The following list is a list of episodes for the television show Scrubs. There will be 139 episodes by the end of the sixth season: 131 have been broadcast at present. All episodes begin with the word "My," unless narrated by a character other than Dr. John "J.D." Dorian, in which case they begin with "His," "Her," or "Their."
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details about Scrubs, including future episodes, follow.
J.D. and the rest of the interns begin their first day at Sacred Heart. J.D. does his first night on-call, and realizes that Dr. Cox is much nicer and more helpful than Dr. Kelso. J.D. is attracted to fellow intern Elliot.
Elliot takes issue with the endearments Dr. Kelso uses on her, but naively follows Dr. Cox's advice and confronts him over it. J.D. misses Turk's company with how busy both of them are, and he worries that a post-op reaction with a patient is Turk's fault. Elliot and J.D. are getting close, but an interruption might make the difference between being friends and something more.
The three interns have to face death for the first time: J.D.'s patient is a headstrong but kindly old woman, Turk's is a young man who just needs some company, and Elliot's is a Hispanic woman who speaks no English.
J.D. has to decide between viewing Dr. Cox or Dr. Kelso as a mentor. The decision isn't made any easier when all three, along with Dr. Kelso's lapdog Dr. Steadman, play a game of golf together. Elliot believes her breasts to have healing powers. In order to make up to Carla, Turk gives her a pen that, unbeknownst to him, was previously removed from a patient's rectum. Dr. Cox's actions earn him a suspension. Cameo appearance from Louie Anderson.
Dr. Cox's suspension puts his future at the hospital in doubt. Elliot discovers her patient, Dr. Greenburg, is a therapist. J.D. is given a self-absorbed board member to care for, and he winds up having sex with her. Unfortunately, he finds out that she is Dr. Cox's ex-wife, Jordan (Christa Miller). J.D. tries to convince Jordan to help Dr. Cox. Cameo appearance from Jimmie Walker.
J.D. and Turk save the life of a TV cameraman, which makes them celebrities. Dr. Kelso decides to take advantage of this by using Turk in advertisements for the hospital aimed at the urban community. Cox is supposed to write J.D.'s intern evaluation but tells J.D. to do it himself. When J.D. refuses, Dr. Cox reveals that he wanted J.D. to do it so that he could discover his own shortcomings and judge himself.
J.D. and Carla's relationship changes when he starts to have more medical knowledge than her and take offense to her nickname for him. Elliot treats Jill, a patient who's just as nervous and neurotic as herself. The Janitor comes up with a new nickname for J.D.
Turk loses his Christmas spirit after spending a night on call on Christmas Eve. Elliot searches for a missing pregnant girl. Dr. Cox assigns J.D. to videotape the childbirth of one of Dr. Cox's friends.
J.D. must look after a social worker, Alex, who slipped in the hospital and winds up stuck in an MRI machine. They flirt, but J.D. is reluctant to ask her out without knowing what she looks like. Elliot tries to gain Dr. Cox's favor the way J.D. has. Turk and Carla have relationship issues.
When drugs go missing, Elliot suspects a patient who is a former drug addict, but Alex defends him. Elliot tells J.D. that she thinks Alex will hurt him and J.D. accuses her of being jealous. Alex ends up being the one who took the drugs. She and J.D. part on uncertain terms, and J.D. tries to confront Elliot about her accusation of the patient. The two finally make up when J.D. apologizes.
The episode switches between Elliot and J.D. spending a sex-filled day in bed and the ensuing weeks, where their new relationship breaks down. The hospital staff reveal their feelings to a psychologist.
The interns receive their first medical students. J.D.'s is very much like he was at the beginning, Elliot's is a jerk but the son of the CEO of the corporation that owns the hospital, and Turk's is a smart, confident woman whom Dr. Cox is attracted to. Guest stars Kelli Williams as Kristen Murphy.
J.D. feels guilty when a rude patient, whom he ignored, dies. Carla assures him that it was the terminal cancer, but J.D. is unable to sleep. Dr. Cox is unable to decide between the three women he likes. Elliot and Turk discover a possible new side to Dr. Kelso.
