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My Own Personal Jesus

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My Own Personal Jesus

Directed by Jeff Melman
Written by Debra Fordham
Air Date - December 11, 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


“Well, gosh, Marjorie, aren't you sassy today! Did Santa finally bring you that Y chromosome you've always wanted?”— Dr. Cox

Contents

[edit] Synopsis

As J.D. prepares to break bad news about a patient to the family, the patient wakes up. This leads Turk to believe it is a miracle. Turk tells J.D. and Carla that his religion makes him who he is. Unfortunately, Turk has a rough night on-call on Christmas Eve, and his faith is shaken by the people that he believes God is ignoring.

Elliot is working in the free clinic, and she comes across a girl who is eight months pregnant. When she asks Dr. Kelso to transfer the patient to a family care specialist, Dr. Kelso tells her the patient will be good practice, because the odds lie that Elliot will go into women's care or family care eventually. Elliot does not like this news, and acts rudely to the patient, Meredith. When Elliot discovers Meredith has HELLP syndrome, Elliot knows she must deliver the baby immediately. However, Meredith has gone missing. While thinking about his faith on the roof, Turk runs to Miller Park, where Meredith says she's been every night for the past week. He finds Meredith and helps her.

Dr. Cox recruits J.D. to videotape the birth of his friends' Mrs. and Mr. Wheeler. J.D. accidentally does not record the birth, so Dr. Cox must use a different tape and lie to the new parents.

[edit] Plot Points

  • J.D. sees a Christmas miracle.
  • Elliot helps a pregnant girl at the free clinic, but she disappears when they diagnose her with HELLP syndrome.
  • Dr. Cox asks J.D. to tape his friend's baby's birth.

[edit] Recurring Themes

[edit] Fantasies

  • Nurse Tisdale wears a red bikini and is oiled up as she walks down the hallway, a reference to a similar scene in the 1982 film Fast Times at Ridgemont High with Phoebe Cates.
  • J.D. is The Fonz, and he hits a patient who instantly recovers.
  • Turk fades from view as he walks down a hallway.
  • Turk is the minister at a Baptist church that takes place in the cafeteria. The gospel music makes J.D., Carla, Nurse Roberts, and Janitor dance.
  • In a 1950s style video, J.D. explains to an expecting mother and father about how childbirth isn't pretty.
  • Dr. Cox talks to J.D. through the television in the break room.
  • At a bookstore, Jordan doesn't buy a book entitled "J.D. and Dr. Cox's Shaved the Baby Story".
  • Dr. Cox is the Grinch.
  • A nativity scene is made with Meredith being Mary.

[edit] Janitor story

As J.D. takes down hanging mistletoe, Janitor gets upset, but tells J.D. that he will not let him ruin his Christmas again. Later, J.D. accidentally knocks over a Christmas tree, and Janitor keeps his spirits up, although upset.

[edit] J.D.'s Girl Name

  • Judy
“Dear God, Judy, how much product do you use?”— Dr. Cox
  • Sally

Sally Sensitive by Jordan

  • Margery
“Oh gosh, Margery, aren't you sassy today.”— Dr. Cox

[edit] Guest Stars

[edit] Music

Music from Season:

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

  • "On Fire" by Sebadoh
  • "Sinnerman" by Nina Simone
  • "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley & His Comets
  • "Moving in Stereo" by The Cars
  • "Deck the Halls" by Jan Stevens

[edit] Quotes

"Banana Hammock!" - J.D.


"Well Gosh, Margery, aren't you sassy today? Did Santa finally bring you that Y chromosome you've always wanted?" - Dr. Cox


" Excuse me Sally Sensitive, I don't remember asking you anything." - Jordan

[edit] Trivia

  • Although not the first holiday themed episode, it is the first Christmas themed episode.
  • Episode title refers to a Depeche Mode song, "Personal Jesus".

[edit] Images
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