Show Analysis
Taxi77.4
Humor Index
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Is Taxi funny? Yes — Taxi scores 77.4 out of 100 on the Humor Index, the #16 funniest of 21 sitcoms scored, based on an AI analysis of 4,624 jokes across 114 episodes. It averages 2.1 jokes per minute, with a craft score of 7.0 and an impact score of 6.7.
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Top 5 Episodes of Taxi
The highest-scoring episodes by our Humor Index. Start here.
Best Season
S5
998 jokes analyzed
Episode Mean
77.5
unweighted avg · 114 episodes
Score Range
91.5→65.0
best to worst
2
Episodes 90+
35
Episodes 80+
104
Episodes 70+
5.2
Consistency (σ)
lower = more consistent
Lowest Scoring Episodes
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Humor Index — every episode
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Season Averages
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Episode Heatmap
| Season | Episode | Title | Humor Index |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Like Father Like Daughter | 71.2 |
| 1 | 2 | One Punch Banta | 75.5 |
| 1 | 3 | Blind Date | 69.5 |
| 1 | 4 | Bobbys Acting Career | 78.2 |
| 1 | 5 | Come As You Arent | 65.0 |
| 1 | 6 | The Great Line | 75.4 |
| 1 | 7 | High School Reunion | 70.4 |
| 1 | 8 | Paper Marriage | 80.9 |
| 1 | 9 | Money Troubles | 66.9 |
| 1 | 10 | Men Are Such Beasts | 74.1 |
| 1 | 11 | A Full House For Christmas | 82.1 |
| 1 | 12 | Sugar Mama | 66.4 |
| 1 | 13 | Friends | 75.4 |
| 1 | 14 | Louie Sees The Light | 82.8 |
| 1 | 15 | Elaine And The Lame Duck | 69.6 |
| 1 | 16 | Bobby S Big Break | 79.9 |
| 1 | 17 | Mama Gravas | 72.0 |
| 1 | 18 | Alex Tastes Death And Finds A Nice Restaurant | 74.5 |
| 1 | 19 | Hollywood Calling | 79.5 |
| 1 | 20 | Substitute Father | 79.1 |
| 1 | 21 | Memories Of Cab 804 1 | 76.4 |
| 1 | 22 | Memories Of Cab 804 2 | 75.0 |
| 2 | 1 | Louie And The Nice Girl | 85.5 |
| 2 | 2 | Honor Thy Father | 80.4 |
| 2 | 3 | Reverend Jim A Space Odyssey | 84.5 |
| 2 | 4 | Nardo Loses Her Marbles | 74.2 |
| 2 | 5 | Wherefore Art Thou Bobby | 82.2 |
| 2 | 6 | The Lighter Side Of Angela Matusa | 71.8 |
| 2 | 7 | A Woman Between Friends | 82.1 |
| 2 | 8 | The Great Race | 73.8 |
| 2 | 9 | The Apartment | 83.2 |
| 2 | 10 | Alexs Romance | 75.2 |
| 2 | 11 | Latkas Revolting | 77.4 |
| 2 | 12 | Elaines Secret Admirer | 84.1 |
| 2 | 13 | Louie Meets The Folks | 78.8 |
| 2 | 14 | Jim Gets A Pet | 75.9 |
| 2 | 15 | The Reluctant Fighter | 82.4 |
| 2 | 16 | Tony And Brian | 80.0 |
| 2 | 17 | Guess Whos Coming For Brefnish | 82.4 |
| 2 | 18 | What Price Bobby | 75.5 |
| 2 | 19 | Shut It Down 1 | 82.6 |
| 2 | 20 | Shut It Down 2 | 74.6 |
| 2 | 21 | Alex Jumps Out Of An Airplane | 76.4 |
| 2 | 22 | Art Work | 78.5 |
| 2 | 23 | Fantasy Borough 1 | 84.2 |
| 2 | 24 | Fantasy Borough 2 | 67.5 |
| 3 | 1 | Louies Rival | 77.5 |
| 3 | 2 | Tonys Sister And Jim | 83.4 |
| 3 | 3 | Fathers Of The Bride | 69.9 |
| 3 | 4 | Elaines Strange Triangle | 72.5 |
| 3 | 5 | Going Home | 84.2 |
| 3 | 6 | The Ten Percent Solution | 79.9 |
| 3 | 7 | The Call Of The Mild | 73.8 |
| 3 | 8 | Latkas Cookies | 75.9 |
| 3 | 9 | Thy Bosss Wife | 85.9 |
| 3 | 10 | The Costume Party | 73.8 |
