Becker

Becker is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS from November 2, 1998, to January 28, 2004. The series had a total of 129 episodes.
== Plot ==
Set in the New York City borough of The Bronx, the show starred Ted Danson as John Becker, a misanthropic doctor who operates a small practice and is constantly annoyed by his patients, co-workers, friends, and practically everything and everybody else in his world. Despite everything, his patients and friends are loyal because Becker genuinely cares about them. Despite everything, his patients and friends are loyal because Becker genuinely cares about them. Despite everything, his patients and friends are loyal because Becker genuinely cares about them.
== Cast ==
* Ted Danson as Dr. John Becker
* Hattie Winston as Margaret Wyborn
* Shawnee Smith as Linda
* Terry Farrell as Regina "Reggie" Kostas (Seasons 1–4)
* Alex Désert as Jake Malinak
* Saverio Guerra as Bob (Seasons 1–5)
* Nancy Travis as Chris Connor (Seasons 4–6)
* Jorge Garcia as Hector Lopez (Season 6)
== Series Overview ==
Season	Season	Episodes	Originally aired (U.S. dates)	Originally aired (U.S. dates)
Season	Season	Episodes	Season premiere 	Season finale
 	1 	22 	November 2, 1998 	May 17, 1999
 	2 	24 	September 20, 1999 	May 22, 2000
 	3 	24 	October 9, 2000 	May 14, 2001
 	4 	24 	October 1, 2001 	May 20, 2002
 	5 	22 	October 6, 2002 	April 20, 2003
 	6 	13 	October 8, 2003 	January 28, 2004
== Season 1: (1998-99) ==
No. in
series	No. in
season	Title 	Directed by 	Written by
1 	1 	"Pilot" 	Andy Ackerman 	Dave Hackel
2 	2 	"Take These Pills and Shove 'Em"	Andy Ackerman 	Marsha Myers
3 	3 	"Sex in the Inner City" 	Andy Ackerman 	David Isaacs (Teleplay) and Sue Herring (Story)
4 	4 	"Tell Me Lies" 	Andy Ackerman 	Russ Woody
5 	5 	"My Dinner with Becker" 	Lee Shallat Chemel 	Teresa O'Neill
6 	6 	"Man Plans, God Laughs" 	Andy Ackerman 	Ian Gurvitz
7 	7 	"City Lights" 	Andy Ackerman 	Russ Woody
8 	8 	"Physician, Heal Thyself" 	Lee Shallat Chemel 	Ian Gurvitz
9 	9 	"Choose Me" 	Andy Ackerman 	Marsha Myers
10	10	"P.C. World" 	Jeff Melman 	Michael Markowitz
11	11	"Scriptus Interruptus" 	Andy Ackerman 	Ian Gurvitz
12	12	"Love! Lies! Bleeding!" 	Andy Ackerman 	Michael Markowitz
13	13	"Becker the Elder" 	Andy Ackerman 	Dave Hackel
14	14	"Larry Spoke" 	Andy Ackerman 	Russ Woody
15	15	"Activate Your Choices" 	Andy Ackerman 	David Issacs
16	16	"Limits and Boundaries" 	Lee Shallat Chemel 	Dave Hackel
17	17	"Partial Law" 	Ken Levine 	Michael Markowitz
18	18	"Saving Harvey Cohen" 	Andy Ackerman 	Eric Cohen
19	19	"Truth and Consequences" 	Leonard R. Garner, Jr.	Marsha Myers
20	20	"Drive, They Said" 	Andy Ackerman 	Ken Levine and David Issacs
21	21	"Lucky Day" 	Andy Ackerman 	Earl Pomerantz
22	22	"Regarding Reggie" 	Andy Ackerman 	Russ Woody
==Season 2: (1999-2000)==
No. in
series	No. in
season	Title 	Directed by 	Written by
23	1 	"Point of Contact" 	Andy Ackerman 	Michael Markowitz
24	2 	"Imm-oral Fixations" 	Andy Ackerman 	Ian Gurvitz
25	3 	"Cyrano De-Beckerac" 	Ken Levine 	Marsha Myers
26	4 	"Linda Quits" 	Ken Levine 	Glenn Gers
27	5 	"My Boyfriend's Back" 	Andy Ackerman 	Dana Borkow
