Taxi — Season 1
22 episodesFirst aired 12 September 1978
The first season of Taxi aired on ABC from September 12, 1978 to May 15, 1979.
E1Like Father, Like Daughter
7.2Sept 197824m
The cabbies volunteer to drive Alex to Miami to meet the daughter he hasn't seen in 15 years.
E2One-Punch Banta
6.7Sept 197824m
Tony is ecstatic when a lucky punch of his brings a boxing champion to his knees.
E3Blind Date
7.0Sept 197824m
Alex finds himself inexplicably attracted to an overweight and abrasive blind date.
E4Bobby's Acting Career
6.7Oct 197824m
Bobby looks for an acting job before his self-imposed deadline arrives.
E5Come as You Aren't
4.4Oct 197824m
Elaine invites Alex to her party for art dealers for moral support, but asks him to lie about his occupation.
E6The Great Line
6.7Oct 197824m
John conquers his meekness long enough to pick up a girl in a bar--and marry her.
E7High School Reunion
8.0Oct 197824m
When Louie hesitates to attend his high-school reunion, Bobby offers to take his place.
E8Paper Marriage
7.5Oct 197824m
Latka must marry an American to avoid deportation.
E9Money Troubles
7.0Nov 197824m
John and his new bride are in financial straits, and only Alex has the resources to come to the rescue.
E10Men are Such Beasts
6.7Nov 197824m
Tony cannot escape the clutches of a possessive girlfriend.
E11A Full House For Christmas
7.7Nov 197824m
Louie's gambling brother, Nick from Las Vegas, comes to visit the garage. Irritated that Nick refuses to spend time with their mother, Louie bankrolls Alex in a card game to try and get back at him.
E12Sugar Mama
7.0Dec 197824m
After a ride in Alex's cab, a widow decides to rent him out as her chauffeur.
E13Friends
6.7Dec 197824m
Tony mourns the death of his goldfish, which he left in Bobby's care.
E14Louie Sees The Light
7.3Jan 197924m
Louie vows to change his ways if the Lord sees him through an operation.
E15Elaine and the Lame Duck
6.7Jan 197924m
Elaine dates a congressman who badly needs self-confidence.
E16Bobby's Big Break
7.5Feb 197924m
Bobby leaves the cab company after landing a role in a soap opera.
E17Mama Gravas
6.5Feb 197924m
Latka's visiting mother finds Alex's company more appealing than her son's.
E18Alex Tastes Death and Finds a Nice Restaurant
7.5Feb 197924m
After being grazed by a mugger's bullet, Alex decides to give up his cab.
E19Hollywood Calling
7.0Feb 197924m
The cabbies are wined and dined by a film company looking for ideas for a movie they are making about taxi drivers.
E20Substitute Father
7.0Mar 197924m
The cabbies become surrogate fathers when they baby-sit Elaine's son, and get to cheer him on at the district spelling bee.
E21Memories of Cab 804 (1)
7.0May 197924m
As Latka repairs Cab 804, the cabbies reminisce about the odd passengers it carried.
E22Memories of Cab 804 (2)
6.0May 197924m
As Latka repairs Cab 804, the cabbies reminisce about the odd passengers it carried.