A character in Taxi
Played by Jeff Conaway
Taxi · 68 quotes
6th most-quoted character in Taxi: in 11 of its 68 quotes
Most scenes with: Elaine Nardo (6), Reverend Jim (5), Louie (4)
Maybe I won't be the first guy to make it out of the garage, but I'm gonna make it. I'm gonna get a rematch with this guy, and I'm gonna be right back here fightin'!
And I'm gonna be right back here managing you.
BobbyAnd I'm gonna be right here rootin' for ya.
And I'm gonna be here.
And I'm gonna be here.
And I'm gonna be here... makin' a fortune.
I mean, I can't believe you. You wouldn't go out with a woman if she wasn't good looking?
BobbySure I would... if I was real drunk or somethin'.
Hey, c'mon, Elaine. Looks matter to women, too. How popular are short, pudgy, ugly men?
BobbyYeah, how popular, Louie?
Y'know, Bobby, I hope someone slams a door on your nose and you sneeze and your head explodes.
Bobby[remembering cab 804] That cab was like a good luck charm to me. I was in that cab when I got held up.
That was luck?
BobbyI lived!
Bobby[helping Jim fill out the form for the driving test] Have you ever experienced loss of consciousness, hallucinations, dizzy spells, convulsive disorders, fainting, or periods of loss of memory?
Hasn't everyone?
Put no.
BobbyMental illness or narcotic addiction?
That's a tough choice.
Put no!
BobbyOK, that's it! You're ready for the test.
I thought that was the test!
[Jim is taking his driver's test]
Psst. What does a yellow light mean?
BobbySlow down.
OK. What... does... a... yellow... light... mean?
BobbySlow down!
OK. Wwwwhhhaaaat dooeesss aaaa yyyeeeellllowwww lllliiiight mmmmeeeannn?
BobbySlow down!
OK. Wwwwwwhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaat dddddddoooooooeeeeeesssssssss aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa yyyyyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeelllllllllloooooooowwwwwwwww liiiiiiiiiigggggghhhhhtt mmmmmeeeeeeaaaaaan?
This is it. This is where Benny Foster works out.
BobbyI'm kinda disappointed.
Why?
BobbyIt's the ex champ's gym. I thought it would smell different or something. Be a little classier.
Are you kidding? The stalls in the bathroom, they got doors.
Jim, you changed your name TO Ignatowski?
Yeah, you know... it was the 60s and everyone was changing their names to stuff like Sunshine, Free, Moon Unit...
Well Jim, why Ignatowski?
Say it backwards.
BobbyIskwotangi.
Uh oh, that's not even close to Starchild, is it?
Bobby[talking on the phone with his agent about a possible acting role] Yeah I understand. Thanks for calling.
[puts down the phone followed by a long pause with his head down]
Oh, come on already, the suspense is killing me! Did you get it or not?
Banta, sometimes I wish you were smarter just so you know how dumb you are!
Maybe I'm insensitive but I don't see what the problem is, you know, I can't imagine missing that sport.
BobbyElaine, boxing is Tony's life. I mean it would be like me if I had to give up acting.
But when you act, no one gets brutalized.
Only the playwright and anyone trapped in the theater.
BobbyWe got to tell him that boxing, it destroys your brain, it damages your nervous system, and it leaves you a stumbling, disoriented, pathetic wreck.
And if that's what he wants, there are easier ways of getting there.
[as he hands out invitations] Bobby, do you spell your name with one "o" or two?
BobbyOne.
I'll get it right next time, "Booby".
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