The Taxi Episode That Sent Chris Lloyd Into the Future

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-- Spaced Out Eps --
"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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@Lensmaster1 10 күн бұрын

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.

@tvsbesteps 9 күн бұрын

With Tom Hanks as his roommate!

@TheRadioAteMyTV 8 күн бұрын

That magical moment where after eating the brownie he just instantly turns into the Jim we all know. Freaking gold. I really liked the one where he had the wall of televisions too. Everyone thought it was stupid to have all the TVs, but like facebook and Tik Tok, stupid rules and controls with a lightning stealth.

@goodtimesfunforall778 6 күн бұрын

totally agree!!! that show was the best. memories of 802 was another one

@thedustmancometh 4 күн бұрын

“Are those ‘FUNNY BROWNIES?’”

@SidneyBroadshead 4 күн бұрын

His Harvard girlfriend was played by Mimi Rogers.

@CatMom-uw9jl 9 күн бұрын

This scene is up there with Les Nessman reporting on the Thanksgiving Turkey Drop on “WKRP” for laugh-till-your-sides-ache funny.

@TheRadioAteMyTV 8 күн бұрын

As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly

@hotmushmedia 6 күн бұрын

More music. Less Nessman.

@fixpacifica 5 күн бұрын

I remember my jaws were burning from laughing during that episode.

@mcmlxii4419 Күн бұрын

No, it isn't. Nothing on WKRP was even remotely as funny a Taxi.

@mustaffa1611 18 сағат бұрын

@@mcmlxii4419 haha, ok

@JetScreamer_YT 10 күн бұрын

Judd Hirsch is the glue that binds ensembles.

@MJanovicable 9 күн бұрын

That's an excellent observation, spot on.

@ronpagan 8 күн бұрын

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!😂

@jeenkzk5919 9 күн бұрын

I think Reverend Jim is a far better character than Latka. I’ll die on that hill.

@TheRadioAteMyTV 8 күн бұрын

We will just see what Simka has to say about that. And remember what she told Bill Murray in Scrooged, "Oh you know I like the rough stuff".

@johnurban7333 7 күн бұрын

Totally agree. He was the “Kramer” of Taxi

@msh6865 6 күн бұрын

@@johnurban7333 great analogy.

@jeffreyjeziorski1480 3 күн бұрын

Okie Doky

@elcorado83 2 күн бұрын

I suspect Andy Kaufman himself would agree as he never liked his character much!

@brandonk8948 4 күн бұрын

Not gonna lie, Rev. Jim kept me hooked to finish the series. I loved him so much in the show.

@SilverHeist 9 күн бұрын

“I must have had music lessons. “ Rev Jim.

@davidzweiban7957 6 күн бұрын

Also a classic scene👍

@anim8torfiddler871 17 сағат бұрын

Thanks, I must have misremembered the line... But Loved the gag!

@RodCornholio 7 күн бұрын

Christopher is a world treasure.

@staceypiper3319 8 күн бұрын

This and WKRP’s turkey drop made me lose it . Hilarious

@TheRadioAteMyTV 8 күн бұрын

As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly

@tvsbesteps 8 күн бұрын

I do have a video on that episode as well!

@jaminova_1969 7 күн бұрын

@@TheRadioAteMyTV "Oh Les!"

@BDRose 11 күн бұрын

The "What Does A Yellow Light Mean?" scene was the best.

@haplessasshole9615 10 күн бұрын

I watched this in a friend's dorm room on a little B&W portable TV. We _howled_ with laughter, partly at seeing the cast trying not to break up. I mean, it's quite obvious they were all dying.

@richardvinsen2385 8 күн бұрын

Slow down.

@haplessasshole9615 7 күн бұрын

@@richardvinsen2385 Okay. Whhaaaat duuuuz aaaa yeeelllllowww liiiiight meeeean?

@bostonrailfan2427 6 күн бұрын

@@richardvinsen2385what. does. a yellow. light. mean.

@henrybutchy3242 6 күн бұрын

You have an intuitive grasp of the obvious.

@gregm766 6 күн бұрын

It is hard to describe just how much of an upgrade Reverend Jim was to Randall Carver's character.

