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* {{Surprisingly Lenient Censor}}: Shots of Jim sniffing the paint as the gang get together to paint Elaine's apartment. Director Jim Burrows said he was surprised ABC let him keep it in.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Zena is best known as [[Series/{{Cheers}} Carla Tortelli]] these days.
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* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/TedDanson turns up in one episode playing an arrogant {{Jerkass}}... ''hairdresser.''
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* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/TedDanson turns up in one episode playing an arrogant {{Jerkass}}... ''hairdresser.'''' It's also HilariousInHindsight, since hair was SeriousBusiness for Sam Malone.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Zena is best known as [[Series/{{Cheers}} Carla Tortelli]] these days.
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* WagTheDirector: Cretor/AndyKaufman didn't want to do the series due to his dislike of sitcoms and had several conditions for doing so - that he only had to be on the set two days a week, fourteen episodes per season and that Tony Clifton make guest appearances.
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* WagTheDirector: Cretor/AndyKaufman Creator/AndyKaufman didn't want to do the series due to his dislike of sitcoms and had several conditions for doing so - that he only had to be on the set two days a week, fourteen episodes per season and that Tony Clifton make guest appearances.
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* CreatorsPest: Some of the writers apparently felt that Simka was this when she became a semi-regular in the final season (with a more abrasive personality than she had in her guest appearances). According to an interview with writer-producers Glen and Les Charles, some writers simply refused to write for Simka.
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* ActorAllusion: There were a number of in-joke references to Creator/AndyKaufman's stand-up act, including having his alter ego Vic Ferrari sing the "WesternAnimation/MightyMouse" theme.
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* ActorAllusion: There were AbilityOverAppearance: Elaine was originally going to be a number middle aged woman of in-joke references about 40; who was supposed to Creator/AndyKaufman's stand-up act, including having his alter ego Vic Ferrari sing be a mother of a 16 year old. But then Marilu Henner, who was only 25, was so great in the "WesternAnimation/MightyMouse" theme.audition they changed it to a young woman in her late 20s with two small children, for her.
* {{Cancellation}}: The series was cancelled twice - by ABC in 1982 and by NBC in 1983.
* CastTheRunnerUp: The producers originally wanted an African-American actor to play Bobby. Cleavon Little was a finalist for the part. Jeff Conaway was originally considered to play John, but asked to audition for Bobby. Conaway was the only white actor who was considered for the role. Casting director Joel Thurm later said that he thought Cleavon would have been a better fit to play the character.
* CastTheRunnerUp: The producers originally wanted an African-American actor to play Bobby. Cleavon Little was a finalist for the part. Jeff Conaway was originally considered to play John, but asked to audition for Bobby. Conaway was the only white actor who was considered for the role. Casting director Joel Thurm later said that he thought Cleavon would have been a better fit to play the character.
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* TheDanza: Tony Danza played Tony. (TropeNamer UrExample, since this was Danza's first role.)
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* TheDanza: Tony Danza Creator/TonyDanza played Tony. (TropeNamer UrExample, since this was Danza's first role.)
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* RoleEndingMisdemeanor: Jeff Conway's drug problems led to him leaving the show after three seasons. One time, he was so strung out that he couldn't perform, so Bobby's lines were given to the other characters. It was then that the producers realized that Conway was expendable.
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* WagTheDirector: Cretor/AndyKaufman didn't want to do the series due to his dislike of sitcoms and had several conditions for doing so - that he only had to be on the set two days a week, fourteen episodes per season and that Tony Clifton make guest appearances.
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** In 2013, on the National Public Radio program ''Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!'', Creator/TonyDanza said that when he auditioned, he read with Creator/MandyPatinkin, who was auditioning for the role of Alex Reiger.
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* AdoredByTheNetwork: While ''Taxi'' was one of the "bottom 10" shows of the 1981-1982 television season, NBC (who was run at the time by Grant Tinker, who previously worked with the show's creators on ''Series/TheMaryTylerMooreShow'' while he was president of MTM Enterprises) still saw a worthy product in it and UnCancelled the show after ABC dropped it. Unfortunately, it "[[AWorldwidePunomenon fared]]" no better with viewers on its new network and NBC was forced to cancel it (neither ''Series/{{Cheers}}'' nor ''Series/FamilyTies'' got better numbers, but were spared by their numerous Emmy nominations; both wound up running much longer than ''Taxi'').
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* AdoredByTheNetwork: While ''Taxi'' was one of the "bottom 10" shows of the 1981-1982 television season, NBC (who was run at the time by Grant Tinker, who previously worked with the show's creators on ''Series/TheMaryTylerMooreShow'' and ''Series/TheBobNewhartShow'' while he was president of MTM Enterprises) still saw a worthy product in it and UnCancelled the show after ABC dropped it. Unfortunately, it "[[AWorldwidePunomenon fared]]" no better with viewers on its new network and NBC was forced to cancel it (neither ''Series/{{Cheers}}'' nor ''Series/FamilyTies'' got better numbers, but were spared by their numerous Emmy nominations; both wound up running much longer than ''Taxi'').
