Taxis

When you take a taxi in New York City you hear a recorded voice by some New York celebrity (an actor or singer or such) reminding you to put on your seat belt and be careful not to leave luggage behind.  They also advise you to ask the taxi driver for a receipt, so you can be sure he won't rip you off. (That's always a concern in a city like New York.)

I remember reading about the First Battle of the Marne in 1914.  Paris almost fell to the Germans, but General Gallieni managed to save the day, partly by commandeering the city's taxis to transport soldiers to the front! (The motor taxi was new back then, and nobody knew what it could do.) I like history, especially stories like that one.

There was the TV sitcom Taxi. Danny de Vito had a funny role in it.  I remember the scene that showed how he won beer-chugging contests--just before they started he'd say, "Did they find the rest of that rat that died in the keg?" Christopher Lloyd also had a funny role as a really eccentric character.