My Journey

"My Journey"
Scrubs episode
Episode no.	Season 3 Episode 2
Directed by	Michael Spiller
Written by	Tim Hobert
Production code	S147
Original air date	October 9, 2003
Guest stars
Robert Maschio as Todd Quinlan Aloma Wright as Laverne Roberts Scott Foley as Sean Kelly Maureen McCormick as Herself Vince Brocato as Patient Melody Butiu as Cashier David Doty as Priest John Hemphill as Patient #2 Vaughn Lowery as Tracy Shelley Malil as Bartender Michael Hagerty II as Will Quinn
Episode chronology
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List of Scrubs episodes

"My Journey" is the 48th episode of the American sitcom Scrubs. It originally aired as Episode 2 of Season 3 on October 9, 2003.

Plot

J.D. is not happy that Sean is going out with Elliot. Carla announces that she and Turk have set a date for the wedding, with J.D. revealing a long-standing obsession with the band Journey. He recommends a Journey cover band (The Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin's) for Turk and Carla's wedding. J.D. and Carla give Elliot a ride down to SeaWorld, where Sean works. They see him perform with a whale but J.D. pretends to be bored.

At the hospital, Carla finds an unlabeled urine sample but nobody wants to help her figure out whose it is. Dr. Cox urges J.D. and Turk to work on a patient, Will Quinn. Afterwards, J.D. tells Turk that it will be harder to hang out once he is married, so he asks him out for a "man-date". At SeaWorld, Sean tells Elliot that they are not dating because she dumped him so abruptly last time, which left him devastated. Elliot says she was too busy as an intern.

At the hospital, Turk and J.D. talk to Will and J.D. wants to know if it's weird to ask out a male friend for a date. Will says it's okay and asks Turk if they could be careful in surgery and not mess up his tattoo of his fiancée. Dr. Cox finds Elliot putting on lots of make-up and all dressed up. She wants to leave, but he keeps her back as she has commitments to her patients. Thus she needs to cancel her date with Sean. Turk meets J.D. at the bar but he invited The Todd as well. J.D. leaves, hurt and disappointed.

The next day, J.D. is still angry with Turk. Turk finds out that Will's fiancé, Tracy, is a man, and suddenly becomes uncomfortable; he admits to Will that he is frightened by the idea of sharing his feelings with another man. Elliot calls Sean to re-arrange a date. He tells her he already has a date with Betty, who is actually a seal. Carla is still looking for the urine sample owner and Dr. Kelso is angry as she is neglecting her work. J.D. meets with Turk and complains that he never opens up to him even though J.D. tells him everything. Elliot has her patients under control and tells Dr. Cox. He replies that he missed his own son rolling over for the first time because the hospital comes first. The Janitor finds the urine container label in the dumpster as a favor for pulling a joke on Carla earlier.

Elliot takes off by train and goes to see Sean at SeaWorld. She tells him she can't promise that he will always come first, but if it were up to her she would always choose him. They kiss while dolphins jump behind them. J.D. and Turk go to the bar and Turk opens up to his friend, with 23 Journey songs queued up on the bar's jukebox.

Continuity

• JD and Turk say that in med school they were always late because they didn't have a car, but in "My Kingdom", Turk says he only hung out with J.D. because he had a car when they met, and still does.
• In "My Roommates", Ed McMahon is seen holding a giant cheque addressed to Will Quinn, J.D.'s patient in this episode.
• When Elliot and Sean are splashed by Bruce the dolphin, they are both visibly wet before the water hits them.

Production Details

This is the second consecutive epiosode of Scrubs to feature the name of an artist or song played in the episode in the title. The previous episode was named "My Own American Girl", a reference to the song "American Girl" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, played at the end of the episode.

Featured music

• "Don't Stop Believin'" by Journey

External links

• "My Journey" at the Internet Movie Database
• "My Journey" at TV.com