Episode
Becker: Barter Sauce
Overview
John agrees to give free medical care to Bob, Reggie and Jake in exchange for repairs, food and magazines.
Details
- Series
- Becker
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 2002-01-28
- Runtime
- 23 min
Episode context
Barter Sauce is Episode 13 in Season 4 of Becker. It aired on 2002-01-28. The runtime is 23 min.
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Episode 12: The Ex-Files
Reggie starts dating one of John's recently divorced friends, but can't stop obsessing about the guy's former wife.
Episode 14: V-Day
A tuxedo-clad John is on his way to his ex-wife's wedding in Connecticut when he stops in a bar because, in all honesty, he doesn't want to attend the event. Instead, the grumpy doc would prefer to have a few drinks, bend the ear of Frank the bartender for a while and get home in time to see the Knicks game on TV. And in the end, that's what he does, but not until he recalls (via flashbacks) his miserable Valentine's Day to Frank. While John complains about being all alone, the wise barkeep helps him realize how truly lucky he is.
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Episode 10: The Ghost of Christmas Presents
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Episode 16: Let's Talk About Sex
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Episode 9: The Buddy System
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Elsewhere, Bob boasts about finding a Super Bowl ring in the backseat of a cab and plans to sell it rather than try to find its rightful owner; and Linda tries to talk her parents out of getting a divorce.
Episode 17: Picture Imperfect
John is elated to learn that an article he submitted is being published in The New York Medical Journal, but when it appears, his article is accompanied by a picture of an overweight, unattractive stranger. After constant phone calls to correct the mistake, John is finally able to meet Wally, the editor, but then even more damage occurs. Meanwhile, Jake loses his hearing after going to a concert, and Linda is the dumpee-not the dumper-when she goes out Arnoldo the water delivery man.
Episode 8: Dinner and a Showdown
Reggie makes a special "connection" with her friend's, Sara, husband. While Reggie and Becker are with another couple, Becker receives an emergency page and must rush off, reluctantly leaving his credit card to pay for the meal. Then Reggie's friend, Sara, also races off to tend to her children, leaving her husband Richard to stay and enjoy dinner with Reggie. But the two end up enjoying more than a meal-they end the night with a dessert that wasn't on the menu.
Episode 18: Talking Points
When a patient loses the ability to speak, John gets him a machine that talks for him, but the man uses it to lash out at people; Bob turns into an environmentalist to impress a girl; Linda accuses Margaret of stealing her bracelet.
Episode 7: Hanging with Jake
Jake encounters a depressed man who is about to hang himself, so he takes him back to the diner to cheer him up; John learns that a patient's wife is pregnant by another man.
Episode 19: Too Much, Too Late
To Jake's horror, Reggie is obsessed with assisting him reach a goal he made up in the sixth grade. Reggie's persistence only causes pain and embarrassment for Jake, and she refuses to listen to John's pleas to leave Jake alone. Meanwhile, Linda drives the office crazy when she saves a patient's life and now thinks she can skip medical school and go straight to telling John and Margaret what to do.