Taxicab Confessions

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Taxicab Confessions
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Genre Reality
Directed byHarry Gantz
Joe Gantz
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons11
No. of episodes19
Production
Executive producer Sheila Nevins
ProducersHarry Gantz
Joe Gantz
John Hoffman
Production locations Las Vegas
New York City
CinematographyMitchell Wagenberg
Joe Gantz
Editor Aaron I. Butler
Original release
Network HBO
ReleaseJanuary 1995 (1995-01) –
2006 (2006)

Taxicab Confessions is a television series of hidden camera documentaries that aired on HBO from 1995 through 2006. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

When passengers enter the cab, they are recorded with several small cameras hidden in the taxi. The producer prompts passengers into discussing their past and/or present circumstances. This has led some participants to reflect on their life, recalling extreme tragedies or triumphs. Much is verbally or visually graphic, including explicit sex talk and sex acts performed in the back seat. At the end of the taxi ride, passengers are asked to sign waivers allowing the hidden camera footage to be used on the program, and footage of this revelation is sometimes seen during the closing credits. [1]

The series theme song for the New York episodes was "Everybody Hurts" and for the Las Vegas episodes changed to a cover version of "Over the Rainbow" by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. [4]

The series originated in New York, moved to Las Vegas, and then returned to New York. [1] [5]

Awards and nominations

The series is an Emmy Award winner. [3] [6]

The series won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special in 1995. [6] The show was also nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality Program in 2001 and 2002. [6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Smith, C. Brian (November 14, 2018). "An Oral History of 'Taxicab Confessions'". MEL Magazine. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  2. ↑ Reid, Joe (August 29, 2018). "HBO's 'Taxicab Confessions' Was The Most Informative Drunken Sex-Seeking Show of Its Time". Decider. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  3. 1 2 Lloyd, Robert (January 30, 2005). "Fares of the heart". Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on May 24, 2023.
  4. ↑ Smith, C. Brian (November 14, 2018). "An Oral History of 'Taxicab Confessions'". MEL . Archived from the original on March 26, 2019.
  5. ↑ Neilan, Dan (November 14, 2018). "Taxicab Confessions was initially more about heart than salaciousness". The A.V. Club. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 "Taxicab Confessions". Emmy Awards. 2025. Archived from the original on August 19, 2025.
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