My Bed Banter & Beyond

Season 1, Episode 15, Aired
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After going to bed and spending an entire day having sex, J.D. and Elliot go to work trying to hide their new secret romance, but everybody already knows it.
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  • Definitely one of my favorites.

    10
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    By Canogaparkcindy, Apr 15, 2010 Report Abuse
    This episode was so original, this show is so original in general. I love how this episode jumps around to different days and the psychiatric reviews. This episode was in continuation to the last fantastic episode. Elliot & JD have had sex, and basically one of the timeliness is them having sex all day. And their relationship seems perfect, but then it jumps around to the next day where everything goes to crap. When it turns out to be so hard to handle a relationship, it just wasn't working out. They argued over the most stupidest things, it annoyed me at one point. At least this episode gives closure to their relationship, at least for now. From this episode, we take that there not good together, which was the point of this episode to show us that. The psychiatric reviews were pretty funny and a light break from all the Elliot/JD. Turk/Carla seem to be coming along nicely. Kelso continues to be a jerk. Cox opens up completely to the psychiatrist. And I think I liked his tapes the best. He told it like it is, and that's what I love about Cox. It was still sad to see Elliot & JD breaking up in the end, and they both tell the psychiatrist that their not in a relationship by the end. That last scene broke my heart. They were so sure it was going to work out, and it just didn't. An amazing unpredictable original episode.moreless

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  • Elliot and JD spend their whole day in bed, and then the next day go through a years worth of relationship roller coasters in one day at work, eventually ending things.moreless

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    By EPHS009, Jul 22, 2008 Report Abuse
    Oddly enough, my girlfriend and I just watched this episode together and she loved it, having never seen Scrubs before, and I think this was the perfect episode to show her. The writing in this one was classic, from the way the characters revealed their inner emotions, to something as simple as the camera work on the pizza box to reveal the time JD and Elliot have in this somewhat dream like reality of repeated sex. The awkwardness revealed in their next day of work is a perfect replica of average relationships and how they encounter problems, and sometimes don't overcome them. Another reason Trilling is a genius.moreless

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  • After going to bed and spending an entire day having sex, J.D. and Elliot go to work trying to hide their new secret romance, but everybody already knows it.

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    By Trottelfresse, May 10, 2008 Report Abuse
    Here they tried something new and it actually worked very well. Especially compared to later 'special' episodes like the musical and the fairy tale one. I like how we find out more personal things about the characters when they talk to the physicatrist (sp?). It was a little bit confusing at times, when it switched between past and presence. I had to watch it twice until i actually got it. As a Jelliot shipper, it kinda dissapointed me that they didn't get a real chance to be together. But kinda bothered me, is that every time there was a sweet 'Jelliot' moment, it switched to somebody talking to the physicatrist. Even thought i generally enjoyed these scenes. But all in all it had a few flaws but was still a suberb episode!moreless

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  • J.D. and Elliot embark on their first romantic relationship. But, as many people know, no relationship is perfect and they soon discover just how feelings for another person can destroy a relationship.moreless

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    By jmac070, May 06, 2008 Report Abuse
    This is my favorite episode of Scrubs. However, it's not very funny and does not deal with medicine, but rather emotions and REAL life. If that's not what you want, then watch a different episode. But for people who do, this is the perfect episode. Through testimonials and monologues, the Scrubs writers show truthfully the fragility, ups and downs of relationships. Elliot and J.D. seem to have very strong feelings for each other, which eventually leads them to the beginning of their relationship. But, unfortunately for them and as demonstrated by the psychiatrist interviews, relationships aren't perfect and cannot be based just on romantic feelings. This is very well illustrated by Turk and Carla's separate testimonials, which show that although their relationship has problems, it works out because they really do love each other. Dr. Cox's testimony is my favorite part of the episode because it shows that just because someone is rock hard on the outside doesn't mean they must be on the inside. And he doesn't get over-emotional either. He plainly states, "Bottom line, those couples that are truly right for each other wade through the same crap as everybody else but the big difference is they don't let it take them down." It was a tear jerker, though, because I personally wanted to see Elliot and J.D. end up together. Wonderful acting, music use, plot, and beyond, you will not be sorry after watching this classic episode.moreless

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  • SPOILERS AHEAD. In this episode, we see two of our favorite characters trying out the relationship they seem to be meant for. But as always, there's trouble in paradise, and the whys are seen through the staff's individual interviews with a psychiatrist.moreless

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    By filmafic06, Mar 24, 2008 Report Abuse
    I think this is one of the best episodes of the season, if not of the series. Although it includes the typical happy-in-love escapist bedroom scenes and shots of J.D. and Elliot being a couple, such standard TV-love fare is balanced by Dr. Cox's excellent monologue on how delicate and torrential relationships are, intercut with the fall of J.D. and Elliot's relationships. It's tragic and tugs the heartstrings in the show's typical introspective manner. I teared up at the end of the episode when I first saw it, and I don't recall any show like "Dawson's Creek" ever making me do it.moreless

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    • In this episode Dr. Cox doesn't call J.D. any Girl Name, probably because he's too focused on the hospital psychiatrist interview. Edit
    • In the scene Carla is criticizing Turk's comments about one of the nurses, between the camera shifts there's another nurse seated behind her, then there isn't, then there she's again and finally there she isn't. Edit
    • As previously said, during the first season the Janitor was going to be a part of J.D.'s imagination and as such should never interact with the other characters. Nevertheless, once more we can perfectly see him interacting with other characters. In the beginning of this episode the Janitor not only annoys Nurse Laverne with the floor polisher machine, but J.D. and Elliot laugh about it. Edit

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    • Title Explanation: "My Bed, Banter, and Beyond" probably refers to the Bed that J.D. and Elliot are in throughout the episode, the bantering J.D. and Elliot do throughout the episode, and the other places they go signifies beyond. Edit
    • The episode was originally 28 minutes long (DVD episode). It was cut down to 22 minutes in order to be aired on TV. Edit

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    • Elliot: Have you ever been more uncomfortable in your entire life? (J.D.'s memories kick in) Woman on TV: My God! You look hot in that dress. J.D.'s grandmother: What movie are we watching? J.D.: It's Basic Instinct, Grandma. (Back to today) J.D.: Yeah, once. Edit
    • J.D.'s narration: What are you doing? Elliot's amazing and you're crazy about her. If you let her leave, I'm gonna do this all day: I get knocked down but I get up again. You're never gonna keep me down. I get knocked down... Edit
    • J.D.: I can't believe today's over. Elliot: I can't believe I ate half a pizza. J.D.: Oh please, Elliot, I had, like, two pieces. Elliot: If you tell anyone anything about today, please leave that part out. Edit

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    • "Maneater" by Hall & Oates: Dr. Cox: (to psychiatrist) ...And I'm not talking about the "whoa-whoa, here she comes" kind of man-eater. Dr. Cox is quoting the song "Maneater" by Hall & Oates. The song was recorded in 1982 and it reached the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 at the end of that year. Edit
    • Jägermeister: Todd: You wanna go out some time? Elliot: With you? Todd: Me and a bottle of Jägermeister. Jägermeister is a strong liqueur flavored with herbs. Its recipe is a secret, but it is claimed to be a blend of 56 herbs. Curiously, besides its use as an alcohoolic drink, it can be consumed as a digestive spirit similar to stomach bitters. Edit
    • ColecoVision: Turk: When I was seven years old the only things I loved were my ColecoVision and Sandy Lowe. The ColecoVision was a video game console released in August 1982 and discontinued in 1985. It offered arcade-quality graphics and gaming style, the ability to play other consoles' video games and the means to expand the system's hardware. Edit

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