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.
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.
When they describe that in this expose I was thinking of a friend's son who was an "unknown" actor cast as the lead in a film about a youth who killed another teen in an open public park, by kicking him repeatedly until he was dead. It was something that happened in the same area they produced the film so it was a sensitive topic to a lot of the crew. Apparently the son turned up at filming and the rest of the cast and crew avoided him just on the look and behaviour he projected. They thought he was maybe a real thug hired as an extra or as a consultant. They really just didn't even want to make eye contact with him in case they set him off. I don't know if that constitutes method acting or just being prepared and arriving in character. His father said he just wanted to do a good job and not disappoint the producers.
I was 8 when I watched both episodes (my parents were fans) and I lost it; I knew at that point what comedy was in my book. It's probably why I like British comedy more than American; thoughtful absurdity is way funnier than cracking a funny line, or building up a story so much that you're expecting the punchline!
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!"
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
I think some of the people involved with Taxi were also writers or producers in "Wings", another good show from the 90s. There were some similarities between the two shows. Taxi was based on a taxi cab company, Wings was based on a small private airport. Taxi had Louie and Wings had Roy. Similar characters Taxi had Elaine and Wings had Helen. Taxi had Antonio and Wings had Lotka. Two foreigners. Taxi had Jim and Wings had Lowell. Two guys a little off beat. You could say that Bobby and Tony were to Taxi what Joe and Brian were to Wings.
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.
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.
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.
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😊
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.
This episode and WKRP's, "Turkey's Away" episode, are my all time favorite episodes of comedy shows, ever. If you could make my dad laugh hard enough to have tears roll down his face and fall on his knees onto the floor, then you made my year. Those memories of my father laughing that hard will stay with me forever. His laughter will always ring in my mind and my memories of watching these episodes, and actually understanding and laughing at the jokes with my dad, are very special to me. And the driving test and turkey drop, make me laugh way too hard and cry far too much, till this day.
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.
It was a blessing in disguise to get "Jim" added. Was a great cast, but boy, did they ever need Jim to fill in the missing link, as he was the star of the show, in my eyes. Loved Jim. I dont know who couldn't. Excellent deliveries 😂🤣😂❤ Back to the Future .. a classic gem! 🙌
I still remember when somebody in the taxi office needed a styptic pencil and Jim pulled one out from behind his ear and everyone was like "no that's a pencil" and Jim was like " no it's a styptic pencil" and they were like "why do you have a styptic pencil?" And he was like "considering the circumstances I would say the better question is: why don't you?"
I like the episode when Latka and Simka come to the conclusion they have to get a divoce because Latka had sex with another woman to stay warm in freezing temperatures in a taxi that needed to be fixed. Latka and Simka are distraught about the idea of divorce. Until Jim says, "Why don't you just get married again".
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.
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.
I remember a time when we could hardly watch a popular movie that didn't include Christopher Lloyd. The guy literally made the movie no matter what movie he was in.
As a teener during the Taxi hey days (graduated HS in 81) Taxi did not resonate with me. NY C setting , Latka and others just was didn't hit it for me then. LATER as an adult in my Early thirties. I found the ReRuns and LOVED the genius and Humor of TAXI. STILL do. Thanks for this background of how Christopher Reverend Jim got started!
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 😁
“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!
Love that driving test scene from the episode A Space Odyssey. Every now and then, i think of it because it was one of the funniest moments ever on sitcom tv!❤😂
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.
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.
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.
Great video. Very well done. Yellow light was one of the funniest episodes I had ever seen. Thank you for this video with all of the stories. Interesting. 👍
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)
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.
