Becker (1998–2004)

TV Series  -   -  Comedy
7.0
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 7.0/10 from 6,793 users  
Reviews: 88 user | 5 critic

Dr. John Becker goes through his daily routine of being a doctor, stopping at his favorite diner, and other various situations, all the while hating life and everything around him.

Creator:

Watch Trailer
0Check in
0Share...

User Lists

Related lists from IMDb users

a list of 41 titles created 4 months ago
 
a list of 39 titles created 3 days ago
 
a list of 43 titles created 23 Nov 2011
 
a list of 99 titles created 2 months ago
 

Connect with IMDb


Share this Rating

Title: Becker (1998–2004)

Becker (1998–2004) on IMDb 7/10

Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of Becker.

Season:

6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1

Year:

2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998
Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 6 nominations. See more awards »

Videos

Photos

Learn more

People who liked this also liked... 

The King of Queens (1998–2007)
Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.3/10 X  

Delivery man Doug Heffernan has a good life: He's got a pretty wife (Carrie), a big TV and friends to watch it with. Then Carrie's goofy and annoying father Arthur moves in with them.

Stars: Kevin James, Leah Remini, Jerry Stiller
Malcolm in the Middle (2000–2006)
Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.9/10 X  

A gifted young teen tries to survive with his dimwitted, dysfunctional family.

Stars: Bryan Cranston, Justin Berfield, Erik Per Sullivan
Just Shoot Me! (1997–2003)
Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.7/10 X  

Hot-tempered journalist Maya Gallo got herself fired from yet another job when she made an anchorwoman cry on the air with some gag copy on the teleprompter. Unable to find a job anywhere ... See full summary »

Stars: Laura San Giacomo, George Segal, Wendie Malick
The Big Bang Theory (TV Series 2007)
Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.6/10 X  

A woman who moves into an apartment across the hall from two brilliant but socially awkward physicists shows them how little they know about life outside of the laboratory.

Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco
Grounded for Life (2001–2005)
Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2/10 X  

Thirty-something Irish Catholic couple Sean and Claudia deal with their three children as well as Sean's judgmental father and his carefree brother.

Stars: Donal Logue, Megyn Price, Kevin Corrigan
Spin City (1996–2002)
Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.3/10 X  

In this sitcom, Charlie, who takes Mike Flaherty's place in later years, is the Deputy-Mayor of New York City, and his team of half-wits must constantly save the Mayor from embarrassment and the media.

Stars: Richard Kind, Michael J. Fox, Heather Locklear
Everybody Loves Raymond (1996–2005)
Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7/10 X  

It never stops for successful sports writer Ray Barone, whose oddball family life consists of a fed up wife, overbearing parents, and an older brother with lifelong jealousy.

Stars: Ray Romano, Doris Roberts, Patricia Heaton
According to Jim (2001–2009)
Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.1/10 X  
Stars: James Belushi, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Larry Joe Campbell
Seinfeld (1990–1998)
Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.9/10 X  

The continuing misadventures of neurotic New York stand-up comedian Jerry Seinfeld and his equally neurotic New York friends.

Stars: Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards
Two and a Half Men (TV Series 2003)
Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7/10 X  

A hedonistic jingle writer's free-wheeling life comes to an abrupt halt when his brother and 10-year-old nephew move into his beach-front house.

Stars: Jon Cryer, Angus T. Jones, Charlie Sheen
My Name Is Earl (2005–2009)
Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.9/10 X  

A ne'er do well wins $100,000 in the lottery and decides to right all the wrongs from his past with his newfound realization.

Stars: Jason Lee, Ethan Suplee, Jaime Pressly
Still Standing (2002–2006)
Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7/10 X  

Bill and Judy are not your average parents; the kids are the responsible ones.

Stars: Mark Addy, Jami Gertz, Jennifer Irwin
Edit

Cast

Series cast summary:
...
 Dr. John Becker (129 episodes, 1998-2004)
...
 Margaret Wyborn (129 episodes, 1998-2004)
...
 Linda (129 episodes, 1998-2004)
...
 Jake Malinak (129 episodes, 1998-2004)
...
 Bob (104 episodes, 1998-2003)
...
 Regina "Reggie" Kostas (94 episodes, 1998-2002)
Edit

Storyline

Misanthropic Dr. John Becker runs a clinic in New York City. He is assisted by super-capable Margaret Wyborn and less-than-capable Linda, who's only kept on because no one else can stand the doctor. Becker's best (some would say only) friend is the blind Jake Malinak, who runs a newsstand in the diner across the street. The diner used to be run by Reggie Kostas, but it has been taken over by Chris Conner, a lady whom Becker fluctuates between loathing and being attracted to. The diner is also frequented by Robert Benito, who is universally known as Bob and is the super at Becker's apartment (much to the doctor's regret). Written by Thanos6

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis

Taglines:

This doctor feels your pain, he just doesn't want to hear about it. See more »

Genres:

Comedy

Certificate:

TV-PG | See all certifications »
Edit

Details

Official Sites:

Country:

Language:

Release Date:

2 November 1998 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Tohtori Becker  »

Company Credits

Show detailed on  »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

|

Sound Mix:

Color:

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1
See  »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

There have been numerous references to Danson's former series Cheers. Cheers co-stars George Wendt, Rhea Perlman and Kelsey Grammer have all appeared on the show: Wendt playing the barman to Danson's character (On "Cheers", Danson played the barman to Wendt's character) and Grammer playing an alcoholic friend of Danson's Harvard-graduate doctor (on "Cheers" and Frasier, Danson played an ex-alcoholic and Grammer played the Harvard-graduate doctor. Rhea Perlman appeared as a therapist with an optimistic view on life, with Danson as the character who's not happy with his life (on "Cheers", Danson plays the cheery character and Perlman's the one who's not happy with her life). See more »

Quotes

Dr. John Becker: I have this friend... well, we aren't really friends - we just share custody of an ex-wife.
See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

See more (Spoiler Alert!) »

User Reviews

very funny
9 January 2001 | by (Richardson, TX) – See all my reviews

I just started watching this show a few months ago, and already I love it. Ted Danson is wonderful as the title character, and I think it is refreshingly funny and good. Shawnee Smith also makes a terrific airhead in Linda.


14 of 14 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you?

Message Boards

Recent Posts
Wings reference in a season 4 episode pikachu_fan_number_9
career ryansydboi
Favorite Episodes/Lines servercat
Shawnee Smith.. zoolander27
Finale? kravitzfan12
Why was Terry Farrell fired? roger-341
Discuss Becker (1998) on the IMDb message boards »

Contribute to This Page