The interns' parents come to visit. Carla deals with the idea Turk is attracted to women like his mother. Elliot questions why she became a doctor. Guest stars R. Lee Ermey as the janitor's father, Markie Post as Elliot's mother and John Ritter as Sam Dorian.
Due to Turk's competitiveness, Turk convinces J.D.'s patient to decide upon another treatment, which angers J.D. Elliot falls for a patient called Sean (Scott Foley). Dr Kelso fires two nurses and after Dr Cox confronts him, he fires 'Coffee Nurse.'
J.D. is struck by a needle full of blood contaminated with Hepatitis B. Cleared from infection, he becomes scared of getting sick. Elliot chooses the hospital over her new boyfriend (Scott Foley).
(Part 1) Jordan's brother and Dr. Cox's best friend Ben comes into the hospital after piercing his hand with a nail-gun; however Dr. Cox and J.D. later become worried when his hand won't stop bleeding, with J.D. going into denial about the results of Ben's tests. A series of paperwork bungles nearly has Turk operate on the wrong patient, and has Elliot incorrectly inform Jill that she's pregnant. Guest-stars Brendan Fraser as Ben Sullivan.
(Part 2) Ben begins treatment for leukemia, but Dr. Cox has a hard time being supportive because he cares about Ben too much. Turk's ego takes a hit from the attending surgeon Dr. Wen, and Carla and Elliot scorch Dr. Kelso in a personal review. J.D. is very spooked to discover that the janitor knows far too much about him.
The interns realize they have become jaded after working at the hospital for a year, and they decide to treat a patient aggressively. After Dr. Cox chides Jordan for her predictability, she ends the episode by dropping a bombshell.
In the aftermath of Jordan's revelations, everyone is estranged from each other. After Jordan revealed that she slept with J.D., he expects the worst from Dr. Cox. Elliot, embarrassed by Jordan's revelation about her lingering feelings for J.D., is avoiding J.D. at all costs. And while Carla is angry with Turk for not telling her that Dr. Cox was in love with her, Dr. Cox is annoyed at Dr. Kelso for being played for a non-existent promotion, and at J.D. for sleeping with Jordan. Guest-stars Colin Hay as the troubadour.
The residents spend a night on-call with no attendings available, so they have to deal with the responsibility of running the hospital on their own, struggling to make a tough decision about a patient. Meanwhile, Cox deals with his feelings for Jordan.
Dr. Kelso starts an impromptu competition with the residents, offering an all-expenses-paid medical conference outing in Reno if they can bring him the most interesting case study: J.D. is torn to compete and to keep in Dr. Cox's favor by not doing so. Another competition begins when the entire hospital takes advantage of Dr Kelso's annual good mood the next day. Elliot worries that she isn't getting on well with Carla.
J.D. and Carla's relationship deteriorates when J.D. accidentally lets out some of Carla's secrets. The surgical residents compete for a trip to Mexico with Dr. Kelso. Elliot worries that she isn't presenting a competent image to Dr. Cox and takes on some harrowing cases to improve it.
J.D. gets an ego boost by wearing a white doctor's coat, but also has to accept the increased responsibilities that come with it. Elliot's reputation takes a knock when she has a one-night fling with a doctor she just met.
J.D.'s older brother drops by for a visit, but J.D. can't hide how ashamed he is of his less-successful life. Turk learns a lesson when he makes a bet with Dr. Cox if a patient lives or dies. Halloween has a mysterious person in an ape-suit running around the hospital, much to Dr. Kelso's disgust of the holiday. Guest-stars Tom Cavanagh as Dan Dorian.
Dr. Cox and Julie, the drug-promotion agent on whom everyone has a secret crush, clash, as do J.D. and Elliot over who's the better doctor. Carla worries over ambitions about "just being a nurse". Guest-stars Heather Locklear as Julie Keaton.
