Scrubs: My Day Off
My Day Off
- 9.
- Season: 1
- Episode: 9
- First Aired: 11/20/2001
- Prod Code: S107
J.D. gets to see the hospital through the eyes of a patient when he's admitted for appendicitis. Elliot examines him and he tells everyone how cold and rough she is, which drives her crazy. J.D. doesn't want Turk to operate on him, which hurts Turk's feelings.
Meanwhile, Dr. Cox is trying to show off to his mentor, Dr. Benson, the ex-chief of medicine, who is also a patient at the hospital. The only thing in his way is Dr. Kelso, who almost dismissed Dr. Benson prematurely. Read full recap »
- Writers:
- Janae Bakken
- Director:
- Elodie Keene
- Stars:
- Donald Faison (Dr. Christopher "Chris" Duncan Turk)
- John C. McGinley (Dr. Percival "Perry" Cox)
- Zach Braff (Dr. John Michael "J.D." Dorian)
- Judy Reyes (Nurse Carla Espinosa)
- Sarah Chalke (Dr. Elliot Reid)
- Ken Jenkins (Dr. Robert "Bob" Kelso)
- Recurring Role:
- Charles Chun (Dr. Wen)
- Neil Flynn (Janitor)
- Guest Star:
- Drew Wicks (Patient #1)
- Dylan Wagner (Tommy's brother)
- Angee Hughes (Admitting Nurse)
- Trevor Davis (Tommy)
- Michael McDonald (Mike Davis)
- Paul Collins (Dr. Benson)
- Amelinda Smith (Jennifer)
- In this episode Dr. Cox didn't call J.D. any Girl or Dog Name, which happened probably because he was too worried with his former mentor, Dr. Benson. edit »
- In the scene Turk is operating J.D.'s appendix we can see behind Turk a wall full of x-rays, meaning the "O.R." is actually the x-ray room. edit »
- In the scene in which Elliot stumbles and because of that spills food in a patient's face, we can perfectly see there was no spaghetti on the plate and, if you watch carefully, you can see the spaghetti was already in the patient's face. edit »
- Featured Music:
"Hooch" by Everything
"Fuzzy" by Incredible Moses Leroy
"The Magican" by Bobby McCall & Dontrell Mayfield edit » - The song, The Magican by Bobby McCall & Dontrell Mayfield was featured in this episode and last episode. edit »
- Title Explanation: "My Day Off" signifies J.D. being off work at the hospital, and now becoming a patient for a few days. edit »
- (Janitor removes the television while J.D. is watching)
J.D.: Hey, I was watching that.
Janitor: It's broken. edit » - Turk: So Elliot's exam was that bad, eh?
J.D.: Dude, she violated me.
Turk: In a good way? edit » - Turk: This girl's pretty hot, so try not to blow it, okay?
J.D.: Why do you say that?
Turk: Because you're like a 24-hour convenience store. You never close. edit » - J.D.'s Narration: Ah uncomfortable silences and alcohol… just like Thanksgiving at home. edit »
- J.D.: No seriously man, I want you to know if I ever need surgery again, I want you inside of me.
Turk: I wanna be the one inside you. edit »
- Columbus:
When J.D. says "there was the Niña...", he is referring to one of the boats Columbus used to sail to America (Santa Maria, Pinta and Niña). edit » - Pat Benatar:
Turk: To me you'll always be that geeky kid with the Pat Benatar t-shirt.
Pat Benatar is an American rock singer, which is widely known between other things to have featured with the music "You Better Run" in the second music video ever played on MTV. edit » - Rodin:
(J.D. daydreams Dr. Kelso is exihibiting him as if he was The Thinker during rounds)
Dr. Kelso: Still, Rodin's masterpiece makes us wonder, why didn't he spend a little less time thinking and a little more time at the gym?
Auguste Rodin was a famous French sculptor, painter and printmaker, being accounted as one of the most preeminent sculptors and also one of the few with broad name recognition outside the arts community. edit » - Fat Albert:
Turk: You're like a 24 hour convenience store. You never close.
J.D.: That sounds like a Fat Albert joke.
Born from the mind of legendary comedian Bill Cosby, Fat Albert was an old cartoon series that was made into a movie starring Kenan Thompson in 2005. "You're like a _____. You _____." was a common format for jokes on the show. edit »
My Day Off
The Bottom Line: "Character development"05/10/08 10:47am | report abuseMy day off ...Continue »
My Day Off
The Bottom Line: "Well written"04/16/08 12:34am | report abuseJ.D. Sees The Hospital Through The Eyes Of A Patient When He Is Admitted With Appendicitis, Elliot Examines Him And He Tells Everyone How Rough And Cold She Is, Dr Cox Tries To Impress A Former Chief Of Medicin, Only Thing Standing In His Way Is Kelso. ...Continue »
My Day Off
The Bottom Line: "Exactly why I watch this series"04/16/07 06:40am | report abuseJD finally has a day off...but his peace isn't meant to last as he has appendicitis and must undergo surgery. ...Continue »
My Day Off
The Bottom Line: "Fine example"02/24/07 01:53pm | report abuseJD is a patient at Sacred Heart and tells everyone how cold and rough Elliot's check ups are and does not want Turk to opperate on him; Dr. Cox tries to impress his old mentor, who is also a patient. ...Continue »
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