Scrubs

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Scrubs is an American sitcom that premiered on October 2, 2001, on NBC. It was created by Bill Lawrence and is produced by ABC Studios and Doozer, Bill Lawrence's production company. Eight seasons have aired, and the ninth season is currently airing on ABC. Scrubs airs in nearly 30 countries around the world.

[edit] Main characters

	Dr. John "J.D." Dorian was an internist Doctor of Internal Medicine at Sacred Heart Hospital. He served as (Co-)Chief Resident with Elliot Reid for his fourth year at Sacred Heart. He also worked as Staff Internist, from the end of his fourth year until he left. He has not chosen his specialty, though he has narrowed his decision down to either Oncology or Radiology. J.D. has a child, Sam Perry Gilligan Dorian, and is currently married to Elliot Reid. J.D. left Sacred Heart at the end of his eighth year so he could live closer to Sam and his mother and be a responsible father figure. He recently decided to be a visiting professor at Winston University.
	Dr. Christopher Turk is the Chief of Surgery at Sacred Heart Hospital who is living with Type 2 Diabetes. Turk was J.D.'s roommate at college and for their first years at Sacred Heart, but currently lives with his wife Carla and daughter Isabella Turk. Turk is expecting a second child with Carla. After Sacred Heart was torn down and rebuilt near Winston University, Turk began teaching classes to the young medical students.
	Dr. Elliot Reid is an endocrinology expert working in a private practice out of Sacred Heart Hospital. After growing up in a privileged life, Elliot has fought her way though the criticism of her co-workers and family but has ended up in a successful career. She has had an on and off relationship with J.D since they met. In the 8th season, she and J.D. decide to talk about their friendship, and with the persuasion from Kelso, they decide to date again and not care what people think. Elliot is a little neurotic, and broke off an engagement with Keith Dudemeister. She is J.D.'s wife.
	Carla Espinosa RN is a nurse at Sacred Heart Hospital. If Carla has something on her mind she will speak it. She is strong willed, but also has a soft side. She married Chris Turk her eleventh year in medicine, just three years after she met him. Although Carla and Turk are married, she does not share his last name with him because she wants to preserve her cultural heritage. The two are happily married and have a daughter, Isabella, and are expecting their second child.
	Dr. Perry Cox is the Chief of Medicine at Sacred Heart Hospital. He was the sarcastic, bitter mentor of J.D.. Dr. Cox routinely ranted at and belittled J.D., but was there to lend a hand when he needed it most. He takes his job extremely seriously, but rarely cares what his patients - or coworkers - think. Dr. Cox has two children by his ex-wife Jordan Sullivan - a son, Jack, and a daughter, Jennifer Dylan. "Professor Doctor Cox" is currently teaching classes at Winston University.
	Dr. Robert Kelso was the Chief of Medicine at Sacred Heart Hospital until he willingly retired. He has an avid love for muffins, which he won a supply of for life from the Coffee Bucks outside of the hospital. He is married to Enid, whom he can't stand. Dr. Kelso has recently decided to spend his retirement working in family practice. After finding life on the road less-than-exciting, Dr. Kelso began teaching at Winston University to keep his flirtatious shenanigans rolling.
	The Janitor of Sacred Heart Hospital is an unknown, shadowy character who rarely tells the truth about his past or present. He constantly tortures J.D. and likes to give J.D. hope sometimes that they will be able to develop a friendship. He often pranks the staff (especially J.D.) of the hospital and is harshly truthful to patients. He also enjoys taxidermy and was shown talking to his collection of dead squirrels. Janitor has many peculiarities, but has found true love in his wife Lady. He vanished from Sacred Heart after J.D.'s last day.
	Dr. Denise Mahoney spent her first year at Sacred Heart as an intern during J.D.'s eighth year. She was cold toward patients initially, but persistence from Elliot and other hospital staff taught her how to deal with people. She currently works as the student advisor for the medical students at Winston University.
	Lucy Bennett is a freshman medical student at Winston University. She is the first in her family of Maryland fisherman to attend college, and feels the need to prove herself to them and to the world. She is upbeat and inspired to make the world a better place.
	Cole Aaronson is a freshman medical student at Winston University. He is cocky, showy, and little bit of a jerk. He works his game on the ladies constantly. His parents donated a large amount of money to build the New Sacred Heart Hospital, but he believes he was admitted to Winston U based on his own achievements.
	Drew Suffin is giving medical school a second chance at Winston U. After dropping out ten years prior because of self-destructive reasons, he back to tackle it again, with the hopes of avoiding the initial failures. He was on top ten years ago, but the past decade may have put a strain on his talents.

