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My Extra Mile

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My Extra Mile

Directed by Ken Whittingham
Written by Mark Stegemann
Air Date - March 21, 2006 on NBC
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Season Five Episodes :
  1. My Intern's Eyes
  2. My Rite of Passage
  3. My Day at the Races
  4. My Jiggly Ball
  5. My New God
  6. My Missed Perception
  7. My Way Home
  8. My Big Bird
  9. My Half-Acre
  10. Her Story II
  11. My Buddy's Booty
  12. My Cabbage
  13. My Five Stages
  14. My Own Personal Hell
  15. My Extra Mile
  16. My Bright Idea
  17. My Chopped Liver
  18. My New Suit
  19. His Story III
  20. My Lunch
  21. My Fallen Idol
  22. My Déjà vu, My Déjà vu
  23. My Urologist
  24. My Transition
   Episodes: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 w • 9


Contents

[edit] Synopsis

While Keith is trying to play with a Jew's harp that Elliot just gave him as a present, J.D. uses him as girl bait. Later at the hospital, J.D. encourages his colleagues to go the extra mile with their patients. This infuriates Dr. Cox, who believes that doctors’ only responsibility to their patients is to cure them. He may be right, as "going the extra mile" forces J.D. to confront the possibility of shaving his head to show solidarity with a patient undergoing chemotherapy, a move that would lose J.D. his new, hair-loving girlfriend. In the end, J.D. does shave his head, and J.D.'s extra mile theory even rubs off on Dr. Cox.

Meanwhile, a doctor suggests that Turk and Carla's inability to conceive may be stress-related. Turk is definitely under stress; worrying about his job security after learning that he is only the fourth most skilled surgical resident. However, Dr. Wen assures Turk that his willingness to go the extra mile with patients has made him a shoo-in for the job.

[edit] Plot Points

  • J.D. encourages his colleagues to go the extra mile with their patients and his dedication is put to the test.
  • Turk is under a lot of stress when he finds his ranking as a surgeon, as the twelve surgical residents are competing for three attending spots.

[edit] Recurring Themes

[edit] Fantasies

“Sometimes you've got to go the extra mile with patients. That's what makes me such a special doctor.”— J.D.
“That and your amazing ability to switch back and forth, seamlessly, between male and female genitalia.”— Dr. Cox

Following this phrase, J.D. attempts to visualize the idea of swapping male and female genitalia back and forth, only to be pulled back to reality by Dr. Cox before the fantasy can be shown to the audience.

[edit] Janitor story

While Carla is checking on a patient, the Janitor distracts her by asking her advice on a choice of ties. Carla asks about the occasion, and he says he's using them to wipe up gunk, having obtained them from Dr. Kelso's tie rack. In the meantime, the patient has bailed from his bed. Since Dr. Kelso takes a special interest in him, being a relative of one of the trustees of the hospital, Carla has to trace him and get him back to his bed, before Kelso notices anything. The Janitor tells a story of a human head he once put in his locker over the weekend, finding it there the next work day with some rats. He then kicked the head from the hospital roof, and it was heading straight for Kelso in his convertible in the parking lot, put then a hawk flew by and snatched it out of the air. He later admits to Carla that he was making that story up. Finally, they find the patient on the hospital roof, where he has gone to have a smoke.

[edit] Guest Stars

  • Charles Chun as Dr. Wen
  • Juanita Jennings as Dr. Marston
  • Maria Menounos as Tamara
  • Wes Robinson as Jake
  • Traber Burns as Mr. Russell
  • Mary Kate Schellhardt as Carol
  • James Curreri as Larry
  • David St. James as Mr. Sommers
  • Greg Allen Johnson as Older Gentleman
  • Keith Western as Dr. Ricky

[edit] Music

  • "Episodes" by PELA
  • "Someone" by Tammany Hall NYC

[edit] Quotes

[edit] Trivia

  • The song "Someone" by Tammany Hall NYC is also used in the close to the episode My Friend the Doctor. (Season Three)
  • Though Todd's nickname does not appear on the list (he is listed as Todd Quinlan) of Surgical Residents Rankings, the person below him is identified as Bill "Figsack" Figarella, a surgical resident mentioned in previous seasons.
  • Bonnie, a surgical resident portrayed by Lela Lee but not seen since My Big Mouth, is also listed on the surgical rankings, and her last name is given as "Cheung".
  • The list ranking the best surgeons includes only four characters. The rest is crew of the show.
5 Ken Whittingham is the director of the episode.
6 John Ornelas is the assistant property master.
7 Mark Stegemann is a producer, but also writer of the episode.
8 John Inwood is a recurring director and cinematographer for the series.
9 Elizabeth Newman is a producer.
10 Franklyn Guttbutter is supposed to be Franklyn Gottbetter, an assistant director.
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