Tournament Round Two: The Wonder Years (1988) vs. Taxi - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

icecream · 12-06-2021, 03:03 PM

The original Wonder Years might be the most successful show to have a series premiere after the Super Bowl. It lasted six seasons and 115 episodes on ABC from 1988-1993. Retro set in 1968, The Wonder Years stars Fred Savage as 12 year old Kevin Arnold. Dan Lauria plays his father Jack. Also starring Alley Mills as Kevin's mother Arnold, Olivia D'Abo in earlier seasons as his sister Karen, Jason Hervey as his mean brother Wayne, Josh Saviano as his best friend Paul Pfeiffer, and Danica McKellar as Winnie Cooper. Danica's real life sister Crystal recurred as his nemesis Becky Slater, and Robert Picardo recurred as his gym teacher Coach Cutlip.
How it got this far
1st Round: defeated George Lopez 6-0

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).
How it got this far
1st Round: defeated Yes, Minister/Yes, Prime Minister 9-2

icecream · 12-13-2021, 03:27 PM

The Wonder Years goes from a shutout win in round one to barely avoiding a shutout loss here. Taxi destroys The Wonder Years 10-1 and will advance to the 3rd round.

Merry24 · 12-13-2021, 04:03 PM

The Wonder Years

View Poll Results: Which Show Do You Prefer?
The Wonder Years (1988)	1	9.09%
Taxi	10	90.91%
Voters: 11. You may not vote on this poll

12-06-2021, 03:03 PM	#1
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,880	Tournament Round Two: The Wonder Years (1988) vs. Taxi The original Wonder Years might be the most successful show to have a series premiere after the Super Bowl. It lasted six seasons and 115 episodes on ABC from 1988-1993. Retro set in 1968, The Wonder Years stars Fred Savage as 12 year old Kevin Arnold. Dan Lauria plays his father Jack. Also starring Alley Mills as Kevin's mother Arnold, Olivia D'Abo in earlier seasons as his sister Karen, Jason Hervey as his mean brother Wayne, Josh Saviano as his best friend Paul Pfeiffer, and Danica McKellar as Winnie Cooper. Danica's real life sister Crystal recurred as his nemesis Becky Slater, and Robert Picardo recurred as his gym teacher Coach Cutlip. How it got this far 1st Round: defeated George Lopez 6-0 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). How it got this far 1st Round: defeated Yes, Minister/Yes, Prime Minister 9-2
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12-13-2021, 03:27 PM	#2
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,880	The Wonder Years goes from a shutout win in round one to barely avoiding a shutout loss here. Taxi destroys The Wonder Years 10-1 and will advance to the 3rd round.

12-13-2021, 04:03 PM	#3
Merry24 Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 10, 2017 Location: beach Posts: 2,042	The Wonder Years