My Missed Perception

	My Missed Perception;
	Directed by Victor Nelli Jr.; Written by Kevin Biegel; Air Date - January 17, 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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“How was I supposed to know the Janitor has feelings?”— Carla

[edit] Synopsis

J.D. and Dr. Cox are fighting over which one of them gets to treat Mrs. Wilk, she chooses J.D. because he went the extra mile and played Hearts with her all night. After rubbing it in Cox' face, J.D. gets some bad news; Mrs. Wilk has Systemic Amyloidosis. When she says "I've had a great life", J.D. takes this as news that she doesn't want the invasive treatment and is ready to die. After Ted comes to check if her affairs are in order, Mrs. Wilk replaces J.D. as her doctor with Dr. Cox, who in turn rubs it in J.D.'s face, for giving her "the ol' death sentence". Cox also takes J.D.'s patients and his stethoscope as a trophy. Later on, Dr. Kelso tells him that just because J.D. thinks that Mrs. Wilk is old enough to die, doesn't mean that she thinks herself of age to die, also (a point later backed up by Dr. Cox). J.D. apologises to Mrs. Wilk.

Elliot's has a chronic pain patient, Mr. Peele, and has no idea what is wrong with him. So, she turfs him to surgery, Turk does exploratory surgery on Mr. Peele and also cannot find any medical reason for his pain. The two doctors are in the cafeteria, when Mrs. Peele finds them and asks why her husband is being discharged, Turk and Elliot have given up on Mr. Peele and are starting to think that the pain is all in his head. The pair of them do the right thing and tell Mr. Peele, that they are keeping him at Sacred Heart until they can figure out what is causing his pain.

Carla is in charge of the Annual Staff Photo, which over the years has proven unpopular. This year is no different, as all the staff refuse to be a part of it. Carla tricks the staff into participating by paging all of them, the pages said that the thing they want most in the world is in the Hospital parking lot ("A booby touching booth" for The Todd, J.D. getting his ass kicked for Cox's enjoyment). The picture is taken, but at that moment the Janitor shines a mirror into the camera lens and the picture doesn't come out. Carla knew Janitor did this and asks him why he did that when she didn't even make him do the photo. Janitor turns out to be the only one who actually wanted to be in it, and when the time comes to do it again Carla invites him to be a part of it.

This time the everybody comes out to do the picture through fear of the Janitor.

[edit] Plot Points

J.D. and Dr. Cox's argue over who is the doctor of Mrs Wilk.
Turk and Elliot deal with a patient with an unknown issue causing him severe pain.
Carla tries to rally all the hospital staff together for the annual staff picture.

[edit] Recurring Themes

[edit] Fantasies

Turk searches a patient's body in the style of Indiana Jones, as it is exploratory surgery.
J.D. imagines one of the scenes of Dr. Acula: Dr. Acula bites a patient's neck, drinks her blood, spits it into a vial, and tells Keith to take the blood to the lab and have it tested.
A rainstorm occurs over the table J.D. is sitting on, because feeling guilty "is like having a rainstorm over your head".

[edit] Janitor story

The Janitor starts his day with a bath on the roof and when Todd tries to get in the Janitor gives him a Four story atomic wedgey off the side of the hospital.
He puts tiny wheels on Dr. Kelso's shoes.
The Janitor ruins the hospitals staff photo as he isn't invited in it. Carla eventually tells him he can be in it.

[edit] Episode Running Gags

J.D. takes a bite out of every single muffin in a gift basket. J.D. calls the combined taste "blueberry-cran-carrot-zucchini-poppyseed-chocolatechip." Later, Dr. Kelso finds a fruit basket, J.D. having taken a bite out of every fruit inside. J.D. is then shown with a mouthful of "apple-pear-orange-banana-cherry-berry."
J.D. uses the phrase "Jambalaya" to try to change the subject after Dr. Kelso and Mrs. Wilk each ask him how old he thinks they are.

[edit] Music

"These Photographs" by Joshua Radin
"To the Woman" by Tammany Hall NYC

[edit] Quotes

“The thing is guys, it doesn't matter if he's a homeless guy or some senile old racist.”— J.D.

“Which people do I hate again?”— Mr. Bursik

“Immigrants, Mr. Bursik. You hate all immigrants.”

[Later on]

“Dr. Dorian, why do I hate all...”— Mr. Bursik

“Because they're stealing all of our jobs, Mr. Bursik. Stealing all of our jobs.”— J.D.

“...and then Turk says what every surgeon says when he's not sure of what to do...”— J.D.'s Narration

“Hm... mind if I slice you open?”— Turk

“Carla, I don't photograph well. On my driver's license, I look like Gary Busey.”— Elliot

“I've predicted a couple of things over the years. The kitchen fire of '97, the kitchen fire of '98, the arson conviction of Luis the fry cook and of course the eventual termination of the hospital's "Convicts to Cooks" program.”— Janitor

“Do you have any family, Mrs. Wilk?”— J.D.

“No. I was married twice. Divorced one, the other one died. Wrong one died.”— Mrs. Wilk

“Why would you ruin this for me? I mean, I didn't even ask you to be there!”— Carla

“Imagine that. I been working here thirteen years, and I guess I don't rate as part of the family.”— Janitor

“Agh! My screenplay!”— J.D.

“Hey, sport!”— Dr. Kelso

“You just lit your pipe on my title page!”

“I thought you were trying to kill me.”— Carla

“I fought the urge.”— Janitor