Name: Episode 8 — Latka's Cookies
Released: 1981-02-05
Duration: 24 min
Cast: Judd Hirsch, Danny DeVito, Marilu Henner, Tony Danza, Andy Kaufman

Taxi (1978 – 1983)

1978 • 5 seasons • Comedy, Drama • TV-PG

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Episode 8 — Latka's Cookies

Released: 1981-02-05 • Comedy/Drama

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When Latka's grandmother dies, he is pleased that she has left him her famous cookie recipe, complete with a supply of the secret ingredients. He bakes up some for the cabbies to enjoy, but the cabbies don't enjoy them. Nonetheless, Latka begins his own cookie business. In the days to come, the cabbies find that they are indeed starting to inexplicably like the cookies, and are also unusually happy and energetic. When Jim samples one, he determines that the secret ingredient is cocaineâ€”which accounts for why everyone's behavior. Upon learning this, Alex visits Latka (busy baking cookies to fill supermarket orders) to tell him the bad news. Latka is noticeably high from the cookies, and hallucinates that Famous Amos tells him to do whatever it takes to be successful. Although Latka can no longer sell the drugged cookies, he is excited at the taste of capitalism because it means he's now a true American.

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Episode air date	05.02.1981
Episode runtime	24 min
Episode rating	0.00
Genres	Comedy / Drama
TMDB series rating	7.3
IMDb series rating	7.7
Series status	Ended
Age rating	6+
Country	US

Taxi (1978 – 1983)

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