Taxi star Danny DeVito lifts Taxi to top status
Hollywood profiles Danny DeVito of Taxi noting how his Louie De Palma character moved the show. The piece recalls DeVito’s rise from hard times to steady work, his relationship with Rhea Perlman, and how Louie dominates scenes and drives audience laughter.
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Danny DeVito
Henry Winkler
Fonz
Ron Howard
Tom Bosley
Winkler
Fonzie
Jimmie Walker
J.J
Jimmie
John Amos
Esther Rolle
Abe Vigoda
Detective Fish
Barney Miller
Vigoda
Fish
Loni Anderson
WKRP
Cincinnati
DeVito
Taxi
Judd Hirsch
Alex Rieger
Jeff Conaway
Tony Danza
Little Cab Company
Louie
Hirsch
Hal Linden
Mary Tyler Moore
Louie DePalma
Rhea Perlman
Danny
Weirdo Martini
Bobby
ABC
Mena
the Fonz
Lowe
New York
Sunshine Cab Company
Television Highlights Night Schedule in Brief
TV listings present tonight’s primetime segments across channels 5 23 3 13 5 11 25. Notable items include Merv Griffin with Natalie Cole David Brenner Isaac Hayes and guests at 5 PM 7 PM Dinah and Friends with Lorenzo Lamas and Kirk Douglas at 7 PM 60 minute Little House on the Prairie at 8 PM 8 PM Rudolph’s Shiny New Year and William Faulkner documentary 8 PM and a 9 PM movie The Gathering Part II plus a Last Resort weekend pattern and Christmas party scenes across several networks.
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Merv Griffin
Natalie Cole
David Brenner
Isaac Hayes
Norm Crosby
Walt Wagner
Messa Mutts
Wewss
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Wakr
Wviz
waAe
WTOL
WIVG
Toledo
Cleveland
Akron
Lorain
ABC News
CBS News
NBC News
Lehrer
Friends
Black Hogan
Little House Rudolph
TVB
Rudolph
Willam Bast
Donny Werp
Cincinnati
Pravna
Denver
San Diego
Dick Cavett
Benny Hill
Evening TV Listings and Movie Highlights
A fragmentary schedule lists 1979 Monday night programs including Denver at San Diego in prime time, MASH and House Calls premieres, Lou Grant murder probe, The Nobel Prize coverage, and late-night films and talk shows. Several entries mention a heiress inheritance plot and a daring operation recap.
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Maureen Stapleton
Efrem Zimbalist Jr
Lawrence Pressman
Denver
San Diego
Denver Broncos
San Diego Chargers
San Diego Stadium
Winchester
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