My Day at the Races

	My Day at the Races;
	Directed by Michael Spiller; Written by Eric Weinberg; Air Date - January 10, 2006 on ; Transcript - Images Watch this episode!; DVD • iTunes • Syndication
Season Five Episodes :
	My Intern's Eyes ; My Rite of Passage ; My Day at the Races ; My Jiggly Ball ; My New God ; My Missed Perception ; My Way Home ; My Big Bird ; My Half-Acre ; Her Story II ; My Buddy's Booty ; My Cabbage ; My Five Stages ; My Own Personal Hell ; My Extra Mile ; My Bright Idea ; My Chopped Liver ; My New Suit ; His Story III ; My Lunch ; My Fallen Idol ; My Déjà vu, My Déjà vu ; My Urologist ; My Transition ;
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“As for me, I could overcome every obstacle as long as I had Elliot and her ridiculously strong thighs beneath me.”— J.D.

[edit] Synopsis

Turk and Carla are quickly losing patience with J.D. living with them. Elliot is in need of a roommate because her fellowship suddenly ended when a cure was found for the disease she was researching and the landlord has raised the rent on her apartment. Turk suggests that J.D. and Elliot become roommates again, but both of them pooh-pooh the idea and Elliot is still trying to work on her relationship with Jake. J.D. is also worried because he's about to turn 30 and he hasn't accomplished nearly as much as he thought he would at this point.

Dr. Cox invites him to participate in a triathlon with Doug and Ted. Never mind that he hasn't trained at all, J.D. goes full speed ahead. The first event is swimming in the freezing ocean and J.D. doesn't have a wet suit. He runs into Elliot, who needs to talk. She doesn't know how to fix her relationship with Jake, but she doesn't want to let him go. J.D. tells her that he's not right for her and that deep down, she knows it. Elliot later breaks it off with Jake.

Turk's patient, Melissa Mathis, wants him to perform her appendectomy under hypnosis instead of anesthesia. Carla urges him to use the hypnosis technique, while Dr. Cox argues strongly against it. Carla is offended and upset when Turk chooses to take Dr. Cox's side over hers, his wife. But Turk changes his mind when he realizes that he needs to do something unconventional to insure that he gets one of the 4 attending slots that Kelso will be assigning later on. The hypnosis surgery draws a lot of press coverage, making Turk even more nervous. Turk almost backs out of doing the surgery, but Carla forces him to do it. Initially, the surgery goes well, until Melissa lets out a scream halfway through the procedure. Despite that, Kelso calls the attempt at something different a success.

J.D. passes out within sight of the finish line, when Elliot comes to see him again. She convinces him that their friendship should be more than superficial again and that he should move in with her. Elliot carries J.D. to the finish line and the two share a celebratory glass of red wine in their apartment.

[edit] Plot Points

J.D. feels he hasn't accomplished as much as he wanted to by his age.
Turk and Carla are fed up with living with J.D.
Dr. Cox invites J.D. to participate in a triathlon with Doug and Ted.

[edit] Recurring Themes

[edit] Fantasies

Turk gets Dr. Wen's briefcase, but hundreds of surgical ninjas attempt to fight him for it, before being betrayed by Todd for it (which ended up happening for real).
During the triathlon, when Elliot is trying to talk to J.D. about Jake, he fantasizes that she's in a dolphin suit.

[edit] Flashbacks

Elliot is at the free clinic complaining about how no one's life could be worse than hers...to a double amputee.
Carla encourages another staff member, Kathy, to marry her date (who might be gay) so that they can have dinner with her and Turk, which is what she says to any female who talks about her relationship.

[edit] Janitor story

As a prank to make himself feel younger, J.D. vandalized the Sacred Heart sign, making it say Sacred Fart. When the Janitor finds out, he puts up a sign during the bike part of the triathlon that ends up making J.D. ride off a cliff.

[edit] Episode Gags

Due to J.D.'s vandalism of the Sacred Heart sign, Dr. Kelso twice ends a sentence with "...here at Sacred Fart."

“I would like to use hypnosis instead of traditional anesthesia.”— Melissa

“I'd like to sleep with Beyoncé tonight instead of my wife, but that ain't happenin' either, you know what I'm sayin.”— Turk

“My appendectomy patient wants me to use hypnosis instead of anesthesia.”— Turk

“Look, I wanna throw it in Gwen Stefani tonight instead of Jordan, but that ain't happenin' either.”— Dr. Cox

[edit] Music

"Everybody's Changing" by Keane
"Kung-Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas
"Moving On" by Weekend Excursion
"My Face" by Tart

[edit] Quotes

“'You two could solve both of your problems if you just moved in together”— Turk

“Whoa whoa whoa...hold your horses''”— J.D. and Elliot

“We have a very complicated past”— Elliot

“I hurt her and I'm not proud...[I'm a little proud].”— J.D.

“We managed to restore our friendship though by staying away from dangerous topics”

“Relationships and things of that nature”

“JD and I keep it superficial”

“We love the superficial..DYNAMITE teeth!”

“Oh thanks, buddy!”

“Sparkly!”

“Friday! Friday's my birthday. I've already e-vited everybody to a party at our place.”— J.D.

“Who's place?!”— Carla

“Your place. Look, I can't just un-e-vite everyone. I've already got 2 yeses and 24 e-maybes, that's a lot of e-sponses.”

“Babmbi, I'm gonna put my e-foot up your ass.”

“Where did all of these unsupervised children come from?”— J.D

“OK, what if we have a son and he wants to take dance class, even though all his friends are playing football.”— Carla

“He can dance if he wants to...he can leave his friends behind...'cause his friends don't dance and if they don't dance, then they're no friends of mine. S-s-s-s A-a-a-a F-f-f-f E-e....”— Turk

“Jordan Godzilla Sullivan! You stop that and you stop it now!”— Dr. Cox

“Talking to you about Jake violates the two most important tenets of our relationship: one; keep discussions superficial and two; no talking while my boys are straddling chrome.”— J.D.

“Maybe they'll put it in "Almost" magazine.”— Dr. Cox

“A wise man once said "The human spirit can overcome anything".”— J.D.'s narration

“[Trying to get up]...I can't.”— J.D.

“That man had obviously never run a triathlon.”