The Best Episodes of Becker

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   #1 - City Lights

   S1:E712/21/1998

   Becker is crabbier than ever when a flickering street light keeps him from getting any sleep. When the city refuses to make the broken street light a priority assignment, Becker takes matters into his own hands to ensure that he gets a proper night's rest. Meanwhile, Margaret agrees to let Linda bring one personal item into the office, unaware that Linda's item is breathing.

   Director:Andy Ackerman

   Writer:Russ Woody

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   Director:Andy Ackerman

   Writer:Russ Woody
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   #2 - Saving Harvey Cohen

   S1:E184/12/1999

   Much to Becker's dismay, an alley cat finds its way into his office and refuses to leave. When they realize that the cat is sick, Becker's guilted into taking care of it -- to the tune of $1,500. Meantime, Margaret attempts to help Becker plan a trip she knows he'll never take.

   Director:Andy Ackerman

   Writer:Eric Cohen

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   Director:Andy Ackerman

   Writer:Eric Cohen
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   #3 - Lucky Day

   S1:E215/10/1999

   A prime parking space, an unexpected tax refund and a flawless trip to the post office are just a few of the lucky breaks bestowed upon Becker. Unable to accept the idea that he might just be having a good day, he remains wary of each new stroke of luck and convinces himself that payback is on its way.

   Director:Andy Ackerman

   Writer:Unknown

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   #4 - Hate Thy Neighbor

   S2:E911/15/1999

   Confined to his apartment during the recuperation period, Becker is subjected to the intruding lifestyles of those who live in his building, which has him seeing red. His mood brightens -- temporarily -- when his doctor from the hospital, Elizabeth Carson, makes a house call. Meanwhile, "good help is hard to find" takes on a new meaning when Margaret and Linda try to find a doctor to fill in for Becker.

   Director:Andy Ackerman

   Writers:Anne Flett-Giordano, Chuck Ranberg

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   Director:Andy Ackerman

   Writers:Anne Flett-Giordano, Chuck Ranberg
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   #5 - The Rumor

   S2:E141/17/2000

   A rumor starts that John is dying when he suddenly begins eating healthy food and tries to control his temper.

   Director:Andy Ackerman

   Writer:Unknown

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   #6 - The Bearer of Bad Tidings

   S2:E193/20/2000

   After John agrees to take on a vacationing doctor's patients and one of them dies, he inadvertently leaves a phone message, then desperately tries to retrieve it. Meanwhile, Linda tries to comfort her friend Lynda, who won't leave the office; and Reggie and Jake trade barbs during a slow time in the diner.

   Director:Andy Ackerman

   Writer:Unknown

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   #7 - Crosstalk

   S2:E225/8/2000

   John gets into an argument with a priest over whose hands a patient is really in -- God's or the doctor's; Reggie, Jake and Bob take a gamble on the stock market.

   Director:Andy Ackerman

   Writer:Unknown

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   #8 - Cooked

   S2:E235/15/2000

   Liz is offered a job in Chicago, which prompts John to tell her how he feels about her. He quickly regrets doing it, fearing he'll lose his freedom.

   Director:Ken Levine

   Writer:Russ Woody

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   Director:Ken Levine

   Writer:Russ Woody
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   #9 - SuperBob

   S3:E210/16/2000

   Becker's super dies and Bob takes his job, and the diner is packed, but no one is a paying customer.

   Director:Ken Levine

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Ken Levine

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    #10 - What Indifference a Day Makes

    S3:E410/30/2000

    When Becker has a high school student shadow him for a day, it turns out to be the most boring day ever at the office. Meanwhile, Reggie, Jake and Bob find that they have told each other all of their stories and have nothing to say to each other anymore. They decide to start sharing more personal stories, and Reggie and Jake learn a little more about Bob than they wanted to know.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Michael Markowitz

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    Writer:Michael Markowitz
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    #11 - The Usual Suspects

    S3:E511/6/2000

    Becker's office is vandalized, and many, many people appear to have a plausible motive. It turns out that it was just Linda throwing a party, but she goes on a date with the clueless cop assigned to the case to keep him quiet. Meanwhile, Bob has been hanging out in Becker's apartment during the day and impersonating the doctor.

    Director:Ken Levine

    Writer:Ken Levine

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    Director:Ken Levine

    Writer:Ken Levine
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    #12 - Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em

    S3:E811/27/2000

    Becker decides to quit smoking -- unfortunately, on a day when nothing goes right; Margaret is worried that her marriage is falling apart when her husband plans a trip to Atlantic City without her; when Linda keeps screwing up an X-ray, she convinces an old woman that she's crazy to get the woman to keep coming in for new X-rays; Bob, instead of fixing Becker's broken radiator, sleeps in Becker's bed and breaks his clock radio; and Reggie makes Becker do a memory test for a school project.

