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The Bearer of Bad TidingsEpisode Number: 41 Season Num: 2 First Aired: Monday March 20, 2000 Prod Code: 219 |
After John agrees to take on a vacationing doctor's patients and one of them dies, he inadvertently leaves a phone message, then desperately tries to retrieve it. Meanwhile, Linda tries to comfort her friend Lynda, who won't leave the office; and Reggie and Jake trade barbs during a slow time in the diner.
| Writer: | Marsha Myers |
| Director: | Andy Ackerman |
| Star: | Ted Danson (Dr. John Becker), Shawnee Smith (Linda), Hattie Winston (Margaret Wyborn), Alex Désert (Jake Malinak), Terry Farrell (Regina "Reggie" Kostas (1998-2002)) |
| Guest Star: | Shannon O'Hurley (Billy's Mom), Logan O'Brien (Billy), Joyce W. Greenleaf (Mrs. Gruber), Annie Abbott (Mrs. Vale), Andrea Walters (Elaine), Dom Irrera (Orvis), M. Darlene Hunt (Lynda), Al Checco (Grandpa) |
Becker: (to Jake and Reggie) Get a life! Even just one for the two of you... you could share it.
(edit) Lynda: What did I do to make Steve stop loving me?
Linda: Well, you slept with all the guys in his band.
Lynda: I was trying to take an interest in what he does. (edit) Lynda: It was Steve's idea to have a three-some. It's not my fault I liked it!
Margaret: Why are you telling me this?
Lynda: You said you cared.
Margaret: No, I said TELL someone who cares.
(edit) Becker: Why does everything happen to me?
Margaret: It's a shame that dead man isn't around to feel sorry for you. (edit) Margaret: We got a call about one of Dr. Heisman's patients, a Mr. Tompkins.
Becker: What's his problem?
Margaret: He's dead.
Becker: Well, I can't fix that. (edit)
(edit) Lynda: What did I do to make Steve stop loving me?
Linda: Well, you slept with all the guys in his band.
Lynda: I was trying to take an interest in what he does. (edit) Lynda: It was Steve's idea to have a three-some. It's not my fault I liked it!
Margaret: Why are you telling me this?
Lynda: You said you cared.
Margaret: No, I said TELL someone who cares.
(edit) Becker: Why does everything happen to me?
Margaret: It's a shame that dead man isn't around to feel sorry for you. (edit) Margaret: We got a call about one of Dr. Heisman's patients, a Mr. Tompkins.
Becker: What's his problem?
Margaret: He's dead.
Becker: Well, I can't fix that. (edit)
After Billy is told his grandfather is dead, his grandfather walks into the house. Billy utters a phrase, "I see dead people", a phrase made famous in the movie "The Sixth Sense", starring Bruce Willis and Haley Joel Osment.
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