@kjk7611 3 күн бұрын

Randall Carver was supposed to be the ballast. The straight man. Like Jane Curtain on SNL. But Alex Rigger (Judd Hearsh) filled that role.

@jotacalvo 4 күн бұрын

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.

@CaptainKrimson 2 күн бұрын

Brilliant ending: "This is heavy"

@SunshineCatwoman 9 күн бұрын

"Elegant Iggy" has my favorite scene: "Must've had... music lessons."

@jz422 6 күн бұрын

I was thinking of that very scene!

@The_Gallowglass 3 күн бұрын

I wonder if anyone ever expected to have such a star packed cast? Everyone on that show was a character playing a character.

@madteam3parents773 8 күн бұрын

Best episode of Taxi. Love how Tony Danza can barely keep it together

@rager1969 9 күн бұрын

I loved Taxi as a kid, especially Jim. I remember watching Star Trek III in the theater and when Christopher Llyod's character first spoke English, I was floored I didn't recognize him until that moment (Klingon is very guttural and gruff) but when he spoke English, there was Rev Jim wearing a funky forehead prosthetic.

@TheRadioAteMyTV 8 күн бұрын

The two things I find him terribly miscast in are Star Trek III, he was still Jim just a cranky one, and in 1975 he was in the Adams' Chronicles with an ensemble cast telling the story of John Adams and his descendants. Shatner and Lloyd in the recent (2021) Senior Moment are perfectly matched. The funniest part is Shatner playing a 70 year old when he was really 90! Shatner is now 94 and still in top form. Too bad he is Canadian and he can't be president.

@bostonrailfan2427 6 күн бұрын

i never knew it was him until tears later, i thought the voice was familiar but didn’t put two and two together

@stevenkreft4326 7 күн бұрын

Absolutely inspired. That was 46 years ago and I still remember it like it was yesterday.

@tron3entertainment 4 күн бұрын

Jim the Psychic. The whole Girl Scout cookie scene. One of the funniest things on TV ever.

@martinrenner2992 8 күн бұрын

When I met Christopher at a convention I told him this was my all-time favourite scene. He also signed my Taxi Season 2 DVD.

@baron_von_brunk 5 күн бұрын

I met him at a convention a decade ago and asked him which Back to the Future movie was his favorite. He said "Part III, because I finally got a love-interest!"

@ebinrock 6 күн бұрын

Chistopher Lloyd is *so* funny. And yet he could play such a *vicious* villain (Commander Kruge) in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.

@jonothanthrace1530 2 күн бұрын

Don't forget him as Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?.

@vickiechandler3112 Күн бұрын

@@jonothanthrace1530 this...doom was way scarier than kruge.....the dude melted poor innocent shoes...other than cruella skinning puppies cant get much meaner than that...;)

@rickbackous1041 5 күн бұрын

Funny how things come together. I can't imagine anyone else play Rev Jim.

@rehetbutler 10 күн бұрын

Christopher Lloyd is the only really good impression I can do!

@TheRadioAteMyTV 8 күн бұрын

Oakie Dokie.

@maddhatter3564 2 күн бұрын

everyone can do reverend Jim but there is only 1

@chrismiller1718 8 күн бұрын

Taxi is one of the few shows of my youth that I still love watching. Like Cheers, it's just such an incredible cast with great writing about regular people. Reverend Jim was comedy gold every time he graced the screen, but as you can see from the yellow light scene, he works so well because of the great reactions from Judd Hersch and the entire cast

@timothyirwin8974 5 күн бұрын

The moment you realize the ship they used as a time machine in Star Trek IV was stolen from Klingon Doc Brown.

@Zero_Point_Energy1 8 күн бұрын

Lloyd was great, but it’s the discomfort of the other three that really makes the scene. There was so much great talent on that show.

@johnurban7333 7 күн бұрын

Marilu Henner in that dress in the 2nd episode is what got me hooked

@robertbergren8680 2 күн бұрын

In the mid 80s I would cut up at a small bike shop. I loved imitating Iggy. Then one day a coworker said you need to see this movie called Back to the future. Great stuff.

@Iggythemovieman 4 күн бұрын

In 1985 I got the nickname Iggy in high school. I got it from my shop teacher who was watching taxi. Then my fellow students started telling new students that my name was Jim ignatowski and everybody called me Iggy for short. My nickname still follows me to this day.

