Many episodes of Scrubs have hilarious flashbacks, showing things that have happened to the characters before they worked at Sacred Heart. Ever wondered in which episode your favorite flashback occurred? We've compiled the following complete list from all nine seasons. When you're done, take a look at our complete list of fantasies. Or, if you only want to see flashbacks of events that took place before 2001, see list of pre-Sacred Heart flashbacks.
Prom Dan draws on J.D.'s forehead with a permanent marker. Two weeks later, when J.D. goes to pick up his prom date, it shows that he has the word "PROM" on his forehead.
Eager to help A dorm buddy asks for help moving, and J.D. eagerly volunteers. J.D. agrees to walk a young girl's dog while she goes to have casual sex with his friend Miguel. The same dorm buddy returns and asks for help moving back into his old room, and J.D. agrees to help, because he "knows where it all goes."
Pool boyElliot's mom is teaching Elliot how you shouldn't ever let a man put his "dirty howdoyoudo into your bajingo" and then Elliot's mom takes her pool-boy into the potting shed.
Dolls When Dr. Cox asks J.D. if this moment was always how he pictured it, he flashes back to playing with two homemade dolls of himself and Perry, and repeats the same question.
Janitor's teddy bear Elliot notes that Janitor is taking a personal interest in helping her find the little girl's stuffed doggie. The Janitor then remembers that as a child he could not find a teddy bear. His mother says that she may have accidentally thrown it out while cleaning his room, which wouldn't have happened if his room wasn't so filthy. The young boy picks up a broom and says "Never again," which may be the reason he became a Janitor.
ShinskiJ.D. and Turk chilling on the roof at college with a girl and their friend 'Shinski'. They're drinking beer and listening to Young MC whilst Turk and the girl are soaking their feet in a kid's paddling pool, Shinski falls off the roof when J.D. throws a beer at him.
PiñataTodd is at home, chatting up a Molly Piñata.
Bed assemblyJ.D. helps set up a bed for a "foxy nurse" at her apartment, but demands J.D. leaves straight afterwards and she begins to kiss her muscular and topless boyfriend.
Handshake J.D. remembers seeing Neena shake Mr. Corman's hand and leave her business card.
RestaurantJ.D. and Neena are in a restaurant for dinner, and she demands he is quiet while she eats, and she also refused to buy him any food because he left his wallet at home, and even forbids him from taking free bread.
Car sexJ.D. is chucked out the car after sex, half-naked, and Neena drives away and chucks the rest of his clothes out the door.
AdviceDr. Cox gives Turk some advice, accidentally crushing his spirit:
He walks Turk down a corridor explaining how the only thing more pointless than life is being a doctor.
Dr. Cox shows Turk a sweet old lady, and says how even she would sue him if she could.
Dr. Cox explains to Turk and a bunch of children how the rabbit is hidden in a compartment in the hat in a magic show.
Tennis Dr. Cox is forced to play tennis with Mr. Corman, and is knocked out by his new left handed serve.
Kidnap A patient named "Jerry" kidnaps J.D. and forces him to watch Everwood while handcuffed to a radiator.
Orange sodaElliot, Carla, Jordan and Turk believe that by simply giving Elliot's interviewer an orange soda, the Janitor has gotten Elliot a second chance. However, the Janitor actually threatened the Interviewer into reconsidering, before they posed for Elliot and co., fake smiles and all.
MonoJ.D. is in a party, the only one not currently kissing a girl. One girl turns around and sneezes on him, giving him mono.
GumJanitor gets revenge on Turk by spelling out 'Gum goes in the trash!' in gum on his windshield.
Best Moments Everyone remembers their best moment in medicine:
J.D.: Witnessing a baby being delivered on Sacred Heart's ramp, before having sex with the baby's Grandma.
The Todd: The now Legendary, Miracle Five. An old man flat lines in surgery, but Todd isn't giving up. He orders a nurse to "prop his hand up", before performing an act of God, in the form of a high five.
Elliot: As a thank you, a patient hooks her up with a sweet new ride, a pony.
Dr. Kelso: At a Plomox retreat in the Bahamas, Kelso is drinking with two scantily clad young women. A man has just fainted, so another young man asks if Kelso is a Doctor, to which he replies "Not this weekend, son." before ordering another Bahama Mama, "easy on the Bahama, heavy on the Mama".
Carla: The last time a doctor actually listened to her. She advised Dr. Mickhead on how to get a coffee stain out of his white coat.
Turk: Breaking Beardface's record for the fastest Appendectomy.
Dr. Cox: Cox is repeatedly throwing scrunched up paper in to the waste bin when a man starts to choke. He does the Heimlich maneuver on him and his gum flies out of the man's mouth and into another woman's mouth. Cox does the Heimlich maneuver on her as well and the gum flies through the air and into the waste paper bin ,after circling the basketball rim that was above it.
SugarJ.D. re-enacts the 'Classic Todd thong sugar trap' to Elliot. The victim on this occasion was Nurse Tisdale
Fake slapTurk and Carla have their fake slap routine down, it looks like Turk is actually slapping Carla in the face. Excitedly, they go off to freak out J.D..
Diagnosis J.D. pinpoints the moment when Elliot figured out the diagnosis.
World's Most Giant Doctor J.D. is all business when he gets to the hospital, when he's not playing 'World's Most Giant Doctor' anyway.
ClubJ.D.'s previous two attempts to get into "African American" clubs were thwarted by his outrageous costumes. He dressed as MC Hammer and Flavor Flav on these respective occasions.
TreadmillKelso has the speed on his treadmill tampered with my Med Students, he subsequently gets thrown into the wall.
Phone numberDr. Cox gives TedNurse Tisdale's phone number in exchange for the key to Kelso's office, which he in turn gives to the Med students.
