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The Best Episodes of Taxi Season 5

Every episode of Taxi Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Taxi Season 5!

The Best Episodes of Taxi Season 5

Louie De Palma is a cantankerous, acerbic taxi dispatcher in New York City. He tries to maintain order over a collection of varied and strange...

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  1. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Jim's Inheritance

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    S5:E2

    When Jim's father passes away and leaves him a substantial inheritance, Jim's siblings sue to have Jim declared incompetent and his inheritance placed in an account that the brother will have control of. In court, Louie and Alex speak in Jim's behalf, but to no avail. Jim later feels better when he plays a tape of ""You Are the Sunshine of My Life"" that his father left for him.

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    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writer:Ken Estin
  2. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Alex the Gofer

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    S5:E7

    Alex, who loves the theater, takes a part time job as a gofer for a young producer and director, but soon feels mistreated by his younger bosses. Louie, spying on Alex at his new job, spots Alex being humiliated and uncharacteristically does not make fun of him; rather, he tries to convince Alex to stand up for himself and tell the director off. Alex is considering this when the director suddenly has a change of heart and apologizes for mistreating Alex and ignoring one of his earlier suggestions. As a result, Alex regains his dignity.

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    #3 - Simka's Monthlies

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    S5:E24

    Simka faces deportation if she puts off another immigration interview because of her monthly "crimpka poosh."

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    Director:Harvey Miller
    Writer:N/A
  4. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Crime and Punishment

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    S5:E6

    Louie lets Jeff, his assistant dispatcher, take the rap for skimming money from the company (that Louie is actually responsible for), assuring Jeff that he'll smooth everything over. Louie overdoes it when he reprimands Jeff in front of the garage owner, though, and the owner not only fires Jeff but has him arrested. Louie eventually tells the owner the truth before Alex has a chance to turn him in, but the owner thinks that Louie is only doing it to protect Jeff. The owner decides as a favor to Louie to drop the charges against Jeff and hire him back, so Louie's crime ends up going unpunished despite his good intentions.

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  5. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Get Me Through the Holidays

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    S5:E12

    Alex's ex-wife, Phyllis, depressed and lonely, comes to see Alex, who takes pity on her and includes her in his holiday plans. This turns ugly, when she manages to bring the whole gang down with her self-pity. Her Christmas present to Alex is that she won't bug him for New Year's, which turns out to be the best gift she could give him.

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    #6 - The Shloogel Show

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    S5:E1

    Newlyweds Latka & Samka throw a Shloogel, one of their religion's traditions. The shloogel is, in effect, a party at Mario's where they set all the gang up on blind dates. Tony is set up with Vicki, an abrasive brunette and immediately starts arguing with her. Elaine is set up with mousy Arnie, who has low self esteem. Jim is set up with actress, Marcia Wallace, who played Carol on his favorite show, Bob Newhart. Louie is set up with Judy, a pretty blind woman. Alex is set up with Susan, who seems to be his dream woman and he seems to be falling for her immediately. Despite the fact that none of the other matches seem perfect, all of them show promise by the end of the evening.

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    #7 - Alex Goes off the Wagon

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    S5:E3

    In this episode, we learn that Alex can be a compulsive gambler. Alex even scares Louie off with his compulsion, but Jim talks some sense into Alex at the end (after having bankrolled him initially).

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    Director:Noam Pitlik
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    #8 - Scenskees from a Marriage (1)

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    S5:E4

    Latka is sent to rescue a female cabbie who is stranded in a snowstorm, but he breaks down as he reaches her. The two are freezing in her cab and decide to make love in order to avoid freezing to death. They survive and are rescued but Latka feels tremendous guilt and Simka realizes he's been unfaithful (despite the circumstances) before he can even tell her. Latka and Simka seek the guidance of their minister, who says to set things right, Simka must sleep with someone Latka works with. (Continued in part two)

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    #9 - Scenskees from a Marriage (2)

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    S5:E5

    Latka and Simka throw a party and decide the last to arrive will be the one that Simka must sleep with. Alex barely edges out Louie, in hilarious fashion. Simka goes to Alex's apartment to seduce him, but he refuses her advances. It seems Simka and Latka will have to divorce, but Jim points out that they can just marry again after divorcing.

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    #10 - Louie's Revenge

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    S5:E8

    Louie gets a call from Emily, who jilted him in an earlier episode, who is drunk and drugged and wants to meet him at a nearby bar. Louie decides to go over there to throw a drink in her face and reject her, therefore getting the last laugh. However, when he gets to the bar, Emily serenades him and has Louie eating out of her hands. The next morning, she is shocked to see him wake up next to her, but Louie somehow convinces her that they are meant for each other. They begin a relationship but it becomes evident that Louie has become Emily's slave and he's starting to hate himself for it. Eventually she comes to a realization of what she's doing to him and breaks it off with Louie, who is relieved, but he finally exacts revenge by throwing orange juice in her face.

