Becker (TV Series)

TV Series (1998-2004). Multiple Emmy Award winner Ted Danson stars as Dr. John Becker, a dedicated and talented physician who's extremely devoted to his medical practice in the Bronx, New York. However, because Dr. Becker looks at the world around him and sees a society gone mad, he has no qualms about saying anything that comes to mind--anything. Becker often unleashes his views on his friends--Jake (Alex Désert), the blind proprietor of the local newsstand; Margaret (Hattie Winston), his head nurse; and Linda (Shawnee Smith), his slightly ditzy nurse's aide. He also has to deal with his neighbor--and on-again, off-again love interest--Chris (Nancy Travis). Dealing with Becker is quite an experience. Even though he seems to be insulting them at every turn, the people in his life persist in trying to connect with him to find the nice guy they know is in there somewhere.