Season 4, Episode 23 · 1982-04-29
The Road Not Taken 1
Ranked #74 out of 114 episodes in Taxi
When Elaine is offered a job as an art gallery manager in Seattle, she asks the gang for help in making a decision. The cabbies share with Elaine some stories about life changing decisions they once had to make. Tony talks about how he refused to take a dive in a major fight, even though he will likely be in trouble with the mob. In the fight, Tony learns that the other fighter has also been paid to take a dive, and the fighter does so in comic fashion. Next, Louie talks about how he became a taxi dispatcher after mercifully taking over for the kindly old dispatcher who had to take his wife to the doctor. Louie finds he likes the job and forces the old man out of the dispatcher's job into retirement. Finally, Jim tells of how he was very studious at Harvard, until his free-spirit girlfriend turned him on to hash brownies. (Part one of two)
Forty-five jokes in 45 minutes—Taxi maintains its steady rhythm despite middling impact scores.
Directed by James Burrows · Written by Sam Simon, Ken Estin
Humor Index
32.6
2.5
6.8
6.6
8.1
“The Road Not Taken 1” ranks #74 of 114 Taxi episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 75.4 — Great. The episode packs 45 scored jokes at 2.5 per minute, averaging 6.8 on craft and 6.6 on impact, with Tony landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
Get weekly comedy rankings
Join comedy fans getting new analyses, score drops, and the funniest moments each week. Free, no spam.
Top Jokes
All Jokes — 45 analyzed
Show all ↓
Top Episodes — Taxi