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Season Four of Scrubs originally aired between August 2004 and May 2005 on NBC. It averaged 6.9 million viewers per episode, and received four Emmy nominations. It is available on DVD in regions 1, 2, & 4; and episodes are syndicated in most major markets.
Story
When Turk and Carla return from their honeymoon, things are still rough between J.D. and Elliot, whom he recently embarrassingly dumped. A new doctor, Molly Clock, arrives at Sacred Heart and everybody likes her. ("My Old Friend's New Friend") J.D. and Elliot compete for the title of Chief Resident and are both named Co-Chiefs. ("My Office") Dr. Cox and Jordan find out their are actually still married and get divorced again. ("My New Game") Everybody nervously remembers patients they have killed when Dr. Cox gives a frightening speech to the new interns ("My First Kill") and shortly after Elliot decides to follow Molly around as her mentor. ("Her Story") J.D.'s brother comes to visit and shares the sad news that their father has died. ("My Cake") Dan stays in town and starts a relationship with Elliot, which upsets J.D.. ("My Common Enemy") As Molly leaves town, J.D. and Elliot come to an agreement of their fighting when Elliot gets even with J.D. ("My Last Chance") A malpractice suit strikes the nerve or Ted and the rest of the staff when the notorious lawyer Neena Broderick becomes involved. ("My Malpractical Decision") J.D. likes her aggression and begins dating her, but he breaks it off when her client sues Turk. ("My Female Trouble") Elliot encounters problems when she finds out that flirting is an excellent way to get what she wants, while, J.D. has problems convincing a man to give his father a kidney. ("My Unicorn") When Christmas rolls around, the staff remembers their best moments at Sacred Heart, from medical to personal. ("My Best Moment")
Turk has reached an understanding with his diabetes treatment, while J.D. and Elliot are becoming more friendly due to their shared office. ("My Ocardial Infarction") Dr. Cox gets a vasectomy performed, but isn't happy with his decision, while an Irish man helps show J.D. and Turk how to live life. ("My Lucky Charm") Soon after, J.D. meets Kylie and can't decide whether to tell her that her boyfriend contracted an STD. ("My Hypocritical Oath") J.D. sparks a SARS scare and Sacred Heart is put on lock down - during his first date with Kylie. ("My Quarantine") An E. coli scare floods the hospital with nervous civilians, and J.D. contemplates how life would be if he lived in a sitcom. ("My Life in Four Cameras") J.D. is kicked out of the apartment by Turk and Carla, but they find out that he is unfortunately an important key to their relationship. ("My Roommates") Turk starts to talk to an old girlfriend of his, which makes things rocky between him and Carla. ("My Best Laid Plans") J.D. and Elliot try to help them figure out what needs to happen for their marriage to succeed. ("My Boss's Free Haircut") J.D. and Carla drunkenly kiss, which only makes things more difficult for Turk. ("My Lips Are Sealed") J.D. moves out for good when he becomes the subject and middleman of an argument between the newlyweds. ("My Big Move") They begin attending couples therapy, and Elliot is poorly advised by Dr. Cox when she meets Jake, whom she is interested in. ("My Faith in Humanity") When Turk tells Dr. Cox that he doesn't like to brag, Dr. Cox pushes his ego until it breaks and finally brags. ("My Drive-By") Elliot finds a new job, J.D. replaces Turk as his best friend with Hooch, and Jordan gets a full time job at Sacred Heart and J.D.'s fourth year comes to a close.
