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| − | Recently [[Christopher Turk|Turk]] and [[J.D.]]'s plans have not gone further than their living room, but their perspective is turned when a life-loving Irishman, [[Billy Callahan]], comes to visit his brother, who had been in a bar fight. He takes the hospital by storm, charming all the women (and [[Todd Quinlan|Todd]]). However, it turns out Billy is not the patient's brother but was the man who knocked him unconscious in the bar fight, and he and Turk now face a moral dilemma. J.D. decides to call the police, who take Billy away, and in the process he and Turk herald the scorn of the Hospital's female staffers (and Todd). Billy is later released and returns to Sacred Heart. He apologizes to the man he knocked out who claims responsibility for throwing the first punch and all is forgiven. J.D. apologizes for calling the cops |
+ | Recently [[Christopher Turk|Turk]] and [[J.D.]]'s plans have not gone further than their living room, but their perspective is turned when a life-loving Irishman, [[Billy Callahan]], comes to visit his brother, who had been in a bar fight. He takes the hospital by storm, charming all the women (and [[Todd Quinlan|Todd]]). However, it turns out Billy is not the patient's brother but was the man who knocked him unconscious in the bar fight, and he and Turk now face a moral dilemma. J.D. decides to call the police, who take Billy away, and in the process he and Turk herald the scorn of the Hospital's female staffers (and Todd). Billy is later released and returns to Sacred Heart. He apologizes to the man he knocked out who claims responsibility for throwing the first punch and all is forgiven. J.D. apologizes for calling the cops, Billy accepts but questions why they would call the authorities rather than speaking to him first. J.D. and Turk realize they were jealous of the exciting life Billy leads, and decide to take a page from his book. They take their 'Go fish' game to the bar instead of playing at home. |
| − | [[Jordan Sullivan|Jordan]] takes a pregnancy test which turns out negative, as a precaution [[Perry Cox|Dr. Cox]] secretly gets a vasectomy. It isn't only the [[Janitor]] who's ''busting chops'' as [[Robert Kelso|Dr. Kelso]] reveals Perry's little secret right in front of Jordan. To Cox's surprise she isn't angry at him, instead she's sweet and understanding. This bothers him a great deal, he sits with Dr. Kelso in the cafeteria and tells him about Jordan's reaction to the vasectomy but before long he |
+ | [[Jordan Sullivan|Jordan]] takes a pregnancy test which turns out negative, as a precaution [[Perry Cox|Dr. Cox]] secretly gets a vasectomy. It isn't only the [[Janitor]] who's ''busting chops'' as [[Robert Kelso|Dr. Kelso]] reveals Perry's little secret right in front of Jordan. To Cox's surprise she isn't angry at him, instead she's sweet and understanding. This bothers him a great deal, he sits with Dr. Kelso in the cafeteria and tells him about Jordan's reaction to the vasectomy but before long he realizes Kelso can't explain why Jordan reacted the way she did. So he asks Jordan herslef when he gets home. She states that their relationship is founded on mutual independence and freedom, and she doesn't want to jinx a good thing by interfering in Cox's personal decisions. As he wants to be part of a more open and collaborative relationship, Cox gets the vasectomy reversed. However,almost immediately after they kiss and close the matter she reveals that she doesn't want anymore kids and he should get the procedure done again to which Cox replies flatly, ''Fantastic''. |
[[Image:4x14friends.jpg|thumb|left|Elliot and Carla stay in together]] |
[[Image:4x14friends.jpg|thumb|left|Elliot and Carla stay in together]] |
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| − | [[Elliot Reid|Elliot]] and [[Carla Espinosa|Carla]] have a new routine of making elaborate plans only to cancel them later, Turk takes advantage of these plans to score brownie points with Carla by making sugestions while knowing it's not going to happen. Billy's arrival only brings their issues to the surface which eventually results in a cat-fight between the two in the cafeteria,much to the sheer delight of [[Todd Quinlan|Todd]]. They make up and realize they haven't been as close before Carla got married. They decide to make more of an effort to not |
+ | [[Elliot Reid|Elliot]] and [[Carla Espinosa|Carla]] have a new routine of making elaborate plans only to cancel them later, Turk takes advantage of these plans to score brownie points with Carla by making sugestions while knowing it's not going to happen. Billy's arrival only brings their issues to the surface which eventually results in a cat-fight between the two in the cafeteria,much to the sheer delight of [[Todd Quinlan|Todd]]. They make up and realize they haven't been as close before Carla got married. They decide to make more of an effort to not flake out whenever they make plans and they spend the night in together, talking and joking with each other. |
==Recurring Themes== |
==Recurring Themes== |
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Revision as of 13:59, 23 June 2012
"My Lucky Charm" is the fourteenth episode of Scrubs' fourth season. Turk and J.D. learn to embrace life from Billy Callahan (Colin Farrell). Carla and Elliot flake on plans to go out. Dr. Cox gets a vasectomy.
