CTVA US Comedy - "Taxi" (Paramount/ABC) Season 2 (1979-80)

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Starring Judd Hirsch, Danny DeVito, Marilu Henner
Season 2 (ABC) (1979-80)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
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references:
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ABC Tuesdays 9:30-10:00pm Eastern (24 episodes)

2.1 [--] Taxi: LOUIE AND THE NICE GIRL
(9/11/79)
Guest Cast:
Rhea Perlman .... Zena
Louie takes out a female vending machine mechanic - and then brags about their sexual adventures.

2.2 [--] Taxi: HONOR THY FATHER
(9/18/79)
Guest Cast:
Jack Gilford .... Alex's father
The cabbies are disturbed by Alex's nonchalence when confronted with the news of his father's heart attack.

2.3 [--] Taxi: REVEREND JIM: A STRANGE ODYSSEY
(9/25/79)
The gang try to make a cabbie out of a refuge from the 60's who hasn't quite put his life back together
- none other than Reverand Jim.

2.4 [--] Taxi: NARDO LOSES HER MARBLES
(10/02/79)
Working two jobs and raising her kids takes its toll on Elaine, who Alex thinks needs to see a psychiatrist.

2.5 [--] Taxi: THE RELUCTANT FIGHTER
(10/09/79):
Tony faces a bout with a champ who has dedicated his fight to a disabled youth (Mark Anthony Danza, Tony Danza's son).

2.6 [--] Taxi: WHEREFORE ART THOUGH, BOBBY?
(10/16/79)
Bobby questions his luck when a friend passing through town lands an off-Broadway role.

2.7 [--] Taxi: THE LIGHTER SIDE OF ANGELA MATUSA
(10/23/79)
Alex renews his acquaintance with a once-overweight woman who has lost weight, and yearns for romance.

2.8 [--] Taxi: A WOMAN AMONG FRIENDS aka A WOMAN BETWEEN FRIENDS
(10/30/79)
Bobby and Tony compete for the same woman that they meet in a bar.

2.9 [--] Taxi: THE GREAT RACE
(11/06/79)
Alex and Louie compete to see who can haul in the most money during an eight-hour tour on the streets.

2.10 [--] Taxi: THE APARTMENT
(11/13/79)
Latka finds a posh penthouse renting for $3,000 a month (maid included).

2.11 [--] Taxi: ALEX'S ROMANCE
(11/20/79)
Alex tries to console an unemployed actress, and winds up romancing her instead.

2.12 [--] Taxi: LATKA'S REVOLTING
(11/27/79)
Latka plans to return to his homeland to fight in a revolution.

2.13 [--] Taxi: ELAINE'S SECRET ADMIRER
(12/04/79)
Elaine is curious about a secret admirer who sends her love poems.

2.14 [--] Taxi: LOUIE MEETS THE FOLKS
(12/11/79)
Nervous about meeting his girlfriend's parents, Louie hires Alex for moral support.

2.15 [--] Taxi: JIM'S GETS A PET
(12/18/79)
Jim invests his racetrack winnings in a lame horse, named Gary, that he wants to set free - in New York City.

2.16 [--] Taxi: TONY AND BRIAN
(1/08/80)
Tony wants to adopt a boy who would rather live with a wealthy couple.

2.17 [--] Taxi: GUESS WHO'S COMING FOR BREVNISH?
(1/15/80)
Latka falls in love with a woman from his homeland.

2.18 [--] Taxi: WHAT PRICE, BOBBY?
(1/22/80):
An agent agrees to represent Bobby - and expects him to be her lover.

2.19 [--] Taxi: SHUT IT DOWN, Part 1
(1/29/80)
To settle the cabbies' strike, Elaine agrees to go on a date with Louie.

2.20 [--] Taxi: SHUT IT DOWN, Part 2
(2/05/80)
Elaine endures her date with Louie, in an attempt to end the cabbies' strike.

2.21 [--] Taxi: ALEX JUMPS OUT OF AN AIRPLANE
(2/26/80)
Alex survives a daring ski jump, and finds the thrill addictive, so he starts doing all the dangerous
things he would never do before - including skydiving.

2.22 [--] Taxi: ART WORK
(3/04/80)
On Elaine's advice, the cabbies pool their money to buy a soon-deceased artist's painting at an auction.

2.23 [--] Taxi: FANTASY BOROUGH, Part 1
(5/06/80)
Photos left in Tony's cab by Herve Villechaize (cameo) of "Fantasy Island " prompt the cabbies to indulge in
fantasies of their own.

2.24 [--] Taxi: FANTASY BOROUGH, Part 2
(5/13/80)
Guest Star:
Lassie ..... herself
Louie continues with his fantasy of power, as does Elaine with her fantasy of cab garage Broadway, but Alex
can't seem to imagine a problem-free situation in his cluttered life.

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