Does anyone remember when Cash Cab was all the rage and popular on TV?

[DodgerGirl]

This morning I was looking for something else to see when I happened to see a favorite game show of mine and it was Cash Cab. I remember my mother watching this game show when it first came out and I used to have a crush on the host Ben Bailey when I saw it in reruns on Game Show Network. Did anyone like Cash Cab when it debuted on TV? I thought the gameplay was cool because you could play inside the taxi

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

Yes, I remember this one. My mother in-law watched it, because she would talk about it a lot. I know she likes watching gameshows in general.

 

[PollyannaMom]

Yes! DH and I used to enjoy this one a lot.

 

[dizneegirl]

I love trivia, so I really enjoyed Cash Cab.

 

[Cogswel_Cogs]

Don’t remember it being huge. Watched now and then and always hoped of sitting in it.

 

[footballmouse]

I liked it. Didn't watch it on a regular basis but I'd catch it here and there.

 

[luvmarypoppins]

I liked watching it at times.

 

[disneychrista]

I liked it when I saw it. But never sought it out to watch.

 

[fly girl]

I liked it when I saw it. But never sought it out to watch.

This

 

[CynBeth]

I watch it every now and then on GSN.

 

[tvguy]

Don’t remember it being huge. Watched now and then and always hoped of sitting in it.

Same here. I remember seeing it on the channel guide and never watched. But looking at the top 30 TV shows of 2005, the year it came out, it wasn't in the top 30 watched shows. And to be honest, 60 Minutes is the only show in the top 30 that year that I watched.

 

[amcnj]

I enjoyed it. I like trivia and thought Ben Bailey did a good job as host. Particularly considering it all took place in a taxi.

 

[luvthatduke]

It was one of DH's favorite shows - there aren't many.
He always stops if he chances across it now but it's not very often.

 

[DodgerGirl]

I started watching Cash Cab reruns on GSN and I just had to see what Mom was talking about and the more I watched it I thought Ben Bailey was so cool and I always thought it would be fun to play Cash Cab with Mom someday. I think they made a second spin-off of Cash Cab called Cash Cab After Dark that had a different host and not Ben Bailey

 

[DodgerGirl]

Whatever happened to Ben Bailey after Cash Cab ended? I know he went on to star in NBC's Who's Still Standing and I have not heard anything else about Ben Bailey today. I did hear that there was a reboot of Cash Cab but it failed

 

[luvthatduke]

https://www.therealbenbailey.com/

He tours the country doing stand up, I believe.

Also, I found it interesting that NYC forced him to train & apply for his
cab license in order for him to drive for the show .

 

[DodgerGirl]

https://www.therealbenbailey.com/

He tours the country doing stand up, I believe.

Also, I found it interesting that NYC forced him to train & apply for his
cab license in order for him to drive for the show .

New York City asked Ben Bailey to train and apply for his taxi cab license so he could drive for Cash Cab? I find that funny to believe. I always thought he was cool whenever I would see him on Cash Cab reruns on GSN and I had and still have a huge crush on Ben Bailey and if I was taking a taxi ride Ben would be my driver

 

[luvthatduke]

“While I was taking [the exam], I was thinking of all the cab drivers I’ve had over the years and wondering how they possibly were able to pass the test,” Bailey admits. “You have to know the city really, really well to pass that test.”

Growing up in Chatham, N.J., Bailey thought he knew New York City pretty well and could take the test without completing the course. Yeah, that didn’t go over well.

“The guy said, ‘If you think you know it well enough to just take the test without preparing, I’ll give you this practice test to see.’ The first question, I think, said: ‘If you’re at 161st and Broadway, what bridge would you take to go to Yankee Stadium?’ It was a multiple-choice question. There were four possible answers, and I hadn’t heard of any of the bridges,” Bailey laughs. “I said, ‘All right, I’ve got to take the class.’”

And from another article:
The TV star took a six-hour driving course, proved his proficiency in English, got doctor’s approval regarding his health, and passed the Taxi and Limousine Commission’s cab driver exam to get the license.