28	6 	"Shovel Off to Buffalo" 	Andy Ackerman 	Ken Levine and David Isaacs
29	7 	"He Said, She Said" 	Joyce Gittlin 	April Kelly
30	8 	"Stumble in the Bronx" 	Andy Ackerman 	Matthew Weiner
31	9 	"Hate Thy Neighbor" 	Andy Ackerman 	Chuck Ranberg and Anne Flett-Giordano
32	10	"Pain in the Aspirin" 	Gregg Heschong 	Russ Woody
33	11	"Blind Curve" 	Andy Ackerman 	Matthew Weiner
34	12	"Santa on Ice" 	Andy Ackerman 	Marsha Myers
35	13	"The Hypocritic Oath" 	Andy Ackerman 	Ian Gurvitz
36	14	"The Rumor" 	Andy Ackerman 	Earl Pomerantz
37	15	"All the Rage" 	Lee Shallat Chemel	Michael Markowitz
38	16	"Old Yeller" 	Darryl Bates 	Mark Egan
39	17	"The Roast That Ruined Them"	Andy Ackerman 	Dana Borkow
40	18	"For Whom the Toll Calls" 	Andy Ackerman 	Matthew Weiner
41	19	"The Bearer of Bad Tidings" 	Andy Ackerman 	Marsha Myers
42	20	"One Angry Man" 	Andy Ackerman 	Dan Wilcox
43	21	"Sight Unseen" 	Darryl Bates 	Michael Markowitz
44	22	"Crosstalk" 	Andy Ackerman 	Ian Gurvitz
45	23	"Cooked" 	Ken Levine 	Russ Woody
46	24	"Panic on the 86th" 	Andy Ackerman 	Ken Levine and David Isaacs
==Season 3: (2000-01)==
No. in
series	No. in
season	Title 	Directed by 	Written by
47	1 	"The Film Critic" 	Andy Ackerman 	Ian Gurvitz
48	2 	"Super Bob" 	Ken Levine 	Dana Borkow
49	3 	"Beckerethics" 	Ken Levine 	Marsha Myers
50	4 	"One Wong Move" 	Andy Ackerman 	Russ Woody
51	5 	"What Indifference a Day Makes" 	Darryl Bates 	Michael Markowitz
52	6 	"The Usual Suspects" 	Ken Levine 	Ken Levine
53	7 	"The Wrong Man" 	Andy Ackerman 	Matthew Weiner
54	8 	"Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em" 	Andy Ackerman 	Kate Angelo
55	9 	"Dr. Angry Head" 	Andy Ackerman 	Marsha Myers
56	10	"Margaret's Dream" 	Greg Heschong 	Mark Egan
57	11	"Heart Breaker" 	Joyce Gittlin 	Mark Wilding
58	12	"The Trouble with Harry" 	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano
59	13	"The Princess Cruise" 	Ken Levine 	Michael Markowitz
60	14	"Pretty Poison" 	Andy Ackerman 	Matthew Weiner
61	15	"2001½: A Graduation Odyssey" 	Darryl Bates 	Russ Woody
62	16	"Elder Hostile" 	Andy Ackerman 	Dana Borkow
63	17	"The Ugly Truth" 	Andy Ackerman 	Matthew Weiner
64	18	"The More You Know" 	Andy Ackerman 	David Isaacs
65	19	"You Say Gay Son, I Say Godson" 	Darryl Bates 	Steven Peterman & Gary Dontzig
66	20	"Nocturnal Omissions" 	Wil Shriner 	Ian Gurvitz
67	21	"The TorMentor" 	Andy Ackerman 	Kate Angelo
68	22	"Small Wonder (Part 1 of 3)" 	Andy Ackerman 	Dana Borkow
69	23	"Sue You (Part 2 of 3)" 	Andy Ackerman 	Marsha Myers
70	24	"Trials and Defibrillations (Part 3 of 3)"	Andy Ackerman 	Russ Woody
==Season 4: (2001-02)==
No. in
series	No. in
season	Title 	Directed by 	Written by
71	1 	"Psycho Therapy" 	Andy Ackerman 	Matthew Weiner
72	2 	"Breakfast of Chumpions" 	Andy Ackerman 	Russ Woody
73	3 	"Jake's Jaunt" 	Wil Shriner 	Kate Angelo
74	4 	"Dog Days" 	Darryl Bates 	Liz Astrof
75	5 	"Really Good Advice" 	Ken Whittingham 	Earl Pomerantz
76	6 	"Get Me out of Here" 	Wil Shriner 	Ken Levine & David Isaacs
77	7 	"Hanging with Jake" 	Chris Brougham 	Julie Chambers & David Chambers
78	8 	"Dinner and a Showdown" 	Gail Mancuso 	Marsha Myers
79	9 	"The Buddy System" 	Gregg Heschong 	Ian Gurvitz
