The Great Taxi Race

"Please don't think I'm criticising your driving, but why did you start driving again?"

- Tom

The Great Taxi Race is the 7th episode of Season 4 of Talking Tom and Friends.

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Talking Ben has a great new plan to save “Tom and Ben Enterprises” – he's going to start the town's only taxi service! To everyone's surprise, Ben's business starts booming... Until a new car shows up that's cooler, cleaner, and fully computerized. Will the competition drive Ben out of town?

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When Tom and Ben Enterprises turn into a taxi service. A self-driving car shows up and is much better than Ben's car, so the gang race to see who's the best taxi.

Plot
Because of Ben's bracelet, he started taxi driving to keep Tom and Ben Enterprises in business. However, he wasn't the best driver, so he became a reckless driver and crashed into sidewalks and trucks, and Ben was also a mean driver who refused to slow down or turn down the music. Still, it was the only taxi in town, so there weren't many better options.

However, it all changed when a new taxi appeared in town. Tom and Hank rode it, and the taxi was so luxurious, it was essentially a limousine, complete with peach and papaya-scented air freshener and a pool table. It also turned out the taxi driver was a robot. Tom claimed that it could never compete with his, but the Self-Driving Cab challenged him to a race. The driver who drove the most passengers would win; the loser would leave the town for good. Despite the high stakes, Tom accepted.

The race began, and by the time Ben was still driving his first passenger, the Self-Driving Cab was on his third. He realized that his desperate, mean, and rushed nature made him an unattractive taxi driver, so they tried turning things around by transforming the run-down taxi into a party on wheels. They decorated it with fruit and tried to be a "friendly" taxi service. In the end, Ben won 27-12, so the Self-Driving Cab warned that human cars would become obsolete eventually and left. As soon as he did, Ben's taxi broke down and caught fire, leaving him to burst into rage.

Characters

 * Tom
 * Ben
 * Hank
 * Angela
 * Ginger
 * Self-Driving Cab (debut)
 * Jeremy
 * MC
 * Rhonda
 * Pilar
 * Park Person
 * Passenger
 * Customer
 * Toothy Customer
 * Wesley
 * Old Man (cameo)
 * Mel (cameo)
 * Flo (cameo)
 * Ricky DeLuna (cameo)
 * Steve Bosniak (cameo)
 * Hipster (cameo)
 * Will Zee (cameo)
 * Dr. Internet Doctor (non-speaking cameo)

Locations

 * Jerry's
 * Tom Studios
 * Auditorium (facade only)

Cast

 * Colin Hanks as Tom, Customer and Toothy Customer
 * James Adomian as Ben and Self-Driving Cab
 * Tom Kenny as Hank, Jeremy and Wesley
 * Lisa Schwartz as Angela
 * Maria Bamford as Ginger, Passenger and Park Person

Trivia

 * This episode did not get a sneak peek.
 * A Wilhelm scream can be heard when the taxi crashes onto the sidewalk.
 * This episode was originally titled "Fender Bender" and would have been the 12th episode of Season 4.
 * There was going to be a song during the montage with Ben driving the taxi while acting rude to his customers, but the song was removed due to time constraints.
 * This is the first episode to have a different background outline in the thumbnail.
 * This is the second time Ben Drives the Taxi
 * Dr. Internet Doctor is seen in his mother outfit from Doc Hank

Errors

 * See List of Errors/Season 4