My Mentor
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Written by Bill Lawrence Air Date - October 4, 2001 on  DVD • iTunes • Syndication | |
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- “He's black, too. You should tease him about that”— J.D.
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[edit] Synopsis
J.D. gets a patient who smokes, Will, who is in for a cancer screening. After talking to him, J.D. goes to the cafeteria, where Turk tells him that he is interested in Carla. As the episode progresses, it is revealed that Will doesn't have cancer. Undeterred, J.D. tries to persuade Will to stop smoking. He thinks that he has been successful and gladly tells Dr. Cox, but then the two of them see Will and the Janitor smoking together. When J.D. then asks Dr. Cox for help with his patient, Cox refuses.
After asking several people about Cox and always getting the answer, "He's a jerk.", J.D. decides that Cox is just lonely and visits him at home with a couple of beers. When closing the door in front of J.D.'s face, he hurts J.D.'s leg and takes him inside to treat the injury. Then Cox's friends come in to watch a football game and he kicks J.D. out. Before J.D. leaves, though, Dr. Cox gives him his version of sincere advice, telling him that if he keeps "living or dying" on whether or not a patiet changes his bad habits, he'll never make it as a doctor.
Meanwhile, Elliot has told Dr. Kelso that Carla has made a mistake, making Carla angry. J.D. wants Elliot to apologize to Carla, but after her apology she makes Carla mad again by telling her what she should have done. All the while, Turk wants to ask Carla out, but she turns him down.
Going for broke, Turk gives a speech to Carla, telling her to cut Elliot some slack. This impresses Carla, who finally agrees to a date. She then forgives Elliot, while J.D. sees Will leave, lighting up a cigarette immediately after leaving the hospital. J.D. reluctently decides that Dr. Cox is right. Dr. Cox then chides J.D. for not sticking to his convictions, which causes J.D.'s head to explode (obviously in his imagination, though the signature flash is not shown). Dr. Cox then lectures J.D. about his head exploding.
[edit] Plot Points
- Elliot and Carla fight over Elliot telling Kelso about Carla's mistakes
- Turk tries to get a date with Carla
- J.D. attempts to get Will Forte to stop smoking
[edit] Recurring Themes
[edit] Fantasies
- One of J.D.'s patients sings along to J.D.'s walkman.
- After talking naughty about Carla, Todd's neck is broken by Turk.
- Elliot is a nerdy band member, the nurses are cheerleaders, and the surgeons are jocks when the cafeteria turns into a high school.
- After Dr. Cox gives J.D. conflicting advice, his head explodes.
- After Elliot insults Carla she is seen digging her own grave.
[edit] Janitor story
The Janitor remarks, in a depressed tone, that he is 37 years old and a Janitor, to which J.D. replies that there is nothing wrong with being a Janitor. The Janitor thinks J.D. is being condescending, and talks to other people employed in the Hospital's maintenance staff about J.D., presumably about his perceived condescending attitude towards them.
[edit] J.D.'s Girl Name
- Susan. (This is the first time that Dr. Cox calls J.D. a girl's name.)
[edit] Guest Stars
- John Ducey as Will Forte
- Randi Kaplan as Patient
- Jack Walsh as Unconcious Patient
[edit] Music
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- "Good Time" by Leroy
[edit] Quotes
- “Aww, be nice to Rowdy. The guy we bought him from used to keep him in a box full of old hats.”— J.D.
- “Sometimes if all you have is old words, all you can do is put together and hope they say something new.”— J.D.
- “I'd go with the God Complex. But it's hard to choose, you know they're all so good.”— J.D.
- “I was going to tell how I busted J.D.'s chop the other day for being friends with a girl, and I find it so amazing to see how strong you are, how well you carry yourself, and how I'd give anything just to wake up in the morning to watch you read the paper. But instead you should hop off your broom for a sec, try and remember what it was like when you first started here and give Elliot a break. Because she may be a chore, but she is a good person. ...Your ass is looking especially fine today.”— Turk
- “Hey, Newbie, you know what your problem is?”— Dr. Cox
- “My bones hurt?”— J.D.
- “My bones hurt?”— J.D.
- “You're going to what? Rescue me from loneliness with 3 dollar six pack of light beer? Turns out you can't save people from themselves, we just treat 'em. We're going to treat that kid with respiratory problem, and when he comes back with cancer, we'll go ahead and treat that too.”— Dr. Cox
- “Well...thanks for the "pick me up".”— J.D.
- “Well...thanks for the "pick me up".”— J.D.
- “Hey, smokers, drinkers, druggies, fatties, whatever. All I'm saying is that if keep living and dying on whether a person changes well, you're not going to make it as a doctor that's all. Now come here and give me a hug.....(J.D. goes in)....oh get out of here!!”— Dr. Cox
- “Say anything else to him?”— Dr. Cox
- “No.”— J.D.
- “No.”— J.D.
- “Buuut you wanted to.”— Dr. Cox
- “Yeah but you told me not to!”— J.D.
- “Yeah but you told me not to!”— J.D.
- “ Geez, J.D., would you be a man? Look if you can't stick to your convictions you'll never make it as a doctor. (J.D.'s heads explodes from anger) I can't believe your head exploded, if your head explodes you'll never make it as a doctor. I mean come on, you look ridiculous.”— Dr. Cox
- “This is a strange resort, man. I mean, this wheelchair service is great, but that suite I rented... there's another person in it. And for some reason, the bellhop gave me an enema.”— Will Forte
- “Yeah... he's new here.”— J.D.
- “Yeah... he's new here.”— J.D.
[edit] Trivia
- My Mentor is the first episode in which Dr. Cox calls J.D. a girl's name and also the first episode to have an appearance of Rowdy.
- The Janitor is singing "Good Time" by Leroy when J.D. passes him in the hall, a clear indication at this point The Janitor was going to be a figment of J.D's imagination.
[edit] Title explanation
J.D. finds his mentor in Dr. Cox, who actually doesn't want to be his mentor.
[edit] Images
 J.D.'s head explodes |
 Elliot digs her own grave |
Elliot is a band geek |
