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* ActorAllusion: In one episode, George Wendt stars as a bartender at an airport bar patronized by Becker.
** KelseyGrammer appears as an old friend of Becker's and a former alcoholic trying who is apologizing to those he wronged in the past.
** Rhea Perlman appears as Becker's court ordered therapist who is trying to help Becker with his anger problem, a reversing a dynamic from ''{{Cheers}}'' when Sam would help Carla through her anger.
** KelseyGrammer appears as an old friend of Becker's and a former alcoholic trying who is apologizing to those he wronged in the past.
** Rhea Perlman appears as Becker's court ordered therapist who is trying to help Becker with his anger problem, a reversing a dynamic from ''{{Cheers}}'' when Sam would help Carla through her anger.
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** Whenever Detective Borkow shows up, he always mentions that Becker was shot at a gay bar during the evnts of "Stumble In The Bronx".
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* FriendsRentControl: Averted. Despite being a private practice Doctor, Becker still lives in a modest apartment. He also mentions that his car is "Held together with duct tape".
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** He's got a surprising amount of patience even with some of the stupid ones. Such as the woman who asked--after being told to only drink clear fluids until she got better--whether orange juice and milk would be okay. And then asked if vodka would be good for her, being a clear fluid.
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** He's got a surprising amount of patience even with some of the stupid ones. Such as the woman who asked--after asked-after being told to only drink clear fluids until she got better--whether better-whether orange juice and milk would be okay. And then asked if vodka would be good for her, being a clear fluid.
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** He also frequently accepts gifts such as baked goods and Sports tickets instead of money as many people usually don't have much.
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* LongBusTrip: At the start of Season 5, Reggie left a note saying she was leaving town for Europe. Worse, at the start of Season 6, Bob was said to be on vacation. Apparently, he never came back, as that was the last we ever heard of him.
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* LongBusTrip: At the start of Season 5, Reggie left a note saying she was leaving town for Europe. Worse, at the start of Season 6, Bob was said to be on vacation. Apparently, Apparently he never came back, as that was the last we ever heard of him.
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* NoodleIncident: We never hear Bob's tale when the gang decide to tell stories that are a little more personal after having become bored with each others regular ones, other than that it apparently traumatised him to the point that he can no longer get undressed unless he's in complete darkness and that it horrifies Reggie and Jack to the point that they decide to [[LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain pretend they'd never heard it.]]
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* NoodleIncident: We never hear Bob's tale when the gang decide to tell stories that are a little more personal after having become bored with each others regular ones, other than that it apparently traumatised traumatized him to the point that he can no longer get undressed unless he's in complete darkness and that it horrifies Reggie and Jack to the point that they decide to [[LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain pretend they'd never heard it.]]
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* RealLifeRelative: Mary Steenburgen appears as one of Becker's patients. Irritated by her, Becker says [[SelfDeprecation he pities whatever guy that winds up marrying her]].
* ScrabbleBabble: Subverted.
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* SideEffectsInclude: The side-effects list was used as the main reason why a split-personality patient didn't take his drugs — the "nice" personality was deathly afraid of the side effects.
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* SideEffectsInclude: The side-effects list was used as the main reason why a split-personality patient didn't take his drugs — the drugs-the "nice" personality was deathly afraid of the side effects.
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* TookALevelInJerkass: Megan, Becker's college girlfriend was a normal, friendly woman who truly loved him in her first appearence. She becomes a [[ConsummateLiar lying]] [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]], [[GoldDigger gold digging]] [[TheSociopath Sociopath]] in her second appearence.
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* TookALevelInJerkass: Megan, Becker's college girlfriend girlfriend, was a normal, friendly woman who truly loved him in her first appearence. appearance. She becomes a [[ConsummateLiar lying]] [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]], [[GoldDigger gold digging]] [[TheSociopath Sociopath]] in her second appearence.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Becker, oh ''yes.''
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* DeadpanSnarker: CallBack:There are several references to the episode where Becker gets shot.
** In "What an indifference a day makes", Becker talks about the events of the episode "Drive, they said."
** In "Trials and defibrillations", Becker's meeting with Anita from "Panic on the 86th" is mentioned.
** Whenever Detective Borkow shows up, he always mentions that Becker was shot at a gay bar during the evnts of "Stumble In The Bronx".
