From the episode: Elaine's Strange Triangle Elaine's dating a man who, unknown to her, is actually homosexual and attracted to Tony. Tony begs for Alex's help in letting the man down easy.
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@ericjohn846611 ай бұрын
Because of this, I'm gonna start a Taxi marathon tonight after work. I miss this kind of television.
@krisscanlon40513 жыл бұрын
Kaufman and Lloyd on one show...insane talent
@flapjackid3 жыл бұрын
and Devito.
@victorwilburn85882 жыл бұрын
NewsRadio had a similarly strong cast, though perhaps didn't have QUITE the incandescent stars as those two.
@airfoilengine37992 жыл бұрын
Christopher Lloyd is a genius. Brilliant performances.
@jeremykrause15311 ай бұрын
A lot of guest stars would go on to star in Cheers too.
@Tertullian1971 Жыл бұрын
Andy was great, but the whole cast was exceptional. Hirsch, DeVito, Lloyd, and Kane all won Emmy awards for the show. Danza later had his own very successful sitcom. Conaway had starred in both the stage & screen versions of Grease. With a gang like that, no wonder Taxi won the best comedy award three years in a row.
@wnerko74845 жыл бұрын
latka saying we race then chain up bisexuals is the total predecessor to borat
@chazinko3 жыл бұрын
It's so politically incorrect, it's delicious!
@tonywright82943 жыл бұрын
Yes but funny
@micmaliss2 жыл бұрын
Yes! Now you know where Cohen go his inspiration.
@mortb92 жыл бұрын
The Cheech and Chong "Hair piece" scene was WAY better.
@michaellavery4899 Жыл бұрын
Spot on.
@whiskyngeets5 жыл бұрын
"So am I." This deserved a better laugh.
@garnetnard42843 жыл бұрын
Yeah it did. Everyone missed it. Probably the best joke of the scene.
@brentcanfield88833 жыл бұрын
I thought the exact same thing!
@Skizze373 жыл бұрын
@@garnetnard4284 It was the punchline for the whole scene, what a shame.
@HR-rt9nh3 жыл бұрын
woke ism started that day....with that audience...
@Bolgernow2 жыл бұрын
Bingo. It was brilliant social political commentary
@craigfazekas39234 жыл бұрын
This episode won an Emmy, it was Taxi episode "Elaine's Strange Triangle". Taxi is one of my top 5 shows of all-time.
@bySterling3 жыл бұрын
Tony’s got some of the best hair ever
@Jons012 жыл бұрын
Still. He has grown in out and it looks like. well, Tony!
@prabhleenreen35942 жыл бұрын
yesssssssss
@Fakename705 жыл бұрын
How in the hell did Danza manage to keep a straight face during that scene?
@carolleslie5175 жыл бұрын
Fakename70 I know right?
@alcoholya5 жыл бұрын
probably took a couple of takes.. he looks like he wanted to crack on the first impersonation.
@robertflores4775 жыл бұрын
Was thinking the same thing!
@DocRunaway5 жыл бұрын
Specially considering Kaufman never rehearsed with them so Danza faced this impression for the first time during the taping.
@ClareLouise1Dx5 жыл бұрын
One of the great things about the series is watching the actors try not to laugh at each other- particularly Andy Kaufman. He was a comedic genius.
@moegreen773 жыл бұрын
I imagine Sasha Baron Cohen seeing this scene in his youth and the seed for Borat's homeland culture is planted.
@edreid78725 жыл бұрын
The final scene in the gay bar with Alex dancing with the crowd is priceless...
@seththomas91055 жыл бұрын
We watched this show every week when I was growing up.
@joaquindelarosa12154 жыл бұрын
I am in a state of shock right now. Because I have not watched taxi in decades. Been watching some clips. And when I hear that theme song again it will be too much to take. For these brief moments I feel like I have taken a time machine to 1980. The good old days! WTF happened!
@mikedixon88304 жыл бұрын
I was too young to understand back then. I love the writing and characters (a great show!) Monty python, the young ones, Newhart as well.
@fin_jan3 жыл бұрын
Seeing this 40 years ago, as a kid, I was more impressed by the bisexual joke.
@MrPedal884 жыл бұрын
The mid 70's, polyester official on field Yankees jacket.Made by the Felco Co. Coolest Yankees jacket of all time.
