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Brian Damage · 07-07-2012, 10:17 PM

In the episode "Vienna Waits," Alex and Elaine go for "a walk." Was that to allude that they hooked up in Europe?

Adamantium · 07-07-2012, 11:12 PM

For Alex's sake, I hope so!

I've alway assumed that they hooked up in that episode. Which seems pretty bold for a sitcom in the early 80s.

Brian Damage · 07-07-2012, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Adamantium

For Alex's sake, I hope so!

I've alway assumed that they hooked up in that episode. Which seems pretty bold for a sitcom in the early 80s.

LOL

Yeah, I think that's what everybody assumed too. lol

Skywalker · 07-08-2012, 01:10 PM

They definitely hooked up. Near the end of the episode Elaine tells Alex that their friendship is strong enough to survive 1 night of love. I forget where I read it, but this episode was often referred to as the "Alex Gets Laid" episode.

Brian Damage · 07-08-2012, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Skywalker

They definitely hooked up. Near the end of the episode Elaine tells Alex that their friendship is strong enough to survive 1 night of love. I forget where I read it, but this episode was often referred to as the "Alex Gets Laid" episode.

Really? Wow, I never heard that.

Retro4Life · 07-08-2012, 01:28 PM

Yep, they definitely hooked up. The sad thing is that this incident was never referred to again or built upon. I didn't want them to be a couple, per se, but I hoped if they ever had a final episode (which they never did or will) it would have been implied that Alex and Elaine would have a future together.

Brian Damage · 07-08-2012, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Retro4Life

Yep, they definitely hooked up. The sad thing is that this incident was never referred to again or built upon. I didn't want them to be a couple, per se, but I hoped if they ever had a final episode (which they never did or will) it would have been implied that Alex and Elaine would have a future together.

Didn't they hook up in real life too?

Retro4Life · 07-08-2012, 01:50 PM

Yeah, I have heard that, too.

catlover79 · 07-08-2012, 05:17 PM

Alex and Elaine were definitely soulmates - and I hope that they ended up together when the show ended.

catlover79 · 07-08-2012, 05:19 PM

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Didn't they hook up in real life too?

Yes. Actually, Marilu Henner and Tony Danza had a fling when the show was just getting under way but ended it before the first episode aired (they have since remained lifelong good friends). Then Marilu had a hot and heavy affair with Judd Hirsch, but it didn't last long. She has since remained good friends with him throughout the years, too. She went into quite a bit of detail about it in her 1994 memoir, By All Means Keep On Moving.

Mr. Television · 07-08-2012, 05:28 PM

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Alex and Elaine were definitely soulmates - and I hope that they ended up together when the show ended.

They probably should have married them on the final show.

catlover79 · 07-08-2012, 05:54 PM

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They probably should have married them on the final show.

I think so, too. What did they have to lose?

Skywalker · 07-09-2012, 03:02 PM

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Really? Wow, I never heard that.

Yeah, I remember now it was mentioned in the book Taxi: The Official Fans Guide in the episode guide section. That book has a lot of interesting info I never knew about before. Definitely worth reading if you can find it.

Skywalker · 07-09-2012, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

Yes. Actually, Marilu Henner and Tony Danza had a fling when the show was just getting under way but ended it before the first episode aired (they have since remained lifelong good friends). Then Marilu had a hot and heavy affair with Judd Hirsch, but it didn't last long. She has since remained good friends with him throughout the years, too. She went into quite a bit of detail about it in her 1994 memoir, By All Means Keep On Moving.

I remember a part in that book where she mentioned she was on a date with Judd and some woman walked up to him and yelled at him and slapped him hard in the face.

catlover79 · 07-09-2012, 05:39 PM

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I remember a part in that book where she mentioned she was on a date with Judd and some woman walked up to him and yelled at him and slapped him hard in the face.

I remember that, too.

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Skywalker Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 04, 2003 Posts: 14,204	They definitely hooked up. Near the end of the episode Elaine tells Alex that their friendship is strong enough to survive 1 night of love. I forget where I read it, but this episode was often referred to as the "Alex Gets Laid" episode.

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