Season 1

episodes

1. 1. Pilot 1998-11-02 23 min 7.5 Becker deals with an HIV-positive child, and the fact that Reggie has inherited his favorite diner from her father.
2. 2. Take These Pills and Shove 'Em 1998-11-09 23 min 7.7 Becker must make a house call after a patient has an adverse reaction to his brutal bedside manner. He remains hellbent on convincing his patient, Mr. Marino, to acknowledge the fact that his diabetes...
3. 3. Sex in the Inner City 1998-11-16 22 min 8.0 Despite his best efforts, Becker can't escape the sexual overtones that follow him throughout the day. He starts his morning at the cafe where Reggie and Jake are discussing the various things they do...
4. 4. Tell Me Lies 1998-11-30 23 min 8.0 Becker and Jake notice that Reggie is upset about something, but she refuses to tell them why. Becker presses Reggie for details, but she responds with a series of lies before finally revealing the tr...
5. 5. My Dinner With Becker 1998-12-07 23 min 8.0 Becker initially declines the offer of a blind date, but he eventually agrees to meet the woman. After hearing about her passion for line-dancing, karaoke and aroma therapy, Becker is kicking himself...
6. 6. Man Plans, God Laughs 1998-12-14 23 min 8.5 Becker's attempt at friendship is short lived; with Margaret at home with the flu, the flaky Linda is left in charge of the office; Reggie receives an unwelcome visit from a former high-school classma...
7. 7. City Lights 1998-12-21 23 min 9.0 Becker is crabbier than ever when a flickering street light keeps him from getting any sleep. When the city refuses to make the broken street light a priority assignment, Becker takes matters into his...
8. 8. Physician, Heal Thyself 1999-01-11 23 min 8.0 The disagreeable doc gets even more irritable when he becomes the patient in this pungent episode of the surprise hit of the season. The arrogant Bronx doctor is once again complaining about the short...
9. 9. Choose Me 1999-01-18 23 min 7.0 When Reggie announces that she has an extra ticket to a Rangers-Flyers hockey game, Jake and Becker each makes it his primary goal to be chosen as the lucky recipient.
10. 10. P.C. World 1999-01-25 22 min 7.5 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 c...
11. 11. Scriptus Interruptus 1999-02-01 23 min 7.5 Becker agrees to write an article for a fellow doctor's medical journal, but has trouble finishing the project. With the article's deadline quickly approaching, Becker tries desperately to find a plac...
12. 12. Love! Lies! Bleeding! 1999-02-08 23 min 7.5 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...
13. 13. Becker the Elder 1999-02-15 23 min 8.5 Becker is less than thrilled when his estranged father, Fred, makes an unannounced visit. Although Becker is unhappy to see his father, the others are instantly charmed by Fred's easygoing, jovial man...
14. 14. Larry Spoke 1999-02-22 23 min 7.0 Becker copes with a patient who believes he can talk directly to God; Linda decides to keep a jacket mistakenly returned to her by her dry cleaner.
15. 15. Activate Your Choices 1999-03-01 22 min 8.5 When Becker learns that his ex-wife Sandra is in town for a book signing tour, he feigns disinterest until he learns that chapters of her new self-help publication denounces "Angry Man," a pseudonym f...
16. 16. Limits & Boundaries 1999-03-08 23 min 7.5 When a patient's mother desperately needs Becker to watch her two kids for the day, he reluctantly agrees and then makes Margaret and Linda keep an eye on them. But when the day turns into an unexpect...
17. 17. Partial Law 1999-04-05 22 min 8.0 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...
18. 18. Saving Harvey Cohen 1999-04-12 23 min 9.0 Much to Becker's dismay, an alley cat finds its way into his office and refuses to leave. When they realize that the cat is sick, Becker's guilted into taking care of it -- to the tune of $1,500. Mean...
19. 19. Truth and Consequences 1999-04-19 23 min 7.5 Becker's cousin Berry invites him over to his house for dinner, and Becker learns first-hand that Berry and his wife are having major marital problems. However, Becker makes the situation worse by let...
20. 20. Drive, They Said 1999-05-03 23 min 8.0 Becker reluctantly agrees to shuttle Reggie, Margaret, Jake and Linda to various engagements in Queens when they learn that he's heading that way in his car. It quickly becomes a "what-was-I-thinking"...
21. 21. Lucky Day 1999-05-10 23 min 9.0 A prime parking space, an unexpected tax refund and a flawless trip to the post office are just a few of the lucky breaks bestowed upon Becker. Unable to accept the idea that he might just be having a...
22. 22. Regarding Reggie 1999-05-17 22 min 8.0 Becker fears that Reggie may get the wrong idea if he asks her to be his date at a medical fundraiser. Fearing that Reggie will misread his invitation, Becker struggles to find someone else to take to...