Seltzer! - Taxi

Great scene from the series Taxi (episode: "Jim's Mario's"; original airdate: May 18, 1983), where Jim (Christopher Lloyd) shows the NY Liquor Authority he's "a man to be reckoned with." With Bayonne NJ's own Walter Olkewicz as Tom and the late William Hootkins (who played Jek Tono Porkins in Star Wars) as the liquor authority agent.

[@WintersWar]

the silhouettes at the end, the writers and directors were very good.

[@roughboypigskin4689]

One of my favorite scenes by my favorite taxi character.

[@nurarnaut4986]

I Love this scene from Taxi it is simply awesome

[@navidpey194]

You see , he knew that he was an undercover agent because he is an time traveler!🤣🤣

[@mgabrysSF]

He knew he was undercover because he never put any money on the counter.

[@ralph0901]

who knew that the one word that could change your life was, seltzer, SELTZER!!

[@raymonddagostino6118]

First time I saw this my heart sank until the reveal of seltzer. Awesome! I'm also loving all the Doc Brown references in the comments. As many roles as this man has played you never hear about Judge Doom or Fester Addams, just the Doc 😆

[@17Helton]

How about Taber in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest?" That role was a bit tough seeing him in. This here seltzer scene from Jim's Mario's Place may have been the show's last good one. Can't remember how many episodes were left in series. They had a nice run though!

[@volkerkalhoefer3973]

Not to forget, a Klingon

[@Nayops23]

Some guy next to me on the train was watching this loudly on his phone so that’s why I’m here.....

[@saccomovies]

I think it was me. Do you live in New York?

[@Nayops23]

serpico77 Nope, in Chicago.

[@saccomovies]

Oh ok

[@oscarphile]

Porkins and Doc Brown; this is like opening Door #1 AND Door #2 and letting two different nerd universes in at the same time!

[@nashshaffer6235]

Porkins was also Lt. Eckhardt from Batman...

[@Orlor]

@@nashshaffer6235 - And Munson in Flash Gordon

[@fluxcapacitor007]

... and and agent in Raiders of the Lost Ark

[@ironfist7789]

Agent: I can hold it!! (liquor) - Jim: No you can't!

[@garnetnard4284]

This is a great example of how the government is here to help us.

[@fredkruse9444]

The guy at the very beginning wrestled Norm in a Cheers episode.

[@vika0194]

he is the guy who chased Kramer in that Seinfeld episode when Kramer refused to open the door.

[@blachubear]

Olkewicz & Hoot. Two great actors that should gotten more great roles & attention from Hollywood.

[@christelheadington1136]

I had to Google to make sure on the details. If you want to see Christopher Lloyd ACT, check out "The Lady in Red" 1979, then try and forget seeing Christopher, in the role of a sadistic gangster.

[@rwb010109]

Great old show

[@halon7476]

Don't mess with Doc Brown!

[@cartoonist1975]

That's Right ! ! ! !

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti1663]

Porkins got burned AGAIN!

[@metal87power]

Rick rulezzz!

[@jacksagrafsky4936]

Thats my drink of choice!

[@Romulux229]

Seltzer and limes

[@l00d3r]

What that agent did is entrapment. I don't think It wouldn't stand in a court of law.

[@serfcityherewecome8069]

Yes, ABSURD entrapment...AND after being turned down TWICE....but in the tyrannical $#!thole of NY (alone) it probably WOULD stand up.

[@janetgray2184]

@@serfcityherewecome8069 true

[@DavidFraser007]

It's against the law in Britain to encourage somebody to commit a crime.

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

In the US it's common for liquor & gaming 🎰 agents to be sneaky or try to wrangle bar, night club owners.

[@chm9935]

​@DavidLLambertmobileWhat a load of bs

[@TheGiantRobot]

I know someone who got busted like this, only more sinister. Young looking guy of legal age came in all the time buying liquor and chatting it up. One day he came in, said he forgot his driver's license. My friend said, it's OK, I know you, sold him the liquor. The guy pulled out his badge - he was a young cop. Huge fine though he didn't lose his license.

[@serfcityherewecome8069]

Huge fine for WHAT?? Selling to someone of LEGAL age??

[@TheGiantRobot]

@@serfcityherewecome8069 No, the undercover cop was under 21.

[@serfcityherewecome8069]

@@TheGiantRobot Then "young looking guy of LEGAL age" is a typo?

[@TheGiantRobot]

@@serfcityherewecome8069 Oh, I see, sorry, I hadn't read the OP in a couple years. I was presenting it from his viewpoint. Legal age because of the license, but turns out it was a police created ID with a fake age on it. They couldn't bust him for not discovering the perfect ID was fake, but they could bust him for not demanding ID from someone who looked, and was, under 21. I expect these days you could successfully sue and win that case, but in those days as a minority, probably not.

