S2.E2

Honor Thy Father

Episode aired Sep 18, 1979
TV-PG
25m

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Judd Hirsch and Joan Hackett in Taxi (1978)

Alex's sister Charlotte turns up at the taxi office to ask him to visit their father Joe, who's seriously ill in hospital. Alex hasn't seen Joe since their mother's funeral, and hasn't spoke... Read allAlex's sister Charlotte turns up at the taxi office to ask him to visit their father Joe, who's seriously ill in hospital. Alex hasn't seen Joe since their mother's funeral, and hasn't spoken to him for 30 years, but eventually gives in.Alex's sister Charlotte turns up at the taxi office to ask him to visit their father Joe, who's seriously ill in hospital. Alex hasn't seen Joe since their mother's funeral, and hasn't spoken to him for 30 years, but eventually gives in.

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The Only Appearance Of Alex's Sister

Joan Hackett guest-stars as Alex's sister "Charlotte." She's come to the taxi garage to tell "Alex" (Judd Hirsch) that their father had a heart attack and is lying unconscious in a hospital. We find out Alex hasn't seen his father in 30 years and had obvious hard feelings. His older sister then tries to talk him into seeing dad again, just in case the worst happens.

Alex relents and goes to the hospital but it is a very strange visit, to say the least.

Earlier, a few funny scenes with "Latka" and "Louie" and then Latka with a Hispanic guy are very good. Man, it's good to see Andy Kauffman and his strange character again, after all these years. (I'm watching the Season Two DVD after having not seen these episodes since they were aired 30 years ago.) Kauffman, Carol Kane, Christopher Lloyd and Danny De Vito really played some strange people in this award-winning and still-funny television show.

On a sadder note, Hackett - who only guest-starred as Alex's sister once in this series - only lived several more years. She looked great in this episode, a beautiful woman at the age of about 35, but suffered and died in 1983 of ovarian cancer.

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This episode includes the only appearance of Alex's sister Charlotte. Unlike her brother, she's highly educated, wealthy and well-traveled (to the point that she can speak Latka's language (although she notes his dialect reveals he came from a lowly class, possibly herding swine).

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Elaine asks Charlotte if she is a New Yorker, to which she replies "no" because she lives in East Hampton. East Hampton is located in Long Island, NY, which would still make Charlotte a New Yorker. The term is not exclusive to those who live in New York City.