Taxi
Alex Tastes Death and Finds a Nice Restaurant
Season 1, Episode 20 · Aired 1979-03-06
Synopsis
When Alex's ear is nearly shot off in a holdup attempt in his cab, he stuns his fellow cabbies by quitting and exchanging his driving clothes for a waiter's tuxedo at a snobbish French restaurant.
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