My Lucky Charm (Scrubs)
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| “My Lucky Charm” | |
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| Scrubs episode | |
 Billy recovers from the night before |
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| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 14 |
| Guest stars | Colin Farrell (Billy Callahan) Michael Bunin (Jerry) Daniel Macner (Policeman #1) Matthew Pohlson (Patient) Myra Turley (Woman) Skip Wright (Doctor) |
| Written by | Mike Schwartz |
| Directed by | Chris Koch |
| Production no. | 414 |
| Original airdate | January 25, 2005 |
| Episode chronology | |
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| "My Ocardial Infarction" | "My Hypocritical Oath" |
My Lucky Charm is the 82nd episode of the American sitcom Scrubs. It originally aired on January 25, 2005. The episode is dedicated to Teddy Ebersol, the son of Dick Ebersol.
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[edit] Episode overview
Billy (Colin Farrell) has brought a guy to the hospital because he was knocked unconscious after a bar fight. At first J.D. and Turk think the guy is Billy's brother because that's what Nurse Roberts told them. They later find out that it's not Billy's brother, but Billy doesn't know his name or any other information about him. Billy admits that he's the guy who knocked him out.
Billy is a free spirit who embraces life. He tries to impart that same spirit to J.D. and Turk. The way they act together, Billy initially thinks that they are closer than just friends, but they quickly explain that they are just good buddies. Billy's philosophy of experiencing new things extends to making out with Elliot. He almost kisses Carla after he tells her that her hair is curly, but Turk steps in just as she's about to kiss Billy.
Because Billy is paying them so much attention, Carla and Elliot each become jealous of the other. It escalates into them fighting each other in the cafeteria.
Meanwhile, Carla and Elliot keep breaking their plans to hang out together and Dr. Cox has a vasectomy but doesn't tell Jordan. She thinks he went fishing with his buddies. His secret is revealed when Dr. Kelso recognizes Cox's limp from when he had his vasectomy. Cox is surprised when Jordan doesn't get angry at him. She later tells him that she wasn't surprised by the decision and she supports him. Cox surprises himself by getting the vasectomy reversed. He surprises himself by telling Jordan that he wants to communicate more openly with her and wants to try and be a real family. In the spirit of open communication, Jordan tells him that she loves him and doesn't want any more kids and wants him to get the vasectomy that he just reversed. Cox is happy.
After J.D. and Turk find out that Billy is the reason their patient is in the hospital, they can't decide whether to report him to the police for assault. It turns out that J.D. had already called the police, but he used Turk's name. The police take Billy away in handcuffs. He returns shortly to see the patient that he knocked out, who is now conscious. Billy chides J.D. and Turk for not talking to him directly about what happened.
After Billy leaves, everyone realizes that they need to appreciate their lives and their relationships more. Elliot and Carla decide to re-establish their friendship, Turk and J.D. decide to enjoy life more and not be caught up in work and Jordan is by Cox's side when he goes in to have the final vasectomy.
[edit] Quotes
- Billy: Lads, you'll sleep enough when you're dead and buried. You have to get out on the streets, you have to talk to a stranger, drink a beer with breakfast, take the ugliest girl home at the party...
J.D.: Done it! Done that. That one I've done.
Billy: ...go travelling to Texas, you know, go line dancing with married women that wish they weren't married. You never know what life might put in your lap if you open your arms and embrace it!
- Billy: Now listen, where I come from, you knock someone unconscious, you stay around, you make sure they're OK. Right? So, guess what? I won't be leaving.
- Billy: I'm supposed to be in Florence by midnight.
Turk: How the hell are you gonna do that?
Billy: Her apartment's two blocks away. Should be no problem at all.
- Laverne: You have ONE DAY to get us another gorgeous Irishman.
Todd: ONE DAY.
Weird looks from JD and Turk
Todd: What? The Todd appreciates hot, regardless of gender.
- Leprechaun:La ta ti ta ta ta toast.
[edit] Notes
- It is revealed in the season 5 finale "My Transition" that Dr. Cox's second vasectomy didn't work, as Jordan is found to be pregnant again.
- Colin Farrell's character Billy Callahan is named after Bill Callahan, who wrote and produced, among others, the episode "My Best Laid Plans".
