Taxi (TV series)

Taxi
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	James L. Brooks Stan Daniels David Davis Ed. Weinberger
Directed by	James Burrows (seasons 1–4) Various (seasons 2–5)
Starring	Judd Hirsch Jeff Conaway Danny DeVito Marilu Henner Tony Danza Randall Carver Andy Kaufman Christopher Lloyd Carol Kane
Theme music composer	Bob James
Opening theme	"Angela"
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	114 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	James L. Brooks Stan Daniels Ed. Weinberger David Davis
Producers	Richard Sakai Howard Gewirtz Ian Praiser
Production locations	Stage 23, Paramount Studios, Hollywood, California
Camera setup	Multiple-camera
Running time	24 minutes
Production companies	John Charles Walters Productions Paramount Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	September 12, 1978 (1978-09-12) – May 6, 1982 (1982-05-06)
Network	NBC
Release	September 30, 1982 (1982-09-30) – June 15, 1983 (1983-06-15)
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Taxi is an American television sitcom that originally aired on ABC from September 12, 1978, to May 6, 1982, and on NBC from September 30, 1982, to June 15, 1983. It focuses on the everyday lives of a handful of New York City taxi drivers and their abusive dispatcher. For most of the run of the show, the ensemble cast consisted of taxi drivers Alex Reiger (Judd Hirsch), Bobby Wheeler (Jeff Conaway), Elaine Nardo (Marilu Henner), Tony Banta (Tony Danza), and "Reverend" Jim Ignatowski (Christopher Lloyd), along with dispatcher Louie De Palma (Danny DeVito) and mechanic Latka Gravas (Andy Kaufman). Taxi was produced by the John Charles Walters Company, in association with Paramount Network Television, and was created by James L. Brooks, Stan Daniels, David Davis, and Ed. Weinberger, all of whom were brought on board after working on The Mary Tyler Moore Show (which ended in 1977).

The show was a critical and commercial success and is widely regarded as one of the greatest television shows of all time.^[1][2][3] It was nominated for 34 Primetime Emmy Awards and won 18, including wins in three consecutive years for Outstanding Comedy Series. It has remained in syndicated reruns ever since the series ended.