Season 1, Episode 6 · 1978-10-17
The Great Line
Ranked #71 out of 114 episodes in Taxi
John conquers his meekness long enough to pick up a girl in a bar--and marry her.
Early Taxi trades sharp ensemble timing for deadpan absurdism at 2.84 jokes per minute.
Directed by James Burrows
Humor Index
39.5
2.8
6.7
6.7
7.1
“The Great Line” ranks #71 of 114 Taxi episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 75.4 — Great. The episode packs 59 scored jokes at 2.8 per minute, averaging 6.7 on craft and 6.7 on impact, with John landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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