Season 5, Episode 6 · 1982-11-04
Crime And Punishment
Ranked #35 out of 114 episodes in Taxi
Louie lets Jeff, his assistant dispatcher, take the rap for skimming money from the company (that Louie is actually responsible for), assuring Jeff that he'll smooth everything over. Louie overdoes it when he reprimands Jeff in front of the garage owner, though, and the owner not only fires Jeff but has him arrested. Louie eventually tells the owner the truth before Alex has a chance to turn him in, but the owner thinks that Louie is only doing it to protect Jeff. The owner decides as a favor to Louie to drop the charges against Jeff and hire him back, so Louie's crime ends up going unpunished despite his good intentions.
Taxi's tightest density episode: 45 jokes in 45 minutes sustains character-driven absurdism.
Directed by Stan Daniels · Written by Katherine Green
Humor Index
42.3
2.3
7.1
6.8
7.5
“Crime And Punishment” ranks #35 of 114 Taxi episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 80.0 — Elite. The episode packs 45 scored jokes at 2.3 per minute, averaging 7.1 on craft and 6.8 on impact, with Louie landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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