Widow Maker, The - On the comedy series TAXI/ABC/NBC/1978-83, Louie De Palma (Danny  DeVito), a tyrannical New York dispatcher for the Sunshine Cab Company often gave away taxi cab number 413 to anyone that irritated him. It's dilapidated, unroadworthy condition earned it the nickname "The Widow Maker." See also - NICKNAMES: "The Black Widow"