Scrubs: Season 3

Buena Vista (2003)

Comedy
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Plot

Scrubs focuses on the lives of several people working at Sacred Heart, a teaching hospital. It features fast-paced dialogue, slapstick, and surreal vignettes presented mostly as the daydreams of the central character, Dr. John Michael "J.D." Dorian.

Cast

Zach Braff John Dorian
Sarah Chalke Elliot Reid
Donald Faison Christopher Duncan Turk
Judy Reyes Carla Espinosa
John C. McGinley Perry Cox
Ken Jenkins Bob Kelso
Neil Flynn Janitor
Christa Miller Lawrence Jordan Sullivan
Sam Lloyd Ted
Charles Chun Wen
Aloma Wright Laverne Roberts
Robert Maschio Todd

Crew

Director
Chris Koch
Jason Ensler
Producer Bill Lawrence , Gabrielle Allan
Writer Rich Eustis , Bill Lawrence
Cinematography John Inwood , Andrew Rawson
Musician Jan Stevens

Episodes

Disc 01

1
My Own American Girl
30 mins  02/10/2003
A run-in with her old flame Sean and an accident in her new car lead Elliot to the realization that nothing good has happened to her in the three years that she has been at Sacred Heart. This realization drives her to take drastic measures, including a complete makeover, both inside and out, in an attempt to change her luck. Meanwhile, J.D. gets stuck with a patient, whose diagnosis he can't quite pin down, and when Dr. Cox denies him any assistance, he looks to Carla and Turk to help him out. While Dr. Cox is busy not helping J.D., he takes the time to make amends with Dr. Kelso.

Director:  Bill Lawrence 

Writer:  Bill Lawrence 

Guest starring: Sean Whalen, Umoja Butler, Nicholas Di Nardo, Jerry Farmer, Brad Koepenick, Bonnie Perlman, Mark Meismer, Jennifer Lothrop,  Lee Arenberg

2
My Journey
30 mins  09/10/2003
J.D. is feeling left out of his friendship with Turk and gets hurt when Turk is scared of opening up to him. Meanwhile, Carla is driven crazy over an unidentified urine sample, and Elliot tries to balance Sean and her career, so that one doesn't end up getting in the way of the other.

Director:  Michael Spiller 

Writer:  Tim Hobert 

Guest starring: Maureen McCormick, Vince Brocato, Melody Butiu, David Doty, John Hemphill, Vaughn Lowery,  Shelley Malil, Michael Hagerty

3
My White Whale
30 mins  23/10/2003
Finding difficulties training his interns, J.D. asks to Elliot for some help. She tells J.D. about Sean, who gave Elliot great tips based on his dolphin training that fit perfectly for her interns. Dr. Cox finds the ideal pediatrician for his son: Dr. Norris, who acts and looks just like him. However, Dr. Cox is quick to find a problem with him once Jack develops a cough that scares both him and Jordan.

Director:  Michael Spiller 

Writer:  Eric Weinberg 

Guest starring: Patrick MacManus, Luke Gregory Wilson, Torrey DeVitto, John E. Cheffy,  Christopher Meloni, Kiran Rao, Robbie Swift,  Markie Post, Jace Milstead, Catherine Langlas

4
My Lucky Night
30 mins  30/10/2003
Sean is a bit surprised and disturbed to learn about Elliot and J.D.'s history together, but it turns out his anger is really a cover up for his upcoming six month long trip and he doesn't want Elliot to explode. Dr. Cox. is forced to swallow his pride and actually ask for help when he decides to throw his hat in the ring for the Residency Director position at the hospital. Carla picks up an extra shift as a surgical nurse, which allows her to spend the day working alongside with Turk, to his great annoyance.

Director:  John Inwood 

Writer:  Garrett Donovan  / Neil Goldman 

Guest starring: Matt Winston, Fred Ornstein, Arthur Roberts, Jennifer O'Dell, Jeff Lapensee, Ian Kerr, Jan Devereaux

5
My Brother, Where Art Thou?
30 mins  06/11/2003
Dan decides to stay with J.D. for a while after their mom's new fiancé kicks him out, but after spending some quality time with him at the hospital, Dan isn't sure if he likes the cynical person his little brother has become. Elliot tries to deal with her own problems of a long distance relationship and decides to try moonlighting as a pet examiner with Carla to save up money.

Director:  Marc Buckland 

Writer:  Mike Schwartz 

Guest starring: Scott Rabideau, Kattia Ortiz, Don Perry

6
My Advice to You
30 mins  13/11/2003
A chance meeting in the elevator sparks a new friendship between J.D. and the mysterious Danni whose ongoing dialogue about her ex forces J.D. to talk about his feelings for Elliot. Carla's brother Marco comes to visit, but he still hasn't forgiven Turk for mistaking him for a valet at their mother's funeral. Unfortunately, Turk can't even apologize because Marco can't speak anything but Spanish. At the hospital, Dr. Cox relishes his new job promotion but is surprised when J.D. doesn't follow his lead in contradicting Dr. Kelso's orders.

