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My Identity Crisis

Episode Number: 143    Season Num: 7    First Aired: Thursday November 15, 2007    Prod Code: n/a
Turk tries to assure a worried Carla that their daughter will acknowledge her Latin heritage.
The Janitor challenges J.D. to identify everyone in the hospital, when it is discovered that he uses nicknames, because he doesn't know the people's actual names. If J.D. can't name all of them, he must take up the mop for a day.
Dr. Cox realizes that he is lonely without his wife and children.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Dave Tennant
Director: Gail Mancuso
Star: Neil Flynn (The Janitor),  Ken Jenkins (Dr. Robert "Bob" Kelso),  Judy Reyes (Nurse Carla Espinosa),  John C. McGinley (Dr. Percival "Perry" Cox),  Sarah Chalke (Dr. Elliot Reid),  Donald Faison (Dr. Christopher "Chris" Duncan Turk),  Zach Braff (Dr. John Michael "J.D." Dorian)
Recurring Role: Andrew Miller (Jack),  Bob Bencomo (Dr. Coleman Slawski (Colonel Doctor)),  Geoff Stevenson (Dr. Seymour Beardface),  Sam Lloyd (Ted Buckland),  Robert Maschio (Dr. Todd Quinlan),  Christa Miller-Lawrence (Jordan Sullivan)
Guest Star: Aloma Wright (Nurse Shirley)

Notes

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Original International Air Dates:
Denmark: March 26, 2008 on TV3
Sweden: July 5th, 2008 on TV6 (edit)

Quotes

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Jack: (On answering machine) Daddy, Grandma says you once peed in the garden.
Perry: Guilty. (edit)
J.D.: (while mopping) It's like this ammonia is seeping into my brain and making me violent and angry and hateful.
Janitor: Yup, that's how it starts.
J.D.: (at a passing doctor) What the hell you lookin' at?!
Janitor: Nice.
J.D.: That felt good. (edit)
Turk: Somehow, distantly, I'm related to the guy who invented peanuts.
Carla: Turk, that's George Washington Carver. He didn't invent peanuts, he just thought up uses for them.
Turk: I'm talking about the little foam packaging peanuts. How dumb do you think I am? (Carla shrugs) Baby! (edit)
Dr. Cox: Go to hell, Bob.
Dr. Kelso: I didn't even say anything. (edit)
Carla: My mother taught me how important my heritage is. I will do the same for Izzie, and speaking Spanish is a huge part of that. Plus, I want to take her to the homeland.
Turk: Baby, you're from Chicago. Just get her a deep dish pizza. You know what, why don't you get me a deep dish pizza? With onions and sau-saaage.
Carla: Turk, I was referring to the Dominican Republic. And if you say, isn't that where I bought my wrinkle-free chinos, I may kill you. (edit)

Trivia

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The Janitor claims he knows the names of everyone who works at the hospital. This is the same guy who frequently refers to Elliot as "blonde doctor" or to Turk as "black doctor" when talking about them. (edit)
In the scene where Turk is listening to a recording of conversational Spanish while in bed with Carla, the recording gives the wrong Spanish phrase for "What time is it?" The recording says "Cuando es?" when the correct phrase is "Que hora es?" (edit)
Featured Music:
"Who are You?" originally by the Who, covered by The Blanks
"Opportunity" by Pete Murray (Closing scene) (edit)
It is revealed that Colonel Doctor's real name is Coleman Slawski which is so similar to the salad sold by KFC, the Cole Slaw. (edit)

Allusions

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Carla: Turk, I was referring to the Dominican Republic. And if you say, isn't that where I bought my wrinkle-free chinos, I may kill you.

Carla is referring to the store Banana Republic, the high-end division of the Gap Corporation, known for their high-quality chinos. (edit)
Laverne and Shirley
Aloma Wright previously played the character Laverne and her new character's name is revealed in this episode as Shirley. A nod to the TV series "Laverne and Shirley". (edit)
Clone High
Turk has a conversation about whether or not he is related to George Washington Carver. Donald Faison voiced Carver's clone on the animated show from Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence. (edit)
Risky Business
When J.D. is thinking of what Dr. Cox is going to do when he is home alone, he pictures Cox reenacting a scene from the movie Risky Business, starring Tom Cruise. (edit)
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Community Reviews (12)

 
9.0
Superb
My Identity Crisis
"Above average"
Definetly better than last week !!
Continue » Posted May 31, 2008 8:51 am PST
10.0
Perfect
My Identity Crisis
"Series classic"
better then last week
Continue » Posted May 2, 2008 2:07 am PST
7.0
Good
My Identity Crisis
"Average"
good but something is still missing
Continue » Posted Apr 11, 2008 10:25 am PST
8.9
Great
My Identity Crisis
"Pivotal"
Great episode! A big improvement from last week!
Continue » Posted Nov 30, 2007 5:30 pm PST
9.1
Superb
My Identity Crisis
"Another great installment"
Another classic episode. and still the mystery that is the Janitor's name.
Continue » Posted Nov 22, 2007 1:45 am PST
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