Taxi
Elaine and the Lame Duck
Season 1, Episode 17 · Aired 1979-02-13
Synopsis
Alex feels sympathy for a fare who's a real loser with the women and arranges a date for the man with Elaine, who later discovers that her klutzy companion for the evening is a U.S. Congressman.
In the series
This episode is part of Taxi (1978–1983) on ABC/NBC.
Sunshine Cab Company's beautiful losers — rough New York hope in a garage.
Key cast
- Judd Hirsch as Alex Reiger
- Danny DeVito as Louie De Palma
- Marilu Henner as Elaine Nardo
- Tony Danza as Tony Banta
- Christopher Lloyd as Reverend Jim Ignatowski
- Andy Kaufman as Latka Gravas