Buckle up and hang on – you're about to enter a garage filled with laughs in Taxi: The Complete First Season. Here's the premiere season of the popular TV sitcom that zeroes in on a ragtag collection of New York City cab drivers who ply the streets of The Big Apple – while waiting for the day when they will find a better way to make a living. And lording over Alex (Judd Hirsch), Bobby (Jeff Conaway), Elaine (Marilu Henner), Tony (Tony Danza), John (Randall Carver), and Latka (Andy Kaufman) is the one-and-only Louie De Palma (Danny DeVito) – the snide and surly taxi dispatcher who, from the safety of his dispatcher's cage, barks orders, hurls insults and mercilessly bullies the diverse and eccentric characters who drive for him.
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EPISODE LIST
1. Like Father, Like Daughter (9/11/78)
2. One-Punch Banta (9/19/78)
3. Blind Date (9/25/78)
4. Bobby's Acting Career (10/4/78)
5. Come as You Aren't (10/9/78)
6. The Great Line (10/16/78)
7. High School Reunion (10/24/78)
8. Paper Marriage (10/30/78)
9. Money Troubles (11/13/78)
10. Men Are Such Beasts (11/20/78)
11. Memories of Cab 804: Part 1 (11/27/78)
12. Memories of Cab 804: Part 2 (12/4/78)
13. A Full House for Christmas (12/11/78)
14. Sugar Mama (1/16/79)
15. Friends (1/30/79)
16. Louie Sees the Light (2/5/79)
17. Elaine and the Lame Duck (2/12/79)
18. Bobby's Big Break (2/14/79)
19. Mama Gravas (2/26/79)
20. Alex Tastes Death and Finds a Nice Restaurant (3/5/79)
21. Hollywood Calling (5/7/79)
22. Substitute Father (5/15/79)
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EPISODE GUIDE
Disc 1: Episodes 1-22
1. Like Father, Like Daughter (9/11/78)
The cabbies embark on a wild ride so Alex can meet his long lost daughter.
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2. One-Punch Banta (9/19/78)
Tony gets a chance to be in the ring with boxing champ Carlos Palomino.
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3. Blind Date (9/25/78)
Alex falls in love with the sexy voice on an answering service.
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4. Bobby's Acting Career (10/4/78)
Bobby intends to give up acting if he doesn't land a role by midnight.
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5. Come as You Aren't (10/9/78)
Elaine's reputation is at stake when the cabbies crash her highbrow party.
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6. The Great Line (10/16/78)
John seeks the gang's advice for a foolproof line to pick up a pretty girl.
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7. High School Reunion (10/24/78)
Louie uses Bobby as his stand-in at his high school reunion.
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8. Paper Marriage (10/30/78)
The cabbies hire a "working girl" to marry Latka in order to avoid deportation.
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9. Money Troubles (11/13/78)
Newlyweds John and Suzanne lose financial support from her parents.
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10. Men Are Such Beasts (11/20/78)
Tony's about to break up with his girlfriend and she joins the cab co. to be with him.
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11. Memories of Cab 804: Part 1 (11/27/78)
The gang reminisces about Cab 804 memories when it’s struck in an accident.
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12. Memories of Cab 804: Part 2 (12/4/78)
The cabbies continue to reminisce about Cab 804 while waiting to hear of its fate.
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13. A Full House for Christmas (12/11/78)
Louie squares off against his cardshark brother in a high stakes poker game.
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14. Sugar Mama (1/16/79)
Alex looks like a gigolo when a lonely old lady uses her wealth to buy his friendship.
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15. Friends (1/30/79)
Tony tries to replace Bobby's dead fish when he forgets to feed him.
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16. Louie Sees the Light (2/5/79)
Louie promises God that he will change when he faces the fear of dying.
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17. Elaine and the Lame Duck (2/12/79)
Elaine has a disastrous evening with a klutzy congressman.
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18. Bobby's Big Break (2/14/79)
Bobby's career dreams come true when he lands a role in a soap opera, prompting him to throw his torn-up cabbie's license at Louie, but the dispatcher vows to take revenge if Bobby ever comes crawling back.
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19. Mama Gravas (2/26/79)
Alex has a one-night affair with Latka's attractive and youthful mother.
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20. Alex Tastes Death and Finds a Nice Restaurant (3/5/79)
Alex gets held at gunpoint on the job and quits to work at a restaurant.
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21. Hollywood Calling (5/7/79)
A film company wines and dines the cabbies to get the inside scoop on taxi drivers.
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22. Substitute Father (5/15/79)
The cabbies take turns babysitting Elaine's son while she is out of town. |
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