a
sitcom, aired between
1978 and
1983.
taxi followed the exploits of
cabbies at the
sunshine cab company.
taxi started out on
abc, but later moved to
nbc because of
low ratings, despite garnering
critical acclaim. it lasted a year on nbc before being
cancelled for good.
the show starred
danny devito,
tony danza,
andy kaufman,
marilu henner,
judd hirsch,
christopher lloyd,
carol kane,
randall carver, and
jeff conaway. devito was the
dispatcher, kaufman was the
mechanic, kane played kaufman's
ditzy wife, and the rest played
new yorkers driving taxis to finance their other projects.