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The following is a complete episode list for the television show Scrubs, which began being broadcast on October 2, 2001 on NBC. NBC had originally announced that Scrubs would end after its seventh season, containing a reduced 18 episodes.[1] However, the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike ended up cutting the show's episodes down to 11, and Scrubs ended its run on NBC with a total of 150 episodes.
The cast returned to film an additional 18 episodes, which were aired as Season 8 by ABC, with much of the story coming to a close, and definitive though somewhat flexible endings for the characters. The one-hour season finale, "My Finale", which was originally planned to also be the series finale, ranked third in the ratings and was watched by 5.1 million viewers, 2.1 adults 18-49 rating.[2] The episode garnered mostly positive response from the viewers as well as critics.
With speculation mounting over a possible ninth season that would focus on new characters and perhaps a new setting, ABC announced on May 15, 2009 that it renewed Scrubs for a ninth season. The ninth season premiered on December 1, 2009. Donald Faison and John C. McGinley are the only original cast members returning as regular characters, while Zach Braff has appeared in six episodes. Sarah Chalke, Neil Flynn and Ken Jenkins returned as guest stars, while Judy Reyes did not appear at all.
In addition to the regular episodes, a special called "My Charlie Brown Christmas" was created by Daniel Russ and Ryan Levin for the Scrubs 2003 Christmas party, which is a re-cut and re-dub of A Charlie Brown Christmas, starring the cast of Scrubs.[3]
As a general rule, all series episode titles begin with the word "My", unless the bulk of the episode is narrated by someone other than J.D., in which case they are named "His Story", "Her Story", or "Their Story", with Roman numerals denoting subsequent episodes by the same name. During Season 9, episode titles started with the word "Our" instead of "My".
A total of 181 episodes, including one double-length episode, of Scrubs have been broadcast. All nine seasons are available on DVD in Regions 1, 2 and 4.
Contents
Series overview
Season Episodes Season premiere Season finale U.S. ratings
(rank)DVD releases Region 1 Region 2 Region 4 1 24 October 2, 2001 May 21, 2002 11.2 million
(40th place)May 17, 2005 June 27, 2005 June 29, 2005 2 22 September 26, 2002 April 17, 2003 15.9 million
(15th place)November 15, 2005 September 12, 2005 September 19, 2005 3 22 October 2, 2003 May 4, 2004 10.4 million
(43rd place)May 9, 2006 February 13, 2006 February 22, 2006 4 25 August 31, 2004 May 10, 2005 6.9 million
(88th place)October 10, 2006 September 18, 2006 September 27, 2006 5 24 January 3, 2006 May 16, 2006 6.4 million
(98th place)May 22, 2007 June 18, 2007 June 6, 2007 6 22 November 30, 2006 May 17, 2007 6.4 million
(87th place)October 30, 2007 January 14, 2008 December 5, 2007 7 11 October 25, 2007 May 8, 2008 6.4 million
(115th place)November 11, 2008 January 19, 2009 December 3, 2008 8 18 January 6, 2009 May 6, 2009 5.6 million
(123rd place)August 25, 2009
November 17, 2009 (Blu-ray)September 6, 2010 December 1, 2009 9 13 December 1, 2009 March 17, 2010 3.8 million
(116th place)September 28, 2010 February 7, 2011 December 1, 2010 Season 1 (2001–2002)
Main article: Scrubs (season 1)The first season follows J.D. (Zach Braff) and his best friend Turk (Donald Faison) in their first year out of medical school as interns at Sacred Heart Hospital. J.D. quickly meets his reluctant mentor, Dr. Perry Cox (John C. McGinley); a young woman (and fellow intern) named Elliot (Sarah Chalke), on whom he has a crush; the hospital's janitor (Neil Flynn), who goes out of his way to make J.D.'s life miserable; the Chief of Medicine, Dr. Bob Kelso (Ken Jenkins), who is more concerned about the budget than the patients; and Carla Espinosa (Judy Reyes), the head nurse and Turk's new girlfriend, who puts Turk through the trials and tribulations of being in a serious relationship. The characters face romances and relationship issues, family obligations, overwhelming paperwork, and a tremendous number of patients. The first season also introduces recurring supporting characters such as "The Todd" (Robert Maschio), a boorishly lascivious surgeon; Ted (Sam Lloyd), the hospital's hapless, milquetoast lawyer; Laverne (Aloma Wright), fellow nurse and mentor to Carla; Jordan Sullivan (Christa Miller), Dr. Cox's caustic administrator ex-wife, and Doug Murphy (Johnny Kastl), a nervous young doctor who often accidentally kills patients.