Dr. Cox and Julie hook up. J.D. and Turk's financial situation is highlighted with an insight on their food and toilet-paper thefts in the hospital; Elliot's is also when her father cuts her off after refusing to become an OBGYN at his request. A newly-pregnant Jordan reappears, and Dr. Cox is faced choosing between her or Julie.
Elliot is forced to move out and also has to deal with a malpractice suit; J.D. shows up Dr. Cox and an unofficial competition begins between them. Guest-starts Alan Ruck as Mr. Bragin, and a cameo appearance by David Copperfield.
Turk and Carla have relationship problems, as do Dr. Cox and Jordan. J.D. considers exactly how much the hospital consumes their lives; Elliot is forced to live in the back of a truck as she has no time to find another place, and J.D. loses his mojo while dating Lisa the gift-shop girl.
Not wanting to repeat their last disastrous relationship, J.D. and Elliot agree to become sex buddies to limit their feelings for each other, although this doesn't entirely work out as they planned. Turk tries to help out Elliot with her workload, which backfires; and Carla learns a lesson about why hospitals can't always give definite answers.
J.D. has to deal with keeping his growing feelings for Elliot after they break off having casual sex; he tries seeing Lisa again which raises tension between them. Dr. Cox and Carla misdiagnose a hypochondriac patient after not taking his claims seriously, and Dr. Kelso teaches Turk a lesson about the small lies their patients tell them. Guest-stars Richard Kind as Mr. Corman.
Elliot demands single-sex change rooms from Dr. Kelso as it's becoming increasingly embarrassing changing in the traditional mixed-sex rooms. Turk pops the question to Carla, but not in the way he'd originally planned.
Turk's brother Kevin comes to visit with news of his own to share. An old doctor friend of Dr. Kelso's who everyone gets on well with (the "anti-Kelso") runs into trouble when J.D. screws up an out-dated procedure under his supervision. Guest-stars D.L. Hughley as Kevin Turk and Dick van Dyke as Dr. Townshend.
Narrated from Dr. Cox's viewpoint: shows Dr. Cox and his sessions with his just-as-terse shrink, and with his difficulties with Dr. Kelso and also with J.D. Elliot is both excited and dismayed to find herself attracted to Paul, a male nurse. After delaying for so long, Carla finally says yes to Turk. Guest-stars Eric Bogosian as Dr. Gross, Dr. Cox's psychologist.
J.D. and Turk attempt to cover up the fact they were hitting golf balls off the roof and may have caused the accident their patient has suffered from, only the janitor also knows. Jordan finally gives birth, but slips out in front of J.D. that Dr. Cox is actually the father, and asks him not to tell him.
J.D. has a patient who has her own private practice doctor much like himself, but later realises he was actually the reason Jordan and Dr. Cox divorced. Janitor starts flirting with Elliot, and Carla has issues with her appearance. Guest-staring Jay Mohr as Dr. Peter Fisher, and a cameo appearance by Jay Leno.
Dr. Cox switches from female to dog names for J.D. after an interesting bestiality rumour does the rounds. Dr. Cox himself is barely getting any attention from Jordan over the baby, Elliot and Paul, and Turk and Carla are having trouble with their relationships, and when J.D. accepts a date from Jamie, the very attractive wife of a coma patient, and comes under fire for it, he eventually snaps. Guest stars Amy Smart as Jamie Moyer, the "Tasty Coma Wife".
When J.D. does a temporary surgery elective, his friendship with Turk suffers to win popularity. The janitor gets a new powersaw, and Dr. Cox's prank on Dr. Kelso while he's away gets a little out of hand. Elliot's slip of the tongue drastically changes her relationship with Paul.
J.D. attends the funeral of the TCW's husband, with predictable results. Turk has a sex-dream about Elliot, but Carla finds out about it. Dr. Cox's impression of Jordan's baby continues to slide rapidly downhill.
J.D.'s relationship with the TCW takes a few interesting twists when Elliot correctly identifies her as a drama queen. Carla's mother dies. Dr. Cox is stuck with Ted in teaching polite doctor-patient relations after having Dr. Kelso witness a particularly acidic tongue-lashing of his at a patient.
