My Number One Doctor
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My Number One Doctor | |||
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Written by Janae Bakken Air Date - December 6, 2007 on  DVD • iTunes • Syndication | |||
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- “Oh, it's called rateyourdoc.org. I'm on a completely different, more awesome site.”— The Todd
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[edit] Synopsis
Dr. Kelso signs the hospital up to RateYourDoc.org, a website where patients can evaluate their doctor's level of care online. Turk and Dr. Cox go to great lengths to get J.D. out of the running of becoming number one doctor on the website. They trick patients into believing the The Todd is J.D. so that they lower J.D.'s rating. J.D. can't believe that Turk went to these extremes. Turk talks to Dr. Kelso about the situation and he changes J.D.'s rating back. Turk pays him back by letting him win at basketball and yelling "White Lightning" every time he scores.
Meanwhile, Elliot mentions how she gets to know her private practice patients due to her being able to repeatedly treat them and has become close with Shannon, a patient with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Shannon is increasingly paralyzed and has accepted her fate, but shocks Elliot by admitting she deliberately attempted to overdose on her medication. Shannon argues that she has the right to die before she is completely paralyzed. Despite Elliot's strong moral objections and J.D.'s advice that Elliot will be forever haunted by the decision, Elliot decides that her friendship with Shannon is more important and decides not to tell the home care nurse, Gail, so that Shannon can do as she wishes.
Carla can't figure out what the Janitor's new girlfriend sees in him. The Janitor hides his crazy side to his girlfriend, and Carla tries to make him tell her the craziness that he has. When he does, his girlfriend is disgusted and Carla lies and tells that his craziness was all an act, advising him to let his craziness out in small amounts. Kelso assists Carla while also eating large numbers of muffins, having won free muffins for life in a Coffee Bucks' bean counting contest.
[edit] Plot Points
- Dr. Kelso signs the hospital up to RateYourDoc.org, a website where patients can evaluate their doctor's level of care online, and all of the doctors work to reach the top position.
- The Janitor hides his crazy side to his girlfriend Lady.
- Dr. Kelso wins free muffins for life from Coffee Bucks.
[edit] Recurring Themes
[edit] Fantasies
- As a way of repaying J.D, Turk gets J.D. a unicorn, however it is just two guys in a unicorn costume.
- The subsequent fantasy shows Turk getting J.D. another unicorn, this one is just a white horse with a horn stuck on its head.
[edit] Flashback
- J.D. recalls the only time he ever won something, when his High School's Football team tossed him (a nerd) further than a rival High School's nerd. This is also the moment he decided to become a doctor as the rival nerd was knocked unconscious.
[edit] Janitor story
The Janitor is smitten with his girlfriend Lady, much to the surprise of Carla. After some snooping, she sees that Janitor is repressing all of his crazy, and acting normally around her, going as far as to wear khaki sweaters when with Lady. Carla tries to persuade him that if he continues to lie about his personality, the truth will come out and the relationship will end. Dr. Kelso, on the other hand, says that lying is the foundation of all inter-gender relationships. The Janitor takes Carla's advice, and tries reveals to Lady who he truly is with horrific results. Carla sees that how badly it is going, and intervenes before she gets too freaked out. Carla then tells him he should dole out his "crazy" to Lady in small doses. Later on, while watching T.V with Lady he shows her a stuffed squirrel he bought, he retracts his excitement when she reacts with disgust.
[edit] J.D.'s girls names
- Cox doesn't give J.D. a girl's name in this episode, he refers to him once as "23", J.D.'s ranking on rateyourdoc.org after Todd starts calling himself John Dorian.
[edit] Episode Running Gags
- Turk stands on a chair because it allows him to see into four patients' rooms without actually going inside.
- Dr. Kelso tries to read the newest Harry Potter novel, and draws "Harry Potter glasses in permanent marker" on people who spoil it for him.
- Turk's rating states that people are annoyed when he says "That's what I'm talking about." Dr. Cox is also annoyed by this.
- The Janitor's "smitten voice" is a Southern accent. His "sad voice" is a childlike English accent.