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code1 1 "My First Day" Adam Bernstein Bill Lawrence October 2, 2001 535G 2 2 "My Mentor" Adam Bernstein Bill Lawrence October 4, 2001 S101 3 3 "My Best Friend's Mistake" Adam Bernstein Eric Weinberg October 9, 2001 S102 4 4 "My Old Lady" Marc Buckland Matt Tarses October 16, 2001 S103 5 5 "My Two Dads" Craig Zisk Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan October 23, 2001 S104 6 6 "My Bad" Marc Buckland Gabrielle Allan October 30, 2001 S105 7 7 "My Super Ego" Peter Lauer Mike Schwartz November 6, 2001 S106 8 8 "My Fifteen Minutes" Lawrence Trilling Eric Weinberg November 15, 2001 S108 9 9 "My Day Off" Elodie Keene Janae Bakken November 20, 2001 S107 10 10 "My Nickname" Matthew Diamond Bill Lawrence November 27, 2001 S110 11 11 "My Own Personal Jesus" Jeff Melman Debra Fordham December 11, 2001 S109 12 12 "My Blind Date" Marc Buckland Mark Stegemann January 8, 2002 S112 13 13 "My Balancing Act" Michael Spiller Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan January 15, 2002 S113 14 14 "My Drug Buddy" Michael Spiller Matt Tarses January 22, 2002 S111 15 15 "My Bed Banter & Beyond"† Lawrence Trilling Gabrielle Allan February 5, 2002 S115 16 16 "My Heavy Meddle" Will Mackenzie Mike Schwartz February 26, 2002 S116 17 17 "My Student" Matthew Diamond Story by: Mark Stegemann
Teleplay by: Janae Bakken & Debra FordhamMarch 5, 2002 S114 18 18 "My Tuscaloosa Heart" Lawrence Trilling Story by: Janae Bakken
Teleplay by: Debra Fordham & Mark StegemannMarch 12, 2002 S117 19 19 "My Old Man" Adam Bernstein Matt Tarses April 9, 2002 S120 20 20 "My Way or the Highway" Adam Bernstein Eric Weinberg April 16, 2002 S118 21 21 "My Sacrificial Clam" Marc Buckland Story by: Debra Fordham
Teleplay by: Janae Bakken & Mark StegemannApril 30, 2002 S119 22 22 "My Occurrence" (Part 1) Lawrence Trilling Bill Lawrence May 7, 2002 S122 23 23 "My Hero" (Part 2) Michael Spiller Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan May 14, 2002 S123 24 24 "My Last Day" Michael Spiller Gabrielle Allan & Mike Schwartz May 21, 2002 S121 Season 2 (2002–2003)
Main article: Scrubs (season 2)The second season focuses on Dr. John Dorian's second year practicing medicine at Sacred Heart, where he is now a resident. In the season opener, everyone is still in shock from the secrets Jordan just revealed ("My Last Day"). As the season develops, J.D.'s older brother Dan (Tom Cavanagh) comes to visit, money issues affect J.D., Elliot, and Turk, Turk proposes to Carla, and Elliot finds a new boyfriend, a nurse named Paul Flowers (Rick Schroder). Dr. Cox resumes a sexual relationship with his ex-wife Jordan, with quite unexpected results.