*DeadpanSnarker: Becker, oh ''yes.''
** In "What an indifference a day makes", Becker talks about the events of the episode "Drive, they said."
** In "Trials and defibrillations", Becker's meeting with Anita from "Panic on the 86th" is mentioned.
** Whenever Detective Borkow shows up, he always mentions that Becker was shot at a gay bar during the evnts of "Stumble In The Bronx".
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* TookALevelInJerkass: Megan, Becker's college girlfriend was a normal, friendly woman who truly loved him in her first appearence. She becomes a [[ConsummateLiar lying]] [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]], [[GoldDigger gold digging]] [[TheSociopath Sociopath]] in her second appearence.
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* MoodWhiplash: See the TearJerker entry. An otherwise funny episode turns into a beautifully tragic and one in the span of about 2 minutes.
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* PersecutedIntellectuals: Becker is called to jury duty but keeps getting rejected. He believes that lawyers don't want him because they believe as a doctor he is too intelligent. At one point he almost gets accepted on a jury until he mentions he was reading a book. Meanwhile his ditzy assistant Linda is quickly put on a jury and made foreman.
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Becker was a television series which ran on {{CBS}} from November, 1998 to January, 2004. A SitCom about an [[DrJerk angry, loud, opinionated doctor]] named John Becker (played by Ted Danson) with a small practice in the Bronx and a loose group of petty, self-centred "friends", who seemed to be the only people who could actually stand Becker for more than a few moments. Nevertheless he seemed popular with his patients, despite the fact that Becker generally hated people.
At work, head nurse Margaret (Hattie Winston) was in charge, and the practise was assisted by Linda (Shawnee Smith), who could be TheDitz but was very popular with the patients. Becker spent most of his time at Reggie's Diner, owned by ex-model Reggie Kostas (Terry Farrell). Other characters included blind newspaper seller Jake Malinack (Alex Desert) and Bob (Saverio Guerra), an annoying old schoolfriend of Reggie's who [[ThirdPersonPerson referred to himself in the third person]].
At work, head nurse Margaret (Hattie Winston) was in charge, and the practise was assisted by Linda (Shawnee Smith), who could be TheDitz but was very popular with the patients. Becker spent most of his time at Reggie's Diner, owned by ex-model Reggie Kostas (Terry Farrell). Other characters included blind newspaper seller Jake Malinack (Alex Desert) and Bob (Saverio Guerra), an annoying old schoolfriend of Reggie's who [[ThirdPersonPerson referred to himself in the third person]].
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Becker was a television series which ran on {{CBS}} from November, 1998 to January, 2004. A SitCom about an [[DrJerk angry, loud, opinionated doctor]] named John Becker (played by Ted Danson) with a small practice in the Bronx and a loose group of petty, self-centred self-centered "friends", who seemed to be the only people who could actually stand Becker for more than a few moments. Nevertheless he seemed popular with his patients, despite the fact that Becker generally hated people.
At work, head nurse Margaret (Hattie Winston) was in charge, and thepractise practice was assisted by Linda (Shawnee Smith), who could be TheDitz but was very popular with the patients. Becker spent most of his time at Reggie's Diner, owned by ex-model Reggie Kostas (Terry Farrell). Other characters included blind newspaper seller Jake Malinack (Alex Desert) and Bob (Saverio Guerra), an annoying old schoolfriend of Reggie's who [[ThirdPersonPerson referred to himself in the third person]].
At work, head nurse Margaret (Hattie Winston) was in charge, and the
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* FriendToAllChildren: One of the reasons Linda still has a job. When kids come into the office she's actually good with them, whereas Margaret is brusque and businesslike and Becker is Becker.
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* ObfuscatingDisability: In "The Film Critic" Reggie tells Jake's literal blind date that he only pretends to be blind to get girls into bed [[DisproportionateRetribution out of revenge for him bailing on giving her the last spot left in the register for an art class and instead letting his date have it]].
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* ObfuscatingDisability: In "The Film Critic" Reggie tells Jake's literal blind date that he only pretends to be blind to get girls into bed [[DisproportionateRetribution out of revenge for him bailing on giving her the last spot left in the register for an art class (as he was blind he could cut in line) and instead letting his date have it]].
