Becker (1998) - Video Detective

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Becker is an American sitcom that ran from 1998 to 2004 on CBS. Set in the New York City borough of the Bronx, the show starred Ted Danson as John Becker, a cantankerous doctor who operates a small practice and is constantly annoyed by his patients, co-workers, and friends, and practically everything and everybody else in his world. Despite everything, his patients and friends are loyal because Becker genuinely cares about them. The series was produced by Paramount Network Television.

Original Release

11/02/1998 on CBS

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Cast

Name	Character

Ted Danson	Dr. John Becker
Shawnee Smith	Linda
Hattie Winston	Margaret Wyborn
Alex Désert	Jake Malinak
Saverio Guerra	Bob
Terry Farrell	Regina "Reggie" Kostas
Nancy Travis	Chris Connor
Jorge Garcia	Hector Lopez
Nancy Travis
Ted Danson

(see additional cast & crew)

#	Title	Air Date
1	What's Love Got to Do with It?	Wednesday, 08 October 2003
2	Dates & Nuts	Wednesday, 15 October 2003
3	A Little Ho-mance	Wednesday, 22 October 2003
4	Spontaneous Combustion	Wednesday, 29 October 2003
5	The Unbelievable Wrongness of Talking	Wednesday, 05 November 2003
6	Afterglow	Wednesday, 12 November 2003
7	Sister Spoils the Turkey	Wednesday, 26 November 2003
8	Chock Full O'Nuts	Wednesday, 03 December 2003
9	A First Class Flight	Wednesday, 17 December 2003
10	Margaret Sings the Blues	Wednesday, 07 January 2004
11	Snow Means Snow	Wednesday, 14 January 2004
12	Subway Story	Wednesday, 21 January 2004
13	DNR	Wednesday, 28 January 2004

Cast

Name	Character

Ted Danson	Dr. John Becker
Shawnee Smith	Linda
Hattie Winston	Margaret Wyborn
Alex Désert	Jake Malinak
Saverio Guerra	Bob
Terry Farrell	Regina "Reggie" Kostas
Nancy Travis	Chris Connor
Jorge Garcia	Hector Lopez
Nancy Travis
Ted Danson
Alex Désert
Shawnee Smith
Hattie Winston
Barbara Sharma	Mrs. Recinos
Frances Fisher	Dr. Elizabeth Carson
Damon Standifer	Mr. Williams
Sara Mornell	Anita
Saverio Guerra
Marvin Kaplan	Mr. Gordon
Elya Baskin	Alexi

Producers

Name	Role

Dave Hackel	Executive Producer
Ian Gurvitz	Executive Producer
Russ Woody	Executive Producer
Steven Peterman	Executive Producer
Gary Dontzig	Executive Producer
Tim Berry	Executive Producer
Dave Hackel	Producer
Tim Berry	Producer
Ian Gurvitz	Producer
Michael Markowitz	Producer
Russ Woody	Producer
Matthew Weiner	Producer
Marsha Myers	Producer
Andy Ackerman	Producer
Lori A. Moneymaker	Producer
Steven Peterman	Producer
Matt Ember	Producer
Gary Dontzig	Producer
Leslie Arras	Producer
Darryl Bates	Producer
Gigi McCreery	Producer
Maisha Closson	Producer
Cheryl Downey	Producer
Perry M. Rein	Producer
Michael Rowe	Producer
Liz Astrof	Producer
Michael Rowe	Producer
Mark Petulla	Producer

Editors

Darryl Bates, Debra F. Simone, Susan Federman, Skip Collector, Sheila Amos, Paul Bates

Year	Type	Category	Won

2003	Emmy	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series	Nominated
2001	Golden Globe	Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical	Nominated