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Season Three

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Season Three of Scrubs first aired between October 2003 and May 2004.

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[edit] Story

It's a whole new year for the staff of Sacred Heart as Elliot undergoes a complete makeover in an attempt to change her luck, and the residents discover the incredible healing powers of an epiphany toilet. J.D. and Elliot test the waters again to see if they have a future being together, while Turk and Carla get married. All the while, Dr. Cox must deal with everyone around him including Dr. Kelso and Jordan, and the Janitor keeps up his old habit of making J.D.'s life tough.

Elliot, frustrated with her personal life and being overlooked at the hospital, gets a makeover that helps her self esteem and meets back up with an old flame, (My Own American Girl) which makes J.D. jealous. (My Journey) Days later, the three residents get their own interns to mentor and approach them with different teaching styles. (My White Whale) J.D. begins to feel like a fifth wheel to his friends, (My Lucky Night) and is further frustrated when his older brother visits him again. (My Brother, Where Art Thou?) Turk meets Carla's brother and the two get along while J.D.'s fortunes change when he begins dating Jordan's sister. (My Advice to You) Meanwhile, Dr. Kelso becomes deaf temporarily and everyone takes advantage of this. (My Fifteen Seconds) The three friends each have their own experiences with being called "doctors" rather than "residential students". (My Friend the Doctor) Elliot, however, continues to struggle with handling private parts (My Dirty Secret) and dealing with sexual situations with patients. (My Rule of Thumb) J.D. and Elliot have a rough couple of days when Danni breaks up with J.D. after their long relationship, and Elliot's new look is bringing her problems with coworkers. (My Clean Break)

A very talented doctor visits Sacred Heart and everybody likes him, until he begins to outshine all of them. (My Catalyst) Dr. Casey overcomes some of his fears, while J.D. is upset that Turk asks his brother to be his best man at his wedding. (My Porcelain God) Ben's return to the hospital brings bad news, (My Screw Up) which upsets Dr. Cox severely. (My Tormented Mentor) After J.D. and other talk about fate's role in their careers (My Butterfly) Carla's old crush returns to Sacred Heart and Elliot turns out to be terribly wrong while diagnosing a patient. (My Moment of Un-Truth) Turk worries about finally committing to marriage while J.D. attempts to win Elliot back. (His Story II) After a short fling with Danni and Sean (My Choosiest Choice of All) J.D. and Elliot, respectively, the two doctors become a public couple. (My Fault) J.D. realizes he only wants what he can't have and dumps Elliot publicly (My Self-Examination) Turk and Carla get married and leave to enjoy their honeymoon, but Elliot and J.D. are at worse odds than ever before. (My Best Friend's Wedding)

[edit] Cast

Full list: Category:Season 3 Cast

Main Cast:

Supporting Cast

Guest Cast

[edit] Awards

Full list: List of Scrubs' awards and nominations

The third season was nominated for the following Emmys:

