Sitcom: Taxi

Sitcom: Taxi by ric gustafson


Ed Weinberger, James L Brooks and Stan Daniels made their mark with the Mary Tyler Moore Show. They left and noticed a New York magazine article about a cab company in Manhattan's Greenwich Village. The nighttime drivers included a college professor, a former priest, social workers and trombone players. Taxi which was on ABC/NBC from 1978 to 1983 was a New York sitcom. In the opening sequence, a lone cab drives over the Fifty Ninth Street Bridge to a funky theme song. The sitcom never found the audience it deserved.
Cabbie Alex Reiger was played by Judd Hirsch. Elaine Nardo was played by Marilu Henner. Jeff Conaway played Bobby Wheeler and Tony Danza played Tony Banta. Louie DePalma was played by Danny DeVito and Latka Gravas was played by Andy Kaufman.


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Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric