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Season One
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Season One of Scrubs first aired between October 2001 and May 2002.

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[edit] Story

Season One follows Jonathan Dorian (Zach Braff), Elliot Reid (Sarah Chalke), and Christopher Turk's (Donald Faison) year as interns at Sacred Heart hospital. Turk and Carla Espinosa (Judy Reyes) become boyfriend and girlfriend early in the season, and their relationship grows stronger as Elliot and J.D. cycle through many relationships, including each other. As they all have mishaps and interesting occurrences adjusting transferring from medical school to becoming interns, established doctors such as Dr. Cox (John C. McGinley) and Chief of Medicine Dr. Kelso (Ken Jenkins) give them tough love to make it through the day.

After the new interns' first day (My First Day), J.D. comes to a realization that this job will be really difficult, especially having a patient who won't quit smoking and an extremely reluctant mentor. (My Mentor) J.D. fears that his best friend Turk may have made a mistake during an operation, and finds himself wanting Elliot. (My Best Friend's Mistake) All three interns come to terms with the fact that all of their patients will die when they each treat charismatic patients who end up passing away. (My Old Lady) They also learn that they won't be able to make everybody in the hospital happy at the same time, especially Dr. Kelso's strict financial rules and Dr. Cox's responsibility to the patients' health. (My Two Dads) J.D. sleeps with a patient, only to turn out it is Dr. Cox's ex-wife Jordan Sullivan. (My Bad) His luck doesn't increase when jealous gets the best of him when another intern outshines him as a doctor (My Super Ego) or when he and Turk become the reluctant spokespeople for the hospital. (My Fifteen Minutes) J.D. gets a taste of Sacred Heart's medicine when he is admitted as a patient (My Day Off) and realizes how much he is learning and surpassing his and other co-workers knowledge. (My Nickname) The interns experience their first Christmas at Sacred Heart, each experiencing a different Christmas miracle. (My Own Personal Jesus)

In the next few months, J.D. meets a woman in an MRI machine and asks her out on a date (My Blind Date) only to have problems managing his personal and work lives (My Balancing Act) and to find out she is not what she appears. (My Drug Buddy) As a result, J.D. and Elliot hook up, but their relationship ends shortly after. (My Bed Banter & Beyond) J.D. and Elliot avoid each other, and J.D. directs his attention to Dr. Cox who seems to be in a completely foul mood. (My Heavy Meddle) The interns have a day with assigned students, and all struggle with each of their students. (My Student) Elliot and Carla think they discover a secret about Dr. Kelso, while the rude Chief of Medicine sends J.D. through a Morbidity and Mortality conference for possible malpractice. (My Tuscaloosa Heart) The interns parents visit them at their work (My Old Man), and soon after J.D. and Turk argue about treating patients surgically or medically. (My Way or the Highway) Elliot begins dating a patient and Carla begins to tease Turk about weight he is gaining. J.D., meanwhile, has a bigger problem of being afraid of getting sick. (My Sacrificial Clam) Dr. Cox's good friend comes shortly after J.D. has gotten over his fear and is diagnosed with an unfortunate disease. (My Occurrence) Dr. Cox has a problem watching his friend undergo treatment, but J.D. realizes this makes him all the more an admirable mentor. (My Hero) At the end of their first year at Sacred Heart, the new interns become residents and enjoy the progress they made together. (My Last Day)

[edit] Cast

Full list: Category:Season 1 Cast

Main Cast:

Supporting Cast

Guest Cast

The entire main cast was introduced in the pilot episode, though Neil Flynn's role The Janitor was not made a part of the main cast until Season Two. (My First Day DVD Commentary)

[edit] Awards

Full list: List of Scrubs' awards and nominations

The first season was nominated for the following Emmys:

  • Best Writing, comedy series
  • Best Editing, comedy series
  • Best Casting, comedy series

The episode My Old Lady won the 2002 Humanitas Prize.

[edit] Episodes

Full list: Category:Season 1 Episodes
My First Day
Original Air Date: October 2, 2001 - Directed by: Adam Bernstein - Written by: Bill Lawrence 
  • J.D., Turk and Elliot begin their internship at Sacred Heart.
  • The new interns meet the staff of the hospital including nurse Carla Espinosa, Dr. Cox and Chief of Medicine Dr. Kelso.
  • J.D's feud with The Janitor begins.
My Mentor
Original Air Date: October 4, 2001 - Directed by: Adam Bernstein - Written by: Bill Lawrence 
  • Elliot and Carla fight over Elliot telling Kelso about Carla's mistakes
  • Turk tries to get a date with Carla
  • J.D. attempts to get Will Forte to stop smoking
My Best Friend's Mistake
Original Air Date: October 9, 2001 - Directed by: Adam Bernstein - Written by: Eric Weinberg 
  • J.D. only has 48 hours to kiss Elliot before he is stuck the "friend zone".
  • Turk gets to close a patient for the first time.
  • Elliot accuses Dr. Kelso of being sexist when he calls her "sweetheart" during rounds.
My Old Lady
Original Air Date: October 16, 2001 - Directed by: Marc Buckland - Written by: Matt Tarses 
My Two Dads
Original Air Date: October 23, 2001 - Directed by: Craig Zisk - Written by: Garrett Donovan 
My Bad
Original Air Date: October 30, 2001 - Directed by: Marc Buckland - Written by: Gabrielle Allan 
  • J.D. sleeps with a patient and later realizes it is Dr. Cox's ex-wife.
  • Dr. Cox is suspended and could possibly be fired.
My Super Ego
Original Air Date: November 6, 2001 - Directed by: Peter Lauer - Written by: Mike Schwartz 
  • J.D. tries to regain his spot as top doc after new doctor Nick Murdoch outshines him.
  • Turk realizes that he could mess up and kill someone.
My Fifteen Minutes
Original Air Date: November 16, 2001 - Directed by: Lawrence Trilling - Written by: Eric Weinberg 
  • J.D. tries to get Dr. Cox to both write his evaluation and write him a good one.
  • Turk gets annoyed at being portrayed as the "black doctor hero", after saving a cameraman's life live on television.
  • Elliot finds out Carla tried to get away from her when they went to a bar and they lose their friendship.
My Day Off
Original Air Date: November 20, 2001 - Directed by: Elodie Keene - Written by: Janae Bakken 
  • J.D. gets appendicitis and gets a day off work...but remains in the hospital.
  • Elliot finds out her physicals are cold and violent.
  • When J.D. doesn't want Turk to operate on him, Turk gets upset.
My Nickname
Original Air Date: November 27, 2001 - Directed by: Matthew Diamond - Written by: Bill Lawrence 
My Own Personal Jesus
Original Air Date: December 11, 2001 - Directed by: Jeff Melman - Written by: Debra Fordham 
  • J.D. sees a Christmas miracle.
  • Elliot helps a pregnant girl at the free clinic, but she disappeares when they diagnose her with HELLP syndrome.
  • Dr. Cox asks J.D. to tape his friend's baby's birth.
My Blind Date
Original Air Date: January 8, 2002 - Directed by: Marc Buckland - Written by: Mark Stegemann 
  • J.D. starts flirting with a patient but he can't see her face and wonders whether he should take his chances or not.
  • Dr. Cox has been working since midnight and hasn't had a single death and wants to have 24 hours where no patients die.
  • Elliot tries to get the attention of Dr. Cox by assisting him.
  • Turk has relationship problems after arguing over a patient.
My Balancing Act
Original Air Date: January 15, 2002 - Directed by: Michael Spiller - Written by: Neil Goldman & Garrett Donovan 
  • J.D. tries to develop his relashionship with Alex but Dr. Cox keeps paging him back to the hospital.
  • Turk and Carla are having sexual problems and are trying to tell J.D. amd Elliot respectively.
  • Dr. Cox tells the interns not to be afraid of Dr. Kelso. This results in eveyone in the hospital losing their fear of Dr. Kelso, even Ted.
My Drug Buddy
Original Air Date: January 22, 2002 - Directed by: Michael Spiller - Written by: Matt Tarses 
  • J.D. and Alex keep getting interrupted before they can have sex.
  • Turk keeps on meeting Dr. Cox at the toilet and they get to know each other a little bit.
  • Dr. Kelso gives Carla several rides to work, and they temporarily become friends.
My Bed Banter & Beyond
Original Air Date: February 5, 2002 - Directed by: Lawrence Trilling - Written by: Gabrielle Allan 
  • J.D. and Elliot sleep together for a day and suffer the consequences of their relationship thereafter.
  • The staff of Sacred Heart must speak with a psychologist about why they entered the medical field.
My Heavy Meddle
Original Air Date: February 26, 2002 - Directed by: Will Mackenzie - Written by: Mike Schwartz 
  • J.D. and Elliot try to avoid each other around the hospital.
  • J.D. tries to get over the fact his favorite high school teacher recently died.
  • Dr. Cox gets angry and says he can't take the hospital anymore but returns to work happy.
  • Elliot gets annoyed that Turk only worked with her because she's a geek.
  • Carla argues with Dr. Kelso whether a patient in a coma should be allowed to listen to music or not.
My Student
Original Air Date: March 5, 2002 - Directed by: Matthew Diamond - Written by: Mark Stegemann & Debra Fordham 
My Tuscaloosa Heart
Original Air Date: March 12, 2002 - Directed by: Lawrence Trilling - Written by: Debra Fordham & Mark Stegemann & Janae Bakken 
My Old Man
Original Air Date: April 9, 2002 - Directed by: Adam Bernstein - Written by: Matt Tarses 
  • J.D.'s father embarrasses J.D. by trying to be one of the guys.
  • Elliot's parents are very snobbish and expect too much of her.
  • Carla realizes that she is just like Turk's mother.
  • The Janitor's father is harsh on his son and makes him do everything he doesn't want.
My Way or the Highway
Original Air Date: April 16, 2002 - Directed by: Adam Bernstein - Written by: Eric Weinberg 
My Sacrificial Clam
Original Air Date: April 30, 2002 - Directed by: Marc Buckland - Written by: Janae Bakken & Mark Stegemann & Debra Fordham 
  • 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.
My Occurrence
Original Air Date: May 7, 2002 - Directed by: Lawrence Trilling - Written by: Bill Lawrence 
  • Dr. Cox's best friend/Jordan's brother, Ben is causing trouble in the hospital for many people.
  • Ben annoys Jordan by constantly taking photos of people when they aren't expecting it.
  • J.D. comes to like Ben and wants to hang out with Ben and Dr. Cox and J.D. can't accept Ben has leukemia.
My Hero
Original Air Date: May 14, 2002 - Directed by: Michael Spiller - Written by: Garrett Donovan & Neil Goldman 
  • Dr. Cox is too scared to be there when Ben is having chemotherapy.
  • Dr. Kelso tricks Elliot and Carla into revealing what they really think of him.
  • Turk is annoyed when the Whipple surgery is handed over to his rival surgeon, Bonnie.
My Last Day
Original Air Date: May 21, 2002 - Directed by: Michael Spiller - Written by: Gabrielle Allan & Mike Schwartz 
  • It's J.D.'s last day as an intern and is reminded of everything that has happened in the last year.
  • Elliot reveals to Jordan that the whole hospital knows about Jordan and Dr. Cox still have sex.
  • The Main Trio try to get rid of Mr. Bober, an annoying patient who has no insurance and doesn't need surgery.

