My Friend the Doctor

Season 3, Episode 9, Aired
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Turk is happy that he finally makes it through a solo surgery without the assistance of an attending surgeon.''Dr. Cox dreads the fact that he is getting older.''J.D. also makes a discovery as he finds out that many of the hospital staff don't know the Janitor as he does.moreless
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  • Problems emerge in Elliot & JD's friendship.

    8.0
    "Great"
    By Canogaparkcindy, May 30, 2010 Report Abuse
    A great episode, that was pretty slow paced in the beginning but brought a lot of character development by the end. When Turk gets his "moment" in the surgery room, Elliot wants to have that "moment" that distinguishes her as a doctor, something that she hasn't had yet. Meanwhile Cox hurts his back, and realizes that he's getting older, the plot itself wasn't that great but I loved the Carla/Cox interaction, and it reminded me of the old days in which Carla & Cox had nice genuine moments. In this epsiode, that certainly did happen between them. Cox's plot becomes more serious when he starts referring to his future with his son. Everything else in his plot was pretty funny especially when he has to have sex with Jordan with his back hurt. There is not much going on in this episode which brought the rating down a bit, but both main plots were fantastic. Elliot tries to get that defining moment, until JD steals that moment and ends up saving a patient. Problems emerge in their friendship, and Elliot confronts JD on his feelings for her, but he is in denial that he even likes her anymore considering he is dating Danni. Then he finally lets Elliot have her moment, and her patient ends up dying on her, which I think in my opinion makes her character develop, I feel like she is toughening up. Regardless if her patient died or not, she finally refers herself as a doctor. A great emotional episode, regardless if not much was going on, it was still an enjoyable watch.moreless

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  • Wonderfull show, not the best episode.

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    By lyora, May 30, 2010 Report Abuse
    Mainly this episode reinforces the idea that JD and Elliot are having problems, and Dr. Cox is getting older, and the Janitor is odd.

    In this episode, JD is still dating Jordan\'s sister, Danni (Tara Reid). Turk has to do an operation on his own, and does well. JD, possibly out of jealousy of Turk or obsession of Elliot, tries to out-do Elliot. Elliot gets upset with JD. Dr. Cox hurts his back and only lets Carla know. The Janitor picks up a few diffrent accents and later admits to being an actor.

    And I really wanted to point out the fact that The Janitor (Neil Flynn) really is in The Fugitive(1993) credited as \"Transit Cop\".

    There really isn\'t alot going on in this episode. Mainly I just found it funny that they included a refference to The Fugitive.moreless

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  • Dr Cox hurts his back!

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    By Trottelfresse, May 11, 2008 Report Abuse
    Really good episode. I liked JD dating Danni! The Janitor was weird but funny. The minor chracters had some good lines (like Todd: "That's for the 'sex' part in Sussex.).
    Dr Cox badly hurts his back showing off in front of Turk and then realizes that he isn't the youngest anymore.

    The only thing kinda bothering was Jelliot. JD might be dating Danni now, but they still show him trying to compete with her. I always enjoyed Jelliot in the earlier Seasons. But it's just getting old now. JD isn't impressed with the false personalities the Janitor uses on the rest of the staff, until he recognizes him playing a transit policeman watching The Fugitive one night. I didn't really know that this happened in real life, but i think that it was a great idea!moreless

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  • I loved this episode.

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    By tornadof33, Aug 30, 2006 Report Abuse
    This episode seemed to some people i guess as not going anywhere and having no real conclusion.
    However in my view it had a huge effect. Good emotional touch when the janitor reveals it was true, (he really did play the part in the Fugitive). Aims his hands at JD in gun form, the music was extremely good fo that moment. fantastic episode in my view. "You tell anyone I'll kill you" the janitor says. Once again you hink the janitor is making relationship progress with JD, but nope.
    Heres a little bit of interesting info about the actor playing the janitor.
    He was originally supposed to play a tiny, pathetic part. But the actor, a natural induvidual refused to read, or remember his lines, (not caring) when he came out and did his own thing, everyone loved it and he got put back on again and again, after everyone loved the chemistry between JD and him.moreless

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  • A good episode!

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    By OeTvGreat, Aug 04, 2006 Report Abuse
    JD becomes obssessed with the Janitor when he finds out that no one seems to know him as well as he does, so he begins to complain about this with Danni and Carla, and later finds out that the Janitor take part of the movie "The Fugitive", but Janitor says that he is OK with this life. Meanwhile, Elliot feels that she is not a real doctor and when JD steals her great moment she becomes mad at him. Cox feels a really back ache and that causes troubles with Jordan, and Turk is really proud of doing a solo surgery. What a cool episode and this one was funny!moreless

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    • Elliot has previously said that she has never had an orgasm, yet she tells a patient about the time when her friend's brother told everyone what her orgasm face looked like. Edit
    • Featured Music: "Hero" by Enrique Iglesias "Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of" by U2 "Someone" by Tammany Hall NYC "Empty Room" by Brian Paturalski "Lone Ranger Theme" "The Fugitive Score" "Theme From Shaft" (performed by the cast) Edit
    • The Todd is supposedly 25% British. Edit

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    • Neil Flynn (The Janitor) did, in fact, play the "Transit Cop" in The Fugitive, and that was actual footage from the film. This has led some fans to speculate that the Janitor's unspoken name is also Neil Flynn. Edit

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    • Turk: Hey, baby. Todd and I are going to the arcade, so I'm a get some quarters out your purse. Carla: I'm old. J.D.'s Narration: Others eventually accept who they are. Dr. Cox: Yeah, well I'm older. Now would you please get me down to my damn car? Carla: Sure, let's get your big Irish ass to your car so nobody knows that you hurt your back! Let's not worry about my back! Edit
    • Doctor: Goodnight, Efrem! Janitor: Goo-goo-goo-goodnight... doctor. Edit
    • J.D.: You know why I wanted that to be you in 'The Fugitive'? Because it would mean you used to be a guy who had dreams and ambitions; and even though things didn't work out the way you'd hoped, at least it would explain why you are the way you are and...make you human. But instead, it turns out you're nothing more than a... a jerk who just likes to mess with people for no reason. Janitor: "Kimball!"... You tell anybody, I'll kill ya! Edit

  • Allusions

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    • The Fugitive: Carla and Dani are watching the movie The Fugitive on television. The movie features the Janitor (Neil Flynn) who ironically played in the 1993 movie. Edit
    • Saturday Night Live After saving a patient's life and receiving accolades from the patient's family, J.D. states: "Oh, please, I put my pants on one leg at a time, just like you guys...Except, after I put my pants on, I save your husband's life! Oh, no he didn't!" This is a reference to the Saturday Night Live Skit featuring Christopher Walken in which he tells the fake Blue Oyster Cult that he puts his pants on one leg at a time...except once his pants are on, he makes gold records. Edit
    • Shaft: JD's fantasy about Turk enjoying his fame in surgery has Turk singing about himself to the theme of "Shaft." Edit

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