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My Catalyst

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My Catalyst

Directed by Michael Spiller
Written by Bill Lawrence
Air Date - February 10, 2004 on NBC
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Season Three Episodes :
  1. My Own American Girl
  2. My Journey
  3. My White Whale
  4. My Lucky Night
  5. My Brother, Where Art Thou?
  6. My Advice to You
  7. My Fifteen Seconds
  8. My Friend the Doctor
  9. My Dirty Secret
  10. My Rule of Thumb
  11. My Clean Break
  12. My Catalyst
  13. My Porcelain God
  14. My Screw Up
  15. My Tormented Mentor
  16. My Butterfly
  17. My Moment of Un-Truth
  18. His Story II
  19. My Choosiest Choice of All
  20. My Fault
  21. My Self-Examination
  22. My Best Friend's Wedding
   Episodes: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 w • 9


“Listen, just because we have a child together doesn't necessarily mean you know me, mmm'kay, princess?”— Dr. Cox

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[edit] Synopsis

J.D. asks Turk for some help with a patient, but is shocked when Dr. Cox tells J.D. to do it himself, and that he admitted he doesn't know much about the patient's illness. Turk is also shocked after surpassing Todd as the better surgeon after impressing Dr. Wen in surgery. Everyone though, is more interested in the fact that Dr. Kevin Casey will be arriving at the hospital for the next month; a terrific doctor with a case of OCD. Dr. Cox is surprised to meet him again, because he hasn't seen him since they were residents, and J.D. is interested to know what Dr. Cox was like as a resident. Dr. Kelso, however, seems more interested in the fact that birds are crapping on his car, and it turns out that Ted is secretly putting bird seed on his car.

Meanwhile, J.D. is watching Dr. Casey and is impressed with his medical knowledge and thinks it would be good if Dr. Casey was his mentor. Dr. Casey then also impresses Turk when he gives a diagnosis which Dr. Kelso couldn't do. Turk asks Dr. Wen if his time in surgery is better than Dr. Wen's time, and find out it is, and Turk looks forward to seeing Dr. Casey's time. Then Dr. Casey is challenged to a quiz with Dr. Cox, where residents try and ask them difficult questions to see who is the best doctor, both of them seem very good but J.D. asks a question that he knows Dr. Cox doesn't know, much to the embarrassment to Dr. Cox. Turk finally gets to watch Dr. Casey perform the surgery, and is amazed at the incredible speed he performs it, and watches a video of it over and over again in amazement. Dr. Casey seems out of everyone's league, Turk is attempting to get his time up but can't catch up, even when running through it in his head and Dr. Casey even upstages Dr. Cox at the cafeteria. J.D., Turk and Dr. Cox are looking for Dr. Casey, and J.D. eventually finds him, madly washing his hands, and J.D realizes that even if Dr. Casey is better than them, he has to put up with a lot more than them.

[edit] Plot Points

  • Dr. Casey, a great doctor with OCD, arrives at the hospital and upstages everyone.
  • Turk is pleased with his new time in surgery, until Dr. Casey beats his score, and Turk spends ages trying to beat that score.
  • Dr. Cox is being upstaged by Dr. Casey, and J.D. thinks that Dr. Casey would make a better mentor.

[edit] Recurring Themes

[edit] Fantasies

  • It's in the past, and a young Dr. Cox, with bleach-blonde hair and an earring walks over to some doctors and announces "Shut up, jackass! I rock!".
  • Dr. Casey is practicing brain surgery on J.D., and prods certain areas of the brain for J.D. to speak gibberish, then French, then noises for a cow and a sheep.

[edit] Janitor story

The Janitor and his partner Randall are hired by Dr. Kelso to remove all of the garbage at Sacred Heart, but Dr. Kelso wonders where all the garbage has gone after he realizes Janitor and Randall never left Sacred Heart. Meanwhile, Ted, having been insulted by Dr. Casey, is convincing himself to jump off Sacred Heart and kill himself, when Dr. Kelso runs out onto the room blowing an airhorn which causes Ted to fall, but he lands in a pile of garbage.

[edit] J.D.'s Girls Name

“Beyoncé, you could use a lot of help, but we all have to play the hand the big guy dealt us.”— Dr. Cox
“Handle this yourself, Britney. I'm going with female pop stars today.”— Dr. Cox
“Look, Pink, for the billionth time, no, I will not go out for a beer with you. Now repeat after me: Dr. Cox, you are not now, nor will you ever be, my mentor.”— Dr. Cox


[edit] Episode Running Gags

  • One of Dr. Casey's quirks is that he must sign his name and say "Dr. Kevin Casey"
  • Dr. Kelso uses an airhorn to scare birds off of the roof.
  • Dr. Cox decides to call J.D. by female pop stars' names. (see J.D.'s Girl's Name)

[edit] Guest Stars

[edit] Music

  • "Good Thing" - David Boyles
  • "Everything's Not Lost" - Coldplay

[edit] Quotes

“Piss off, Mickhead.”— J.D.


“I have a two second handshake limit.”— Dr. Casey
“Who doesn't?”— Dr. Cox


“Everybody has their own burdens J.D., and I'm not gonna be one of those people that dump mine on somebody else.”— Dr. Casey


“I'm kidding, you frightening Bastard.”— Dr. Casey to Dr. Cox


“Is this Heaven?”— Ted
“It's garbage.”— Janitor

[edit] Trivia

  • Zach Braff was diagnosed with OCD at an early age, like the character of Dr. Casey.
  • This was a 40 minute super sized episode (including adverts). Re-airings will cut out some content.

[edit] Images

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