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 |
| 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 | |
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.
| Series # |
Season # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 Fordham |
March 5, 2002 | S114 |
| 18 | 18 | "My Tuscaloosa Heart" | Lawrence Trilling | Story by: Janae Bakken Teleplay by: Debra Fordham & Mark Stegemann |
March 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 Stegemann |
April 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 |
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.
| Series # |
Season # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 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 Hobert |
January 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 Donovan |
April 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 |
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.
| Series # |
Season # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | 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 |
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.
| Series # |
Season # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | 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 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.
| Series # |
Season # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94 | 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 |
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.
| Series # |
Season # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | U.S viewers (million) |
Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | 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 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.
| Series # |
Season # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | U.S. viewers (millions) |
Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 140 | 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 |
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.
| Series # |
Season # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | U.S. viewers (millions) |
Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | 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 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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Season # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | U.S. viewers (millions) |
Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 169 | 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 |
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