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Becker was a television series which lasted from November, 1998 to January, 2004. A [[~~Sit Com~~]] about an [[Dr. Jerk|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.

Becker was a television series which lasted from November, 1998 to January, 2004. A [[Sitcom]] about an [[Dr. Jerk|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 [[The Ditz]] 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 [[Third Person Person|referred to himself in the third person]].

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* [[The Ditz]]: Linda.

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

* [[Everything's Better ~~With~~ Bob]]: Bob, of course.

* [[Everything's Better with Bob]]: 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.

* [[Friends Rent Control]]: 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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* [[The Internet Is for Porn]]: 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."

* [[Jade-Colored Glasses]]: It's all but outright stated that Becker was once a lot more idealistic before adopting his viewpoint of [[Humans Are Morons]]. And see the trope just below this...

* [[Jerk ~~With~~ a Heart of Gold]]: 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.

* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: 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.