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
@@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...;)
@@vickiechandler3112 To be fair, Cruella never actually _got_ to skin the puppies, they escaped. The most successful Disney villain (according to some) is the nameless hunter who shot Bambi's mom. Who (and this is a wild fringe theory) some believe to have been Judge Doom, which conflicts with the theory of him being the Peter "Pistol Packin" Possum, R.K. Maroon's lesser star. The Donald/Daffy to Roger's Mickey/Bugs. Of course _that_ theory conflicts with the comics which clearly portrayed him as a human toon, and gave him a backstory. So... eh, 50/50
@@Wendy_O._Koopa those puppies , who knowswhat all she did prior....and she did have the intention to so no pass for her.........never heard that theory before..doom doesnt strike me as a hunter type personality
I was so lucky to grow up in this era. Us Gen X'rs had the best Music and TV. And this is why Back to the Future was such a hit. Never thought about it before. My favorite episode of Taxi was the Rev Jim Origins story. lol
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.
SOAP & TAXI were my two favorites back in the late 70's to early 80's... This episode from TAXI was one of the funniest I've ever seen. Reverend Jim Ignatowski, Burt Campbell, & Jessica Tate are my top favorite TV characters - all hilarious & brilliantly portrayed. Anytime I see them on screen, I'm cry-laughing & gasping for air.
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!
I rarely watched the show but I was glad to catch this episode. Every time I think of it, it breaks me up. An all time comedy classic. Send it to the Smithsonian.
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.
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." 🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️
I still laugh whenever I think of the time where Jim walks into the scene and someone says, "Jim why are you here?" and Jim replies with an inquisitive tone, "Am I here again?" It's true comedy!
I remember that episode from way back then and laughed so hard I could hardly stop. Later bought the series on DVDf and I'm still laughing. Thank you for posting this!😊
A few years ago, I had moved to another state. I had to get a new drivers license which included taking a written test. Just like in this episode, I went into a room filled with little desk and I started laughing on the in I had moved to another state. I had to get a new drivers license which included taking a written test. Just like in this episode, I went into a room filled with little desk and I started laughing on the inside. This scene immediately came to mind. this truly is one of the most memorable episode in TV history. Christopher. Lloyd is a comedic genius.✌🏻💖📺
Whenever I discuss the funniest moments on TV, this episode always comes up as the number one all-time funniest scene. A close second is from “Martin” with Martin Lawrence. The scene where he fights Tommy Hitman Hearns and comes out of the back room with a swollen face is hilarious.😂
My six-year-old son and I chanced to run into Chris Lloyd in downtown San Francisco. (after 'Back to the Future' and 'Dennis the Menace' fame) We chatted for a few minutes. My son loved Chris in both movies. Great guy. No megalomania superstar affectations. A top-notch actor and a sweetheart of a guy.
The driver test scene is truly the funniest scene in television history. I remember watching it when it originally aired. You could tell that the entire cast is in agony doing anything & everything they could to stop themselves from totally losing it. From the very 1st time it aired until watching again today, tears of laughter soak my face. 😆😅😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😭😭
I was fortunate enough to catch that episode when it first aired. I say that because in those days you either saw it or you didn't. There were no repeats until possibly years later if the show made it into syndication and reruns, which was rare. It's amazing to see the product of Floyd's comedic genius when he was given free reign. And hats off to the supporting cast members in that scene as well, and the director who kept it going. It was a team effort all around but it centered on one character. Bravo. Well done all. And thanks for creating wonderful memories. 😂
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
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
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
Taxi was a huge favorite sitcom of mine. I thought the chemistry of the writers and the actors delivering the lines in particular Loyd was great. Thanks for sharing this great iconic TV sitcom laugh. I can even hear the classic theme song now too lol. 🤭
i remember dying laughing at this episode. also, couldn't share it back then because there was no social media, but anybody else bugged by Jeff Conaway always shaking his hair?
The depth and level of your research on this and pretty sure all the videos you've done, is on such a different level, nay - other worldly. I can't tell you how much I enjoyed watching this and cannot wait to watch everything else you've done. Not only that, but the memories you've brought back for me are sublime. Thank you!!! On a Christopher Llyod side note, Buckaroo Bonzai is absolutely one of my favorite movies of all time! They just don't make them like that anymore. Amirite or just getting old, lol? Sorry, if I come off as too exuberant, just sayin' how I feel.
