He takes a job as a waiter at an upmarket restaurant, but soon returns to his old job.Ī Hollywood producer ( Martin Mull) comes to the garage looking for "real" cab drivers for a movie. "Alex Tastes Death and Finds a Nice Restaurant"Īlex is robbed and shot in the ear on his route, causing him to quit his job in fear. When he refuses to, Latka calls off their friendship. Upon finding out, Latka expects Alex to marry her. Louie goes to the hospital for an operation and promises God he will turn a new leaf when he comes back to work.Īlex picks up a Congressman ( Jeffrey Tambor) who cannot find a date, so Alex fixes him up with Elaine.īobby lands a small part on a soap opera, due to which he feels confident enough to quit his taxi driving job.Īlex has a one-night stand with Latka's attractive mother ( Susan Kellermann). Tony refuses to forgive him, so Alex steps in to help repair their friendship. He trusts the care of his two pet fish to Bobby, who neglects to feed them, and they die. Tony goes to Scranton, Pennsylvania to take part in a boxing match, which he loses.
Note: This was supposed to be the " Tony Clifton" episode in which he "guest starred" (hence Latka's absence) as Louie's brother, but Clifton was fired from the show and Foronjy was hired instead.Īlex picks up a friendly rich elderly woman ( Ruth Gordon) who gives him presents and large tips. Louie talks Alex into challenging Nick to a poker game, hoping for revenge. The cabbies continue their stories about their experiences with the recently wrecked Cab 804.Īt Christmas time, Louie's brother Nick ( Richard Foronjy) visits, but infuriates Louie when he refuses to spend much time with their mother. The cabbies tell stories about an old cab nearing a half-million miles on the road that has just been wrecked. Tony has trouble breaking up with his obsessive, pill-popping girlfriend ( Gail Edwards), and Alex gets into an accident. John and his new wife entertain Alex and Latka for dinner, where their financial situation exposes tension just below the surface. John picks up a pretty woman (Ellen Regan) at a bar, and everyone is shocked when he returns from his date a married man.ĭepressed at where he is in life, Louie is afraid to face his old classmates at his 20-year high school reunion, so he gets Bobby to disguise himself and go in his place.įaced with deportation, Latka marries a call girl in a quickie ceremony conducted by the bizarre Reverend Jim "Iggy" Ignatowski ( Christopher Lloyd, in his first Taxi appearance). Featuring Allan Arbus.Īlex arranges a date with the charming voice on Bobby's answering service, but is disappointed to meet an unattractive, gruff and surly woman (Suzanne Kent) in person.īobby, Tony and John try to decide who rightfully deserves the large sum of money which Latka found in the back of one of the cabs.Īfter giving himself three years to break into the acting business, Bobby goes on a hurried audition spree in the hours before his own personal deadline expires.Įlaine throws a party to impress her art gallery contacts but fears her high-class guests will discover she is a taxi driver. Tony gets the opportunity to become a sparring partner for a middleweight boxing champion ( Carlos Palomino), but he may be getting more than he bargained for.
In a one-time chance to catch up with the daughter he has not seen in 15 years, Alex and the gang drive a cab to Miami to meet her at the airport before she moves to Portugal. Brooks & Stan Daniels & David Davis & Ed.