The end of the second year has the residents somewhat bored with the monotony of their jobs, until an old college buddy of J.D. and Turk's turns up, and accidentally reveals to Dr. Cox that Jordan's baby is also his; further antics have them both dismissed from their on-call shifts when they arrive after drinking. As Dr. Kelso attempts to break Elliot's spirit Dr. Cox steps in and punches Dr. Kelso, Dr. Cox then walks off and tries to cope with the shock that he's a father. Guest-stars Ryan Reynolds as Spence.
J.D, Turk, and Carla work together to find out what is wrong with one of J.D.'s patients. Elliot, frustrated that everyone walks all over her, and desperately needing to change her bad-luck streak, acts on some advice from the janitor and gets a make-over.
Turk and Carla set the date for their wedding; J.D. is worried about losing how close he always was with Turk and asks him out on a Man Date. Elliot gets back with her ex-boyfriend Sean, but the relationship has a rocky start. Carla is obsessed over finding whose urine is in an unmarked container she comes across.
Jordan and Dr. Cox worry about a slight cough their son has and try to get him seen by the hospital's own pediatrician, who is just as obnoxious as Dr. Cox is. The residents get their own interns: Turk is too firm, J.D. isn't firm enough, and Elliot is a mix of both, especially when Dr. Kelso compares the clumsiness of one of them to her own. Guest-stars Christopher Meloni as Dr. Dave Norris.
J.D. distracts the janitor and Troy with a riddle. Dr. Cox and Dr. Steadman compete for the same promotion for the residency director position. Carla gets to work with Turk when she covers for one of the surgical nurses, annoying him yet also apparently inspiring his work. Sean and Elliot's relationship hits rocky ground, and they virtually break up; J.D. grabs this opportunity to try to tell her of his growing hidden feelings for her.
Dan drops by again, annoying J.D. to no end. During the visit Dan becomes concerned at the cynical attitude J.D.'s developed towards his patients: much like Dr. Cox himself. Dr. Kelso catches Elliot and Carla moonlighting at an animal hospital after his recent warnings against such. Dan later confronts Dr. Cox.
Carla's brother Marco drops by, immediately rekindling the mutual dislike with Turk. The residents are confused by conflicting directions given by Dr. Cox and Dr. Kelso over patient care. J.D. gets friendly with a girl who's as mentally warped as he is, only to find out later she's actually Jordan's sister. Guest-stars Tara Reid as Danni Sullivan.
J.D. and Danni hook up: Dr. Cox, rather annoyed, lets slip in front of her J.D. slept with Jordan, to a rocky reaction; they also nearly don't catch the real reason Jill has returned to the hospital due to disinterest. Dr. Kelso goes temporarily deaf after using cheap stethoscopes, and Carla's medical advice to Elliot doesn't go as planned. Cameo appearance by Erik Estrada.
When Dr. Cox badly hurts his back showing off in front of Turk, he begins to realise he's not as young as he used to be. Elliot worries that she still doesn't consider herself a doctor. J.D. isn't impressed with the false personalities the janitor uses on the rest of the staff, until he recognises him playing a transit policeman watching The Fugitive one night (which actually happened in real life).
Elliot admits she has a problem saying 'dirty words' for the human body after accidentally giving a patient an orgasm during a pelvic examination. Carla realises she may be too assertive for her own good. J.D bears the consequences of giving advice to Dr. Cox about his relationship with Jordan and his son. Guest-stars Barry Bostwick as Mr. Randolph.
Elliot and Carla get arrested looking for a gigolo for a terminally-ill patient. Danni asks J.D. if she could stay at his place after walking in on her sister and Dr. Cox, but J.D. starts having second thoughts almost immediately after initially agreeing. Dr. Cox and Turk clash over a liver transplant situation turns rather personal.
When Danni has plans for her and J.D. to move into a place together, J.D. immediately realises he needs to break up with her - only he's never actually dumped anyone before. The janitor starts flirting with Elliot again. Dr. Cox realises that by losing his fearful influence over his residents, he may have lost control over them.
