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* [[Buffy-Speak]]: "Quit hovering over me like... help me out, what hovers?"

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Becker, oh ''yes.''

{{quote| '''Becker''': The world is full of idiots, and someone needs to point it out to them or they will never know. }}

{{quote|'''Becker''': The world is full of idiots, and someone needs to point it out to them or they will never know. }}

* [[The Ditz]]: Linda.

* [[Dr. Jerk]]: Guess who.

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* [[The Ghost]]: Margaret's husband, Lewis.

* [[Greasy Spoon]]: Reggie's diner.

{{quote| '''Reggie''': I don't really cook so much as I defrost and reheat.}}

{{quote|'''Reggie''': I don't really cook so much as I defrost and reheat.}}

* [[Homemade Sweater From Hell]]: 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.

* [[I Want You to Meet An Old Friend of Mine]]: Many of Danson's old ''[[Cheers]]'' co-stars.

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* [[Real Life Relative]]: Mary Steenburgen appears as one of Becker's patients. Irritated by her, Becker says [[Self-Deprecation|he pities whatever guy that winds up marrying her]].

* [[Scrabble Babble]]: Subverted.

{{quote| '''Bob:''' ''Xebec?''~~ ~~

{{quote|'''Bob:''' ''Xebec?''

'''Jake:''' Yeah, xebec.~~ ~~

'''Jake:''' Yeah, xebec.

'''Bob:''' That's not a word.~~ ~~

'''Bob:''' That's not a word.

'''Jake:''' Sure it is. It's an antiquated, tri-masted Grecian vessel.~~ ~~

'''Jake:''' Sure it is. It's an antiquated, tri-masted Grecian vessel.

'''Bob:''' ''None'' of those are words! }}

* [[Side Effects Include]]: 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.

{{quote| '''Becker''': It also says it causes irregular periods. Are you afraid of that too?~~ ~~

{{quote|'''Becker''': It also says it causes irregular periods. Are you afraid of that too?

'''Jim''': Now I am! }}

* [[Smoking Hot Sex]]: Referenced when Becker tries to quit smoking by having sex every time he gets the urge:

{{quote| '''Becker:''' I just remembered another cigarette I miss.}}

{{quote|'''Becker:''' I just remembered another cigarette I miss.}}

* [[Something's Different About You Now]]

* [[Subways Suck]]: Averted; the subway did not break down.