Taxi - Season 3 Episode 11 Elaine's Old Friend
In her cab, Elaine picks up a woman who turns out to be her old high-school rival, Mary. Elaine is embarrassed that she is a cab driver, especially since Mary heads a prestigious ad agency, so to save face, Elaine makes up a story about having a wonderful boyfriend who is a Columbia University professor. Over the next few days, Mary calls Elaine to try to arrange a dinner with their respective boyfriend's, but Elaine keeps making excuses, as she is ashamed that she made up a lie about having a boyfriend. When Elaine is about ready to confess her lie to Mary over the phone, Alex grabs the phone, pretending to be Elaine's boyfriend, and accepts her dinner invitation for that evening. At dinner, Alex is so charming, in an effort to make their relationship look very loving, that all of a sudden, Mary and her boyfriend become jealous that they don't have such an exciting relationship. Meanwhile, even Elaine is swept up in the moment, and is taken by Alex's romantic acting job. Having d
Year: 1983
Country: United States of America
Director: Stan Daniels, Ed. Weinberger, James L. Brooks
Cast: Judd Hirsch, Danny DeVito, Marilu Henner, Tony Danza, Andy Kaufman, Christopher Lloyd
Crew: Dennis Danzinger (Writer), Sam Simon (Producer), David Davis (Writer), Richard Sakai (Producer), Holly Holmberg Brooks (Writer), Eileen Brennan (Producer)
First Air Date: Sep 12, 1978
Last Air date: Jun 15, 1983
Season: 5 Season
Episode: 114 Episode
Runtime: 30 minutes
IMDb: 7.20/10 by 154.00 users
Popularity: 53.967
Language: English
Episode
Louie's Rival
Tony's Sister and Jim
Fathers of the Bride
Elaine's Strange Triangle
Going Home
The Ten Percent Solution
The Call of the Mild
Latka's Cookies
Thy Boss's Wife
The Costume Party
Elaine's Old Friend
Out of Commission
Zen and the Art of Cab Driving
Louie's Mother
Bobby's Roommate
Louie Bumps into an Old Lady
Bobby and the Critic
On the Job (1)
On the Job (2)
Latka the Playboy