Vein Carla is drawing blood from James, but "can't find the vein" after 12 pokes.
OutfitsJ.D. picking out outfits for his date, he's very fond of the ship captain uniform he has. He also notably has the leather suit from Eddie Murphy Raw.
WeathermanElliot treats her favourite weatherman who's had a heart attack. Elliot waits until the exact moment his condition stabilizes, before getting a picture with him.
Girls need spaceJ.D.'s 6th grade girlfriend teaches him that when a woman needs space you give her that space, ramming the message home with a kick in the crotch.
Becoming Chief of MedicineDr. Kelso as kind and supportive doctor, unceremoniously ditching his patient when he is appointed Chief of Medicine.
ComplainingElliot is at the free clinic complaining about how no one's life could be worse than hers...to a double amputee.
Get marriedCarla encourages another staff member, Kathy, to marry her date (who might be gay) so that they can have dinner with her and Turk, which is what she says to any female who talks about her relationship.
CaringDr. Kelso has just left from a day where half a dozen children died in the hospital, but as soon as his foot steps outside of the hospital he stops caring.
EarringDr. Kelso puts in an earring into his un-pierced ear to prove to Enid that he is not cheating on her.
NumbDr. Bailey "numbs" a patient by clicking on a pen light, and aims it at the patient's chest while murmuring "numb, numb, numb".
Snapper Turk remembers an ex-girlfriend with an annoying quirk: Whitney the Snapper.
The Redneck Neighbours J.D. and Julie meet their neighbours, who happen to resemble rednecks. Although good-natured, they want to get rid of their baby through convincing J.D. to adopt it as their own. Julie stands firm, even though a free crib is offerred.
Hamster J.D. names a hamster that was surgically removed from a patient's rectum "Angie," the name which Turk and Carla had reserved for their unborn baby, which was supposed to be a secret until Turk told him.
Hug J.D. tries to hug Turk to celebrate their favorite team winning the World Series only for Turk to flip him over.
Sky-diver Elliot notes that when she wants to get away, she goes to a field, but gets hit by a sky-diver parachuting into the area. She later ends up making out with the guy.
Spending time After J.D. refuses to spend time with Dr. Cox, Carla sends Ted's band and the Todd in his place.
Invisible Kim Clips from previous episodes are shown with Kim transposed in to prove that she was working at Sacred Heart throughout the show's history
"My First Day": Kim is shown behind J.D. when he does the catheter procedure.
"My Screw Up": Kim is shown at Ben's funeral, although in the original episode, Carla was sitting in the spot where Kim is now seated.
"His Story": J.D., is in an elevator singing "Kung Fu Fighting." Kim is in the elevator with him, but is invisible to J.D. because of her wedding ring, so he thinks he is alone. Interestingly, in the original episode, there was an elevator breakdown right after singing, and then Janitor was humbling J.D. until Cox has interrupted them. That isn't accord with Kim's presence.
Piano Kim inadvertently offends one of the surgical department heads when she plays the piano with her head.
Aloha shirt J.D. returns the $20 dollars he received from the cotton candy man for diagnosing his rash to the morgue after he has died. Doug finds it and takes it for himself. He also notices the aloha shirt that the corpse is wearing and takes it for himself.
Bus station toiletElliot finds J.D. taking revealing pictures of Keith in a bus station toilet, and then sending them (most likely to Kim) and pretending it is his own body.
Requests Dr. Kelso handles requests by shredding them, and has Ted play a pre-recorded message for all of his patients.
Politics Dr. Kelso remembers how politics have affected the hospital staff in the past
Laverne argues that Elliot's excessive use of hairspray contributes to global warming.
Carla is against killing animals for sport, but Janitor supports killing animals if it serves a useful purpose, such as turning a dead rabbit into a salt shaker/pepper mill.
Prank call J.D. and Buzz get into an argument while being questioned by a police officer over a prank call (later revealed to have been made by the Janitor)
Jail When J.D. spends the night in jail after getting a DUI, he attempts to poop in the holding cell's toilet, only to pass out. The gang members in the cell with him see this as a sign of being "hardcore" and invite J.D. to join their gang. J.D. later helps "jump in" new members of the gang.
Ceiling fan Turk tries sticking his hands in between a ceiling fan's blades. He instructs J.D. to increase the fan's speed, but he ends up getting caught hanging on the fan. When J.D. tries to turn it off, the switch breaks, and Turk is thrown from the fan, leading to his broken arm.
Hot wings Carla catches Turk eating hot wings in bed.
Stacy Blue, Part 1 J.D. recalls when Turk slept with his old girlfriend Stacy Blue during college. J.D. was rough and tough and Turk was very hip hop.
Stacy Blue, Part 2 Turk recalls the same incident, but Stacy and himself simply took off their wet clothes after playing with water balloons. J.D. was very nerdy and Turk was handsome.
Two weeks ago Elliot remembers Carla's "You're both human" talk from "My Own Worst Enemy", in which Carla said she didn't want to have to repeat herself two weeks later.
Nerd toss J.D. recalls the only time he ever won something, when his High School's Football team tossed him (a nerd) further than a rival High School's nerd. This is also the moment he decided to become a doctor as the rival nerd was knocked unconscious.
HeadbangLloyd has a man with three of his fingers missing take the wheel of his Ambulance whilst he air drums to metal tunes, much like he did with J.D. back when he was a delivery man in "My Therapeutic Month".
Lost Cole messes with a fellow med student's head. The student is a die hard fan of Lost, and Cole says that Lost is going to be cancelled without airing the finale, which makes the student an emotional wreck.
Refuse Drew refuses to help a fellow student. This flashback appears twice.
Gunner During Drew's first run in medical school, he was a "gunner," a student who got ahead by hurting others.
