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My Sacrificial Clam

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My Sacrificial Clam

Directed by Marc Buckland
Written by Janae Bakken
Written by Mark Stegemann
Written by Debra Fordham
Air Date - April 30, 2002 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


“We've secretly replaced this doctor's blood with Hepatitis blood. Let's see if he notices!”— Janitor

Contents

[edit] Synopsis

Turk puts on weight, and is teased by Carla, which bothers him. Meanwhile, as J.D. and Nurse Roberts check a patient's Hepatitis B viral load, J.D. is accidentally stuck by the blood-filled needle. J.D. fears he has been infected, and has tests done. While some people are supportive of him, others, like Dr. Kelso, are not as helpful. The Janitor mocks him in his usual tone. Elliot spends the night with Sean, prompting teasing from others in the hospital. Carla tries to reassure Turk that she meant nothing by her joke about his weight, and says that no doctor in the hospital is in shape. Her assuring words are undermined when a very fit Dr. Cox walks by.

J.D. treats four doctors who scare him by telling stories of their colleagues getting infected by their patients. Elliot and Sean have a discussion on their sex life. Intrigued by Dr. Cox's fitness, Turk looks to him for advice on how to stay in shape. Dr. Cox then mocks Turk by showing him his "future", then invites him to work out with him. At rounds, Elliot screws up her questions. She fears her relationship with Sean is the cause. J.D. becomes increasingly paranoid, knowing that he might have Hepatitis B. His fears are extinguished when the tests reveal he is healthy. Despite his negative test, J.D. is still frightened by the idea of being infected. Elliot becomes increasingly agitated at Sean, even though he has no idea why she is angry. J.D.'s fear of disease causes him to lose the respect of his peers. Carla, feeling ignored by Turk, asks him to spend time with her. Elliot apologizes to Sean over her outbursts at him, then realizes that their relationship might not be working, and breaks up with Sean. Dr. Cox refuses to give J.D. back the meningitis patient he traded to him. J.D. realizes that Dr. Cox wanted him to get over his false phobia himself.

[edit] Plot Points

  • J.D. gets jabbed by a needle and fears he might be infected with Hepatitis B.
  • Because of the needle, J.D. gets a scared of patients.
  • Turk feels insecure about his weight and Dr. Cox offers to help him loose weight.
  • Elliot's work life is disturbed because of her new boyfriend, Sean.


[edit] Recurring Themes

[edit] Fantasies

  • Sick patients are all around JD, shuffling towards him and making zombie noises

[edit] Janitor story

  • J.D. asks The Janitor to be nice to him for once and The Janitor therefore annoys J.D. by being overly nice. When Janitor invites J.D. to a baseball game, J.D. thinks he is mocking him, but Janitor pulls tickets out of his pocket and tells himself that he will never reach out to J.D. again.

[edit] J.D.'s Girl Name

  • Belinda
“Oh, and Belinda, do you know what else is real contagious? A big ole smile!”— Dr. Cox

[edit] Guest Stars

[edit] Music

Music from Season:

1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9

  • "All In My Head" by Shawn Mullins
  • "Upside Down" by Jackpot

[edit] Quotes

“Is he gonna make it?”— Janitor (as mop-puppet)
“Doesn't look good.”— Janitor
“Yay!”


“I know a guy who can "take care" of him for us. (laughs, then dead-seriously) One phone call.”— Ted


“Dumbass says what!”— Dr. Cox
“What?”— The Todd
“I said "Dumbass says what!”
“What?!”

[edit] Trivia

[edit] Title explanation

J.D. hides in a clam because he is afraid of catching a disease from a patient.

[edit] Images

J.D. gets stuck with a syringe.

Zombie-like patients...

...frighten J.D.

Turk struggles through a workout led by Dr. Cox

J.D. has four doctors as patients.

Sean and Elliot kiss, but she then dumps him.

Dr. Cox mocks J.D.

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