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"My Déjà Vu, My Déjà Vu" Scrubs episode Episode no. Season 5
Episode 22Directed by Linda Mendoza Written by Mike Schwartz Production code 522 Original air date May 9, 2006 Guest stars Robert Maschio as Todd Quinlan
Aloma Wright as Laverne Roberts
Jay Kenneth Johnson as Dr. Matthews
Yvonne Arias as Nurse Martinez
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"My Urologist"List of Scrubs episodes "My Déjà Vu, My Déjà Vu" is the 22nd episode of the fifth season of Scrubs. It first aired May 9, 2006 and is the 115th episode of the series.
Déjà Vu
Similar to the idea of doing a clip show, this episode of Scrubs features numerous jokes, running gags, one liners and entire subplots from previous episodes. J.D. explains that after five years in a hospital, it's hard not to feel as if you're repeating the same moments week after week. Similarly, with the show in its fifth season, the writers were beginning to repeat themselves. The resulting episode not only addresses this problem, but it is filled with references of other episodes in the series. The following is a list of jokes and moments in the episode along with the corresponding episode they were lifted from:
- Before the opening title sequence, J.D.'s scooter Sasha is destroyed. It is also damaged in "My Big Bird" (season 5, episode 8).
- J.D.'s "hairmet" (a helmet that prevents his hair from being mussed) was originally from "My Lucky Night" (season 3, episode 4). The prescription Dr. Cox writes J.D. for two testicles, the coin riddle that J.D. gives to the Janitor and Troy, and the events that ensue (the Janitor and Troy going to the bank, Troy's mispronunciations of "library" and "strawberry", the duo smashing J.D.'s bike at the end of the episode, the Janitor saying he went to a university only switching Harvard to Yale, etc.) are also all from this episode.
- A nurse tells The Todd that she's tired of his sexual innuendo, to which The Todd replies, "in-your-endo." This line was first featured in "My Drama Queen" (season 2, episode 21).
- Dr. Kelso ignores an employee's plea for help with the line, "What has two thumbs and doesn't give a crap? Bob Kelso." This bit originated in the episode "My Rule of Thumb" (season 3, episode 10). The line was also referenced in "My Porcelain God" (season 3, episode 13).
- Dr. Kelso's monologue about the name "Johnny" being tattooed on his buttocks is from "My First Step" (season 2, episode 7).
- Turk dispelling confusion about the pronunciation of analgesic (and that the pills are to be swallowed) is a moment originally found in "My Fruit Cups" (season 2, episode 8).
- The Todd crusading to stop a breast reduction happened previously in "His Story" (season 2, episode 15).
- Dr. Kelso tells Lonnie that he is nothing but a large pair of scrubs to him. Kelso tells J.D. this in the pilot episode for the series, "My First Day" (season 1, episode 1).
- Dr. Cox and Elliot's conversation about whether to push Thrombolytics in the patient is reminiscent of the scene in "My Old Lady" (season 1, episode 4), except Elliot is now on the other side. Dr. Cox even says "I'll be right back," the same phrase Elliot uses in "My Old Lady".
- The "Floating Head Doctor" returns, after it first appeared in "My Big Bird" (season 5, episode 8).
- Cox saying that it is important to him that he is seen as "bulletproof", which is how he described himself in "My Bad" (season 1, episode 6).
Music
- Welcome Back, Kotter Theme sung by the Sacred Heart Staff
- Sanford and Son Theme song
- "World Spins Madly On" by The Weepies
External links
Scrubs Episodes Production Characters Related Categories:- Scrubs (season 5) episodes
- 2006 television episodes
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