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code25 1 "My Overkill" Adam Bernstein Bill Lawrence September 26, 2002 S124 26 2 "My Nightingale" Craig Zisk Eric Weinberg October 3, 2002 S126 27 3 "My Case Study" Michael Spiller Gabrielle Allan October 10, 2002 S128 28 4 "My Big Mouth" Paul Quinn Mark Stegemann October 17, 2002 S129 29 5 "My New Coat" Marc Buckland Matt Tarses October 24, 2002 S125 30 6 "My Big Brother" Michael Spiller Tim Hobert October 31, 2002 S127 31 7 "My First Step" Lawrence Trilling Mike Schwartz November 7, 2002 S130 32 8 "My Fruit Cups" Ken Whittingham Janae Bakken November 14, 2002 S131 33 9 "My Lucky Day" Lawrence Trilling Debra Fordham December 5, 2002 S132 34 10 "My Monster" Gail Mancuso Angela Nissel December 12, 2002 S133 35 11 "My Sex Buddy" Will Mackenzie Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan January 2, 2003 S135 36 12 "My New Old Friend" Chris Koch Gabrielle Allan January 9, 2003 S134 37 13 "My Philosophy" Chris Koch Story by: Bill Lawrence
Teleplay by: Matt Tarses & Tim HobertJanuary 16, 2003 S136 38 14 "My Brother, My Keeper" Michael Spiller Eric Weinberg January 23, 2003 S137 39 15 "His Story"† Ken Whittingham Bonnie Schneider & Hadley Davis January 30, 2003 S138 40 16 "My Karma" Marc Buckland Janae Bakken & Debra Fordham February 20, 2003 S139 41 17 "My Own Private Practice Guy" Marc Buckland Angela Nissel & Mark Stegemann March 13, 2003 S141 42 18 "My T.C.W." Adam Bernstein Bill Lawrence March 20, 2003 S140 43 19 "My Kingdom" Michael Spiller April Pesa March 27, 2003 S142 44 20 "My Interpretation" Will Mackenzie Story by: Mike Schwartz
Teleplay by: Neil Goldman and Garrett DonovanApril 3, 2003 S143 45 21 "My Drama Queen" Michael Spiller Will Berson April 10, 2003 S144 46 22 "My Dream Job" Bill Lawrence Tim Hobert & Matt Tarses April 17, 2003 S145 Season 3 (2003–2004)
Main article: Scrubs (season 3)It is J.D.'s, Elliot's, and Turk's third year at Sacred Heart and second year as residents. As the season opens, Elliot decides to change her image, with some help from the Janitor. J.D.'s undeniable crush on Elliot emerges again, but J.D. instead begins a relationship with Jordan's sister Danni (Tara Reid), who is also dealing with feelings for her ex. Turk and Carla are engaged and planning their wedding. Turk, along with the Todd and the other surgical residents, deal with the new attending surgeon, Dr. Grace Miller (Bellamy Young), who dislikes Turk and considers him sexist. Dr. Cox and Jordan are doing well with their relationship and their son Jack, although Dr. Cox develops a schoolboy crush on Dr. Miller. He also struggles with the death of his best friend. Elliot gets into a serious relationship with Sean Kelly (Scott Foley) and tries to work out their long distance relationship while he's in New Zealand for six months.
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code47 1 "My Own American Girl" Bill Lawrence Bill Lawrence October 2, 2003 301 48 2 "My Journey" Michael Spiller Tim Hobert October 9, 2003 302 49 3 "My White Whale" Michael Spiller Eric Weinberg October 23, 2003 304 50 4 "My Lucky Night"† John Inwood Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan October 30, 2003 305 51 5 "My Brother, Where Art Thou?" Marc Buckland Mike Schwartz November 6, 2003 306 52 6 "My Advice to You" Gail Mancuso Debra Fordham November 13, 2003 307 53 7 "My Fifteen Seconds" Ken Whittingham Mark Stegemann November 20, 2003 308 54 8 "My Friend the Doctor" Ken Whittingham Gabrielle Allan December 4, 2003 309 55 9 "My Dirty Secret" Chris Koch Matt Tarses December 11, 2003 303 56 10 "My Rule of Thumb" Craig Zisk Janae Bakken January 22, 2004 310 57 11 "My Clean Break" Chris Koch Angela Nissel February 3, 2004 311 58 12 "My Catalyst"† Michael Spiller Bill Lawrence February 10, 2004 316 59 13 "My Porcelain God"† Adam Bernstein Tim Hobert & Eric Weinberg February 17, 2004 317 60 14 "My Screw Up" Chris Koch Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan February 24, 2004 315 61 15 "My Tormented Mentor" Craig Zisk Gabrielle Allan March 2, 2004 314 62 16 "My Butterfly" Henry Chan Justin Spitzer March 16, 2004 312 63 17 "My Moment of Un-Truth" Gail Mancuso Rich Eustis March 30, 2004 313 64 18 "His Story II" Jason Ensler Mark Stegemann April 6, 2004 318 65 19 "My Choosiest Choice of All" Adam Bernstein Mike Schwartz April 20, 2004 319 66 20 "My Fault" Richard Alexander Wells Debra Fordham April 22, 2004 320 67 21 "My Self-Examination" Randall Winston Janae Bakken April 27, 2004 321 68 22 "My Best Friend's Wedding" Bill Lawrence Tim Hobert & Eric Weinberg May 4, 2004 322 Season 4 (2004–2005)
Main article: Scrubs (season 4)As the season opens, Turk arrives from his honeymoon with Carla but they soon have issues when Carla tries to change many things about her new husband. Their marriage and Turk's friendship with J.D. are also endangered when J.D. and Carla share a drunken kiss. Dr. Cox and Jordan learn that their divorce was not final, but this seemingly good news causes friction. Elliot is still angry with J.D. for breaking her heart, and the situation becomes more uncomfortable still when she dates J.D.'s brother. J.D. has a new love interest of his own when a new and very attractive psychiatrist, Dr. Molly Clock (Heather Graham), arrives at Sacred Heart. Molly also serves as Elliot's mentor during her time at the hospital.