80	10	"The Ghost of Christmas Presents"	Ken Levine 	Matthew Weiner
81	11	"Another Tricky Day" 	Ken Levine 	Michael Markowitz
82	12	"The Ex-Files" 	Wil Shriner 	Kate Angelo
83	13	"Barter Sauce" 	Wil Shriner 	Michael Markowitz
84	14	"V-Day" 	Andy Ackerman 	Kate Angelo
85	15	"It Had to Be Ew" 	Andy Ackerman 	Liz Astrof (Teleplay) & Ritch Shydner (Story)
86	16	"Let's Talk about Sex" 	Darryl Bates 	Marsha Myers
87	17	"Picture Imperfect" 	Gail Mancuso 	Liz Astrof
88	18	"Talking Points" 	Chris Brougham 	Russ Woody
89	19	"Too Much, Too Late" 	Leonard R. Garner, Jr.	Matthew Weiner
90	20	"Piece Talks" 	Darryl Bates 	David Isaacs
91	21	"Parannoyed" 	Andy Ackerman 	Ian Gurvitz
92	22	"MisSteaks" 	Andy Ackerman 	Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano
93	23	"Much Ado about Nothing" 	Gail Mancuso 	Marsha Myers
94	24	"Everybody Loves Becker" 	Andy Ackerman 	Kate Angelo
==Season 5: (2002-03)==
No. in
series	No. in
season	Title 	Directed by 	Written by
95 	1 	"Someone's in the Kitchen with Reggie"	Andy Ackerman 	Kate Angelo
96 	2 	"Do the Right Thing" 	Andy Ackerman 	Ian Gurvitz
97 	3 	"L.A. Woman" 	Darryl Bates 	Russ Woody
98 	4 	"And the Heartbeat Goes On" 	Gail Mancuso 	Gigi McCreery & Perry Rein
99 	5 	"The Grand Gesture" 	Gail Mancuso 	Michael Rowe
100	6 	"The 100th" 	Ken Levine 	Ken Levine & David Issacs
101	7 	"Papa Does Preach" 	Chris Brougham 	Norm Gunzenhauser
102	8 	"Atlas Shirked" 	Darryl Bates 	Liz Astrof
103	9 	"Blind Injustice" 	Ken Levine 	Liz Astrof
104	10	"Chris-Mess" 	Gail Mancuso 	Kate Angelo
105	11	"Once upon a Time" 	Gail Mancuso 	Jayme Petrille
106	12	"Bad to the Bone" 	Wil Shriner 	Russ Woody
107	13	"I've Got Friends I Haven't Used Yet" 	Andy Ackerman 	Ian Gurvitz
108	14	"The Pain in the Neck" 	Randy Carter 	Perry Rein & Gigi McCreery
109	15	"Nightmare on Becker Street" 	Gail Mancuso 	Michael Rowe
110	16	"The Job" 	Darryl Bates 	Patricia Breen
111	17	"Thank You for Not Smoking" 	Michael Uppendahl	Liz Astrof
112	18	"Amanda Moves Out" 	Gregg Heschong 	Gigi McCreery & Perry Rein
113	19	"Ms. Fortune" 	Chris Brougham 	Russ Woody
114	20	"Mr. & Mrs. Conception" 	Darryl Bates 	Michael Rowe
115	21	"Chris's Ex" 	Gail Mancuso 	Ian Gurvitz
116	22	"Daydream Believer" 	Chris Brougham 	Kate Angelo
==Season 6: (2003-04)==
No. in
series	No. in
season	Title 	Directed by 	Written by
117	1 	"What's Love Got to Do with It" 	Chris Brougham 	Ian Gurvitz
118	2 	"Dates & Nuts" 	Chris Brougham 	Bobby Gaylor
119	3 	"A Little Ho-mance" 	Darryl Bates 	Maisha Closson
120	4 	"Spontaneous Combustion" 	Ken Levine 	Steve Peterman & Gary Dontzig
121	5 	"Afterglow" 	Chris Brougham 	Ken Levine & David Isaacs
122	6 	"The Unbelievable Wrongness of Talking"	Michael Uppendahl	Lisa Albert
123	7 	"Sister Spoils the Turkey" 	Darryl Bates 	Joyce Gittlin
124	8 	"Chock Full o' Nuts" 	Chris Brougham 	Matt Ember
125	9 	"A First Class Flight" 	Ken Levine 	Dawn DeKeyser
126	10	"Margaret Sings the Blues" 	Chris Brougham 	Maisha Closson
127	11	"Snow Means Snow" 	Michael Uppendahl	Bobby Gaylor
128	12	"Subway Story" 	Ian Gurvitz 	Gary Dontzig & Steve Peterman
129	13	"D.N.R." 	Chris Brougham 	Dave Hackel & Ian Gurvitz
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