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My Day Off

  • Episode aired Nov 20, 2001
  • TV-14
  • 24m
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Zach Braff in Scrubs (2001)
ComedyDrama

It's Thanksgiving at Sacred Heart and J.D. is diagnosed with appendicitis. Dr. Cox tries to gain the attention of his former mentor, and former chief of medicine, Dr. Benson. Meanwhile, Elli... Read allIt's Thanksgiving at Sacred Heart and J.D. is diagnosed with appendicitis. Dr. Cox tries to gain the attention of his former mentor, and former chief of medicine, Dr. Benson. Meanwhile, Elliot tries to become a 'warmer' doctor towards her patients.It's Thanksgiving at Sacred Heart and J.D. is diagnosed with appendicitis. Dr. Cox tries to gain the attention of his former mentor, and former chief of medicine, Dr. Benson. Meanwhile, Elliot tries to become a 'warmer' doctor towards her patients.

  • Director
    • Elodie Keene
  • Writers
    • Bill Lawrence
    • Janae Bakken
    • Mike Schwartz
  • Stars
    • Zach Braff
    • Sarah Chalke
    • Donald Faison
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    1.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Elodie Keene
    • Writers
      • Bill Lawrence
      • Janae Bakken
      • Mike Schwartz
    • Stars
      • Zach Braff
      • Sarah Chalke
      • Donald Faison
    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
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    Zach Braff
    Zach Braff
    • Dr. John 'J.D.' Dorian
    Sarah Chalke
    Sarah Chalke
    • Dr. Elliot Reid
    Donald Faison
    Donald Faison
    • Dr. Christopher Turk
    Ken Jenkins
    Ken Jenkins
    • Dr. Bob Kelso
    John C. McGinley
    John C. McGinley
    • Dr. Perry Cox
    Judy Reyes
    Judy Reyes
    • Nurse Carla Espinosa
    Paul Collins
    • Dr. Benson
    Neil Flynn
    Neil Flynn
    • Janitor
    Michael McDonald
    Michael McDonald
    • Mike Davis
    Charles Rahi Chun
    Charles Rahi Chun
    • Dr. Wen
    • (as Charles Chun)
    Amelinda Smith
    Amelinda Smith
    • Jennifer
    • (as Amelinda Embry)
    Drew Wicks
    Drew Wicks
    • Patient #1
    David Banuelos
    • Dr. Carter
    • (uncredited)
    Trevor Davis
    • Tommy
    • (uncredited)
    Angee Hughes
    • Nurse
    • (uncredited)
    Ryan Moriarty
    Ryan Moriarty
    • Surgical Intern
    • (uncredited)
    Jerome Elston Scott
    Jerome Elston Scott
    • Russell Cosby
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Elodie Keene
    • Writers
      • Bill Lawrence
      • Janae Bakken
      • Mike Schwartz
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    10Br4ve-trave1or

    This episode was when I took the bait!

    Dr. Cox is my personal favorite character and in this episode he really shines following the setup episode before this, showing how he really cares about JD.

    But this episode really fires away on ALL cylinders and hits its stride with each joke landing and impacting with great care!

    Like all really good comedies, Scrubs was ahead of it's time but even still it captured an audience immediately. I didnt find it until 17 years later than the pilot premiered. In ways it's hard for me to process Garden State is older than Scrubs. Zach Braff looks so young and is perfectly casted for this character. Actually, I think Zach Braff deserved his career given what he did for scrubs because I'm not sure any actor could have pulled the description of his character off to a T! Same with Dr. Cox. That's when you just know you're watching a really special show; the cast is incredible. The writing is brilliant. The jokes still land 17 years later because truly masterful things like art, do3snt age! It's why you can watch Sienfeld today or Friends and still laugh. Scrubs belongs to that list of special shows and this episode reminds me of why!

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    • Trivia
      The first episode of Scrubs to feature Michael McDonald, who would return to not only play the same character, but a few different characters and would also direct multiple episodes.
    • Goofs
      When J.D is undergoing surgery in "My Day Off" Turk is operating on his lower left abdomen, the wrong side for removing an appendix. Later when J.D wakes up Turk is checking his stitches which are now correctly on the lower right abdomen.
    • Quotes

      J.D.: I just want you to know... if I ever need surgery again, I want you to be the one inside me.

      Turk: I want to be the one inside of you.

    • Connections
      Featured in Cinematic Excrement: Hudson Hawk (2019)
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    • Release date
      • November 20, 2001 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • Doozer
      • Touchstone Television
      • Towers Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 24m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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