The characters also include Latka Gravas, their innocent, wide-eyed mechanic from an unnamed foreign country, and Louie De Palma, the despotic dispatcher.Ī number of episodes involve a character having an opportunity to realize his dream to move up in the world, only to see it yanked away. All take pity on "Reverend Jim" Ignatowski, an aging hippie minister, who is burnt out from drugs, so they help him become a cabbie. John Burns (written out of the show after the first season) is working his way through college. Tony Banta is a boxer with a losing record. The others view it as a temporary job.Įlaine Nardo is a single mother working as a receptionist at an art gallery. Among the drivers, only Alex Reiger, who is disillusioned with life, considers cab driving his profession. The show focuses on the employees who work the night shift at the fictional Sunshine Cab Company, and its principal setting is the company's fleet garage in Manhattan. It has remained in syndicated reruns ever since the series ended. The show was a critical and commercial success, having been nominated for 31 Emmy Awards and winning 18, including three straight years winning Outstanding Comedy. Weinberger.įor most of the run of the show, the ensemble cast consisted of taxi drivers Alex Reiger ( Judd Hirsch), Bobby Wheeler ( Jeff Conaway), Elaine Nardo ( Marilu Henner), Tony Banta ( Tony Danza), and "Reverend" Jim Ignatowski ( Christopher Lloyd), along with their dispatcher Louie De Palma ( Danny DeVito) and mechanic Latka Gravas ( Andy Kaufman). Brooks, Stan Daniels, David Davis, and Ed.
Taxi was produced by the John Charles Walters Company, in association with Paramount Network Television, and was created by James L. It focuses on the everyday lives of a handful of New York City taxi drivers and their abusive dispatcher.
The series won 18 Emmy Awards, including three for Outstanding Comedy Series. Taxi is an American sitcom that originally aired on ABC from September 12, 1978, to May 6, 1982, and on NBC from September 30, 1982, to June 15, 1983.
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