There were tons of hilarious scenes but the only episode that broke the mold and really tugged at my heart was "Elaine's Secret Admirer" Episode aired Dec 4, 1979. Elaine is very sad and dejected. Jim cuts apart his van to the point there is nothing left of it at the curb but essentially the floor and wheels and secretly brings the parts into Elaine's apartment so he can build her a castle to cheer her up.
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.
With Tom Hanks as his roommate!
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.
totally agree!!! that show was the best. memories of 802 was another one
“Are those ‘FUNNY BROWNIES?’”
His Harvard girlfriend was played by Mimi Rogers.
Thank you for giving Chris Lloyd some promotion. One of the best (and funniest) character actors of my generation.
The cocaine cookie episode is the best!
I think Reverend Jim is a far better character than Latka. I’ll die on that hill.
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".
Totally agree. He was the “Kramer” of Taxi
@@johnurban7333 great analogy.
Okie Doky
I suspect Andy Kaufman himself would agree as he never liked his character much!
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!😂
When they describe that in this expose I was thinking of a friend's son who was an "unknown" actor cast as the lead in a film about a youth who killed another teen in an open public park, by kicking him repeatedly until he was dead. It was something that happened in the same area they produced the film so it was a sensitive topic to a lot of the crew.
Apparently the son turned up at filming and the rest of the cast and crew avoided him just on the look and behaviour he projected. They thought he was maybe a real thug hired as an extra or as a consultant. They really just didn't even want to make eye contact with him in case they set him off. I don't know if that constitutes method acting or just being prepared and arriving in character. His father said he just wanted to do a good job and not disappoint the producers.
Christopher Lloyd's delivery was always brilliant. He played the character with such sincerity that it was believable and real.
Christopher is a world treasure.
hes even funny in nobody! look at all those shotguns! 😂😂😂
Love him !!!!!!
Not gonna lie, Rev. Jim kept me hooked to finish the series. I loved him so much in the show.
Him and Vic Ferrari!!
Were you planning to lie intially?
Absolutely inspired. That was 46 years ago and I still remember it like it was yesterday.
This and WKRP’s turkey drop made me lose it . Hilarious
As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly
I do have a video on that episode as well!
@@TheRadioAteMyTV "Oh Les!"
I was 8 when I watched both episodes (my parents were fans) and I lost it; I knew at that point what comedy was in my book. It's probably why I like British comedy more than American; thoughtful absurdity is way funnier than cracking a funny line, or building up a story so much that you're expecting the punchline!
I was laughing so hard at the turkey stunt I was near falling out of my chair. Les nesman was a winner in that show heheh.
This scene is up there with Les Nessman reporting on the Thanksgiving Turkey Drop on “WKRP” for laugh-till-your-sides-ache funny.
As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly
More music. Less Nessman.
I remember my jaws were burning from laughing during that episode.
No, it isn't. Nothing on WKRP was even remotely as funny a Taxi.
@@mcmlxii4419 haha, ok
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.
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!"
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
I think some of the people involved with Taxi were also writers or producers in "Wings", another good show from the 90s. There were some similarities between the two shows. Taxi was based on a taxi cab company, Wings was based on a small private airport.
Taxi had Louie and Wings had Roy. Similar characters
Taxi had Elaine and Wings had Helen.
Taxi had Antonio and Wings had Lotka. Two foreigners.
Taxi had Jim and Wings had Lowell. Two guys a little off beat.
You could say that Bobby and Tony were to Taxi what Joe and Brian were to Wings.
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.
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.
Remember the first episode where Danny Devito stepped out of the cage for the first time? Just seeing was hysterically funny.
The "What Does A Yellow Light Mean?" scene was the best.
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.
Slow down.
@@richardvinsen2385 Okay. Whhaaaat duuuuz aaaa yeeelllllowww liiiiight meeeean?
@@richardvinsen2385what. does. a yellow. light. mean.
You have an intuitive grasp of the obvious.
Judd Hirsch is the glue that binds ensembles.
That's an excellent observation, spot on.
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😊
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.
