"Reverend Jim: A Space Odyssey" is an episode from the second season of Taxi, with Fake Guest Star Christopher Lloyd as Reverend Jim Ignatowski in his second appearance.
In this episode the cabbies find Jim wandering at Mario's and try to help him to land a job at the garage, leading to the famous "What does a yellow light mean?" sketch.
Tropes present in this episode
- Are You Sure You Can Drive This Thing?: Louie doubts that Jim can drive a cab.
- Car Meets House: At the end of the episode, Jim takes Alex as a passenger for his first trip, but Iggy Had the Silly Thing in Reverse and crashed the cab against the wall.
- Continuity Nod: Jim only remembers the time he officiated Latka's wedding when Latka himself begins to speak in his native language.
- Fake Guest Star
- Forgotten First Meeting
- Had the Silly Thing in Reverse
- Intoxication Ensues: While at the garage, Jim puts something in Louie's coffeeAlex: Hey, hey, hey, I saw that! What did you put in his coffee?Jim: Well... it's either a tranquilizer or a Chiclet.(In the middle of giving out cab assignments, Louie falls asleep, snoring loudly.)Alex: I think we can rule out a Chiclet.
- Noodle Incident: The episode begins with the gang celebrating Tony's victory at a fight he won after his opponent knocked himself out.
- Overly Long Gag: "What does a yellow light mean?"
- What's a Henway?
- Who's on First?
- Woodstock: Lucky for them Jim came there, otherwise there would have been 499,999 attendants instead.
- Wrong Train at Brooklyn: Latka took a train to see Tony's fight, but he ended up in Harlem. Fortunately, he didn't get the usual answer when he said he was looking for a fight.
