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.

@tvsbesteps

Ай бұрын

With Tom Hanks as his roommate!

@TheRadioAteMyTV

Ай бұрын

That magical moment where after eating the brownie he just instantly turns into the Jim we all know. Freaking gold. I really liked the one where he had the wall of televisions too. Everyone thought it was stupid to have all the TVs, but like facebook and Tik Tok, stupid rules and controls with a lightning stealth.

@goodtimesfunforall778

Ай бұрын

totally agree!!! that show was the best. memories of 802 was another one

@thedustmancometh

29 күн бұрын

“Are those ‘FUNNY BROWNIES?’”

@SidneyBroadshead

29 күн бұрын

His Harvard girlfriend was played by Mimi Rogers.

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

@TheRadioAteMyTV

Ай бұрын

We will just see what Simka has to say about that. And remember what she told Bill Murray in Scrooged, "Oh you know I like the rough stuff".

@johnurban7333

Ай бұрын

Totally agree. He was the “Kramer” of Taxi

@msh6865

Ай бұрын

@@johnurban7333 great analogy.

@jeffreyjeziorski1480

28 күн бұрын

Okie Doky

@elcorado83

27 күн бұрын

I suspect Andy Kaufman himself would agree as he never liked his character much!

I remember the first time I saw Christopher Lloyd on Taxi I could not believe he was acting He looked like such a burnout that he had to be real!😂

@charlieross-BRM

18 күн бұрын

When they describe that in this expose I was thinking of a friend's son who was an "unknown" actor cast as the lead in a film about a youth who killed another teen in an open public park, by kicking him repeatedly until he was dead. It was something that happened in the same area they produced the film so it was a sensitive topic to a lot of the crew. Apparently the son turned up at filming and the rest of the cast and crew avoided him just on the look and behaviour he projected. They thought he was maybe a real thug hired as an extra or as a consultant. They really just didn't even want to make eye contact with him in case they set him off. I don't know if that constitutes method acting or just being prepared and arriving in character. His father said he just wanted to do a good job and not disappoint the producers.

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

@flimsyjimnz

5 күн бұрын

Him and Vic Ferrari!!

Christopher is a world treasure.

@TheBoatPirate

17 күн бұрын

hes even funny in nobody! look at all those shotguns! 😂😂😂

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

@GamerMastodon

10 күн бұрын

The cocaine cookie episode is the best!

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

@TheRadioAteMyTV

Ай бұрын

As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly

@tvsbesteps

Ай бұрын

I do have a video on that episode as well!

@jaminova_1969

Ай бұрын

@@TheRadioAteMyTV "Oh Les!"

@AquaBilliam

23 күн бұрын

I was 8 when I watched both episodes (my parents were fans) and I lost it; I knew at that point what comedy was in my book. It's probably why I like British comedy more than American; thoughtful absurdity is way funnier than cracking a funny line, or building up a story so much that you're expecting the punchline!

@pelmen1294

16 күн бұрын

I was laughing so hard at the turkey stunt I was near falling out of my chair. Les nesman was a winner in that show heheh.

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.

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

@davidzweiban7957

Ай бұрын

Also a classic scene👍

@anim8torfiddler871

25 күн бұрын

Thanks, I must have misremembered the line... But Loved the gag!

@nellgwenn

15 күн бұрын

I like the episode when Latka and Simka come to the conclusion they have to get a divoce because Latka had sex with another woman to stay warm in freezing temperatures in a taxi that needed to be fixed. Latka and Simka are distraught about the idea of divorce. Until Jim says, "Why don't you just get married again".

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

@TheRadioAteMyTV

Ай бұрын

As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly

@hotmushmedia

Ай бұрын

More music. Less Nessman.

@fixpacifica

29 күн бұрын

I remember my jaws were burning from laughing during that episode.

@mcmlxii4419

25 күн бұрын

No, it isn't. Nothing on WKRP was even remotely as funny a Taxi.

@mustaffa1611

25 күн бұрын

@@mcmlxii4419 haha, ok

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.

@mcmlxii4419

23 күн бұрын

Remember the first episode where Danny Devito stepped out of the cage for the first time? Just seeing was hysterically funny.