@greenatom 10 күн бұрын

I remember that scene so well! I saw it when it first aired.

@kittiwhieldon4329 10 күн бұрын

Me too! I’m sending this to my son. I’ve tried to explain how funny this was but you really have to experience it.

@saramarrspellmaker9592 3 күн бұрын

I loved it when Jim ran into the mime's wall.

@xyz-bz1fc 4 күн бұрын

When I first saw this scene, I did not see his response coming.... I laughed so hard my stomach was hurting. Then he repeats himself even more slowly. LMAO.

@kpag3030 Күн бұрын

I reference this episode all the time. It is one of the funniest moments in sitcom history to me.

@KeithJBrett 6 күн бұрын

Not sure how this ended up in my suggestions but I’m so glad it did. Possibly the funniest and most memorable comedic moments I’ve ever seen at 12 years old.

@aisforapple2494 10 күн бұрын

Another one of my favorite 'Taxi' episodes was Louie, Danny DeVito's character had spoken with a psychic who had foresaw Louie's death at midnight. Louie is freaking out with Alex and Alex is trying to calm him. The fortune teller said, "Death will knock at your door at midnight", or something to that effect. Anyway, the moment passed and Louie and Alex were relieved. Then there was a knock at the door! Louie, expecting to see Death face to face opens the door to a Girl Scout selling cookies. Louie screams, Alex screams, the Girl Scout screams, and Louie slams the door in her face and exclaims, "My God! Did you see it?! It was hideous!" Back when comedy was funny.

@tvsbesteps 10 күн бұрын

“Jim the Psychic!”

@aisforapple2494 10 күн бұрын

@@tvsbesteps You'll have to forgive me. It's easily been about 4 decades since I've watched it, but I still think about that joke quite often.

@mikeb.7183 10 күн бұрын

My favorite Jim scene, besides the yellow light scene, was the one where Alex finds his daughter is getting married and Jim answers obscure questions about the Venezuelan mail system. He answers them with such confidence and then at the end when Alex asks him how he knows such things his classic response was. You mean I’m right.

@bbmcrae 2 күн бұрын

Comedy is still funny. Go tell those kids to get off out lawn.

@guitarcheology 6 күн бұрын

I spent an afternoon around Chris Lloyd. Super quiet and nice. I was a smoker then. We smoked a bunch of cigarettes at this patio table, drinking coffee. The conversation was sparse and he was very soft spoken in that setting. We just enjoyed the nice weather.

@duckamuck1756 8 күн бұрын

One the funniest bits in television history!

@MrLou345 7 күн бұрын

This was the best episode of the entire series IMO. It was down right hilarious!!

@geraldeh7291 9 күн бұрын

I still remember that episode when it originally aired like it was yesterday, and how much I cried laughing. I was kind of funny the first round, but when they kept going, I lost it.

@krisscanlon4051 8 күн бұрын

I was at a comic con and had the opportunity to imitate this bit in front of Lloyd! My daughter was in a long line to see Malfoy dude...well he smiled and I felt complete😊

@TheRockinDonkey 5 күн бұрын

Tony Danza leaning in for the "This Is Heavy" is a nice editing choice. Well done.

@tvsbesteps 5 күн бұрын

Thanks.

@Pureignition58 2 күн бұрын

I wish Christopher Lloyd had more parts in Back to the Future. He is an Incredible actor that brought a smile to the face of a very abused and confused kid.

@machinech183 3 күн бұрын

As a kid growing up watching this series. Rev. Jim was the reason I kept watching. Was a huge fan of Loyd from then on.

@balbeerbahi5719 3 күн бұрын

Loved TAXI. Jim/Chris was always my favourite character. I've seen this episode many times, and show it to my friends ;-0) Thanks for the background detail to his casting ;-0)

@tvsbesteps 3 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@jamesmoore9511 2 күн бұрын

Jim's "a space odyssey" should have been named a spaced odyssey, as in what we used to say in the 60s - like really spaced out man.

@anim8torfiddler871 17 сағат бұрын

Watching this episode together with my dear brother gifted us with laughs we were able to share for many years... Sometimes, just a glance from across a room full of people, or the 2-word phrase "Slow Down!" was enough to make those who had seen it laugh AGAIN.