@jamesage242 жыл бұрын
I used to have that exact jacket as a kid and wore it all the time. I went to Catholic school. One day it was like 90°, the recess bell goes off, I'm putting on my jacket to go outside and the nun yells, "JAMES, TAKE THAT JACKET OFF!"
@jacobrichardson19528 күн бұрын
I wish I had that Yankees jacket
@MrPedal887 күн бұрын
@@jacobrichardson1952 I've got one. I bought it in the early 80's.
@nirmalsuki2 жыл бұрын
I don't think the human race as a collective appreciated the true genius of Andy Kaufman, and Andy's early death didn't help either. What a trailblazer in comedy. There was no other act like him at the time.
@byronp23113 жыл бұрын
My favorite Latka impression was that time he became Alex
@blankpool3 жыл бұрын
You know, no ones ever seen Andy Kaufman and Krist Novoselic in the same room
@user-ellievator2 жыл бұрын
He didn't die, he just got goofier looking.
@toronto-policeandcityaudit15392 жыл бұрын
Ask Chad how that feels
@RickWolffTV6 жыл бұрын
that impersonation is more Stallone than Danza, but it's still funny
@TheKitchenerLeslie5 жыл бұрын
I think that's what makes it funny, he's actually making fun of Danza even more. Anthony Cumia does a perfect Tony Danza, btw.
@Ducati_Dude5 жыл бұрын
Sounds like Barney Rubble...
@JeffRyan_88keys4 жыл бұрын
Agreed! The only funny part about it is that he transitions his voice so much from the Latka voice. But yeah...more Stallone.
@teetoys764 жыл бұрын
Who cares ... it’s funny . Stop over analyzing.
@ViaticalTree3 жыл бұрын
It’s not supposed to be accurate, bro. Lol
@omnipop49362 жыл бұрын
Danza's facial expression at 1:17, trying to figure out what tf Latka is talking about, is just perfectly played.
@bobareeniobobareenio29352 жыл бұрын
So sad that it was so long ago . Some of the actors are already gone !! Used to have some great shows in those days . Don’t wanna sound like an old fuddy duddy, but it’s true. All the MTM shows were aces ! GREAT! The Mary TYler Moore SHow, Lou GRant and all the rest. . OH MY how I was in love with Linda Kelsey who played Billy Newman . Taxi was so good . I could keep on going , but , well, we also have to more on and keep going . So, let’s all find the new shows we can appreciate. Well, I also wish i was that age again. Hahahah. Even some of my friends are gone and some are going ~ ~ ~. It sucks. . Really sucks . .
@bobareeniobobareenio29352 жыл бұрын
Saying hello to whomever gave me the thumbs up. Big smile on,thanks. Needed some positive …
@stephencraig59382 жыл бұрын
Another thumbs up 👍
@davidgrahambrown37932 жыл бұрын
One of the best tv comedies of all time, sadly neglected over here in the UK.
@HoldenNY222 жыл бұрын
I think it is also negelected in the U.S. I think it is interesting they never did a Reboot of the Show. But driving a Taxi in New York really isn't very Funny. A lot of Taxi Driver drive a Cab 12 to 14 hours a day, some even more. Six and for some some people 7 days a week.
@spenser99083 ай бұрын
They'd show it on the Paramount Comedy channel here in the UK. I loved it when I were a lad.
@superdoonz13 жыл бұрын
"Good night, Mr. Walters." "RRR-rrrr....."
@mahumike75312 жыл бұрын
Only had a couple celebrity crushes in my life but Tony was ALWAYS No. 1
@kikionthetrailoflove70363 жыл бұрын
Andy Kaufman was a genius comedian.
@christopheryounggnomery37614 жыл бұрын
That bar has a Regal Beagle feel to it.
@krisscanlon40514 жыл бұрын
I believe they were called Fern bars and indeed you are correct
@quad51864 жыл бұрын
Christopher Young Larry Dallas’ brother Barry was due any minute.
@Ampersand1003 жыл бұрын
It's certainly no Boar's Nest.
@rchydrozz751 Жыл бұрын
How Tony kept a straight face we''ll never know.
@michaeltaylor88355 ай бұрын
Massively talented cast
@LisaSmith-tb8bb5 жыл бұрын
That’s the best bicycle joke I’ve ever heard
@smoog5 жыл бұрын
How many bicycle jokes have you heard?
@tahaniahmedmahfouz2862 Жыл бұрын
Ramez will study with me in USA 11/8/2023-23/8/2023 what is your phone number?
