The show ran from 1978 to 1983, first on ABC and then on NBC. "Taxi" followed the employees of the New York-based Sunshine Cab Company, including drivers Alex Rieger (Judd Hirsch), Tony Banta (Tony Danza), and Elaine Nardo (Marilu Henner).
Creators David Davis and James L. Brooks came upon the idea for the series when they read an article published in New York Magazine titled "Night-Shifting for the Hip Fleet" by Mark Jacobson, in which Jacobson recalled his time driving a cab.
A filmed segment of a taxi driving across the Queensboro Bridge in New York City actually repeats a few times during the opening credits to pad them out.
