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Ben takes the news of his diagnosis pretty well - at least better than his sister Jordan and J.D.
Remarkably, it is Dr. Cox who is the voice of reason and compassion, until his own fears get in the way.
Meanwhile, Turk and Elliot have their own issues to deal with. Turk is upset because he wasn't chosen to assist on a difficult surgery and Elliot is criticized during rounds by Dr. Kelso for the 100th time. Read full recap »

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Writers:: Neil Goldman Garrett Donovan

Director:: Michael Spiller

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

Recurring Role:: Charles Chun (Dr. Wen); Robert Clendenin (Dr. Zeltzer); Christa Miller-Lawrence (Jordan Sullivan); Robert Maschio (Dr. Todd Quinlan); Neil Flynn (Janitor); Philip McNiven (Roy); Johnny Kastl (Dr. Doug Murphy); Sam Lloyd (Ted Buckland); Aloma Wright (Nurse Laverne Roberts); George Miserlis (Crispin)

Guest Star:: Katya Abelsky (Child #2); Lela Lee (Bonnie); Brennan Louie (Child #1); Paul Perry (Randall)

The Janitor states that J.D's first kiss was with a girl named Sara Briggs. His future girlfriend on the show is named Kim Briggs. edit »
The Janitor breaking into J.D.'s locker and reading his diary was foreshadowed in the previous episode, when Ben's photographs of the Janitor included a shot of him poking his head out from behind a block of lockers. This is similar to the shot of the Janitor appearing from behind the same block of lockers in this episode. edit »
J.D.'s female name given to him in this episode by Dr. Cox is Rhonda. edit »
During the part in the episode where J.D. is saying that everyone feels alone, many of the cast members are shown doing the same thing. In the commentary, it is revealed that Judy Reyes did the movements like a mirror image so they flipped it in editing. This is why you can see Carla's name tag on the side of her scrubs opposite the one she normally wears it on. edit »
The procedure that Todd says he wants to perform is the whipple procedure, the same procedure that Turk wanted. edit »

Title Explanation: "My Hero" refers to J.D.'s view of Dr. Cox as a hero. This relationship dynamic is explored throughout the course of the series, culminating in the fifth season episode "My Fallen Idol". edit »
The surgical white board includes the names Spiller (surname of episode director Michael Spiller) and Lawrence (surname of Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence). edit »
J.D. keeps a diary about all his thoughts and events. edit »
Ted's band is in fact actor Sam Lloyd's real life a capella band. When Bill Lawrence found out about Sam's band, he couldn't resist finding an excuse to put them in the series. edit »
First appearence of Ted's band, "The Worthless Peons." We hear them sing the theme from "Underdog" and "Speedracer."

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J.D.: What's wrong?
Janitor: I lost my mop.
J.D.: Really? edit »
Janitor going through J.D.'s diary
Janitor: "He'll always be a hero to me." What a girl. What else we got? Theater camp. Ha ha. Bingo. edit »
Dr. Cox: Oh, give me a break. I'm not good at this stuff, you know that.
Ben: It's okay.
Dr. Cox: I don't like the big conversations.
Ben: It's cool. I've been thinking about death a lot lately.
Dr. Cox: Oh, you gotta be kidding me... edit »
Ben: Oh, man. I love you but you-you're a complete wuss.
Dr. Cox: I guess I got a little scared.
Ben: Well, let me know if there's anything I can do to help you through this rough patch. edit »
Dr. Cox: So, uh... you know, what's up?
Ben: You know, this and that. Hey, I met someone.
Dr. Cox: Really?
Ben: Yes. Well, she took a stool sample so I think she works here. Uh, redhead? Uh, tall?
Dr. Cox: Not on the staff, no.
Ben: No? Strange young lady. edit »

Dr. Cox: Congratulations! Your DiMaggio-like streak for saying nothing even remotely interesting is still alive and well!

Joe DiMaggio was a Baseball player who scored a monumental feat of hitting in 56 games in a row. edit »
Superman:
This episode contains numerous allusions to the man of steel:
1. Dr. Cox flying out a window. This refers to Superman's tendency to do the same.
2. The Cape that falls off of Dr. Cox as he walks away looks exactly like Superman's.
3. When Dr. Cox walks away at the end of the episode, he stops and stands with his hands on his waist and turns his head to the left as superman often did. edit »
The Real World: The short introduction when Perry bails when things get "too real" is a take on the MTV series, The Real World. edit »

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Trottelfresse
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My Hero (2)
The Bottom Line: "Exactly why I watch this series"
The goes on were My Occurrence ended. ...Continue »
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MrPixelAttack
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My Hero (2)
The Bottom Line: "Fine example"
Fine example ...Continue »
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kempelito
member since: Feb 25, 2007
My Hero (2)
The Bottom Line: "Series classic"
Ben has found out he has leukemia, and tries to find himself and his new situation. At the same time, Dr. Cox tries to get Ben and Jordan together as a team, and then Dr. Cox is the one who bails out ...Continue »
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SMGslayer97
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My Hero (2)
The Bottom Line: "Another great installment"
Brendan Fraser Pt. 2 ...Continue »
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Kennymustnotdie
member since: Jul 25, 2006
My Hero (2)
The Bottom Line: "Series classic"
Sad,Funny and Scrubs episode!! ...Continue »
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