Taxi Payant be more scientific-related while "Taxi Payant"'s questions can be about virtually any topic, from geography to sports to pop culture to even general trivia about the city of Montréal, Québec, where the show is filmed in. On numerous episodes, Barrette is even seen outside the cab, asking general knowledge questions to strangers on the street for an easy $10. Taxi Payant Taxi Payant began airing on September 3, 2009 on V, and is hosted by Alexandre Barrette. It airs in Québec instead of the American version of the series, which is seen on the U.S. Discovery Channel cable network and
Like Father, Like Daughter (Taxi) Like Father, Like Daughter (Taxi) "Like Father, Like Daughter" is the pilot episode of the American sitcom "Taxi". It originally aired on September 12, 1978. The episode was directed by James Burrows and written by series creators James L. Brooks, Stan Daniels, David Davis, and Ed. Weinberger. At the Sunshine Cab Company's fleet garage in Manhattan, the cab drivers discover that the plate on the payphone is broken, allowing people to make free calls. Everyone, except Alex Rieger (Judd Hirsch), gets in line to make a call. Elaine Nardo (Marilu Henner) arrives and talks to Louie De Palma (Danny DeVito),