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

@haplessasshole9615

Ай бұрын

I watched this in a friend's dorm room on a little B&W portable TV. We _howled_ with laughter, partly at seeing the cast trying not to break up. I mean, it's quite obvious they were all dying.

@richardvinsen2385

Ай бұрын

Slow down.

@haplessasshole9615

Ай бұрын

@@richardvinsen2385 Okay. Whhaaaat duuuuz aaaa yeeelllllowww liiiiight meeeean?

@bostonrailfan2427

Ай бұрын

@@richardvinsen2385what. does. a yellow. light. mean.

@henrybutchy3242

Ай бұрын

You have an intuitive grasp of the obvious.

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?"

Another one of my favorite 'Taxi' episodes was Louie, Danny DeVito's character had spoken with a psychic who had foresaw Louie's death at midnight. Louie is freaking out with Alex and Alex is trying to calm him. The fortune teller said, "Death will knock at your door at midnight", or something to that effect. Anyway, the moment passed and Louie and Alex were relieved. Then there was a knock at the door! Louie, expecting to see Death face to face opens the door to a Girl Scout selling cookies. Louie screams, Alex screams, the Girl Scout screams, and Louie slams the door in her face and exclaims, "My God! Did you see it?! It was hideous!" Back when comedy was funny.

@tvsbesteps

Ай бұрын

“Jim the Psychic!”

@aisforapple2494

Ай бұрын

@@tvsbesteps You'll have to forgive me. It's easily been about 4 decades since I've watched it, but I still think about that joke quite often.

@mikeb.7183

Ай бұрын

My favorite Jim scene, besides the yellow light scene, was the one where Alex finds his daughter is getting married and Jim answers obscure questions about the Venezuelan mail system. He answers them with such confidence and then at the end when Alex asks him how he knows such things his classic response was. You mean I’m right.

@bbmcrae

26 күн бұрын

Comedy is still funny. Go tell those kids to get off out lawn.

It is hard to describe just how much of an upgrade Reverend Jim was to Randall Carver's character.

@kjk7611

28 күн бұрын

Randall Carver was supposed to be the ballast. The straight man. Like Jane Curtain on SNL. But Alex Rigger (Judd Hearsh) filled that role.

I remember an episode where somehow it was discovered that Rev Jim had a knack for scheduling TV shows or something like that. He was getting hounded by TV execs to schedule their shows for him, but he had one condition: "Star Trek" had to be included hahaha. And the way he said it, he'd stand still and look outward and say "Staaaaaar Trek..." Of course, he eventually played Klingon Commander Kruge in "Star Trek III" so there ya go 😁

@tvsbesteps

27 күн бұрын

“Jim Joins the Network” with Martin Short. Fun episode. It was actually inspired by a real life story! Find out all about it in my Fantasy Island video!

@kirk1968

27 күн бұрын

@@tvsbesteps Ah, thank you! I will check out that video, how cool it is that we can reminisce about shows like this :)

Judd Hirsch is the glue that binds ensembles.

@MJanovicable

Ай бұрын

That's an excellent observation, spot on.

Marilu Henner in that dress in the 2nd episode is what got me hooked

@slappy8941

17 күн бұрын

RIGHT? 😛😛😛😍😍😍🥰🥰🥰🥵🥵🥵

This episode and WKRP's, "Turkey's Away" episode, are my all time favorite episodes of comedy shows, ever. If you could make my dad laugh hard enough to have tears roll down his face and fall on his knees onto the floor, then you made my year. Those memories of my father laughing that hard will stay with me forever. His laughter will always ring in my mind and my memories of watching these episodes, and actually understanding and laughing at the jokes with my dad, are very special to me. And the driving test and turkey drop, make me laugh way too hard and cry far too much, till this day.

@desireebailey611

14 күн бұрын

Great story!!

I spent an afternoon around Chris Lloyd. Super quiet and nice. I was a smoker then. We smoked a bunch of cigarettes at this patio table, drinking coffee. The conversation was sparse and he was very soft spoken in that setting. We just enjoyed the nice weather.

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

Absolutely inspired. That was 46 years ago and I still remember it like it was yesterday.

I loved it when Jim ran into the mime's wall.

"Elegant Iggy" has my favorite scene: "Must've had... music lessons."

