The happy cabbies of New York's Sunshine Cab Company were the focal point of this comedy. Cab driving may be fun, but it was just a job for this crew, most of whom were working part-time as they tried to make it in other fields. Alex Rieger, the most experienced and most conservative of the group, was the only full-time driver. Bobby Wheeler was a frustrated actor, waiting for his big break; Elaine Nardo was an art gallery receptionist, trying to pick up a few extra bucks; Tony Banta, the boxer who never won a fight; and John Burns, the student and all-around lost soul. Latka Gravas was the company's mechanic, of indeterminate nationality and fractured english, and Louie De Palma was the dispatcher, a pint-sized petty tyrant who ran things from a wire cage in the center of the garage. Joining the cast in the second season was "Reverend Jim" Ignatowski, a spaced-out ex-hippie. (Tim's TV Showcase)

Cast & Characters

• Judd Hirsch as Alex Reiger
• Danny DeVito as Louie De Palma
• Tony Danza as Tony Banta
• Marilu Henner as Elaine O'Connor Nardo
• Jeff Conaway as Bobby Wheeler
• Andy Kaufman as Latka Gravas
• Christopher Llyod as Jim Ignatowski
• Rita Pearlman as Zena Sherman
• Randall Carver as John Burns
• Carol Kane as Simka Dahblitz Gravas
• J. Alan Thomas as Jeff Bennet

Series Run

115 Episodes
First Telecast: September 12, 1978
Last Telecast: July 27, 1983