    Director:Andy Ackerman

    Writer:Unknown

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    #13 - Margaret's Dream

    S3:E1012/18/2000

    Margaret has an erotic dream about Becker; Jake accidentally signs for a keg of beer, so Reggie can't return it. Since Reggie also doesn't have a liquor license and therefore can't sell it, she, Jake, and Bob decide to drink it all.

    Director:Unknown

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    #14 - The Princess Cruise

    S3:E132/5/2001

    Dr. Becker sails off on a gay cruise because of Linda; Jake's girlfriend is letting her looks go due to his blindness.

    Director:Ken Levine

    Writer:Michael Markowitz

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    Director:Ken Levine

    Writer:Michael Markowitz
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    #15 - Jake's Jaunt

    S4:E310/15/2001

    Everyone's shocked when Jake announces that he got married over the weekend to a woman he met at a friend's wedding. After realising he may have rushed things, Jake gets an annulment.

    Director:Wil Shriner

    Writer:Unknown

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    #16 - Dinner and a Showdown

    S4:E811/19/2001

    Reggie makes a special "connection" with her friend's, Sara, husband. While Reggie and Becker are with another couple, Becker receives an emergency page and must rush off, reluctantly leaving his credit card to pay for the meal. Then Reggie's friend, Sara, also races off to tend to her children, leaving her husband Richard to stay and enjoy dinner with Reggie. But the two end up enjoying more than a meal-they end the night with a dessert that wasn't on the menu.

    Director:Gail Mancuso

    Writer:Unknown

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    #17 - Another Tricky Day

    S4:E111/7/2002

    John's day is filled with wacky people, from two guys who want a prescription for marijuana to a man who is upset when he learns that he isn't dying.

    Director:Ken Levine

    Writer:Michael Markowitz

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    Director:Ken Levine

    Writer:Michael Markowitz
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    #18 - Let's Talk About Sex

    S4:E163/4/2002

    Parents are enraged when they learn that John's talk on nutrition to a class of 8-year-olds turns into a discussion about sex; two cops use the diner for a stakeout.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    #19 - Too Much, Too Late

    S4:E194/15/2002

    To Jake's horror, Reggie is obsessed with assisting him reach a goal he made up in the sixth grade. Reggie's persistence only causes pain and embarrassment for Jake, and she refuses to listen to John's pleas to leave Jake alone. Meanwhile, Linda drives the office crazy when she saves a patient's life and now thinks she can skip medical school and go straight to telling John and Margaret what to do.

    Directors:Leonard R. Garner, Jr.

    Writer:Matthew Weiner

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    Directors:Leonard R. Garner, Jr.

    Writer:Matthew Weiner
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    #20 - Missteaks

    S4:E225/6/2002

    When John receives eight expensive steaks from a patient, his new neighbor Chris compels him to throw a party.

    Director:Andy Ackerman

    Writers:Anne Flett-Giordano, Chuck Ranberg

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    Writers:Anne Flett-Giordano, Chuck Ranberg
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    #21 - Papa Does Preach

    S5:E711/24/2002

    Jim Reynolds is a soft-spoken, likable man whom John is treating for high cholesterol. But Jim's condition is worsening because he isn't taking his medication. The reason: One of his three alter egos, the evil Jerry, keeps hiding the pills. So John goes straight to the source and speaks to Jerry, who then accuses Jim of lying. Adding to all of the confusion is yet a third persona Jim begins to exhibit: a three-year-old girl. Elsewhere, Chris and Jake annoy each other; and Bob becomes a big brother to a 10-year-old boy.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    #22 - Chris-Mess

    S5:E1012/15/2002

    Chris gets jealous when she hears from John that he is dating an editor at a leading magazine and is going to spend Christmas with her in Vermont. Also: Bob fears that a street-corner Santa is out to get him, and Margaret tries to cheer up Linda by having her go caroling with a church group.

    Director:Gail Mancuso

    Writer:Unknown

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    #23 - The Pain in the Neck

    S5:E142/16/2003

    John gets upset when a patient refuses to take any more medication because he believes God is healing him through prayer. At the diner, Bob brags that he is part Native American and tries to cash in on his newfound heritage, and Linda attempts to keep up the charade in her “long-distance” relationship with a fellow New Yorker.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Gigi McCreery

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    Writer:Gigi McCreery
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    #24 - Mr. and Ms. Conception

    S5:E204/13/2003

    John gets frustrated when a childless couple who come to him for advice on getting pregnant misconstrue everything he says. Elsewhere, Chris flirts with a fire marshal to get out of a ticket, but Bob's attempt to charm a police officer who is about to write him up for jaywalking backfires.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Michael Rowe

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    Writer:Michael Rowe
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    #25 - Afterglow

    S6:E511/12/2003

    Chris gets frustrated when John repeatedly refuses to hold up his end of a conversation; Linda claims that she has met “the one,” but she soon gets a big surprise; and Hector tries to persuade Jake to invest in his latest get-rich-quick scheme.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Lisa Albert

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    Writer:Lisa Albert