Scrubs 2001
Season 1 Episode Guide
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Season 1 episodes
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Episode
1
My First Day
Oct 2, 2001
Three interns - two medical and one surgical - kick off their first day at Sacred Heart teaching hospital.
Episode
2
My Mentor
Oct 4, 2001
J.D. tries to persuade a smoker patient to quit smoking in order to impress Dr. Cox, who is just feeling lonely in his opinion. Elliot's attitude t...
Episode
3
My Best Friend's Mistake
Oct 9, 2001
J.D. begins to feel distant from Turk, when he leaves him abandoned every time that he tries to talk to him. Elliot fights with Kelso for calling h...
Episode
4
My Old Lady
Oct 16, 2001
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 86...
Episode
5
My Two Dads
Oct 23, 2001
J.D. points out what seems to be a technical mistake to Dr. Kelso, but it was really an attempt of Dr. Cox to save a woman without insurance using...
Episode
6
My Bad
Oct 30, 2001
Dr. Cox is still facing the threat of suspension, and coincidentally, J.D. is assigned to a special patient: Jordan Sullivan, an important board me...
Episode
7
My Super Ego
Nov 6, 2001
J.D. has finally earned the spot as brightest student, but he's got competition: Nick Murdoch, who seems to be nicer, friendlier and has a better b...
Episode
8
My Fifteen Minutes
Nov 15, 2001
J.D. and Turk become heroes after saving a cameraman's life on TV, while heading to a strip club. But Turk quickly becomes the target of a new publ...
Episode
9
My Day Off
Nov 20, 2001
J.D. gets to see the hospital through the eyes of a patient when he's admitted for appendicitis. Elliot examines him and he tells everyone how cold...
Episode
10
My Nickname
Nov 27, 2001
J.D. begins a new relationship with Carla. J.D. gains a new nickname - "Scooter" - and his relationship with Nurse Carla evolves as he begins to ou...
Episode
11
My Own Personal Jesus
Dec 11, 2001
It's Christmas, and even though J.D. and the others don't really feel like celebrating, Turk makes a huge deal about it. But his faith and happines...
Episode
12
My Blind Date
Jan 8, 2002
A woman slips and falls on the wet floor of the hospital. Afraid that she might sue the hospital, Dr. Kelso asks J.D. to stand by her and be friend...
Episode
13
My Balancing Act
Jan 15, 2002
J.D. is frustrated when his budding romance with an ex-patient wilts as their dates are constantly interrupted by emergency calls, while the beastl...
Episode
14
My Drug Buddy
Jan 22, 2002
Alex and Elliot argue over missing medication, and J.D. needs to choose sides. Meanwhile, Dr. Kelso gives Carla a ride to work and she sees a total...
Episode
15
My Bed Banter & Beyond
Feb 5, 2002
After going to bed and spending an entire day having sex, J.D. and Elliot go to work trying to hide their new secret romance, but everybody already...
Episode
16
My Heavy Meddle
Feb 26, 2002
When a rampaging Dr. Cox suddenly shows up at his door in a strange funk, J.D. sees a possibility of a breakthrough in their relationship - until h...
Episode
17
My Student
Mar 5, 2002
J.D., Elliot and Turk are receiving their first medical students, and now they finally get a chance to see what it feels like to be on the other si...
Episode
18
My Tuscaloosa Heart
Mar 12, 2002
J.D. has a patient who's rude to him and the nurses and eventually dies from cancer. J.D. feels awful for not giving him his full attention and wor...
Episode
19
My Old Man
Apr 9, 2002
An assortment of moms and dads descend on their offspring at home and in the workplace. J.D.'s father is a gregarious yet lonely divorcee who's des...
Episode
20
My Way or the Highway
Apr 16, 2002
Turk's competitiveness is starting to annoy J.D., especially when it crosses the line of personal jokes and comes to patient's matters. Meanwhile,...
Episode
21
My Sacrificial Clam
Apr 30, 2002
J.D. fears being contaminated with Hepatitis B, after a needle accidentally sticks his forearm. Meanwhile, Elliot has a hard time combining her new...
Episode
22
My Occurrence
May 7, 2002
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...
Episode
23
My Hero
May 14, 2002
Ben's diagnosis sends shock waves throughout the staff at Sacred Heart. Surprisingly Cox is the man keeping everyone afloat.
Episode
24
My Last Day
May 21, 2002
It's J.D.'s last day as an intern, and soon he will become a resident. Carla and Turk are arguing about dating other people. Elliot finally rebels...
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