Scrubs (TV series)

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Scrubs
Scrubs title card
Genre	Sitcom
Creator(s)	Bill Lawrence
Starring	Zach Braff Sarah Chalke Donald Faison Ken Jenkins John C. McGinley Judy Reyes Neil Flynn
Narrated by	Zach Braff as John "J.D." Dorian
Opening theme	"Superman" by Lazlo Bane
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	132 (List of episodes)
Production
Camera setup	Single camera
Running time	approx. 22 minutes (per episode)
Broadcast
Original channel	NBC
Original run	October 2, 2001 – present
Links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Scrubs is an American situation comedy that premiered on October 2, 2001 on NBC. It was created by Bill Lawrence, who also co-created Spin City.

The show focuses on the professional and personal lives of several characters working at Sacred Heart Hospital, a fictional teaching hospital. It uses first-person narration, verbose characters, segues between subplots, fast pace, and surreal escapism (presented as the thoughts and reveries of the main characters), counterpointed by poignant scenes where the characters address how doctors deal with real issues relating to the practice of medicine. The combination of these diverse elements distinguishes it from other series. Scrubs has been advertised as "half as long as ER and twice as funny."

Unlike many situation comedies, Scrubs uses a single camera setup (as opposed to a multiple-camera setup). The show is structured around multiple storylines thematically linked via voiceovers by protagonist and narrator Dr. John "J.D." Dorian played by Zach Braff. During many of the episodes, J.D. summarizes the story's moral or theme, in a sequence of shots that show how it has affected each of the characters. The series is also notable for numerous guest appearances by major movie actors not generally seen on episodic television.

[edit] Cast

The main cast of Scrubs, 2005, left to right: John C. McGinley, Neil Flynn, Sarah Chalke, Zach Braff, Donald Faison, Ken Jenkins and Judy Reyes

[edit] Main cast

Zach Braff as Dr. John "J.D." Dorian MD - Attending Physician – narrator, except for 6 episodes.
Sarah Chalke as Dr. Elliot Reid MD - Attending Physician (Private Practice)
Donald Faison as Dr. Christopher Duncan Turk - Surgical Attending
John C. McGinley as Dr. Percival "Perry" Cox MD - Attending Physician and Residency Director
Judy Reyes as Carla Espinosa - Head Nurse
Neil Flynn as Janitor - a janitor at the hospital (in every episode except My Lucky Day)
Ken Jenkins as Dr. Robert "Bob" Kelso - Chief of Medicine

[edit] Supporting cast

Main article: List of minor characters of Scrubs

Robert Maschio as Dr. Todd "the Todd" Quinlan - Surgical Attending (93 episodes)
Aloma Wright as Nurse Laverne Roberts - Nurse (85 episodes; Character Deceased)
Sam Lloyd as Theodore "Ted" Buckland - Hospital Attorney (70 episodes)
Christa Miller as Jordan Sullivan - Sacred Heart Board Member, Administrative Worker and Perry Cox's ex-wife (66 episodes)
Johnny Kastl as Dr. Doug Murphy - Pathology MD (2nd time) (44 episodes)
Travis Schuldt as Keith Dudemeister - MD Resident (26 episodes)
Charles Chun as Dr. Wen - Surgical Attending (20 episodes)
Michael Hobert as Lonnie - MD Resident (14 episodes)
Scott Foley as Sean Kelly (11 episodes)
Tara Reid as Danni Sullivan (11 episodes)
Heather Graham as Dr. Molly Clock - Attending Psychiatrist (9 episodes)
Elizabeth Banks as Dr. Kim Briggs - Urologist (8 episodes)
Michael J. Fox as Dr. Kevin Casey - Medical Attending and Surgeon (2 episodes)

[edit] Episodes

Main article: List of Scrubs episodes

Season	Ep #	First Airdate	Last Airdate
Season 1	24	October 2, 2001	May 21, 2002
Season 2	22	September 26, 2002	April 17, 2003
Season 3	22	October 2, 2003	May 4, 2004
Season 4	25	August 31, 2004	May 10, 2005
Season 5	24	January 3, 2006	May 16, 2006
Season 6	22	November 30, 2006	May 17, 2007

