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SplodyPants t1_j9pj7ov wrote

Danny DeVito is a genius. Between Taxi, It's Always Sunny and the movies he's directed I think he's hugely underrated. Maybe because he plays scuzzy assholes so well. I love that dude.

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Civil-Big-754 t1_j9pkge1 wrote

Plus he's so wholesome. Especially when Matilda was being filmed and Mara Wilson's mother was dying. It was great to see him on the Always Sunny podcast and you could tell how much the gang loves him. Crazy how close that show came to cancellation, but thank his kids for being fans.

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elister t1_j9tezwv wrote

He was the best scuzzy asshole in Ruthless People.

Being interviewed by the police, phone rings. "Hello. Debbie? .... Yeah, Debbie's here, who's this? Well, Ralph, Debbie can't talk right now, my dick's in her mouth. How 'bout if I have her call you back when I'm done.", hangs up the phone. "I love wrong numbers.",

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AF2005 t1_ja098u4 wrote

The man is a class act. Definitely one of my favorite all time actors. And I’m so happy that Taxi is fully available, it’s a comfort show for me.

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Champagne_of_piss t1_ja59h3e wrote

And contrary to Frank Reynolds, Danny is a big supporter of unions and workers rights.

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Latter_Feeling2656 t1_j9pgoq3 wrote

It should get more attention. Won the best comedy Emmy three of five seasons. The comic triumvirate of De Vito, Lloyd and Kaufman is outstanding, and Hirsch is great as the stable center of a crazy ensemble.

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Latter_Feeling2656 t1_j9pkk57 wrote

Just adding: for anyone who doesn't know the Taxi story related to Andy Kaufman/Tony Clifton, it really is worth a listen. Half a dozen people connected to the show are in interviews about it on youtube.

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beamdriver t1_j9pf9vz wrote

What does a yellow light mean?

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the_overrated t1_j9phywd wrote

slow down

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dantemanjones t1_j9pjxzq wrote

Whaaaaat dooooes a yelloooow liiiight meeean?

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ElectricPeterTork t1_j9ppw46 wrote

Slow down!

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CapnSmite t1_j9rl1wl wrote

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaat dooooooooooooooes aaaaaaa yeeeeeeelloooooooooooow liiiiiiiiiiiiiigggggght meeeeeeeeeeean?

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LarryPer123 t1_j9s87en wrote

On his way to his first audition to play that part Chris found that blue denim jacket in someone’s trashcan so he thought it would be perfect and he wore it, he never took it off after that😀

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BuffaloWilliamses t1_j9pny1g wrote

If you haven't watched it totally holds up. I bought the series on DVD about a year ago and its truly a great sitcom that I'd put on par with a show like Cheers. Christopher Lloyd's Jim Ignatowski is one of my all-time favorite sitcom characters.

If you find this clip funny, then you will like this show

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SmoreOfBabylon t1_j9ree2r wrote

One of my favorite scenes for sure.

“Southern Peru. ‘74, before the rains.”

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LarryPer123 t1_j9q0p6y wrote

FYI…. Did you know Elaine has one of the best memories of anyone on the planet

Actress Marilu Henner has a highly superior autobiographical memory, a rare condition identified in only 100 people worldwide. This trait drives her to advocate for more funding for brain research. Give Marilu Henner a random date in the past and she can recall it with amazing clarity.

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throwawaythrow0000 t1_j9rzdgu wrote

Her and people like her that can do that fascinate the hell out of me. It's insane how our brains work or can work.

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Philo_T_Farnsworth t1_j9qkwdi wrote

The theme song from Taxi is one of the best of all time IMO. Made me really fall in love with that Rhodes Piano as an instrument.

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SmoreOfBabylon t1_j9rdnb8 wrote

Fun fact: series composer Bob James originally wrote that theme (called “Angela”) as incidental music for the third episode of season 1, where Alex goes on a blind date with answering service operator Angela Matusa. The showrunners liked it so much that they decided to use it as the theme song for the entire series.

As it happens, James is a very accomplished jazz composer and keyboardist outside of the show; several of his non-Taxi works were even sampled by early hip hop artists.

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RocksAndGarbage t1_j9prba3 wrote

Also comes on every night on the DECADES channel on local over the air stations in the US if you get it.