@rockbay793 жыл бұрын
Always loved this show.
@Goruthar2 жыл бұрын
Old school Borat, masters of the trope.
@wesleyturner34945 жыл бұрын
Andy Kaufman was truly iconic comedian
@elifriend65562 жыл бұрын
HAHAHAHAHAHA CAN'T STOP LAUGHING! "SO AM I!"
@BusStopProductions.5 жыл бұрын
I, find Tony Danza's voice soothing.
@MMMarvelous22 күн бұрын
The best part of this was when Latka says "So am I". The laugh track guy should've laid on the laugh button on that one.
@maxkol43805 жыл бұрын
I was fifteen then, I wore a NY Yankees coat like Tony Danza, and I combed and cut my hair like TD, and even though I'm from Seattle, I tried to talk like TD. I can probably do Bay Ridge, Brooklynese like a native. lol
@jimiknowsbest50994 жыл бұрын
Soooooo..... who are you impersonating these days ?
@maxkol43803 жыл бұрын
@@jimiknowsbest5099 Doin' my best to just do me.
@SWog6172 жыл бұрын
That's a lot of admiration you got for Tony Danza... you're not a bicycle, are you?
@alf62592 жыл бұрын
@@SWog617 🤣🤣🤣
@richardmorris70634 жыл бұрын
Too funny! I loved latka.
@dalynsanders5 ай бұрын
"Ugh thats alright your my pal...ugh pals... pals don't need no money"
@walterjunovich61802 жыл бұрын
This still holds up in 2022 !! 😆😆😆😆
@MsNooneinparticular Жыл бұрын
Craziest part: Andy came to exactly one read-through per week & never missed a line. The cast hated him for it. He had a Black dude stand in for "Latka" during rehearsals 😂
@davidbrothers37882 жыл бұрын
He sounded more like Rodney dangerfield than Tony danza
@OceanbornAngel7 жыл бұрын
Andy Kaufman, brilliant comedian gone way too soon.
@DarthAmethyst946 жыл бұрын
MonsterHunterRoon 100% agree with you 😟
@PinkAmadeus5 жыл бұрын
Way, way too soon! One of a kind!
@GeekTalkwithMerg5 жыл бұрын
@szs voc underrated comment.
@edreid78725 жыл бұрын
He was probably pinching his thigh under the table...
@jimiknowsbest50994 жыл бұрын
He didn't die.
@masterj47772 жыл бұрын
Man that sounded like Rodney Dangerfield 😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄
@randomgrinn5 ай бұрын
7 years ago already! Time flies so fast!
@rucksackzen6 жыл бұрын
How did Tony Danza not laugh?
@dan_hitchman0074 жыл бұрын
I think most of the cast would get tired of working with Andy even though he only showed up for two days of shooting a week contractually... they didn't think his antics on set and off were particularly funny.
@ViaticalTree3 жыл бұрын
Pro
@oilersridersbluejays3 жыл бұрын
@Dan Hitchman actually you got it backwards. The rest of the Taxi cast didn’t care much for Andy Kaufman at first, but actually warmed up to him and got along. Watch any interviews about him from any other Taxi cast member and they would pretty much say “he was an amazing talent, just weird and took a bit to warm up to.”
@porflepopnecker43763 жыл бұрын
I don't think the audience got the "So am I" joke.
@joevining26033 жыл бұрын
Back before everything was a forced laugh track we had to determine for ourselves what was funny and whether we got the joke.
@TheAzmountaineer3 жыл бұрын
@@joevining2603 Desi Arnaz invented the laugh track back in the 50's, long before this show was on TV. But yeah, Taxi was 'filmed before a live studio audience' so that one apparently zoomed right by.
@joevining26033 жыл бұрын
@@TheAzmountaineer Yes, I should've phrased it as the "seemingly ubiquitous laugh track"
@CycolacFan3 жыл бұрын
Remember that although it was taped before a live studio audience they would still add in laughter if a joke didn’t get a big enough response, it’s been done that way for years. It’s how they get around retakes where the audience has already heard the punchline. I think Andy didn’t deliver that line as well as he could have.
@DaveLL5002 жыл бұрын
@@CycolacFan Andy's timing was off that day, I agree. His Tony impression was even weaker. Still, Kaufman was underrated as an actor. Check out the Taxi episode with the Latka homeland vignette.
@operasinger21265 жыл бұрын
They don't do shows like this any more.
