Trivia / Becker

• Dye Hard: Ted Danson's hair had gone completely white by the time Becker started. He dyed it brown so audiences wouldn't be jarred by his appearance.
• He Also Did: Matthew Weiner, creator of Mad Men, wrote for Becker and wrote the pilot for Mad Men as a Spec-Script while he was still there. The script didn't get produced for another eight years, but it did land him a job with David Chase working on The Sopranos. Since Becker is so totally different from those two, it's a bit jarring to see that this is where he got his start.
• Real-Life Relative: Mary Steenburgen appears as one of Becker's patients. Irritated by her, Becker says he pities whatever guy that winds up marrying her.