The WORST episodes of Scrubs
Every episode of Scrubs ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Scrubs!
Scrubs focuses on the lives of several people working at Sacred Heart, a teaching hospital. It features fast-paced dialogue, slapstick, and surreal vignettes presented mostly as the daydreams of the central character, Dr. John Michael "J.D." Dorian.
#1 - Our White Coats
Season 9 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/5/2010
Before receiving their white coats, the med students of Winston University must figure out why they want to be doctors, and Denise gets a little relationship help from Elliot.
#2 - My Night to Remember
Season 6 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/1/2007
A memory loss patient is the peg for a look back on the last seasons of Scrubs, when the Sacred Heart crew looks back at their memorable moments.
#3 - Our Drunk Friend
Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/1/2009
Lucy learns a hard earned lesson about what it takes to be a doctor. Meanwhile J.D. and Turk spot a potential love connection between Denise and the new med student, Drew, as they play matchmakers with a little bit of help from Dr. Kelso.
#4 - Our Role Models
Season 9 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/8/2009
J.D. and Drew learn a tough lesson in mentoring when Dr. Cox and Lucy show them that sometimes the student is the teacher.
#5 - Our Histories
Season 9 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/15/2009
While their wives are out of town, J.D. and Turk attend a med student's party; Kelso says goodbye to Ted and Gooch.
#6 - Our Driving Issues
Season 9 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/10/2010
When Cole and Kelso both get negative results back after a few routine tests, they learn the hard way to put their egos in check in order to rein in the support of their so-called friends.
#7 - Our First Day of School
Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/1/2009
J.D., Turk, Cox, Kelso and intern Denise return to Sacred Heart to teach med school, while new med students Lucy, Drew, Cole and Maya are put through the wringer on their first day of school.
#8 - Our Mysteries
Season 9 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/22/2009
J.D. still clamors for Dr. Turk's approval as he approaches his final day of teaching at Sacred Heart, Lucy searches within herself for the courage to perform a basic medical procedure on a real human, and Denise and Drew make things official.
#9 - Our Couples
Season 9 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/5/2010
Lucy finds couplings, dysfunctional or not, throughout the hospital
#10 - Our New Girl-Bro
Season 9 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/1/2010
While Turk struggles to find a replacement best friend, Elliott offers some sound advice and guidance to an over-worked and exhausted Lucy.
#11 - My ABC's
Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/27/2009
Featuring a special appearance from Sesame Workshop's "Muppets", J.D. learns a lesson about the gift of compassion, while Elliot gets scammed by intern Katie to secure a spot on Turk's team.
#12 - Our Dear Leaders
Season 9 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/26/2010
Lucy takes her new assignment as hell week "team leader" a bit too seriously, and Dr. Turk feels threatened when an internationally renowned surgeon pays a visit.
#13 - My Jerks
Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/6/2009
Dr. Kelso's beautiful but unethical replacement, Dr. Maddox, shakes things up at Sacred Heart, while J.D. struggles to manage a new crop of incompetent interns and Carla helps Elliott put her ego in check.
#14 - My Nah Nah Nah
Season 8 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/18/2009
While Turk views an inspiring story on SportsCenter, he comes up with a new procedure which may help a paralyzed teen. Meanwhile, Dr. Cox and the janitor are suffering from romantic problems
#15 - Their Story II
Season 8 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/25/2009
J.D.'s ego becomes inflated after Dr. Cox finally gives him the recognition he's been waiting for. Elsewhere, the senior staff receives insight from the interns.
#16 - Our Stuff Gets Real
Season 9 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/12/2010
The reality of having a baby begins to settle in for both J.D. and Elliot while Lucy struggles with the reality of operating on people.
#17 - Our True Lies
Season 9 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/19/2010
A case of guilty conscience plagues the med school when a student cheats on an exam and Dr. Cox takes it out on the entire class. Meanwhile, Denise makes a startling admission of her own.
#18 - My Fishbowl
Season 6 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/8/2007
When Private Dancer is released from the hospital, the military informs him that his injuries are too severe to be reinstated into the service, so he gets depressed. The Sacred Heart staff try to cheer him up, while the Janitor is having a fish problem.
#19 - My Friend the Doctor
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/4/2003
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.
#20 - My New Role
Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/3/2009
As his increasing workload from being Chief of Medicine begins to take a toll, the unimaginable happens when Dr. Cox reaches out to Dr. Kelso for friendship.
#21 - My Chief Concern
Season 8 - Episode 17 - Aired 5/5/2009
Change doesn't come easy for the gang when J.D. considers moving closer to his son. Meanwhile, Turk gets comfortable as chief of surgery, while Ted and Gooch reach a new level in their relationship.
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#22 - My Happy Place
Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/13/2009
J.D. and Elliot's relationship seems to have been rekindled when they encourage Dr. Kelso to find his true happy place.
#23 - My Clean Break
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/3/2004
J.D. tries to break-up with Danni, but she beats him to it when she realizes that she will always be second place to Elliot in his heart. Dr. Cox suddenly becomes a nice guy and Elliot changes back to her old self after Dr. Kelso criticizes her new look.
#24 - My Fault
Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/22/2004
Elliot asks Sean to move in with her, which only adds to J.D.'s problems. Turk is unsure why Dr. Miller's attitude towards him has changed, until he finds out that Carla un-invited her from their wedding. Dr. Kelso outrages Dr. Cox when he announces that Sacred Heart will begin doing full body scans, starting with an ever present hypochondriac patient, who wants any freebies he can get.
#25 - My Buddy's Booty
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/28/2006
J.D. is still dealing with his recent breakup and trying not to kill intern Keith, who has become annoyingly perfect. To make matters worse, a favorite patient is in a serious coma and each of the staff finds their own way to deal with it. Dr. Cox and the Janitor bond over drinks at the bar and Carla makes it her mission to make the hospital's gym female friendly. Meanwhile Turk suggests, that J.D. and Elliot find themselves 'booty calls'.
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