The guys run into Reverend Jim and try to get him a job, but first they have to convince Louie to hire him and help him pass the exam.The guys run into Reverend Jim and try to get him a job, but first they have to convince Louie to hire him and help him pass the exam.The guys run into Reverend Jim and try to get him a job, but first they have to convince Louie to hire him and help him pass the exam.
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- TriviaChristopher Lloyd and Jeff Conaway were told to repeat the "What does a yellow light mean?" joke until the audience stopped laughing. Marilu Henner and Tony Danza can be seen laughing out of character. Jeff Conaway was also cracking up during filming.
- GoofsJim says his father's last name is Ignatowski. Taxi canon later established that Jim's father is Mr. Caldwell, and Jim adopted the name Ignatowski as his spiritual name, mistaken believing it translated as Star Child.
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[Jim is taking his driver's test]
Reverend Jim Ignatowski: [to Bobby] Psst. What does a yellow light mean?
Bobby Wheeler: Slow down.
Reverend Jim Ignatowski: OK. What... does... a... yellow... light... mean?
Bobby Wheeler: Slow down!
Reverend Jim Ignatowski: OK. Wwwwhhhaaaat dooeesss aaaa yyyeeeellllowwww lllliiiight mmmmeeeannn?
Bobby Wheeler: [Gritting his teeth angrily] Slow down!
Reverend Jim Ignatowski: OK. Wwwwwwhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaat dddddddoooooooeeeeeesssssssss aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa yyyyyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeelllllllllloooooooowwwwwwwww liiiiiiiiiigggggghhhhhtt mmmmmeeeeeeaaaaaan?
- ConnectionsFeatured in Taxi: A Taxi Celebration: Part 1 (1983)
- SoundtracksAngela
Written and performed by Bob James
"Jim," the denim-clad spaced-out druggie of the '60s, is just amazing, delivering one incredibly-funny line after another. He elevated "Taxi" from an excellent TV show into a fantastic one. For many people, me included, he was our favorite character in this series.
The "Rev. Jim" (from some hippie cult) had appeared one time in the series' first season as the man who officiated a marriage of "Latka" so he could stay in the country and work as a mechanic in the Taxi garage. It is this episode, however, in which "Jim Ignatowski" is befriended by the group and helped to become one of them: a taxi driver, that made Lloyd a star.
I wrote down some of the funny lines but writing them here just won't do them justice. You have to hear "Rev. Jim" deliver them for the real impact. His "slow down" scene at the Motor Vehicle Department when he's taking a test has to be one of the all-time classic comedy routines ever - really!
Danny DeVito ("Louie") also has a very humorous scene in here, where he takes a tranquilizer (dumped into his drink by Jim) and winds up dancing to "Moonlight Bay."
This episode alone was worth the price of the DVD which, by the way, you can obtain pretty cheap these days. It's money well-spent.
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- Jan 12, 2010
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