Rerun Shuffle

Exploring society one re-watch at a time!

Author: Tim Nacey and Leo Cabral

Every week Leo Cabral and Tim Nacey watch a different episode of a different older TV show and recap it while discussing how well it does or doesn't work in the modern social landscape. Do your favorites hold up? Join us to find out! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep. 31: 'Taxi'- 04x16- "Jim and the Kid"
Friday, 13 January, 2023

Trigger/Content Warning: Race and Police Brutality come up for just a second in this episode of Taxi, and we discuss how nonsensical it was. The discussion lasts for just about 2 minutes, but it's there.This week on the podcast, Leo and Tim dive into "Taxi," an ensemble sitcom about a group of cab drivers that work for a tyrannical boss played by Danny DeVito. We discuss strangely intense jokes, Christopher Lloyd's almost universal appeal, and why sitcoms were so politically and socially intense in the 1970s. Does this episode hold up? Tune in and find out!00:00:00-00:02:06 Intro00:02:06-00:06:43 What Are We Watching?00:06:43-00:13:35 Background on Taxi00:13:35-0:52:08 Synopsis/Discussion0:52:08-0:53:42 Does It Hold Up?0:53:42-0:55:07 Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.