This episode and WKRP's, "Turkey's Away" episode, are my all time favorite episodes of comedy shows, ever. If you could make my dad laugh hard enough to have tears roll down his face and fall on his knees onto the floor, then you made my year. Those memories of my father laughing that hard will stay with me forever. His laughter will always ring in my mind and my memories of watching these episodes, and actually understanding and laughing at the jokes with my dad, are very special to me. And the driving test and turkey drop, make me laugh way too hard and cry far too much, till this day.
Great story!!
TURKEYS AWAY IS ON MY THANKSGIVING DVD
Best episode of Taxi. Love how Tony Danza can barely keep it together
I remember watching the yellow light part as a kid and laughing so hard i could barely breath.
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.
It was a blessing in disguise to get "Jim" added. Was a great cast, but boy, did they ever need Jim to fill in the missing link, as he was the star of the show, in my eyes. Loved Jim. I dont know who couldn't. Excellent deliveries 😂🤣😂❤
Back to the Future .. a classic gem! 🙌
I still remember when somebody in the taxi office needed a styptic pencil and Jim pulled one out from behind his ear and everyone was like "no that's a pencil" and Jim was like " no it's a styptic pencil" and they were like "why do you have a styptic pencil?" And he was like "considering the circumstances I would say the better question is: why don't you?"
This was the best episode of the entire series IMO. It was down right hilarious!!
I wonder if anyone ever expected to have such a star packed cast? Everyone on that show was a character playing a character.
Absolutely one of the Absolutely funniest bits of comedy, LOVE REVEREND JIM!!
“I must have had music lessons. “ Rev Jim.
Also a classic scene👍
Thanks, I must have misremembered the line... But Loved the gag!
I like the episode when Latka and Simka come to the conclusion they have to get a divoce because Latka had sex with another woman to stay warm in freezing temperatures in a taxi that needed to be fixed.
Latka and Simka are distraught about the idea of divorce. Until Jim says, "Why don't you just get married again".
Yes, the way he abruptly stopped playing the piano, said that and then right back at the piano. I LOVED THAT!
One the funniest bits in television history!
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.
“Jim the Psychic!”
@@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.
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.
Comedy is still funny. Go tell those kids to get off out lawn.
I remember a time when we could hardly watch a popular movie that didn't include Christopher Lloyd. The guy literally made the movie no matter what movie he was in.
Buckaroo Banzai: "One more word out of you, Big Booty..." "BIG BOUTAY! TAY! TAY!" BANG!
COMMANDER KRUGE
As a teener during the Taxi hey days (graduated HS in 81) Taxi did not resonate with me. NY C setting , Latka and others just was didn't hit it for me then. LATER as an adult in my Early thirties. I found the ReRuns and LOVED the genius and Humor of TAXI. STILL do. Thanks for this background of how Christopher Reverend Jim got started!
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 😁
“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!
@@tvsbesteps Ah, thank you! I will check out that video, how cool it is that we can reminisce about shows like this :)
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.
It is hard to describe just how much of an upgrade Reverend Jim was to Randall Carver's character.
Randall Carver was supposed to be the ballast. The straight man. Like Jane Curtain on SNL. But Alex Rigger (Judd Hearsh) filled that role.
Funny how things come together. I can't imagine anyone else play Rev Jim.
Marilu Henner in that dress in the 2nd episode is what got me hooked
RIGHT? 😛😛😛😍😍😍🥰🥰🥰🥵🥵🥵
I reference this episode all the time. It is one of the funniest moments in sitcom history to me.
Love that driving test scene from the episode A Space Odyssey. Every now and then, i think of it because it was one of the funniest moments ever on sitcom tv!❤😂
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.
Then he forgets the question.
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.
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.
i never knew it was him until tears later, i thought the voice was familiar but didn’t put two and two together
Great video. Very well done. Yellow light was one of the funniest episodes I had ever seen. Thank you for this video with all of the stories. Interesting. 👍
I loved it when Jim ran into the mime's wall.
