My No Good Reason (1)

Season 6, Episode 13, Aired
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Laverne and Dr. Cox engage in a philosophical debate. Carla finds a hot nanny for Isabella, and Turk struggles to find a way not to leer at her.''Elliot smuggles a patient's dog into the hospital to cheer her up and ends up in hot water with Dr. Kelso.''A tragic twist awaits at the end, challenging everyone to decide if they think everything happens for a reason.moreless
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    By Canogaparkcindy, Sep 12, 2010 Report Abuse
    Zach Braff should have gotten some kind of award for this outstanding episode. Zach Braff directs, and the last time he directed, was season four and that was his directional debut on this show. This episode was 10x better in direction. Zach Braff is great in my book, directing an episode, and still being the main focus of the show is admirable.

    A lot of emotional plots here, almost sensational, this episode gave closure yet it had a pretty amazing cliffhanger. Cox doesn't believe that everything happens for a reason. Laverne begs to differ, and out of all the speeches Cox has done on this show, Laverne's speech to Cox blew all of his speeches away. Something I would have never expected is everything tying together as Laverne gets in a car crash and now is in a comma which is the cliffhanger.

    Jordan & Cox's relationship continues to be amazing, and never gets old. Turk being attracted to the nanny was hilarious, and the end when Carla fired her was great too. "She was a racist thief!" Elliot gets suspended by Kelso, as he continues not to talk to talk to her. This plot had closure when Elliot gives her thank you speech to Kelso for teaching her to be such a great doctor. Kelso talks to her after, after weeks of not talking to here. Amazing arc there. All the plots were emotional in some way, and it didn't forget to be funny either, just an amazing episode, with an amazing cliffhanger and theme: "Everything happens for a reason"moreless

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  • Zach Braff directs another GREAT episode.

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    By mangeeh, Jul 30, 2008 Report Abuse
    Zach directs with such class and talent and makes the episodes even better.
    One of the plot lines was basically built up on a philosophical debate between two staff members. Leading towards something that no one could have guessed.

    The second plot line was Janitor trying to help out Elliot with one of her kind of odd problems. Has to be mentioned that Neil Flynn's appearance in this episode was more then fantastic.

    And as for the comedy part for this specific episode. Turk is having a major problem not to eyeball their new hot nanny which of course upsets Carla.

    "You'd be surprised how many bad things around here happened for a good reason."moreless

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  • A pretty good episode, but with some flaws.

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    By soldyoursoul, Nov 01, 2007 Report Abuse
    This episode, on the surface, is great. Many of the jokes in this episode are completely fresh and original, and I really enjoyed it for the most part.

    But when I thought about it, there were some things that felt completely out of place. 1] Dr. Cox's character. Dr. Cox is something of an atheist, and he cracks lots of anti-christian jokes. But in this episode he took it too far. Admittedly, his clash with Laverne was very dramatic and powerful. However, Dr. Cox is more mature than how he acted in this episode. He antagonized Laverne constantly and actually went up to her. We've seen in previous episodes that although Dr. Cox isn't exactly enthusiastic about religion, he tolerates other people's beliefs because he's mature to some degree. 2] The whole concept of Laverne dying. The only reason it was done was because the writers believed Season 6 to be the last season and wanted to do something sensational. The fact that the show now has to kill off its characters to keep us interested is disconcerting. Scrubs never used to have to resort to things like this. If you think about it, season 6 has been ALL over the place. Every season has a his/her story episode, but this season had many. The one with Dr. Kelso and the Iraq War, the one with Jordan/Todd/Ted, the one where Dr. Cox = House, the musical, the flashback episode comprised of nothing but clips, and so on. I feel like Laverne's death falls into this list because the writers felt the need to do a sort of "special" plot every other episode. The ending of this episode didn't seem like Scrubs at all; it sounded like a line from a soap opera. HOWEVER, the next episode slightly makes up for this by being very well delivered and believable. The forced death concept is slightly alleviated by how great the next episode really is.moreless

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  • I love it when Zach Braff directs...

