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In the unreal world of Sacred Heart Hospital, John "J.D." Dorian learns the ways of medicine, friendship and life.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Scrubs Season 5 Episode 18 - My New Suit
    7.3/10(4 votes)

    #1 - My New Suit

    S5:E18

    J.D.'s brother Dan returns for a surprise visit and Elliot learns that J.D. has been telling Dan that she still likes him. A patient with weight-related problems needs an MRI, but he's too big for the machine. Carla and Turk freak out when they begin to discuss baby names. Meanwhile, Dr. Kelso assigns Dr. Cox to assist Ted with malpractice claim paperwork after Dr. Cox insults Dr. Kelso's son.

    Directors:Victor Nelli, Jr.
    Writer:Tim Hobert

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  2. Scrubs Season 6 Episode 7 - His Story IV
    7.3/10(4 votes)

    #2 - His Story IV

    S6:E7

    The hospital is seen through the eyes of Dr. Kelso, who befriends an Iraq War veteran. The soldier's stay sparks a political debate among staff members.

    Director:Linda Mendoza
    Writer:Mike Schwartz

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  3. Scrubs Season 2 Episode 18 - My T.C.W.
    8.3/10(4 votes)

    #3 - My T.C.W.

    S2:E18

    J.D. flirts with the wife of a patient who's been in a coma for the past two years, whom they all call T.C.W. (Tasty Coma Wife). He feels guilty for doing that, even though she wants to go ahead with it. Meanwhile, he can't stand listening to any more relationship problems, as everybody dumps their issues on his ears: Elliot, sabotaging her relationship with Paul over beef jerky, Carla, finding out her engagement ring passed through a patient's digestive system and Dr. Cox's unsucessful attempts to get some attention from Jordan, who can only think about her baby right now.

    Director:Adam Bernstein
    Writer:Bill Lawrence

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  4. Scrubs Season 5 Episode 2 - My Rite of Passage
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #4 - My Rite of Passage

    S5:E2

    J.D. wants to show Dr. Cox and Dr. Kelso how to treat interns, but instead he finds out that they laugh at his bad jokes out of fear and respect. Everyone at the hospital is avoiding Jordan to get rid of her except for Turk. An aborted attempt to bond with her results in Jordan being conned by Sam, the drug addict. Elsewhere, Elliot's fellowship goes sour and she finds herself confiding in loose-lipped Carla.

    Director:Bill Lawrence
    Writer:Janae Bakken

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  5. Scrubs Season 1 Episode 3 - My Best Friend's Mistake
    8.5/10(6 votes)

    #5 - My Best Friend's Mistake

    S1:E3

    J.D. begins to feel distant from Turk, when he leaves him abandoned every time that he tries to talk to him. Elliot fights with Kelso for calling her "sweetheart," and she seeks Dr. Cox's advice. J.D.'s relationship with Elliot goes in a time race, when he has 48 hours to kiss her before he is put into her "Friend Zone."

    Director:Adam Bernstein
    Writers:Eric Weinberg, Bill Lawrence

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  6. Scrubs Season 6 Episode 11 - My Night to Remember
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #6 - My Night to Remember

    S6:E11

    A memory loss patient is the peg for a look back on the last seasons of Scrubs, when the Sacred Heart crew looks back at their memorable moments.

    Director:Richard W. Davis
    Writer:Debra Fordham

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  7. Scrubs Season 9 Episode 6 - Our New Girl-Bro
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #7 - Our New Girl-Bro

    S9:E6

    While Turk struggles to find a replacement best friend, Elliott offers some sound advice and guidance to an over-worked and exhausted Lucy.

    Director:Michael McDonald
    Writer:Kevin Etten

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  8. Scrubs Season 9 Episode 7 - Our White Coats
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #8 - Our White Coats

    S9:E7

    Before receiving their white coats, the med students of Winston University must figure out why they want to be doctors, and Denise gets a little relationship help from Elliot.

    Director:John Putch
    Writer:Andy Schwartz

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  9. Scrubs Season 9 Episode 8 - Our Couples
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #9 - Our Couples

    S9:E8

    Lucy finds couplings, dysfunctional or not, throughout the hospital

    Director:Chris Koch
    Writer:Prentice Penny

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  10. Scrubs Season 9 Episode 11 - Our Dear Leaders
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #10 - Our Dear Leaders

    S9:E11

    Lucy takes her new assignment as hell week "team leader" a bit too seriously, and Dr. Turk feels threatened when an internationally renowned surgeon pays a visit.

    Director:Peter Lauer
    Writers:Corey Nickerson, Kevin Etten

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  11. Scrubs Season 4 Episode 17 - My Life in Four Cameras
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #11 - My Life in Four Cameras

    S4:E17

    When J.D. meets a former writer from his all time favorite TV show "Cheers," he begins to picture his life at the hospital as a bland, multiple camera sitcom, where everything is perfect and wraps up nicely. Back in reality, Cox is relunctant to fire an amiable cafeteria worker, while Turk and Carla struggle to keep their promise of constant romantic affection afloat.

    Director:Adam Bernstein
    Writer:Debra Fordham

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  12. Scrubs Season 4 Episode 24 - My Drive-By
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #12 - My Drive-By

    S4:E24

    Elliot is torn between moving too quickly and ruining her new relationship with Jake. Dr. Cox teaches Turk about having a healthy ego and Dr. Kelso and the Janitor fight over who gets to use the motorized cart.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Angela Nissel

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  13. Scrubs Season 5 Episode 11 - My Buddy's Booty
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #13 - My Buddy's Booty

    S5:E11

    J.D. is still dealing with his recent breakup and trying not to kill intern Keith, who has become annoyingly perfect. To make matters worse, a favorite patient is in a serious coma and each of the staff finds their own way to deal with it. Dr. Cox and the Janitor bond over drinks at the bar and Carla makes it her mission to make the hospital's gym female friendly. Meanwhile Turk suggests, that J.D. and Elliot find themselves 'booty calls'.

