My House

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“My House”
Scrubs episode

Episode no.	Season 6 Episode 4
Guest stars	Elizabeth Banks (Dr. Kim Briggs) Dave Foley (Dr. Hedrick)
Written by	Bill Callahan
Directed by	John Putch
Production no.	604
Original airdate	January 4, 2007
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"My House" is the 121st episode of the American situation comedy Scrubs. It originally aired as Episode 4 of Season 6 on January 4, 2007.

1 Episode overview
2 References to House
3 Trivia
4 Featured music
5 External links

[edit] Episode overview

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Dr. Cox feels like the TV character Gregory House when he has to solve three mysteries. One of the trio is that, while Elliot is angry at Dr. Kelso, she for some reason takes it out on Turk. A second concerns a grown man whose skin is orange; the third, why JD's patient suffered heart failure. It is, in the end, revealed (by Dr. Cox) that Elliot is angry at Turk for his inability to recognize that she has advanced medically, that the orange man got his condition due to a combination of consuming many carrots (which turn the skin yellow) and many tomatoes (which turn it red), and that JD's patient suffers from Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Carla is showing early signs of postpartum depression.

J.D. wishes for Kim to turn down the offer for a different job in Tacoma, WA, but doesn't want to tell her for fear he'll seem too controlling. As a result, he tries to be a better boyfriend in hopes that she'll decide on her own that she doesn't want to leave him. In the end, she takes the job, promising J.D. that they'll stay in touch and stick together. Meanwhile, Carla has taken an amazingly insensitve approach to her husband's financal responsibility. Her intense stubborness probably would not bother Turk nearly as much if she would woman up and ADMIT she has post partum depression.

[edit] References to House

The case of an orange man was originally found in the Pilot of House, although that diagnosis was carrots and large doses of Niacine, found in Megavitamins (rather than tomatoes in Scrubs.) On House, the doctor diagnosed the problem immediately, and reasoned that because the man's wife did not comment on the condition, she was having an affair.
Dr. Cox's use of a cane after he hurt his foot is in homage to Dr. House's constant use of a cane, due to the partial loss in functionality of his leg.
Dr. Cox's line stating that the orange man "is as orange as an NBA game ball" is a reference to Dr. House's use of sports analogies to describe assorted ailments to his team.
Both this episode and the House episode "Words and Deeds" (aired five days after this episode) contain a patient with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, albeit in very different fashions.

Spoilers end here.

[edit] Trivia

This episode somewhat breaks the fourth wall. When Dr. Cox says "this isn't a TV show, there aren't any cameras over here", he makes a gesture towards the audience (or camera). This action then surprises his interns.
There is also a reference to the show's theme song, "Superman" by Lazlo Bane. After Dr. Cox reveals all the answers to the "huddled masses", he states "no, I'm not Superman" similar to the line "I'm no Superman" in the aforementioned song.