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Taxi/Jim's Inheritance
| Jim's Inheritance | |
| Season 5, Episode 2 | |
| Airdate | October 7, 1982 |
| Written by | Ken Estin |
| Directed by | Noam Pitlik |
| Produced by | Ken Estin, Sam Simon, Richard Sakai |
| ← 5x01 Love, Un-American Style |
5x03 → Alex Goes off the Wagon |
| Taxi — Season Five | |
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Jim's Inheritance is the second episode of the fifth season of Taxi, and the ninety-second episode overall.
Starring: Judd Hirsch (Alex Reiger)
Also Starring: Danny DeVito (Louie De Palma), Marilu Henner (Elaine Nardo), Tony Danza (Tony Banta), Christopher Lloyd (Reverend Jim Ignatowski), Carol Kane (Simka Dahblitz-Gravas) (credit only)
and Andy Kaufman (Latka Gravas) (credit only)
Guest Starring: Dick Sargent (John Bickers), F. William Parker (Judge Herring)
Co-Starring: Santos Morales (Perez), Richard Monahan (Winslow)
Contents |
Plot Overview
Jim learns that his dad has died and left him a fortune, but his siblings take him to court to prove his competency.
Notes
Arc Advancement
Happenings
Characters
Referbacks
Trivia
The Show
No doubt this episode was inspired by the real-life death of actor Victor Buono, who played Mr. Caldwell, Jim's dad. Buono in real life was the same age as Christopher Lloyd, yet looked much older due to his excessive weight and opulent lifestyle.
According to Christopher Lloyd, one of the biggest laughs from the audience came from a bizarre accident. In the scene where Jim lays his father's suit (from Buono's wardrobe) on top of an open suitcase, the suitcase falls shut due to the weight of the suit...Lloyd's scared reaction was totally real, as this was not in the script!
