My Life in Four Cameras
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| Scrubs episode | |
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| “My Life in Four Cameras” | |
 Scrubs goes in to 'sitcom' mode |
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| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 17 |
| Guest star(s) | Clay Aiken (Kenny) Ken Lerner (Mr. James) Deonté Gordon (Figsack) Jeremy Howard (Fat Frank) Dave Martel (Dave Martel) |
| Writer(s) | Debra Fordham |
| Director | Adam Bernstein |
| Production no. | 417 |
| Original airdate | February 15, 2005 |
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My Life in Four Cameras is the 85th episode of the American sitcom Scrubs. It originally aired on February, 2005.
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[edit] Analysis
This episode is an homage to the traditional multi-camera sitcom, and, specifically, Cheers. Unlike traditional sitcoms, Scrubs uses a single camera setup, no laugh track, and is not filmed before a live studio audience. During an extended dream sequence, J.D. imagines what his life would be like if it were a sitcom. This sequence was actually filmed in a multi-camera setup with a laugh track and studio audience; as well as featuring low-cut outfits for the female characters, brighter lighting, broader humour, a fairly contrived plot, and a cheesy guest star (Clay Aiken). In addition, a featured patient in the episode is fictional Cheers writer Charles James, a combination of Cheers' three creators James Burrows, Glen Charles, and Les Charles. The episode makes repeated comments about these "traditional" sitcoms and ends with Colin Hay performing the Cheers theme song.[1][2][3]
[edit] Trivia
- The version of the Cheers theme song performed by Colin Hay in the original airing of this episode has been removed from subsequent airings and is not commercially available.
- After Turk defeats Carla at arm wrestling, he shouts out, "Do you see what you get? Do you see what you get when you mess with the warrior!" This is a parody of a similar line from the film, The Warriors, where the leader of The Orphans screams "You see what you get, Warriors? You see what you get when you mess with the Orphans?"[4]
- According to commentaries, many of the male cast 'suggested' to Bill Lawrence that the scantilly-clad nurses should remain in the series.
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ (2006) Scrubs - My Own Personal 'Net Thing. Script from the episode
- ^ (February 16, 2005)(2006) TV Guide. Rough Dispatches
- ^ (March 10, 2005)(2006) Chicago Tribune. Cheers to "Scrubs"
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080120/quotes
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