Taxi
Season 5
24 episodes
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S05E01 The Shloogel Show a.k.a. Love Un-American Style
Following an old country tradition, Latka and Simka host a matchmaking party, where all the drivers from the Sunshine Cab Company are intended to meet their "perfect" mates.
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S05E02 Jim's Inheritance
Jim inherits a fortune from his late father, but before he can collect the money, he must convince a judge he's mentally competent.
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S05E03 Alex Goes off the Wagon
Jim comes to the rescue when Alex is consumed by gambling fever after a lucky night in Atlantic City.
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S05E04 Scenskees from a Marriage (1)
Latka sleeps with a female cabbie to keep from freezing to death during a snowstorm. When Simka finds out, their priest declares that the only way to right this wrong is for her to sleep with one of his friends.
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S05E05 Scenskees from a Marriage (2)
Simka has a dilemma as to which cab driver she is going to sleep with so she and Latka hold an informal dinner party.
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S05E06 Crime and Punishment
Realizing the boss has found out that someone has embezzled money from the cab company, Louie convinces Jeff to take the blame for him in hopes that the controversy will blow over. However, the plan goes awry when Jeff is fired and put in jail.
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S05E07 Alex the Gofer
Alex dreams for a new career in show business when he takes a part time job as an assistant to a Broadway producer.
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S05E08 Louie's Revenge
Louie plans to get revenge on Emily, the woman who broke up his romance with Zena and then dumped him.
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S05E09 Travels with My Dad
Tony takes the opportunity to join his father on a voyage with the merchant marine.
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S05E10 Elaine and the Monk
After 10 years of strict monastic life, Simka's cousin visits New York and quickly falls in love with Elaine.
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S05E11 Zena's Honeymoon
After initially ignoring an invitation to attend Zena's wedding, Louie has regrets so he crashes her wedding cruise.
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S05E12 Get Me Through the Holidays
Alex gets caught up in the holiday spirit when his ex-wife shows up just in time to attend Latka and Simka's festive Christmas party.
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S05E13 Louie Moves Uptown
Louie wants to move into a classy apartment building, but first he must be approved by a panel of snobby tenants.
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S05E14 Alex's Old Buddy
Alex starts driving all the other cabbies crazy when he discovers his beloved family pet only has a short time to live.
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S05E15 Sugar Ray Nardo
Elaine becomes a nervous wreck when her young son decides to give up the oboe and take up boxing under the tutelage of Tony.
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S05E16 A Taxi Celebration (1)
TAXI'S funniest and warmest moments are relived in "Retrospective" Part One. Danny DeVito gives a tribute to the many years of fun in a special look at the TAXI years. Note: All scenes are archive footage except the opening monologue with Danny DeVito.
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S05E17 A Taxi Celebration (2)
Emmy award winning TAXI's funniest times are highlighted in "Retrospective" Part Two. Note: All scenes are archive footage.
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S05E18 Alex Gets Burned by an Old Flame
When Jim's old girlfriend shows up hoping to rekindle their romance, Alex quickly sets out to win her heart away from her former suitor.
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S05E19 Louie and the Blind Girl
Louie is worried his blind girlfriend will no longer love him if an operation to restore her sight is successful.
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S05E20 Arnie Meets the Kids
To what lengths will boyfriend Arnie go to win over Elaine's kids? Elaine is in for a quite a surprise when she invites him over to meet her children.
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S05E21 Tony's Baby
On the eve of the biggest fight of his career, Tony loses interest in boxing when his girlfriend announces she may be expecting his baby.
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S05E22 Jim's Mario's
The cabbies come to the rescue when Jim tries to convince his family that he didn't squander his inheritance by buying a run-down restaurant.
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S05E23 A Grand Gesture
Jim teaches the rest of the gang a lesson in the joy of giving when he hands each of the cabbies a thousand dollars. They must donate it to the needy soul of their choice by the end of the day.
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S05E24 Simka's Monthlies
Simka fails to show up for another citizenship appointment. Latka explains, back at the garage, that she is suffering from her "kremkapush" which consists of craving for salt and erratic behavior.
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