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)
Glad you enjoyed it
Excellently edited! Very smooth and professional
Thanks very much!
bACK WHEN EPISODIC TELEVISION WAS STILL WORTH WAITING FOR.
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.
Would you like a can of pop?
Jim the Psychic. The whole Girl Scout cookie scene. One of the funniest things on TV ever.
That was HILARIOUS (too)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I remember that scene so well! I saw it when it first aired.
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.
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
"Elegant Iggy" has my favorite scene: "Must've had... music lessons."
I was thinking of that very scene!
That "Taxi" episode was a certifiable classic!
Chistopher Lloyd is *so* funny. And yet he could play such a *vicious* villain (Commander Kruge) in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.
Don't forget him as Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?.
@@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...;)
@@vickiechandler3112 To be fair, Cruella never actually _got_ to skin the puppies, they escaped. The most successful Disney villain (according to some) is the nameless hunter who shot Bambi's mom. Who (and this is a wild fringe theory) some believe to have been Judge Doom, which conflicts with the theory of him being the Peter "Pistol Packin" Possum, R.K. Maroon's lesser star. The Donald/Daffy to Roger's Mickey/Bugs. Of course _that_ theory conflicts with the comics which clearly portrayed him as a human toon, and gave him a backstory. So... eh, 50/50
@@Wendy_O._Koopa those puppies , who knowswhat all she did prior....and she did have the intention to so no pass for her.........never heard that theory before..doom doesnt strike me as a hunter type personality
I was so lucky to grow up in this era. Us Gen X'rs had the best Music and TV. And this is why Back to the Future was such a hit. Never thought about it before. My favorite episode of Taxi was the Rev Jim Origins story. lol
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.
SOAP & TAXI were my two favorites back in the late 70's to early 80's... This episode from TAXI was one of the funniest I've ever seen. Reverend Jim Ignatowski, Burt Campbell, & Jessica Tate are my top favorite TV characters - all hilarious & brilliantly portrayed. Anytime I see them on screen, I'm cry-laughing & gasping for air.
Christopher Lloyd is the only really good impression I can do!
Oakie Dokie.
everyone can do reverend Jim but there is only 1
LOVE this!! Taxi was GREAT. All of the actors were great but Christopher Lloyd was OVER THE TOP!!
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!
Thanks!
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.
I rarely watched the show but I was glad to catch this episode. Every time I think of it, it breaks me up. An all time comedy classic. Send it to the Smithsonian.
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.
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."
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Jim as a vacuum salesman was a favorite of mine growing up.
I still laugh whenever I think of the time where Jim walks into the scene and someone says, "Jim why are you here?" and Jim replies with an inquisitive tone, "Am I here again?" It's true comedy!
I remember that episode from way back then and laughed so hard I could hardly stop. Later bought the series on DVDf and I'm still laughing. Thank you for posting this!😊
A few years ago, I had moved to another state. I had to get a new drivers license which included taking a written test. Just like in this episode, I went into a room filled with little desk and I started laughing on the in I had moved to another state. I had to get a new drivers license which included taking a written test. Just like in this episode, I went into a room filled with little desk and I started laughing on the inside. This scene immediately came to mind. this truly is one of the most memorable episode in TV history. Christopher. Lloyd is a comedic genius.✌🏻💖📺
Whenever I discuss the funniest moments on TV, this episode always comes up as the number one all-time funniest scene. A close second is from “Martin” with Martin Lawrence. The scene where he fights Tommy Hitman Hearns and comes out of the back room with a swollen face is hilarious.😂
The entire cast of TAXI played their characters flawlessly. Nobody else could have played them.
And to Andy Kaufman; Tank you verry much. RIP ✌️✨
Lloyd is truly memorable. And Taxi was great. Thanks for the vid.
You’re welcome! Thanks for the comment!
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.
Brilliant ending: "This is heavy"
There's that word again. "Heavy." Why are things so heavy in the future? Is there a problem with the Earth's gravitational pull?
Am reminded of the way Robin Williams helped out on Happy Days with his chatacter "Mork" who was a space alien.
