My Old Lady

Season 1, Episode 4, Aired
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The three interns are each assigned patients with various illnesses. Statistically speaking, one of the three is going to die.''J.D.'s patient is 74-year-old Mrs. Tanner, who is in renal failure.''20-year-old David Morrison is Turk's hernia patient and Elliot's patient Mrs. Guerrero only speaks Spanish and might have lupus.moreless
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  • great

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    By futuramarama, Mar 07, 2011 Report Abuse
    JD, Elliot, and Turk each get 3 patients with different diseases, and they all bond with their patients. However, at the end of the episode all 3 of them die from their diseases. JD, Elliot and Turk are sad but happy they got to spend time with these people.

    This was pretty emotional. I watch Scrubs for the comedy factor of course, but this episode, whilst being sad, is also a really good episode. It's not the best ever but it was an enjoyable episode from the first season. Had few funny parts and the ending was pretty sad. Final grade- B+/A- or somoreless

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    By Canogaparkcindy, Apr 10, 2010 Report Abuse
    "Did you know that one out of three patients in a hospital die?" A brilliant concept taken to all new levels with the Scrubs cast. This show came off as a comedy, but this episode showed it's dramatic side, with a lot of emotional & sad scenes. This episode was perfect, especially for an episode so early in the series, you wouldn't expect it to be this good, but truly it was. JD has an old lady, Carla & Elliot have a Hispanic lady, and Turk has a guy with hernia supposedly. What I loved about this episode, is that every character was taken in depth. JD comes in to self realization that he needs to do more with his life. Or something as simple to sitting in the grass, thinking. Elliot is afraid, in general. Carla shows her true colors when she expresses why she hasn't been getting along with Elliot in the beginning. Turk learns to be closer with patients. An unexpected ending: all three patients die. The narration and editing of this episode was flawless. Definitely a tearjerker in the end. I give Scrubs props for this episode. Great job, Scrubs!moreless

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  • Greatest Episode of the season.

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    By Miss_barbara, May 24, 2009 Report Abuse
    Scrubs has so many great episodes.
    And i think this is the one that set the bar for all the episodes. There are so many great things about this episode.

    First, the old lady herself, she is so sweet! I wish my grandmother was more like her. Even though she is so sick, it is importuned to her to be at the birthday of her granddaughter.

    There is also some comedy. The line between the comedy and drama is so thin. It is written so strong.

    The end made me cry. JD sitting with the woman in his free time. Talking to her and trying to convince her not to give up. When she died, it was perfect. so peacefull. There was no better way to end this episode.moreless

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  • A sentimental episode

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    By chriseternal, Sep 26, 2008 Report Abuse
    This is a slightly less comedic episode compared to the last few. This time around, Eliot, Turk and J.D. try to connect with their respective patients. It's a little more on the dramatic side as each doctor tries to overcome their frustrations at each patient's declining health, but learn to accept it, as all doctors must. Carla and Eliot also make amends, with the help of J.D. and Turk. The episode ends with J.D. taking his patient's advice, sitting on the grass thinking about all the things that have yet to be done. There is also a cool scene with the Grim Reaper. J.D. plays him in chess and I imagine that's how a lot of doctors feel about their patients. I'm new to the show, but I'm glad it shows a softer side as well, along with great laughs.moreless

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  • The first emotional Scrubs episode.

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    By Trottelfresse, May 10, 2008 Report Abuse
    This was the first Scrubs Episode that was a little deeper. It is very, very easy to remember. Even when you haven't seen it in years, it's just one episode you don't forget about. Each one of the three Interns gets a new patient. Each patient unfortunatly dies in the end, but the Intern learn from their expirence. Unfortunaly, there isn't too much Dr Cox in this one. But Mrs Tanner is a very likable character. There is also some development in the Carla/Elliot relationship going on. Usually i do not like these overly dramatic scenes with sad music etc. But the ending of this episode (with the song Hallelujah by John Cale) is a expection. Even though this episode was very serious, it still had a few funny parts!moreless

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    • When Turk is with his patient he says, "thanks I'll take your fruit cup", but when he gets up he leaves the fruit cup on the tray and grabs the red jello. Edit
    • When Turk's patient David assumed that no-one has ever heard of "The Catch", Turk replies with, "Joe Montana to Dwight Clark, NFC Championship game, no time left on the clock." This is not entirely true, as there were 51 seconds left on the clock at the time of "The Catch". Edit
    • When J.D. is avoiding to enter Mrs. Tanner's room and is forced to do so only by the Janitor and his floor polisher machine, if you watch the scene carefully, you can see the Janitor's shadow in the corridor, meaning he was just around the corner all the time. Edit

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    • The music in two of the sequences in this episode was changed by the time it got to DVD; the music when it was originally aired included a song called "Why We Gotta Die?" Edit
    • This episode won the 2002 Humanitas Prize in the 30 Minute Category. This episode was nominated for the 2002 Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series. Edit
    • "Push Thrombolitics" is not a real medical term. Bill Lawrence says in the commentary that this term was used because the writers knew that it would irk the show's medical consultants. Edit

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    • (Turk is performing a surgical procedure) Surgical Intern: We are so lost. Turk: We are not lost. Surgical Intern: Go left here. Turk: It's right. Surgical Intern: You passed his Cooper's ligament three times already. Just stop and ask for directions. Turk: You wanna drive this thing? 'Cause I will pull, I will pull this thing over and let you drive this thing. Edit
    • J.D.: "Go to the top of the Eiffel Tower". Mrs. Tanner: Done. J.D.: Fine. "Go to the top of the Meiffel Tower". Mrs. Tanner: Oh, now you're making stuff up. J.D.: No, I'm not; it's right here, you can look at it! Edit
    • J.D.: You didn't tell them, did you. Mrs. Tanner: It didn't come up. Look, they don't need that burden; besides, they'd just give me a bunch of reasons to change my mind. J.D.: Speaking of which, I took the liberty of jotting down a few things I think everybody should do at least once in their life. Mrs. Tanner: Oh, no. J.D.: Okay. "Number One: Eat a sausage-and-pepper hoagie from Enrico's". Mrs. Tanner: Well, of course I've done that. J.D.: "Number Two: Go to Asia". Mrs. Tanner: (Something in Japanese) J.D.: I'm gonna take that as a yes, and I'll also check off "Learn a foreign language". Edit

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    • J.D. playing death in Connect-Four mirrors the 1970's Connect-Four commercial complete with the dialogue "Pretty sneaky, sis." Edit

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