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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 3 Episode 13 - The Princess Cruise
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    S3:E13

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

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Michael Markowitz

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  2. undefined Season 4 Episode 11 - Another Tricky Day
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    S4:E11

    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:N/A
    Writer:Michael Markowitz

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  3. undefined Season 3 Episode 4 - What Indifference a Day Makes
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S3:E4

    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:N/A
    Writer:Michael Markowitz

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  4. undefined Season 4 Episode 12 - Bev Takes a Holiday
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S4:E12

    Bernice travels to Washington to assume her new role as Congresswoman. Duckman spots a woman who happens to look like Beatrice, but gets hit by a bus. It turns out that she is Beatrice and Bernice's long lost triplet. Bev realizes the only way to keep Duckman alive is to pretend to be Beatrice.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Michael Markowitz

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - P.C. World
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    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:N/A
    Writer:Michael Markowitz

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 17 - Partial Law
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    S1:E17

    When Becker's computer is stolen from his apartment, he's shocked to learn that the insurance company's reimbursement won't even cover the cost of a keyboard. Against his better judgment, he purchases a top of the line system via shady means and soon realizes he's made a "fatal error."

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Michael Markowitz

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  7. undefined Season 2 Episode 15 - All The Rage
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    S2:E15

    A judge sentences John to attend an anger-management class after he insults two police officers. It's taught by Richard, an irritating calm instructor -- and needless to say, Becker is hardly on his way to graduating with honors.Meanwhile, after Bob's mother kicks him out of her retirement home, Linda invites him to move in with her -- much to everyone else's dismay.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Michael Markowitz

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  8. undefined Season 4 Episode 13 - Barter Sauce
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    S4:E13

    John agrees to give free medical care to Bob, Reggie and Jake in exchange for repairs, food and magazines.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Michael Markowitz

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - The Bicycle Thieves
    7.5/10(6 votes)

    S1:E6

    Lowell accompanies Will and Bobby on a night of debauchery; Kate thinks Jules gets special treatment because she is attractive.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Michael Markowitz

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 12 - Love! Lies! Bleeding!
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    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:N/A
    Writer:Michael Markowitz

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  11. undefined Season 2 Episode 21 - Sight Unseen
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    S2:E21

    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:N/A
    Writer:Michael Markowitz

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  12. undefined Season 2 Episode 4 - Inherit the Judgement: The Dope's Trial
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E4

    Duckman, in search of his free clock radio, takes the family out to the desert. They wind up in a small town where ""King"" Chicken is the sheriff and Duckman is put on trial for being a heretic.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Michael Markowitz

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  13. undefined Season 4 Episode 28 - Four Weddings Inconceivable
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S4:E28

    At the wedding of Dr. Ben Stein, a series of emotional epiphanies lead to an amazing set of marriage proposals. King Chicken proposes to Bernice. Cornfed proposes to Beverly. Duckman proposes to his new love, King Chicken's ex Honey. After many arguments between the principles, Duckman says he will make all the arrangements, thereby letting everyone blame him. Despite his arrangements, the ceremony goes off with the appropriate hitches, except that Duckman finds out something that Cornfed forgot to tell him.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Michael Markowitz

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  14. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - Cyrano de Trainer-Zac
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    S1:E8

    Will gives his trainer pointers before Kate goes on another date with him; Andi tries to impress her gorgeous male nanny.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Michael Markowitz

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  15. undefined Season 1 Episode 13 - Something New
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    S1:E13

    Will pretends to be Kate's date at a wedding, but is having a case of beer goggles. Andi and Bobby are excited to spend their first night away from their son, but things don't go as planned. Jules & Lowell wonder if marriage kills romance.

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    Writer:Michael Markowitz

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  16. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - Point of Contact
    5.0/10(5 votes)

    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.

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    Writer:Michael Markowitz

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Michael Markowitz Ratings Summary

"The Princess Cruise" is the best rated episode written by Michael Markowitz. It scored 8.5/10 based on 2 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 2/5/2001 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Another Tricky Day".