Season
Taxi: Season 1
Overview
The first season of Taxi aired on ABC from September 12, 1978 to May 15, 1979.
Details
- Series
- Taxi
- Season
- Season 1
- Air date
- 1978-09-12
- Episodes
- 22 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Like Father, Like Daughter
The cabbies volunteer to drive Alex to Miami to meet the daughter he hasn't seen in 15 years.
Episode 2: One-Punch Banta
Tony is ecstatic when a lucky punch of his brings a boxing champion to his knees.
Episode 3: Blind Date
Alex finds himself inexplicably attracted to an overweight and abrasive blind date.
Episode 4: Bobby's Acting Career
Bobby looks for an acting job before his self-imposed deadline arrives.
Episode 5: Come as You Aren't
Elaine invites Alex to her party for art dealers for moral support, but asks him to lie about his occupation.
Episode 6: The Great Line
John conquers his meekness long enough to pick up a girl in a bar--and marry her.
Episode 7: High School Reunion
When Louie hesitates to attend his high-school reunion, Bobby offers to take his place.
Episode 8: Paper Marriage
Latka must marry an American to avoid deportation.
Episode 9: Money Troubles
John and his new bride are in financial straits, and only Alex has the resources to come to the rescue.
Episode 10: Men are Such Beasts
Tony cannot escape the clutches of a possessive girlfriend.
Episode 11: A Full House For Christmas
After John smashes up Cab 804, the cabbies reminisce about their experiences in the car.
Episode 12: Sugar Mama
After a ride in Alex's cab, a widow decides to rent him out as her chauffeur.
Episode 13: Friends
Tony mourns the death of his goldfish, which he left in Bobby's care.
Episode 14: Louie Sees The Light
Louie vows to change his ways if the Lord sees him through an operation.
Episode 15: Elaine and the Lame Duck
Elaine dates a congressman who badly needs self-confidence.
Episode 16: Bobby's Big Break
Bobby leaves the cab company after landing a role in a soap opera.
Episode 17: Mama Gravas
Latka's visiting mother finds Alex's company more appealing than her son's.
Episode 18: Alex Tastes Death and Finds a Nice Restaurant
After being grazed by a mugger's bullet, Alex decides to give up his cab.
Episode 19: Hollywood Calling
The cabbies are wined and dined by a film company looking for ideas for a movie they are making about taxi drivers.
Episode 20: Substitute Father
The cabbies become surrogate fathers when they baby-sit Elaine's son, and get to cheer him on at the district spelling bee.
Episode 21: Memories of Cab 804 (1)
As Latka repairs Cab 804, the cabbies reminisce about the odd passengers it carried.
Episode 22: Memories of Cab 804 (2)
As Latka repairs Cab 804, the cabbies reminisce about the odd passengers it carried.