My Number One Doctor
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"My Number One Doctor" is the sixth episode of season seven and the 145th episode of the American sitcom Scrubs
. It aired on December 6, 2007 on NBC
.
signs the hospital up to RateYourDoc.org, a website where patients can evaluate their doctor's level of care online. Turk and Dr. Cox go to great lengths to get J.D. out of the running of becoming number one doctor on the website. They trick patients into believing the The Todd is J.D. so that they lower J.D.'s rating. J.D. can't believe that Turk went to these extremes (claiming he would expect this from Dr.Cox, but not him.) Turk talks to Dr. Kelso
about the situation and he changes J.D.'s rating back. Turk pays him back by letting him win at basketball and yelling "White Lightning" every time he scores.
Meanwhile, Elliot
mentions how she gets to know her private practice patients due to her being able to repeatedly treat them and has become close with Shannon, a patient with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
. Shannon is increasingly paralyzed and has accepted her fate, but shocks Elliot by admitting she deliberately attempted to overdose on her medication. Shannon argues that she has the right to die
before she is completely paralyzed. Despite Elliot's strong moral objections and J.D.'s advice that Elliot will be forever haunted by the decision, Elliot decides that her friendship with Shannon is more important and decides not to tell the home care nurse, Gail, so that Shannon can do as she wishes.
Carla
can't figure out what the Janitor's
new girlfriend, Lady, sees in him. It turns out that Janitor is pretending to be normal and hiding his crazy, weird side from Lady. Carla then confronts Janitor about this and states that if he really loved her, he'll tell her the truth about who he is. Although Dr. Kelso butts in and says that lying is the natural form of communication between men and women. Janitor later meets up with Lady and admits that she should know about the real him. In the middle of explaining some of his qualities and hobbies, that which include his love of stuffing animals ("usually with other animals"), Carla sees that Lady is starting to feel really uncomfortable and interrupts by saying, "Stop it you! She doesn't know you're joking." With that, Lady sighs with relief and Dr. Kelso, who was watching the whole time, says, "And so the lying begins." Carla then explains that it's better to let out his craziness bit by bit. At the end of the episode, Janitor takes out one of his stuffed squirrels to see what Lady thinks of it. But when she exclaims, "That is disgusting!," Janitor nervously recedes to say, "I think so too, I just wanted to see if we were on the same page."
In this episode JD says he has never won anything, but in the episode "My Fishbowl" he says he won a watermelon seed spitting contest at his theater camp.
Scrubs (TV series)
Scrubs is an American medical comedy-drama television series created in 2001 by Bill Lawrence and produced by ABC Studios. The show follows the lives of several employees of the fictional Sacred Heart, a teaching hospital. It features fast-paced screenplay, slapstick, and surreal vignettes...
. It aired on December 6, 2007 on NBC
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Plot
Dr. KelsoBob Kelso
Robert "Bob" Kelso, M.D. , is a fictional character played by Ken Jenkins in the American comedy-drama Scrubs....
signs the hospital up to RateYourDoc.org, a website where patients can evaluate their doctor's level of care online. Turk and Dr. Cox go to great lengths to get J.D. out of the running of becoming number one doctor on the website. They trick patients into believing the The Todd is J.D. so that they lower J.D.'s rating. J.D. can't believe that Turk went to these extremes (claiming he would expect this from Dr.Cox, but not him.) Turk talks to Dr. Kelso
Bob Kelso
Robert "Bob" Kelso, M.D. , is a fictional character played by Ken Jenkins in the American comedy-drama Scrubs....
about the situation and he changes J.D.'s rating back. Turk pays him back by letting him win at basketball and yelling "White Lightning" every time he scores.
Meanwhile, Elliot
Elliot Reid
Dr. Elliot Reid is a fictional character played by Sarah Chalke in the American comedy-drama Scrubs. She has appeared in every episode during the first eight seasons except two Season 8 episodes, "My Last Words" and "My Lawyer's in Love"....
mentions how she gets to know her private practice patients due to her being able to repeatedly treat them and has become close with Shannon, a patient with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , also referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a form of motor neuron disease caused by the degeneration of upper and lower neurons, located in the ventral horn of the spinal cord and the cortical neurons that provide their efferent input...
