Becker: Season 3
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Becker Season 2.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
The Film Critic
Oct 9, 2000 · 23 min
Becker tries in vain to see a movie without the experience being ruined for him, while Margaret has trouble coping with her marital problems.
SuperBob
Oct 16, 2000 · 23 min
Becker's super dies and Bob takes his job, and the diner is packed, but no one is a paying customer.
One Wong Move
Oct 23, 2000 · 23 min
Challenged to do so by his friends, Becker changes his routine with disastrous results. When he eats at a new Chinese restaurant, Linda gets a stalker, Margaret gets food poisoning
What Indifference a Day Makes
Oct 30, 2000 · 23 min
When Becker has a high school student shadow him for a day, it turns out to be the most boring day ever at the office. Meanwhile, Reggie, Jake and Bob find that they have told each
The Usual Suspects
Nov 6, 2000 · 23 min
Becker's office is vandalized, and many, many people appear to have a plausible motive. It turns out that it was just Linda throwing a party, but she goes on a date with the cluele
The Wrong Man
Nov 13, 2000 · 23 min
"The one who got away" comes back into Becker's life looking to rekindle the flame -- even though she's married. He entertains an invitation up to her hotel room, but after he hall
Beckerethics
Nov 20, 2000 · 23 min
Becker's car is stolen and things work out to his benefit with the insurance company; Reggie receives a very unexpected marriage proposal on her second date with a new guy.
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em
Nov 27, 2000 · 23 min
Becker decides to quit smoking -- unfortunately, on a day when nothing goes right; Margaret is worried that her marriage is falling apart when her husband plans a trip to Atlantic
Dr. Angry Head
Dec 11, 2000 · 23 min
Dr. Becker's back goes out on Christmas Eve, stranding him in a holiday nightmare. Trying to cut through a crowded department store on Christmas Eve, Becker stumbles into a Christm
Margaret's Dream
Dec 18, 2000 · 23 min
Margaret has an erotic dream about Becker; Jake accidentally signs for a keg of beer, so Reggie can't return it. Since Reggie also doesn't have a liquor license and therefore can't
Heart Breaker
Jan 8, 2001 · 23 min
Everyone makes fun of John when he starts dating an attractive 27-year-old lawyer (Angela Shelton) and even he begins to wonder if everything is fine after he experiences chest pai
The Trouble with Harry
Jan 22, 2001 · 23 min
John has his hands full when a former patient dies and leaves him his ashes, and a current patient suffers a puzzling rapid heartbeat. Elsewhere, Reggie turns a blind eye to her ha
The Princess Cruise
Feb 5, 2001 · 23 min
Dr. Becker sails off on a gay cruise because of Linda; Jake's girlfriend is letting her looks go due to his blindness.
Pretty Poison
Feb 12, 2001 · 23 min
John's former flame, Megan (Jaclyn Smith), appears unexpectedly at his door and announces that she has left her husband and wants to move in with John.
2001 1/2: A Graduation Odyssey
Feb 19, 2001 · 23 min
John is honored when he's asked to fill in for the mayor and be the commencement speaker at his old high school, until he discovers why the mayor dropped out.
Elder Hostile
Feb 26, 2001 · 23 min
Jake's grandmother (Adrian Ricard), who insists she has a heart murmur, gets angry at John when he declares her to be in good health; Reggie goes through an old high-school yearboo
The Ugly Truth
Mar 5, 2001 · 23 min
Reggie secretly conducts a psychology experiment on John to see if he treats attractive patients the same as unattractive ones. Also, Jake gets into a jam when he's accidentally se
The More You Know
Mar 19, 2001 · 23 min
John doesn't know what to do when he accidentally learns that Linda and Reggie are dating the same guy; Bob tries in vain to figure out who the hooker is in his building.
You Say Gay Son, I Say Godson
Apr 9, 2001 · 23 min
John, for once, is at a loss for words when his godson (Marc Valera) seeks his advice on how to tell his father that he is gay; Reggie gets caught up in a game of one-upmanship wit
Nocturnal Omissions
Apr 16, 2001 · 23 min
John is crankier than normal when he suffers a bout of insomnia, which he believes can be cured by watching mindless TV shows. Unfortunately, his TV set is broken and he refuses to
The TorMentor
Apr 23, 2001 · 23 min
John is excited when he learns that his favorite college professor from Harvard is coming to town. But when John meets him, he's shocked to discover that the man doesn't remember h
Small Wonder
Apr 30, 2001 · 23 min
John takes an out-of-shape patient (Alan Blumenfeld) to a gym to work out, but the man has a heart attack there and then sues John; Linda dyes her hair blonde and suspects that's t
Sue You
May 7, 2001 · 23 min
John refuses to settle Vinny's lawsuit against him, despite the advice of his lawyer, Ruth, because he feels like it would imply guilt. Ruth impresses upon him that he could lose,
Trials and Defibrillations
May 14, 2001 · 23 min
As the series' third season comes to a close, John Becker is being taken to court by a patient who claims the doctor almost killed him. The patient, Vinny, is suing John for allege