The Taxi Episode That Sent Chris Lloyd Into the Future

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"Reverend Jim: A Space Odyssey" (Taxi)
Season 2, Episode 3
Aired: Sept. 25, 1979
Written by: Glen Charles and Les Charles
Directed by: James Burrows
The Sunshine Cab Company gang bumps into Reverend Jim (Special Guest Star Christopher Lloyd) and decides to help get him a job as a cabbie. But they first must help him pass his drivers' test. Meanwhile, Jim drugs Louie (Danny DeVito) so he can get the job. Stars: Judd Hirsch, Tony Danza, Marilu Henner, Jeff Conaway, and Andy Kaufman.
This episode brings back Reverend Jim - first introduced in season one's "Paper Marriage" - with Lloyd as a guest star. After his performance, the producers decided to make him part of the regular cast.
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[@Lensmaster1]

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.

[@jeenkzk5919]

I think Reverend Jim is a far better character than Latka. I’ll die on that hill.

[@BDRose]

The "What Does A Yellow Light Mean?" scene was the best.

[@lucymacdonald7601]

Thank you for giving Chris Lloyd some promotion. One of the best (and funniest) character actors of my generation.

[@ron.v]

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.

[@timruden8885]

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!

[@ghahandi]

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.

[@timothyirwin8974]

The moment you realize the ship they used as a time machine in Star Trek IV was stolen from Klingon Doc Brown.

[@heartlights]

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?"

[@SilverHeist]

“I must have had music lessons. “ Rev Jim.

[@RodCornholio]

Christopher is a world treasure.

[@brandonk8948]

Not gonna lie, Rev. Jim kept me hooked to finish the series. I loved him so much in the show.

[@ronpagan]

I remember the first time I saw Christopher Lloyd on Taxi

[@staceypiper3319]

This and WKRP’s turkey drop made me lose it . Hilarious

[@jotacalvo]

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.

[@richardrhodes9661]

Jim as a vacuum salesman was a favorite of mine growing up.

[@CatMom-uw9jl]

This scene is up there with Les Nessman reporting on the Thanksgiving Turkey Drop on “WKRP” for laugh-till-your-sides-ache funny.

[@geoben9801]

The entire cast of TAXI played their characters flawlessly. Nobody else could have played them.

[@The_Gallowglass]

I wonder if anyone ever expected to have such a star packed cast? Everyone on that show was a character playing a character.

[@cmf.atwill]

Who can't absolutely love anything that Christopher Lloyd has done? He's a G.O.A.T.