[edit] Music

Scrubs (Soundtrack)
See List of music featured in Season One for a complete list.

Scrubs is known for incorporating hit songs, and has even featured songs that later turned out to be smash hits. The first season includes songs from Cheap Trick, The Cars, Five for Fighting, Poison, Colin Hay, and many more. Scrubs (Soundtrack) was also released shortly after the premier of Season Two, and features songs heard in episodes of the first season.

[edit] The DVD

Full list: Scrubs CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray discs, & downloads

The complete first season was released onto DVD in region one on May 17, 2005. The three disk set includes all 24 episodes, plus the following special features:

  • Newbies — a documentary that examines the actors before they were cast
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Outtakes
  • The Doctor Is In — one on one with Zach Braff
  • Alternate Lines: A Second Opinion — shows the cast's unique ability to improvise
  • Not Just Another Medical Show — a look at how the show is filmed, from using a single camera setup to actually shooting in a closed down hospital
  • Favorite Moments — cast and crew reflections on their favorite episodes
  • Audio Commentaries with creator and cast
  • 'Superman' Music Video

[edit] Trivia

  • Because series creator Bill Lawrence was afraid the show would not be thought of as funny by the general audience, several comical elements were added, especially sound effects whenever the characters make certain head movements. The sound effects were dropped late in Season One. Lawrence later commented that he thought the sound effects were annoying.

[edit] See Also

      
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