Season 1 poster

Season 1

(1998)

Cast

Ted Danson as Dr. John Becker
Ted Danson

as Dr. John Becker

Hattie Winston as Margaret Wyborn
Hattie Winston

as Margaret Wyborn

Shawnee Smith as Linda
Shawnee Smith

as Linda

Alex Désert as Jake Malinak
Alex Désert

as Jake Malinak

Terry Farrell as Regina "Reggie" Kostas
Terry Farrell

as Regina "Reggie" Kostas

Episodes

Pilot poster

Pilot 7.5

November 2, 1998

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

Take These Pills and Shove 'Em poster

Take These Pills and Shove 'Em 7.5

November 9, 1998

Becker must make a house call after a patient has an adverse reaction to his brutal bedside manner. He remains hellbent…

Sex in the Inner City poster

Sex in the Inner City 8.0

November 16, 1998

Despite his best efforts, Becker can't escape the sexual overtones that follow him throughout the day. He starts his mo…

Tell Me Lies poster

Tell Me Lies 8.0

November 30, 1998

Becker and Jake notice that Reggie is upset about something, but she refuses to tell them why. Becker presses Reggie fo…

My Dinner With Becker poster

My Dinner With Becker 8.0

December 7, 1998

Becker initially declines the offer of a blind date, but he eventually agrees to meet the woman. After hearing about he…

Man Plans, God Laughs poster

Man Plans, God Laughs 8.5

December 14, 1998

Becker's attempt at friendship is short lived; with Margaret at home with the flu, the flaky Linda is left in charge of…

City Lights poster

City Lights 9.0

December 21, 1998

Becker is crabbier than ever when a flickering street light keeps him from getting any sleep. When the city refuses to …

Physician, Heal Thyself poster

Physician, Heal Thyself 8.0

January 11, 1999

The disagreeable doc gets even more irritable when he becomes the patient in this pungent episode of the surprise hit o…

Choose Me poster

Choose Me 7.0

January 18, 1999

When Reggie announces that she has an extra ticket to a Rangers-Flyers hockey game, Jake and Becker each makes it his p…

P.C. World poster

P.C. World 7.5

January 25, 1999

When a self-serving reporter witnesses a heated argument between Becker and a man at the diner, he determines that Beck…

Scriptus Interruptus poster

Scriptus Interruptus 7.5

February 1, 1999

Becker agrees to write an article for a fellow doctor's medical journal, but has trouble finishing the project. With th…

Love! Lies! Bleeding! poster

Love! Lies! Bleeding! 7.5

February 8, 1999

Becker, not convinced of the wonders of love after witnessing a woman stab her husband with a fork, is forced to consul…

Becker the Elder poster

Becker the Elder 8.5

February 15, 1999

Becker is less than thrilled when his estranged father, Fred, makes an unannounced visit. Although Becker is unhappy to…

Larry Spoke poster

Larry Spoke 7.0

February 22, 1999

Becker copes with a patient who believes he can talk directly to God; Linda decides to keep a jacket mistakenly returne…

Activate Your Choices poster

Activate Your Choices 8.5

March 1, 1999

When Becker learns that his ex-wife Sandra is in town for a book signing tour, he feigns disinterest until he learns th…

Limits & Boundaries poster

Limits & Boundaries 7.5

March 8, 1999

When a patient's mother desperately needs Becker to watch her two kids for the day, he reluctantly agrees and then make…

Partial Law poster

Partial Law 8.0

April 5, 1999

When Becker's computer is stolen from his apartment, he's shocked to learn that the insurance company's reimbursement w…

Saving Harvey Cohen poster

Saving Harvey Cohen 9.0

April 12, 1999

Much to Becker's dismay, an alley cat finds its way into his office and refuses to leave. When they realize that the ca…

Truth and Consequences poster

Truth and Consequences 7.5

April 19, 1999

Becker's cousin Barry invites him over to his house for dinner, and Becker learns first-hand than Barry and his wife ar…

Drive, They Said poster

Drive, They Said 8.0

May 3, 1999

Becker reluctantly agrees to shuttle Reggie, Margaret, Jake and Linda to various engagements in Queens when they learn …

Lucky Day poster

Lucky Day 9.0

May 10, 1999

A prime parking space, an unexpected tax refund and a flawless trip to the post office are just a few of the lucky brea…

Regarding Reggie poster

Regarding Reggie 8.0

May 17, 1999

Becker fears that Reggie may get the wrong idea if he asks her to be his date at a medical fundraiser. Fearing that Reg…