(They are in AIRING ORDER.) All episodes, except one, this season are directed by James Burrows.Ġ1) Episode 23: “Louie And The Nice Girl” (Aired: 09/11/79) Here are my picks for the ten best episodes of Season Two. For seasoned fans, there might be a few surprises. For new fans, this list will give you a place to start. But, as usual, I have picked ten episodes that I think exemplify this season’s strongest installments. Indeed, there are so many fantastic offerings here, making this a very difficult list to narrow down. So it’s no surprise that this collection of episodes garnered the series its (much deserved) second consecutive award for Outstanding Comedy and its second consecutive Golden Globe. ![]() With Jim as the missing piece of the metaphorical puzzle, Season Two begins a standard of excellence that will maintain throughout the rest of the show’s run on ABC, and this year houses many of the series’ classic installments. Taxi stars JUDD HIRSCH as Alex Rieger, JEFF CONAWAY as Bobby Wheeler, DANNY DeVITO as Louie De Palma, MARILU HENNER as Elaine Nardo, TONY DANZA as Tony Banta, CHRISTOPHER LLOYD as Jim Ignatowski, and ANDY KAUFMAN as Latka Gravas.Īlthough already of the quality that earns Emmy Awards for Outstanding Comedy, Taxi enters the second year with its comedic sensibilities firmly discovered, and following another winning appearance by Reverend Jim, the series smartly snaps up Christopher Lloyd as a regular for the last two thirds of the season (replacing Randall Carver as the dull John), elevating the laughs to heretofore unreached heights. ![]() ![]() I’m pleased to announce that all five seasons have been released on DVD.Ī group of New York cab drivers share the ups and downs of their lives in between shifts. Welcome to a new Sitcom Tuesday! Today, we’re continuing our coverage on the best episodes from Taxi (1978-1982, ABC 1982-1983, NBC), the smartest and best written sitcom of the late ’70s/early ’80s.
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