Taxi (1978)

S4E23 The Road Not Taken (1)

When Elaine receives an offer to manage an art gallery in Seattle, she turns to her friends for advice on what to do. The cab drivers share their own significant life choices as examples. Tony recounts a time he refused to throw a fight, knowing it might bring trouble with the mob. During the match, he discovers his opponent is also in on the fix and hilariously takes a dive. Louie shares how he became a taxi dispatcher by stepping in for a sweet old man who needed to take his wife to the doctor. Louie ends up enjoying the role and pushes the old dispatcher into retirement. Lastly, Jim reflects on his academic days at Harvard, which took a wild turn thanks to his free-spirited girlfriend introducing him to hash brownies. (Part one of two)