Season 3

episodes

1. 1. The Film Critic 2000-10-09 23 min 8.0 Becker tries in vain to see a movie without the experience being ruined for him, while Margaret has trouble coping with her marital problems.
2. 2. SuperBob 2000-10-16 23 min 9.0 Becker's super dies and Bob takes his job, and the diner is packed, but no one is a paying customer.
3. 3. One Wong Move 2000-10-23 23 min 3.7 Challenged to do so by his friends, Becker changes his routine with disastrous results. When he eats at a new Chinese restaurant, Linda gets a stalker, Margaret gets food poisoning, Bob gets punched i...
4. 4. What Indifference a Day Makes 2000-10-30 23 min 9.0 When Becker has a high school student shadow him for a day, it turns out to be the most boring day ever at the office. Meanwhile, Reggie, Jake and Bob find that they have told each other all of their...
5. 5. The Usual Suspects 2000-11-06 23 min 9.0 Becker's office is vandalized, and many, many people appear to have a plausible motive. It turns out that it was just Linda throwing a party, but she goes on a date with the clueless cop assigned to t...
6. 6. The Wrong Man 2000-11-13 23 min 7.0 "The one who got away" comes back into Becker's life looking to rekindle the flame -- even though she's married. He entertains an invitation up to her hotel room, but after he hallucinates his friends...
7. 7. Beckerethics 2000-11-20 23 min 6.5 Becker's car is stolen and things work out to his benefit with the insurance company; Reggie receives a very unexpected marriage proposal on her second date with a new guy.
8. 8. Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em 2000-11-27 23 min 9.0 Becker decides to quit smoking -- unfortunately, on a day when nothing goes right; Margaret is worried that her marriage is falling apart when her husband plans a trip to Atlantic City without her; wh...
9. 9. Dr. Angry Head 2000-12-11 23 min 7.0 Dr. Becker's back goes out on Christmas Eve, stranding him in a holiday nightmare. Trying to cut through a crowded department store on Christmas Eve, Becker stumbles into a Christmas display and knock...
10. 10. Margaret's Dream 2000-12-18 23 min 9.0 Margaret has an erotic dream about Becker; Jake accidentally signs for a keg of beer, so Reggie can't return it. Since Reggie also doesn't have a liquor license and therefore can't sell it, she, Jake,...
11. 11. Heart Breaker 2001-01-08 23 min 8.0 Everyone makes fun of John when he starts dating an attractive 27-year-old lawyer (Angela Shelton) and even he begins to wonder if everything is fine after he experiences chest pains when the subject...
12. 12. The Trouble with Harry 2001-01-22 23 min 8.0 John has his hands full when a former patient dies and leaves him his ashes, and a current patient suffers a puzzling rapid heartbeat. Elsewhere, Reggie turns a blind eye to her handsome new boyfriend...
13. 13. The Princess Cruise 2001-02-05 23 min 9.0 Dr. Becker sails off on a gay cruise because of Linda; Jake's girlfriend is letting her looks go due to his blindness.
14. 14. Pretty Poison 2001-02-12 23 min 8.0 John's former flame, Megan (Jaclyn Smith), appears unexpectedly at his door and announces that she has left her husband and wants to move in with John.
15. 15. 2001 1/2: A Graduation Odyssey 2001-02-19 23 min 8.0 John is honored when he's asked to fill in for the mayor and be the commencement speaker at his old high school, until he discovers why the mayor dropped out.
16. 16. Elder Hostile 2001-02-26 23 min 8.0 Jake's grandmother (Adrian Ricard), who insists she has a heart murmur, gets angry at John when he declares her to be in good health; Reggie goes through an old high-school yearbook and gets more depr...
17. 17. The Ugly Truth 2001-03-05 23 min 8.0 Reggie secretly conducts a psychology experiment on John to see if he treats attractive patients the same as unattractive ones. Also, Jake gets into a jam when he's accidentally sent a driver's licens...
18. 18. The More You Know 2001-03-19 23 min 3.7 John doesn't know what to do when he accidentally learns that Linda and Reggie are dating the same guy; Bob tries in vain to figure out who the hooker is in his building.
19. 19. You Say Gay Son, I Say Godson 2001-04-09 23 min 8.0 John, for once, is at a loss for words when his godson (Marc Valera) seeks his advice on how to tell his father that he is gay; Reggie gets caught up in a game of one-upmanship with a snooty acquainta...
20. 20. Nocturnal Omissions 2001-04-16 23 min 8.0 John is crankier than normal when he suffers a bout of insomnia, which he believes can be cured by watching mindless TV shows. Unfortunately, his TV set is broken and he refuses to buy a new one.
21. 21. The TorMentor 2001-04-23 23 min 8.0 John is excited when he learns that his favorite college professor from Harvard is coming to town. But when John meets him, he's shocked to discover that the man doesn't remember him.
22. 22. Small Wonder 2001-04-30 23 min 8.0 John takes an out-of-shape patient (Alan Blumenfeld) to a gym to work out, but the man has a heart attack there and then sues John; Linda dyes her hair blonde and suspects that's the reason people thi...
23. 23. Sue You 2001-05-07 23 min 8.0 John refuses to settle Vinny's lawsuit against him, despite the advice of his lawyer, Ruth, because he feels like it would imply guilt. Ruth impresses upon him that he could lose, and would then more...
24. 24. Trials and Defibrillations 2001-05-14 23 min 3.7 As the series' third season comes to a close, John Becker is being taken to court by a patient who claims the doctor almost killed him. The patient, Vinny, is suing John for allegedly causing him to h...