[edit] Music

The cover art for the first Scrubs soundtrack

The cover art for the second, iTunes-exclusive Scrubs soundtrack

Music plays a large role on Scrubs. A wide variety of rock, pop, and indie artists are featured. Almost every episode ends with a musical montage summing up the themes and plot lines of the episode, and the music for these montages is often picked even before the episodes are completely written.^[1] Members of the cast and crew are encouraged to contribute song suggestions, with many ideas coming from series creator Bill Lawrence, writer Neil Goldman, and actors Zach Braff (whose college friends Cary Brothers and Joshua Radin appear on the Scrubs soundtracks) and Christa Miller Lawrence (who selected Colin Hay and Tammany Hall NYC). According to Bill Lawrence, "She [Christa] picks so much of the music for the show that a lot of the writers and actors don't even go to me anymore when they have a song. They hand it to her."^[1] Producers expanded Scrubs' musical emphasis with a musical episode early in the sixth season, called My Musical. This episode aired on January 18, 2007.^[2] A complete list of music used on the show can be found here.

[edit] Theme song

The theme song of the series, performed by Lazlo Bane, is titled "Superman", and can be found on the album All the Time In the World, as well as on the first Scrubs soundtrack. Bill Lawrence credits Zach Braff for finding and suggesting "Superman" as the theme song. The lyrics "I'm no Superman" relate to the show's theme of its characters' fallibility.

The Scrubs version of the song is normally played at a faster speed than the original recording of the song. To be specific, the part used in the titles is one second shorter than the original song. The original, slower recording was used briefly at the beginning of Season 2, played during an extended version of the title sequence (that included Neil Flynn and full cast credits). However, fans and the studio complained about the new titles, and the original title sequence was restored to provide more running time for the length of the episodes. During Season 3, the intro was cut even shorter for a few episodes, resulting in roughly 1-2 seconds of music, followed by the line "I'm no Superman", accompanied by a quick flash of credits. The original intro from season 1 was used through most of season 3 (except the few episodes with the very short intro) and then used for seasons 4, 5 and 6.

[edit] Soundtracks

Two official soundtracks have been released. The first one was released on CD on September 24, 2002, and a second — an iTunes exclusive — was released in mid-2006. An iMix on iTunes of the music used through the first five seasons has also been released.^[3]

[edit] Featured musical contributors

The Worthless Peons, from Episode 2.02, My Nightingale

[edit] The Worthless Peons

The Worthless Peons (also known as Ted's Band or the Blanks) are an a cappella group made up of hospital employees from different departments. They are a cover band, and often sing songs from a specific theme. They have appeared in several episodes: Episode 1.23, My Hero (cartoon theme songs: "Speed Racer" and "Underdog"); Episode 2.02, My Nightingale (prime time theme songs: "The Facts of Life", "The Six Million Dollar Man", and "Charles in Charge"); Episode 2.14, My Brother, My Keeper ("Hello! Ma Baby"); Episode 2.19, My Kingdom (commercial jingles for Folgers Coffee, Mennen, and McDonald's); Episode 3.22, My Best Friend's Wedding ("Bridal Chorus" and "Eight Days a Week"); Episode 4.13, My Ocardial Infarction ("No, Not Much"); Episode 5.07, My Way Home (songs from classic movies: "Maniac" from Flashdance, as well as "We're Off to See the Wizard" and "Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz); and Episode 5.24, My Transition ("Baby Back Ribs," the Chili's jingle) which was used as torture by repeating Baby Back over and over without ever saying "ribs." In "My Coffee", they sing the melody of "Lollipop", and In "My Musical" they appear with what appears to be most of the hospital, to sing to Carla.

The Worthless Peons are played by The Blanks, a real-life a cappella band made up of Sam Lloyd (who plays Ted), George Miserlis, Paul F. Perry, and Philip McNiven. The Blanks' album, Riding the Wave, features guest appearances from Bill Lawrence and members of the Scrubs cast.

The Scrubs cast and guest star Jill Tracy sing Colin Hay's "Waiting for My Real Life to Begin" in Episode 2.13, My Philosophy

[edit] Colin Hay

Colin Hay, who is the former frontman of Men at Work, has been featured in Episode 1.24, My Last Day ("Beautiful World"); Episode 2.01, "My Overkill" (Men at Work's "Overkill," performed by Hay, who follows J.D. around the hospital); Episode 2.13, "My Philosophy" ("Waiting for My Real Life to Begin," performed by the entire cast at the end of the episode); Episode 2.22, "My Dream Job" ("My Brilliant Feat"); Episode 3.13, "My Porcelain God", (Men at Work's "Down Under," performed by J.D.); and Episode 4.17, My Life In Four Cameras (the Cheers theme song, "Where Everybody Knows Your Name", written by Gary Portnoy and Judy Hart Angelo and performed by Hay).

