My Occurrence (1)

Season 1, Episode 22, Aired
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Jordan's brother Ben is admitted at Sacred Heart for having an accident with a nail gun.''J.D. learns that Ben has leukemia, but won't believe it, since there have been many mixups in the hospital lately, so he goes on a search for the real test results.
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    5.0
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    By oufsta1, Aug 30, 2011 Report Abuse
    Jordan's brother Ben (Brendan Fraser) comes into the hospital after piercing his hand with a nail-gun; however Dr. Cox and J.D. later become worried when his hand will not stop bleeding. A blood test shows that Ben has leukemia. A series of paperwork bungles nearly has Turk operate on the wrong patient, and incorrectly leads Elliot to inform another patient that she's pregnant. J.D. therefore decides to wait before informing Ben of his positive blood test result, and asks the lab to check the result.

    They do so, and over a montage accompanied by "Hold on Hope" by Guided by Voices, they discover that Ben is fine. In a stylistic sequence, the staff all gather to watch Ben leave, and pose to have a picture taken. J.D. asks Ben why he let everyone pose for the picture, because he said earlier that posed pictures never look real. However, Ben points out that "none of this is real". The style returns to realism; J.D. is still in the doorway, holding the original diagnosis, and is forced to tell Ben that he has leukemia.moreless

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  • Jordan's brother is admitted in to the hospital.

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    By Canogaparkcindy, Apr 18, 2010 Report Abuse
    Jordan's brother, Ben, is admitted in to the hospital after a nail gun accident. Brendan Fraser guest stars as Ben. You can tell this episode is going to be good since it's a two-parter and you know there is going to be an awesome cliffhanger. After I finished watching this episode, I didn't know if this episode was terrible or great. There are a bunch of mistakes floating around the hospital, starting with Turk, then Elliot. Nicole Sullivan reprises her role as Elliot's patient, which is always great to bring back old patients. It seems like such a long time ago that Nicole was on this show, probably because so much eventful things happened in the season. Elliot has a mistake with a pregnancy test with her patient. So when JD gets the test results that Ben has leukemia, he passes it off as a mistake. He goes to every person that might have made a mistake. It turns out in the end, he's fine. Until JD has flashbacks on all the things he went through, he realizes nothing is real. It's all in his head. It goes back to the scene in which JD is about to tell Ben he has leukemia. He then tells him and it's to be continued. I didn't know it was terrible because it seemed like everything that happened in JD's head was just filler so they can make this a two-parter. But I give this show props for a shocking ending, and awesome editing as usual. And since is their first two-parter, I decided this episode was brilliant. Can't wait to see what happens with Ben. A brilliant episode.moreless

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  • When Jordan's Brother, Ben, comes in for a medical exam, Dr. Cox reveals his more compassionate side and J.D. must reluctantly deliver the bad news about Ben's health.

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    By Trottelfresse, May 10, 2008 Report Abuse
    This is one of these episodes you just never forget! Everything i hear the song ' Hold on hope' i think this episode. It was one of the more serious episodes, but there were still a few very funny moments. The character of Ben is very likeable and that makes it even sadder to see what happens to him. Jill Tracey was mildly annoying, but it wasn't that bad. She's just a little bit over the top. In the subplot of her wasn't that great. But this still deserves 10, since there isn't too much of her in there. The ending (JD's 'how it could have been' fantasy) was cleverly plotted, but it took me a little while to figure out when IT switched from reality to JD's dream. But when they take the picture together, you see that it's not reality, because of the blurryness.The Janitor was also subberb once again. One of my all time favorites!!moreless

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  • Awesome. Another reason why Scrubs stands out as the best comedy

