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Taxi

"It's off the laugh meter!"

7.2
5 seasons
114 episodes
Ended
Comedy
Drama

Plot Summary

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.

First Aired:September 12, 1978
Last Aired:June 15, 1983
Episode Runtime:30m, 24m
Networks:
ABC, NBC
Created By:
Stan Daniels, Ed. Weinberger, James L. Brooks

Cast & Characters

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Seasons (5)

Season 1
6.7

Season 1

22 episodes

Aired: 1978

The first season of Taxi aired on ABC from September 12, 1978 to May 15, 1979.

Season 2
7.5

Season 2

24 episodes

Aired: 1979

The second season of Taxi aired on ABC from September 11, 1979 to May 13, 1980.

Season 3
6.7

Season 3

20 episodes

Aired: 1980

The third season of Taxi aired on ABC from November 19, 1980 to May 21, 1981.

Season 4
7.5

Season 4

24 episodes

Aired: 1981

The fourth season of Taxi aired on ABC from October 18, 1981, to May 6, 1982.

Season 5
7.6

Season 5

24 episodes

Aired: 1982

The fifth and final season of Taxi aired on NBC from September 30, 1982 to June 15, 1983.

Production

Paramount Television

John-Charles-Walters Productions