Director:  Gail Mancuso 

Writer:  Debra Fordham 

Guest starring: Freddy Rodriguez, Christopher R.C. Bosen,  Tara Reid

7
My Fifteen Seconds
30 mins  20/11/2003
As J.D.'s relationship with Danni progresses, he and Dr. Cox are forced to spend more time together outside of the hospital, to Perry's great chagrin. Meanwhile, as they each deal with problems in their own relationships, Carla and Elliot work to find their own balance between their personal and professional relationships. Dr. Kelso accidentally punctures his eardrums giving the hospital staff an opportunity to tell him how they truly feel about him.

Director:  Ken Whittingham 

Writer:  Mark Stegemann 

Guest starring:  Erik EstradaNicole Sullivan

8
My Friend the Doctor
30 mins  04/12/2003
Turk is happy that he finally makes it through a solo surgery without the assistance of an attending surgeon. Dr. Cox dreads the fact that he is getting older. J.D. also makes a discovery as he finds out that many of the hospital staff don't know the Janitor as he does.

Director:  Ken Whittingham 

Writer:  Gabrielle Allan 

Guest starring: Bernie Kopell, Adam Biesk

9
My Dirty Secret
30 mins  11/12/2003
Elliot is feeling uncomfortable using clinical terms for her patient's private parts – a result of a repressed childhood and an accidental orgasm she inflicted on a patient during a pelvic exam - so Carla tries to teach her how to say "vagina" and "penis" without blushing. Meanwhile, Dr. Cox crashes at J.D. and Turk's after taking bad advice from J.D. Carla suggests no more sex until the wedding and Turk only comes to terms with it after learning the real meaning of romance from a patient with prostate cancer. Ultimately Carla backs down on her own idea when she has a stressful day at work finally letting people make fun of her.

Director:  Chris Koch 

Writer:  Matt Tarses 

Guest starring:  Barry Bostwick, David Platt, Julie Sanford, Carrie Stroup

10
My Rule of Thumb
30 mins  22/01/2004
Carla and Elliot try to help a patient, Maggie, lose her virginity as she prepares to die. Walking in on her sister and Dr. Cox prompts Danni to move in with J.D. Dr. Cox attempts to convince Turk to do a kidney transplant for a patient he has "moved up" the list. But a personal grudge seems to stand in the way and may decide whether the patient lives or dies.

Director:  Craig Zisk 

Writer:  Janae Bakken 

Guest starring: Joel Huggins, Joe Sabatino,  Mike Starr, Nickolaus Brown, Cheryl White, Jessica Kate Meyer

11
My Clean Break
30 mins  03/02/2004
J.D. tries to break-up with Danni, but she beats him to it when she realizes that she will always be second place to Elliot in his heart. Dr. Cox suddenly becomes a nice guy and Elliot changes back to her old self after Dr. Kelso criticizes her new look.

Director:  Chris Koch 

Writer:  Angela Nissel 

Guest starring: Jordan Feldman

12
My Catalyst
30 mins  10/02/2004
J.D. believes he may have finally found a mentor in Dr. Kevin Casey, a surgeon with obsessive-compulsive disorder, and it turns out that Dr. Cox has always been jealous of the guy. Meanwhile, the Janitor and his new assistant help Kelso out with a garbage problem.

Director:  Michael Spiller 

Writer:  Bill Lawrence 

Guest starring:  Michael J. Fox

13
My Porcelain God
30 mins  17/02/2004
Elliot finds herself perplexed over a simple procedure that leaves her questioning her career path. She goes to seek Dr. Kevin Casey's advice but becomes frustrated when she learns that the epiphany toilet, which the Janitor secretly installed on the roof, is getting more attention than she is. Meanwhile, Turk asks J.D. to be his best man at his wedding, which sends J.D. into sheer bliss momentarily until he hears a phone message that makes him question his friendship with Turk.

Director:  Adam Bernstein 

Writer:  Tim Hobert  / Eric Weinberg 

Guest starring: Manley Henry, Lou George, Juan Carlos Cantu, André Blake, Vince Micelli,  Michael J. Fox

14
My Screw Up
30 mins  24/02/2004
Jordan's brother and sister return, but Dr. Cox learns that his brother-in-law Ben hasn't visited a doctor about his cancer in the two years he has been gone traveling the world.

