I needed that line right now. Heart soother

Great 2 c wasn't alone.

One way or another

Timeless❤

So agree. Sitcoms don't usually add new characters until ratings start to sag, but such was this character, played by this actor, that an exception to the norm brought him in the second season. Such a great show.

I'll bet the death of Jim's Dad made you cry more. remember, the Stevie Wonder song? This show did a lot in 20 minutes.

@@DUCKSAREEVILLLLLLLL Great episode. The one that moved me to tears was the one when Alex's dog dies. That final scene when he finally breaks down...so well done.

@torinobob - Me too. The truth was spoken by Jim.

And then you get to be a certain age, and it becomes enough again.

Still too true, even ~40 years later.

One if the great examples if profoundly powerful writing present throughout the series.

😥

Yep.....

Especially if you know the episode

It is!

Certainly in the top few. There is a single scene in Friends, which is actually more moving than this one though. It would have helped if this clip had the part before it where Elaine talks about giving up on her dreams, so the castle reference makes more sense, but for those of us who know the episode, it's very special.

There are so many...esp back in the day. Pre friends crap

There’s a lovely scene in Cheers where the Coach compares his daughter to his wife, her mother. It’s a gift., as is this. This kind of writing and these characters are identifiable in us. And it shows everyone has a dream that’s worth dreaming, even if it is never fulfilled.

Watch the episode of the death of jim's Dad. Taxi was very well written, and acted.

LoisLane22 yeah I’ve had that before I told a guy that in a card and he just didn’t want me so I know how Jim feels

@@WGOWeekdayGamersOfficial that sucks...but it's probably for the best because there's a soul mate out there waiting for you...

so true

elaine was a real superficial bitch most of the times. especially in this episode.

Hallelujah...i never got it why she was angry at him.. I would have married him... So sweet and kind of sexy

@Adonis Sesson Judging by your two comments on this video you seem to have a real dislike or distrust of women who are not strictly into a mans appearance . There are caring women and caring men out there , they may not be the majority but they are out there . Unfortunately we as a culture tend to promote superficiality .

You all know that this was a tv show and it was scripted that way. Right? Elaine wasn't really a bitch and Jim wasn't really a burned out sweet guy. They were Actors. My head hurts sometimes when I read these kinds of comments.

@@jruicker1 You just aren't experienced enough to have seen it go down in real life like that. Young people. Hmph. The last he said was a bit of a disguised barb at women who are never happy with what they have.

totally agree!

P Lantana Totally agree.

Same. I grew up watching Nick at Nite and fell in love with just about everything. The Dick Van Dyke Show, Newhart, The Bob Newhart Show, Happy Days, I Love Lucy, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Taxi of course lol. Great generation of actors and actresses there.

Go watch it

They don't make sitcoms like this anymore .... M*A*S*H, Taxi, Cheers, Happy Days, WKRP, Barney Miller, SOAP, Benson only to name a few. That was the era of the ensemble cast. I am glad I was a teenager living through that time and got to watch the majority of these shows and at the time I remember that these ere "just TV shows" and they weren't really that meaningful. I was wrong. These shows taught me that it was really nice to do good things for people and that in the case of MASH ... war is really stupid.

Same. It’s my favorite. I looked and looked for this episode. Finally found it on KZfaq.

Same here. Made me a Bob James fan for life.

Yup, it does the same for me, that theme song is one of the most soothing, pleasant songs I've ever heard. Takes me back to 8 or 9 years old, our small den in Livonia, Michigan we used to pile into to watch tv. It just powerfully captured, personified in a mental time capsule all that was beautiful and good about that time and place with my family. Somehow, it's more than a song...

@@hardstuff57 100% Me 2.

@@johnboehmer6683 😁 Right on man! I grew up on a military base just me and my mom. Base housing. In NC and what I really love about the song is how it seamlessly switches emotions throughout the song. From that sad, last pickup theme, to the happier, more triumphant chorus even some bits sounding almost comical. Even though it's th theme to a TV show, it's some of the best work Bob James had EVER produced.

So very true, today still.

yeah, now in 2019, most women in society, especially the young ones nowadays, view loving, self sacrificing men as stupid clowns who deserve to be backstabbed. Evil has a tighter grip on this world than ever before.

@@sunsparkle8443 ,if men show any form of true romance and galantry,they are seen as weak and pathetic. Modern day women love being abused by thugs and scumbags,for the most part.

@@sunsparkle8443 sad but true.And yet they(women today)will gladly take up with a man who would beat them,cheat them,just all around mistreat them in a heartbeat without a moment's hesitation,and then these very same women will cry about how they wish they could find a man who will treat them right.

That quote resonates no more than ever.

Exactly!!

John Locke, you're right. They could pack a whole lot of story into a 30-minute episode.

it's a combined effort with the writers, actors and director. and i say this as a writer.