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

[edit] Episodes

Full list: Category:Season 3 Episodes
My Own American Girl
Original Air Date: October 3, 2003 - Directed by: Bill Lawrence - Written by: Bill Lawrence 
  • J.D. has problems with a patient and can't get Dr. Cox's help.
  • Elliot means back up with Sean
  • Many people, including Ted, Janitor and the nurses find they can relax at work because they can tell when Dr. Kelso is coming.
My Journey
Original Air Date: October 9, 2003 - Directed by: Michael Spiller - Written by: Tim Hobert 
  • J.D. gets jealous because of Elliot and Sean's relationship.
  • Carla finds a jar of urine and tries to find out whose it is.
My White Whale
Original Air Date: October 23, 2003 - Directed by: Michael Spiller - Written by: Eric Weinberg 
  • J.D., Turk and Elliot get their own interns, and each have a different teaching style.
  • J.D. goes for the friendly approach, but looses his intern's respect because of this.
  • Elliot believes her interns are already really good, and tries to prove this to Dr. Kelso, but fails when her interns mess up.
  • Turk goes for the strict approach, which earns him respect, but makes them all hate him, which is the complete opposite as J.D.'s approach.
My Lucky Night
Original Air Date: October 30, 2003 - Directed by: John Inwood - Written by: Neil Goldman & Garrett Donovan 
My Brother, Where Art Thou?
Original Air Date: November 6, 2003 - Directed by: Marc Buckland - Written by: Mike Schwartz 
  • J.D.'s brother, Dan, visits again, and Dan thinks that J.D. doesn't care about his patients anymore and that the hospital has changed his attitude for the worse.
  • Carla and Elliot get in trouble for moonlighting despite Dr. Kelso banning it.
My Advice to You
Original Air Date: November 13, 2003 - Directed by: Gail Mancuso - Written by: Debra Fordham 
My Fifteen Seconds
Original Air Date: November 20, 2003 - Directed by: Ken Whittingham - Written by: Mark Stegemann 
  • J.D. spends more time with Dr. Cox, outside the hospital.
  • Dr. Kelso goes temporarily deaf which causes everyone to take advantage of this.
  • Elliot and Carla argue over who is better at making decisions with patients.
My Friend the Doctor
Original Air Date: December 4, 2003 - Directed by: Ken Whittingham - Written by: Gabrielle Allan 
  • J.D. tries to stop The Janitor from tricking everyone into thinking he is someone he is not.
  • Turk becomes the stud of the hospital after a successful surgery.
  • Elliot doesn't feel like a doctor, and wants to saves someones life to feel like one.
  • Dr. Cox hurts his back while showing off and realizes he is getting old.
My Dirty Secret
Original Air Date: December 11, 2003 - Directed by: Chris Koch - Written by: Gabrielle Allan 
  • Elliot gets in trouble because of her inability to refer to patient's private areas using medical terms.
  • Dr. Cox temporarily stays with J.D. and Turk because he can't handle Jordan.
  • Carla allows everyone to make fun of her to prove that she can take a joke, but finds it hard to take.
My Rule of Thumb
Original Air Date: January 22, 2004 - Directed by: Craig Zisk - Written by: Janae Bakken 
  • Turk refuses to perform surgery on a patient who Dr. Cox is good friends with.
  • Dr. Cox isn't getting any respect from everyone because he is too happy to arouse fear.
  • Danni wants to move in with J.D., but he doesn't want her to move in.
  • Maggie, who is Carla and Elliot's patient, is soon to die and regrets still being a virgin when she dies, so Carla and Elliot try to fulfill her last wish.
My Clean Break
Original Air Date: February 3, 2004 - Directed by: Chris Koch - Written by: Angela Nissel 
  • J.D. wants to break up with Danni, but she beats him to the punch.
  • Elliot's looks only bring her discrimination around the hospital.
  • J.D. realizes he has feelings for Elliot.
My Catalyst
Original Air Date: February 10, 2004 - Directed by: Michael Spiller - Written by: Bill Lawrence 
  • Dr. Casey, a great doctor with OCD, arrives at the hospital and upstages everyone.
  • Turk is pleased with his new time in surgery, until Dr. Casey beats his score, and Turk spends ages trying to beat that score.
  • Dr. Cox is being upstaged by Dr. Casey, and J.D. thinks that Dr. Casey would make a better mentor.
My Porcelain God
Original Air Date: February 17, 2004 - Directed by: Adam Bernstein - Written by: Tim Hobert & Eric Weinberg 
  • Dr. Casey tries to sit on "The Epiphany Toilet", a germ-infested toilet which he is scared to sit on.
