Taxi (TV series)

Taxi
GenreSitcom
Created by
Directed by
Starring
Theme music composerBob James
Opening theme"Angela"
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes114 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • James L. Brooks
  • Stan Daniels
  • Ed. Weinberger
  • David Davis
Producers
Production locationsStage 23, Paramount Studios, Hollywood, California
Camera setupMultiple-camera
Running time24 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseSeptember 12, 1978 (1978-09-12) –
May 6, 1982 (1982-05-06)
NetworkNBC
ReleaseSeptember 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.

  1. ^ "TV Guide Magazine's 60 Best Series of All Time". December 23, 2013. Archived from the original on November 19, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  2. ^ "101 Best Written TV Series". Writers Guild of America West. June 2, 2013.
  3. ^ "The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time". Variety. December 20, 2023.