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    By super_friend21, Sep 22, 2007 Report Abuse
    An actor turned director, a comedian who doesnt have to try hard to be funny and a director who doesnt have to try hard to be emotional - this episode was truly one of the best of the series and bestof the season! It starts off like any old classic episode but ends with a dramatic cliffhanger that shakes you to the core. Laverne and Dr. Cox engage in a philosophical debate about the question: 'Does everything happen for a reason?'. Carla finds a hot nanny for Isabella, and Turk struggles to find a way not to leer at her. Funny scenes with the nanny cam! Elliot smuggles a patient's dog into the hospital to cheer her up and ends up in hot water with Dr. Kelso but they end up calling a truce. And one of their own ends up in a coma...moreless

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  • One of the best of the season, hands down.

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    By CarolCarolCarol, Jul 09, 2007 Report Abuse
    A classic philosophical debate engages between two characters throughout the episode, all leading up to something no one could have foretold.

    On an episode that seemed fit to be a powerful drama, the writers still worked in sub-plot lines that offered the comedic relief that was absolutely necessary for such a tear-filled and shocking conclusion to this excellent episode.

    The comedy in this particular episode comes from Turk's struggle not to stare at his daughter's hot nanny, and in particular, the nanny cam and J.D.'s fantasy sequence involving her.

    The janitor also makes an appearance, offering assistance for one of Elliot's strange problems smuggling a dog into the hospital for a patient.moreless

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    • The nanny shouldn't have called Turk "Mr. Turk", especially not in a hospital. After a person becomes a doctor it is improper to refer to them as anything but Dr. when using a title. Edit
    • When J.D. is explaining his date with Heather to Turk, the three guys that he said beat him up in High School are wearing the Letterman Jackets from T.C. Williams, the High School used in "Remember The Titans", a movie with Donald Faison (Turk) playing football. Edit
    • Dr. Cox claims to believe that nothing happens for a reason, but in the episode "My Cabbage", right after he tosses the bed pan at J.D., he tells him that everything happens for a reason. Edit

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    • Original International Air Dates: Denmark: April 11, 2007 on TV3 Edit

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    • Turk: How'd you assemble everybody so quickly? Todd: Oh, I got the word out. BOOBIES! BOOBIES! Edit
    • (J.D.'s fantasy date with Heather) J.D.: I had a really good time tonight. Heather: Thanks, me too. (Heather puts her hand out to shake but J.D. slaps it) J.D.'s narration: But I knew you needed me so I went for it. Italian style. J.D.: It's not what you want. (They start making out) J.D.'s narration: And just when it couldn't get any better... (Three guys walk up to them) Chad: J.D.? J.D.: Oh my God. Chad Miller, Danny Murphy, Jim Stegger. The three football players who used to beat me up in high school. Chad: Looks like we were wrong about you. J.D.: What are you guys up to now? Chad: We're all gay together. You remember Kristen Fisher? J.D.: Of course. You turned me down to both homecoming and prom even though I didn't ask you to either one. Kristen: Well I'd love to make it up to you and have sex with both of you. If that's alright with you, Heather. Heather: As long as we make it all about J.D. J.D.: Sure. Come on in. Chad: Enough of this. Let's go bang. (Cuts back to reality) J.D.: And that's why Heather will never look attractive to you again. Turk: Come on buddy. J.D.: Where did I lose you? Turk: How did Kristen know Heather's name? J.D.: Damn! You're good! Edit
    • Turk: I need you to ask Heather out on a date. J.D.: Don't worry, buddy. You know how I roll, I start with a couple of the cuff jokes. Next up I need you to find out if she's allergic to anything. That way I'll say I'm allergic to the same thing. Woman love that. "Gluten? Me too! We can eat together!" Thirdly, if I lose a patient I'll be able to cry like I just watched "Extreme Home Makeover". If everything goes according to plan, I should be out with her on a casual, not a real date, just two friends having a beer talking about their lives thing in seven to nine weeks. Edit

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    • Ricola: The "boobie horn" Todd blows is a parody of the Ricola commercial, where they blow the "Ricola horn". Edit
    • The Blair Witch Project Elliot: I don't have a husband or kids, and the last movie I went to see was "The Blair Witch Project", which is the main reason I stopped camping. The Blair Witch Project is a revolutionary kind of scary movie that came out in 1999, in which three students disappeared while camping. Edit

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