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Brian Damage · 01-22-2003, 04:18 PM

Do you think Taxi suffered after Bobby Wheeler(Jeff Conway) left to go to Hollywood or do you think the show maintained its humor?

Chocoholic · 01-22-2003, 06:39 PM

Bobby's departure didn't kill the show for me. I liked the character, but I didn't think he was central to the show. If Louie or Jim had left, I think that would have killed it. I think those two characters are the ones that really made Taxi great. Just my opinion

jgrif026 · 11-02-2011, 05:42 AM

still tho... you cant deny the dynamic was altered.. to me simply put when bobby was written out it got slitely duller... his struggling actor battling his vanity character worked well with dum dum tony, dimwitted jim, dispicable louie, and the rest of them...

seasons 4 and 5 were definitely good solid seasons in the tradition of taxi but jeff conaway going as well as the departure of the charles bros who went off to do cheers really took a lot of the original heart the initial seasons of taxi had

c_note · 01-10-2013, 07:37 AM

The show didn't suffer but I like the Bobby Wheeler character and thought some of the early episodes centring around him were excellent.

markaleen · 01-18-2013, 06:23 AM

Whenever I watch the episodes after he had gone I honestly don't notice that he's not there. I mean Bobby was never my favorite character but I usually notice when a character is missing.

veggie-tari-jenn · 03-18-2013, 12:42 AM

I didnt like the show as much after he left...he was my fave on the show.

Neutronman67 · 03-18-2013, 11:45 AM

The show was still funny and entertaining without bobby, now if louie left the show the show would have been nothing Danny Devito was the star of the show

01-22-2003, 04:18 PM	#1
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01-18-2013, 06:23 AM	#5
markaleen Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 08, 2011 Location: New England Posts: 43	Whenever I watch the episodes after he had gone I honestly don't notice that he's not there. I mean Bobby was never my favorite character but I usually notice when a character is missing.
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01-22-2003, 06:39 PM	#2
Chocoholic Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 01, 2000 Location: Between a rock and a hard place. Posts: 11,235	Bobby's departure didn't kill the show for me. I liked the character, but I didn't think he was central to the show. If Louie or Jim had left, I think that would have killed it. I think those two characters are the ones that really made Taxi great. Just my opinion

11-02-2011, 05:42 AM	#3
jgrif026 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 26, 2011 Location: new york city Posts: 17	still tho... you cant deny the dynamic was altered.. to me simply put when bobby was written out it got slitely duller... his struggling actor battling his vanity character worked well with dum dum tony, dimwitted jim, dispicable louie, and the rest of them... seasons 4 and 5 were definitely good solid seasons in the tradition of taxi but jeff conaway going as well as the departure of the charles bros who went off to do cheers really took a lot of the original heart the initial seasons of taxi had

01-10-2013, 07:37 AM	#4
c_note Member Forum Cub Join Date: Jan 10, 2013 Posts: 2	The show didn't suffer but I like the Bobby Wheeler character and thought some of the early episodes centring around him were excellent.

03-18-2013, 12:42 AM	#6
veggie-tari-jenn SARCASTIC COUPON PRINCESS!! Eternal Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 13, 2008 Posts: 1,882	I didnt like the show as much after he left...he was my fave on the show.

03-18-2013, 11:45 AM	#7
Neutronman67 Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 23, 2013 Location: Sarasota Posts: 2,538	The show was still funny and entertaining without bobby, now if louie left the show the show would have been nothing Danny Devito was the star of the show