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One-Punch Banta: Directed by James Burrows. With Judd Hirsch, Jeff Conaway, Danny DeVito, Marilu Henner. Tony gets a chance to spar with a world champion. And when he knocks the man down, he gets a bout with a ranked fighter. Everyone but Louie supports him.
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- Comedy
- James Burrows
- 1978-09-19
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Tony gets an opportunity to fight in the big league after he knocks down the world champion during a sparring session. Excited about his first big fight, Tony loses nerve when the champion reveals the truth behind his knock down.
Tony gets a chance to spar with a world champion. And when he knocks the man down, he gets a bout with a ranked fighter. Everyone but Louie supports him. But before the fight he learns what really happened between him and the champ.
Starring
1. Judd Hirsch as Alex Reiger 2. Jeff Conway as Bobby Wheeler 3. Danny DeVito as Louie De Palma 4. Marilu Henner as Elaine Nardo 5. Tony Danza as Tony Banta 6. Andy Kaufman as Latka Gravas 7. Randall Carver as John Burns
Recurring cast/Guest stars
1. Allan Arbus as Jerry Martin 2. Carlos Palominoas himself 3. Dwight Woody as an opponent 4. J. Alan Thomas as Jeff Bennett (uncredited) 5. Ron Rich as an attendant
Sep 19, 1978 · Comedy Sep 19, 1978 24 min. Starring Carlos Palomino, Allan Arbus. Cast & Crew. Carlos Palomino. Allan Arbus. Jerry Martin. Information. Released. 1978. Run Time. 24 min. Rated. TV-PG. Languages. Original Audio. English. Audio. English (AAC), English (United States) Subtitles. English (CC) Accessibility.
S1 E7 Oct 24, 1978. High School Reunion. SUBSCRIBE. S1 E8 Oct 30, 1978. Paper Marriage. Tony gets a chance to be in the ring with boxing champ Carlos Palomino.
Taxi – Season 1, Episode 2 One-Punch Banta Aired Sep 19, 1978 Comedy. Reviews Tony gets a call from the gym to be a sparring partner for a world-champion boxer. ... Taxi — Season 1, Episode 2
- James Burrows
- September 12, 1978
- Judd Hirsch, Jeff Conaway
TAXI: ONE-PUNCH BANTA (TV) Summary. One in this comedy series about the employees of a New York City cab company. In this episode, Tony gets a call from his training gym to spar with the champ, Carlos Navarone (played by welterweight champion Carlos Palomino).
"One Punched Banta" is the second episode of season one of the situation comedy series Taxi and the second episode of the series overall. It was directed by James Burrows with a script written by Glen Charles and Les Charles. It first aired on ABC on September 19th, 1978. There are no quotes...
