Taxi (1978)
| Release Date | 12 September 1978 |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Dover Garage - 534 Hudson Street, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Series |
| Film Class | Urban Comedy, Workplace Comedy |
| Mood | Strictly Speaking |
| Tones | Irreverent, Talky, Wry, Witty |
| Tags | Cab Driver, Dispatcher, Taxi, Taxi Company |
Taxi is an American sitcom that originally aired from 1978 to 1982 on ABC and from 1982 to 1983 on NBC. The series, which won 18 Emmy Awards, including three for "Outstanding Comedy Series", focuses on the everyday lives of a handful of New York City taxi drivers and their abusive dispatcher. The series was produced by the John Charles Walters Company, in association with Paramount Television.
Cast and Crew
Cast
J. Alan Thomas
Jeff Bennett
Randall Carver
John Burns
T.J. Castronova
Tommy Jeffries
Gene LeBell
Referee
Al Rosen
Cabbie
Jimmy Lennon Sr.
Himself
Ed. Weinberger
Boxing Fan
Susan Kellermann
Greta Gravas
Melanie Gaffin
Jennifer
Jill Jaress
Airline Attendant
Michael Mann
Jim's Passenger
Rusdi Lane
Rudy
George Reynolds
Cabdriver
Paula Victor
Mrs Hazeltine
Ellen Regan
Suzanne
Charles Thomas Murphy
Customer
John Petlock
Board Chairman
Marc Anthony Danza
Brian Sims
Walter Olkewicz
Tom
Ian Praiser
Doctor
Carmine Caridi
Lou-Lou
Julia DeVito
Louie's Mother
Murphy Cross
Judy Griffith
Anne De Salvo
Vicki
Robert Moberly
Waiter
Peter Elbling
Mascha
Gary Quinn
The Bellman
Wendell Wright
Policeman
Director
James Burrows
Noam Pitlik
Michael Zinberg
Richard Sakai
Michael Lessac
Howard Storm
Stan Daniels
Harvey Miller
Writer
Stan Daniels
Ed. Weinberger
David Davis
Ken Estin
Glen Charles
Les Charles
Barry Kemp
David Lloyd
Howard Gewirtz
Ian Praiser
Earl Pomerantz
Katherine Green
Barton Dean
Michael Leeson
Holly Holmberg Brooks
Danny Kallis
Dennis Danzinger
Ellen Sandler
Producer
Stan Daniels
executive producer
Ed. Weinberger
executive producer
Richard Sakai
associate producer / producer
Glen Charles
producer
Les Charles
producer
Ken Estin
producer
Cary Matsumura
associate producer
David Davis
executive producer
Budd Cherry
associate producer
Greg Nierman
associate producer
Howard Gewirtz
producer
Ian Praiser
producer
Robin Green
associate producer
Original Music
Bob James
Cinematographer
Kenneth Peach
Edward E. Nugent
Kenneth Peach Jr.
Editor
M. Pam Blumenthal
Jack Michon
Steve Shultz
Andrew Chulack
Roger Tweten
Bernard Balmuth
Douglas Hines
Casting Director
Susan Arnold
Vicki Rosenberg
Joan Sittenfield
Rhonda Young
Jennifer Jackson Part
Art Director
Ed LaPorta
Kenneth A. Reid
Tom H. John
Tommy Goetz
Lynn Griffin
Mary Dodson
Set Decorator
Charles E. Tycer
Fred S. Winston
Joseph A. Armetta
Sharon Thomas
Steven Potter
Costume Designer
Ralph T. Schlain
Makeup Department
Jerry Cash
makeup artist
Charlotte Harvey
hair stylist
Charlene Roberson
makeup artist
Larry Abbott
makeup artist
Ray Sebastian
makeup artist
Production Manager
Gregg Peters
unit production manager
Ronald E. Frazier
executive in charge of production
Michael Stanislavsky
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Stanislavsky
first assistant director / second assistant director
Carlo U. Quinterio
second assistant director
Stewart Lyons
first assistant director / second assistant director
Susan Norton
second assistant director
Gregg Peters
assistant director
Lorraine Raglin
second assistant director
Jack Clements
second assistant director
Art Department
Margaret Mazzola
leadman
Sound Department
James R. Wright
production sound mixer
Bill Henderson
sound re-recording engineer
Stunts
Lee Pulford
stunt coordinator
Bobby Bass
stunt coordinator
Casting Department
Joel Thurm
original casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ralph T. Schlain
costumer / wardrobe
Sharon Day
costumer: Marilu Henner
Annette Gagnon
costumer
Rudy Garcia
wardrobe: men
Dolores Murray
costumer: women
Music Department
Bob James
composer: song "Angela"
Other Crew
Gil Clasen
technical coordinator
David Davis
title visualization / executive consultant
David Lloyd
executive script consultant / executive story editor
Donna Wheeler
assistant: Mr. Daniels
Robin Chambers
talent coordinator / assistant: Mr. Daniels
Barbara Duncan
assistant: Mr. Daniels / talent coordinator
Mark Harrah
assistant: Mr. Daniels
Rosemary Dorsey
script supervisor
Judi Brown
script supervisor
Ken Estin
program consultant / story editor
Sandra Lovelace
assistant: Mr. Daniels
Barry Kemp
executive script consultant
Cathy Clark
assistant: Mr. Daniels
Elizabeth Hill
assistant: Mr. Daniels
Dixie Reinhardt
assistant: Mr. Daniels
H. Adele Woodson
assistant: Mr. Daniels
Ronald E. Frazier
production executive
Kimberly Allen
assistant: Mr. Daniels
Sharon Feldstein
assistant: Mr. Daniels
Katherine Green
story editor / executive story editor
Sue Herring
assistant: Mr. Daniels
Patricia S. Marino
assistant: Mr. Daniels / assistant: Cary Matsumura
Tommy Goetz
consultant
Jay Kleckner
assistant: Mr. Daniels
Richard Sakai
assistant: Mr. Cherry / assistant: Mr. Daniels
Catherine Tessier
assistant: Mr. Daniels
Greg Nierman
assistant: Mr. Daniels
Nat Bernstein
assistant: Mr. Daniels
Glen Charles
executive consultant
Les Charles
executive consultant
Leslie Maier
assistant: Mr. Daniels
Lynne Nessel
assistant: Mr. Daniels
Matthew Carlson
assistant: Mr. Daniels / assistant: Mr Daniels
Andrea Davis
assistant: Mr. Daniels
Larry Foster
assistant: Mr. Cherry / assistant: Mr. Daniels
Lea Goldbaum
assistant: Mr. Daniels
Howard Gewirtz
story editor
Charlotte Gray
assistant: Mr. Daniels
Michael Griffith
assistant: Mr. Daniels
Ian Praiser
story editor
Shawn Goodman
assistant: Mr. Daniels
James Wright
production executive
Harvey Miller
executive consultant
Robin James
assistant: Mr. Daniels
Cary Matsumura
assistant: Mr. Daniels
Chris Painter
assistant: Mr. Daniels
Robin Green
assistant: Mr. Daniels / executive assistant: Richard Sakai
Tina Levine
assistant: Mr. Daniels
Edward Neumeier
production assistant
Production Company
John-Charles-Walters Productions
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Paramount Television
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Distributor
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Paramount Home Video
TV.München
Veronica Omroep Organisatie
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
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