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* ObfuscatingDisability: In "The Film Critic" Reggie tells Jake's literal blind date that he only pretends to be blind to get girls into bed [[DisproportionateRetribution out of revenge for him bailing on giving her the last spot left in the register for an art class and instead letting his date have it]].
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* TakeAThirdOption: When Reggie gets two tickets to a hokey game she ultimately ends up letting John and Jake decide who should get the extra ticket, instead of picking one over the other. In that same vein when confronted with this new scenario John and Jake take their own third option by giving the extra ticket to Bob.
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* TakeAThirdOption: When Reggie gets two tickets to a hokey hockey game she ultimately ends up letting John and Jake decide who should get the extra ticket, instead of picking one over the other. In that same vein when confronted with this new scenario John and Jake take their own third option by giving the extra ticket to Bob.
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* LastNameBasis: Everyone but Margaret and sometimes Jake call him Becker.
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* LastNameBasis: Everyone but Margaret Margaret, Chris, and sometimes Jake call him Becker.
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* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: Bob is their own personal Zoidberg.
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* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: Bob is their own personal Zoidberg.
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* TakeaThirdOption: When Reggie gets two tickets to a hokey game she ultimately ends up letting John and Jake decide who should get the extra ticket, instead of picking one over the other. In that same vein when confronted with this new scenario John and Jake take their own third option by giving the extra ticket to Bob.
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* TakeaThirdOption: TakeAThirdOption: When Reggie gets two tickets to a hokey game she ultimately ends up letting John and Jake decide who should get the extra ticket, instead of picking one over the other. In that same vein when confronted with this new scenario John and Jake take their own third option by giving the extra ticket to Bob.
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** KelseyGrammer appears as a patient that needs help with his drinking - reversing a dynamic from ''{{Cheers}}''.
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** Rhea Perlman appears as Becker's court ordered therapist who is trying to help Becker with hisdrinking - anger problem, a reversing a dynamic from ''{{Cheers}}''.''{{Cheers}}' when Sam would help Carla through her anger.
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* HypocriticalHumor: It's a RunningGag to have Becker decry things in the diner for being dirty, disgusting, and unhealthy right before buying a pack of cigarettes.
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** Kelsey Grammar appears as a patient that needs help with his drinking - reversing a dynamic from ''{{Cheers}}''.
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** Although she has moments of brilliance, however fleeting.
--->'''Linda:''' You're mad about $20 you loaned her over four years ago? That's only $5 dollars a year, that's less than ten cents a week!
--->'''Margaret:''' You worked that out in your head? You can't even handle daylight savings time!
--->'''Linda:''' Think about it Margaret, where does that hour go?
--->'''Linda:''' You're mad about $20 you loaned her over four years ago? That's only $5 dollars a year, that's less than ten cents a week!
--->'''Margaret:''' You worked that out in your head? You can't even handle daylight savings time!
--->'''Linda:''' Think about it Margaret, where does that hour go?
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Becker was a television series which lasted from November, 1998 to January, 2004. A SitCom about an [[DrJerk angry, loud, opinionated doctor]] named John Becker (played by Ted Danson) with a small practice in the Bronx and a loose group of petty, self-centred "friends", who seemed to be the only people who could actually stand Becker for more than a few moments. Nevertheless he seemed popular with his patients, despite the fact that Becker generally hated people.
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Becker was a television series which lasted ran on {{CBS}} from November, 1998 to January, 2004. A SitCom about an [[DrJerk angry, loud, opinionated doctor]] named John Becker (played by Ted Danson) with a small practice in the Bronx and a loose group of petty, self-centred "friends", who seemed to be the only people who could actually stand Becker for more than a few moments. Nevertheless he seemed popular with his patients, despite the fact that Becker generally hated people.
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* HypocriticalHumor: It's a RunningGag to have Becker decry things in the diner for being dirty, disgusting, and unclean right before buying a pack of cigarettes.
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* {{Hypochondria}}: One patient had it and kept going to different doctors who kept giving him prescriptions. Ironically, all the medication he was taking was actually giving him actual medical problems, which other doctors would solve just by giving him more medication. Becker eventually straightens it all out.
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* DirtyOldWoman: Becker gets stuck with one who wants to be his girlfriend after he helps her open her stuck door. Doubles as an AbhorrentAdmirer.