An old fellow intern of Dr. Cox's who's now an attending, and also a competent surgeon, makes quite a few impressions at the hospital - least of all because he has OCD. Guest-stars Michael J. Fox as Dr. Kevin Casey.
Dr. Casey and J.D discover the janitor's toilet on the roof-top (dubbed the Epiphany toilet); it warrants the name after many of the staff realise solutions to the problems they're having after using it. Dr. Kelso closes down an entire wing of the hospital to save money: Dr. Cox and Carla fight back by using his own office as a room. Turk asks J.D. to be his best man, but he realises later he wasn't Turk's first choice. Elliot seeks help from Dr. Casey as she is becoming fearful to intubate patients after botching an intubation.
Jordan, Danni and Ben return to help prepare a gathering for Dr. Cox's son's first birthday. Turk and Carla clash over removing Turk's mole, and changing Carla's last name after they marry, while one of Ted's band members quits. Dr. Cox angrily blames J.D. for a patient's death and dismisses him, but Ben calms Dr. Cox down and talks some sense into him, and he eventually forgives J.D. In the end it is revealed that Ben was the patient that had passed away and Dr. Cox was lingering over a memory until he was able to forgive himself. Guest-stars Brendan Fraser as Ben Sullivan.
Dr. Cox is struggling to recover over Ben's death, and doesn't seem to appreciate J.D.'s efforts to help his situation; this is exacerbated by Jordan's self-absorbed friends staying in his apartment. Carla attempts to teach Todd, Dr. Kelso and Dr. Cox about sexual harassment, and a new female attending surgeon, Dr. Miller, puts the head of everyone in the OR in a spin.
The wings of a butterfly can influence even random chances: this episode revolves around two alternate storylines, sharing the common influences of a butterfly's landing on cleavage, Turk's lucky do-rag (head-scarf), a Snickers bar Carla sits on, a stuffed pink dog that belongs to Elliot's young patient, the janitors' custodial closet, and another patient's heart problems. Also, a flashback from the janitor reveals how he decided to become one.
Carla has dinner with a doctor she used to have a crush on, only J.D. knows about it and is sworn to secrecy. Elliot tries treating a patient who's adamant about not taking drugs for treatment, but can't believe it when Dr. Cox labels him a drug addict. The janitor plays an elaborate ruse on J.D. and Turk about having a twin brother.
Narrated from Turk's viewpoint: Turk realises mailing out the wedding invitations is the last major step before he gets married. A later distraction with Dr. Miller during surgery causes nerve damage to a young concert pianist, to whom he can't admit his mistake. J.D. covers Elliot's stint as a hospital clown, only to have the janitor as a sidekick. A patient's advice to Elliot makes her realise just how good a friend J.D. has been: her feelings take charge and they end up sleeping with each other again; but a surprise visit by Sean afterwards has her leaving with him.
J.D. is rather unhappy with the latest situation with Elliot: as revenge, he finds himself back together with a more dominant Danni. Dr. Cox finds himself liking Dr. Miller a little too much to be comfortable with it: Jordan picks up on it immediately. Turk and Carla encourage the janitor for a promotion as a security guard, but he's forced to play by Dr. Kelso's rules as a consequence. Sean later confronts J.D.: he lies for Elliot's benefit and denies the fact anything happened between them. Guest-stars The Polyphonic Spree.
J.D. and Danni apathetically break it off again; Sean and Elliot plan to move in together. Carla freaks about all the last-second details for the wedding just a few weeks away. Dr. Cox makes a bet with Dr. Kelso against healthy patients taking full-body MRI scans, only the first patient to sign up is the hypochondriac Mr. Corman. After so long, J.D. finally comes clean about his feelings to Elliot, only to realize he doesn't want what he has been coveting for so long after all.
