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The Worst Episodes of Taxi

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 - Louie and the Nice Girl

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    S2:E1

    Louie takes out a female vending-machine mechanic--and then brags about their sexual adventures.

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    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:N/A
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    #2 - Reverend Jim: A Space Odyssey

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    S2:E3

    The drivers try to make a cabbie out of a refugee from the '60s who hasn't quite put his life together.

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    #3 - Nardo Loses Her Marbles

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    S2:E4

    Working two jobs and raising her kids takes its toll on Elaine, who seems to be losing her marbles.

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    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:N/A
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    #4 - The Lighter Side of Angela Matusa

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    S2:E6

    Alex renews his acquaintance with a once-overweight woman who has lost weight and yearns for romance.

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    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:N/A
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    #5 - A Woman Between Friends

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    S2:E7

    Bobby and Tony compete for the same woman.

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    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Ken Estin
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    #6 - The Great Race

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    S2:E8

    Alex and Louie compete to see who can haul in the most money during an eight-hour tour on the streets.

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    #7 - The Apartment

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    S2:E9

    Latka finds a penthouse renting for $3000 a month (maid included).

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    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:N/A
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    #8 - Alex's Romance

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    S2:E10

    Alex tries to console an unemployed actress and winds up romancing her.

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    #9 - Latka's Revolting

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    S2:E11

    Latka plans to return to his homeland to fight in a revolution.

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    #10 - Elaine's Secret Admirer

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    S2:E12

    Elaine is curious about a secret admirer who sends her love poems.

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    #11 - Jim Gets a Pet

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    S2:E14

    Jim invests his race-track winnings in a lame horse that he wants to set free--in New York City.

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    Director:James Burrows
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    #12 - Guess Who's Coming for Brefnish

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    S2:E17

    Latka falls in love with a woman from his homeland.

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    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Barry Kemp
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    #13 - What Price Bobby?

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    S2:E18

    An agent agrees to represent Bobby and expects him to be her lover.

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    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Ken Estin
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    #14 - Fantasy Borough (2)

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    S2:E24

    The cabbies continue with their fantasies--except Alex, who can't imagine a problem-free situation.

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    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Barry Kemp
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    #15 - 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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    #16 - 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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    #17 - 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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    #18 - 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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    Director:N/A
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    #19 - 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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    #20 - 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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    #21 - 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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    #22 - 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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    #23 - 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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    #24 - 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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    #25 - 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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Worst Episodes Summary

"Louie and the Nice Girl" is the worst rated episode of "Taxi". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by James Burrows and written by N/A, it aired on 9/11/1979. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Reverend Jim: A Space Odyssey".