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* AdoredByTheNetwork: While ''Taxi'' was one of the "bottom 10" shows of the 1981-1982 television season, somehow NBC still saw a worthy product in it and UnCancelled the show after ABC dropped it. Unfortunately, it "[[AWorldwidePunomenon fared]]" no better with viewers on its new network and NBC was forced to cancel it (neither ''Series/{{Cheers}}'' nor ''Series/FamilyTies'' got better numbers, but were spared by their numerous Emmy nominations; both wound up running much longer than ''Taxi'').
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* AdoredByTheNetwork: While ''Taxi'' was one of the "bottom 10" shows of the 1981-1982 television season, somehow NBC (who was run at the time by Grant Tinker, who previously worked with the show's creators on ''Series/TheMaryTylerMooreShow'' while he was president of MTM Enterprises) still saw a worthy product in it and UnCancelled the show after ABC dropped it. Unfortunately, it "[[AWorldwidePunomenon fared]]" no better with viewers on its new network and NBC was forced to cancel it (neither ''Series/{{Cheers}}'' nor ''Series/FamilyTies'' got better numbers, but were spared by their numerous Emmy nominations; both wound up running much longer than ''Taxi'').
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* CaliforniaDoubling: The show was mostly filmed at Hollywood, but a few scenes were shot in NY.
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* OutOfOrder: A mostly unintentional example (because of the SAG strike in the summer of 1980). Two episodes ("Jim the Psychic" and "Fledging", the last featuring Jeff Conaway as a regular) were filmed in late '80 for the third season, but they aired in September and December 1981 (during the fourth season), respectively.
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* ThrowItIn: While going through his dead father's possessions, Jim places his Dad's coat over the back of a recliner chair. After a few seconds this caused the chair to open up into the reclining position almost as if his Dad was sitting in it. According to Christopher Lloyd this was completely an accident and his shocked reaction is genuine.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: This series was set in the late 70s/early 80s, i.e. then-present/contemporary setting, years before rideshare apps, like Uber and Lyft, have become increasingly popular, affecting taxicab industries, like one in New York City, the series' location setting.
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* VindicatedByCable: As mentioned above, the show's wacky humor set it apart from the rest of the sitcoms made at the time, becoming a victim of low ratings which led to its early ending after five seasons (''Series/DiffrentStrokes'' lasted seven seasons, one year less than ''Series/WhosTheBoss'' and ''Series/TheCosbyShow'', while both ''Series/{{Cheers}}'' and ''Series/TheJeffersons'' lasted eleven seasons, and ''Series/AllInTheFamily'' combined with ''Archie Bunker's Place'' aired for twelve years). During TheNineties it was heavily re-run on Nick @ Nite.
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* VindicatedByCable: As mentioned above, the show's wacky humor set it apart from the rest of the sitcoms made at the time, becoming a victim of low ratings which led to its early ending after five seasons (''Series/DiffrentStrokes'' lasted seven seasons, one year less than eight seasons (the last ironically on ABC), the same amount as ''Series/WhosTheBoss'' and ''Series/TheCosbyShow'', while both ''Series/{{Cheers}}'' and ''Series/TheJeffersons'' lasted eleven seasons, and ''Series/AllInTheFamily'' combined with ''Archie Bunker's Place'' aired for twelve thirteen years). During TheNineties it was heavily re-run on Nick @ Nite.
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* UnderAgeCastingUnderAgeCasting: General Bertineau mentions that he fought in the Algerian War, which ended in 1962. Actor Jean-Christophe Bouvet was born in 1947 -- he was 15 in 1962, which is under the minimum age of military service back then (19).
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The first two-to-three movies are shaping up into this as TheNineties and [[TurnOfTheMillennium early 2000s]] are getting further and further away. Of particular note: the cars, old police radars, [[UsefulNotes/ThePresidentsOfFrance the presidency of Jacques Chirac]], people paying things in francs (France has adopted the euro currency since) and Daniel's "Zinedine Zidane #10" soccer jersey (Zinedine Zidane was the then-biggest star in French soccer, especially after helping the French team win the FIFA World Cup in 1998).
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* UnderAgeCasting
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The firsttwo-to-three four movies are shaping up into this as TheNineties and [[TurnOfTheMillennium early 2000s]] are getting further and further away. Of particular note: the cars, old police radars, [[UsefulNotes/ThePresidentsOfFrance the presidency of Jacques Chirac]], people paying things in francs (France has adopted the euro currency since) and since), Daniel's "Zinedine Zidane #10" soccer jersey (Zinedine Zidane was the then-biggest star in French soccer, especially after helping the French team win the FIFA World Cup in 1998).1998) and soccer player Djibril Cissé playing at the Olympique de Marseille (he has retired since).
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The first
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** ''Taxi 4'' got a dismal critical reception and killed the franchise for 11 years, with Creator/SamyNaceri sinking in an endless loop of {{Role Ending Misdemeanor}}s, and Creator/MarionCotillard and Creator/Frédéric Diefenthal expressing no desire to return.