[edit] Joshua Radin

The music of Joshua Radin, who is a friend of Scrubs star Zach Braff, has appeared in several episodes, including Episode 3.14, My Screw Up ("Winter"); Episode 4.14, My Lucky Charm ("Today"); Episode 4.19, My Best Laid Plans ("Closer"); Episode 4.22, My Big Move ("Don't look Away"); Episode 5.06, My Missed Perception ("These Photographs"); and Episode 6.11, My Night to Remember ("Winter").

The friendship between Radin and Braff has been quite productive. Braff directed the music video for Radin's song "Closer" and is credited as playing the triangle on the song "Today" from Radin's debut album First Between 3rd and 4th. Radin also had a small cameo in Braff's film Garden State, playing a partygoer in one scene. The version of Radin's "Winter" that aired during My Screw Up was a demo version of the song sent to Braff by Radin for use in the episode. Due to the popularity of the as-yet unreleased song, it was made available for download at Joshua Radin's official site for a time, though it was removed when a studio version of the single became available.

[edit] Location

Main article: Sacred Heart Hospital

Scrubs is filmed on location at the North Hollywood Medical Center ( 34°9′28.86″N, 118°24′31.22″W), a real decommissioned hospital on Riverside Drive in North Hollywood. However, the location of Sacred Heart Hospital within the fictional world of Scrubs is not stated. The Scrubs city is meant to remain anonymous to reinforce that the situations apply to all locations, according to staff. Cast and crew on the show refer to the location as "San DiFrangeles" — a portmanteau of San Francisco, San Diego and Los Angeles that is meant to encompass a large part of California. Most clues and observations point to the location being somewhere in California.

[edit] DVD Releases

DVD Name	# of Ep	Release dates			Additional Information
DVD Name	# of Ep	Region 1	Region 2	Region 4	Additional Information
The Complete First Season	24	May 17, 2005	June 27, 2005	June 29, 2005	Bonus features include Newbies — a documentary that examines the actors before they were cast, Deleted Scenes, Outtakes, The Doctor Is In — one on one with Zach Braff, Alternate Lines: A Second Opinion — shows the cast's unique ability to improvise, Not Just Another Medical Show — a look at how the show is filmed, from using a single camera setup to actually shooting in a closed down hospital, Favorite Moments — cast and crew reflections on their favorite episodes, Audio Commentaries with creator and cast, 'Superman' Music Video.
The Complete Second Season	22	November 15, 2005	September 12, 2005	September 19, 2005	Audio commentaries, One-On-One with John C. McGinley, Music Stylings — Featurette on Music's role in the show, Scrubbed Out — Exclusive Deleted Scenes, Practice, Practice, Malpractice — Outtakes.
The Complete Third Season	22	May 9, 2006	February 13, 2006	February 22, 2006	Audio commentaries with cast members, show creator and writer, Gag reel, Deleted scenes, Alternate lines, "Twist and Shoot" featurette on first-time directors, Stunts featurette, Guest-star featurette, Dogs of the cast and crew featurette, Behind-the-scenes game of "Dare" featurette, Extended cast interview, Elliot's character featurette, J.D. and Elliot love saga featurette. One-On-One with Robert Maschio
The Complete Fourth Season	25	October 10, 2006	September 18, 2006	September 27, 2006	Will You Ever Be My Mentor? — A hilarious look at J.D.'s never-ending quest for Dr. Cox's approval, The Sweethearts Of Sacred Heart — In-depth interviews about the romantic entanglements and flirtations of the Scrubs characters, Secondary Characters — Get to know the "secondary" cast members and their roles, Who's That Man? — A look at the mysterious character "The Janitor.", Deleted Scenes, Audio Commentary. (Additional features as printed on R4 cover - 'The Weapons Chest', 'Donald Keeps Talking', Music video - 'Half' music video performed to G Tom Mac)
The Complete Fifth Season	24	May 22, 2007	May 28, 2007	May 23, 2007	Extended cut of the 100th episode (My Way Home), Special look back at five seasons of Scrubs, Deleted scenes.