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#Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production
code69 1 "My Old Friend's New Friend"† Bill Lawrence Eric Weinberg August 31, 2004 401 70 2 "My Office" Gail Mancuso Matt Tarses September 7, 2004 402 71 3 "My New Game" Ken Whittingham Gabrielle Allan September 14, 2004 403 72 4 "My First Kill" Ken Whittingham Tad Quill September 21, 2004 404 73 5 "Her Story" John Inwood Angela Nissel September 28, 2004 405 74 6 "My Cake" Henry Chan Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan October 12, 2004 406 75 7 "My Common Enemy" Joanna Kerns Bill Callahan October 19, 2004 407 76 8 "My Last Chance" Zach Braff Mike Schwartz October 26, 2004 408 77 9 "My Malpractical Decision" (Part 1) Gail Mancuso Janae Bakken November 9, 2004 409 78 10 "My Female Trouble" (Part 2) Chris Koch Debra Fordham November 16, 2004 410 79 11 "My Unicorn" Matthew Perry Gabrielle Allan & Tad Quill November 23, 2004 411 80 12 "My Best Moment" Chris Koch Angela Nissel December 7, 2004 412 81 13 "My Ocardial Infarction" Ken Whittingham Mark Stegemann January 18, 2005 413 82 14 "My Lucky Charm" Chris Koch Mike Schwartz January 25, 2005 414 83 15 "My Hypocritical Oath" Craig Zisk Tim Hobert February 1, 2005 415 84 16 "My Quarantine" Michael Spiller Tad Quill February 8, 2005 416 85 17 "My Life in Four Cameras" Adam Bernstein Debra Fordham February 15, 2005 417 86 18 "My Roommates" Craig Zisk Tim Hobert February 22, 2005 418 87 19 "My Best Laid Plans" Zach Braff Bill Callahan March 1, 2005 419 88 20 "My Boss's Free Haircut" John Inwood Mark Stegemann March 29, 2005 420 89 21 "My Lips Are Sealed" John Michel Janae Bakken April 5, 2005 421 90 22 "My Big Move" Victor Nelli, Jr. Bonnie Sikowitz April 12, 2005 422 91 23 "My Faith in Humanity" Ken Whittingham David Louis Feinberg April 19, 2005 423 92 24 "My Drive-By" Will Mackenzie Angela Nissel April 26, 2005 424 93 25 "My Changing Ways" Victor Nelli, Jr. Bill Lawrence May 10, 2005 425 Season 5 (2006)
Main article: Scrubs (season 5)Season 5 begins with J.D. living in a hotel. He has become an attending now on the same level as Dr. Cox. Elliot has taken a new fellowship in another hospital. Turk and Carla are trying to have a baby, despite Turk still having doubts. Finally, some new interns have arrived to Sacred Heart, chief among them being Keith Dudemeister. Season 5 also focuses on the relationship between J.D. and Dr. Cox, who now find themselves as equals.
