"Scrubs" (2001)TV series 2001-????

Creator:

Bill Lawrence

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

Release Date:

2 October 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

In the unreal world of Sacred Heart Hospital, intern John "J.D" Dorian learns the ways of medicine, friendship and life.

Plot Keywords:

Nameless Character | Cult Comedy | Nurse | Surgeon | Interracial Relationship

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 16 wins & 62 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Sept. 5	7:00 PM	COMEDY	My Mirror Image	#6.1
Fri. Sept. 5	7:30 PM	COMEDY	My Coffee	#6.3

Cast

Zach Braff	...	Dr. John 'J.D.' Dorian (151 episodes, 2001-2008)
Sarah Chalke	...	Dr. Elliot Reid (151 episodes, 2001-2008)
Donald Faison	...	Dr. Christopher Turk (151 episodes, 2001-2008)
Neil Flynn	...	The Janitor (151 episodes, 2001-2008)
Ken Jenkins	...	Dr. Bob Kelso (151 episodes, 2001-2008)
John C. McGinley	...	Dr. Perry Cox (151 episodes, 2001-2008)
Judy Reyes	...	Nurse Carla Espinosa (151 episodes, 2001-2008)
Robert Maschio	...	Dr. Todd Quinlan / ... (105 episodes, 2001-2008)
Aloma Wright	...	Nurse Laverne Roberts / ... (90 episodes, 2001-2008)
Sam Lloyd	...	Ted Buckland (83 episodes, 2001-2008)
Christa Miller	...	Jordan Sullivan (79 episodes, 2001-2008)

Runtime:

24 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German | Spanish | American Sign Language

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:15 (one episode) | Germany:o.Al. (some episodes) | Singapore:NC-16 (season 1) (season 2) (season 6) | Ireland:PG (some episodes) | UK:PG (some episodes) | Ireland:12 | Singapore:PG (season 3) (season 4) (season 5) | USA:TV-14 | Ireland:15 (one episode) | Netherlands:6 | Germany:12 (some episodes) | UK:12 | Germany:6 (some episodes) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Finland:K-7 | Australia:M (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Doozer

Trivia:

The third floor of the hospital where scrubs is shot has been renovated to be offices for the crew and producers, and dressing rooms for the cast. The show's staff and cast are allowed to bring their dogs to work, and they all stay on the third floor. Donald Faison who plays Turk on the show was not a fan of the dogs, and was seemingly left quite a few presents by the dogs right in front of his door. But the truth that he still may not know is it is really fellow cast member, Robert Maschio ("The Todd"), who collects the dog "two-sies" he runs into through out the day and places them in front of Donald Faison's dressing room door. Maschio revealed this for the first time while doing video for the DVD release of the show; it was put on the third season DVD special features. During Fasion's interview he was still unaware it was Maschio and not the dogs leaving him the presents.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: The x-ray with the show's title shown in the beginning is turned the wrong way: the heart should be seen on the right hand side. This was an intentional mistake put in by creator Bill Lawrence to represent the core idea of the show: young doctors in over their heads. Bill Lawrence reminds viewers that this goof was completely intentional in interviews, DVD commentaries, and virtually any other available opportunity.

Quotes:

[Turk shows his new interns the patient list]
Chris Turk: This guy needs brain work, this guy needs a heart...
J.D.: This one needs courage.
Chris Turk: Helping or hurting, JD? Helping or hurting?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Box (2007/II)

Soundtrack:

Superman

One of the best shows on TV

The show's clever, the dialogue smart, the characters engaging and the the occasional veering into the absurd and outrageous provides a refreshing break from TV fare that is generally tepid at best these days.

Yes, the characters may not all be nice and some may be nasty throughout the show, such as Tara Reid's cameo as J.D.'s slutty girlfriend. But they're always interesting, and the show's constantly funny. The love-hate relationship between Dr. Cox and Jordan is a pleasure to watch and keeping the J.D.-Elliot love/relationship off-kilter is a smart move on the writers' part.

At a time when American TV audiences seem enraptured by garbage, such as "Survivor," "The Bachelor" and "Who Wants to Marry a Gold-Digging Slut/Hunk on a Deserted Island While Answering Questions With 19,000 Chances to Telephone Relatives and Friends for the Answers," NBC's "Scrubs" provides a breath of fresh air.

It is the best sitcom on TV today and I only hope that NBC does right by this show and promotes it as much as it did the over-hyped "Friends." Because "Scrubs" deserves all the promotion so that it can stick around for a long time.

Addendum: The current season of "Scrubs" - where NBC runs two new episodes every Tuesday - is particularly good.

This show gets absolutely no respect from its network and the show's creators, I think, believe this might very well be the last season. So they're pulling out all the stops and the lunacy is inspired, inventive and unquestionably funny.

The remarkable thing about this show is that is so deftly balances wacky, wild humor - the non sequitur fantasy sequences are hilarious - with surprisingly moving and quiet moments.

Zach Braff, Sarah Chalke, Donald Faison and Judy Reyes have a wonderful sense of comic timing. And even though the series revolves around Braff's character, J.D., the show, I believe, belongs to John C. McGinley as Dr. Cox.

His riffs are howlers and, yet, McGinley always finds the humanity in his character and the situations. And Dr. Cox's relationship with his wife, Jordan (Christa Miller, who is superb), is one of the series' highlights.

I only wish the DVDs of the series would come out much sooner. "Scrubs" is one of the best sitcoms ever on TV and its 2006 season provides ample proof of that.