My Extra Mile

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“My Extra Mile”
Scrubs episode
Image:My Extra Mile.JPG J.D. is confronted by the newly shorn family of a cancer patient
Episode no.	Season 5 Episode 15
Guest stars	Travis Schuldt (Keith) Charles Chun (Dr. Wen) Johnny Kastl (Doug) Robert Maschio (Todd) Traber Burns (Mr. Russell) James Curreri (Larry) Juanita Jennings (Dr. Munson) Greg Allen Johnson (Older Gentleman) Maria Menounos (Tamara) Wes Robinson (Jake) David St. James (Mr. Sommers) Mary Kate Schellhardt (Carol) Debi Wright (Nurse)
Written by	Mark Stegemann
Directed by	Ken Whittingham
Production no.	515
Original airdate	March 21, 2006
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"My Extra Mile" is the 108th episode of the American situation comedy Scrubs. It originally aired as Episode 15 of Season 5 on March 21, 2006.

1 Episode overview
2 Trivia
3 Featured music
4 External links

[edit] Episode overview

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

While Keith is trying to play with a Jew's harp that Elliot just gave him as a present, J.D. uses him as girl bait. J.D. encourages his colleagues to go the extra mile with their patients. This infuriates Dr. Cox, who believes that doctors’ only responsibility to their patients is to cure them. He may be right, as "going the extra mile" forces J.D. to confront the possibility of shaving his head to show solidarity with a patient undergoing chemotherapy, a move that would lose J.D. his new, hair-loving girlfriend (Maria Menounos). Meanwhile, a doctor suggests that Turk and Carla's inability to conceive may be stress-related. Turk is definitely under stress; worrying about his job security after learning that he is only the fourth most skilled surgical resident. However, Dr. Wen assures Turk that his willingness to go the extra mile with patients has made him a shoe-in for the job. J.D. does shave his head, and J.D.'s extra mile theory even rubs off on Dr. Cox.

Spoilers end here.

[edit] Trivia

Though "The Todd"'s nickname does not appear on the list (he is listed as Todd Quinlan) of Surgical Residents Rankings, the person below him is identified as Bill "Figsack" Figarella, a surgical resident mentioned in previous seasons.
Bonnie, a surgical resident portrayed by Leela Lee but not seen since My Big Mouth, is also listed on the surgical rankings, and her second name is given as "Chang"