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(More customer reviews)One of the funniest series ever on TV. Danny DeVito, Andy Kaufmann, Judd Hirsch, Tony Danza, Marilu Henner, some of the funniest people ever. It is my pleasure to write a review for this TV series. I visited the web site of Paramount Home Video for more information, since the set has not yet been released. The web site stated that the set consists of 22 episodes in Dolby Digital English mono. There is no description of any extras. Here is a brief summary of the episodes.
1. Like Father, Like Daughter: A new employee at the Sunshine Cab Company meets the crew, all of whom have other jobs in addition to being a cabbie except for Alex. When they discover that the pay phone allows them to call world-wide for free, Alex calls his daughter in Brazil.
2. One-Punch Banta: Tony, a professional boxer when not driving a cab, knocks out a welterweight champion and gets a big break.
3. Blind Date: Alex talks to a woman on Bobby's answering service. He asks her out, and she turns out to be both unattractive and hostile.
4. Bobby's Acting Career: Bobby gave himself 3 years to land a major acting job and midnight tonight is the deadline.
5. Come as You Aren't: Elaine throws a party to impress the art gallery friends. When she invites the cabbies, she asks them not to tell that they drive a cab.
6. The Great Line: Bobby and Tony tell John that a great pick-up line is to ask a woman to get married. John tries it out and it works.
7. High School Reunion: Louie is dreading his high school reunion because of a cruel trick played on him. Bobby offers to take his place at the reunion under the scheme that Louie grew after high school.
8. Paper Marriage: guest star (gs): Christopher Lloyd (not a regular until season 2). Latka gets married to a hooker in order to avoid deportation.
9. Money Troubles: John and his wife are having money troubles. Alex offers a loan.
10. Men are Such Beasts: Tony tries to break up with a new girlfriend who is a fellow cabbie. She refuses to let him go.
11. Memories of Cab 804 (1) After John has an accident in Cab 804, the cabbies reminisce about their experiences in the cab.
12. Memories of Cab 804 (2) gs: Tom Selleck, Mandy Patinkin. The cabbies continue telling stories of their experiences in Cab 804.
13. A Full House for Christmas: Louie's brother, a professional gambler, comes home after a six year absence. However, he plays poker with the cabbies and won't spend time with their mother.
14. Sugar Mama: Alex drives around an older widow who just wants to talk and see the city. This becomes a regular job. She takes him to a senior's dance.
15. Friends: Bobby forgets to feed Tony's goldfish while he is out of town and they all die.
16. Louie Sees the Light: When Louie needs surgery, he makes a promise to God.
17. Elaine and the Lame Duck: When a congressman tells Alex that he has no luck with women, Alex fixes him up with Elaine.
18. Bobby's Big Break: Bobby quits his job as a cabbie and tells off Louie after he is cast in a soap opera. However, his character is soon killed.
19. Mama Gravas: Alex takes Latka's mother around town during a visit when Latka has to work.
20. Alex Tastes Death and Finds a Nice Restaurant: After being robbed and and shot while at work, Alex quits and finds a safer job.
21. Hollywood Calling gs: Martin Mull. The gang gets star-struck when a motion picture production company wants to study them for their next movie about cabbies.
22. Substitute Father: The cabbies take turns taking care of Elaine's son, Jason, while she is out of town. Jason is studying for a spelling bee.
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Set in New York City, TAXI follows a group of cab drivers of the Sunshine Cab Company through the daily but far from ordinary routine as cabbies. The sitcom features a multitude of extroverted persons such as a frustrated actor, strained boxer, ex-hippie and cynical dispatcher.
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