Scrubs

About

Scrubs is a comedy-drama show which aired on NBC which ran from 2001-20110, which follows medical intern JD as he progresses in his medical career. The show was notable for its frequent use of flashbacks and dream sequences.

History

Scrubs premiered on October 2nd, 2001, on NBC. The series was created by Bill Lawrence. The show ran for nine seasons and 913 episodes, its series finale airing on March 17th, 2010.

Premise

The show opens on JD’s (played by Zach Braff) first day as a medical intern at Sacred Heart Hospital. He is joined by his best friend, surgical intern Chris Turk (Donald Faison), fellow medical intern Elliot Reid (Sarah Chalke), his mentor Dr. Cox (John C. McGinley), Turk’s love interest nurse Carla (Judy Reyes), and his nemesis The Janitor (Neil Flynn). Each episode follows the doctors’ personal lives and their medical cases, and each episode features JD’s voiceover and depicts his frequent daydreams.

Reception

The show has earned a 8.5 on IMDB^[1] and a 79 on Metacritic.^[3] The show was nominated for three Golden Globes for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy (Zach Braff) in 2005, 2006 and 2007. It was also nominated for 17 primetime Emmys.

Fandom

On May 23rd, 2010, the r/Scrubs^[2] subreddit was created by Redditor WoozleWuzzle, as of September 2014, the subreddit has gained over 27,000 readers. As of September 2014, the show’s Facebook page^[4] has gained over 12.9 likes. Fans can also read episodes guides and character sketches on the show’s Wikia.^[5] As of September 2014, DeviantArt^[6] has over 20,000 pieces of fan art tagged Scrubs. Tumblr blogs dedicated to the show include fuckyeahscrubs^[7] and scrubslove.^[8]

Related Memes

Screams Internally

The descriptive phrase“Screams Internally” has been associated with a reaction GIF taken from a scene in the first episode of television comedy Scrubs in which Zach Braff’s main character J.D.‘s boss, Doctor Kelso, asks him if he’s excited for his first night as an on-call doctor in the hospital. The camera quickly flips back to J.D. who is shown trying to keep a straight face while screaming internally. A GIF version of this moment has been circulating online since as early as December 2011.^[14]

Bromance

Bromance^[9] is a close non-sexual relationship between two (or more) men in the homosocial^[10] nature. The term was brought into the mainstream in 2008^[12] to describe the relationship of the lead characters in the sitcom Scrubs^[11], J.D. Dorian (portrayed by Zach Braff) and Christopher Turk (portrayed by Donald Faison). The following year, the Boston Globe and entertainment site Starpulse^[13] compiled lists of televisions most well-known bromances. There is also a TV Tropes^[14] page for the term.