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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Becker Season 4 Episode 7 - Hanging with Jake
    3.3/10(3 votes)

    #1 - Hanging with Jake

    S4:E7

    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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  2. Becker Season 2 Episode 7 - He Said, She Said
    3.7/10(3 votes)

    #2 - He Said, She Said

    S2:E7

    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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  3. Becker Season 2 Episode 24 - Panic on the 86th
    3.7/10(3 votes)

    #3 - Panic on the 86th

    S2:E24

    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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  4. Becker Season 3 Episode 3 - One Wong Move
    3.7/10(3 votes)

    #4 - One Wong Move

    S3:E3

    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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  5. Becker Season 3 Episode 18 - The More You Know
    3.7/10(3 votes)

    #5 - The More You Know

    S3:E18

    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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  6. Becker Season 3 Episode 24 - Trials and Defibrillations
    3.7/10(3 votes)

    #6 - Trials and Defibrillations

    S3:E24

    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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  7. Becker Season 5 Episode 6 - The 100th
    3.7/10(3 votes)

    #7 - The 100th

    S5:E6

    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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  8. Becker Season 2 Episode 10 - Pain in the Aspirin
    4.0/10(3 votes)

    #8 - Pain in the Aspirin

    S2:E10

    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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  9. Becker Season 2 Episode 1 - Point of Contact
    4.2/10(4 votes)

    #9 - Point of Contact

    S2:E1

    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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  10. Becker Season 6 Episode 13 - D.N.R.
    5.8/10(5 votes)

    #10 - D.N.R.

    S6:E13

    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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  11. Becker Season 3 Episode 7 - Beckerethics
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #11 - Beckerethics

    S3:E7

    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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  12. Becker Season 1 Episode 9 - Choose Me
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #12 - Choose Me

    S1:E9

    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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  13. Becker Season 1 Episode 14 - Larry Spoke
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #13 - Larry Spoke

    S1:E14

    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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  14. Becker Season 2 Episode 5 - My Boyfriend's Back
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - My Boyfriend's Back

    S2:E5

    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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  15. Becker Season 2 Episode 13 - The Hypocratic Oath
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - The Hypocratic Oath

    S2:E13

    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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  16. Becker Season 3 Episode 6 - The Wrong Man
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - The Wrong Man

    S3:E6

    "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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  17. Becker Season 3 Episode 9 - Dr. Angry Head
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Dr. Angry Head

    S3:E9

    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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  18. Becker Season 4 Episode 1 - Psycho Therapy
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Psycho Therapy

    S4:E1

    At the end of last season, John was thrown in jail for contempt of court during a malpractice case. Tonight, he's released after reluctantly apologizing to a judge, who orders him to see a therapist and work on his problem with authority. However, the therapist, Katherine Simmons, is dealing with her own authority issues, which John winds up "helping" her work out. Becker is shocked one night when she shows up at his apartment a changed woman. Elsewhere, Jake grows weary of his new girlfriend's annoying habit of describing for him every little thing she's doing; and Linda lobbies for a raise.

    Director:Andy Ackerman
    Writer:Matthew Weiner

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  19. Becker Season 5 Episode 3 - L.A. Woman
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #19 - L.A. Woman

    S5:E3

    Neighbors John and Chris do whatever they can to annoy each other, from smoking cigars to using a sander at 4 A.M. to strip a floor; Linda pretends she is from L.A. to impress a new guy she is dating; Jake worries that Amanda is decorating his apartment in an overly feminine fashion.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Russ Woody

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  20. Becker Season 5 Episode 4 - And The Heartbeat Goes On
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #20 - And The Heartbeat Goes On

    S5:E4

    A grumpy patient who claims he's dying insists that John visit him in the hospital every night. Also, Bob accidentally sees Chris naked in her apartment, but what really upsets her is that he doesn't brag to the guys about what a beautiful body she has.

    Director:Gail Mancuso
    Writer:Gigi McCreery

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  21. Becker Season 5 Episode 15 - Nightmare on Becker Street
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #21 - Nightmare on Becker Street

    S5:E15

    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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  22. Becker Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #22 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    Becker deals with an HIV-positive child, and the fact that Reggie has inherited his favorite diner from her father.

    Director:Andy Ackerman
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Becker Season 1 Episode 10 - P.C. World
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #23 - P.C. World

    S1:E10

    When a self-serving reporter witnesses a heated argument between Becker and a man at the diner, he determines that Becker's comments are "politically incorrect" and uses his column to create a local controversy. Becker tries to ignore the reporter's comments, but when the hack then belittles Becker on a local radio show, the short-fused doctor heads to the station for a one-on-one confrontation.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Michael Markowitz

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  24. Becker Season 1 Episode 11 - Scriptus Interruptus
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #24 - Scriptus Interruptus

    S1:E11

    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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  25. Becker Season 1 Episode 12 - Love! Lies! Bleeding!
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #25 - Love! Lies! Bleeding!

    S1:E12

    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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Worst Episodes Summary

"Hanging with Jake" is the worst rated episode of "Becker". It scored 3.3/10 based on 3 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by David Chambers, it aired on 11/12/2001. This episode scored 0.4 points lower than the second lowest rated, "He Said, She Said".