more retro rewinds

“Becker” (Antenna TV, weeknights): In his first major TV success following “Cheers,” Danson again struck comedy gold as the irascible Dr. John Becker, the Harvardeducated physician whose pessimistic and superstitious nature belies his utter decency when dealing with less-fortunate patients at his medical practice in a run-down Bronx neighborhood. Though not the awards magnet of “Cheers,” the series nonetheless had a healthy following and ran six seasons (1998-2004) on CBS. Hattie Winston, Shawnee Smith and Terry Farrell rounded out a capable cast.

“CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” (Hulu, available now): Danson may have arrived at the tail end of the “CSI” crime procedural juggernaut but he acquitted himself quite nicely as D.B. Russell, the new graveyard shift supervisor with the Las Vegas-based team of investigators, a role he would take with him to the spinoff “CSI: Cyber” after the original series was cancelled. Between the two series, he spent six seasons (2011-15) as Russell.

“Bored to Death” (HBO Max, available now): Danson was back on comedic ground in this underrated 2009-2011 HBO series, doing scene-stealing work as George Christopher, the amoral and at-times infantile editor of a New York magazine from which bored writer Jonathan Ames (Jason Schwartzman) moonlights as a private detective. Zach Galifianakis and Heather Burns also starred, with a stellar recurring cast that includes Oliver Platt, Zoe Kazan, Bebe Neuwirth, Kristen Wiig and Ames (the show’s creator) himself.

“Three Men and a Baby” (Disney+, available now): As one of three Manhattan bachelors (with co-stars Tom Selleck and Steve Guttenberg) who find their dating and mating rituals cramped when an infant girl shows up on their doorstep, Danson provides a solid performance in this blockbuster Leonard Nimoy-directed 1987 comedy.