why did they drop him from the show? did they ever say what happened to him? did they ever say his last name? after he left did they ever show his wife Suzanne?

guess no one knows huh?

why did they drop him from the show? did they ever say what happened to him? did they ever say his last name? after he left did they ever show his wife Suzanne?


I barely remember him till I saw your post. Now I am picturing him. I'm thinking they thought that since they had Tony and Bobby they didn't really need another young guy. ;)

guess no one knows huh?

From Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randall_Carver

In the first season (1978–79) of the television sitcom series Taxi, Carver portrayed John Burns, "a [naïve student][9] who lands in the taxi business more by default than design."[2][8] According to the book Happier Days (2006), although the book praised his acting, Carver's character John was not well-developed, even with his wedding subplot.[10] Carver said,

[The writers] were always trying what to do with this guy[...] There were so many characters. Most of us [cast] were on the stage at the same time[...] and seemed [like] everybody was kind of vying for their moment in the sun. A couple of times [actor] Tony Danza, [portrayer of boxer Tony Banta], and I changed lines at the director's or producers' requests[...] They'd do retooling and restructuring, and while it was not always pleasant at times, you can sort of see from this distance that everything worked out for the best[...][10]

His character was written out[9] and then replaced in the second season (1979–80) by an aging hippie and recovering drug addict Reverend Jim "Iggy" Ignatowski, portrayed by actor Christopher Lloyd.[9] Lloyd initially appeared as Reverend Jim in an episode of season 1, "Paper Marriage" (1978). Lloyd reprised the role of Jim in the season 2 episode, "Reverend Jim: A Space Odyssey" (1979), and became a cast member in subsequent seasons.[9][11]