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KnotForNow t1_j9r2co0 wrote

They are including the two episodes (s5e1 and s5e23) that Decades skips.

Mildly interesting that Taxi originally ran on NBC and ABC and now shows up on Paramount+.

Now, I wish some streamer would give Newhart the treatment it deserves.

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ElectricPeterTork t1_j9s913d wrote

Disney owns the show now, so good luck.

It was part of the MTM library, which was badly mistreated before Fox bought it. First it was purchased by a British company, then religious huckster Pat Robertson. The original elements were not treated kindly before Fox bought MTM in the late 90s.

When Shout Factory released the series on DVD, they had to use ancient videotape masters, and even resort to pulling YouTube quality clips to reinsert into some episodes to make them as complete as they could get them.

So, Newhart would have to get the TNG/Cheers/Frasier remaster and reassembly treatment to look as good as it could again, and Disney... well, they're not known for that sort of thing the way Paramount is. And that's assuming the original film still exists and is accessible after all the hands it passed through over the years.

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No-Investigator-1754 t1_j9ubjpq wrote

Any particular reason Decades skips those two?

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KnotForNow t1_j9udvrt wrote

All I know is that I have been collecting episodes from Decades for a couple years now and those two have never recorded. I think there were quite a few more missing from Hulu.

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jokerzwilde t1_j9pft1k wrote

What a cast, crazy how stacked it was.

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justduett t1_j9phpib wrote

Know what I am starting tonight.

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Edgar-Allen-Shmo t1_j9qth0i wrote

Mental illness or drug addiction ? Uhhhhh that's a tough choice

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bannock4ever t1_j9q9dlc wrote

I've been streaming this on PlutoTV for months now (with commercials). It's a great show!

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elister t1_j9r2ox9 wrote

"Either you have sex with me or you freeze to death.", Cab Driver

"Sex. Death. Sex. Death.", Latka

"Hmm....Why don't you tell me a little bit about yourself?", Latka

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SmoreOfBabylon t1_j9re4qd wrote

I love how when Latka finally reunites with Simka (his wife, played by always wonderful Carol Kane) later on, she immediately knows that he “did it with another woman!!”, lol.

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elister t1_j9rhcon wrote

Alex is trying to calm him down, how could she know? Gets three steps into his appointment "hi honey, I'm home" and pow, right in the kisser.

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Drstevebrule5 t1_j9ryg0h wrote

Christopher Lloyd is a goddamn revelation. Reverend Jim is hands down one of the top 3 comedy performances of all time.

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grimace24 t1_j9prast wrote

Great news! I just bought the DVD set a month ago. Now I'll just stream it and keep the DVD stored.

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ymcameron t1_j9qwl0q wrote

Danny’s introduction on the show is one of the all-time great character entrances.

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tacoorpizza t1_j9qzd3t wrote

“Taxi” is one of my favorite sitcoms. I would encourage everyone to give it a watch. So many funny moments and episodes.

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polkjamespolk t1_j9r6wh9 wrote

My favorite scene is Jim being abducted by aliens. "man. You guys are funny lookin!"

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jblanch3 t1_j9r7xos wrote

I know I looked it up once when Paramount Plus was CBS All Access. It was on there, but not the entire series, just random episodes from each season. Really fucking annoying, and something I still see to this day on other streaming services. Glad it's available in full now though. One of our local channels in NYC has a Taxi marathon on New Year's and I always try to watch some of it.

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CableCoShow t1_j9sc8by wrote

It's also on Pluto TV for free if you don't mind commercials.

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The_Notorious_Donut t1_j9qxmmw wrote

I’ve always meant to watch this all the way through. Seen pieces here and there and I really enjoyed it

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Grumplogic t1_j9s3w5r wrote

WPIX 11 use to show this after South Park at like 3 am. The theme song has a real nostalgic hit and that it was far past bed time.

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HappyAndProud t1_j9tf2zn wrote

This has been on my watchlist for quite a while! Seems to be just in the US atm, based on JustWatch. Do hope they add it in other countries as well, and leave the rest of the world hanging, as usual.

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whydoiIuvwolves t1_j9usl78 wrote

Great😃 I'm getting tired of the same 6 episodes playing over and over on that free streaming channel and cannot wait to watch " Jim takes his driving test" episode again.

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