Best comment yet.

what about Louie he was great Latka all of them were great Jim isn't the only reason to watch Taxi

fully agree. elaine was always looking to live the high society life. with her working at the art gallery. but she was a cabbie like all the others. she could have at least had a couple of dates with jim to see if it led to anything romantically. she knows everything about him having worked with him for so long. but then again, this is just a tv show and the writers can write whatever they want.

@@47and28 To be honest aside the romantic poetries, I don't feel that Jim's wild eccentricity would mesh well with Elaine's normal nature.

@@47and28 They did date once or Jim was her escort and wowed her high browed crowd.

She had a son so I think Jim was too unstable, too much of a risk. She saw the good in him though.

A 'Classy guy' is, in the minds of some women, a chump - someone who is naive and can be used up and discarded like a paper cup. It seems to be some form of self-validation for them; literally, the only way can they can feel good about themselves up by tearing others down. I'm no 'grand prize', I'll freely admit, but I've always - ALWAYS - done my best to treat the women in my life with respect and understanding. And I've always ended up bleeding (on some occasions, very literally) from it. And, I too, have noticed that they tended to 'move on' to someone who treats them as badly as they treated me.

@@xaenon Yup, with a lot of women in society today,, you could save them from a burning building and they would view you as a jackass clown and a nice backstabbing target. This world is more screwed up than ever.

You are right. Jim is the very best sitcom character ever.

If the set was minus Season 1 you wouldn't miss much but when Reverend Jim comes along in Season 2 the show picks up quickly. Season 2, 3, and 4 were great! Season 5 (the last) had some moments but it was time to move on. So they started fresh in the bar known as Cheers.

I do its boss.

Grumble grumble noise

That's up there with " sit Ubu sit".

in spite of the fact he told Elaine that her castle got about 150.000 miles on it

And literally walks outside to his van with no top... :P

And elaine was the first.... she walked right past it

Or how on earth he got access to her apartment when nobody was there. How did he break in?

Where and how did you meet her?

@@LordGreystoke She was singing harmony and I was playing mandolin or harmonica in a ten member church worship team. We had a fat sound. For a while we were practicing and playing together about 40 hours a month. We got so tight. I kinda miss that group. I knew her about three years before we started dating.

Friends is nowhere near taxi on any level.

I always felt it was more like Cheers

Taxi only needed Henner. Nothing else was necessary.

How many 'friends ' went on to the careers that the actors from Taxi had ? Friends doesn't hold a candle to this show.

You'll find the right one someday. Someone who will appreciate you.

All episodes are available on youtube

Quintessentially Jim, of course he did! He was hopping in to do just that!😁

He’s adorable.

Yeah Elaine definitely went "Beast Mode" on poor Jim.

@@17Helton not really she was just upset

@@jswatch9270 I was kidding as I interpreted your comment as Jim being the "Beauty" and Elaine as the "Beast" when obviously Elaine is the beauty even in these circumstances. This was one of the best episodes during the Taxi run.

@@17Helton no I mean Elaine is the beauty and Jim is the beast and that is what I meant to say

And how could she not notice Jim’s van right outside the stoop??

This is an episode of the t.v. series Taxi called "Elaine's Secret Admirer" from the second season. It can be purchased on DVD, not sure if its available for streaming.

Christopher Holland It's the one where she got anonymous poems or letters and was wondering who wrote them.

He didn’t do it for a woman he did it for his friend

Rick Grimes He's been on two movies with William Shatner including Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. Take care and God loves you.

He was also The Archvillain in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" "I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way!"😂🐇💃🎥B.W.

If by "politically correct" you mean including people that have been otherwise excluded from media representation for decades, then yeah. It has to be. Fucking boomers, I swear.

There were numerous connections between Taxi and Cheers including the actors, producers, and writers. Also Christopher Lloyd was an Executive Producer for the show Frasier.

That was actually a different Christopher Lloyd

Xkevlar: Not to be hostile here. Through an Entertainment loop that goes from "The Andy Griffith Show" to "The Carol Burnett Show" to "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" to "All in The Family" to "MASH" to early "Saturday Night Live" to "WKRP in Cincinnati" to "Soap" to "Barney Miller" to a great pre "Cheers" and pre "Frasier" Sitcom like "Taxi" to "Hill Street Blues" very creative Entertainment often uplifted the downtrodden and punctured the pompous. "Brought to America's Eyes and Ears between 1960 and 1989 by a grant From 'The Boomer Foundation'." It is about as tiresome an incorrect slam as those against "Karens." Which would include Miss Karen Carpenter (RIP), Miss Karen Black, Miss Karen Carlson, and the nettlesome yet endearing "Karen Walker", played by the talented Boomer Generation Actress Miss Megan Mullally for years on "Will and Grace." Thank You for allowing me to vent as needed.🤔😉🎤💃📺B.W.