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Taxi was a comedy radio program aired by Springbok Radio of South Africa. It is about the “trials and tribulations of a New York taxi driver,” with pals Chuck Edwards and Red Kowalski as the main characters. Also in the show was Myrtle, the girlfriend of Chuck. Each episode presented the life of Chuck and Red as taxi drivers-- their adventures and interactions with various types of customers. Most of the time, it is Red who gets caught in ridiculous encounters with his customers. George Korelin, Tony Jay, and Patricia Sanders took the role of Chuck, Red, and Myrtle respectively.

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Please enjoy these 66 old time radio episodes:

Air Date	Title	Synopsis	Rating
05.11.1969	taxi (xx) the opera ticket
05.04.1969	taxi (xx) the bet
04.27.1969	taxi (xx) red the poet
04.20.1969	taxi (xx) penelope
04.13.1969	taxi (xx) red's illness
03.30.1969	taxi (xx) the left anckle
03.23.1969	taxi (xx) claude
11.05.1968	taxi (xx) photographer
10.14.1968	taxi (xx) myrtle is a pain
09.30.1968	taxi (xx) three's a crowd
09.28.1968	taxi (xx) generous tips
09.23.1968	taxi (xx) myrtle in a mini skirt
09.15.1968	taxi (xx) con man
03.16.1968	taxi (xx) the escaped con (poor sound)
03.09.1968	mrs winters in the spring
N/A	new york city

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This program features week-by-week trials and tribulations of a New York Taxi driver. We have enjoyed listening to these programs, as they are very well written, and acted.

TAXI

Many might be unaware of the South African OTR show 'Taxi'. It's an old classic from the late 60s and 70s, much loved by SA fans who remember the old radio days. I am curious as to what US OTR fans might think of it, seeing as it is set in New York city. The show revolves around the daily misdoings of cab drivers, and is slightly (delightfully) reminiscent of Damon Runyan's old NY. Basically, the 3 main characters are Taxi driver Chuck, his girlfriend Myrtle, and long-time friend Red Kowalski, not the sharpest tool in the shed, and often driving Chuck and Myrtle up the wall. Be warned, though, apparently US fans who have heard it say they enjoy it, although the accents are terrible!

Greg

I would like to know, what was the name of the song played at the end of each series..my father loved it and used to dance to it. With his passing away, i would like to save it as a fond memory of him and these days gone by! Loved the series!

Lancelot