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    By chovez, Apr 23, 2008 Report Abuse
    One of my top favorite episodes, and one of the first ones I saw, I was lucky, because I got hooked very quickly with the show also the second part "My Hero" is fantastic as well. The whole thing was very funny as usual, well I love Scrubs because I enjoy and pay attention to every little joke and quote, and always make me laugh. I had a great laugh with the fantasy of Ben's arm on fire, I love that. Another big one at the part of -"You are not going to write her one of your letters, because she doesn't deserve it!" -"I lost my thesaurus." The janitor was funny when he scared JD. I liked he hemapathologist scene of Doug, the scene of Ted, JD and Kelso in the elevator, Elliot's fake crying. Second appearance of the "annoying" Jill Tracy. Anyway, the episode was amazing and a little sad, very well written and unexpected. And JD knows in what movie has appeared naked an actress .
    Dr. Cox's friend and Jordan's brother Ben gets to Sacred Heart after he had an accident with a nail gun. Pretty funny scene with JD and both Cox and Ben at the beginning. Turk was about to remove one testicle, when he was informed there was a mistake. Elliot's friend returns to the hospital, and Elliot tells her she's pregnant, but then again there was another mistake. So when JD gets the results and it says Ben has Leukemia, he feels it was an error. Half the episode revolves around a big occurrence from JD. The scene with the flashbacks, along with the song "Hold on hope" made the episode. I was amazed. It was clever and great the part of "Come on JD, you know nothing of this is real", it was very well thought. At the end JD gets back to the reality and tells Ben he has Leukemia. Ben says -"That sucks.", JD says -"Yeah."
    It's a superb episode that you are not going to find on another comedy, the fourth brilliant episode of the season followed by other two.
    Brendan Fraser's 1/3 who comes back in the best episode ever.moreless

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  • Jordan's brother Ben comes to Sacred Heart due to a nail gun accident. J.D. finds out he has leukemia but doesn't believe it.

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    By platedate, Mar 23, 2007 Report Abuse
    A series class of Scrubs. A fine example. Just a good episode! It fulfilled my expectations of Scrubs, LOL. It was funny with Ben and how he takes the pictures all the time. The sibling rivalry between Jordan and Ben was also funny, because it is something I can relate to. It was also just a little bit sad how Ben got leukemia. But it was also a bit funny to see J.D. go out and try to prove the test results wrong, because he likes Ben so much and does not want him to get leukemia. A good episode!moreless

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  • Trivia

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    • Dr. Kelso always calls the interns for their last names (including the surgeons). However, he called Todd by his first name. Edit
    • J.D.'s female names given to him by Dr. Cox in this episode are Janice, Gladys and Carla. Edit
    • Ben is in the hospital originally due to the fact that he shot a nail through his hand. Later in the episode when he goes out to talk to J.D. and show him the pictures he took, he shows no sign of having anything wrong with his hand. In fact, he lifts himself up onto the railing to sit down using the palms of his hands. This shows how J.D. is daydreaming the whole time Ben actually has Leukemia because reality does not show. Edit

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    • Title Explanation: "My Occurrence" refers to the short story, "An Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge", in which the main character goes through a series of events only to discover that they had occured in his head - just as J.D. does. Edit
    • All the still photos in this episode were actually taken by Brendan Fraser himself. Edit
    • Featured Music: "Daydreams and Lies" by Keren DeBerg "Hold On Hope" by Guided by Voices Edit

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    • J.D.: Wait, why would you want a picture like that? I thought you said that posed pictures aren't real? Ben: Come on, J.D. None of this is real. You know that. Edit
    • Carla: Let me ask you something. You're kind of a boob guy, right? J.D.: Excuse me? Carla: I can tell, because I've seen you look at mine. Um, not in a sleazy way, or anything... J.D.: I think this is the most uncomfortable conversation I've ever had! Carla: You wanna touch one? J.D.: I stand corrected! You're my best friend's girlfriend! Carla: Ah, so your instinct is to pass on this fantastic one-time offer? J.D.: I'm afraid so... Carla: I'm up here, Bambi. J.D.: Oh, sorry. Edit
    • J.D.: Can you help me out here? Elliot: What do you want me to do, cry? J.D.: Can you do that? Elliot: Sure. Gimme a second to think of something sad. J.D.: Quickly! Quickly! Elliot: Okay, that's not helping! J.D.: I'm sorry, I shouldn't even put you in this position. I- Elliot: Oh, there we go. You know, another man in my life trying to protect me. J.D.: Stay with it, Elliot... Elliot: I mean, everyone thinks that I'm just this little girl who can't take any criticism because her mom and dad give her nothing but criticism. J.D.: Good, Elliot, this is good... Elliot: And look where it's gotten me! You know, I'm 26, single, and all I do is work! You know, I may as well just give up the idea of being a healthy and... happy relationship, and just go ahead and... And... And... J.D.: ...become your mother... Elliot: Yeah! Franklin exits the bathroom Elliot(crying): Check Mr. Sullivan's tests again! Franklyn: Okay! Elliot: How cool was that! Edit

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    • An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge: The title of this episode is a reference to the classic short story An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce. As the main character, Peyton Farquar, is being executed, he engineers a fantastic escape. Ultimately this is shown to be just a vivid fantasy, and he dies. A similar occurence happens with regard to Ben's cancer. Edit

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