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    Director:Stan Daniels
    Writer:Sam Simon
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    #11 - Travels with My Dad

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    S5:E9

    Tony's dad, a merchant seaman who Tony hasn't seen much of, arranges to bring Tony on a sea trip with him. Tony is hesitant but doesn't want to disappoint his dad, so he goes along. On the trip, Tony spends much of the time seasick, but bonds with his dad and they engage in a bar brawl in Singapore, and almost get matching tattoos until they think better of it.

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    #12 - Elaine and the Monk

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    S5:E10

    Latka and Simka introduce Elaine to a friend of theirs visiting from their country named Zifka. Zifka is a monk who has taken a vow of silence but during his vacation is allowed a week (every ten years) to experience all worldly pleasures. He and Elaine quickly fall in love (seemingly to Alex's dismay) but Zifka must resume his silence when his week ends right before he can tell Elaine exactly how he feels about her. Elaine is saddened but understanding, and lets Zifka go.

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    Director:Danny DeVito
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    #13 - Zena's Honeymoon

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    S5:E11

    Zena comes to the garage and announces she's getting married and asks the gang to let Louie know that she wants to speak with him. After telling Louie, he becomes convinced that she wants to get back together, and he meets her for dinner. Louie is crushed when she tells him she's getting married and wants him to attend, and he reacts very insultingly toward her. The rest of the gang goes to the wedding when Louie refuses, but afterwards he regrets not going and wishing her well, so he crashes his way on to their cruise ship (about to leave on their honeymoon). Zena and her husband are not happy to see Louie and before he can wish them well, Louie has a change of heart and starts choking the husband. After composing himself, however, he wishes them well, and Zena seems touched.

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    Director:Richard Sakai
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    #14 - Louie Moves Uptown

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    S5:E13

    Louie decides to buy a luxury co-op apartment with some help on the down payment from the newly wealthy Jim. Unfortunately, Louie first has to convince a snooty co-op board that he is right for their building (as he comes in, they are rejecting actress Penny Marshall because they don't approve of the actress lifestyle). Bringing Alex for support, Louie has his work cut out for him when he sees that the board is bigoted. Alex goes on a tirade against their discriminatory process, and the board accepts Louie just to spite Alex.

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    #15 - Alex's Old Buddy

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    S5:E14

    Alex takes ownership of his old dog, Buddy, who has been living at his sister's place in the country. Buddy is now 19 and Alex wants to spend as much time with him as possible. The dog is lovable but at his advanced age, requires constant care, and Alex soon is taking Buddy with him everywhere including the cab. The gang soon sees that Buddy is not doing very well and gently suggest that Alex consider putting him to sleep, but Alex refuses. Jim suggests that Alex get Buddy to do his old trick (playing dead) to determine his wellness. Buddy does the trick successfully, although gives the gang a scare when he doesn't get up right away and they really think he may be dead (thankfully, he turns out to be okay). However, the next time the gang sees Alex, he doesn't have Buddy with him, and Alex says that he had to take Buddy to the vet where he died. Louie ushers everyone out of the garage so Alex can grieve alone. With everyone gone, the stoic Alex cries as the episode ends.

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    #16 - Sugar Ray Nardo

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    S5:E15

    When Elaine's son, Jason, watched Tony coaching youth boxing, he wants to get involved. Alex and Tony talk Elaine into letting Jason box, despite her better judgement. In Jason's first bout, he gets knocked out by the first punch and Elaine holds Alex responsible. Fortunately, Elaine forgives Alex eventually and Jason doesn't want to box again.

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    #17 - A Taxi Celebration (1)

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    S5:E16

    Part one of a two part clip show featuring highlights of Taxi.

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    #18 - A Taxi Celebration (2)

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    S5:E17

    Part two of a two part clip show featuring highlights of Taxi.

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    #19 - Alex Gets Burned by an Old Flame

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    S5:E18

    Diane, an old friend of Jim's comes to the garage looking for Jim, and Alex takes a liking to her. Alex makes some less than flattering remarks about Jim, not realizing that she and Jim have begun a romantic relationship. When Jim confronts Alex about the things he said, Alex justifies his comments with examples of crazy things that Jim has done. Jim is touched that Alex remembered all those things about him and all is well.

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    Director:Harvey Miller
    Writer:N/A
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    #20 - Louie and the Blind Girl

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    S5:E19

    Louie is worried by the prospect of his girlfriend having her sight restored.

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    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writer:N/A
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    #21 - Arnie Meets the Kids

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    S5:E20

    Elaine and her beau share butterflies over his meeting her children.

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    Director:Richard Sakai
    Writer:N/A
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    #22 - Tony's Baby

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    S5:E21

    News of his girlfriend's pregnancy floors Tony on the eve of his fight with a contender.

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    Director:Richard Sakai
    Writer:N/A
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    #23 - Jim's Mario's

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    S5:E22

    Jim buys the cabbies' hangout, oblivious to the fact that no one else hangs out there.

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    #24 - A Grand Gesture

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    S5:E23

    Jim wants the cabbies to experience the joy of giving, so he hands each of them $1000 to give away.

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Jim's Inheritance" is the best rated episode of "Taxi" season 5. It scored 8/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Noam Pitlik and written by Ken Estin, it aired on 10/7/1982. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Alex the Gofer".