The Worst Episodes of Becker

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   4.3/10(4 votes)

   #1 - Hanging with Jake

   S4:E711/12/2001

   Jake encounters a depressed man who is about to hang himself, so he takes him back to the diner to cheer him up; John learns that a patient's wife is pregnant by another man.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:David Chambers

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   Writer:David Chambers
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   4.5/10(4 votes)

   #2 - The More You Know

   S3:E183/19/2001

   John doesn't know what to do when he accidentally learns that Linda and Reggie are dating the same guy; Bob tries in vain to figure out who the hooker is in his building.

   Director:Andy Ackerman

   Writer:David Isaacs

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   Director:Andy Ackerman

   Writer:David Isaacs
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   4.8/10(4 votes)

   #3 - He Said, She Said

   S2:E711/1/1999

   Becker starts receiving phone calls from a woman he doesn't know, so he tries to avoid her. The strange woman shows up at the diner to explain that a mutual friend suggested they meet while she is in town. Taking a liking to each other, Becker and his new friend begin to spend a lot of time together, that is, until she confesses a shocking secret that sends Becker reeling.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:April Kelly

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   Director:Unknown

   Writer:April Kelly
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   4.8/10(4 votes)

   #4 - Panic on the 86th

   S2:E245/22/2000

   Reggie's celebration after earning an A in her psychology class turns to panic when she considers her uncertain future; and John entertains one of his neighbors, who turns out to be a hooker.

   Director:Andy Ackerman

   Writers:Ken Levine, David Isaacs

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   Director:Andy Ackerman

   Writers:Ken Levine, David Isaacs
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   4.8/10(4 votes)

   #5 - One Wong Move

   S3:E310/23/2000

   Challenged to do so by his friends, Becker changes his routine with disastrous results. When he eats at a new Chinese restaurant, Linda gets a stalker, Margaret gets food poisoning, Bob gets punched in the nose, and Reggie and Jake lose $80 to a scam artist.

   Director:Andy Ackerman

   Writer:Russ Woody

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   Director:Andy Ackerman

   Writer:Russ Woody
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   4.8/10(4 votes)

   #6 - Trials and Defibrillations

   S3:E245/14/2001

   As the series' third season comes to a close, John Becker is being taken to court by a patient who claims the doctor almost killed him. The patient, Vinny, is suing John for allegedly causing him to have a heart attack by taking him to a gym for a workout. John maintains that Vinny would have had the heart attack anyway and that going to the gym had nothing to do with it. Defending John from his insurance company is a pretty attorney, and, of course, John finds fault with her, too. She refuses to let the hot-tempered doctor take the stand, fearing that he won't be able to keep a lid on his anger.

   Director:Andy Ackerman

   Writer:Russ Woody

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   Director:Andy Ackerman

   Writer:Russ Woody
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   4.8/10(4 votes)

   #7 - The 100th

   S5:E611/17/2002

   John gets jealous and lies to a friend who expresses interest in Chris by telling him that she is gay. Unfortunately, the man acts on John's information and sets Chris up with a lesbian acquaintance. Also, Bob tries to deepen his friendship with Jake and buys a pair of walkie-talkies so that the two of them can stay in constant contact with each other.

   Director:Ken Levine

   Writers:Ken Levine, David Isaacs

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   Director:Ken Levine

   Writers:Ken Levine, David Isaacs
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   5.0/10(5 votes)

   #8 - Point of Contact

   S2:E19/20/1999

   Becker performs his doctorly duties at the diner when a woman begins to choke on her food. After regaining her composure, the woman intensely expresses her gratitude to Becker, which takes him more than a little off-guard. As the days go by, Becker's fears are compounded when she begins to drop by the office and his apartment bearing gifts and well-wishes. Soon enough, Becker is outright panicked, and convinced that she's a certifiable lunatic who's become a danger to his well-being.

   Director:Andy Ackerman

   Writer:Michael Markowitz

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   Director:Andy Ackerman

   Writer:Michael Markowitz
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   5.0/10(4 votes)

   #9 - Pain in the Aspirin

   S2:E1011/22/1999

   As Becker continues to recoup from his gunshot wound, he's caught off guard when Elizabeth claims that she doesn't have any aspirin -- although he found a bottle of them among her things while earlier snooping through her purse. Becker, of course dismissing his own bad behavior, is miffed at her actions and begins to think that she may not have an honest bone in her body. Meanwhile, Bob wins the lottery.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Russ Woody

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   Writer:Russ Woody
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    6.0/10(6 votes)

    #10 - D.N.R.

    S6:E131/28/2004

    In the series finale, Becker realizes he's happy, but Chris fears that John is going to break up with her after he invites her to dinner at a nice restaurant; Jake used his inheritance from his grandmother to go off to Northwestern University; and Linda finds a new Italian boyfriend on the subway.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #11 - Dr. Angry Head

    S3:E912/11/2000

    Dr. Becker's back goes out on Christmas Eve, stranding him in a holiday nightmare. Trying to cut through a crowded department store on Christmas Eve, Becker stumbles into a Christmas display and knocks his back out, leaving him immobilized in Santa's Village. While the same grating Christmas tune plays over and over again, Becker waits for the paramedics and lives out his worst nightmare as he is assaulted by toy trains, cheerful pandas and really irritating kids. Meanwhile, Reggie decides to one-up an annoying woman who collects presents for orphans by organizing an unusual toy drive at the diner.