Carla's brother Marco returns for the wedding rehearsal; Turk runs into trouble writing his own wedding vows. After asking Danni and her new partner for advice, J.D. resigns himself to the fact he might as well stay in a relationship with Elliot even if he doesn't love her. Jordan refuses to fight with Dr. Cox for their son's sake: frustrated, he makes a mistake antagonising the janitor. At the rehearsal, moved by Turk's improvised vows, J.D. finally admits to Elliot he doesn't love her. Cameo appearance by Larry Thomas (the Soup Nazi from the Seinfeld series).
The day of Turk and Carla's wedding. Turk is delayed in a tricky surgery, and when he finally finishes he ends up at the wrong church. The ceremony is cancelled, but the reception is held regardless; Danni seems popular, as does the open bar. J.D. finds Sean and tries to convice him to get back with Elliot; she guesses this and while Sean and Elliot won't work out, her glacial attitude towards J.D. thaws slightly. Turk and Carla are married when they return to hospital to check on a patient who just happens to be a priest. Cameo appearance by George Takei.
Molly Clock (Heather Graham), the hospital's new psychiatrist, becomes friends with Elliot whilst Turk, J.D. and Carla give the impression of shutting her out.
J.D. and Elliot are both named the hospital's new chief residents by Dr. Cox, however, due to their recent relationship problems, they find it hard to work together.
J.D. wonders whether he has ever specifically let someone die through his own incompetence and comes to the conclusion that he hasn't yet, though Dr. Cox is of the impression that it will happen any day now. Elliot tries to convince Turk to allow a patient to have an organ transplant despite being a recovering drug addict.
Told from the perspective of Elliot: she starts to doubt Molly being the perfect mentor when she finds out her boyfriend is a convicted felon. Nevertheless, Dr. Cox helps her decide that personal lives should be kept separate from professional lives. Molly breaks up with her boyfriend anyway.
J.D.'s brother Dan comes to visit, and with news their father has died. Dr. Cox and Dan promise each other to help J.D. get out of his depression. Turk is informed that he has Type-2 diabetes, but doesn't want to tell Carla.
J.D. is forced to deal with the romance between Elliot and his brother Dan. Molly becomes the enemy of Dr. Cox and Dr. Kelso by wanting to prove to them that everyone has a "creamy center" and no one is evil.
(Part 1) J.D. and Dr. Cox must deal with a cunning malpratice attorney (Julianna Margulies) as she attends to her father. Turk tries to avoid the hypochondriac Mr. Corbin while Elliot steers her underachieving colleague Doug on a new career path.
(Part 2) J.D. has a difficult time ending his impromptu relationship with Neena as she now represents Mr. Corbin - who has decided to sue Turk - and asks Jordan for help. Elliot pretends to be a male doctor to avoid issues with a sexist patient who happens to be one of the hospital's board members.
J.D. befriends the son of a noted singer who is unwilling to donate a kidney to his ailing father. Carla and Jordan, despite the warnings of Turk, teach Elliot to use her sexuality to her advantage. Guest-stars Matthew Perry as Murray, the son.
When Elliot begins to emerge as the better doctor, J.D. is left struggling to catch up. Turk begins to take his diabetes more seriously, and the Janitor struggles to hide his feelings for Elliot.
A man involved in a bar fight teaches Turk and J.D. about living life to the fullest. Elliot and Carla find their friendship beginning to break down. Guest-stars Colin Farrell as Billy Callahan.
J.D. becomes attracted to a girl, then finds out her new boyfriend has an STD. However, he can't tell her because of patient/doctor confidentiality. Guest stars Chrystee Pharris-Larkins as Kylie.
When J.D. casually remarks that a patient's symptoms resemble SARS, the entire staff - including Jordan's sister Danni on a surprise visit - is trapped in quarantine for the night. J.D. pays a homeless guy to fake a heart-attack so he can look more heroic in front of his date, Kylie. Guest starring Tara Reid as Danni.
When Dr. Cox fumes at Dr. Kelso for firing another staff member due to budget cuts, Dr. Kelso challenges him to balance the budget without firing anyone. Meanwhile, a sitcom writer is admitted, and J.D. starts to fantasise about what it would be like if the hospital was a sitcom, complete with a live audience. Cameo appearance by Clay Aiken.