@jz422

Ай бұрын

I was thinking of that very scene!

When I met Christopher at a convention I told him this was my all-time favourite scene. He also signed my Taxi Season 2 DVD.

@baron_von_brunk

Ай бұрын

I met him at a convention a decade ago and asked him which Back to the Future movie was his favorite. He said "Part III, because I finally got a love-interest!"

Jim the Psychic. The whole Girl Scout cookie scene. One of the funniest things on TV ever.

@Atheist7

5 күн бұрын

That was HILARIOUS (too)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Chistopher Lloyd is *so* funny. And yet he could play such a *vicious* villain (Commander Kruge) in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.

@jonothanthrace1530

26 күн бұрын

Don't forget him as Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?.

@vickiechandler3112

25 күн бұрын

@@jonothanthrace1530 this...doom was way scarier than kruge.....the dude melted poor innocent shoes...other than cruella skinning puppies cant get much meaner than that...;)

@Wendy_O._Koopa

17 күн бұрын

@@vickiechandler3112 To be fair, Cruella never actually _got_ to skin the puppies, they escaped. The most successful Disney villain (according to some) is the nameless hunter who shot Bambi's mom. Who (and this is a wild fringe theory) some believe to have been Judge Doom, which conflicts with the theory of him being the Peter "Pistol Packin" Possum, R.K. Maroon's lesser star. The Donald/Daffy to Roger's Mickey/Bugs. Of course _that_ theory conflicts with the comics which clearly portrayed him as a human toon, and gave him a backstory. So... eh, 50/50

@vickiechandler3112

17 күн бұрын

@@Wendy_O._Koopa those puppies , who knowswhat all she did prior....and she did have the intention to so no pass for her.........never heard that theory before..doom doesnt strike me as a hunter type personality

Taxi is one of the few shows of my youth that I still love watching. Like Cheers, it's just such an incredible cast with great writing about regular people. Reverend Jim was comedy gold every time he graced the screen, but as you can see from the yellow light scene, he works so well because of the great reactions from Judd Hersch and the entire cast

Best episode of Taxi. Love how Tony Danza can barely keep it together

In the mid 80s I would cut up at a small bike shop. I loved imitating Iggy. Then one day a coworker said you need to see this movie called Back to the future. Great stuff.

I still remember that episode when it originally aired like it was yesterday, and how much I cried laughing. I was kind of funny the first round, but when they kept going, I lost it.

In 1985 I got the nickname Iggy in high school. I got it from my shop teacher who was watching taxi. Then my fellow students started telling new students that my name was Jim ignatowski and everybody called me Iggy for short. My nickname still follows me to this day.

@billkeithchannel

16 күн бұрын

Would you like a can of pop?

I was at a comic con and had the opportunity to imitate this bit in front of Lloyd! My daughter was in a long line to see Malfoy dude...well he smiled and I felt complete😊

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!

I remember seeing this on Nick at Nite as a kid and trying to get my friends with it at school the next day. So I ask "Hey, what does a yellow light mean?" to like three different friends, and they all responded "Use caution." 🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️

Christopher Lloyd is the only really good impression I can do!

@TheRadioAteMyTV

Ай бұрын

Oakie Dokie.

@maddhatter3564

27 күн бұрын

everyone can do reverend Jim but there is only 1

I'm watching this thinking, a yellow light means speed up. Then I'm thinking OMG did we learn that from Taxi?

Not sure how this ended up in my suggestions but I’m so glad it did. Possibly the funniest and most memorable comedic moments I’ve ever seen at 12 years old.

I reference this episode all the time. It is one of the funniest moments in sitcom history to me.

Brilliant ending: "This is heavy"

@Tuning3434

22 күн бұрын

There's that word again. "Heavy." Why are things so heavy in the future? Is there a problem with the Earth's gravitational pull?

When I first saw this scene, I did not see his response coming.... I laughed so hard my stomach was hurting. Then he repeats himself even more slowly. LMAO.

@ambienthangout

15 күн бұрын

Then he forgets the question.

Funny how things come together. I can't imagine anyone else play Rev Jim.

One the funniest bits in television history!

I loved Taxi as a kid, especially Jim. I remember watching Star Trek III in the theater and when Christopher Llyod's character first spoke English, I was floored I didn't recognize him until that moment (Klingon is very guttural and gruff) but when he spoke English, there was Rev Jim wearing a funky forehead prosthetic.

