His Story IV

Season 6, Episode 7, Aired
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The hospital is seen through the eyes of Dr. Kelso, who befriends an Iraq War veteran.''The soldier's stay sparks a political debate among staff members.
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  • Kelso.

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    By Canogaparkcindy, Jun 23, 2011 Report Abuse
    I would have to say, this is the worst "His/Her/Their Story" ever on Scrubs. Politics aren't funny at all. And probably half of the Scrubs fans didn't even know what the Scrubs cast was talking about. Liberal/Republican who cares!? This episode had a lot of potential since we never really see what's going on in Kelso's head but I just found this episode incredibly annoying.

    Cox getting that upset over a coffee discount was out of character. The only highlight of this episode was the Janitor and killing animals to make salt and pepper shakers. The patient wasn't too great either and all of his conversations with Kelso were incredibly boring.

    One of the worst episodes of Scrubs in the history of time. It wasn't funny, just idiotic. It's a wonder that after all the great previous episodes we've been having, we get something like this.moreless

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  • I can see why people don't care for this episode, but I love it.

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    By evil1janitor, Feb 21, 2011 Report Abuse
    This episode was well-plotted, hilarious (the human magic 8 ball had me on the floor laughing), and not to mention it had Kelso at his best. As for the politics, I can understand how seeing your favorite character preach views that you are strongly against might be upsetting, but being a very political person, I found the concept fun to watch. However, I didn't much care for Private Dancer. He was okay in "My Perspective," but his performance in this episode was below par. Also, JD and Carla are hardly in the episode which was kind of disappointing. Kelso's performance is what made the episode great. Other episodes hinted that he had some morals but this episode clinched it. Also, the Janitor's performance as always left me gasping for air. The salt and pepper bunny was classic. The episode was definitely not without flaw but it is still one of my favorites.moreless

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  • im a kelso fan

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    By therealmoose, Apr 06, 2008 Report Abuse
    ok so heres the deal! when i watch scrubs usually the subplots dont realyl go inot my head and ignore them so all this tlak of the iraq war iwasnt really fussed about so i couldnt hate it or love it, i jsut watched it!

    kelso is one of my favorite characters on scrubs and for this reason i really enjoyed his story! the human side of him is genius and being able to see how he works is great! he's not all bad! granted he's an ass but he has his reasons like cox does! all in all i really like the epsiode! wasnt fussed about the sub plot and also lack of laughs have begun to get to me this season!moreless

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  • When a soldier who was injured in the war in Iraq is admitted to Sacred Heart, tempers flare and heated political arguments between the staff cause them to neglect their duties. Dr. Kelso narrates for the first time.moreless

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    By pharoah_ducky, Mar 06, 2007 Report Abuse
    This episode humanizes Dr. Kelso more, as he is generally portrayed as shallow and evil. I enjoyed it because it was not too sappy, as they have done previously in His Story III, when they focused on the Janitor.

    Scrubs tackled an important political issue in an irreverant manner, and the writers portrayed a caricatures of both the Republican and Democratic points of view on the war. The humor was well done, especially Dr. Kelso's monologue at the beginning of the episode, his assumption of the position of Head Nurse, and Elliot and Keith's feelings when they both realize they have common opinions on politics.

    Even though the humor and subject matter were fairly good, I still felt that the episode was a little stale. Perhaps it felt a little too preachy. In short, I feel that this is a very good episode, but not up to par with the rest of the series.moreless

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  • His Story IV has a injured patient who starts up a heated topic in the hospital.

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    By moskaitalia, Feb 22, 2007 Report Abuse
    This episode made me think a lot. I am not sure if I am pro war or against it for sure. I really liked this episode. I liked the fight that Cox and Turk had with Elliot. It was classic when they put her embarrassing quotes on the coffee cups. I think that the actor that played the injured soldier did a nice job. I liked how this episode was in Kelso's head. My favorite part was when he followed the cup cake. That was a classes. I hope that if they have another his/her story that it is as good as this one was.moreless

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  • Trivia

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    • Elliot reveals to everyone at Sacred Heart that she is a Republican. A fact first mentioned to J.D. in the episode "My Sex Buddy". Edit
    • In the scene where Dr. Kelso is narrating over Dr. Cox and Nurse Roberts, as well as Turk and Elliot, who are all arguing about the war in Iraq, Slagathor (Debbie) is standing at the end of Private Dancer's bed. You can clearly see a pink X taped on the floor showing where she is supposed to stand in the scene. Edit
    • Featured Music: "Up Where We Belong" by Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes ("An Officer and a Gentleman" parody scene) "Thrift Store T-Shirt" by Brent Jordan (Dr. Kelso becomes himself again) Edit

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    • Original International Air Dates: Denmark: February 21, 2007 on TV3 Edit
    • The person who plays the Iraq War veteran, is Michael Weston who is a long time friend of Zach Braff's and former roommate. Edit
    • Sam Lloyd did his own stunts during the "Human Magic 8-Ball" sequence and the sequence after that, where he pratfalls onto a rack. Edit

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    • Private Dancer: (Reading the quote on the side of the coffee cup) "My Bajingo's on fire", Elliot Reid, March 2003...(Suspiciously) What's a Bajingo? Edit
    • Quote of the month on Coffebucks cup: "I like laughing at poor people" -Elliot Reed Elliot: When I said that, I was watching Good Times! Edit
    • (Carla returns to the hospital after being on maternity leave) Carla: Hi everybody. Crowd: Welcome back, Pickle. Turk: Who the hell came up with Pickle?! J.D.: I did...if you call Carla "Pickle", then I can call Isabella "Little Gherkin"...I need this. Turk: (Shaking J.D.'s hand) Yeah you do. Carla: Actually babe, I'm just heading back home...it turns out my maternity leave doesn't end until NEXT week. Turk: Awwww Pickle, I'm sorry... (J.D. pats Turk on the shoulder and gives a thumbs up) Edit

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    • Private Dancer The soldier's name is reference to the 1984 album by Tina Turner, and the title track thereof (written by Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits). It was the best-selling album of 1985. Edit
    • Elliot: Oh please Laverne, global warming. Here's an inconvenient truth for you; Nobody cares! (Spraying her hairspray) 'An Inconvenient Truth' is a 2005 documentary film, with accompanying book by former Vice-President Al Gore about the issue of global warming! Edit
    • "For Dummies" books: J.D. is reading "The Iraq War for Dummies" which doesn't actually exist, but the "For Dummies" book series does include "The Vietnam War for Dummies," "World War II for Dummies" and "The Civil War for Dummies." John Wiley & Sons publishes the "For Dummies" book series, which is a how-to series of books on a broad spectrum of topics, written to present a general understanding of each topic to the average reader. Edit

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