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Scrubs: My Malpractical Decision (1)

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J.D. is approached by Neena Broderick, a malpractice attorney, asking him to do a risky procedure on her father.
Meanwhile, Elliot guides Doug to a new career path and Turk struggles to avoid a hypochondriac patient. Read full recap »

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Writers:: Janae Bakken

Director:: Gail Mancuso

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); Neil Flynn (The Janitor); Sarah Chalke (Dr. Elliot Reid); Zach Braff (Dr. John Michael "J.D." Dorian)

Recurring Role:: Johnny Kastl (Dr. Doug Murphy); Sam Lloyd (Ted Buckland); Mike Schwartz (Lloyd)

Guest Star:: Richard Kind (Harvey Corman); Biff Yeager (Dr. Walch); Dayo Ade (Mr. Hovey); Tacey Adams (Woman); Amy Rilling (Nurse)

Featured Music:
"I Want To Know" by The Mavericks
"One" from the Broadway musical A Chorus Line edit »
On the 'practical joke' scene between Turk, J.D and the Janitor, before the Janitor dips his hands in the blue paint, he brings his (headless) mop out of the 'water' and realises that it has no head, however the bottom of the mop pole isn't dripping blue like it should be if it was partially submerged in blue paint. edit »
In the original shot of Harvey Corman and Neena Broderick shaking hands, Corman's hand is visibly empty, contrary to the closing shot supposedly explaining how those two met, by Broderick handing Corman a business card through the handshake. edit »
When JD, Turk, and Elliot are lying in the hospital beds, the window is to the left of J.D. and Turk, and the right of Elliot and the coma patient. The shadows cast by their faces, however, are inconsistent with this setup, as all close-ups show shadows being cast to the individual's right, regardless of location. edit »
When showing the results of Turk's prank on the janitor, Janitor's hands are blue and dripping, only up to his wrists, then when they cut back to him, his hands aren't dripping, and are blue halfway up his forearms. Additionally, the walls clearly don't have blue handprints on them in the shot immediately prior to being revealed. edit »

The 916 area code is the Northeastern California area. edit »
Turk's Number's (916) Call-Turk or (916) 225-5887, does work as Zach Braff said it would. Turk reminds you to keep watching the show at 9:30 EST. He also states the show is moving to the 9:00 EST time slot soon. Some lucky callers must have called at the right time, as it was noted that at some points, the machine didn't pick up, but cast and crew did! Zach Braff, Sam Lloyd, Robert Maschio, Donald Faison and creator Bill Lawrence were all reported as answering a few of the calls now and then. edit »

Turk(on answering machine): Dude! Mr. Corman is suing me! And that ice princess is his attorney! When did he get a chance to meet her?! What am I gonna do? Call Turk as soon as you get this!
Neena: Are you coming in or what?
J.D.'s Narration: In the end, it's always best to rely on your principles to make decisions.
J.D.: Hell yeah!
Answering Machine: Message deleted. edit »
J.D.: Okay, I'm confused, I thought you weren't interested in me.
Neena: Well maybe I just said that to make it easier for you. Or maybe I said it 'cause I knew you'd do what I wanted you to. I'm not sure. edit »
J.D.'s Narration: As I stood there confused but enjoying Neena's very long kiss with just the right amount of tongue, I thought about how when you make tough decisions good things can happen. Like the confidence you can gain from finding your true calling.
Doug: Hey, Nelson. Got some of your handiwork down in the morgue today. Were you operating with a blindfold on or what? edit »
J.D.: You know, if you really wanna piss him off, we should follow him to his office and just have sex right in front of him! Ahhhh, that would never work, I couldn't perform. It's a mentor thing. edit »
Neena: Thank you. And I hope I didn't ruffle your feathers too much while I was here.
Dr. Cox: Sweetheart, I find it amusing that you think you're so much as a blip on my radar. Better go ahead and jot this down in your little lawyer notebook: Nothing you could possibly do could ever, hee-hever get to me. edit »

J.D.: Mr. Steel, first name 'Man of'...
Man of Steel was the name given to the Comic book hero, Superman. Who felt as though he was made of steel, as no bullets could go through him. edit »

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hsimpson44
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My Malpractical Decision (1)
The Bottom Line: "Another great installment"
Turk gets sued by a patient and his lawyer is JD's new girlfriend. ...Continue »
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My Malpractical Decision (1)
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a cool episode! ...Continue »
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My Malpractical Decision (1)
The Bottom Line: "Cleverly plotted"
First of 2 parts ...Continue »
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