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** ''Taxi 4'' got a dismal critical reception and killed the franchise for 11 years, with Creator/SamyNaceri sinking in an endless loop of {{Role Ending Misdemeanor}}s, and Creator/MarionCotillard and Creator/Frédéric Frédéric Diefenthal expressing no desire to return.
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** ''Taxi 4'' got a dismal critical reception and killed the franchise for 11 years, with Creator/SamyNaceri sinking in an endless loop of {{Role Ending Misdemeanor}}s, and Creator/MarionCotillard and Creator/Frédéric Diefenthal expressing no desire to return.
** Time will tell if ''Taxi 5'' killed the franchise a second time.
** ''Taxi 4'' got a dismal critical reception and killed the franchise for 11 years, with Creator/SamyNaceri sinking in an endless loop of {{Role Ending Misdemeanor}}s, and Creator/MarionCotillard and Creator/Frédéric Diefenthal expressing no desire to return.
** Time will tell if ''Taxi 5'' killed the franchise a second time.
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** When Carol Kane joined the cast as Latka's girlfriend Simka, Andy Kaufman taught her their country's "language" by inviting her to dinner and refusing to speak English or let her do so.
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** When Carol Kane Creator/CarolKane joined the cast as Latka's girlfriend Simka, Andy Kaufman taught her their country's "language" by inviting her to dinner and refusing to speak English or let her do so.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Franck Gastambide wrote, directed and played in ''Taxi 5''. He wanted Daniel (Samy Naceri), the [[BadassDriver badass taxi driver]] protagonist of the previous films, to appear in it with an important role to play in the climax. Creator/LucBesson [[ExecutiveMeddling refused]]. Gastambide then asked Naceri about a short [[TheCameo cameo]]. Naceri refused the cameo, stating "I was expecting a little more respect after 30 years in the movie business".
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Franck Gastambide wrote, directed and played in ''Taxi 5''. He wanted Daniel (Samy Naceri), the [[BadassDriver badass taxi driver]] protagonist of the previous films, to appear in it with an important role to play in the climax. Creator/LucBesson [[ExecutiveMeddling [[ExecutiveVeto refused]]. Gastambide then asked Naceri about a short [[TheCameo cameo]]. Naceri refused the cameo, stating "I was expecting a little more respect after 30 years in the movie business".
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* FakeNationality: Petra is German. The actress who plays her, Emma Sjöberg, is Swedish.
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* FakeNationality: Swedish actress Emma Sjöberg-Wiklund as German policewoman Petra.
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* FakeNationality: Swedish actress Emma Sjöberg-Wiklund as German policewoman Petra.
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* FakeNationality: Swedish actress Emma Sjöberg as German policewoman Petra.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Franck Gastambide wrote, directed and played in ''Taxi 5''. He wanted Daniel (Creator/SamyNaceri), (Samy Naceri), the [[BadassDriver badass taxi driver]] protagonist of the previous films, to appear in it with an important role to play in the climax. Creator/LucBesson [[ExecutiveMeddling refused]]. Gastambide then asked Naceri about a short [[TheCameo cameo]]. Naceri refused the cameo, stating "I was expecting a little more respect after 30 years in the movie business".
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* MeaningfulReleaseDate: ''Taxi 5'' was released on April 8, 2018. ''Taxi'' was released 20 years before, on April 8, 1998.
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* MeaningfulReleaseDate: ''Taxi 5'' was released on April 8, 2018. The first ''Taxi'' film was released 20 years before, on April 8, 1998.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Franck Gastambide wrote, directed and played in ''Taxi 5''. He wanted Daniel (Samy Naceri), the [[BadassDriver badass taxi driver]] protagonist of the previous films, to appear in it with an important role to play in the climax. Creator/LucBesson [[ExecutiveMeddling refused]]. Gastambide then asked Naceri about a short [[TheCameo cameo]]. Naceri refused the cameo, stating "I was expecting a little more respect after 30 years in the movie business".
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Franck Gastambide wrote, directed and played in ''Taxi 5''. He wanted Daniel (Samy Naceri), (Creator/SamyNaceri), the [[BadassDriver badass taxi driver]] protagonist of the previous films, to appear in it with an important role to play in the climax. Creator/LucBesson [[ExecutiveMeddling refused]]. Gastambide then asked Naceri about a short [[TheCameo cameo]]. Naceri refused the cameo, stating "I was expecting a little more respect after 30 years in the movie business".
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The first two-to-three movies are shaping up into this as TheNineties and [[TurnOfTheMillennium early 2000s]] are getting further and further away. Of particular note: the cars, old police radars, [[UsefulNotes/ThePresidentsOfFrance the presidency of Jacques Chirac]], people paying things in francs (France has adopted the Euro euro currency since) and Daniel's "Zinedine Zidane #10" soccer jersey (Zinedine Zidane was the then-biggest star in French soccer, especially after helping the French team win the FIFA World Cup in 1998).
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