J.D. is having some trouble with Kylie. Turk and Carla ask J.D. to move out to give them space. However, his absence causes them to realize they have a problem with their relationship. Meanwhile, Dr. Cox diagnoses his friend's child with autism.
Molly returns to Sacred Heart, and J.D. blows off his girlfriend Kylie to go out with her. Carla tries not to make "mountains out of molehills" when she realises Turk is still in contact with an ex-girlfriend. The Janitor bets Dr. Cox that he can get a date with Elliott.
Carla stays with Elliot while her marriage to Turk hits the rocks. J.D. takes Turk out to cheer him up; Elliott tries and fails to cheer Carla up the same way. Dr. Kelso warns Dr. Cox about the number of complaints patients have made about his blunt remarks.
J.D. and Carla get drunk and accidentally kiss, and both agree to keep the incident secret from Turk. Elliot has difficulty maintaining her professionalism around a patient with an abnormal condition.
Turk learns about the kiss between JD and Carla. Dr. Cox needs Elliot's help in reaching out to a teenage epileptic patient. The Janitor gets unexpected reactions from his new uniform.
J.D. is forced to confront human nature when a dying woman is brought to the hospital by her neighbour, Jake. Elliot goes to Dr. Cox and Carla for romantic advice. Turk is having difficulty in couple's therapy.
Elliot is concerned about moving too quickly in her relationship with Jake. Dr. Cox teaches Turk the value of ego, and the Janitor and Dr. Kelso battle over a motorized cart.
J.D. prepares to start living life on his own, and strains his friendship with Turk. Elliot makes an effort to pursue a new career opportunity at another hospital in town, and this upsets Carla despite the close proximity of the new job. Dr. Cox tries to prevent Jordan from accepting a job at the hospital.
Now an attending, J.D. has to deal with his own interns as Dr. Cox tests whether he's still willing to bend the rules despite more responsibility. Turk hesitates at the thought of Carla getting pregnant. Meanwhile, Elliot starts her fellowship at County Hospital and tries not to appear foolish.
Despite trying to do the opposite, J.D. finds himself treating his interns poorly after discovering they laugh at his jokes out of fear. The hospital staff attempt to avoid Jordan to drive her away, and Elliot's fellowship abruptly ends.
Trying to complete a list of goals before his 30th birthday, J.D. signs up for a triathlon. Meanwhile, Turk takes on a patient who wishes to be hypnotised instead of put under anesthesia during surgery, and Elliot finds she and Jake know little about each other.
J.D. struggles to find something positive to talk about when assigned to introduce Dr. Kelso at an awards dinner, especially after he chooses a wealthier patient for a drug trial after promising the opportunity to another. Carla and Turk attempt to help Elliot, stuck working in a free clinic, get her job at Sacred Heart back. Everyone except for J.D. seems to know of a game called "Jiggly Ball".
Dr. Cox's born again Christian sister visits the hospital who wants him to participate in his son's baptism: Dr. Cox wants nothing to do with it, and her for that matter. Elliot tries to convince Turk why Carla finds babymaking to be romantic. The Janitor and J.D. begin a friendship. Guest-stars Cheryl Hines as Paige Cox.
J.D. has to deal with the consequences when he mistakes a patient's reaction to her approaching death as a wish to end treatment. Carla desperately tries to gather the hospital staff for a group photo, while Turk and Elliot try to discover the cause of a patient's mysterious and unexplainable pain. Cameo appearance by Gary Busey.
Scrubs' 100th episode: J.D. gets called in to work on his day off, but the only thing he wants to do is get home. Meanwhile Elliot tries to convince everyone she is an expert on endocrinology following her brief fellowship, Carla has doubts over being a parent, and Turk has to wrestle over an issue that will either help his career or break his conscience. This episode is noted for the plethora of references to The Wizard of Oz.
J.D., Elliot, Turk and Carla are all formally interrogated following the death of a patient, where it is learned that J.D. and Turk were unnecessarily visiting a patient's home, Carla was gathering the staff to purchase lottery tickets in a group effort, and Elliot was dealing with the wife of a married man she kissed. Guest-stars Jason Bateman as Mr. Sutton.
