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My Day Off

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My Day Off

Directed by Elodie Keene
Written by Janae Bakken
Air Date - November 20, 2001 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 don't do that annoying thing, you know, when you talk”— Dr. Cox

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[edit] Synopsis

During J.D.'s rare day off, he visits the bar. While he and Turk have drinks, J.D. tries to hit on a girl named Jennifer. He passes out and is admitted to Sacred Heart. There, J.D. recieves an uncomfortable physical from Elliot. During rounds, his symptoms lead Elliot to believe he has appendicitis. When he learns that Turk will be performing the surgery, J.D. asks Dr. Wen for another surgeon. On Thanksgiving evening, his fever rises and he is immediately admitted into surgery. Turk performs the surgery, and J.D. later apologizes to Turk for not trusting him. When there is still twenty minutes left in Thanksgiving, J.D., Carla, Turk, Elliot, and Dr. Cox meet at the bar for drinks.

Meanwhile, after hearing from J.D. that the physical she gave him was rough, Elliot attempts to be more touchy-feely with her patients, which backfires. Her hands are very cold, due to poor circulation, which eventually turn out to be a great icepack for Mike Davis's head.

Carla introduces Dr. Cox to a new patient, whom Dr. Cox calls "dad". He then smothers the patient with a pillow and Carla freaks out. It turns out to be a joke, and the patient is the old Chief of Medicine at Sacred Heart - Dr. Benson. The two get along well, but when Dr. Cox tries to show off J.D. to him, Dr. Kelso is talking to Dr. Benson. This ultimately upsets Cox, who tries to make Dr. Benson like him more than Dr. Kelso. After making a fool out of Dr. Kelso in front of Dr. Benson, Dr. Benson tells Cox that he is upset with him for not understanding that he doesn't need to make people realize Kelso is an ass - that he does it on his own.

[edit] Plot Points

  • J.D. gets appendicitis and gets a day off work...but remains in the hospital.
  • Elliot finds out her physicals are cold and violent.
  • When J.D. doesn't want Turk to operate on him, Turk gets upset.

[edit] Recurring Themes

[edit] Fantasies

  • Fat Albert and his crew laugh at several jokes.
  • When Elliot gives J.D. a physical, her hands are so cold he turns to ice.
  • While being view during rounds, J.D. feels like a statue.
  • Dr. Cox does a round off - double back handspring - back tuck down the hallway to get Dr. Benson's attention.
  • Turk is a frat boy wearing a toga and a beer helmet.
  • Janitor cuts J.D. with an electric knife, as J.D. imagines he is the Thanksgiving turkey when he has a fever.

[edit] Janitor story

When J.D. is a patient, Janitor makes sure his stay is unpleasant by reminding him people die in hospitals, and taking the television out of his room.

[edit] Guest Stars

[edit] Music

Music from Season:

One • Two • Three • Four
 Five • Six • Seven • Eight

  • "Absolutely Wasted" by Sporting Riff Raff
  • "Fuzzy" by Incredible Moses Leroy
  • "Hooch" by Everything
  • "The Magican" by Bobby McCall & Dontrell Mayfield

[edit] Quotes

“Don't do that annoying thing.”— Dr. Cox
“What annoying thing?”— J.D.
"You know, when you talk."


“To me you'll always be that geeky kid with the Pat Benatar t-shirt on.”— Turk
“Dude, she rocks.”— J.D.

[edit] Trivia

  • It is revealed that J.D. is afraid of pennies and sharks.
  • Turk enjoys "being a walrus" by putting straws up his nose.
  • Production Error: During J.D.'s operation, Turk makes the incision on the wrong side.

[edit] Images
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