Director:  Chris Koch 

Writer:  Garrett Donovan  / Neil Goldman 

Guest starring:  Brendan Fraser, Richard Clarke Larson, Warren Munson, Randall Winston

15
My Tormented Mentor
30 mins  02/03/2004
Jordan's friends Allison and Maddie come to town to provide moral support for Jordan after her brother's death – however, their constant presence does not provide any relief to Dr. Cox. Meanwhile, Turk tries to impress the new female surgeon, Dr. Miller, but his first encounter serves only to leave him baffled by the opposite sex yet again. Attempting to reinforce the policy on sexual harassment at Sacred Heart, Carla is forced to teach a course where Dr. Kelso is the number-one student.

Director:  Craig Zisk 

Writer:  Gabrielle Allan 

Guest starring: Carter Jenkins, Julie Warner,  Embeth Davidtz, Lawrence H. Toffler

16
My Butterfly
30 mins  16/03/2004
An ever present butterfly prompts the question on what could have happened different as Turk looks for his lucky do-rag for surgery, and Elliot tries to find a lost stuffed animal for a child needing a bone marrow transplant.

Director:  Henry Chan 

Writer:  Justin Spitzer 

Guest starring: Donald Sage MacKay, Zaid Farid, Lily Goff, Renee Ryan, Brandon Waters

17
My Moment of Un-Truth
30 mins  30/03/2004
J.D. must keep a secret when Carla's "what-if" guy asks her out on a date. Meanwhile, on the other side of the argument, Carla hounds Turk for checking out other women. Elliot is also on the spot as Dr. Cox and Dr. Kelso both advise her not to give her patient drugs as they suspect he is an addict faking pain.

Director:  Gail Mancuso 

Writer:  Rich Eustis 

Guest starring: Nestor Carbonell, Alexander Gaberman, Cathleen Gallagher, Paul Tigue

18
His Story II
30 mins  06/04/2004
Turk has to confront a young patient of his, when he accidentally cuts a nerve and the boy (who happens to be a concert pianist) loses use of one of his hands. Meanwhile, one of Elliot's patients unintentionally teaches her a lesson about her relationship with J.D.

Director:  Jason Ensler 

Writer:  Mark Stegemann 

Guest starring: Scott Foley, Kyle Sullivan, Jason Baumgard, Portia Dawson, Michael Edwin, Mackenzie Hannigan

19
My Choosiest Choice of All
30 mins  20/04/2004
J.D. hooks up with Danni again, after Sean returns, but he can't forget about his passionate night with Elliot. Meanwhile, Dr. Cox realizes, that he might actually have a crush on the one doctor he loathes.

Director:  Adam Bernstein 

Writer:  Mike Schwartz 

Guest starring: Jennifer Anderson, Brogan Roche, Hank Lindsley, Joshua David Jordan, The Polyphonic Spree

20
My Fault
30 mins  22/04/2004
Elliot asks Sean to move in with her, which only adds to J.D.'s problems. Turk is unsure why Dr. Miller's attitude towards him has changed, until he finds out that Carla un-invited her from their wedding. Dr. Kelso outrages Dr. Cox when he announces that Sacred Heart will begin doing full body scans, starting with an ever present hypochondriac patient, who wants any freebies he can get.

Director:  Richard Alexander Wells 

Writer:  Debra Fordham 

Guest starring: Richard Kind, Dayna Devon, Sybil Azur, Cheyenne Haynes, Austin Kelly, Jeffry E. Stein, Jim Hicks

21
My Self-Examination
30 mins  27/04/2004
J.D. is unsure what to do, when he realizes he made a mistake telling Elliot he loved her. The Janitor squares off against Dr. Cox after he loses the election of the janitors to Randall. Carla's brother Marc constantly puts Turk in a tough situation, when Turk forgets to write his wedding vows.

Director:  Randall Winston 

Writer:  Janae Bakken 

Guest starring: Martin Klebba, Michael Coleman, Arron Kinser, Freddy Rodriguez, Larry Thomas, Jennifer Anderson, Margaret Easley, Cody Estes

22
My Best Friend's Wedding
30 mins  04/05/2004
The big day for Turk and Carla has finally arrived, but a patient holds up Turk. With Elliot still angry at him, J.D. attempts to reconcile her with Sean as a way to make everything right again in their friendship.

Director:  Bill Lawrence 

Writer:  Tim Hobert  / Eric Weinberg 

Guest starring: Freddy Rodriguez, Hattie Winston, Jason Baumgard,  George Takei, Art Bonilla, Rene Hall, Maria Coke, Dougald Park

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Disc 03

Disc 04

Edition Details

Series Scrubs
Packaging Keep Case
Subtitles English; French; German; Spanish; Swedish; Finnish; Norwegian; Danish
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 4

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Features

Disc 01 Don't Try This At Home Twist and Shoot Long Term Residents What Up Dawg? Scrubs Factor Robert Keeps Talking

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