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code94 1 "My Intern's Eyes" Bill Lawrence Bill Lawrence January 3, 2006 501 95 2 "My Rite of Passage" Bill Lawrence Janae Bakken January 3, 2006 502 96 3 "My Day at the Races" Michael Spiller Eric Weinberg January 10, 2006 503 97 4 "My Jiggly Ball" Rick Blue Tim Hobert January 10, 2006 504 98 5 "My New God" Victor Nelli, Jr. Aseem Batra January 17, 2006 506 99 6 "My Missed Perception" Bill Lawrence Kevin Biegel January 17, 2006 507 100 7 "My Way Home" Zach Braff Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan January 24, 2006 505 101 8 "My Big Bird" Rob Greenberg Debra Fordham January 24, 2006 508 102 9 "My Half-Acre" Linda Mendoza Bill Callahan February 7, 2006 509 103 10 "Her Story II" Chris Koch Mike Schwartz February 7, 2006 510 104 11 "My Buddy's Booty" Randall Winston Mark Stegemann February 28, 2006 511 105 12 "My Cabbage" (Part 1) John Inwood Ryan A. Levin February 28, 2006 512 106 13 "My Five Stages" (Part 2) Jay Alaimo Tad Quill March 7, 2006 513 107 14 "My Own Personal Hell" Adam Bernstein Eren Celeboglu March 14, 2006 514 108 15 "My Extra Mile" Ken Whittingham Mark Stegemann March 21, 2006 515 109 16 "My Bright Idea" Michael Spiller Janae Bakken March 28, 2006 516 110 17 "My Chopped Liver" Will Mackenzie Debra Fordham April 4, 2006 517 111 18 "My New Suit" Victor Nelli, Jr. Tim Hobert April 11, 2006 518 112 19 "His Story III" John Inwood Angela Nissel April 18, 2006 519 113 20 "My Lunch" John Michel Tad Quill April 25, 2006 520 114 21 "My Fallen Idol" Joanna Kerns Bill Callahan May 2, 2006 521 115 22 "My Déjà Vu, My Déjà Vu" Linda Mendoza Mike Schwartz May 9, 2006 522 116 23 "My Urologist" Richard Alexander Wells Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan May 16, 2006 523 117 24 "My Transition" (Part 1) Bill Lawrence Aseem Batra & Kevin Biegel May 16, 2006 524 Season 6 (2006–2007)
Main article: Scrubs (season 6)Over the course of the season, J.D. and the other characters must mature to fill the different roles required of them. J.D., for instance, is cast in the role of expecting father since his girlfriend, Dr. Kim Briggs (Elizabeth Banks), is pregnant with his child. Turk and Carla become parents when Carla gives birth to their daughter, Isabella Turk. Elliot plans her wedding to Keith, although she and J.D. still harbor feelings for each other. Dr. Cox, as father of two children with Jordan, struggles to prevent his foul disposition from affecting his parenting. Important issues are touched upon, such as the importance of leadership, whether everything happens for a reason, and even death.
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(million)Original air date Production
code118 1 "My Mirror Image" (Part 2) John Inwood Tim Hobert 8.45 November 30, 2006 601 119 2 "My Best Friend's Baby's Baby and My Baby's Baby" Gail Mancuso Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan 8.43 December 7, 2006 603 120 3 "My Coffee" Rick Blue Tad Quill 7.78 December 14, 2006 602 121 4 "My House" John Putch Bill Callahan 7.29 January 4, 2007 604 122 5 "My Friend with Money" John Michel Gabrielle Allan 7.77 January 11, 2007 605 123 6 "My Musical" Will Mackenzie Debra Fordham 6.48 January 18, 2007 607 124 7 "His Story IV" Linda Mendoza Mike Schwartz 6.90 February 1, 2007 606 125 8 "My Road to Nowhere" Mark Stegemann Mark Stegemann 6.29 February 8, 2007 608 126 9 "My Perspective" John Putch Angela Nissel 6.23 February 15, 2007 609 127 10 "My Therapeutic Month" Ken Whittingham Aseem Batra 5.66 February 22, 2007 610 128 11 "My Night to Remember" Richard Davis Debra Fordham 6.76 March 1, 2007 616 129 12 "My Fishbowl" Chris Koch Kevin Biegel 5.84 March 8, 2007 611 130 13 "My Scrubs" John Putch Clarence Livingston 6.44 March 15, 2007 612 131 14 "My No Good Reason" (Part 1) Zach Braff Janae Bakken 6.44 March 22, 2007 613 132 15 "My Long Goodbye" (Part 2)† Victor Nelli, Jr. Dave Tennant 4.89 April 5, 2007 614 133 16 "My Words of Wisdom" Victor Nelli, Jr. Eric Weinberg 5.05 April 12, 2007 615 134 17 "Their Story" Richard Alexander Wells Andy Schwartz 5.51 April 19, 2007 617 135 18 "My Turf War" Bill Lawrence Sean Russell 4.65 April 26, 2007 618 136 19 "My Cold Shower" John Inwood Janae Bakken 4.95 May 3, 2007 619 137 20 "My Conventional Wisdom"† Michael McDonald Bill Callahan 5.31 May 10, 2007 620 138 21 "My Rabbit" (Part 1) John Putch Kevin Biegel & Aseem Batra 5.28 May 17, 2007 621 139 22 "My Point of No Return" (Part 2) Linda Mendoza Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan 5.28 May 17, 2007 622 Season 7 (2007–2008)
Main article: Scrubs (season 7)Season 7 continues to focus on the fact that J.D. has to grow up. It's mentioned in several episodes throughout the season. He also has to deal with his newborn son, Sam. Both Elliot and J.D. deal with the fact that they may be with the wrong person (Keith and Kim). Turk tries to grow closer with Carla. Dr. Cox gets a temporary promotion. Dr. Kelso has to deal with the fact that the hospital has a mandatory retirement policy. Plus, the Janitor gets himself a girlfriend.
