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My Old Friend's New Friend

Episode Number: 69    Season Num: 4    First Aired: Tuesday August 31, 2004    Prod Code: 401
The new Dr. Molly Clock arrives with her spaced out personality and doesn't cease to call J.D. "Johnny". But J.D. is fine with it, because there is nothing that is going to bring down his last week of being a resident before he officially becomes a full fledged doctor.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Eric Weinberg
Director: Bill Lawrence
Star: John C. McGinley (Dr. Percival "Perry" Cox),  Judy Reyes (Nurse Carla Espinosa),  Donald Faison (Dr. Christopher "Chris" Duncan Turk),  Zach Braff (Dr. John Michael "J.D." Dorian),  Sarah Chalke (Dr. Elliot Reid),  Ken Jenkins (Dr. Robert "Bob" Kelso),  Neil Flynn (The Janitor)
Recurring Role: Heather Graham (Dr. Molly Clock),  Christa Miller-Lawrence (Jordan Sullivan)
Guest Star: Cynthia Frost (Mrs. Grodberg),  Jordi Callabero (Massimo),  Hariet S. Miller (Elderly Woman),  Michael Alaimo (Mr. Radford),  Michael Belcher (Boy #1),  Bart Sumner (Mr. Blass),  Marshall Manesh (Akbar),  Jacob Christopher (Joel)

Notes

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The syndicated version does not show the scene of Turk and J.D. trying to find one another, appearing from different windows and eventually the roof of Sacred Heart. Instead, it shows Turk run into the hospital and immediately meeting J.D. near the nurses' station. This is odd because Carla goes from standing outside in street clothes to immediately standing by the nurses' station in her scrubs.

In Latin America, the scene of Turk and J.D. trying to find one another, appearing from different windows and eventually the roof of Sacred Heart, is shown. (edit)
J.D., Turk and Carla's scooters are the same colour as their scrubs: Blue, green and pink respectively. (edit)
Molly's name is probably a reference to Dolly Clock, one of the show's medical consultants, and wife of Jon Doris, the show's other medical consultant, who happens to be "the real J.D." (edit)
This is the first Season Premiere that Bill Lawrence hasn't written. (edit)
This episode takes place 2 weeks after the 3rd Season's Finale (edit)

Quotes

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Molly: So, where were we?
J.D.: Er... we weren't talking.
Molly: Was it 'cause of something you did? 'Cause I'm totally over it. I don't even remember what it was.
J.D.: No, I mean like, we've never talked.
Molly: How do I know your name then?
J.D.: You don't.
Molly: You're freaking me out Jimmy.
J.D.: It's Johnny.
J.D.'s thoughts: Why would you say Johnny? You hate Johnny. (edit)
Elliot: It's so strange feeling all alone when like a month ago I was part of this really tight group, you know?
Molly: Yeah. I had tons of friends at my old hospital.
Elliot: I gotta meet some new people.
Molly: Do you wanna, uh, get a cup of coffee tonight?
Elliot: Can't. I'm hitting the internet hard and going on a friend hunt! (edit)
Janitor: Bull's eye!
J.D.: We're not done with our thing yet, are we.
Janitor: No. For you, it's all just beginning.
J.D.'s Narration: The weird thing is, he was right. (edit)
J.D.: Look, Dr. Cox, I know you were using reverse psychology with Mr. Radford.
Dr. Cox: You do, do you?
J.D.: Yes. And I figured it out all by myself, without anyone helping me or explaining it directly in my face or anything. (edit)
Elliot: How are your thighs?
Molly: They're very hot and pink.
Elliot: Do you want me to rub ointment on them?
Molly: It's okay.
Guys: Awwwwwwww. (edit)

Trivia

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Even if Dr. Molly Clock doesn't cease to call J.D. "Johnny", he is used to it because that's the way his brother calls him all the time. (edit)
Featured Music:
"Rapper's Delight" by Sugar Hill Gang
"I Would Do Anything For Love" by Meatloaf (sung by Mr. Blass)
"All By Myself" by Eric Carmen (sung by the Cast) (edit)
When J.D. runs out the door to the taxi, his namebadge is present. But when he reaches the taxi and turns around it is gone. When you next see J.D. (hanging out the hospital window) the badge is back. (edit)
At the start of the first scene when Dr. Clock is walking toward the fan-holding Janitor, a toggle of her dress hanging from her cleavage blows up onto her shoulder, the Janitor explains why he's holding the fan and the toggle is hanging again, then he walks off and in the next shot, it's back on her shoulder. (edit)
When J.D. questions the legality of Mrs. Grodberg's usage of the word "jzilbek" in their Scrabble game, the board is shown set up so that "jzilbek" could not have been the last word played. (edit)

Allusions

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Conversely, Dr. Cox mentioned in this episode that he could not care less about "The O.C."

This is a reference to the FOX's teen drama show "The O.C". (edit)
The Beverly Hillbillies:
When Carla informs Turk that the 'tiny bowls' he complains about are actually sake cups, she calls him Jethro in reference to the uncultured son of the Clampett family in The Beverly Hillbillies. (edit)
Wolverine:
J.D. seems to have named his 'gang' The Wolverines. This is an allusion to the comic book character Wolverine. Hugh Jackman plays this character in the X-Men movies, so this is probably J.D.'s ineffective revenge against Dr. Cox for expressing his dislike against the actor.

Despite the Dr. Cox-Hugh Jackman reference, the more likely allusion is to the 1984 movie Red Dawn. Turk and Elliot had watched the movie in the episode "My Heavy Meddle" in the first season and were apparently quite familiar with it; the main characters of Red Dawn start a small guerrilla gang called "the Wolverines" to fight a Communist invasion of the U.S. (edit)
Meat Loaf:
Mr. Blass sings "And I would do anything for love, but I won't do that. No, I won't do that."

This is a line from the Meat Loaf song "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)". Meat Loaf won the 1994 Grammy for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance on this song. (edit)
The Wiggles:
Dr. Cox's list of things he doesn't care about includes "Jeff, that Wiggle who sleeps too darn much!". He is referring to the Australian childrens' entertainers The Wiggles, and specifically Jeff Fatt who plays keyboards and accordion in the band. Jeff is known for falling asleep at inopportune moments. (edit)
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"Cleverly plotted"
Do you not get face rubbing?
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Awesome season premire!
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Turks back from his honeymoon!!!
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Best way to kick off season four
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Good episode!
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