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"Reverend Jim: A Space Odyssey" (Taxi)
Season 2, Episode 3
Aired: Sept. 25, 1979
Written by: Glen Charles and Les Charles
Directed by: James Burrows


The Sunshine Cab Company gang bumps into Reverend Jim (Special Guest Star Christopher Lloyd) and decides to help get him a job as a cabbie. But they first must help him pass his drivers' test. Meanwhile, Jim drugs Louie (Danny DeVito) so he can get the job. Stars: Judd Hirsch, Tony Danza, Marilu Henner, Jeff Conaway, and Andy Kaufman.

This episode brings back Reverend Jim – first introduced in season one's "Paper Marriage" – with Lloyd as a guest star. After his performance, the producers decided to make him part of the regular cast.