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S1 E5 Man Plans, God Laughs

Comedy

TV-PG

21m

Dec 13, 1998

While Becker is at the diner with Jake and Reggie, an odd little man named Bob enters.

Season 1, 16 Episodes

Becker - Pilot

An enraged and irascible Dr. John Becker (Ted Danson) enters the diner in his typical bad mood and sends the patrons fleeing.

Becker - Tell Me Lies

Becker enters the diner to find Reggie in a rotten mood. After some prodding, she reveals that her ballplayer boyfriend just dumped her.

Becker - Sex In The Inner City

Sex In The Inner City,

Becker is bombarded by sexual overtones throughout the day, beginning with a sensual dream that is interrupted by a neighbor's blaring music.

Becker - Take These Pills And Shove' Em

Take These Pills And Shove' Em,

Becker arrives at the diner to find Reggie and Jake discussing their plans to take a sculpting class.

Becker - Man Plans, God Laughs

Man Plans, God Laughs,

While Becker is at the diner with Jake and Reggie, an odd little man named Bob enters.

Becker - My Dinner With Becker

My Dinner With Becker,

While railing on the evils of Beanie Babies, Becker gets annoyed when an overly friendly delivery guy named Todd stops by the diner.

Becker - Physician, Heal Thyself

Physician, Heal Thyself,

Becker throws his back out at home while trying to close a stuck window.

Becker - Becker The Elder

Becker The Elder,

Becker has a fear that midgets bring him bad luck and is spooked by the new water guy, who happens to be vertically challenged.

Becker - Scriptus Interruptus

Scriptus Interruptus,

Becker promises a friend that he will write a medical article for him, but gets frustrated with numerous distractions.

Becker - Larry Spoke

Becker learns that an elderly patient, Mr. Fowler, has suffered from a heart attack and calls his daughter to tell her the bad news.

Becker - Limits And Boundaries

Limits And Boundaries,

Becker yells at a woman for letting her child cry uncontrollably, then rants about her bad parenting skills.

Becker - Partial Law

Becker is outraged as he tells the gang at the diner that someone broke into his apartment and stole his computer.

Becker - Saving Harvey Cohen

Saving Harvey Cohen,

Becker starts off the day in a cranky mood when he finds a stray cat in his office, which apparently crawled through a broken window.

Becker - Truth and Consequences

Truth and Consequences,

Becker arrives at the office carrying the parking meter that ate his quarter.

Becker - Drive, They Said

Drive, They Said,

Becker's patient, Jimmy, is a penniless scalper who is unable to afford his ulcer treatment.

Becker - Regarding Reggie

Regarding Reggie,

On Jake's way out to meet his girlfriend, Becker warns him that his zipper is down.

Details

Becker

Comedy

TV-PG

6 Seasons

21m

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.

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