Taxi - Season 3 Episode 16 Louie Bumps into an Old Lady
Louie, driving a cab in order to give pointers to a new driver, accidentally runs into an old lady pedestrian. Louie starts catering to the old lady, in the hopes of avoiding being sued, but soon learns she is still going to sue him for a million dollars. Alex notices that the old lady looks familiar, and recognizes her as a con artist, who pulls scams like this on cab drivers all the time (faking injuries in order to sue them). Alex makes a deal with Louie to find some of her previous victims to testify against her, if Louie agrees to treat Alex with more respect. It turns out, however, that this time, the woman really has broken her leg this time, and is indeed confined to a wheelchair legitimately (she tells this to her lawyer without any of the gang around). At the trial, Alex shows up alone because he couldn't get anyone to testify in Louie's behalf, so Louie gets a bright idea. In an attempt to prove that the woman is faking an injury, in front of the court, Louie pushes he
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
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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