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* GreyAndGreyMorality: In one episode, a twin brother of one of Becker's patients uses his brother's insurance to get cancer treatment. Becker spends the episode debating giving him the treatment (resulting in insurance fraud and possibly risking his license) or denying him the treatment (condemning a sick man to die because he is uninsured). Ultimately, Becker decides against committing fraud because he's the only practice in a poor neighborhood, so [[TheNeedsOfTheMany more people would die if he got caught]].
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* EverythingsBetterWithBob: Bob, of course.
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* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY: One segment has Linda pronouncing "AspergerSyndrome" as "ass burgers". Margaret starts correcting her on it, but later in the episode starts giggling about "ass burgers" herself.
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* Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas: Maybe more “annoying” than “bad”, but for whatever his other faults, Bob is shown to love his mother, and she seems to love him back. Becker gets a little of this too.
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** ''Subway Story'' has his patience tested where he guides an old lady to where she wants to go, before he starts to figure out that she was going to Ground Zero. When she explains the reason why she can't the realization hits Becker hard, and he stays with her as she talks about her son on September 11.
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* FriendsRentControl: Averted. Despite being a private practice Doctor, Becker still lives in a modest apartment. He also mentions that his car is "Held together with duct tape".
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** He also frequently accepts gifts such as baked goods and Sports tickets instead of money as many people usually don't have much.
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* MustHaveCaffeine: Becker.
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Becker was a television series which lasted from November, 1998 to January, 2004. A SitCom about an [[DrJerk angry, loud, opinionated doctor]] named John Becker (played by Ted Danson) with a small practice in the Bronx and a loose group of petty, self-centred "friends", who seemed to be the only people who could actually stand Becker for more than a few moments. Nevertheless he seemed popular with his patients, despite the fact that Becker generally hated people.
At work, head nurse Margaret (Hattie Winston) was in charge, and the practise was assisted by Linda (Shawnee Smith), who could be TheDitz but was very popular with the patients. Becker spent most of his time at Reggie's Diner, owned by ex-model Reggie Kostas (Terry Farrell). Other characters included blind newspaper seller Jake Malinack (Alex Desert) and Bob (Saverio Guerra), an annoying old schoolfriend of Reggie's who [[ThirdPersonPerson referred to himself in the third person]].
After Season 4, Reggie was suddenly written out of the show after Farrell was fired, and new character Chris Connor (Nancy Travis) took over for the final 2 seasons. Bob left in Season 6 and was replaced by Hector (Jorge Garcia).
The show seemed determined to outdo ''{{Seinfeld}}'''s level of human depravity.
It will come as no surprise, even to anyone who's never seen the show, that Becker [[PetTheDog Pets The Dog]] frequently.
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!!This show provides examples of:
* AccentuateTheNegative: Becker's personality.
* ActorAllusion: In one episode, George Wendt stars as a bartender at an airport bar patronized by Becker.
** Kelsey Grammar appears as a patient that needs help with his drinking - reversing a dynamic from ''{{Cheers}}''.
* TheAllegedCar: Becker's car.
* AnnoyingPatient: Becker's patients, and Becker himself in one episode.
* BlindBlackGuy: Jake.
* TheBrainlessBeauty: Linda.
* BreakfastClub
* BrickJoke: In one episode, everyone questions Becker why he's carrying around an air horn. After the joke is abandoned for the rest of the episode, he uses it at the very end to blare it into the phone after a telemarketer calls.
* BuffySpeak: "Quit hovering over me like... help me out, what hovers?"
* DeadpanSnarker: Becker, oh ''yes.''
-->'''Becker''': The world is full of idiots, and someone needs to point it out to them or they will never know.
* TheDitz: Linda.
* DrJerk: Guess who.
* EverythingsBetterWithBob: Bob, of course.
* {{Flanderization}}: After a while, Becker was either an unbelievable jerk or a kind but ridiculously put-upon chap, never a balance of both.
* TheGhost: Margaret's husband, Lewis.
* GreasySpoon: Reggie's diner.
-->'''Reggie''': I don't really cook so much as I defrost and reheat.
* HomemadeSweaterFromHell: In one episode, Margaret wears a "[[{{portmanteau}} swest]]" that her husband, Lewis, made; it's hilariously bad. Linda feigns a compliment on it, and ends up getting her own "swest" from Lewis.
* IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine: Many of Danson's old ''{{Cheers}}'' co-stars.
* TheInternetIsForPorn: After Bob said that he was looking up something online, guess who replied, "Yeah, it must have been shocking to discover the internet wasn't just porn."
* JadeColoredGlasses: It's all but outright stated that Becker was once a lot more idealistic before adopting his viewpoint of HumansAreMorons. And see the trope just below this...
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: As much of a jerk as Becker is to Linda et al., he truly seems to care for most of his patients. That is, the ones that aren't stupid.
** He's got a surprising amount of patience even with some of the stupid ones. Such as the woman who asked--after being told to only drink clear fluids until she got better--whether orange juice and milk would be okay. And then asked if vodka would be good for her, being a clear fluid.
** One episode states that the reason why Becker's office is where it is is so that he can help people that otherwise wouldn't have access to medical help.
* LastNameBasis: Everyone but Margaret calls him Becker.
* LocalHangout: Reggie's Diner.
* LongBusTrip: At the start of Season 5, Reggie left a note saying she was leaving town for Europe. Worse, at the start of Season 6, Bob was said to be on vacation. Apparently, he never came back, as that was the last we ever heard of him.
* MoodWhiplash: See the TearJerker entry. An otherwise funny episode turns into a beautifully tragic and one in the span of about 2 minutes.
* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: Bob is their own personal Zoidberg.
* NeverGotToSayGoodbye: Reggie's last words with her father were an argument, which she always regretted.
* NoNameGiven: Linda and Bob's last names were never revealed.
* PetTheDog
* RealLifeRelative: Mary Steenburgen appears as one of Becker's patients. Irritated by her, Becker says [[SelfDeprecation he pities whatever guy that winds up marrying her]].
* ScrabbleBabble: Subverted.
-->'''Bob:''' ''Xebec?''
-->'''Jake:''' Yeah, xebec.
-->'''Bob:''' That's not a word.
-->'''Jake:''' Sure it is. It's an antiquated, tri-masted Grecian vessel.
-->'''Bob:''' ''None'' of those are words!
* SideEffectsInclude: The side-effects list was used as the main reason why a split-personality patient didn't take his drugs — the "nice" personality was deathly afraid of the side effects.
-->'''Becker''': It also says it causes irregular periods. Are you afraid of that too?
-->'''Jim''': Now I am!
* SmokingHotSex: Referenced when Becker tries to quit smoking by having sex every time he gets the urge:
-->'''Becker:''' I just remembered another cigarette I miss.
* SomethingsDifferentAboutYouNow
* SubwaysSuck: Averted; the subway did not break down.
* SuchAPhony: Reggie.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Chris, for Reggie; Hector, for Bob.
* ThirdPersonPerson: Bob.
* UltimateJobSecurity: Linda.
* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: Becker.
* WillTheyOrWontThey: Becker and Reggie. [[spoiler:When they finally do, Reggie is so consumed with regret and humiliation that she leaves the city (since the actress wanted to leave the show).]]
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At work, head nurse Margaret (Hattie Winston) was in charge, and the practise was assisted by Linda (Shawnee Smith), who could be TheDitz but was very popular with the patients. Becker spent most of his time at Reggie's Diner, owned by ex-model Reggie Kostas (Terry Farrell). Other characters included blind newspaper seller Jake Malinack (Alex Desert) and Bob (Saverio Guerra), an annoying old schoolfriend of Reggie's who [[ThirdPersonPerson referred to himself in the third person]].
After Season 4, Reggie was suddenly written out of the show after Farrell was fired, and new character Chris Connor (Nancy Travis) took over for the final 2 seasons. Bob left in Season 6 and was replaced by Hector (Jorge Garcia).
The show seemed determined to outdo ''{{Seinfeld}}'''s level of human depravity.
It will come as no surprise, even to anyone who's never seen the show, that Becker [[PetTheDog Pets The Dog]] frequently.
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* AccentuateTheNegative: Becker's personality.
* ActorAllusion: In one episode, George Wendt stars as a bartender at an airport bar patronized by Becker.
** Kelsey Grammar appears as a patient that needs help with his drinking - reversing a dynamic from ''{{Cheers}}''.
* TheAllegedCar: Becker's car.