@styldsteel1 Жыл бұрын
I cant imagine how many takes, it took for Danza to keep a straight face.
@JaneDoe-em7zi3 ай бұрын
Lol, Tony looks like he's trying not to laugh. 😂😂😂
@Ducati_Dude5 жыл бұрын
Andy's impession of Tony sounds like Barney Rubble...
@mahumike75312 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
@EphemeralProductions Жыл бұрын
The bicycles/bisexual part! Too cute and funny!
@DavidLS1 Жыл бұрын
But we'll never know which one Latka was talking about.
@DarthAmethyst946 жыл бұрын
Is sucks that I just discussed Andy Kaufman and how funny he is and finding out he was gone so soon, breaks my damn heart. 😟😟😟 ✌ Andy is forever✌
@jimiknowsbest50994 жыл бұрын
Andy didn't die..... he's alive to this day.... saw him in Seattle just two weeks ago. He's doing well .....
@NuisanceMan3 жыл бұрын
@@jimiknowsbest5099 Was he chillin' with Elvis?
@jimiknowsbest50993 жыл бұрын
@@NuisanceMan As a matter of fact, he was.... lol.
@tls40223 жыл бұрын
@@NuisanceMan 😂😂😂🤣🤣
@OTACIE2 жыл бұрын
I think borat has been watching taxi
@lowerclassbrats774 жыл бұрын
Most brilliant sitcom ever.
@garichar7 жыл бұрын
I remember a time when people left the house and nobody had any Money. Strange.
@daysleepnightread69057 жыл бұрын
it was like we didn't need it
@tomitstube7 жыл бұрын
ikr? had some of the best times without a nickel, now a days everything costs a fortune and nothing is free.
@leighfoulkes72977 жыл бұрын
Lol, we still do it today, except we use plastic cards instead of money.
@user-qt5eh9wb7g6 жыл бұрын
Leigh Foulkes I'm keeping that alive and well you all.... Lol. Broke as a joke and still up in smoke. :-)
@dan_hitchman0074 жыл бұрын
Now it's real life.
@andrewsmactips4 жыл бұрын
Ok, that was genius.
@stevengodoy3153 жыл бұрын
They just don't make them like this anymore
@soupbone10olgathecat453 жыл бұрын
I met him ,Andy Kaufman. He was my hero ,still is. Genius!
@johnwhite18716 жыл бұрын
I wanna see this whole episode now
@skylark49013 жыл бұрын
"So am I"!!
@caperboy11693 жыл бұрын
Too talented
@llg3pe2 жыл бұрын
Marilu Henner remembers every desktop of this scene
@nancyblake10002 жыл бұрын
It was so ahead of it's time.. very humane and nuanced in how it dealt with certain themes and characters but with an edge evocative of the period it was produced. It's still very watchable..
@twc35462 жыл бұрын
A little Norton from the Honeymooners too
@nigelcarren5 жыл бұрын
Forget the double-entendre (therefore the word bicycle) and this really could have been a scene from Borat (especially the chaining them up at night part). 😂 Mr Kaufman was way ahead of his time, now I know where I had seen Borat before.
@soyroos6265 жыл бұрын
nigelcarren haha bisexuals racing and being chained at night on racks lol
@nigelcarren3 жыл бұрын
@Nich Hodge Agreed mon ami... Borat just made them wear blue hats! 😂
@Fireball4099 ай бұрын
If anything, when Latka was imitating Tony he reminded me of Rodney Dangerfield!
@ldrobarts2 жыл бұрын
Too bad he went loco. Such a funny person
@9Crow3 жыл бұрын
i always thought Tony was good lookin' growing up.
@danos10115 жыл бұрын
brilliant.
@gabehills248911 ай бұрын
He makes Tony sound like Ed Norton.
@ronaldredmond33084 ай бұрын
I don't know how Tony kept a straight face when Andy was impersonating him.
@mattnobrega66212 жыл бұрын
The good old days 😏
@Tim_the_Enchanter3 жыл бұрын
I look back at the career of Tony Danza and think to myself: "How?"
@rdanalytics91973 жыл бұрын
I know. He had zero talent. The only thing I can think of, was that he came out during the the whole Rocky craze. Producers probably saw him as a half-ass Stallone copy and tried to cash in...
@brentkiely6573 жыл бұрын
@@rdanalytics9197 i think tony danza is a good actor.. not sure why you are ripping him to shreds ?
