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My Brother, My Keeper

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My Brother, My Keeper

Directed by Michael Spiller
Written by Eric Weinberg
Air Date - January 23, 2003 on NBC
Transcript - Images
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Season Two Episodes :
  1. My Overkill
  2. My Nightingale
  3. My Case Study
  4. My Big Mouth
  5. My New Coat
  6. My Big Brother
  7. My First Step
  8. My Fruit Cups
  9. My Lucky Day
  10. My Monster
  11. My Sex Buddy
  12. My New Old Friend
  13. My Philosophy
  14. My Brother, My Keeper
  15. His Story
  16. My Karma
  17. My Own Private Practice Guy
  18. My T.C.W.
  19. My Kingdom
  20. My Interpretation
  21. My Drama Queen
  22. My Dream Job
   Episodes: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 w • 9


“Nah, come on. Lets do it old school.”— Dr. Townshend

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[edit] Synopsis

Turk's brother Kevin comes to visit. Turk just asked Carla to marry him and she said, "I need to think about it". Turk shows Carla Kevin's kids, hoping to convince her to say yes. Then Kevin admits that he divorced his wife, not helping Turk's idea. Later, Kevin admits to Turk that his wife divorced him. Turk goes to the bar to have a drink with his brother to comfort him. However, they come back with Turk completely drunk and a beautiful woman who is carrying Rowdy, casing Carla to storm out of the apartment.

Dr. Townshend, Dr. Kelso's friend (and the nice version of him), comes to the hospital and J.D. is paired with him to work on a patient. He advises J.D. to do an "old school" procedure on a patient, even though it is dangerous. During this procedure, J.D. accidentally nicks the patient's carotid artery but Dr. Townshend says he will take the blame. J.D. walks into Dr. Kelso's office and tells him that he nicked the artery, but only because Dr. Townshend told him to do an outdated and dangerous procedure. Dr. Townshend admits that he does not attend the seminars about new medical procedures and Dr. Kelso is forced to fire him, even though he is his best friend.

Meanwhile, Dr. Gerson performs an ultrasound on Jordan's stomach and asks her and Perry if they want to know the gender of the baby. Jordan speaks for both of them that they don't, but Elliot walks in and sees. Dr. Cox then tries to get her to reveal it, but she uses it as leverage. In the end Elliot gave it to Jordan in a sealed envelope. Jordan told Dr. Cox that she doesn't want to know it, but if he must know that he can look, but she would be disappointed. He crumples it up and throws it away and remains unknowing.

[edit] Plot Points

  • Turk's brother Kevin visits him at the hospital.
  • J.D. is partnered with a well loved doctor, Dr. Townshend.
  • Elliot gains leverage over Dr. Cox.

[edit] Recurring Themes

[edit] Fantasies

  • J.D. removes a knife from Dr. Townshend's back.
  • J.D. slaps a patient, Mrs. Francis for not getting up when he asks her too and they have a slapping contest, before Dr. Townshend grabs Mrs. Francis and convinces J.D. to "give her one in the gut". (Deleted scene)

[edit] Janitor story

Dr. Townshend tells Janitor to be nice to J.D.. He gets a group of people (an early version of the Brain Trust) who are workers in the hospital (Brent from parking, Crazy-Eyes Margo, and Troy), and tells J.D. they will help him. After J.D. tells Dr. Kelso that Dr. Townshend forced him to perform an outdated procedure, Janitor blames J.D. for Dr. Townshend getting fired. In the end, the group flips over J.D.'s car.

[edit] Episode Running Gags

  • J.D. bets that if Carla doesn't say yes to Turk's proposal, he'll power-walk naked through the hospital singing "Me and Bobby McGee."  After losing the bet, he pays Todd to do it for him.
  • Dr. Kelso keeps subtly calling J.D. ugly.

[edit] Guest Stars

[edit] Music

  • "Hello My Baby" written by Ida Emerson & Joseph E. Howard (Performed by The Blanks)
  • "Gone" by Tart
  • "Me & Bobby McGee" by Janis Joplin (Performed by Robert Maschio)
  • "My Fault" by Keren DeBerg
  • "Bulletproof Glow" by Avion
  • "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" originally by the Hollies (Performed by D.L. Hughley)


[edit] Quotes

“Oh well, back in '68, I don't like you, the end.”— Dr. Kelso


“Actually, I'm not the father. It's a bellboy in Greece.”— Dr. Cox
“We're hoping.”— Jordan


“At the least I feel I'm interesting looking.”— J.D.


[edit] Trivia

  • The patient that J.D. performs the outdated procedure on is actually Dr. Beardface.
  • Dr. Cox didn't know Elliot's last name until this episode.

[edit] Images

The Worthless Peons welcome Dr. Townshend to Sacred Heart.

Todd walked around the hospital naked for J.D. when he lost the bet that Carla would say yes to Turk.

J.D. is covered with blood when he nicks a patient's artery.

J.D. removes the knife from Dr. Townshend's back.

Kevin Turk surprises Turk with Rowdy in surgery.

J.D.'s car is flipped by Janitor and Troy.

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