Synopsis
Billy tells Turk and J.D. to embrace life
Recently Turk and J.D.'s plans have not gone further than their living room, but their perspective is turned when a life-loving Irishman, Billy Callahan, comes to visit his brother, who had been in a bar fight. He takes the hospital by storm, charming all the women (and Todd). However, it turns out Billy is not the patient's brother but was the man who knocked him unconscious in the bar fight, and he and Turk now face a moral dilemma. J.D. decides to call the police, who take Billy away, and in the process he and Turk herald the scorn of the Hospital's female staffers (and Todd). Billy is later released and returns to Sacred Heart. He apologizes to the man he knocked out who claims responsibility for throwing the first punch and all is forgiven. J.D. apologizes for calling the cops, Billy accepts but questions why they would call the authorities rather than speaking to him first. J.D. and Turk realize they were jealous of the exciting life Billy leads, and decide to take a page from his book. They take their 'Go fish' game to the bar instead of playing at home.
Jordan takes a pregnancy test which turns out negative, as a precaution Dr. Cox secretly gets a vasectomy. It isn't only the Janitor who's busting chops as Dr. Kelso reveals Perry's little secret right in front of Jordan. To Cox's surprise she isn't angry at him, instead she's sweet and understanding. This bothers him a great deal, he sits with Dr. Kelso in the cafeteria and tells him about Jordan's reaction to the vasectomy but before long he realizes Kelso can't explain why Jordan reacted the way she did. So he asks Jordan herslef when he gets home. She states that their relationship is founded on mutual independence and freedom, and she doesn't want to jinx a good thing by interfering in Cox's personal decisions. As he wants to be part of a more open and collaborative relationship, Cox gets the vasectomy reversed. However,almost immediately after they kiss and close the matter she reveals that she doesn't want anymore kids and he should get the procedure done again to which Cox replies flatly, Fantastic.
Elliot and Carla stay in together
Elliot and Carla have a new routine of making elaborate plans only to cancel them later, Turk takes advantage of these plans to score brownie points with Carla by making sugestions while knowing it's not going to happen. Billy's arrival only brings their issues to the surface which eventually results in a cat-fight between the two in the cafeteria,much to the sheer delight of Todd. They make up and realize they haven't been as close before Carla got married. They decide to make more of an effort to not flake out whenever they make plans and they spend the night in together, talking and joking with each other.
Recurring Themes
More: Fantasies • Flashbacks • J.D.'s girl names • Janitor's pranks and lies
J.D. imagines an Irish Turk.
Turk and J.D.'s wild nightlife
Fantasies
- J.D. imagines meeting a black Irishman/Irish 'brother'. The fantasy shows Turk dressed as a leprechaun dancing with some Irish dancers.
Flashbacks
- J.D. and Turk's wild nightlife consists of games of 'Go Fish', it is so exciting that Turk falls asleep.
- The 'joint' decision Cox and Jordan made over the vasectomy consisted of Cox telling his doctor, "Snip it, Doc. Snip it hard".
Janitor story
- Janitor starts busting chops - which involves getting people in as much trouble as he can by proving their excuses wrong or telling someone what they have done.
Episode Running Gags
- Jerry is a patient with Walking Corpse Syndrome (He thinks that he is dead even though he's moving around). He narrates his thoughts out loud, even when Carla vents to him about Elliot. The only person he actually talks to is Billy.