[edit] Guest Stars
- Lauren Stamile as Shannon
- Susanne Blakeslee as Gayle
- Harry Danner as Mr. Clark
- Kit Pongetti as Ladinia "Lady" Williams
[edit] Music
- "B-13" by Jump, Little Children
- "Ride of the Valkyries" by Richard Wagner
[edit] Quotes
- “I thinks it's time you knew the real me. All right here we go, I'm not like normal people. I don't have superpowers, but I'm working on it. For instance watch me move this pen [looks at the pen and raises an eyebrow, the pen doesn't move]. It worked at home, I don't know, maybe my table's slanted. Uh....in my spare time I also enjoy stuffing animals; usually with other animals. For instance, a badger will hold five squirrels. A squirrel will hold most of a cat, a mouse will hold a shrew and a vole. Circle of life. I have broken the sound barrier, but you must never ask me how. I don't believe in the moon, I think it's just the back of the sun.”— Janitor to Lady
- “Ha! I love a good train wreck.”— Dr. Kelso
- “Ha! I love a good train wreck.”— Dr. Kelso
- “I do declare spending special relationary time with my girlfriend makes me happier than a bullfrog in a beetle bin.”— Janitor
- “Why are you talking like that?”— Carla
- “Why are you talking like that?”— Carla
- “'Cos I'm smitten with my girlfriend, Lady, and this is my smitten voice. Why? What voice do you use when your smitten?”
- “You guys are playing Smelly Belly?”— J.D.
- “Dr. Kelso, I became a doctor to save lives, heal wounds and to occasionally drop the M.D. bomb to pull hot tail in bars.”— J.D.
- “You know what else works; Cosmonaut. Try it. Thank me later.”— Dr. Kelso
- “You know what else works; Cosmonaut. Try it. Thank me later.”— Dr. Kelso
- “Noted.”— J.D.'s narration
- “My love for Enid falls a percentage point with every pound she gains. Since our wedding day I'm 136% less in love with her.”— Dr. Kelso
- “You're going to comment on your wife's weight, when you've got muffins stuffed down your pants.”— Carla
- “You're going to comment on your wife's weight, when you've got muffins stuffed down your pants.”— Carla
- “I like them warm.”
- “So, you went to your own funeral. Were people sad enough for you?”— J.D.
- “Most of them, and anyone who wasn't crying got a talking to.”— Shannon
- “Most of them, and anyone who wasn't crying got a talking to.”— Shannon
- “You should have invited me, I can cry on cue. Say "Dead puppies".”
- “Dead puppies.”
- “Dead puppies.”
- [J.D. starts crying]
- “One Blueberry, please. [Throws the muffin in the bin] Because I can.”— Dr. Kelso
- “Can I borrow you laptop just for a second, please? Thank you. Yep, still #1. Now to put the cursor back on Dr. Turk who's lower down on the ranking list; scrolling down...scrolling, fake watch [looks at wrist], scrolling, scrolling. There he is, all the way at the bottom, right above Dr. Murphy here.”— J.D.
- “How can I be last? All of my patients are dead.”— Doug
- “How can I be last? All of my patients are dead.”— Doug
- “Doug, do you remember that guy you put in the morgue drawer? Turns out he was just heavily sedated.”
- “Oh yeah, you're right. All the comments are from him.”
- “Oh yeah, you're right. All the comments are from him.”
- “Tell me this, do you like her?”— Carla referring to Lady
- [Janitor looks at the nurse next to him]
- “Well, I've never met her before, but no. In fact I may hate her.”— Janitor
[edit] Trivia
- The producers of Scrubs actually made the doctor rating site, called RateYourDoc.org. Viewers of the show can go and view profiles of the characters and simulate a 0 to 5 rating for them.
- Dr. Cox mentions a comment on RateYourDoc.org saying "what's up with Dr Cox's hair. One week he's bald, the next week he looks like Shirley Temple. Signed Michelle M." This is a fan in-joke mocking Dr Cox's temporary baldness in "My Fishbowl" and the fan reaction to it.
- Turk and Dr. Cox play Smelly Belly during this episode.
[edit] Images
 Turk, J.D., and Cox at Coffee Bucks |
 J.D. was a champion... |
 ...nerd to be tossed |
 Everyone pretends to sleep when Elliot talks |
 Kelso drew Harry Potter glasses on Doug |
 Janitor lies to Lady |
 The staff on their laptops... |
 ...can't believe J.D. is #1... |
 ...which goes to his head |
J.D. loves his unicorn... |
 ...but finds out it is fake... |
 ...twice |
 J.D. and Turk play basketball... |
 ...and Turk lets J.D. win |
 Elliot and Shannon |
 Elliot sends off Shannon |
