Taxi - Season 5 - Eps 12: Get Me Through the Holidays
Alex's ex-wife, Phyllis, depressed and lonely, comes to see Alex, who takes pity on her and includes her in his holiday plans. This turns ugly, when she manages to bring the whole gang down with her self-pity. Her Christmas present to Alex is that she won't bug him for New Year's, which turns out to be the best gift she could give him.
About Taxi
Title: Taxi
First Air Date: 1978-09-12
Last Air Date: 1983-06-15
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.2/10 (from 164 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 5
Total Episodes: 114
Network: ABC NBC
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Production Companies: Paramount Television, John-Charles-Walters Productions
Synopsis
Louie De Palma is a cantankerous, acerbic taxi dispatcher in New York City. He tries to maintain order over a collection of varied and strange characters who drive for him. As he bullies and insults them from the safety of his “cage,” they form a special bond among themselves, becoming friends and supporting each other through the inevitable trials and tribulations of life.
Cast
Judd Hirsch
Alex Reiger
Danny DeVito
Louie De Palma
Marilu Henner
Elaine O'Connor-Nardo
Tony Danza
Tony Banta
Andy Kaufman
Latka Gravas
Christopher Lloyd
Reverend Jim 'Iggy' Ignatowski
Carol Kane
Simka Gravas