My Clean Break

	My Clean Break;
	Directed by Chris Koch; Written by Angela Nissel; Air Date - February 3, 2004 on ; Transcript - Images Watch this episode!; DVD • iTunes • Syndication
Season Three Episodes :
	My Own American Girl ; My Journey ; My White Whale ; My Lucky Night ; My Brother, Where Art Thou? ; My Advice to You ; My Fifteen Seconds ; My Friend the Doctor ; My Dirty Secret ; My Rule of Thumb ; My Clean Break ; My Catalyst ; My Porcelain God ; My Screw Up ; My Tormented Mentor ; My Butterfly ; My Moment of Un-Truth ; His Story II ; My Choosiest Choice of All ; My Fault ; My Self-Examination ; My Best Friend's Wedding ;
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“Floor's wet. You know I liked the way blonde-haired doctor looked. She brightened my day, but you don't care do you 'cause you're unconscious.”— Janitor

[edit] Synopsis

J.D. remarks that, working at the hospital, one doesn't have that much time on hand for their hair and make-up, especially the female doctors around. The only exception is Elliot. J.D. wants to know how she manages to look so good every morning but she says it doesn't take long. Dr. Cox gives Todd a compliment and Elliot complains that she never gets a compliment, even after her new look. Elliot gets a lecture from Dr. Kelso because she doesn't look and act professional enough as a doctor.

J.D. and Danni are planning to go to the movies. While she gets ready she tells him "I love you" and Turk is surprised they are using the L-word. J.D. says it's not that series but instead of going to the movies they end up looking at apartments for rent. J.D. decides he needs to break up with her. Later, Turk asks if J.D. has broken up with Danni yet but he hasn't, because he has noticed how hard it is to find a woman willing to sleep with him. Turk tells Carla how J.D. never breaks up with anybody. J.D. calls Danni and she reveals how her life has been scattered lately but he was the only thing keeping it together. J.D. tries to break-up with her but sees Elliot sad so he goes talk to her. She says he looks busy but replies he always has time for her. Later, Jordan sees J.D. outside and tells him Danni is breaking up with him.

J.D. wants to talk to her but Turk snaps him out of it, as he now got the clean break he wanted all along. He goes to see Jordan's home but she's not there. Elliot has stopped wearing make-up and Dr. Kelso is satisfied with her look. J.D. is thinking about how he has been slacking off lately. Danni joins him and she says that when he called her earlier he didn't switch off his cell phone while talking to Elliot. He is still not over Elliot and no one will have a chance to get close to him. He doesn't say anything and she leaves down the parking lot. Elliot has changed her mind about the make-up and found a compromise to just spend a little time on it and still feel good about it. J.D. decides to wait it out with Elliot and she soon joins him outside to go home. She'll give her a call in about 20 minutes so they have to rush. J.D. remarks that this waiting time "is gonna suck".

[edit] Plot Points

J.D. wants to break up with Danni, but she beats him to the punch.
Elliot's new look only bring her discrimination around the hospital.
J.D. realizes he has feelings for Elliot.
Dr. Cox feels that he has gone soft ever since Jack Cox was born, and talks to him throughout the episode as if he were a therapist.

[edit] Recurring Themes

[edit] Fantasies

Flashback: Turk tackles J.D. and sits on him until "J.D. comes to his senses". Todd then hands Turk a coffee to drink while passing the time.]
Flasback: Elliot wakes up early in the morning to apply makeup and to style her hair all very quickly and rushed, but to produce a good end result.
When Danni says she wants to move in with J.D., he imagines a ghost of him floating out of his body as an "out of body experience". He then realizes as a ghost he can't eat Bugles.
Turk has a bugle on each finger, and pretending to be a witch using bugles as witch finger nails, as well as cackling. (This may or may not be a fantasy)
Everyone who J.D. owes closure for is lined up in front of him, including Danni and starts explaining old situations. One of these people is a young gay man that J.D. played soccer with, although J.D. had no idea that the man had a crush on him.

[edit] Janitor story

Janitor becomes friends with Elliot after complimenting her on her new hairstyle, which he says looks "Tough and spunky!" like his new mop (the exact look she was going for). When Dr. Kelso makes Elliot change her hairstyle back to something different, Janitor goes back to using his old, more ragged, mop which is bad at absorbing water. This then causes Dr. Kelso to slip over all the un-absorbed water, which is Janitor's revenge at Dr. Kelso.

[edit] Guest Stars

Jason Baumgard as Chet
Jordan Feldman as Scott Gerber
Joyce Fessides as Mrs. Gorski
Tara Reid as Danni Sullivan
Susan Slome as Woman in the Park
Janelle Taylor as Sheila
Irene White as Janice

[edit] Music

"The Rescue Blues" by Ryan Adams

[edit] Quotes

“Hi, cutie! Since you have so many balls, and too many toys can be overstimulating for an infant, Brantley here was wondering if he can borrow one to play with.”— Woman in the Park

“Oh, that's funny, because Jack here was just wondering why the crazy lady who has just spent the last hour chain smoking and talking to her cell phone while her kid ate sand would come over to two complete strangers and give them parenting advice.”— Dr. Cox

“He also thanked me for not naming him "Brantley".”— Jordan

“I love our family.”

“Now, there you go, sweetheart! Now you look more like a doctor and less like a lap-dancer!”— Dr. Kelso

“Thank you, sir?”— Elliot

“Little piece of advice: Your honker's cute in person. Peep-hole? Not your friend.”— Jordan

“Ha! I'm sorry, did I interrupt you from trying to eat your baby?”— J.D.

“Hello, citizens! Welcome to Sacred Heart! Home of the world's most giant doctor! Be not afraid! I'm just like you! Except I'm giant!”— J.D.