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My New Role

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My New Role

Directed by Will Mackenzie
Written by Dave Tennant
Air Date - February 3, 2009 on ABC
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Season Eight Episodes :
  1. My Jerks
  2. My Last Words
  3. My Saving Grace
  4. My Happy Place
  5. My ABC's
  6. My Cookie Pants
  7. My New Role
  8. My Lawyer's in Love
  9. My Absence
  10. My Comedy Show
  11. My Nah Nah Nah
  12. Their Story II
  13. My Full Moon
  14. My Soul on Fire, Part 1
  15. My Soul on Fire, Part 2
  16. My Cuz
  17. My Chief Concern
  18. My Finale
   Episodes: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 w • 9


“That hurt me so much I lost my breath a little.”— J.D.

Contents

[edit] Synopsis

As J.D. and Turk use Katie as a messenger, Elliot tells them that they are not acting like grown ups. At rounds, J.D. shows the interns Frank Vaughn, a patient with pneumonia. J.D. tells him that he is welcome to stay at Sacred Heart until he is fully healed. However, he later learns that Mr. Vaughn's insurance won't cover him and he is being discharged.

At Dr. Kelso's backyard, Dr. Cox and Dr. Kelso drink beers together. Cox thinks he can still practice medicine and be Chief of Medicine, but Kelso tells him that the majority of his job will be in his office. The next day, Dr. Cox gets settled into his new office. Ted is happy that he is allowed to sit down on the couch. Carla enters to see him in his new setting. Dr. Cox gets ready to leave and walk around the hospital, but Ted has him sign a large stack of papers first. Stuck in his office overloaded with work, Carla and J.D. enter on separate occasions asking Dr. Cox for help, to which he replies no. Carla, who had been asked by her fellow nurses to ask Cox to hire some new nurses, is scorned by the other nurses for not trying hard enough.

J.D. talks to Dr. Kelso, who informs him that Dr. Cox will instinctively always say "no" to requests, but if the same request is asked enough times he will break down and think about it. J.D. asks one last time for help with Mr. Vaughn. Dr. Cox tells him to get the hell out of his office, and gets ready to go see some patients. J.D. informs him that it is 7:00pm and his shift is over. Mr. Vaughn is back in the hospital, presumably allowed back in by Dr. Cox. Before the new Chief of Medicine drives away, J.D. thanks him and Dr. Cox tells him to "go to hell."

Meanwhile, Elliot has upset some of the nurses by being rude to them, especially Barbara. The nurses soon get mad at Carla too for not being able to convince Dr. Cox to hire more nurses, and for being friends with Elliot. At dinner, Elliot sits down with the nurses (partially in fear of Barb's kick-boxing skills) and tells them that they are mad at the situation, not Elliot and Carla. The ladies eventually get over their differences and act friendly toward one another, to the surprise of Carla.

[edit] Plot Points

  • Dr. Cox has a rough first day as Chief of Medicine, and realizes he is going to have a lot on his plate.
  • J.D. and Carla separately try to get Dr. Cox to grant them favors.
  • Dr. Kelso talks to J.D., as he adjusts to his new role as well.
  • Elliot angers the nurses, and tries to set things right again.

[edit] Recurring Themes

[edit] Fantasies

[edit] Janitor story

Janitor tells J.D. that every Monday is "Bongo Monday", and he likes to play his bongos.

Later, while Dr. Cox is getting situated in his office, Janitor offers to hang up a picture of Sacred Heart in the office. It takes him a long time, and he hangs it from string in the middle of the room before hammering in several nails into a wall. Dr. Kelso eventually tells Perry that Janitor is just doing it to bother him because he does not have an office. In revenge, Dr. Cox has Janitor hold the portrait himself for the rest of the day.

[edit] Guest Stars

[edit] Music

Music from Season:

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

[edit] Quotes

“Since we're friends now I can show you my butt.”— Dr. Kelso


“That hurt me so much I lost my breath a little .”— JD

[edit] Trivia

  • The "tag" at the end of the episode features a Dr. Wells. This is played by Richard Wells, director for Scrubs.
  • Donald Faison does not appear in this episode.
  • Jordan Sullivan and Hooch are the other two people below J.D. on Dr. Cox's Never Ever, Ever, Ever, Ever Allowed list.

[edit] Images

Cox and Kelso relax

Janitor annoys Dr. Cox with a picture

Frank Vaughn moves in with J.D.

Dr. Cox's list of who is and isn't allowed in his office

Janitor's office

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