@TheRadioAteMyTV

Ай бұрын

The two things I find him terribly miscast in are Star Trek III, he was still Jim just a cranky one, and in 1975 he was in the Adams' Chronicles with an ensemble cast telling the story of John Adams and his descendants. Shatner and Lloyd in the recent (2021) Senior Moment are perfectly matched. The funniest part is Shatner playing a 70 year old when he was really 90! Shatner is now 94 and still in top form. Too bad he is Canadian and he can't be president.

@bostonrailfan2427

Ай бұрын

i never knew it was him until tears later, i thought the voice was familiar but didn’t put two and two together

I've never in my life seen my dad laugh as hard as he did when that episode aired, I honestly thought he was going to need to go to the hospital

Love that driving test scene from the episode A Space Odyssey. Every now and then, i think of it because it was one of the funniest moments ever on sitcom tv!❤😂

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

@bblod4896

15 күн бұрын

💡

@bblod4896

15 күн бұрын

💡

SOAP & TAXI were my two favorites back in the late 70's to early 80's... This episode from TAXI was one of the funniest I've ever seen. Reverend Jim Ignatowski, Burt Campbell, & Jessica Tate are my top favorite TV characters - all hilarious & brilliantly portrayed. Anytime I see them on screen, I'm cry-laughing & gasping for air.

This was the best episode of the entire series IMO. It was down right hilarious!!

I had to catch Taxi in re-runs due to my job situation and no VCR. I just watched and waited for Jim's entrance and or one-liners of wisdom. Great story. Narragansett Bay

As a kid growing up watching this series. Rev. Jim was the reason I kept watching. Was a huge fan of Loyd from then on.

I remember that scene so well! I saw it when it first aired.

@kittiwhieldon4329

Ай бұрын

Me too! I’m sending this to my son. I’ve tried to explain how funny this was but you really have to experience it.

i remember dying laughing at this episode. also, couldn't share it back then because there was no social media, but anybody else bugged by Jeff Conaway always shaking his hair?

As a teener during the Taxi hey days (graduated HS in 81) Taxi did not resonate with me. NY C setting , Latka and others just was didn't hit it for me then. LATER as an adult in my Early thirties. I found the ReRuns and LOVED the genius and Humor of TAXI. STILL do. Thanks for this background of how Christopher Reverend Jim got started!

Jim's "a space odyssey" should have been named a spaced odyssey, as in what we used to say in the 60s - like really spaced out man.

That "Taxi" episode was a certifiable classic!

My favorite Jim bit in Taxi was the Famous Amos cookies episode - when he realizes there's coke in the cookies. He takes a bite, and his eyes light up - then he puts it up to his nose and takes a big snort. Lol. I used to watch Taxi reruns on weekends when I'd visit my dad - and I'd be dying from laughing so hard. That character was the reason my dad took me to see Back to the Future when it came out in theaters. I can't believe I was only 6.

Am reminded of the way Robin Williams helped out on Happy Days with his chatacter "Mork" who was a space alien.

@tvsbesteps

Ай бұрын

Yes I have a video on that episode as well!

Excellently edited! Very smooth and professional

@tvsbesteps

29 күн бұрын

Thanks very much!

Whenever I discuss the funniest moments on TV, this episode always comes up as the number one all-time funniest scene. A close second is from “Martin” with Martin Lawrence. The scene where he fights Tommy Hitman Hearns and comes out of the back room with a swollen face is hilarious.😂

Loved TAXI. Jim/Chris was always my favourite character. I've seen this episode many times, and show it to my friends ;-0) Thanks for the background detail to his casting ;-0)

@tvsbesteps

27 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

The episode where Jim gave the other characters money to give away changed my life. Aside from taking care of my basic needs, my lotto fantasy is to help out my family, friends and community in a sustainable way.

