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My Tuscaloosa Heart

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My Tuscaloosa Heart

Directed by Lawrence Trilling
Written by Debra Fordham
Written by Mark Stegemann
Written by Janae Bakken
Air Date - March 12, 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


“I'm okay, I'm okay, I'm okay, I'm akay, I'm a kay. I'm a kay? What the hell does that mean?”— J.D.


Contents

[edit] Synopsis

J.D. has a cancer patient, Aaron Simon, who's rude to him and the nurses. When Mr. Simon eventually dies from his illness, J.D. worries that he neglected the man and may have caused his death. Although a Morbidity and Mortality conference clears him of any fault, he still feels guilty, until Dr. Cox assures him that all doctors face these sorts of problems.

Dr. Cox's own problems come in the form of his complicated love life: he's dating and falling in love with Kristen Murphy, a surgical student, just as his ex-wife Jordan reappears demanding sex – and there's also his crush on Carla. After he sleeps with Jordan and blows off a date with Kristen to help Carla move a dresser, he decides that he has a problem and should commit himself more fully to Kristen. Shortly after this decision, however, Kristen learns about Jordan and Carla, and breaks up with Dr. Cox anyway.

Meanwhile, Elliot is convinced that Dr. Kelso is the one singing country songs (including one called "My Tuscaloosa Heart") on a tape given to her by a patient, but Turk doesn't believe it, until Kelso uses the phrase "my Tuscaloosa heart" in conversation. Both of them now wonder why all of the love songs star someone named "Bunny" instead of Kelso's wife. When they finally ask him, he denies being the musician on the tape, (by getting them to believe he was never a musician through telling an obviously fabricated story claiming to be Elvis Presley) However, it is later revealed that Kelso was lying; "Bunny " is his nickname for his wife.

[edit] Plot Points

  • J.D. worries that it was his fault that a patient died because of his neglect.
  • Turk, Elliot and Carla discover that Dr. Kelso wrote love songs when he was younger.


[edit] Recurring Themes

[edit] Fantasies

  • J.D. is put blindfolded before a firing squad by Dr. Kelso.
  • J.D. imagines himself with sweat pouring down his face when Carla tells him not to be nervous.
  • Dr. Kelso offers J.D. a cigarette as if he were facing a firing squad.

[edit] Janitor story

Janitor wanders the halls using a stethoscope as a walkie talkie and calls JD 'killer' when he thinks his neglect led to a patient's death.

[edit] J.D.'s Girl Name

  • Tinkerbell
“Yep, it looks like you screwed the pooch there, Tinkerbell”— Dr. Cox
  • Betty
“I have to warn you: I just got dumped in front of my ex-wife not ten minutes ago. Okay Betty?”— Dr. Cox

[edit] Guest Stars

[edit] Music

Music from Season:

1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9

  • "Dance of the Sugerplum Fairy" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

[edit] Quotes

“You can kiss my man-sized ass.”— Aaron Simon
“Will you hold me after?”— J.D.


“Could have been the neglect. Could have been the terminal cancer.”— Carla


“I'm Okay. I'm Okay. I'm Okay. I'm Akay. I'm a Kay. I'm a Kay? What the hell does that mean?”— J.D.


“Son, that crap is for hippies.”— Dr. Kelso

[edit] Trivia

  • In the flashback of J.D. walking in on his parents, the voice of the father is that of Zach Braff.

[edit] Title explanation

Elliot finds out that Dr. Kelso used to sing country songs (including one called "My Tuscaloosa Heart").

[edit] Images

A young J.D. walks in on his parents.

J.D. is nervous about the M&M.

The Morbidity and Mortality conference.

J.D. is nervous, yet again.

Dr. Cox sports a yellow raincoat.

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