    Directors:John Inwood, Randall Keenan Winston
    Writer:Ryan Levin

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  14. Scrubs Season 1 Episode 11 - My Own Personal Jesus
    8.8/10(6 votes)

    #14 - My Own Personal Jesus

    S1:E11

    It's Christmas, and Dr. Cox has J.D. videotape the birth of the child of one of his friends.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Debra Fordham

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  15. Scrubs Season 1 Episode 16 - My Heavy Meddle
    8.8/10(5 votes)

    #15 - My Heavy Meddle

    S1:E16

    Dr. Cox shows up at J.D.'s door. Turk and Elliot partner on a research project and Carla struggles to fulfill a comatose patient's final request.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Mike Schwartz

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  16. Scrubs Season 1 Episode 17 - My Student
    8.8/10(5 votes)

    #16 - My Student

    S1:E17

    J.D., Elliot and Turk are receiving their first medical students. Turk's student is a very attractive young woman and Elliot's is the son of a CEO.

    Director:Matthew Diamond
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Scrubs Season 1 Episode 21 - My Sacrificial Clam
    8.8/10(5 votes)

    #17 - My Sacrificial Clam

    S1:E21

    J.D. fears being contaminated with Hepatitis B. Elliot has a hard time making time for her new relationship. Turk obsesses about getting in shape.

    Director:Marc Buckland
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Scrubs Season 1 Episode 1 - My First Day
    9.0/10(8 votes)

    #18 - My First Day

    S1:E1

    John Dorian, "J.D." to friends, is a boyishly handsome, self-deprecatingly funny, likeable guy who would be confident if he only realized his assets. Four years of medical school have prepared J.D. for his first day as an intern at Sacred Heart Hospital - but he has his doubts.

    Directors:Bill Lawrence, Adam Bernstein
    Writers:Eric Weinberg, Bill Lawrence

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  19. Scrubs Season 1 Episode 2 - My Mentor
    9.0/10(7 votes)

    #19 - My Mentor

    S1:E2

    J.D. tries to persuade a smoker patient to quit smoking in order to impress Dr. Cox, who is just feeling lonely in his opinion. Elliot's attitude towards Carla annoys her, thus Turk is able to go on a date with Carla, when he convinces her to forgive Elliot.

    Director:Adam Bernstein
    Writer:Bill Lawrence

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  20. Scrubs Season 1 Episode 5 - My Two Dads
    9.0/10(6 votes)

    #20 - My Two Dads

    S1:E5

    J.D. points out what seems to be a technical mistake to Dr. Kelso, but it was really an attempt of Dr. Cox to save a woman without insurance using a dead guy's insurance. Dr. Kelso and Dr. Cox show J.D. their different ways of looking at medicine. Meanwhile, the Janitor intimidates J.D., Elliot discovers the healing powers of her boobs and Turk gives Carla a pen he thought he took from the Lost and Found box.

    Director:Craig Zisk
    Writers:Neil Goldman, Garrett Donovan

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  21. Scrubs Season 1 Episode 8 - My Fifteen Minutes
    9.0/10(5 votes)

    #21 - My Fifteen Minutes

    S1:E8

    J.D. and Turk become heroes after saving a cameraman's life on TV. J.D. worries about his evaluation. Carla blows off a night at the bar with Elliot.

    Director:Lawrence Trilling
    Writer:Eric Weinberg

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  22. Scrubs Season 1 Episode 9 - My Day Off
    9.0/10(5 votes)

    #22 - My Day Off

    S1:E9

    J.D. gets to see the hospital through the eyes of a patient. Elliot examines him while Dr. Cox is trying to show off to his mentor, Dr. Benson, the ex-chief of medicine.

    Director:Elodie Keene
    Writer:Janae Bakken

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  23. Scrubs Season 1 Episode 13 - My Balancing Act
    9.0/10(5 votes)

    #23 - My Balancing Act

    S1:E13

    J.D. is frustrated when his budding romance is constantly interrupted by emergency calls. Dr. Cox informs the interns how to avoid Dr. Kelso's bite. Carla and Turk deal with their first sexual intimacy complication.

    Director:Michael Spiller
    Writers:Neil Goldman, Garrett Donovan

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  24. Scrubs Season 1 Episode 18 - My Tuscaloosa Heart
    9.0/10(5 votes)

    #24 - My Tuscaloosa Heart

    S1:E18

    J.D.'s rude patient dies from cancer. Elliot is convinced Dr. Kelso is a singer and Dr. Cox finds himself trapped in a love square.

    Director:Lawrence Trilling
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Scrubs Season 1 Episode 20 - My Way or the Highway
    9.0/10(5 votes)

    #25 - My Way or the Highway

    S1:E20

    Turk's competitiveness is starting to annoy J.D. and Dr. Kelso fires the only nurse that makes good coffee. Elliot meets a very attractive patient.

    Director:Adam Bernstein
    Writer:Eric Weinberg

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Worst Episodes Summary

"My New Suit" is the worst rated episode of "Scrubs". It scored 7.3/10 based on 4 votes. Directed by Victor Nelli, Jr. and written by Tim Hobert, it aired on 4/11/2006. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "His Story IV".