@jebsails2837 3 күн бұрын

I had to catch Taxi in re-runs due to my job situation and no VCR. I just watched and waited for Jim's entrance and or one-liners of wisdom. Great story. Narragansett Bay

@davidbrooks1724 4 күн бұрын

he was amazing . crazy i never put two and two together that he was in back to the future. insane. obviously older.

@alexplayford3628 5 күн бұрын

Excellently edited! Very smooth and professional

@tvsbesteps 5 күн бұрын

Thanks very much!

@lenp00 2 күн бұрын

My favourite character on Taxi was without a doubt Rev. Jim. If he didn’t appear in an episode I was disappointed.

@VinceFanghella 6 күн бұрын

Oh man the 10-10-220 ad. That's what I used to call my grandma! It was the wild west for phones in the late 90's.

@sandrafrazer2404 20 сағат бұрын

Loyd is Brilliant as Jim. No one could have done it better!

@kirk1968 3 күн бұрын

I remember an episode where somehow it was discovered that Rev Jim had a knack for scheduling TV shows or something like that. He was getting hounded by TV execs to schedule their shows for him, but he had one condition: "Star Trek" had to be included hahaha. And the way he said it, he'd stand still and look outward and say "Staaaaaar Trek..." Of course, he eventually played Klingon Commander Kruge in "Star Trek III" so there ya go 😁

@tvsbesteps 3 күн бұрын

“Jim Joins the Network” with Martin Short. Fun episode. It was actually inspired by a real life story! Find out all about it in my Fantasy Island video!

@kirk1968 3 күн бұрын

@@tvsbesteps Ah, thank you! I will check out that video, how cool it is that we can reminisce about shows like this :)

@MacStyran 6 күн бұрын

13:12 That list is WILD.

@kellidinit3725 3 күн бұрын

Reverend Jim will always be my favorite character of his. Not taking any love from Doc in Back to the future, clearly a role he was meant to play. Reverend Jim holds a special place in my heart.

@G58 Күн бұрын

I remember Taxi airing late at night in the UK, and realising I was being let into a secret that no one else I knew had ever heard of - my own funny little Transatlantic comedy club, where I kept M.A.S.H and some other stuff I can’t remember now. Thank you for sharing

@rconger24 8 күн бұрын

Am reminded of the way Robin Williams helped out on Happy Days with his chatacter "Mork" who was a space alien.

@tvsbesteps 8 күн бұрын

Yes I have a video on that episode as well!

@nrrork 5 күн бұрын

I remember seeing this on Nick at Nite as a kid and trying to get my friends with it at school the next day. So I ask "Hey, what does a yellow light mean?" to like three different friends, and they all responded "Use caution." 🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️

@aaronphelps2008 2 күн бұрын

Camping episode: Alex:” just because they’re blue berries doesn’t mean they’re blueberries.” Jim:” okie dokie”

@jonothanthrace1530 2 күн бұрын

All the reactions send the joke into the stratosphere, especially the tester behind him.

@scottburton9701 4 күн бұрын

That "Taxi" episode was a certifiable classic!

@flagcoco69 2 күн бұрын

Reverend Jim is one of my favorite characters in sitcom history. Right up there with Archie Bunker, Hawkeye Pierce, Ralph Kramden, and The Fonz.

@jtshark5817 10 күн бұрын

Danny De Vito tells a slightly different story of how Lloyd got cast. Both had worked together several times and were from the NY stage. Lloyd hung out with Danny when he first got to LA

@bostonrailfan2427 6 күн бұрын

Danny isn’t afraid to tout himself regarding the success of others…but he himself might have gotten a job the same way as Lloyd: via that New York connection

@firecloud77 4 күн бұрын

I forgot how much *HAIR* we had back then.

@johnfronczek2658 9 күн бұрын

“Taxi” was an excellent tv show. I honestly believe if it was made in the 1990’s or 2000’s, it would have been a big success.

@DavidDrouant 7 күн бұрын

now it would be called Uber

@spladam3845 6 күн бұрын

You deserve so many more subs. Well done, thanks.

@tvsbesteps 6 күн бұрын

I appreciate that!

