Taxi (TV Series)

Reverend Jim: A Space Odyssey (1979)

Christopher Lloyd: Reverend Jim Ignatowski

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• [Jim is taking his driver's test] 

  Reverend Jim Ignatowski : [to Bobby]  Psst. What does a yellow light mean?

  Bobby Wheeler : Slow down.

  Reverend Jim Ignatowski : OK. What... does... a... yellow... light... mean?

  Bobby Wheeler : Slow down!

  Reverend Jim Ignatowski : OK. Wwwwhhhaaaat dooeesss aaaa yyyeeeellllowwww lllliiiight mmmmeeeannn?

  Bobby Wheeler : [Gritting his teeth angrily]  Slow down!

  Reverend Jim Ignatowski : OK. Wwwwwwhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaat dddddddoooooooeeeeeesssssssss aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa yyyyyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeelllllllllloooooooowwwwwwwww liiiiiiiiiigggggghhhhhtt mmmmmeeeeeeaaaaaan?

• [Jim is down at the DMV taking his driver's test] 

  Reverend Jim Ignatowski : Okay, here we go. Hey, uh, give me a little help on this one.

  Tony Banta : You forgot your last name?

  Reverend Jim Ignatowski : I've been busy.

  Elaine O'Connor-Nardo : Well, what was your father's name?

  Reverend Jim Ignatowski : Ignatowski.

  Elaine O'Connor-Nardo : Well, maybe that's your name too.

  Reverend Jim Ignatowski : You know, I think you're right!

  Alex Reiger : Good.

  Reverend Jim Ignatowski : Eyes?

  Elaine O'Connor-Nardo : No, don't put two.

  Reverend Jim Ignatowski : They mean color, don't they? What color are my eyes?

  Bobby Wheeler : [staring into Jim's eyes]  Elaine, do you want to take a stab at this one?

  Elaine O'Connor-Nardo : Well, you can rule out white.

  Alex Reiger : Call them brown.

  Reverend Jim Ignatowski : Okey doke. Let's see... height! I don't know, about five-ten?

  [Bobby, Alex and Elaine nod in agreement] 

  Reverend Jim Ignatowski : Weight. This is a very relative question, because if I were in space, I'd be weightless.

  Tony Banta : You are in space.

  Alex Reiger : Jim, they mean earth weight.

  Reverend Jim Ignatowski : This is the most reading I've done in years. My brown eyes hurt!

• Bobby Wheeler : [Bobby helps Jim fill out his test]  Have you ever experienced loss of consciousness, hallucinations, dizzy spells, convulsive disorders, fainting, or periods of loss of memory?

  Reverend Jim Ignatowski : Hasn't everyone?

  Elaine O'Connor-Nardo : Put no.

  Bobby Wheeler : Mental illness or narcotic addiction?

  Reverend Jim Ignatowski : That's a tough choice.

  Elaine O'Connor-Nardo : Put no!

  Bobby Wheeler : OK, that's it! You ready for the test.

  Reverend Jim Ignatowski : I thought that was the test!

• "Reverend" Jim Ignatowski : Yeah, I did some drugs, though probably not as many as you think. How many drugs do you think I did?

  Elaine Nardo : A lot.

  "Reverend" Jim Ignatowski : Wow! Right on the nose!

• "Reverend" Jim Ignatowski : I went to Woodstock.

  Bobby Wheeler : Oh yeah? You went to Woodstock?

  "Reverend" Jim Ignatowski : Yep, half a million people gathered together in peace and harmony, grooving to Joni and The Who... hey, you know, if I hadn't gone, there would have only been 499,999 people... lucky for them I went.

• [during a written driving test] 

  "Reverend Jim" Ignatowski : Pssssttt... what does the yellow light mean?

  Bobby Wheeler : Slow down.

  "Reverend Jim" Ignatowski : What... does... the... yellow... light... mean?

  Bobby Wheeler : Slow down!

  "Reverend Jim" Ignatowski : Whaaaat... dooooeeees... theeeee... yeeeel-looowwww... liiiiight... meeeeaaan?

• [while filling out an application] 

  Bobby Wheeler : Mental illness or narcotic addiction?

  "Reverend Jim" Ignatowski : Now that's a tough choice...

• [filling out a form] 

  "Reverend" Jim Ignatowski : Eyes...

  Elaine Nardo : No, don't put two.

  "Reverend" Jim Ignatowski : Oh, they mean color, don't they?

• Bobby Wheeler : We were wondering if you would join us for a few minutes?

  "Reverend" Jim Ignatowski : Well, what did you decide?