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Dr. Cox had a patient that he hadn't been able to diagnose for two years, and he is back again.
Dr. Kelso has to face a retirement board when his true age is revealed.
Elliot and Carla try to find enough people in favor of Dr. Kelso to keep him as Chief of Medicine. Read full recap »

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Writers:: Aseem Batra

Director:: Rick Blue

Stars:: Zach Braff (Dr. John Michael "J.D." Dorian); John C. McGinley (Dr. Percival "Perry" Cox); Donald Faison (Dr. Christopher "Chris" Duncan Turk); Sarah Chalke (Dr. Elliot Reid); Neil Flynn (The Janitor); Judy Reyes (Nurse Carla Espinosa); Ken Jenkins (Dr. Robert "Bob" Kelso)

Recurring Role:: Christa Miller-Lawrence (Jordan Sullivan); Sam Lloyd (Ted Buckland); Manley Henry (Snoop Dogg Resident); Geoff Stevenson (Dr. Beardface)

Guest Star:: Jerry Sherman (Mr. Mandelbaum); Peter Holden (Alex MacRae); Duke Stroud (Board Member); Alison White (Butch Doctor); Tyler Poelle (Boon)

Dr. Cox's patient is eventually diagnosed with acute intermittent porphyria. J.D., Turk, and Dr. Cox all pronounce the porphyria incorrectly. The correct pronunciation is "poor-feer-ia". edit »
When Turk is celebrating to his diagnostic of Dr. Cox's patient he is clearly air guitaring to the opening song of the series. edit »
A lot of facts about Dr. Kelso are revealed:
- his first kill was a 19 year old girl
- he started working at Sacred Heart when he was 26
- he became Chief of Medicine in 1985 edit »
Ted gets 23 stitches after he bites off his tongue. edit »
Featured Music
"Little Victories" by Matt Nathanson (Closing scene) edit »

Original International Air Dates:
Denmark: May 28, 2008 on TV3
Sweden: July 5, 2008 on TV6
Germany: November 5, 2008 on ProSieben edit »
According to the commentary, part of the end clip before the board meeting was re-shot after the writers' strike. edit »

Dr. Kelso: Hey, that's a nice jacket, Ted. What is it, wool? (Rubbing Ted's jacket)
Ted: It's a polynylon blend. Do you really like it?
Dr. Kelso: No. Bathroom is just out of paper towels. edit »
Carla: Janitor, have you ever heard the phrase "delusions of grandeur"?
Janitor: I believe I coined that phrase. edit »
J.D.'s narration: Dr. Cox had a patient that he hadn't been able to diagnose for two years; and he was back.
Dr. Cox: Look, Alex, I'm afraid I still don't know what's causing all of this, so I'm gonna go ahead and treat your heart palpitations with beta blockers.
J.D.'s narration: Turk and I couldn't resist playing a little game called "poke the bear".
J.D.: So Turk, yesterday I had this patient that I just could not diagnose.
Turk: Wow, you must have felt like a real jackass.
(Dr. Cox starts looking at them, getting suspicious)
J.D.: I did feel like a jackass, but then I was able to figure out what was wrong with him, because I'm not a jackass, I'm a good doctor.
J.D.'s thoughts: Ok, now just stay calm so he doesn't realize what you're up to. (Dr. Cox looking angrily at them) Oh no, Turk's breaking. Quick, distract the bear with a casual greeting.
J.D.: Oh hey, Dr. Cox, how are things? edit »
Dr. Kelso: You know, when I was an intern, they made us work sixty-hour shifts. Quite a few colleagues got drummed out because they couldn't cope. The rest of us were so sleep-deprived we barely managed to stay sane. I'll never forget the day we caught Seth Finkel gently cradling a cadaver head which he swore belonged to his ex-girlfriend, Millie. (Chuckles) A year later, Seth actually did kill Millie. Ironically, Millie donated her body to science and that spring, we caught another intern cradling her dead head. (Chuckles again) Life's little cycles. edit »
Elliot: I keep thinking about Kelso. He reminds me of my grandpa. He's pervy, demeaning and an eensy bit racist, but you crave his love anyway because he smells like peppermint. edit »

Dr. Cox: (To J.D.) Hermione, have you seen Mr. McRay's urine test?

Dr. Cox is of course referring to Hermione from the Harry Potter Novels. edit »

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Moeabbad
member since: Apr 18, 2008
My Dumb Luck
The Bottom Line: "Exciting"
This episode is pinyata ...Continue »
04/29/08 05:15am | report abuse
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scrubsduber
member since: Jan 23, 2006
My Dumb Luck
The Bottom Line: "Average"
Hmmm, quite disapointing.
SPOILERS! ...Continue »
04/26/08 03:38am | report abuse
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jimbo_001
member since: Jul 12, 2005
My Dumb Luck
The Bottom Line: "Pivotal"
Chief of Medicine, Bob Kelso, is 65 and gunning for forced retirement. ...Continue »
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fray429
member since: Nov 28, 2006
My Dumb Luck
The Bottom Line: "Revealing"
Sacred Heart is going through some changes ...Continue »
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The_Poolmeister
member since: Mar 19, 2007
My Dumb Luck
The Bottom Line: "Another great installment"
Whilst kelso's job is on the line Elliot and Carla rally to try and save his job ...Continue »
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