Taxi (TV series)
American television sitcom (1978–1983) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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).
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| Genre | Sitcom |
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| 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) |
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| Production locations | Stage 23, Paramount Studios, Hollywood, California |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
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| 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) |
The show was a critical and commercial success. 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. In 2007, Time magazine ranked it among their 100 ALL-TIME TV Shows.