Becker (2001)
Dr. John Becker goes through his daily routine of being a doctor, stopping at his favorite diner, and other various situations, all the while hating life and everything around him.
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Episode 1 - Pilot
Release Date: 2 Nov. 1998Becker treats an HIV-positive child and is shocked to find that Reggie has inherited his favorite diner from her father.
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Episode 2 - Take These Pills and Shove 'Em
Release Date: 9 Nov. 1998Becker makes a house call after a patient reacts to his rude bedside manner. Jake takes a sculpting class to meet women.
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Episode 3 - Sex in the Inner City
Release Date: 16 Nov. 1998As the day progresses, Becker is faced repeatedly with reminders him of his sex life, or lack thereof.
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Episode 4 - Tell Me Lies
Release Date: 30 Nov. 1998Becker and Jake pressure Reggie to tell them what's bothering her-with varying responses.
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Episode 5 - My Dinner with Becker
Release Date: 7 Dec. 1998Becker and Reggie each have blind dates that disintegrate-Becker because he didn't listen to his own instincts and Reggie because she did listen to Becker's.
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Episode 6 - Man Plans, God Laughs
Release Date: 14 Dec. 1998Becker's attempt at friendship is short lived. With Margaret at home with the flu, Linda is left in charge of the office. Reggie receives an unwelcome visit from a former high-school classmate.
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Episode 7 - City Lights
Release Date: 21 Dec. 1998Becker's mood is worse than ever when a flickering street light keeps him awake. Margaret agrees to let Linda bring one personal item into the office.
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Episode 8 - Physician, Heal Thyself
Release Date: 11 Jan. 1999Becker and Reggie argue about crime rates. Becker is forced to ask for Reggie's help with an injury, but he initially rejects her suggestion that he see an acupuncturist. Margaret receives special deliveries from an apparently smitten mailman.
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Episode 9 - Choose Me
Release Date: 18 Jan. 1999Becker and Jake compete for a ticket to a hockey game with Reggie.
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Episode 10 - P.C. World
Release Date: 25 Jan. 1999Becker's heated remarks to someone make for equally heated discussion on a radio show.
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Episode 11 - Scriptus Interruptus
Release Date: 1 Feb. 1999Becker has difficulty finding five minutes to finish an article for a fellow doctor's medical journal before the submission deadline.
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Episode 12 - Love! Lies! Bleeding!
Release Date: 8 Feb. 1999Becker is typically cynical about Valentine's Day after seeing a woman stab her husband with a fork, advising a teenager who wants a vasectomy, treating a woman who is allergic to roses, and seeing Linda begin and end a relationship within hours. A hospital visit changes his perspective, and he begins to understand the holiday's significance.
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Episode 13 - Becker the Elder
Release Date: 15 Feb. 1999Becker's father comes for a visit and they are surprised that he is nothing like Becker. They like him and Becker doesn't think much of him. When he tells Reggie what happened between them. She tells him that he should try and talk to him.
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Episode 14 - Larry Spoke
Release Date: 22 Feb. 1999Becker treats a patient who claims he can talk to God. Linda decides to keep a jacket accidentally returned to her by her dry cleaner.
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Episode 15 - Activate Your Choices
Release Date: 1 Mar. 1999Becker's ex-wife writes a book called "Angry Man" obviously about John. When Becker confronts Sarah at her hotel, it is obvious that she retains a strong emotional hold on him.
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Episode 16 - Limits & Boundaries
Release Date: 8 Mar. 1999Becker reluctantly agrees to babysit a mother's young son and daughter for a day. His attempts to create order meet with limited success.
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Episode 17 - Partial Law
Release Date: 5 Apr. 1999Becker's computer is stolen from his apartment. When he learns that his insurance policy proceeds are decidedly less than market value, he decides on a replacement through shady sources.
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Episode 18 - Saving Harvey Cohen
Release Date: 12 Apr. 1999An alley cat finds its way into his office and refuses to leave. Margaret attempts to help Becker plan a trip she knows he'll never take.
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Episode 19 - Truth and Consequences
Release Date: 19 Apr. 1999During dinner with his cousin Barry and his wife who are having marital difficulties, Becker lets it slip that Barry once had an affair.
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Episode 20 - Drive, They Said
Release Date: 3 May 1999Becker reluctantly agrees to chauffeur Reggie, Margaret, Jake and Linda to various engagements in Queens. Becker returns to his office waiting room to find Hilton Lucas, Doug Heffernan and Ray Barone waiting.
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Episode 21 - Lucky Day
Release Date: 10 May 1999Among other things, Becker gets an excellent parking space, an unexpected tax refund, and a fruitful trip to the post office. Despite his good fortune, he remains convinced his luck will change-for the worse.
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Episode 22 - Regarding Reggie
Release Date: 17 May 1999Becker fears that Reggie may get the wrong idea if he asks her to be his date at a medical fund-raising dinner.