Tournament Round One: Yes, Minister/Yes, Prime Minister vs. Taxi - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

icecream · 11-09-2021, 05:01 PM

Nigel Hawthorne stole the show as Sir Humphrey Appleby in this Britcom. Airing 5 seasons spread out from 1980-1988 on UK network BBC Two, Paul Eddington plays Minister James Hacker who gets promoted to Prime Minister, hence the title change of the show. Also starring Derek Fowlds as Bernard Wooley.

It was not sunny in this sitcom where Danny DeVito got his start as super mean boss Louie De Palma. Set at a cab company, Judd Hirsch stars as Alex Reiger, the only cabbie who was there full time not supplementing with another job. Marilu Henner is Elaine Nardo, Tony Danza is Tony Banta, Jeff Conaway is Bobby Wheeler, and Andy Kaufman is mechanic Latka Gravas. John Burns (Randall Carver) was dropped after season 1. Bobby was dropped at the end of season 3. Christopher Lloyd joined the cast as "Reverend" Jim Ignatowski in season 2. Danny DeVito's real wife Rhea Perlman played Zena Sherman in 6 episodes. Carol Kane recurred as Latka's eventual wife Simka Dahblitz-Gravas. Taxi aired five seasons from 1978-1983, the first four on ABC. When they cancelled at the end of season 4, NBC picked up Taxi for a 5th season pairing it with Cheers on Thursday nights. But that did not help Taxi's ratings improve as it was still two years before The Cosby Show would save the night (although I like Fame a lot better than TCS).

Adamantium · 11-09-2021, 10:26 PM

Taxi. To me, Taxi is one of the top 5 best sitcoms ever made. I don't have a list but I know it's definitely top 5.

Heenan Fan · 11-10-2021, 05:47 AM

Taxi.

AMackII · 11-10-2021, 06:51 AM

I voted for Taxi

tvfan25 · 11-10-2021, 08:38 AM

I liked and voted for Taxi. Never heard of the other show.

AB · 11-11-2021, 10:45 PM

Taxi was my choice too.

icecream · 11-15-2021, 05:10 PM

Taxi defeats Yes, Minister/Yes, Prime Minister 9-2 and will advance to the 2nd round.

View Poll Results: Which Show Do You Prefer?
Yes, Minister/Yes, Prime Minister	2	18.18%
Taxi	9	81.82%
Voters: 11. You may not vote on this poll

11-09-2021, 05:01 PM	#1
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,691	Tournament Round One: Yes, Minister/Yes, Prime Minister vs. Taxi Nigel Hawthorne stole the show as Sir Humphrey Appleby in this Britcom. Airing 5 seasons spread out from 1980-1988 on UK network BBC Two, Paul Eddington plays Minister James Hacker who gets promoted to Prime Minister, hence the title change of the show. Also starring Derek Fowlds as Bernard Wooley. It was not sunny in this sitcom where Danny DeVito got his start as super mean boss Louie De Palma. Set at a cab company, Judd Hirsch stars as Alex Reiger, the only cabbie who was there full time not supplementing with another job. Marilu Henner is Elaine Nardo, Tony Danza is Tony Banta, Jeff Conaway is Bobby Wheeler, and Andy Kaufman is mechanic Latka Gravas. John Burns (Randall Carver) was dropped after season 1. Bobby was dropped at the end of season 3. Christopher Lloyd joined the cast as "Reverend" Jim Ignatowski in season 2. Danny DeVito's real wife Rhea Perlman played Zena Sherman in 6 episodes. Carol Kane recurred as Latka's eventual wife Simka Dahblitz-Gravas. Taxi aired five seasons from 1978-1983, the first four on ABC. When they cancelled at the end of season 4, NBC picked up Taxi for a 5th season pairing it with Cheers on Thursday nights. But that did not help Taxi's ratings improve as it was still two years before The Cosby Show would save the night (although I like Fame a lot better than TCS).
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11-10-2021, 05:47 AM	#3
Heenan Fan Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Oct 19, 2016 Posts: 6,001	Taxi.
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11-09-2021, 10:26 PM	#2
Adamantium TVAdam No More Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 11, 2002 Location: Springfield, Ohio Posts: 7,826	Taxi. To me, Taxi is one of the top 5 best sitcoms ever made. I don't have a list but I know it's definitely top 5.

11-10-2021, 06:51 AM	#4
AMackII Member Forum Star Join Date: Oct 23, 2015 Location: St. Louis Posts: 17,214	I voted for Taxi

11-10-2021, 08:38 AM	#5
tvfan25 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 10, 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 634	I liked and voted for Taxi. Never heard of the other show.

11-11-2021, 10:45 PM	#6
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,429	Taxi was my choice too.

11-15-2021, 05:10 PM	#7
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,691	Taxi defeats Yes, Minister/Yes, Prime Minister 9-2 and will advance to the 2nd round.