  • J.D. is upset when he hears Turk chose his brother to be best man.
  • Dr. Cox tries to persuade Dr. Kelso to re-open a wing which was closed for budget costs.
My Screw Up
Original Air Date: February 24, 2004 - Directed by: Chris Koch - Written by: Neil Goldman & Garrett Donovan 
  • Ben Sullivan is back but he hasn't had any doctors see about his cancer for the past two years.
  • Jack is having his first birthday party, to which Ben Sullivan is invited, while J.D. is upset that he is not invited.
  • Turk and Carla argue over the removal of Turk's mole.
My Tormented Mentor
Original Air Date: March 2, 2004 - Directed by: Craig Zisk - Written by: Gabrielle Allan 
  • Dr. Kelso gets complaints from the nurses that male staff are making sexually-harrasing comments.
  • Dr. Cox is finding it hard to cope with Ben's death, and having Jordan's friends still round makes it worse.
  • Dr. Miller is the new female surgeon, who is strong and self-confident, which was the complete opposite of what the other surgeons were wanting and expecting.
My Butterfly
Original Air Date: March 16, 2004 - Directed by: Henry Chan - Written by: Justin Spitzer 
  • Turk can't find his lucky do-rag which helps him with surgery, and thinks his performance will be affected.
  • Elliot has to look for her patient's lost stuffed pink doggie which will comfort the patient who is having a bone marrow transplant.
  • J.D. wonders how events would be different, including the result of surgery on a patient, if one butterfly took a different course.
My Moment of Un-Truth
Original Air Date: March 30, 2004 - Directed by: Gail Mancuso - Written by: Rich Eustis 
  • Carla's "whatif" guy (a doctor she had a huge crush on before Turk was on the scene) asks her out on a date.
  • Dr. Cox and Dr. Kelso are trying to convince Elliot not to give her patient drugs as they suspect he is an addict faking pain.
His Story II Narrated by Christopher Turk
Original Air Date: April 6, 2004 - Directed by: Jason Ensler - Written by: Mark Stegemann 
  • Turk hesitates to mail his wedding invitations.
  • J.D. attempts to woo Elliot using clowns but ends up alone.
  • Dr. Cox and Dr. Kelso fight over a woman.
My Choosiest Choice of All
Original Air Date: April 20, 2004 - Directed by: Adam Bernstein - Written by: Mike Schwartz 
  • Elliot and Sean spend some quality time together.
  • J.D. reunites with Danni.
  • Dr. Cox is pulled in many different directions by different women.
My Fault
Original Air Date: April 22, 2004 - Directed by: Richard Alexander Wells - Written by: Debra Fordham 
  • J.D. and Danni break up again.
  • Turk has to un-invite someone to his wedding.
  • Elliot finds a new romantic partner after dumping Sean.
My Self-Examination
Original Air Date: April 27, 2004 - Directed by: Randall Winston - Written by: Janae Bakken 
  • J.D. publically humiliates Elliot and himself.
  • Turk has problems writing his wedding vows.
  • Jordan refuses to fight with Dr. Cox, making him point his anger toward Janitor.
My Best Friend's Wedding
Original Air Date: May 4, 2004 - Directed by: Bill Lawrence - Written by: Tim Hobert 
  • Turk and Carla get married.
  • Turk is almost late to his own wedding.
  • J.D. and Elliot are at odds after their break up.

[edit] Music

See List of music featured in Season Three for a complete list.

The third season of Scrubs, known for including hit songs, includes music from U2, Journey, REM, Matthew Sweet, Enrique Iglesias, Stroke 9, Coldplay, Counting Crows, Josh Radin, Avril Lavigne, Rhett Miller and many more.

[edit] The DVD

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

The complete third season was released onto DVD in region one on May 9, 2006. The three disk set includes all 22 episodes, plus the following special features:

  • Audio commentaries with cast members, show creator and writer (My Lucky Night)  (My Catalyst)  (His Story II) (My Self-Examination)
  • Scrubbed Out - Deleted scenes
  • Gag Reel
  • Alternate Lines: A Second Opinion
  • Twist and Shoot - First-time directors
  • Don't Try This at Home - Stunts featurette
  • Long Term Residents - Behind season three's unforgettable guest star appearances.
  • What's Up Dawg? - Dogs of the cast and crew
  • Scrubs Factor - How far will the cast and crew go on a dare?
  • Is There a Doctor in the House? - Extended cast interview
  • The New Elliot - Watch her character go from pushover to knockout
  • J.D. and Elliot love saga featurette
  • One-On-One with "The Todd"

[edit] See Also

      
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