Becker (1998–2004)
Hattie Winston: Margaret Wyborn
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Quotes
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Margaret : So someone finally shot you.
Dr. John Becker : I always thought it would be you, Margaret.
Margaret : So did I.
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Dr. John Becker : Just when I think God couldn't screw me any further, he gets out the old Black & Decker and twists a little harder!
Margaret : Interesting; you're being persecuted by a God you don't believe in.
Dr. John Becker : That's why he's after me, Margaret.
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Margaret : [Referring to a gift to Linda from Bob] Aren't you going to open it?
Linda : I'm afraid to.
Regina 'Reggie' Kostas : Don't bother. It's a leopard thong.
Linda : How do you know?
Regina 'Reggie' Kostas : First gift?
Linda : Yeah.
Regina 'Reggie' Kostas : Leopard thong.
Linda : Oh, come on. Do you really think he would...
[pauses to peek inside of the box]
Linda : Ok, let's say he did.
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Dr. John Becker : [walks into the diner to find Linda and Margaret sitting at a table] Oh, I'm glad you're here. I was in here last night had an experience that made me realize I might have a small problem with anger.
Margaret : [interrupts] Hah!
Dr. John Becker : I thought about it a lot and I realized that the anger class may have some merit. I'm going to use its techniques to try to change my life completely.
Margaret : [interrupts again] Hah!
Dr. John Becker : Are you going to keep doing that?
Margaret : I don't know yet.
Dr. John Becker : The first step is to call upon my support network, that's all of you
[points to Linda, Margaret, and Jake]
Dr. John Becker : , for your assistance...
[stops and pauses]
Dr. John Becker : The hell with it. I'll try to control myself and you try not to piss me off.
Linda : [pauses] Hah!
Margaret : Well put!
[laughs and leaves the diner with Linda]
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Margaret : Jake, you've got to see this.
Jake Malinak : I'm blind.
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Margaret : Just for today, you are Beth.
Lynda : I don't like the name Beth.
Linda : I do, can I be Beth?
Lynda : I want to be Beth too.
Margaret : You can't both be Beth.
Linda : Why? We're both Linda.
Lynda : Let's pick our own names.
Linda : I want to be Margaret.
Lynda : No, I want to be Margaret.
Margaret : I want to be dead.
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Dr. John Becker : Uh-Linda?
Dr. John Becker : I meant Linda.
Margaret : You're both named Linda?
Dr. John Becker : I just had that creepy feeling I had in medical school watching the cell divide.
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[Linda stands up with a post-it note stuck on her forehead]
Linda : I had a message for Margaret but I can't find it.
Dr. John Becker : Was it to tell her Mrs. Cooper called?
Linda : Wow, it's like you read my mind.
Dr. John Becker : Some are easier than others.
[Becker walks away and Margaret comes in]
Linda : I have a message for you.
Margaret : Was it to tell me Mrs. Cooper called?
Linda : Wow, you people are freaky.
[Linda goes in the back]
Dr. John Becker : I won't tell her if you won't tell her.
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Margaret : All these girls can be so dumb! Tanning salons are so bad for you.
Linda : Oh come on, Margaret. You remember what it was like when you needed a quick tan for a big occasion, like the prom.
Margaret : No, Linda, I never needed a quick tan.
Linda : Oh my God, Margaret, I'm so sorry. You didn't go to your prom did you?
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Linda : [after John finds a stray cat in his office] Oh look, a kitty! When I was little I had a cat just like this. He was the cutest thing I ever saw until he took a nap in the dryer. He was never quite the same after that.
Dr. John Becker : Margaret, I don't care what you do. Take it to the woods, put it out on the street, I don't care. Just get rid of it.
Margaret : Just to be clear, we are talking about the cat?
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Margaret : [on the phone] I don't know. I don't know. I don't know.
[hangs up the phone and Becker walks in]
Margaret : What did you do?
Dr. John Becker : I don't know.
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Margaret : I don't like to lie. It's wrong.
Dr. John Becker : Says who?
Margaret : The Lord!
Dr. John Becker : The Lord? Margaret, this is the Bronx. Believe me, he's not here.
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[about a patient]
Dr. John Becker : What does he want?
Margaret : To bask in the sunny warmth of your disposition.
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Dr. John Becker : Did you ever hear me say that?
Margaret : No, but it certainly sounds like you!
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Margaret : I have to leave early today.
Dr. John Becker : And leave me alone with Linda?
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[Melvin, Vinny's Lawyer asked Margaret a question after she had sworn the truth on the Bible]
Margaret : Was that a real Bible?
[talking to Becker]
Margaret : I'm sorry, John, I have to tell the truth.
Dr. John Becker : [pointing to the jury] You know they can hear you?
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[a patient can't open the door]
Dr. John Becker : Door's unlocked right?
Margaret : Yup.
Dr. John Becker : And he still can't get in?
Margaret : Apparently.
Dr. John Becker : I guess I can be a little more tolerant.
Margaret : Oh, come on, you can't possibly be that stupid! If you keep pulling and it isn't working there is only one possible option, press the button and push!
[opens the door and looks to Dr. John Becker]
Margaret : Jackass!
Dr. John Becker : Feels good, doesn't it?
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Linda : Hey, if you really have no place to live you can stay with me.
Bob : Excuse me?
Linda : I have plenty of room at my place.
Margaret : Excuse me!
Linda : Stay as long as you like.
Bob : Wow, thanks! Look we'll iron out the details later, but first Bob's gotta go to the can.
[grabs a magazine and begins to walk into the restroom]
Linda : Um, that's a ladies room.
Bob : Not for the next 20 minutes!
Margaret : Linda, I know you have a big heart but are you sure this is a good idea?
Linda : You're the one who's always telling me to help the needy.
Margaret : Yes, but...
Linda : [interrupts] And isn't Bob needy?
Margaret : Oh yes, but...
Linda : [interrupts] And isn't that what Christianity is all about?
Margaret : [pauses] Christ never met Bob.
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Margaret : [after bailing John out of jail] His temper finally got him into real trouble. He was arrested this morning.
Linda : No!
Margaret : For assaulting two police officers.
Linda : No!
Margaret : The judge sentenced him to anger management.
Linda : Great!
[receives a dirty look from John]
Linda : I mean no!
