EPISODE GUIDE

Taxi
Season 5.

24 episodes in the catalogue. Explore the stories and air dates, then choose an episode to open FRAME’s player.

1. The Shloogel Show a.k.a. Love Un-American Style

Air date: 1982-09-30 · 30 min

Following an old country tradition, Latka and Simka host a matchmaking party, where all the drivers from the Sunshine Cab Company are intended to meet their "perfect" mates.

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2. Jim's Inheritance

Air date: 1982-10-07 · 30 min

Jim inherits a fortune from his late father, but before he can collect the money, he must convince a judge he's mentally competent.

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3. Alex Goes off the Wagon

Air date: 1982-10-14 · 30 min

Jim comes to the rescue when Alex is consumed by gambling fever after a lucky night in Atlantic City.

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4. Scenskees from a Marriage (1)

Air date: 1982-10-21 · 30 min

Latka sleeps with a female cabbie to keep from freezing to death during a snowstorm. When Simka finds out, their priest declares that the only way to right this wrong is for her to sleep with one of his friends.

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5. Scenskees from a Marriage (2)

Air date: 1982-10-28 · 30 min

Simka has a dilemma as to which cab driver she is going to sleep with so she and Latka hold an informal dinner party.

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6. Crime and Punishment

Air date: 1982-11-04 · 30 min

Realizing the boss has found out that someone has embezzled money from the cab company, Louie convinces Jeff to take the blame for him in hopes that the controversy will blow over. However, the plan goes awry when Jeff is fired and put in jail.

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7. Alex the Gofer

Air date: 1982-11-11 · 30 min

Alex dreams for a new career in show business when he takes a part time job as an assistant to a Broadway producer.

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8. Louie's Revenge

Air date: 1982-11-18 · 30 min

Louie plans to get revenge on Emily, the woman who broke up his romance with Zena and then dumped him.

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9. Travels with My Dad

Air date: 1982-11-25 · 30 min

Tony takes the opportunity to join his father on a voyage with the merchant marine.

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10. Elaine and the Monk

Air date: 1982-12-02 · 30 min

After 10 years of strict monastic life, Simka's cousin visits New York and quickly falls in love with Elaine.

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11. Zena's Honeymoon

Air date: 1982-12-09 · 30 min

After initially ignoring an invitation to attend Zena's wedding, Louie has regrets so he crashes her wedding cruise.

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12. Get Me Through the Holidays

Air date: 1982-12-16 · 30 min

Alex gets caught up in the holiday spirit when his ex-wife shows up just in time to attend Latka and Simka's festive Christmas party.

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13. Louie Moves Uptown

Air date: 1983-01-22 · 30 min

Louie wants to move into a classy apartment building, but first he must be approved by a panel of snobby tenants.

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14. Alex's Old Buddy

Air date: 1983-01-29 · 30 min

Alex starts driving all the other cabbies crazy when he discovers his beloved family pet only has a short time to live.

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15. Sugar Ray Nardo

Air date: 1983-02-05 · 30 min

Elaine becomes a nervous wreck when her young son decides to give up the oboe and take up boxing under the tutelage of Tony.

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16. A Taxi Celebration (1)

Air date: 1983-03-23 · 30 min

TAXI'S funniest and warmest moments are relived in "Retrospective" Part One. Danny DeVito gives a tribute to the many years of fun in a special look at the TAXI years. Note: All scenes are archive footage except the opening monologue with Danny DeVito.

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17. A Taxi Celebration (2)

Air date: 1983-03-23 · 30 min

Emmy award winning TAXI's funniest times are highlighted in "Retrospective" Part Two. Note: All scenes are archive footage.

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18. Alex Gets Burned by an Old Flame

Air date: 1983-03-30 · 30 min

When Jim's old girlfriend shows up hoping to rekindle their romance, Alex quickly sets out to win her heart away from her former suitor.

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19. Louie and the Blind Girl

Air date: 1983-04-06 · 30 min

Louie is worried his blind girlfriend will no longer love him if an operation to restore her sight is successful.

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20. Arnie Meets the Kids

Air date: 1983-04-13 · 30 min

To what lengths will boyfriend Arnie go to win over Elaine's kids? Elaine is in for a quite a surprise when she invites him over to meet her children.

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21. Tony's Baby

Air date: 1983-04-20 · 30 min

On the eve of the biggest fight of his career, Tony loses interest in boxing when his girlfriend announces she may be expecting his baby.

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22. Jim's Mario's

Air date: 1983-05-18 · 30 min

The cabbies come to the rescue when Jim tries to convince his family that he didn't squander his inheritance by buying a run-down restaurant.

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23. A Grand Gesture

Air date: 1983-05-25 · 30 min

Jim teaches the rest of the gang a lesson in the joy of giving when he hands each of the cabbies a thousand dollars. They must donate it to the needy soul of their choice by the end of the day.

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24. Simka's Monthlies

Air date: 1983-06-15 · 30 min

Simka fails to show up for another citizenship appointment. Latka explains, back at the garage, that she is suffering from her "kremkapush" which consists of craving for salt and erratic behavior.

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