Scrubs
Scrubswas unlike any situation comedy on television . It was one of themost accurate infirmary appearance in T.V. story , and while it was hilarious , it also provided viewers with all form of highly emotional episode . The series deal with serious motif like last , brokenheartedness , denial , disease , heartbreak , and more .
For nine time of year ( though most buff do n’t weigh season nine),Scrubsprovided us with plenty of situations to make us reach for the nearest tissues . Some of the series ' most memorable present moment were the I that made viewers holler the most . To make up homage to the way the show made us feel all the tactual sensation , we ’ve pluck out ten moments that were the saddest of them all .
Updated September 21st , 2020 by Rhys Mcginley : Scrubs is doubtlessly one of the most underrated comedy show of the 21st century , and with the fantastic rewatch podcast Fake Dr. , material Friends With Zach + Donald , there has been no good time to binge the show and savor not only the hilarity and brilliance of the show but also the heartache it gives its fans . There are so many instant throughout the show that trim down fan to tears , so we ’ve revisit this article with a few more .
Turk Has To Cancel
Every excellent funniness show has that time where the fans can feel it winding down , can see the death come by way of the life history of the beloved characters changing . When J.D. moves off to be closer to his son , Scrubsgets to that stage .
" My Chief Concern " hear J.D. quickly move into his new apartment , and latent hostility climb between him and Turk before the two reconcile them and discuss how their friendship can and will survive this further aloofness . It then becomes extremely heartbreaking when at the end of that episode , Turk headphone J.D. to tell him he can not make it to hang out . An era was get to an final stage .
J.D.’s Dad Dies
" My Cake " sees J.D. ’s brother Dan come back on the scene to foretell that J.D. ’s father , the late great John Ritter , had passed away . Dan was very visibly shake by these events , with J.D. forcing himself to be unassailable with black effects .
The whole episode is pitiful as we see J.D. ’s fans try and get past their own messed up issues to be there for him when he is so plain contend . That final scene with J.D. , Dan , and Cox discussing the brothers ' father does induce tears .
“It Should’ve Been Me.”
A lot of entries on this list mickle with death . This one deals with something less hard , but still distressing . One of the main threads of the serial was J.D.and Elliot ’s on - again , off - again relationship . During season six , they were off , and Elliot had a farsighted term fellow named Keith . He proposed to Elliot , and she accept , only to pull it back so they could get the ring resize .
As everyone look , friends around the hospital give J.D. fellow feeling because they think he still has opinion for Elliot . He denies it . And just as the episode is ending and the birdcall " Stolen " is playing , J.D. looks around at all of his friends in relationships . He realizes that he is still in love with Elliot . The final shot of J.D. in the shower with the voiceover , " It should ’ve been me , " is a tearjerker .
Kevin Casey’s Speech
Kevin Casey may not be a type who immediately amount to nous when you think aboutScrubs . He only appeared in a couple of season three episode , and he did n’t die or have a pregnant connexion to any of the master characters . However , play wonderfully by Michael J. Fox , Casey was the star of one of the show ’s most emotional bit .
J.D. find Casey launder his hands and went over to talk to him , but Casey accidentally explodes with foiling . He was tired and quick to go home , but his severe case of OCD wedge him to lave his hand repeatedly for two hour after his last surgery . The scream he lets out , plus his speech about own his incumbrance , really makes you feel for him .
Kelso Cares
For a seemly stretch inScrubs , Dr. Kelso is a passably one - dimensional theatrical role . He is simply the money - grabbing , uncaring , devil - esque Chief of Medicine who is incessantly the baddie . Over meter though , he take off to flower as a character .
In " My Jiggly Ball , " Kelso agrees to put Dr. Cox ’s patient , Mr. Morrison , into an experimental drug trial , but when a wealthy affected role comes in , Kelso reverses his decision to get financial backing for the hospital . Mr. Morrison dies . After getting a look at how footling Dr. Kelso cares earlier in the episode — by way of showing an instantaneous smile that comes over his typeface when he go forth the hospital — Kelso leaves the infirmary after Morrison ’s death sad , make believe to be happy when he encounter other doctors , show how much the job really burdens him .
Dr. Cox And Denise
Get quick fora lot of Dr. Coxbecause his fit often had the most heart and weight behind them . As a penalty for not get together his required hours of community military service , Dr. Cox had to work a twelve - hour ambulance shift with an optimistic prater driver identify Denise .
Dr. Cox On Himself
This is a conniption that does n’t last as long as the others , but it packs one hell of a punch . During season one , J.D. lead off to court a affected role he see while she was hold an MRI done . They planned to go on a appointment , but piece of work hold on getting in the path . J.D. severalise Dr. Cox that he lose runway of time and missed the date .
Dr. Cox recalls that J.D. kept checking his watch and select to stick at work after his shift . When J.D. says that it ’s the variety of thing Dr. Cox would do , a sorry realisation comes over his face . note that J.D. want to be like him , Cox respond , " Do you sympathise that I just barely require to be like me ? " remind the emotions .
Mrs. Tanner Accepts Death
Season one showed viewers thatScrubswas get going to be a heavy show almost instantly . In only the fourth instalment , " My Old Lady , " J.D. forms a chemical bond with an elderly female patient , Mrs. Tanner , who needs to start dialysis to keep her life going . However , she has a unlike thought .
At 74 years of eld , Mrs. Tanner had lived a foresightful and fruitful sprightliness . She does n’t want the dialysis and is ready to say goodbye to the earth . J.D. tries to change her thinker , but she is n’t experience it , so he has to accept her conclusion . take in him come in to terms with the first dying he face in his calling is heartbreaking .
Mrs. Wilk’s Beach Day
Here we go again with an elderly patient who becomes friendly with her Dr. . Patricia Wilk suffered from a disease that forced her into an lengthy hitch at the infirmary . Miraculously , she recovered from the trial by ordeal and got released from the infirmary . Unfortunately , an clumsy intern made a mistake that gave her an transmission , bringing her back to the hospital .
With Mrs. Wilk ’s resistant system already weakened , the contagion rapidly becomes deadly . One of her dying compliments is to go to the beach one last time . J.D. and Dr. Cox make her a mock beach on the roof , and she bang it . unhappily , she only enjoys it for a twenty-four hour period before she tragically passes off .
J.D. And Turk’s Night With George
Theseason eight sequence " My Last Words"hit us with an unexpected shot to the inwardness . It only features two of the salient cast members : J.D. and Turk . The dear friend were worked up to go out for steak to celebrate their bromance . That all changes when a dying patient distinguish George lies about his family coming to see him .
J.D. and Turk bollocks off their big Nox to spend George ’s die hours at his bedside . The three James Bond over discussions about their fear of death and eventually line up felicity . George arrest tired and ask the guy wire if they ’ll be around when he wakes up . They say yes , but George never heat up , cap an episode already filled with teary moments .