@stephenparallox Күн бұрын

You know, it's probably been like 40 years since I watched that show... I never knew he was a Reverend until today. I just knew his as Jim Ignatowski.

@zanzibart3 4 күн бұрын

I've always thought that the 'go slower' scene owed a lot to Cheech&Chong's 'Dave's not home' bit. They have the same structure.

@kittiwhieldon4329 10 күн бұрын

This video got you a new subscriber and I shared it with several people. This may have been the funniest TV episode of all time. I was 17 when it first aired. I’ve never forgotten it! Thanks for highlighting this!

@tvsbesteps 10 күн бұрын

Thanks!

@clarkbabin9799 3 күн бұрын

My favorite episode was when the gang debated life outside this world.

@discobikerAndRosie 2 күн бұрын

I was in h.s. when this episode aired. Hilarious! "What does a yellow light mean? 😂

@MrEsMysteriesMagicks 4 күн бұрын

I read once that one thing that makes the "what does a yellow mean" scene work so well is the professionalism of the background actors. Not a single one of them cracked up and that must have taken some doing.

@salvagedb2470 5 күн бұрын

The Taxi type Commercail for the Phone Service was Realistic to me , I did Taxis an You could Latch on to what People were Talking about and also getting Dragged into a Conversation . But for Lloyd getting to play Jim was the Best ever.

@regor2102 2 күн бұрын

LOVE IT!

@ericwalker5329 18 сағат бұрын

This Episode is My Favorite ever... I even tell people about this one!

@jonathanfeldheim6554 10 күн бұрын

great storytelling video--arent we all kind of intrigued what the world was like the year we were born ('79 4me)

@tvsbesteps 10 күн бұрын

Thanks!

@goodtimesfunforall778 6 күн бұрын

What an awesome show!!

@Dougthecoal 4 күн бұрын

I just realized how much young Christopher Lloyd looks like John Mayer 😮

@rustyshackleford1114 8 күн бұрын

What about the one where it shows Rev Jim as a serious college student who eats a couple of "special brownies" and changes him forever ?

@SCIENCEOF2012 4 күн бұрын

He's a genius! The extent of his abilities is best seen when he dates Elaine and accidentally recalls traits and knowledge he had before he started using drugs and later when he destroys his van for love.

@pattykuvshin Күн бұрын

Ahhh, Tony Danza 🤤💕

@newwavepop 9 күн бұрын

Never thought i would hear the words bland characters used in reference to TAXI.

@ThePsiclone Күн бұрын

"There's that word again: "heavy." Why are things so heavy in the future? Is there a problem with the Earth's gravitational pull?"

@Craig-dd2zd 5 күн бұрын

Two best actors Chris Lois and Andy

@uncletiggermclaren7592 2 күн бұрын

OMG I REMEMBER that Barney Miller episode . . . Sadly, to do that, I had to be 58. It has never been replayed here, and I saw it in around 1981 or two, because we never got shows until they were a couple of years old in those days, the National TV Channel was all there was, we didn't get a commercial TV channel until 1989 and we had to take what the government felt like spending its money on.

@mcmlxii4419 Күн бұрын

Funniest episode of all time of any show, ever.

@AmpasaurusWrecks 5 күн бұрын

Well done.

@tvsbesteps 5 күн бұрын

Thanks!

@michaelcarbone6101 10 күн бұрын

Thanks

@tvsbesteps 10 күн бұрын

You’re welcome. Thanks for watching!

@suzizuki 3 сағат бұрын

i luved that scene and many of his like the one about jamacian pot and what time it was picked..omg!!!

@aMulliganStew 10 күн бұрын

"Before the rains..."

@paulsarnik8506 7 күн бұрын

It sure did for me when I saw it😂. 🤓😎✌🏼

@diraziz396 Күн бұрын

Indeed a match

@giorgiopalmas7934 18 сағат бұрын

Bobby and his fluffy hair.

@mickaleneduczech8373 4 күн бұрын

Spoiler ahead. In a later episode Latka is making and selling cookies from his grandmothers' secret recipe. Everybody loves them, and can't stop eating them. Reverend Jim takes one bite and announces the secret ingredient is cocaine. He powders the cookie, and eats then snorts it, and determines the region the cocaine came from, and the year of the crop. It was a good year, before the floods.