J.D. is set up on a blind date with a patient's niece and tries to take Elliot's advice to avoid scaring her off. Meanwhile, Turk joins the hospital air-band, but when he steps on Dr. Kelso's toes he has to learn to swallow his pride; Carla feels age creeping up on her when she can't conceive, and Dr. Cox worries about being an unsatisfactory father. Guest-stars Mandy Moore as Julie Quinn.
Narrated from Carla's viewpoint: J.D. lets the little things bother him with Julie, but just as he gets over them, the big things make themselves plain. Meanwhile, Carla gets a fertility test when a new nurse makes her feel even older. Cameo appearance by Billy Dee Williams.
J.D. and Elliot, worried that their favorite patient Mrs. Wilk undergoing a risky procedure - and J.D. still having trouble getting over Julie - agree to both find a booty call, but his suggestion backfires when Elliot chooses J.D.'s nemesis/intern, Keith. Carla encourages Turk to fight for a female-friendly hospital gym, and Dr. Cox and the Janitor strike a lop-sided friendship over drinks.
(Part 1) J.D. tries relentlessly to get rid of Keith while sticking up for his favorite intern "Cabbage", while the staff says goodbye to Mrs. Wilk. The Janitor keeps a magpie in the hospital which proves very adept at stealing things, much to Dr. Kelso's displeasure. Cameo appearance by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
(Part 2) When the hospital's favorite patient Mrs. Wilk is told she will die after getting an infection, Dr. Cox and J.D. seem to also go through the five stages of grief. Meanwhile, Elliot realizes that her booty call Keith has become more than a booty call, and the Janitor and Ted team up to give Dr. Kelso a taste of his own medicine. Guest-stars Dave Foley as Dr. Hendrick.
Dr. Cox must deal with a patient who is a friend of Dr. Kelso's. Carla fears Turk may be sterile due to their inability to conceive. Elliot finds out J.D. doesn't like Keith.
J.D. encourages his colleagues to go the extra mile with their patients. This causes a dilemma as J.D. is torn between sticking to his principles and losing a very attractive girlfriend who is only interested in him because of his hair. Turk and Carla are having trouble making a baby, and a doctor attributes it to the stress they are under. Turk is worried about getting a permanent position when he finds out he is the fourth most skilled surgeon.
J.D. and Turk find out that Carla is pregnant before she does and J.D. convinces Turk to tell the entire hospital staff in order to surprise Carla. Carla, however, reveals that upon hearing the news of pregnancy, her biggest joy will be to tell her friends one by one. J.D. gets the Janitor to swallow a GPS tracker.
Carla is forced to do Kelso's job saying "no" to people's requests. J.D.'s patient who needs a liver transplant recovers but his brother who donated gets worse. Dr. Cox is forced to attend a couples' dinner with Elliot and Keith, with the result that the other interns try to befriend him as well (much to J.D.'s dismay). J.D. himself gets in the way of "Turk Time", causing resentment from his best friend.
J.D. finds himself constantly lying in order not to hurt the feelings of his visiting brother Dan. Carla and Turk can't decide on baby names. Dr. Cox is forced to work with Ted after a conversation with Kelso goes wrong.
Narrated by The Janitor. J.D. begins a video postcard for his mother, but gets locked in a water tower for the day by the Janitor. Finding himself with free time, the Janitor bonds with a severely paraplegic patient who can't communicate. Elliot and Carla argue over an intern's mistake. Turk is embarrassed by his impending fatherhood when Dr. Cox accuses him of having a stereotypically white personality.
After repeatedly running into annoying recurring patient Jill Tracy (Nicole Sullivan), J.D. feels guilty when she dies of an appararent drug overdose and he didn't act on warning signs. Carla and Elliott convince Todd to admit to being gay, but contrary to what they had hoped, this does not change his personality for the better. Dr. Cox initially consoles J.D. but struggles to follow his own advice later on.