Camping episode: Alex:” just because they’re blue berries doesn’t mean they’re blueberries.” Jim:” okie dokie”

Danny De Vito tells a slightly different story of how Lloyd got cast. Both had worked together several times and were from the NY stage. Lloyd hung out with Danny when he first got to LA

@bostonrailfan2427

Ай бұрын

Danny isn’t afraid to tout himself regarding the success of others…but he himself might have gotten a job the same way as Lloyd: via that New York connection

I remember when this aired. Ill never forget it. I laughed so hard, i fell off my couch on the floor! I had to wipe tears!😂🤣😂🤣

The driver test scene is truly the funniest scene in television history. I remember watching it when it originally aired. You could tell that the entire cast is in agony doing anything & everything they could to stop themselves from totally losing it. From the very 1st time it aired until watching again today, tears of laughter soak my face. 😆😅😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😭😭

Literally one of the funniest scenes in television history!

I couldn't stop laughing, Reverend Jim has a permanent spot in comedic history.

A few years ago, I had moved to another state. I had to get a new drivers license which included taking a written test. Just like in this episode, I went into a room filled with little desk and I started laughing on the in I had moved to another state. I had to get a new drivers license which included taking a written test. Just like in this episode, I went into a room filled with little desk and I started laughing on the inside. This scene immediately came to mind. this truly is one of the most memorable episode in TV history. Christopher. Lloyd is a comedic genius.✌🏻💖📺

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

Watching this episode together with my dear brother gifted us with laughs we were able to share for many years... Sometimes, just a glance from across a room full of people, or the 2-word phrase "Slow Down!" was enough to make those who had seen it laugh AGAIN.

The funniest skit in TV history.

I was so lucky to grow up in this era. Us Gen X'rs had the best Music and TV. And this is why Back to the Future was such a hit. Never thought about it before. My favorite episode of Taxi was the Rev Jim Origins story. lol

I read once that one thing that makes the "what does a yellow mean" scene work so well is the professionalism of the background actors. Not a single one of them cracked up and that must have taken some doing.

I remember Taxi airing late at night in the UK, and realising I was being let into a secret that no one else I knew had ever heard of - my own funny little Transatlantic comedy club, where I kept M.A.S.H and some other stuff I can’t remember now. Thank you for sharing

He's a genius! The extent of his abilities is best seen when he dates Elaine and accidentally recalls traits and knowledge he had before he started using drugs and later when he destroys his van for love.

Ahhh, Tony Danza 🤤💕

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.

Lloyd is truly memorable. And Taxi was great. Thanks for the vid.

@tvsbesteps

12 күн бұрын

You’re welcome! Thanks for the comment!

This Episode is My Favorite ever... I even tell people about this one!

Lloyd was great, but it’s the discomfort of the other three that really makes the scene. There was so much great talent on that show.

Oh man the 10-10-220 ad. That's what I used to call my grandma! It was the wild west for phones in the late 90's.

Reverend Jim is one of my favorite characters in sitcom history. Right up there with Archie Bunker, Hawkeye Pierce, Ralph Kramden, and The Fonz.

I always loved Christopher Lloyd. So wish I could get parts like his.

I was in h.s. when this episode aired. Hilarious! "What does a yellow light mean? 😂

The DMV episode is my most favorite Taxi episode, like the Turkey episode of WKRP, they will forever remain absolute classics!!

I will now forever have a mental picture of Odo being Doc Brown.

Absolutely one of the Absolutely funniest bits of comedy, LOVE REVEREND JIM!!

It's amazing how much i still laugh so much at seeing rev jim again😅😅😅😅

Lloyd was mind blowing!

My favourite character on Taxi was without a doubt Rev. Jim. If he didn’t appear in an episode I was disappointed.

I forgot how much *HAIR* we had back then.

Lloyd in the commercial seems like the prototype of Ben Bailey in Cash Cab.

I remember watching that episode as if it happened yesterday. I couldn't stop laughing that my stomach started hurting and the next day at school everyone was doing it and of course the laughter starts again. OMG, I have never laughed so hard and for so long in my life. Great, great memories for sure.

13:12 That list is WILD.

Loyd is Brilliant as Jim. No one could have done it better!

Christopher Lloyd has definitely done The Things. I really hope his last words are "Boat Drinks. ✋"

All the reactions send the joke into the stratosphere, especially the tester behind him.

love and remember this episode while seeing it live with my father ... rest his soul.

That show was a perfect storm all the characters were a perfect fit. It’s time a binge watch. Cheers is another great one