[@timothy3732]

@@TheGiantRobot That is so BS that they did that entrapment on your buddy. They play him along like that to pull off that lie just to bust him is wrong.

[@springstownewildcat]

Jim's Mario's 🍻

[@MikeLutton]

jim's marios could of been a good taxi spinoff

[@TamiJoeris-ge5dg]

YES!!!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@870Rem12gauge]

Jim's Mario's.

[@jasonirelan4487]

Joe Smith It will be a sad day when Christopher Lloyd dies because he's such a beloved actor and comedian. Take care and God loves you.

[@larryb6715]

Love it.

[@inspectorspinda]

This scene really makes me wonder whether the flashback in that one episode with him at harvard was really representative of what jim was like young. his brother keeps saying "whole life" so it makes me think that people the drugs he was still a bit of an oddbal

[@stellertonybeller1972]

maybe the Brother didn't know the Harvard Jim and only knew the burnt out Jim

[@DunderHead.5000]

Or maybe he was just viewed as the 'odd ball'.

[@johnboehmer6683]

Maybe he was just exaggerating...

[@colin6768]

Great episode. I would think that since Jim told him it was against the law and that he couldn't do it because if he got one more violation they'd shut his place down that would be entrapment. Of course with a slimeball like that good luck proving it.

[@TheCleverArachnid]

It *is* entrapment. Thus, Jim has entrapped the entrappor.

[@carlamarsh4519]

As far as legalities, doesn't it matter that Jim didn't accept any money?

[@metal87power]

I'd like to think Jim misplaced the real brandy by accident. xD

[@Overlord24]

Great moment in tv when brothers could overlook each others differences, Up yours LA that was entrapment cause you suggested the paper bag No??

[@Est-ng4uc]

Seltzer.

[@keithleeuwen877]

Great !

[@evelyntarawa7140]

Jim jim jim beam 😂 getouthere 😅

[@carlosaguilarbogantes667]

A ghost appears @ 1:30

[@TheChsmith]

I thot the same but it was passersby on the street outside the window. Two others at 2:14 & 2:35 Probably cabbies that Louie sent home from the Sunshine CC cuz they didn't know what a YelllOOOOH light means

[@JasmineDaisy111]

I see hints of Frazier’s character

[@Carnage1975]

Why can I only find the first two full seasons of Taxi and none from the other three?

[@bunyipz2040]

Kramer and the cable guy making up

[@bryanmcwhite9335]

2022 Rules forever 👍

[@cynthiacorcoran9389]

I went down in history for my sound in the 21st century. Cynthia Sue Corcoran 🦁 opraetta stage names to many to mention.

[@jopflah416]

ITS A SITCOM!!!!!!!

[@j-boogiebrown9961]

I remember years ago, my local video rental shop, here in Liverpool, England, shut down because the owner sold booze to some underage kids.

[@synthonaplinth5980]

Doesn't money have to change hands before a person can be convicted of selling alcohol?

[@pberPSR]

its a sitcom not a body cam

[@synthonaplinth5980]

@@pberPSR He still didn't give Jim any money....besides which, body cams were not invented yet.

[@felicity4711]

It’s Jacques Renault!

[@timothymoriarty9734]

Entrapment ?

[@inspectorspinda]

yeah i was wondering too

[@Carandini]

They pull this kind of shit because it takes money to fight it in court and the smaller you are, the less likely you have the pockets to fight it. Besides, even if you do win, years down the road, it isn't like you are gaining money out of the government parasite's pocket. The taxpayer foots that bill.

[@DavidOfWhitehills]

I thought he was going to say "It's a gift". Soda was smarter.

[@pineapplepenumbra]

But why bother entrapping people, and making them unemployed, when if they're running a business, it's more profitable for the government? Unless the government are in the pockets of someone who has something to gain from businesses going bust, but who would gain apart from banks and rival companies...?

[@besteverepicmillennial5927]

Nope, perfectly legal

[@sharonstevens2872]

THAT FUCK UP

[@albundy6008]

Isn't that Franklin Delino Romanowski from "Seinfeld"???

[@Fakename70]

todd krager Yep.

[@Coowallsky]

todd krager Nope

[@krisscanlon4051]

Cable guy...close another fat guy

[@cheifburninggrass]

i know the real life version of ignatowsky its my friend kevin to a T

[@rogerbeaird3320]

In tge kate seventys 70s i would brush home after work for suoervand me and my wife would veatch taxi and smoke a some marijuana so good too remember rhat shiw

[@garnunce786]

wtf? jim owns a bar? i didnt know that. what season was this?

[@michaelmcdonough8647]

the last or towards it...

[@forgetyourlife]

Jim is the original owner of Cheers.

[@navidpey194]

Gar Nunce Jim's Mario's , he inhabited money from his family, he had to prove he is responsible

[@jamessollazzo2966]

series moved to nbc and nobody was watching. abc was right to cancel at that point.

[@richardspratley786]

WWG1WGA!