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After not going to the immigration office in time, Latka gets threatened with deportation. So, the cabbies decide to get him in a "paper marriage" to a call girl so he can get his "green card", done in a quick ceremony conducted by "Reverend Jim".

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After not going to the immigration office in time, Latka gets threatened with deportation. So, the cabbies decide to get him in a "paper marriage" to a call girl so he can get his "green card", done in a quick ceremony conducted by the spaced-out "Reverend Jim".
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"Paper Marriage" is the eight episode of the 1978 series ''Series/{{Taxi}}''. This is notable for being the first episode of the show to center on foreign mechanic Latka Gravas, but most of all for being the first appearance of Jim Ignatowski (here referred to as only "Reverend Jim").

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"Paper Marriage" is the eight episode of the 1978 series ''Series/{{Taxi}}''. This is notable for being the first episode of the show to center on foreign mechanic Latka Gravas, but most of all for being the first appearance of Jim Ignatowski (here referred to as only "Reverend Jim").
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: The first time Louie becomes this. Without him, Latka would have had to go to the "old country"

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: The first time Louie becomes this. Without him, Latka would have had to go to the "old country"country".
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* BreakoutCharacter: The hippie reverend, also known as Jim Ignatowski.

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* BreakoutCharacter: The hippie reverend, also known Reverend Jim's appearance was originally intended to be a one-shot deal. But his performance made such a hit that, as Jim Ignatowski.executive producer Ed. Weinberger later put it, "That very night, we all agreed we had to get him on the show (as a regular)."
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"Paper Marriage" is the eight episode of the 1978 series ''Series/{{Taxi}}''. This is notable for being the first episode of the show to center on foreign mechanic Latka Gravas, but most of all for being the first appearance of Jim Ignatowski (here referred as only "Reverend Jim").

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"Paper Marriage" is the eight episode of the 1978 series ''Series/{{Taxi}}''. This is notable for being the first episode of the show to center on foreign mechanic Latka Gravas, but most of all for being the first appearance of Jim Ignatowski (here referred to as only "Reverend Jim").
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* BreakoutCharacter: The hippie reverend, more known as Jim Ignatowski

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* BreakoutCharacter: The hippie reverend, more also known as Jim IgnatowskiIgnatowski.
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"Paper Marriage" is the eight episode of the 1978 series ''Series/{{Taxi}}''. This is notable for being the first episode of the show to center in foreign mechanic Latka Gravas, but most of all for being the first appearance of Jim Ignatowski (here referred as only "Reverend Jim").

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"Paper Marriage" is the eight episode of the 1978 series ''Series/{{Taxi}}''. This is notable for being the first episode of the show to center in on foreign mechanic Latka Gravas, but most of all for being the first appearance of Jim Ignatowski (here referred as only "Reverend Jim").
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"Paper Marriage" is the eight episode of the 1978 series ''Series/{{Taxi}}''. This is notable for being the first episode of the show to center in foreign mechanic Latka Gravas, but most of all for being the first appearance of Jim Ignatowski (here referred as only "Reverend Jim").

After not going to the immigration office in time, Latka gets threatened with deportation. So, the cabbies decide to get him in a "paper marriage" to a call girl so he can get his "green card", done in a quick ceremony conducted by "Reverend Jim".

!!Tropes present in this work
* ADayInTheLimelight: The first one for Latka.
* BreakoutCharacter: The hippie reverend, more known as Jim Ignatowski
* CrapsackWorld: Latka's home country issues stamps commemorating barbed wire.
* CitizenshipMarriage
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: The first time Louie becomes this. Without him, Latka would have had to go to the "old country"
* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: Latka refuses to speak to Louie after he told the feds where he was hiding, even getting close to burn the money Louie offered him.
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