| 3 | 11 | Elaines Old Friend | 73.2 |
| 3 | 12 | Out Of Commission | 79.1 |
| 3 | 13 | Zen And The Art Of Cab Driving | 75.1 |
| 3 | 14 | Louies Mother | 74.1 |
| 3 | 15 | Bobbys Roommate | 76.1 |
| 3 | 16 | Louie Bumps Into An Old Lady | 71.5 |
| 3 | 17 | Bobby And The Critic | 74.9 |
| 3 | 18 | On The Job 1 | 86.0 |
| 3 | 19 | On The Job 2 | 79.0 |
| 3 | 20 | Latka The Playboy | 67.2 |
| 4 | 1 | Jim The Psychic | 80.4 |
| 4 | 2 | Vienna Waits | 73.9 |
| 4 | 3 | Mr Personalities | 84.1 |
| 4 | 4 | Jim Joins The Network | 74.9 |
| 4 | 5 | Louies Fling | 85.0 |
| 4 | 6 | Like Father Like Son | 76.2 |
| 4 | 7 | Louies Mom Remarries | 73.6 |
| 4 | 8 | Fledgling | 75.6 |
| 4 | 9 | Of Mice And Tony | 78.4 |
| 4 | 10 | Louie Goes Too Far | 79.8 |
| 4 | 11 | I Wanna Be Around | 77.4 |
| 4 | 12 | Bobby Doesnt Live Here Anymore | 79.9 |
| 4 | 13 | Nina Loves Alex | 69.2 |
| 4 | 14 | Tonys Lady | 72.5 |
| 4 | 15 | Simka Returns | 75.6 |
| 4 | 16 | Jim And The Kid | 80.0 |
| 4 | 17 | Take My Ex Wife Please | 79.6 |
| 4 | 18 | The Unkindest Cut | 75.4 |
| 4 | 19 | Tonys Comeback | 80.1 |
| 4 | 20 | Elegant Iggy | 74.0 |
| 4 | 21 | The Wedding Of Latka And Simka | 78.5 |
| 4 | 22 | Cooking For Two | 79.0 |
| 4 | 23 | The Road Not Taken 1 | 75.4 |
| 4 | 24 | The Road Not Taken 2 | 77.9 |
| 5 | 1 | The Shloogel Show | 79.4 |
| 5 | 2 | Jims Inheritance | 78.5 |
| 5 | 3 | Alex Goes Off The Wagon | 78.1 |
| 5 | 4 | Scenskees From A Marriage 1 | 83.0 |
| 5 | 5 | Scenskees From A Marriage 2 | 87.1 |
| 5 | 6 | Crime And Punishment | 80.0 |
| 5 | 7 | Alex The Gofer | 86.6 |
| 5 | 8 | Louies Revenge | 85.6 |
| 5 | 9 | Travels With My Dad | 72.1 |
| 5 | 10 | Elaine And The Monk | 73.6 |
| 5 | 11 | Zenas Honeymoon | 91.5 |
| 5 | 12 | Get Me Through The Holidays | 79.1 |
| 5 | 13 | Louie Moves Uptown | 75.2 |
| 5 | 14 | Alexs Old Buddy | 75.1 |
| 5 | 15 | Sugar Ray Nardo | 71.5 |
| 5 | 16 | A Taxi Celebration 1 | 84.6 |
| 5 | 17 | A Taxi Celebration 2 | 81.2 |
| 5 | 18 | Alex Gets Burned By An Old Flame | 76.8 |
| 5 | 19 | Louie And The Blind Girl | 82.2 |
| 5 | 20 | Arnie Meets The Kids | 81.5 |
| 5 | 21 | Tonys Baby | 68.8 |
| 5 | 22 | Jims Marios | 90.4 |
| 5 | 23 | A Grand Gesture | 77.1 |
| 5 | 24 | Simkas Monthlies | 75.4 |
The Funniest Taxi Episodes
Of the 114 Taxi episodes we scored, these rate highest on the Humor Index — our blend of joke density, craft, and impact. Tap any episode for the full joke-by-joke breakdown.
Zenas Honeymoon
S5E11 · 47 jokes
Jims Marios
S5E22 · 38 jokes
Scenskees From A Marriage 2
S5E05 · 38 jokes
Alex The Gofer
S5E07 · 37 jokes
On The Job 1
S3E18 · 31 jokes
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Is Taxi Worth Watching?
By the data: Taxi earns a Humor Index of 77.4 out of 100, placing it #16 of 21 fully-scored shows here. Across 114 analyzed episodes it averages 2.1 jokes per minute, a craft score of 7.0, and an impact score of 6.7. Those numbers reflect one AI analyst’s judgment applied consistently — and the top shows cluster closely enough that small gaps aren’t meaningful rankings. Scroll up for the season-by-season trend and the characters carrying the comedy.
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