. Shannon is increasingly paralyzed and has accepted her fate, but shocks Elliot by admitting she deliberately attempted to overdose on her medication. Shannon argues that she has the right to die
Right to die
The right to die is the ethical or institutional entitlement of the individual to commit suicide or to undergo voluntary euthanasia. Possession of this right is often understood to mean that a person with a terminal illness should be allowed to commit suicide or assisted suicide or to decline...
before she is completely paralyzed. Despite Elliot's strong moral objections and J.D.'s advice that Elliot will be forever haunted by the decision, Elliot decides that her friendship with Shannon is more important and decides not to tell the home care nurse, Gail, so that Shannon can do as she wishes.
Carla
Carla Espinosa
Carla Espinosa, RN is a fictional character in the American comedy-drama Scrubs, portrayed by Judy Reyes.Carla has appeared in every episode during the first eight seasons except three Season 8 episodes, "My Happy Place", "My Cookie Pants" and "My Full Moon"...
can't figure out what the Janitor's
Janitor (Scrubs)
The Janitor is a fictional character, played by actor Neil Flynn in the American comedy-drama Scrubs.Neil Flynn was originally billed as a recurring guest star throughout Season 1, although he appeared in all 24 episodes of that season. He was promoted to a series regular beginning with Season 2...
new girlfriend, Lady, sees in him. It turns out that Janitor is pretending to be normal and hiding his crazy, weird side from Lady. Carla then confronts Janitor about this and states that if he really loved her, he'll tell her the truth about who he is. Although Dr. Kelso butts in and says that lying is the natural form of communication between men and women. Janitor later meets up with Lady and admits that she should know about the real him. In the middle of explaining some of his qualities and hobbies, that which include his love of stuffing animals ("usually with other animals"), Carla sees that Lady is starting to feel really uncomfortable and interrupts by saying, "Stop it you! She doesn't know you're joking." With that, Lady sighs with relief and Dr. Kelso, who was watching the whole time, says, "And so the lying begins." Carla then explains that it's better to let out his craziness bit by bit. At the end of the episode, Janitor takes out one of his stuffed squirrels to see what Lady thinks of it. But when she exclaims, "That is disgusting!," Janitor nervously recedes to say, "I think so too, I just wanted to see if we were on the same page."
Continuity
Dr. Kelso mentions that his wife still thinks it is winter because he sprays shaving cream on the windows to keep her from ruining the lawn with her wheelchair. However, in an earlier episode, Dr. Kelso stated his wife was blind, and would therefore be unable to see the shaving cream on the window.In this episode JD says he has never won anything, but in the episode "My Fishbowl" he says he won a watermelon seed spitting contest at his theater camp.
Production details
- The producers of Scrubs actually made the doctor rating site, called RateYourDoc.org (offline). Viewers of the show can go and view profiles of the characters and simulate a 0 to 5 rating for them.
- Dr Cox mentions a comment on [RateYourDoc.org] saying "what's up with Dr Cox's hair. One week he's bald, the next week he looks like Shirley TempleShirley TempleShirley Temple Black , born Shirley Jane Temple, is an American film and television actress, singer, dancer, autobiographer, and former U.S. Ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia...
. Signed Michelle M." This is a fan in-joke mocking Dr Cox's temporary baldness in "My Night to Remember" and the fan reaction to it. - Kit PongettiKit PongettiKit Pongetti is an American actress, singer and writer, known for several acting roles, including playing Lady, the wife of the Janitor, in the show Scrubs.-Early life:...
, the actress who portrays Lady, was originally seen as the doctor who takes over the office next to Dr Kelso's, in the episode "My Philosophy". - Lauren Stamile, who guest starred as Shannon, also appeared on Grey's AnatomyGrey's AnatomyGrey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in...
as Nurse Rose.