@Amandaclody3 жыл бұрын
yes.. terrible actor
@brkitdwn3 жыл бұрын
@@rdanalytics9197 Just characters representing society's impressions.
@flannigan79563 жыл бұрын
You don't mean his cool-ass talk show too...
@extremeconcepts13 жыл бұрын
Imagine Andy was still alive...
@jeffgraham90892 жыл бұрын
Sounds more like Art Carney in the Honeymooners.
@lynnettewooden49332 жыл бұрын
There are some talent actors on taxi but jim is my favorite especially the episode when he went to get his driver's license what year did jim start on the show
@timepoet775 жыл бұрын
It’s a known fact that Andy Kaufman didn’t like sitcoms as he found them predictable and formulaic for his kind of comedy. As a result, the show’s writers created the alter ego of Latka, the suave yet conceited Vic Ferrari.
@PeteMcCorvey3 жыл бұрын
He was a horrible comedian.
@mulemule3 жыл бұрын
@@PeteMcCorvey (But an *astonishing* wrestler!)
@Charles.Wright2 жыл бұрын
@@PeteMcCorvey - please link to some of your comedy
@MDK2_Radio2 жыл бұрын
@@Charles.Wright that’s a lame response. I’m sure there’s some successful comedian you don’t like, but you’re not one so does that make your opinion invalid? (I thought Kaufman was hilarious so this isn’t about agreeing with the other guy.)
@Charles.Wright2 жыл бұрын
@@MDK2_Radio - your point is fine, but I think you're ignoring a lot of the context... And there isn't much to start with! Pete gave a low effort, negative response to an informative comment on a Kaufman video. He gets what he gets.
@RickMahoney2013 Жыл бұрын
He was very funny I miss those days
@jameshayes18402 жыл бұрын
Kaufman was simply brilliant. Often misunderstood.
@davidfulton17910 ай бұрын
I always felt that as great as this show was, all of the characters were from different shows.
@Uglyboy6162 жыл бұрын
“So am I” 😆
@stevehuntley30893 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@therealmorklyn38713 жыл бұрын
Tony: afk Andy: hello tony
@17donhol3 жыл бұрын
The GREAT Andy Kaufman..
@airfoilengine37992 жыл бұрын
Perfect Strangers.
@etxkevin7452 Жыл бұрын
"So am I." Wtf?!? hahaha
@artistamisto Жыл бұрын
This episode was one of my favorite ones. Tony is devastated because he doesn't know how to break it to Elaine that the nice guy she was dating just admitted he was bisexual and preferred Tony. Alex was walking in and about to do a favor for him and go talk to the guy at a gay bar... with hilarious results. There are several great funny episodes in seasons 2 and 3, my favorites with a lot of Latka and Rev Jim.
@snaggletooth142 жыл бұрын
Dank yoo beddy much.
@Chelelinda10 ай бұрын
Tony is gorgeous
@nineteenfifties77002 жыл бұрын
Borat got definitely influenced by this guy
@Puffster2 жыл бұрын
This is my interpretation. Latka wouldn’t make a good pal. First he tries to get Tony to buy drinks. Then he realizes he doesn’t have money and walks off.
@camcook72412 жыл бұрын
That was a good Stallone
@gordoschmordo28265 жыл бұрын
The part he was born to play.....
@DanijeI2 жыл бұрын
I now can see who inspired the character of Borat ☺️
@sanchezmindandmusicchannel6903 жыл бұрын
By now, (here in the year 2020) I'm sure everyone is familiar with all the great new motorized bisexuals. What fun!!!
@rickv44733 жыл бұрын
Yea you can go for a ride and let it do all the work
@jamesotisjr23222 жыл бұрын
if you have one between your legs and it starts smoking, ditch it and run. when they burst into flames nothing will put them out.
@this_Joe_Smith Жыл бұрын
This entire episode was adorable, Tony handling a bisexual coming on to him ... I really liked the way everybody dealt with it
@kuriaki715 жыл бұрын
Sure miss Andy.
@raysonraypay58857 жыл бұрын
Hey Alex I got the worst problem in the world lol.
@Mozart12203 жыл бұрын
Sounds more like Stallone.
@basspfosten5 жыл бұрын
Hold me closer Tony Danza
@jcee68865 жыл бұрын
Pheobe?
@emilygibson10245 жыл бұрын
@@jcee6886 yes, Phoebe did say this while singing Tiny Dancer, but it's a perfectly valid request too.