Season 5 poster

Season 5

(2002)

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

Nancy Travis as Chris Connor
Nancy Travis

as Chris Connor

Episodes

Someone's In The Kitchen with Reggie? poster

Someone's In The Kitchen with Reggie? 8.0

October 6, 2002

Becker spends the night with Reggie, but whilst trying to sneak out of the diner, Jake discovers him and finds out ever…

Do the Right Thing poster

Do the Right Thing 8.0

October 13, 2002

John tries desperately to persuade Chris that he chose to be with her before he learned that Reggie was leaving town, b…

L.A. Woman poster

L.A. Woman 8.0

October 20, 2002

Neighbors John and Chris do whatever they can to annoy each other, from smoking cigars to using a sander at 4 A.M. to s…

And The Heartbeat Goes On poster

And The Heartbeat Goes On 8.0

October 27, 2002

A grumpy patient who claims he's dying insists that John visit him in the hospital every night. Also, Bob accidentally …

The Grand Gesture poster

The Grand Gesture 8.0

November 3, 2002

John becomes jealous when Chris turns down his offer to watch a movie with him and instead goes out with another man. L…

The 100th poster

The 100th 5.0

November 17, 2002

John gets jealous and lies to a friend who expresses interest in Chris by telling him that she is gay. Unfortunately, t…

Papa Does Preach poster

Papa Does Preach 9.0

November 24, 2002

Jim Reynolds is a soft-spoken, likable man whom John is treating for high cholesterol. But Jim's condition is worsening…

Atlas Shirked poster

Atlas Shirked 8.0

December 1, 2002

Becker's desperately trying to figure out what happened to the atlas he ordered from a door to door high school student…

Blind Injustice poster

Blind Injustice 8.0

December 8, 2002

Jake begins to believe that his blindness makes him less of a person. The feeling sets in after he allows a crook carry…

Chris-Mess poster

Chris-Mess 9.0

December 15, 2002

Chris gets jealous when she hears from John that he is dating an editor at a leading magazine and is going to spend Chr…

Once Upon a Time poster

Once Upon a Time 8.0

January 5, 2003

Margaret looks back 10 years to her first meeting with John, when she persuaded him to hire her and keep his practice o…

Bad to the Bone poster

Bad to the Bone 8.0

February 2, 2003

Jake and Bob misinterpret one of Chris's phone conversations and assume that she and John are sleeping together. At the…

But I've Got Friends I Haven't Used Yet poster

But I've Got Friends I Haven't Used Yet 8.0

February 9, 2003

Becker's old college roommate Rick Cooper, a recovering alcoholic, comes to town to make amends; but John was unaware u…

The Pain in the Neck poster

The Pain in the Neck 9.0

February 16, 2003

John gets upset when a patient refuses to take any more medication because he believes God is healing him through praye…

Nightmare on Becker Street poster

Nightmare on Becker Street 7.0

March 2, 2003

John is stalked by an elderly but frisky neighbor (Betty Garrett) who is determined to make him her man. Also: Linda de…

The Job poster

The Job 8.0

February 9, 2003

Fed up with his practice, John applies for a research position in Baltimore, without telling his friends. His suspiciou…

Thank You for Not Smoking poster

Thank You for Not Smoking 8.0

March 16, 2003

John feels like climbing the walls after Chris bans smoking from the diner and Margaret won't let him light up in the o…

Amanda Moves Out poster

Amanda Moves Out 8.0

March 30, 2003

Becker's in withdrawal from cigarettes and driving everybody crazy; Jake's girlfriend leaves him for a deliveryman; Chr…

Ms. Fortune poster

Ms. Fortune 8.0

April 6, 2003

A palm reader turns up at the diner and, much to his own dismay, Becker gets caught up in the excitement and lets her t…

Mr. and Ms. Conception poster

Mr. and Ms. Conception 9.0

April 13, 2003

John gets frustrated when a childless couple who come to him for advice on getting pregnant misconstrue everything he s…

Chris's Ex poster

Chris's Ex 8.0

April 20, 2003

When Chris's all-too-friendly ex-husband unexpectedly shows up and stays at her apartment, Becker tries everything he c…

Daytime Believer poster

Daytime Believer 8.0

April 20, 2003

John realizes he still has feelings for Chris after a series of romantic dreams about her, but he fears she doesn't fee…