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#Title Directed by Written by U.S. viewers
(millions)Original air date Production
code140 1 "My Own Worst Enemy" Bill Lawrence Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan 6.95 October 25, 2007 701 141 2 "My Hard Labor" Adam Bernstein Bill Callahan 6.68 November 1, 2007 702 142 3 "My Inconvenient Truth" Bill Lawrence Debra Fordham 6.36 November 8, 2007 703 143 4 "My Identity Crisis" Gail Mancuso Dave Tennant 6.04 November 15, 2007 704 144 5 "My Growing Pains" Zach Braff Mike Schwartz 5.91 November 29, 2007 705 145 6 "My Number One Doctor" Will Mackenzie Janae Bakken 4.86 December 6, 2007 706 146 7 "My Bad Too" Linda Mendoza Clarence Livingston 6.57 April 10, 2008 707 147 8 "My Manhood" Michael McDonald Angela Nissel 7.31 April 17, 2008 708 148 9 "My Dumb Luck" Rick Blue Aseem Batra 5.30 April 24, 2008 710 149 10 "My Waste of Time" Chris Koch Andy Schwartz 5.91 May 1, 2008 711 150 11 "My Princess" Zach Braff Mark Stegemann 5.37 May 8, 2008 709 Season 8 (2009)
Main article: Scrubs (season 8)The eighth season of the American comedy-drama television series Scrubs premiered on ABC on January 6, 2009 and concluded on May 6, 2009 and consists of 18 episodes. The eighth season was the first to be shown on ABC after NBC dropped the series, ending its seven-year run on the network. ABC's pick-up of the show was followed by it commissioning eighteen episodes, which included an hour-long finale. For all of the season's run, it was expected that the eighth season would be the last, especially after the show's creator Bill Lawrence announced it. After rumors surfaced of a ninth season, it was understood that the eighth would be the last to star Zach Braff and much of the main cast. However, the show was later re-commissioned for another season, in which Braff and other cast members appeared for multiple episodes.[4] The eighth season was the first to be filmed in high definition.
Needing to cut costs for the eighth season, Bill Lawrence stated that he divided the writing staff up into two groups, half for the first nine episodes and half for the second nine episodes.[5] Additionally, each main cast member was absent for three episodes during the season (except Zach Braff and Sarah Chalke who are absent for two). An accompanying web series that aired on ABC's website called Scrubs: Interns was also created to coincide with the season, starring the new interns with guest appearances by the main cast.
