The Taxi Episode That Sent Chris Lloyd Into the Future
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Published 2024-06-28
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"Reverend Jim: A Space Odyssey" (Taxi)
Season 2, Episode 3
Aired: Sept. 25, 1979
Written by: Glen Charles and Les Charles
Directed by: James Burrows
The Sunshine Cab Company gang bumps into Reverend Jim (Special Guest Star Christopher Lloyd) and decides to help get him a job as a cabbie. But they first must help him pass his drivers' test. Meanwhile, Jim drugs Louie (Danny DeVito) so he can get the job. Stars: Judd Hirsch, Tony Danza, Marilu Henner, Jeff Conaway, and Andy Kaufman.
This episode brings back Reverend Jim – first introduced in season one's "Paper Marriage" – with Lloyd as a guest star. After his performance, the producers decided to make him part of the regular cast.
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All Comments (21)
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My favorite Reverend Jim is the episode where he describes a turning point in his life. He was a straight laced college student who tries pot for the first time.
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I think Reverend Jim is a far better character than Latka. I’ll die on that hill.
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I still remember when somebody in the taxi office needed a styptic pencil and Jim pulled one out from behind his ear and everyone was like "no that's a pencil" and Jim was like " no it's a styptic pencil" and they were like "why do you have a styptic pencil?" And he was like "considering the circumstances I would say the better question is: why don't you?"
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Christopher is a world treasure.
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I remember a time when we could hardly watch a popular movie that didn't include Christopher Lloyd. The guy literally made the movie no matter what movie he was in.
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Thank you for giving Chris Lloyd some promotion. One of the best (and funniest) character actors of my generation.
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Not gonna lie, Rev. Jim kept me hooked to finish the series. I loved him so much in the show.
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“I must have had music lessons. “ Rev Jim.
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I remember the first time I saw Christopher Lloyd on Taxi I could not believe he was acting He looked like such a burnout that he had to be real!😂
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This and WKRP’s turkey drop made me lose it . Hilarious
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The "What Does A Yellow Light Mean?" scene was the best.
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It’s crazy the amount of talent in Danny Devito and Chris Lloyd. It was like those 2 were on another level from the rest of the cast. Danny’s episode where he found God and wouldn’t show anger was absolutely hilarious. And when Reverend Jim appeared for the first time, you could just tell he was going to be back. They just blew everyone else away.
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Jim as a vacuum salesman was a favorite of mine growing up.
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This scene is up there with Les Nessman reporting on the Thanksgiving Turkey Drop on “WKRP” for laugh-till-your-sides-ache funny.
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The entire cast of TAXI played their characters flawlessly. Nobody else could have played them. And to Andy Kaufman; Tank you verry much. RIP ✌️✨
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Who can't absolutely love anything that Christopher Lloyd has done? He's a G.O.A.T.
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I wonder if anyone ever expected to have such a star packed cast? Everyone on that show was a character playing a character.
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"Elegant Iggy" has my favorite scene: "Must've had... music lessons."
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Marilu Henner in that dress in the 2nd episode is what got me hooked
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Absolutely inspired. That was 46 years ago and I still remember it like it was yesterday.
