- “Buddy, I get that you and Carla have been hanging out a lot, but pretending you're gonna steal her from me makes you seem sad, pathetic, and very lonely.”— Turk
"My Moment of Un-Truth" is the seventeenth episode of Scrubs' third season. Carla's "whatif" guy Ron Ramirez asks her out on a date. Dr. Cox and Dr. Kelso are trying to convince Elliot not to give her patient drugs. J.D. is confided in by Turk and Carla but cannot tell anyone.
Synopsis[]
J.D. and Carla go out to celebrate Mardi Gras and get beads which strengthens their friendship. J.D. rubs this in Turk's face, but all Turk does in return is complain about his worries of marrying Carla. Later, Carla uses their "friendship beads" to convince J.D. not to tell Turk that she has been having doubts about getting married as well. In the cafeteria an old friend of Carla's, Ron Ramirez, sees Carla and says hi. He later asks her out to dinner and she says yes, but makes J.D. keep it a secret from Turk. J.D. doesn't like this idea but she tells him that Ron is her "what if" guy and if she goes on the date and doesn't have feelings for him, then she knows that her engagement to Turk is solid. The dinner goes well, and she rushes to tell Turk about the date and that she no longer has any feelings for Ron. J.D. stops her and convinces her to keep it their little secret.
Sam in pain
Meanwhile Elliot is trying to convince Dr. Cox that a patient, Sam Thompson, isn't at the hospital just for free drugs. Dr. Cox tries to prove that he is, and will always be, right. Elliot runs some tests on Sam and waits our her decision, and finally falls prey to his charade of pain. She fills a prescription for him, but as she is about to give it to him he lashes out and yells at her for taking so long with the meds. Dr. Cox taunts her about it through a victory dance.
Recurring Themes[]
More: Fantasies • Flashbacks • J.D.'s girl names • Janitor's pranks and lies
Carla and Ron have sex at a restaurant
Fantasies[]
- Carla and Ron Ramirez are looking for a table in a restaurant, and Carla pushes all the cutlery off the table and starts making out with Ron on it.
- Five years in the future, Carla tells Turk about her date with Ron Ramirez, which annoys Turk, and J.D. is still living with them.
- Twenty years in the future, Carla tells Turk about her date with Ron Ramirez, but Turk doesn't mind because it was so long ago, but questions why J.D. is still living with them.
Flashbacks[]
- J.D. flirts with a woman in an elevator and she beats him with her purse.
Janitor story[]
Janitor spends his time trying to convince Turk and J.D. that he has a twin brother, but no matter how hard he tries, they don't believe him.
- “You're better than this!”— Turk
- “You're better than this!”— Turk
Guest Stars[]
Nestor Carbonell as Dr. Ron Ramirez
- Alexander Chaplin as Sam Thompson
- Joe Rose as Troy
- Nestor Carbonell as Dr. Ron Ramirez
- Cathleen Gallagher as Woman
- Paul Tigue as Waiter
Quotes[]
- “Buddy, I get that you and Carla have been hanging out a lot, but pretending you're gonna steal her from me makes you seem sad, pathetic, and very lonely.”— Turk
- “Noted”
- “Ooooooh! That ass warrants the Batman sound effects loop!”— J.D.
- “POW!”— Turk
- “POW!”— Turk
- “ZAP!”
- “BOPYOWoooooo.....”
- “BOPYOWoooooo.....”
- “Well, I wouldn't put it that way in your vows.”— J.D.
- “Well, I wouldn't put it that way in your vows.”— J.D.
- “Thank you...”— Ron Ramirez
- “Thank you...”— Ron Ramirez
- “Mine's firm, like mutton.”
- “What was the cute name you used to call her?”— Ron
- “Skunk face.”— Carla
- “Skunk face.”— Carla
- “I had a dream just like this... except I had a saddle on my back and you were an Indian. Turk was a donkey.”— J.D.
- “You're always right.”— Elliot
- “You're always right.”— Elliot
- “I know! But it is still so nice to hear it.”
Trivia[]
- On the version of the Season 3 DVD tailored to the American NTSC-format (both the version included in the box-set and the one sold separately prior), the sound of Elliot's patient vomiting was replaced by a sound of liquid just splashing on the floor. The vomit-sound is still present in the European PAL-release.
- In this episode J.D. wears a t-shirt that says: "I'm what Willis was talking 'bout".
- Alexander Chaplin is the 6th cast member of Spin City to appear on the show.
- Turk and J.D. reference the movie Stuart Little in this episode. The main character of that movie franchise is voiced by Michael J. Fox, who plays Dr. Kevin Casey. Stuart Little 3 eventually got made in 2005.
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