My Dumb Luck

"My Dumb Luck" is the ninth episode of season seven and the 148th episode of the American sitcom Scrubs. It aired on April 25, 2008 on NBC

Plot

Dr. Cox is unable to diagnose a recurring patient of two years. He gives J.D. and Turk the patient's urine sample to take to the lab, and they serendipitously diagnose him when they accidentally leave the sample out in the sun too long, causing it to turn purple. J.D. then searches Google for 'Purple pee' and discovers it is a symptom of acute intermittent porphyria. While J.D. and Turk gloat to Dr. Cox about their accomplishment, the tune Turk is making appears to be the song "Superman" (the show's theme song), but slightly faster.

Ted, who has just heard the news of Dr. Kelso's forced retirement, streaks through the halls of the hospital celebrating his freedom. He runs outside and is hit in the parking lot by the Janitor's van, biting off part of his tongue. Dr. Kelso gets "nostalgic and crap" with an intern named Boon, reminiscing about his 40-year career at Sacred Heart, from his internship to his lonely days as Chief of Medicine.

Carla and Elliot attempt to persuade the board not to force Dr. Kelso to retire. They try to gain the support of many of the staff of Sacred Heart, but Dr. Cox wants Kelso out, and so the staff will not help. Later on Dr. Cox realizes that it is better to have an enemy he knows as Chief of Medicine than one he doesn't. He then agrees to help convince the board to let Kelso stay and the board approves Kelso's position. Upon hearing the news, Dr. Kelso retires on his own terms, taking his portrait off the wall, thanking Ted sincerely for his work and driving off into the sunset. When the staff wonders if Kelso really cared about the hospital, Boon reassures them that he did.

Cultural references

• In a scene, Turk and J.D. are seen beatboxing the show's opening theme, "Superman".
• When Dr. Kelso says he sees the faces of all the people that have died in the hospital, the camera pans out onto the hospital and you can see cardboard figures of the main cast on one of the higher windows.
• When Dr. Kelso recalls the story of his dogs JoJo and Spike, it can be seen that JoJo and Spike are also the names of the memorable people on the plaques right behind Kelso and Boon.
• Dr. Cox calls J.D Hermione, after the popular Harry Potter Character

Featured music

• "Love Train" by The O'Jays
• "Little Victories" by Matt Nathanson

References

External links

• "My Dumb Luck" at TV.com
• "My Dumb Luck" at the Internet Movie Database