[edit] Seasons

Season One of Scrubs premiered in Fall 2001 on . The sitcom's first season introduced J.D., Turk, and Elliot as new interns to Sacred Heart Hospital. They struggled to find a footing and with the trails of initiations of working at a hospital. Turk met Carla and they began dating. J.D. met his reluctant mentor Dr. Cox and the man who would do anything to make his life more inconvenient - Janitor. All the while, everybody had to work under the seemingly mean Dr. Kelso.
Season Two continued to bring lessons to J.D., Elliot, and Turk at Sacred Heart. The trio transitioned from interns to residents but didn't prepare for the extra responsibility. Janitor continued to pester J.D., but also took opportunities to hassle other people as well. Dr. Cox had his first child with his ex-wife Jordan, while Turk's and Carla's relationship flourished.
Season Three explores Elliot's new outlook on life as she continues to conquer stereotypes by staying as a doctor of internal medicine. She gets a radical makeover, and J.D. and her test a possible relationship again, only for it to end in humility. Carla and Turk get married after a three year courtship, even to this discourse of Dr. Cox.
Season Four is the longest season of Scrubs, and it brings about many hysterical stories such as Dr. Cox having to accept Elliot as a real colleage, J.D. and Carla sharing a drunken kiss, and a lock-down procedure at Sacred Heart. The staff also faces heartbreak as J.D. copes with his father's death, and Elliot's reaction to J.D.'s break-up.
Season Five brings Kim Briggs to Sacred Heart, which leads J.D. to believe that he may have actually found a serious standing relationship. It also introduces Keith Dudemeister to Elliot, who thinks she has found her true prince charming. Meanwhile, Turk and Carla plan on having a baby, and Dr. Cox suffers a terrible day at work and contemplates quitting his career.
Season Six is a transitional year for all employees at Sacred Heart. Turk and Carla have their baby Isabella, and Dr. Cox and Jordan have a second child, Jennifer Dylan. Elliot and Keith grow in their love which leads to an engagement, but J.D. and Kim fall apart. Dr. Kelso battles with his weight, as Janitor still shows his power over people around the hospital.
Season Seven is the shortest season of Scrubs. Cut short due to the writer's strike of 2007-2008, the season features the end of Elliot's and Keith's engagement and her experimentation with J.D. again, while Kim gives birth to J.D.'s baby. Janitor begins dating, but hides facts of his personality from Lady. Dr. Kelso is forced to retire, but when offered a time extension, he quits voluntarily.
Season Eight is the final season of Scrubs "as we know it" (according to Bill Lawrence), and the first to air on . As Dr. Kelso gets used to retired life by relaxing at Coffee Bucks, J.D. has his hands full with a bunch of interns which make him question remaining at the teaching hospital. Elliot and J.D. give their relationship another chance, this time with a road map of their previous downfalls. J.D. leaves the hospital at the end of the year so he can live closer to his son.
Season Nine of Scrubs is currently airing on . Producers decided to shake up the series by transporting it to a medical school campus and focusing on a new crop of characters. The main cast only retained Donald Faison and John C. McGinley and added Eliza Coupe with newcomers Kerry Bishé, Michael Mosley, and Dave Franco. Zach Braff decided to appear in six of the new episodes to transition from the "My"-centric episodes of the past eight years to a new "Our"-centric approach.

[edit] Production

	Bill Lawrence is the creator of Scrubs, and works as the show-runner, writer, director, and executive producer for the series.
	Doozer is the production company owned by Bill Lawrence that produces Scrubs.
	NBC is a an American-based television network that had run Scrubs for seven years. As of May 2008 NBC no longer runs episodes of Scrubs. Because Scrubs was produced by ABC television studios, competitor network ABC picked up the series for an eighth season.
	ABC, or The American Broadcasting Company is a an American-based television network that has produced Scrubs for nine years and aired it during it's eighth and ninth seasons.
	North Hollywood Medical Center, a former real hospital, is the facility where the first eight seasons of Scrubs were filmed and produced.
	The Culver Studios is a film studio located in Culver City where Scrubs is filmed since Season Nine.

[edit] Awards

Full list: List of awards

Scrubs has been nominated for several awards, including The ALMA Awards, Casting Society of America Awards, Emmy Awards, The Humanitas Prize, Teen Choice Awards, and Television Critics Association Awards. Some of the wins include Emmys, BET Comedy Awards, and The Humanitas Prize.