The Regions 2 and 4 releases of Season 3 did not have as many special features as the Region 1 equivalent. This was due to the earlier release dates of the DVD in those regions.

[edit] Awards

In its first three seasons, Scrubs received Emmy nominations for casting, editing, and writing of a comedy series. Following Season 4, the show received additional nominations for Best Comedy Series, Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (Braff), Best Editing for a Multi-Camera series (although the series is predominantly shot single-camera, Episode 4.17 "My Life in Four Cameras", has a brief segment shot multi-camera, sitcom-style), and casting. The show also won the 2002 Humanitas Prize, 30-minute category, for season 1 episode 4 "My Old Lady".

Braff was nominated for the Golden Globe award for Best Actor in a Television Series, Comedy or Musical in 2005, 2006, but lost to Jason Bateman for Arrested Development in 2005, to Steve Carell of "The Office" in 2006

Scrubs won a George Foster Peabody award for its 2006 season; the press release specifically noted the Wizard of Oz parody episode "My Way Home", directed by series star Zach Braff.

[edit] Broadcast history

[edit] Season 5

Though a full season of 24 episodes was produced for the fifth season, NBC decided against airing them during the 2005–2006 fall schedule. On December 1, 2005, NBC announced the return of Scrubs for mid-season. At first, two new episodes were aired back-to-back every Tuesday at 9:00 p.m. ET. The first twelve episodes of the season aired in this fashion, then NBC returned to airing one new episode every week (still at 9:00 p.m. ET), followed by a Scrubs rerun. For the first three weeks of this, the old episode was a cast favorite episode, with available audio commentary tracks on NBC's website to accompany the episodes. After this, with the premiere of Teachers in the 9:30 p.m. time slot, Scrubs continued to air new episodes at 9:00 p.m., with previous season five episodes airing in the 8:30 p.m. time slot before. When Teachers ended, Scrubs reruns returned to 9:30 p.m.. Season 5 began on E4 in the UK on July 13, 2006.^[4]

[edit] Season 6

On 15 May 2006, NBC announced that Scrubs had been renewed for a full season (2006–2007). Although it was originally supposed to air midseason, NBC announced on October 25 that the show would air Thursdays at 9 p.m. starting November 30.^[5] The first episode was a continuation of Season 5's finale ("My Transition"), titled "My Mirror Image." Producer Bill Lawrence has previously indicated that Season 6 would most likely be the final season of Scrubs,^[6] but more recent interviews with Zach Braff have indicated that they intend to go on into Season 7, regardless of whether Zach Braff leaves.^[7] However, Braff has insisted that his departure is nothing more than rumor, re-iterated by his blog and interviews; and on an Episode of BITE Radio ^[8], during an interview with Rob Maschio, he said that he thinks that Scrubs will be coming back for another season.

[edit] Season 7

Bill Lawrence told Mike Ausiello at TVGuide.com that Scrubs will return for a "seventh and final season, either on NBC or ABC." He also told Ausiello that if Zach Braff is not interested in doing a seventh and final season, there simply will not be a seventh season. He does however feel Braff will likely stay for a final season.^[9] On Jan. 17, 2007, Zach Braff posted on his blog that he would be willing to return to Scrubs for a seventh season if "all the right pieces fall into place" including "Bill Lawrence staying on as creator/head writer" and "some scheduling tweaks."^[10] On March 7, 2007 there were reports that if Braff signed on for another season, he would receive $350,000 an episode, making him one of the highest-paid male TV personalities. ^[11], although Braff claims these reports "have not been very accurate". ^[12] On March 31, 2007, Braff announced via his blog that he has signed up to a Seventh season of Scrubs, if NBC decides to renew it for another season (although Braff has stated that ABC is willing to pick up series seven if NBC declines).^[12]

[edit] Around the world

Scrubs airs around the world on many different stations. Throughout Central and South America it airs on Sony Entertainment Television. Throughout Asia (including Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and other countries), it airs on STAR World. Throughout the Arab world, it airs on Paramount Comedy 1, MBC 4, and one TV. Viasat’s TV3 airs Scrubs throughout Europe; including in Denmark, Estonia (as Kollanokad – Rookies), Lithuania (as Daktariūkščiai – a playful word for Doctors), Norway and Sweden.

