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My Nickname

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My Nickname

Directed by Matthew Diamond
Written by Bill Lawrence
Air Date - November 27, 2001 on NBC
Transcript - Images
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Season One Episodes :
  1. My First Day
  2. My Mentor
  3. My Best Friend's Mistake
  4. My Old Lady
  5. My Two Dads
  6. My Bad
  7. My Super Ego
  8. My Fifteen Minutes
  9. My Day Off
  10. My Nickname
  11. My Own Personal Jesus
  12. My Blind Date
  13. My Balancing Act
  14. My Drug Buddy
  15. My Bed Banter & Beyond
  16. My Heavy Meddle
  17. My Student
  18. My Tuscaloosa Heart
  19. My Old Man
  20. My Way or the Highway
  21. My Sacrificial Clam
  22. My Occurrence
  23. My Hero
  24. My Last Day
   Episodes: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 w • 9


“Hey, from now on, your name is Scooter. It's short for Scooter Pie. I hate Scooter Pies.”— Janitor

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[edit] Synopsis

J.D. and Carla's friendship comes to a critical point where his knowledge surpasses her experience. J.D. is nervous that Carla will be upset that he is advancing in medicine as a doctor. After having a bad experience with a patient, Dr. Cox uses J.D. as his personal punching bag. J.D. talks with Carla about how it hurt his feelings, and later Carla yells at Dr. Cox for hurting her "Bambi". Following this, Dr. Cox makes J.D. look like a fool in front of a lot of people for complaining to Carla. J.D. then yells at Carla for calling him Bambi. After she accepts his apology, they continue with their plans to visit a photography exhibit. On the way there, J.D. makes a joke about not attending college, and Carla gets upset. In the rain, she explains how she's tired of interns outgrowing her, and how J.D. is the first intern to make her feel bad about what she does. The next day at the hospital, J.D. attempts to rebuild their relationship slowly but surely. He comes to terms with her calling him "Bambi".

At the same time, Dr. Cox is assigned a new patient with Elliot. The patient - Jill Tracy is super hyper even after taking two valium. When Dr. Cox finds there is nothing wrong with her, he orders Elliot to release Jill as soon as possible. Elliot feels bad that Jill leads such a stressful life that she tells her that she can stay at Sacred Heart over the weekend. When Dr. Cox finds out, he gets upset, but ultimately teaches Elliot that everyone needs a break sometime.

Meanwhile, Turk and Dr. Kelso are fighting their own battle. A bench located by the parking lot of Sacred Heart is a place that Turk find solice from a busy day. He eats his lunch here. However, Dr. Kelso intimidates him off the bench. In the end, Turk proves to want that comfort by eating on the bench in the rain, and Dr. Kelso secretly admires him for that.

[edit] Plot Points

  • Carla and J.D. have difficulties in their friendship when J.D. becomes more knowledgeable than her.
  • Dr. Cox and Elliot cope with hyper patient, Jill Tracy.
  • Dr. Kelso and Turk argue over who should get to sit on the idyllic bench.

[edit] Recurring Themes

[edit] Fantasies

  • When Turk and J.D. sit on the bench by the parking lot, they see a beautiful beach.
  • Time freezes as J.D. waits for Carla to react to his correction of her opinion.
  • J.D. is literally a punching bag and Dr. Cox beats it furiously.
  • A heartrate monitor replays Dr. Cox humiliating J.D.

[edit] Janitor story

J.D. tells Janitor that he wants one day without them arguing. Janitor then tells him that he wants to give J.D. a nickname. After some attempts (Whiney-Face, Whiney-Britches, Whiney-Dancer), he chooses "Scooter", which is short for "Scooter Pie". Dr. Cox calls J.D. "Scooter" at the end of the day, and Janitor dances for joy.

[edit] J.D.'s Girl Name

  • Janet
“OK, Janet, but did you go ahead and fix your beeper so it doesn't play that annoying song every single time you get paged?”— Dr. Cox
  • Ginger
“Oh, and Ginger, by the way, just a real smooth move running to your mommy.”— Dr. Cox
  • Dr. Cox also referred to J.D. as Carla's daughter.

[edit] Guest Stars

[edit] Music

Music from Season:

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

  • "Heard Ya Talkin" by Jeremy Kay

[edit] Quotes

“Did I scare Michael off?”— Jill Tracy
“No, not if he likes a big fat cup of crazy!”— Dr. Cox


“Ok, think of what little patience I have as, oh I don't know - your virginity. You'd always think it'd be there until that night Junior year when you were feeling a little down about yourself and your pal Kevin - Who just wanted to be friends - well he dropped by and he brought a copy of About Last Night and a four pack of Badartles and James and Ba-dow! It was gone forever! Just like my patience is now.”— Dr. Cox


“Uhh, I like to issue a warning to everybody, and I'm dead serious, F.Y.I., J.D.'s mommy has made it perfectly clear that she doesn't want her daughter picked on anymore. Nothing mean, she's a precious flower and we should all be super nice to her.”— Dr. Cox


“ My name is not Bambi!”— J.D.
“ Yeah, it's Scooter!”— Janitor

[edit] Trivia

  • J.D. gets eight nicknames in this episode: Whiney Face, Whiney Britches, Whiney Dancer, Scooter Pie, Scooter, Janet, Ginger, and Bambi.
  • At 11:58 minutes into the episode, when Turk walks into the room, a hand can be seen at the bottom of the screen, holding the door.

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