The Best Episodes Written By Michael Markowitz
Every TV Episode Written by Michael Markowitz Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Michael Markowitz Ratings Summary
The best episode written by Michael Markowitz is "What Indifference a Day Makes", rated 9/10 from 1 user votes. It was "directed by N/A". "What Indifference a Day Makes" aired on 10/30/2000 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "The Princess Cruise".
9.0/10 1 votes#1 - What Indifference a Day Makes
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/30/2000
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: N/A
Writer: Michael Markowitz
9.0/10 1 votes#2 - The Princess Cruise
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 2/5/2001
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
9.0/10 1 votes#3 - Another Tricky Day
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 1/7/2002
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
8.0/10 1 votes#4 - Partial Law
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 4/5/1999
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: Ken Levine
Writer: Michael Markowitz
8.0/10 1 votes#5 - All The Rage
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 2/7/2000
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: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Michael Markowitz
8.0/10 1 votes#6 - Barter Sauce
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 1/28/2002
John agrees to give free medical care to Bob, Reggie and Jake in exchange for repairs, food and magazines.
Director: Wil Shriner
Writer: Michael Markowitz
7.5/10 2 votes#7 - P.C. World
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/25/1999
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
7.5/10 2 votes#8 - Love! Lies! Bleeding!
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 2/8/1999
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
7.5/10 2 votes#9 - Sight Unseen
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 5/1/2000
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: N/A
Writer: Michael Markowitz
7.5/10 6 votes#10 - The Bicycle Thieves
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/5/2014
Lowell accompanies Will and Bobby on a night of debauchery; Kate thinks Jules gets special treatment because she is attractive.
Director: Fred Savage
Writer: Michael Markowitz
7.0/10 3 votes#11 - Cyrano de Trainer-Zac
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/19/2014
Will gives his trainer pointers before Kate goes on another date with him; Andi tries to impress her gorgeous male nanny.
Director: Fred Savage
Writer: Michael Markowitz
7.0/10 3 votes#12 - Something New
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 5/26/2014
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.
Director: Phill Lewis
Writer: Michael Markowitz
5.3/10 3 votes#13 - Point of Contact
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/1999
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