It is also aired on many national stations:

In Argentina, Scrubs airs on Sony Entertainment Television.
In Australia, Scrubs airs on Channel Seven, and on The Comedy Channel on Foxtel/Austar/Optus TV cable platforms.
In Austria, Scrubs airs on ORF1 as Scrubs - Die Anfänger (The Beginners).
In Belgium, Scrubs airs on VT4 and on PlugTV.
In Bolivia, Scrubs airs on Sony Entertainment Television.
In Brazil, Scrubs airs on Sony Entertainment Television.
In Canada, Scrubs airs irregularly on CTV. However, many Canadians have access to NBC via cable, and are able to watch Scrubs at the same time as the American audience.
In Chile, Scrubs airs on Sony Entertainment Television.
In Colombia, Scrubs airs on Sony Entertainment Television.
In Croatia, Scrubs airs on HTV1 as Stažist (The Intern).
In Denmark, Scrubs airs on TV3 and TV3+.
In Ecuador, Scrubs airs on Sony Entertainment Television.
In Estonia, Scrubs airs on TV3 as Kollanokad (The Newbies).
In Finland, Scrubs airs on Nelonen as Tuho-osasto (Disaster Ward). The name is a subtle dig at Teho-osasto (Intensive Care, the oddly mis-translated Finnish name for ER).
In France, Scrubs airs on Paris Première, Métropole 6, TPS Star, TPS CinéComedy and TPS Cinéstar.
In Germany, Scrubs airs on Pro 7 as Scrubs - Die Anfänger (The Beginners).
In Iceland, Scrubs airs on Sjónvarpið.
In the Republic of Ireland, Scrubs airs on RTÉ Two.
In India, Scrubs airs on Star World
In Israel, Scrubs airs on yesSTARS.
In Italy, Scrubs airs on MTV Italy and Fox.
In Kenya, Scrubs airs on Kenya Television Network (KTN).
In Lithuania, Scrubs airs on Tango TV.
In Malaysia, Scrubs airs on 8TV, and Astro.
In Mexico, Scrubs airs on Sony Entertainment Television (Latin America).
In The Netherlands, Scrubs was until recently aired on Veronica.
In New Zealand, Scrubs currently airs on TV2.
In Norway, Scrubs airs on ZTV, and TV 2. On ZTV Scrubs airs as Helt Sykt (Completely Sick), but on TV2 it airs as Scrubs.
In Pakistan, Scrubs airs on Star World.
In Peru, Scrubs airs on Sony Entertainment Television.
In the Philippines, Scrubs airs on RPN 9.
In Poland, Scrubs airs on Comedy Central as Hoży doktorzy (Ill doctors (may also mean "Horny doctors" - a little word play)).
In Portugal, Scrubs airs on SIC Radical as Médicos e Estagiários (Doctors and Interns).
In Romania, Scrubs airs on Antena 1 as Stagiarii.
In Russia, Scrubs airs on MTV Russia as Клиника (The Clinic).
In Saudi Arabia, Scrubs airs on MBC 4.
In Singapore, Scrubs airs on MediaCorp TV Channel 5.
In Slovenia, Scrubs airs on Kanal A as Mladi zdravniki (The Young Doctors).
In South Africa, Scrubs airs on M-Net.
In Spain, Scrubs airs on Canal+ Spain.
In Sri Lanka, Scrubs is set to be aired on ARTv soon.
In Sweden, Scrubs airs on TV6 and TV3. At first, the show was called Första hjälpen (First Aid) on TV3, but Scrubs on ZTV (predecessor of the TV6); the Swedish title was soon dropped.
In Switzerland, Scrubs airs on SF2 (in German and English) and TSR1 (in French).
In Turkey, Scrubs airs on CNBC-e.
In united Arab Emirates, Scrubs airs on Dubai one.
In Ukraine, Scrubs airs on ICTV.
In the UK, Scrubs airs on E4, ABC1, Sky One, Sky Two, Sky Three, Paramount Comedy 1, and Channel 4.
In the United States, Scrubs airs on NBC, as well as being in syndication on Comedy Central, Superstation WGN, and several local channels. According to Comedy Central's head of programming David Bernath, "We're thrilled to have Scrubs join the network. It is a very funny show with a great cast. Not many off-network sitcoms fit our brand, and this one fits perfectly."^[13]

The series is coming to TV Land in October 2008. ^[14]

In Venezuela, Scrubs airs on Televen as Médicos Sin Remedio (Doctors Without Cure).