    Director:Andy Ackerman

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Andy Ackerman

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    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #12 - Beckerethics

    S3:E711/20/2000

    Becker's car is stolen and things work out to his benefit with the insurance company; Reggie receives a very unexpected marriage proposal on her second date with a new guy.

    Director:Ken Levine

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Ken Levine

    Writer:Unknown
13. 

    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #13 - My Boyfriend's Back

    S2:E510/18/1999

    Reggie begins dating Jordan, the most popular guy from her high school, who is building a hospital in the area, but quickly learns his dark side. Meanwhile, John fumes over his former research partner's patent for anti-wrinkle cream, and Linda adopts the bum who hangs out in the office doorway.

    Director:Andy Ackerman

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Andy Ackerman

    Writer:Unknown
14. 

    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #14 - The Hypocratic Oath

    S2:E131/10/2000

    John's waiting room turns into a maze of boxes when Linda orders too many supplies; Reggie becomes attracted to a much younger student and Margaret learns that a former patient died and has included her in her will.

    Director:Andy Ackerman

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Andy Ackerman

    Writer:Unknown
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    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #15 - The Wrong Man

    S3:E611/13/2000

    "The one who got away" comes back into Becker's life looking to rekindle the flame -- even though she's married. He entertains an invitation up to her hotel room, but after he hallucinates his friends mirroring his own guilt, he makes the hard decision to leave shortly after getting there. Meanwhile, Margaret struggles desperately to get Linda and Becker to sit still long enough to have a staff meeting.

    Director:Andy Ackerman

    Writer:Matthew Weiner

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    Director:Andy Ackerman

    Writer:Matthew Weiner
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    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #16 - You Say Gay Son, I Say Godson

    S3:E194/9/2001

    John, for once, is at a loss for words when his godson (Marc Valera) seeks his advice on how to tell his father that he is gay; Reggie gets caught up in a game of one-upmanship with a snooty acquaintance (Molly Hagan).

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Gary Dontzig

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    Writer:Gary Dontzig
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    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #17 - Nocturnal Omissions

    S3:E204/16/2001

    John is crankier than normal when he suffers a bout of insomnia, which he believes can be cured by watching mindless TV shows. Unfortunately, his TV set is broken and he refuses to buy a new one.

    Director:Wil Shriner

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Wil Shriner

    Writer:Unknown
18. 

    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #18 - Nightmare on Becker Street

    S5:E153/2/2003

    John is stalked by an elderly but frisky neighbor (Betty Garrett) who is determined to make him her man. Also: Linda decides to tell her boyfriend (Shawn Christian), who thinks she lives in L.A., the truth about where she resides.

    Director:Gail Mancuso

    Writer:Michael Rowe

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    Director:Gail Mancuso

    Writer:Michael Rowe
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    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #19 - Choose Me

    S1:E91/18/1999

    When Reggie announces that she has an extra ticket to a Rangers-Flyers hockey game, Jake and Becker each makes it his primary goal to be chosen as the lucky recipient.

    Director:Andy Ackerman

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Andy Ackerman

    Writer:Unknown
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    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #20 - Scriptus Interruptus

    S1:E112/1/1999

    Becker agrees to write an article for a fellow doctor's medical journal, but has trouble finishing the project. With the article's deadline quickly approaching, Becker tries desperately to find a place to sit and hash out the piece. Unfortunately, he can't seem to acquire five minutes of quiet time before something or someone finds a way to interrupt his concentration.

    Director:Andy Ackerman

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Andy Ackerman

    Writer:Unknown
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    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #21 - Love! Lies! Bleeding!

    S1:E122/8/1999

    Becker, not convinced of the wonders of love after witnessing a woman stab her husband with a fork, is forced to consult a teenager who wants a vasectomy, treat a woman with a severe allergic reaction to roses and watch Linda begin and end a relationship within hours. Even so, a late night hospital visit abruptly softens his perspective as he begins to understand why this holiday can be so important to others.

    Director:Andy Ackerman

    Writer:Michael Markowitz

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    Director:Andy Ackerman

    Writer:Michael Markowitz
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    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #22 - Larry Spoke

    S1:E142/22/1999

    Becker copes with a patient who believes he can talk directly to God; Linda decides to keep a jacket mistakenly returned to her by her dry cleaner.

    Director:Andy Ackerman

    Writer:Russ Woody

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    Director:Andy Ackerman

    Writer:Russ Woody
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    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #23 - Truth and Consequences

    S1:E194/19/1999

    Becker's cousin Berry invites him over to his house for dinner, and Becker learns first-hand that Berry and his wife are having major marital problems. However, Becker makes the situation worse by letting it slip that Berry once had an affair.

    Directors:Leonard R. Garner, Jr.

    Writer:Unknown

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    Directors:Leonard R. Garner, Jr.

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    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #24 - Sight Unseen

    S2:E215/1/2000

    Jake asks out a friendly young woman only to break up with her after he learns that she's also blind; Margaret tries to discover why a grouchy patient likes everyone but her.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Michael Markowitz

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    Writer:Michael Markowitz
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    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #25 - Parannoyed

    S4:E214/29/2002

    Dr. John Becker's laundry, apartment and mail have all been tampered with and he is sure the culprit is one of his pesky neighbors. Determined to solve the mystery, he decides to confront all the tenants and barges into his building's weekly board meeting. Meanwhile Chris, the new girl in Becker's apartment building, is a hit with the gang at the diner, but her perky behavior only serves to darken his already miserable day.

    Director:Andy Ackerman

    Writer:Unknown

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