his occupation.
EP 6AvailableThe Great Line
24m·10/17/1978·6.5
John conquers his meekness long enough to pick up a girl in a bar--and marry her.
EP 7AvailableHigh School Reunion
24m·10/24/1978·8.3
When Louie hesitates to attend his high-school reunion, Bobby offers to take his place.
EP 8AvailablePaper Marriage
24m·10/31/1978·8.0
Latka must marry an American to avoid deportation.
EP 9AvailableMoney Troubles
24m·11/14/1978·7.0
John and his new bride are in financial straits, and only Alex has the resources to come to the rescue.
EP 10AvailableMen are Such Beasts
24m·11/21/1978·6.5
Tony cannot escape the clutches of a possessive girlfriend.
EP 11AvailableA Full House For Christmas
24m·11/28/1978·7.5
After John smashes up Cab 804, the cabbies reminisce about their experiences in the car.
EP 12AvailableSugar Mama
24m·12/5/1978·7.0
After a ride in Alex's cab, a widow decides to rent him out as her chauffeur.
EP 13AvailableFriends
24m·12/12/1978·6.5
Tony mourns the death of his goldfish, which he left in Bobby's care.
EP 14AvailableLouie Sees The Light
24m·1/16/1979·7.0
Louie vows to change his ways if the Lord sees him through an operation.
EP 15AvailableElaine and the Lame Duck
24m·1/30/1979·6.5
Elaine dates a congressman who badly needs self-confidence.
EP 16AvailableBobby's Big Break
24m·2/6/1979·7.5
Bobby leaves the cab company after landing a role in a soap opera.
EP 17AvailableMama Gravas
24m·2/13/1979·6.5
Latka's visiting mother finds Alex's company more appealing than her son's.
EP 18AvailableAlex Tastes Death and Finds a Nice Restaurant
24m·2/15/1979·7.5
After being grazed by a mugger's bullet, Alex decides to give up his cab.
EP 19AvailableHollywood Calling
24m·2/27/1979·7.0
The cabbies are wined and dined by a film company looking for ideas for a movie they are making about taxi drivers.
EP 20AvailableSubstitute Father
24m·3/6/1979·7.0
The cabbies become surrogate fathers when they baby-sit Elaine's son, and get to cheer him on at the district spelling bee.
EP 21AvailableMemories of Cab 804 (1)
24m·5/8/1979·6.5
As Latka repairs Cab 804, the cabbies reminisce about the odd passengers it carried.
EP 22AvailableMemories of Cab 804 (2)
24m·5/15/1979·5.0
As Latka repairs Cab 804, the cabbies reminisce about the odd passengers it carried.
Cast
Alex Reiger
Judd Hirsch
Louie De Palma
Danny DeVito
Elaine O'Connor-Nardo
Marilu Henner
Tony Banta
Tony Danza
Latka Gravas
Andy Kaufman
Reverend Jim 'Iggy' Ignatowski
Christopher Lloyd
Simka Gravas