Yes I have a video on that episode as well!
My six-year-old son and I chanced to run into Chris Lloyd in downtown San Francisco. (after 'Back to the Future' and 'Dennis the Menace' fame) We chatted for a few minutes. My son loved Chris in both movies. Great guy. No megalomania superstar affectations. A top-notch actor and a sweetheart of a guy.
Who can't absolutely love anything that Christopher Lloyd has done? He's a G.O.A.T.
The driver test scene is truly the funniest scene in television history. I remember watching it when it originally aired. You could tell that the entire cast is in agony doing anything & everything they could to stop themselves from totally losing it. From the very 1st time it aired until watching again today, tears of laughter soak my face. 😆😅😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😭😭
This Episode is My Favorite ever... I even tell people about this one!
Taxi...the best the best of it's time. Chris Lloyd...the best of this time. Rev. Jim...the best EVER!
I was fortunate enough to catch that episode when it first aired. I say that because in those days you either saw it or you didn't. There were no repeats until possibly years later if the show made it into syndication and reruns, which was rare. It's amazing to see the product of Floyd's comedic genius when he was given free reign. And hats off to the supporting cast members in that scene as well, and the director who kept it going. It was a team effort all around but it centered on one character. Bravo. Well done all. And thanks for creating wonderful memories. 😂
I remember when this aired. Ill never forget it. I laughed so hard, i fell off my couch on the floor! I had to wipe tears!😂🤣😂🤣
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
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.
The DMV episode is my most favorite Taxi episode, like the Turkey episode of WKRP, they will forever remain absolute classics!!
Loyd is Brilliant as Jim. No one could have done it better!
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
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
The funniest skit in TV history.
Reverend Jim Christopher Lloyd was brilliant
My favourite character on Taxi was without a doubt Rev. Jim. If he didn’t appear in an episode I was disappointed.
growing up in the LATE 70's and 80's watching Taxi. I LOVE all the characters. but Iggy, as Louie used to call him, WAS THE SHOW. he stole it.
Taxi was a huge favorite sitcom of mine. I thought the chemistry of the writers and the actors delivering the lines in particular Loyd was great. Thanks for sharing this great iconic TV sitcom laugh. I can even hear the classic theme song now too lol. 🤭
I always loved Christopher Lloyd. So wish I could get parts like his.
It's amazing how much i still laugh so much at seeing rev jim again😅😅😅😅
That show was a perfect storm all the characters were a perfect fit.
It’s time a binge watch.
Cheers is another great one
Reverend Jim is one of my favorite characters in sitcom history. Right up there with Archie Bunker, Hawkeye Pierce, Ralph Kramden, and The Fonz.
Absolutely brilliant actor. I’ve loved him since the first time I saw him. ❤
i remember dying laughing at this episode. also, couldn't share it back then because there was no social media, but anybody else bugged by Jeff Conaway always shaking his hair?
You deserve so many more subs. Well done, thanks.
I appreciate that!
Brilliant a true genius,,,,,, my favourite Jim quote, when he was offered a headache pill he replied "No thanks I've already got one"
Classic
The depth and level of your research on this and pretty sure all the videos you've done, is on such a different level, nay - other worldly. I can't tell you how much I enjoyed watching this and cannot wait to watch everything else you've done. Not only that, but the memories you've brought back for me are sublime. Thank you!!! On a Christopher Llyod side note, Buckaroo Bonzai is absolutely one of my favorite movies of all time! They just don't make them like that anymore. Amirite or just getting old, lol? Sorry, if I come off as too exuberant, just sayin' how I feel.
Thanks very much!
There were tons of hilarious scenes but the only episode that broke the mold and really tugged at my heart was "Elaine's Secret Admirer"
Episode aired Dec 4, 1979. Elaine is very sad and dejected. Jim cuts apart his van to the point there is nothing left of it at the curb but essentially the floor and wheels and secretly brings the parts into Elaine's apartment so he can build her a castle to cheer her up.
love and remember this episode while seeing it live with my father ... rest his soul.