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My Balancing Act

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My Balancing Act

Directed by Michael Spiller
Written by Neil Goldman
Written by Garrett Donovan
Air Date - January 15, 2002 on NBC
Transcript - Images
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Season One Episodes :
  1. My First Day
  2. My Mentor
  3. My Best Friend's Mistake
  4. My Old Lady
  5. My Two Dads
  6. My Bad
  7. My Super Ego
  8. My Fifteen Minutes
  9. My Day Off
  10. My Nickname
  11. My Own Personal Jesus
  12. My Blind Date
  13. My Balancing Act
  14. My Drug Buddy
  15. My Bed Banter & Beyond
  16. My Heavy Meddle
  17. My Student
  18. My Tuscaloosa Heart
  19. My Old Man
  20. My Way or the Highway
  21. My Sacrificial Clam
  22. My Occurrence
  23. My Hero
  24. My Last Day
   Episodes: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 w • 9


“So, when I saw you in the hall this morning, and I said, "How's your penis?" and you didn't want to talk about it...”— Todd

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[edit] Synopsis

J.D. asks out a girl in the MRI machine, and she turns out to be hot. On their date, J.D. stares at the girl, but the date ends with Dr. Cox paging J.D. back to the hospital. Then at the cafeteria, J.D. stares at Alex, the girl he asked out. They say that they can always have a date here, but Alex wants a date that ends with either a kiss or breakfast the morning after. Turk and Carla are having a sexual problem. Elliot knows something is bothering Carla, but Carla is reluctant to confide in Elliot. Turk wants to tell J.D. about the problem but J.D. is busy trying to diagnose one of his patients. Dr. Kelso makes Dr. Cox do rounds, and during rounds Dr. Cox tells the interns not to let Dr. Kelso scare them.

J.D. finally diagnoses his patient, and he and Dr. Cox work late treating him. J.D. shows up 80 minutes late for his date with Alex to find that she has already left. J.D. tries to say sorry for last night but Alex dumps him. Carla finally tells Elliot that she didn't have an orgasm while having sex with Turk. Elliot tells Carla that she (Elliot) has sabotaged a lot of relationships by never talking things out with the guy that she's seeing. Dr. Kelso does rounds and finds that the interns are no longer afraid of him, no matter how hard he tries to scare them. Even Ted is no longer afraid of him.

J.D. later finds Alex on a date with another guy, and he begs for a second chance, but she declines. Carla tells Turk that she worries about the future. Turk tells Carla that he doesn't, and he says that is why they are perfect: he keeps them present in the moment, and she keeps an eye out for things ahead. Dr. Cox provokes Dr. Kelso. They get into an argument and the old order is restored. J.D. gets paged to "turn around" and Alex is there with a picnic basket. They kiss and have a romantic picnic dinner on the floor in the hospital.

[edit] Plot Points

  • J.D. tries to develop his relationship with Alex but Dr. Cox keeps paging him back to the hospital.
  • Turk and Carla are having sexual problems and are trying to tell J.D. and Elliot respectively.
  • Dr. Cox tells the interns not to be afraid of Dr. Kelso. This results in everyone in the hospital losing their fear of Dr. Kelso, even Ted.

[edit] Recurring Themes

[edit] Fantasies

  • Elliot laying a brick.
  • Dr. Kelso removes his face and is shown to be Carrot Top.

[edit] Janitor story

Janitor thinks that J.D. is staring at him (Janitor) rather than Alex, takes offense, and is so uncomfortable he can't eat his lunch anymore. A similar scene occurs later on at a restaurant.

[edit] J.D.'s Girl Name

  • Lillian
  • Clarabelle

[edit] Guest Stars

[edit] Music

Music from Season:

1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9

  • "New Slang" by The Shins

[edit] Quotes

“My therapist thinks my trouble in bed stems from a basic fear of intimacy. But I just think it's just because any type of repetitive motion makes me nauseous. Oh, and since I was a little kid, I've always had nightmares about being crushed.”— Elliot
“That poor shrink.”— Carla


“Hey, uh, Alex, I am so sorry; but I went to the restaurant, I guess I just missed you. And then I-I called your house, but there was no answer. And then I actually stopped by your house, and I guess you didn't see me - which was sort of odd, 'cause I was standing next to the pizza guy while you were paying him...”— J.D.


“I hate smiling.”— Dr. Kelso

[edit] Trivia

  • For the first time (and probably the only) Dr. Cox calls Doug by his name.
  • It is revealed that Elliot never had an orgasm before this episode. Although, in a later episode she mentions in college people joking about her "orgasm face" which cannot be true if she never had one.

[edit] Images

J.D. inadvertedly ruin's Janitor's dinner.

Dr. Kelso does the most horrible thing in the world - reveals himself to be Carrot Top

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