[edit] Trivia

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Scrubs was offered to ABC, who turned it down before NBC picked up the show.
Several cast members from Spin City, another show created by Bill Lawrence, have made guest appearances on the show. These include Michael J. Fox, Barry Bostwick, Alan Ruck, Richard Kind, Michael Boatman, Alexander Chaplin, and Heather Locklear.
Similarly, many cast members from Scrubs have lent voices to Clone High, another show created by Lawrence. They include Zach Braff, Sarah Chalke, Donald Faison, Neil Flynn, John C. McGinley, Christa Miller Lawrence, and Scrubs recurring actors Michael McDonald and Nicole Sullivan (who have also starred in MADtv). Several of the Clone High characters played by Scrubs actors mirror their Scrubs counterparts. Braff, Chalke, and Faison appear as a trio; McGinley appears as a wise, slightly creepy mentor to one of the Clone High characters; and Flynn appears as a janitor who wears the exact same outfit as Janitor does on Scrubs.
The chest X-ray featured at the end of the title sequence was hung backwards for most of the first five seasons. Bill Lawrence has stated that having the X-ray backwards was intentional as it signified that the new interns were inexperienced.^[15] However during Zach Braff's Audio Commentary on My Last Chance he states that the error was actually unintentional. The error became somewhat infamous, and was even parodied in My Cabbage. An attempt was made to fix the error in the extended title sequence that was used at the beginning of Season 2, but the extended sequence (including corrected X-ray) were soon scrapped at fan and network request. Finally, in My Urologist Dr. Kim Briggs steps into the credits and switches the X-ray around, saying, "It's been bugging me for years."
Each season finale features a shot of Bill Lawrence's best friend as a good luck charm.^[16]
Several Scrubs crew members have appeared in minor speaking roles, such as writer/producer Mike Schwartz having a recurring role as Lloyd a delivery man, and producer Randal Winston as the security guard Leonard.
Zach Braff, Sarah Chalke, Judy Reyes, John C. McGinley, Neil Flynn, and the show's director, Bill Lawrence made a cameo appearance in a scene in the 2002 TV Muppets movie It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie that shows Ms. Piggy playing an extra in Scrubs, but trying to improvise and give herself a bigger role.
Since Scrubs is aired around the world in many different languages, instances of foreign languages on the show have to be changed for the international versions. Carla's Spanish is changed to Italian in the Spanish language version of the show, and Elliot's German is changed to either Danish or German with a Swiss accent (the latter in Episode 4.17, "My Life in Four Cameras") in the German version of the show. However, this only applies to the airings in countries which dub the voices of the actors, and not to the airings in countries which use subtitles as the way to translate the characters speech.
Every episode title begins with the word "My..." with notable exceptions of the episodes entitled "His Story", "His Story II", "Her Story", "Her Story II", "His Story III", "His Story IV", and "Their Story". In addition to a bit of narration from J.D. at the very beginning and end of the episode, these episodes primarily contained internal narration from another character besides J.D. (Dr. Cox, Turk, Elliot, Carla, The Janitor, Dr. Kelso, and 'The B Team' respectively). In these episodes, internal narration duty switches from J.D. to the "guest narrator" at the very beginning and then back to J.D. at the very end at a moment of physical contact between the two characters (usually bumping into each other in passing).
The cast of Scrubs made an episode called "My Charlie Brown Christmas" where they made a voice over of the Christmas episode of Charlie Brown. It was created by Daniel Russ and Ryan Levin for a Scrubs cast party and can be found here
On the cover of the complete second season, J.D.'s nametag is incorrectly labeled as PGY-1, when he was really in his second year (PGY-2).
Sacred Heart Hospital is named after the school which Christa Miller, (wife of writer Bill Lawrence) attended.
The show's medical advisors include Dr. Jonathan Doris, Dr. Jon Turk, and Dr. Dolly Klock, and serve as the basis for the names of Zach Braff, Donald Faison and Heather Graham's characters.
Many of the patients' names in the English translation of the Nintendo DS video game Trauma Center: Under the Knife come from the names of characters or actors on Scrubs and medical drama House. These include patients who are named Eric Dorian, Elliot Cox, Chi McGinley, Linda Reid, Elisa Chalke, Kevin Turk, Jack Reyes, Neil Spence, and Omar Flynn. These names can also be found in the video game Trauma Center: Second Opinion for the Wii console.