Scrubs Overview
This half-hour comedy focuses on the bizarre experiences of fresh-faced medical intern John “J.D.” Dorian (Zach Braff) as he embarks on his healing career in a surreal hospital crammed full of unpredictable staffers and patients where humor and tragedy can merge paths at any time.
Joining the rumpled J.D. in his exhilarating brave new world are his college buddy, Chris Turk (Donald Faison, “Clueless“), an intern with a more elite surgical group, and J.D.’s fellow medical intern, the beautiful and driven Elliot Reid (Sarah Chalke, “Roseanne“). Keeping the new interns on their toes are: The fatherly chief of medicine, Dr. Bob Kelso (Ken Jenkins); the abrasive, worldly Dr. Perry Cox (John McGinley), and the caring but slightly jaded nurse Carla Espinosa (Judy Reyes). The hospital janitor (Neil Flynn) also never seems to miss an opportunity to harass his target.
INT. SACRED HEART HOSPITAL – DAY
JD walks through the front doors and passes by Dr. Cox and Elliot in a fight as always.
JD (inside voice)
Working in a hospital is kind of like being in a 1980s family sitcom. You’ve got the emotionally distant father, who really cares about his kids but only shows it through tough love.
DR. COX
Look Barbie, I know it may seem confusing to read expressions but this face is telling you, please, please, please go before I unleash years of pint up aggression on you.
ELLIOT
How could you be so angry so early in the day?
DR. COX
It’s amazing how many things can happen before the day has begun, let’s see, during his morning bath, your lovely misguided son can decide that today he wants to be a fish so he will drink, eat, and poop in the bath tub. Then his hormonal mother decides she needs a break from parenting so we need to spend tons of money on a 3-day spa.
ELLIOT
Well that sucks but I need help with this one patient, it seems like he has a common bacterial infection but he’s unresponsive to any of the antibiotics.
DR. COX
Sorry Barbie, but of all the things I care about, helping you is probably the lowest on my list, right before watching any single Hugh Jackman movie ever made in the history of time.
ELLIOT
Really Dr. Cox?
DR. COX
(Groans) Give me the chart.
JD walks by a patient and her lover in a personal conversation concerning their relationship problems. Apparently they recently moved in together and he’s a slob so they’re arguing over chores.
JD (inside voice)
Then there’s the meddling yet compassionate neighbor who feels like everybody else’s problem is her problem.
Carla swoops in with some relationship advice that she’s sure will end fix all of their problems.
CARLA
See what you need to do is make a wheel full of chores, it’ll make it into a fun game. Then you just figure out what would be a great prize. I usually give my husband a sugar-free Popsicle, he loves it, and our place has never been more organized. Just think about it.
COUPLE
Thanks?
JD (inside voice)
Yep, everyone here has a role to play. It’s a delicate balance that keeps this hospital running smoothly.
JD walks towards the ICU desk where Turk is filling out a chart for a patient. Carla arrives after her talk of wisdom to input data.
ELLIOT
(blows hair out of face)
Watch out for mister angry pants he’s already on his daily rampage.
TURK
Umm.. Elliot, I noticed that you gave invitations to everyone in the hospital except for me, why is that?
ELLIOT
Carla can you please tell your stubborn husband that until he decides to apologize for undermining my authority with my last patient, I won’t be talking to him, which includes inviting him to my awesometastic house warming party. By the way, it’s going to be more fun than the time my Uncle Jack and I played tennis on the 4th of July with the fireworks he bought from out of state. That is until one of the neighborhood squirrels found his way into the box while Uncle Jack wasn’t looking. That squirrel flew sky high.
TURK
That sounds like fun. Carla make her let me go.
ELLIOT
If only someone would apologize…
TURK
It was the right thing to do, she clearly needed surgery.
ELLIOT
It was my call to make and I could have treated her with penicillin or…
CARLA
Turk you could just apologize and we won’t have this problem anymore.
JD
Oh Carla, my warrior prince has too much pride to apologize for that. That’s one of the many things I love about him.
TURK
See.
ELLIOT
Well it looks like you’re not coming to my party then.
TURK
Ha. You talked to me!
ELLIOT
Frick.
Elliot and Carla walk away.
TURK
JD you gotta get me in that party.
JD
Don’t worry brown bear, I’ve already got it covered.
JD starts daydreaming about how he would sneak Turk in the party. His plan involves folding up Turk and putting him into a trendy purse. As he arrives at Elliot’s place he tells Turk what is going on at the party. He then realizes that he can cut a hole in the purse so Turk can see it for himself. He tries to cut a hole by using a knife from Elliot’s kitchen then he pokes Turk’s eye out. Fortunately Dr. Wormling, the new attendee at the hospital with an eye patch, has an extra eye patch to give to JD.
JD
I wonder how he lost his eye.
THEME SONG. “I can’t do this all on my own. No, I know, I’m no superman. I’m no superman.” JD and Turk start walking down the hall, going towards a new patients’ room.
TURK
I just don’t understand why she’s still mad at me. Its one patient, it’s not like we never had a disagreement about a patient before. I mean, it’s not my fault I’m always right.
JD
Maybe she’s just frustrated, it’s not easy to be the only private practice doctor here, especially when people don’t really take you seriously.
TURK
I don’t know, it just seems like she’s taking it too far, I mean, tennis with fireworks, missing that is cruel and unusual punishment.
JD
Well maybe you just have to say sorry then. Let’s see what we have here.
GIRL
She keeps vomiting, it seems like she has a fever, and she’s been complaining about stomach aches.
JD
Hm. Is it Vivian?
VIVIAN
Yes
JD
How long has this been happening Vivian.
VIVIAN
About 2 weeks.
JD
And you didn’t consult a doctor before?
VIVIAN
He told me that these symptoms are some of the side effects of the surgery and I couldn’t find a place that would take me in without my parents consent.
JD
Side effects? What surgery did you have? And how old are you?
VIVIAN
Yeah, he said I might become nauseous or drowsy if I overworked myself. He told me to stay off of my feet for a while and he gave me some pills to ease the recovery process.
GIRL
She had an abortion.
VIVIAN
Theresa?!
THERESA
They have to know Vivian. How else are they going to treat you? She’s fifteen years old. She couldn’t afford for her parents to find out so a friend of mine whose studying medicine agreed to do it for her.
JD
How far along were you?
VIVIAN
Three months.
JD
Vivian, We’re not sure if your friend knew how to correctly perform this procedure. There are a number of complications associated with amateur abortions, one of which is permanent cervical damage. But rest assured, I will figure out what’s going on, you’re in good hands. I have to ask though, how did you get admitted here without your parents consent?
Fanfiction by Professor Martin's Social Life of Media 
This is awesome as I used to be a big fan of the show. Many of the exchanges between the characters seem like the realistic playful encounters that might actually happen in the show, especially the Elliot tennis-squirrel-fireworks rant. The ending took a turn I wasn’t expecting but it kind of made me think back to our discussions on education entertainment.
I have only seen bits and pieces of this show, but it seems like you did a good job of replicating the kind of light, bantering conversation that is common on Scrubs and sitcoms in general. I liked the reference in the beginning to 80s sitcoms because it adds humor based on the fact that the character himself is in a sitcom (I can’t remember what the writing device is called when a character references the same medium in which they appear, disregarding the fact that they themselves are also in that medium) – but from what little I know about Scrubs, that device seems to be characteristic of the show. Nice job!
Wow that was incredibly true to the characters! You did a really good job coming up with little back stories like, yes the squirrel thing and then you did a good job of putting the silliness and the seriousness into the same story like Scrubs often does. Good job friend!