* AnnoyingPatient: Becker's patients, and Becker himself in one episode.
* BlindBlackGuy: Jake.
* TheBrainlessBeauty: Linda.
* BreakfastClub
* BrickJoke: In one episode, everyone questions Becker why he's carrying around an air horn. After the joke is abandoned for the rest of the episode, he uses it at the very end to blare it into the phone after a telemarketer calls.
* BuffySpeak: "Quit hovering over me like... help me out, what hovers?"
* DeadpanSnarker: Becker, oh ''yes.''
-->'''Becker''': The world is full of idiots, and someone needs to point it out to them or they will never know.
* TheDitz: Linda.
* DrJerk: Guess who.
* EverythingsBetterWithBob: Bob, of course.
* {{Flanderization}}: After a while, Becker was either an unbelievable jerk or a kind but ridiculously put-upon chap, never a balance of both.
* TheGhost: Margaret's husband, Lewis.
* GreasySpoon: Reggie's diner.
-->'''Reggie''': I don't really cook so much as I defrost and reheat.
* HomemadeSweaterFromHell: In one episode, Margaret wears a "[[{{portmanteau}} swest]]" that her husband, Lewis, made; it's hilariously bad. Linda feigns a compliment on it, and ends up getting her own "swest" from Lewis.
* IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine: Many of Danson's old ''{{Cheers}}'' co-stars.
* TheInternetIsForPorn: After Bob said that he was looking up something online, guess who replied, "Yeah, it must have been shocking to discover the internet wasn't just porn."
* JadeColoredGlasses: It's all but outright stated that Becker was once a lot more idealistic before adopting his viewpoint of HumansAreMorons. And see the trope just below this...
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: As much of a jerk as Becker is to Linda et al., he truly seems to care for most of his patients. That is, the ones that aren't stupid.
** He's got a surprising amount of patience even with some of the stupid ones. Such as the woman who asked--after being told to only drink clear fluids until she got better--whether orange juice and milk would be okay. And then asked if vodka would be good for her, being a clear fluid.
** One episode states that the reason why Becker's office is where it is is so that he can help people that otherwise wouldn't have access to medical help.
* LastNameBasis: Everyone but Margaret calls him Becker.
* LocalHangout: Reggie's Diner.
* LongBusTrip: At the start of Season 5, Reggie left a note saying she was leaving town for Europe. Worse, at the start of Season 6, Bob was said to be on vacation. Apparently, he never came back, as that was the last we ever heard of him.
* MoodWhiplash: See the TearJerker entry. An otherwise funny episode turns into a beautifully tragic and one in the span of about 2 minutes.
* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: Bob is their own personal Zoidberg.
* NeverGotToSayGoodbye: Reggie's last words with her father were an argument, which she always regretted.
* NoNameGiven: Linda and Bob's last names were never revealed.
* PetTheDog
* RealLifeRelative: Mary Steenburgen appears as one of Becker's patients. Irritated by her, Becker says [[SelfDeprecation he pities whatever guy that winds up marrying her]].
* ScrabbleBabble: Subverted.
-->'''Bob:''' ''Xebec?''
-->'''Jake:''' Yeah, xebec.
-->'''Bob:''' That's not a word.
-->'''Jake:''' Sure it is. It's an antiquated, tri-masted Grecian vessel.
-->'''Bob:''' ''None'' of those are words!
* SideEffectsInclude: The side-effects list was used as the main reason why a split-personality patient didn't take his drugs — the "nice" personality was deathly afraid of the side effects.
-->'''Becker''': It also says it causes irregular periods. Are you afraid of that too?
-->'''Jim''': Now I am!
* SmokingHotSex: Referenced when Becker tries to quit smoking by having sex every time he gets the urge:
-->'''Becker:''' I just remembered another cigarette I miss.
* SomethingsDifferentAboutYouNow
* SubwaysSuck: Averted; the subway did not break down.
* SuchAPhony: Reggie.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Chris, for Reggie; Hector, for Bob.
* ThirdPersonPerson: Bob.
* UltimateJobSecurity: Linda.
* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: Becker.
* WillTheyOrWontThey: Becker and Reggie. [[spoiler:When they finally do, Reggie is so consumed with regret and humiliation that she leaves the city (since the actress wanted to leave the show).]]
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