‘Taxi’ series debuts on ABC-TV 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 12 1978)


Video: 'S1 - E1 Like Father Like Daughter'

(Tuesday, September 12, 1978, 9:30-10:00 p.m. EDT)Taxi, an American prime time television sitcom series about the everyday lives of a handful of New York City taxi drivers and their abusive dispatcher, debuted tonight on ABC.

Created by James L. Brooks, Stan Daniels, David Davis and Ed. Weinberger, the series starred Judd Hirsch, Jeff Conaway, Danny DeVito, Marilu Henner, Tony Danza, Andy Kaufman, Randall Carver, Christopher Lloyd and Carol Kane.


Video: 'PBS Documentary "Television" - Episode 2 of 8 (edited)' ('Taxi' at 2:09/26:47)