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code151 1 "My Jerks" Michael Spiller Angela Nissel 6.76 January 6, 2009 802 152 2 "My Last Words" Bill Lawrence Aseem Batra 6.64 January 6, 2009 803 153 3 "My Saving Grace" Michael Spiller Janae Bakken 4.63 January 13, 2009 804 154 4 "My Happy Place" Ken Whittingham Taii K. Austin 4.33 January 13, 2009 805 155 5 "My ABC's" Bill Lawrence Bill Lawrence 5.12 January 27, 2009 801 156 6 "My Cookie Pants" Gail Mancuso Clarence Livingston 5.05 January 27, 2009 806 157 7 "My New Role" Will Mackenzie Dave Tennant 4.90 February 3, 2009 807 158 8 "My Lawyer's in Love" Mark Stegemann Debra Fordham 4.70 February 3, 2009 808 159 9 "My Absence" John Putch Debra Fordham & Andy Schwartz 4.60 February 10, 2009 809 160 10 "My Comedy Show" Ted Wass Devin O. Mahoney & C. Rego Marquiis 4.23 February 10, 2009 810 161 11 "My Nah Nah Nah" John Putch Kevin Biegel 5.80 March 18, 2009 811 162 12 "Their Story II" Michael McDonald Andy Schwartz 5.32 March 25, 2009 812 163 13 "My Full Moon" John Michel Kevin Biegel 5.04 April 1, 2009 813 164 14 "My Soul on Fire (Part 1)" Bill Lawrence Bill Callahan 4.67 April 8, 2009 814 165 15 "My Soul on Fire (Part 2)" Bill Lawrence Bill Callahan 5.30 April 15, 2009 815 166 16 "My Cuz" Linda Mendoza Kevin Biegel 4.66 April 22, 2009 816 167 17 "My Chief Concern" Zach Braff Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan 3.70 May 5, 2009 817 168 18 "My Finale"‡ Bill Lawrence Bill Lawrence 5.07 May 6, 2009 818 Season 9 (2009–2010)
Main article: Scrubs (season 9)Season 9 focuses on the unique point of view of Lucy Bennett (Kerry Bishé), an impressionable med student, sharing narration duties with (for the first five episodes) Dr. John "J.D." Dorian (Zach Braff). After leaving for a job at another hospital, J.D. returns to Sacred Heart to teach at its medical school alongside Christopher Turk (Donald Faison), Perry Cox (John C. McGinley), Denise Mahoney (Eliza Coupe) and Bob Kelso (Ken Jenkins). Together they serve as professors (and inspiration) to a brand new class of med students, including Lucy, former med school drop out Drew (Michael Mosley), and cocky, entitled Cole (Dave Franco). J.D. is now married to Dr. Elliot Reid (Sarah Chalke), and the happy couple are expecting their first child.
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(millions)Original air date Production
code169 1 "Our First Day of School" Michael Spiller Bill Lawrence 4.63[6] December 1, 2009 901 170 2 "Our Drunk Friend" Michael McDonald Josh Bycel & Jonathan Groff 4.43[6] December 1, 2009 902 171 3 "Our Role Models" Gail Mancuso Steven Cragg & Brian Bradley 5.44[7] December 8, 2009 903 172 4 "Our Histories" Ken Whittingham Corey Nickerson 4.22[8] December 15, 2009 904 173 5 "Our Mysteries" Michael Spiller Steven Cragg & Brian Bradley 3.55[9] December 22, 2009 909[10] 174 6 "Our New Girl-Bro" Michael McDonald Kevin Etten 3.53[11] January 1, 2010 906 175 7 "Our White Coats" John Putch Andy Schwartz 3.86[12] January 5, 2010 907 176 8 "Our Couples" Chris Koch Prentice Penny 3.05[12] January 5, 2010 908 177 9 "Our Stuff Gets Real" John Putch Leila Strachan 2.74[13] January 12, 2010 905[10] 178 10 "Our True Lies" Michael Spiller Lon Zimmet & Dan Rubin 3.34[14] January 19, 2010 910 179 11 "Our Dear Leaders" Peter Lauer Corey Nickerson & Kevin Etten 3.30[15] January 26, 2010 911 180 12 "Our Driving Issues" Eren Celeboglu Alessia Costantini & Prentice Penny 4.31[16] March 10, 2010 912 181 13 "Our Thanks" Rick Blue Sean Russell 3.45[17] March 17, 2010 913 Notes
- † denotes a "supersized" episode, running an extended length of 25–28 minutes.
- ‡ denotes an hour-long episode.
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- General references
- "Scrubs episode guide". TV Guide. http://www.tvguide.com/detail/tv-show.aspx?tvobjectid=100387&more=ucepisodelist. Retrieved December 22, 2009.
- "Shows A-Z - scrubs on ABC". the Futon Critic. http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch.aspx?id=scrubs&view=listings. Retrieved December 22, 2009.
External links
- List of Scrubs episodes at the Internet Movie Database
- List of Scrubs episodes at TV.com
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- Lists of comedy television series episodes
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