- J.D. tries to constantly explain to Billy that he and Turk are not a gay couple, but ends up correcting him in a gay way.
Guest Stars
- Colin Farrell as Billy Callahan
- Michael Bunin as Jerry
- Daniel Macner as Policeman #1
- Matthew Pohlson as Patient
- Myra Turley as Woman
- Skip Wright as Doctor
Music
♫ List of music featured in Scrubs
- "Today" by Joshua Radin
Quotes
"Who taught you to fight like that?" - Carla
- [Elliot and Carla fight]
- [Tod takes a front row seat]
- “Continue.”
- “Yo, who taught you to fight like that?”— Carla
- “When you grow up in an Orchard, you don't have much choice.”— Elliot
- “When you grow up in an Orchard, you don't have much choice.”— Elliot
- [Carla looks bemused]
- “Apple thieves.”
- “Apple thieves.”
- “Ah...”
- “[Being a great doctor isn't just about medical knowledge, it's also about people skills] Wow, that is the worst broken nose I have ever seen.”— J.D.
- “I'm here because I stepped on a nail.”— Woman
- “I'm here because I stepped on a nail.”— Woman
- “Of course. [Were you walking on your nose?]”
[Slams board down on his hand]
- “Ah! [My 'me time' hand!]”— J.D.
"Dead people don't talk, Jerry." - J.D.
- “Dead people don't talk, Jerry.”— J.D.
- “Dead people don't talk, Jerry.”— J.D.
- “Deep see fishing.”— Dr. Cox
- “Deep see fishing.”— Dr. Cox
- “You hate fishing.”
- “I went with my buddies.”
- “I went with my buddies.”
- “You don't have any buddies.”
- “Oh yeah, well we landed a 200 lb White Marlin off the coast of San Diego.”
- “Interesting, as that's 3,000 miles from the natural habitat of the White Marlin, Hmmmmmm, well perhaps it hopped a train from Cape Cod.”— Janitor
- “Interesting, as that's 3,000 miles from the natural habitat of the White Marlin, Hmmmmmm, well perhaps it hopped a train from Cape Cod.”— Janitor
- “Why?”
- “I'm busting chops today, you can ask anybody.”
- “I'm busting chops today, you can ask anybody.”
- “Oh yeah, well we landed a 200 lb White Marlin off the coast of San Diego.”
- “It's true.”
- “See.”
- “See.”
- “No Bob.”— Dr. Cox
- “No Bob.”— Dr. Cox
- “You just got a Vasectomy. I had mine back in '68. Ironically, that was the same year Enid discovered pasta and I discovered I'm not attracted to enormous women.”
"He said my eyes look like the Irish countryside after a soft rain." - Elliot
[Elliot spontaneously starts passionately kissing with Billy]
- “He said my eyes look like the Irish countryside after a soft rain. Ahem. I should go.”— Elliot
- “He said my eyes look like the Irish countryside after a soft rain. Ahem. I should go.”— Elliot
- “That happened very quickly.”
- “How ya doin'?”— Billy
- “Not great actually. I'm dead.”— Jerry
- “Not great actually. I'm dead.”— Jerry
- “Bummer.”
- “My son is taking, is taking ballet. C'mon Jordan, he's already got an overbearing mother and a fairly prominent lisp. If we stick him in the tights, we might as well get him a timeshare on Fire Island.”— Dr. Cox
- “Oh, I haven't even decided if I'm gonna make him gay yet.”— Jordan
- “Oh, I haven't even decided if I'm gonna make him gay yet.”— Jordan
- “I'm supposed to be in Florence by midnight.”— Billy
- “How the hell are you gonna do that?”— Turk
- “How the hell are you gonna do that?”— Turk
- “Her apartment is two blocks away, shouldn't be no problem at all.”
Trivia
- This episode was dedicated to Teddy Ebersol.
- The vasectomy Dr. Cox gets doesn't carry, as we find out in "My Transition".
- This is the first indication that Todd may be bisexual, as he is the only male in the group of female employees, who are all angry at J.D. and Turk for having Billy arrested and demand that they come up with "another gorgeous Irishman".
- J.D.'s left hand is his "me time hand".