Cast
- Category: Season 4 Cast
Main Cast:
- Zach Braff as Dr. John "J.D." Dorian
- Sarah Chalke as Dr. Elliot Reid
- Donald Faison as Dr. Christopher Turk
- Judy Reyes as Carla Espinosa RN
- John C. McGinley as Dr. Perry Cox
- Ken Jenkins as Dr. Robert Kelso
- Neil Flynn as Janitor
Supporting Cast
- Robert Maschio as Dr. Todd Quinlan (18 episodes)
- Sam Lloyd as Theodore Buckland, Esq. (16 episodes)
- Christa Miller as Jordan Sullivan (14 episodes)
- Aloma Wright as Laverne Roberts RN (8 episodes)
- Johnny Kastl as Dr. Doug Murphy (8 episodes)
Guest Cast
- Heather Graham as Dr. Molly Clock ("My Old Friend's New Friend")
- Molly Shannon as Denise Lemmon ("My Last Chance")
- Matthew Perry as Murray Marks ("My Unicorn")
- Colin Farrell as Billy Callahan ("My Lucky Charm")
- Tara Reid as Danni Sullivan ("My Quarantine")
- Clay Aiken as Kenny ("My Life in Four Cameras")
Awards
- Full list: List of Scrubs' awards and nominations
The fourth season was nominated for the following Emmys:
- Won: Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Series
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - Zach Braff
- Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Series - "My Life in Four Cameras"
- Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series
Episodes
- Category: Season 4 Episodes
Directed by: Bill Lawrence - Written by: Eric Weinberg
- J.D. meets Dr. Molly Clock who becomes friends with Elliot.
- Turk and Carla return from their honeymoon and find out that their marriage will need compromise.
Directed by: Gail Mancuso - Written by: Matt Tarses
- J.D. and Elliot fight for the position of Chief Resident, as well as each other.
- Carla gets frustrated with Molly for giving advice to all her friends.
- Dr. Cox gets frustrated with people stealing his moment.
- A patient with a light-bulb up his behind is the cause of troubles for Dr. Cox, Turk and Janitor.
Directed by: Ken Whittingham - Written by: Gabrielle Allan
- Due to a technicality, Cox and Jordan find out they're still married.
- J.D. does not get the respect he craves as Co-Chief Resident.
- When surgery goes wrong, J.D. feels guilty for allowing Turk to do it when Todd was meant to.
Directed by: John Inwood - Written by: Angela Nissel
Directed by: Gail Mancuso - Written by: Janae Bakken
- Turk pulls a fast prank on the Janitor and doesn't like the payback he receives from him and Mr. Korman, a former patient who tries to get retaliation.
- Trouble abounds for J.D. and Dr. Cox when they feel threatened by a patients' daughter, Neena Broderick, a malpractice attorney with seemingly evil intentions.
- Doug becomes a pathologist after finding his gift.
Directed by: Matthew Perry - Written by: Gabrielle Allan
- J.D. tries to get Murray Marks to donate his kidney to his estranged father.
- Elliot upsets people when she starts heavily flirting to get her way.
- Janitor falls madly in love with Blonde Doctor.
Directed by: Chris Koch - Written by: Angela Nissel
- Everyone remembers their best moments while at Sacred Heart
- A man is admitted and everyone pitches in to diagnose and treat him
Directed by: Ken Whittingham - Written by: Mark Stegemann
- Elliot helps J.D. learn to handle "train wreck" codes
- Turk deals with his diabetes
- Janitor comes on too strong to Elliot, and lies about being in an a Capella band
Directed by: Craig Zisk - Written by: Tim Hobert
- J.D. is kicked out of the apartment by Turk and Carla.
- Dr. Cox's high school friend Ron Laver visits him, and the two talk about their sons.
- J.D. almost has sex with Kylie before Turk and Carla bust in asking for him to come back home.
- Turk and Carla realize they are having major issues when they see they can't survive a week without J.D.
Music
- Full list: List of music featured in Season Four
The fourth season of Scrubs includes songs from Beck, Cary Brothers, Dido, Jet, Tart, The Mavericks, Foo Fighters, a-ha, Fountains of Wayne, and Howie Day.
The DVD
- Main article: The Complete Fourth Season DVD
The complete fourth season was released onto DVD in region one on October 10, 2006. The three disk set includes all 25 episodes, plus the following special features:
- 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
- Scrubbed Out - Deleted Scenes
- Audio Commentary
- Donald Keeps Talking - An extended sit-down interview with actor Donald Faison
- The Weapons Chest - Spend some time with the show's "second squad" of actors
- Alternate lines: A Second Opinion
- Music video by G Tom Mac: "Half"
See Also
- Category:Season 4
- Category:Season 4 Characters
- Category:Season 4 Images
- Category:Season 4 Patients
- Category:Season 4 Transcripts
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