Taxi: What's New In Your Life, Latka?

Taxi
Season 1, Episode 14: Louie Sees The Light

Latka Quotes #2

"In my country, we believe that the only things that separate us from
 the animals are pointless rituals and mindless superstitions."
- Latka Gravas
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Episode Honor thy father:
Latka: You know, in my country we have a saying: "Your father, he may beat you. Your father, he may curse you. Your father, he may take your last piece of meat..."
Alex: Go on.
Latka: That's all.
Bobby: You mean that's the whole saying?
Latka: Yeah, it's a small country.
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Episode Simka returns:
Vic: I am completely taken by you and I want to love you.
Simka: Well, in my country there is only one thing a girl can say to that, which is one of the reasons I left.
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Latka: That's the one thing I like about you. You eat like a swine.
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Episode Memories of Cab 804 (2)
Latka (After checking out the damaged 804): I quit
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Episode Latka's Cookies:
Latka: You know, I do not want to be rich for the same reasons that other men want to be rich.
Alex: Oh, you mean not for the houses, the cars or the women?
Latka: Oh, maybe it was the same reason

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Latka (discovering the cookies were made with coca leaves): This would explain why my grandmother's cookies were so popular with musicians in my country

Latka Quotes

Elaine: Thanks so much latka for sharing this with us.
Latka: You known in my country everyone shares with everyone.
Elaine: Oh thats beautiful.
Latka: Otherwise they shoot you.
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Louie: Whats this?
Latka: Its a kebble.
Louie: Whats a kebble?
Latka: 110 kebble make a lithnitch.
Louie: Whats a lithnich?
Latka: 270 lithnich make a matta.
Louie: Whats a matta?
Latka: I dont know, whats the matter with you?
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Latka: [after his paper marriage, his "wife" runs off] No
honeymoon?
Alex: No, latka.
Latka: Americas a tough town.
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Sir Geoffrey Hypen-Hill

The Englishman Sir Geoffrey Hypen-Hill, One of Latka's personalities appeared only once on Taxi in the 4th season, episode called: Of Mice And Tony

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Latka Gravas on Taxi

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Taxi Article (Jan 1979)

Here is one article about Taxi (January 1979) ...

article about Taxi and some quotes

the article about Taxi which was published in January 1979..

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and some quotes

Vic Ferrari (Latka's Alter Ego at Taxi)