Scrubs Season 8 Episode 5 – My ABC’s

Synopsis:

J.D. learns the hard way that not even Elmo can teach the gift of compassion to those who don’t care to learn (Sesame Workshop’s "Muppets" guest star).

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My Thoughts:

I used to love ‘the Street’ but the Muppet cameos seemed a bit forced. Overall it was a descent episode. Nothing just amazing but solid. Was anyone else just a little disturbed by Elmo’s sexual advances to Denise? While funny it, it killed my childhood thoughts of innocence surrounding the show.

My Great Moments:

• All of the jokes about JD’s beard are awesome.
• Anything Dr. Cox rants about. Plus, caveman talk good.
• JD continuing to call Denise Jo
• The reactions to Izzy’s first poo in the potty is pretty funny.
• Elliot’s ability to have sex withheld from Turk.
• Oscar the Grouch in the Janitors can. I always liked Oscar back when I watched ‘the Street’
• Despite it being the saddest version of the Sesame Street theme song I have ever heard the song was awesome.

My Music:

• Saddest Sesame Street theme song ever by Joshua Radin

My Quotes:

Dr. Cox (to the interns): Now since the rest of your brains are so tiny, from now on I’ll speak like a caveman. You Bad doctors. Me Good doctor. You Follow.

JD: I grew up on the street. No, not the hood the Sesame Street.

Elliot: Seems like it would be a host to a variety of infections bacteria or even fungus.
Turk: Plus, it’s hard to look at… I recommend it’s removed immediately.
JD: forget it you guys! I’m keeping the beard. Chicks dig on the extra fuzz.

Dr. Cox: Look, you and I are alike in a lot of ways.
Janitor: We both harbor an internal struggle between the desire to do good and the urge to becoem a master criminal.
Dr. Cox: We don’t.
Janitor: We do.

My Inside Scoop:

More of the same at Sacred Heart. Kelso is still hanging around the coffee shop enjoying his free muffins, Turk, JD & Izzy are hanging together while watching Sesame Street and Dr. Cox is busy doing rounds with the interns. Seems we see a lot more about the interns this episode, maybe a sign of things to come but it has to happen if we are going to get to know and like them. Dr. Cox on the other hand, does not like the new interns and knows they still have a long way to go. JD, who is still thinking about Sesame Street with constant daydreams,

Dr. Cox continues to talk like a caveman to the interns (great stuff) and later chimes in on JD’s beard. One of the great parts of tonight’s episode is the constant jokes about his beard, I don’t like it either by the way. Like I said earlier, the interns play a big part in this one. Elliot says she like Katie now that is isn’t such a jerk. Still, JD, Cox and Elliot all agree to spend some extra time taking the interns under their wings. JD takes Denise (Jo), Dr. Cox takes on Ed and Elliot seems to take an interest in Katie. Everyone takes different approached with their interns. Dr. Cox seems to hat Ed and can’t figure out why, this only frustrates him (Cox, not Ed). JD continually struggles dealing with the “strong woman” Denise and is surprised at her lack of compassion with patients. Elliot feel sorry for Katie gets even more so when she is passed over for an internship with Turk.

While the Sesame Street visions continue, Dr. Cox tries talking to the Janitor because he feels they are alike. It really bother him that he can’t figure out why he hates Ed so much.  JD continually tries to find ways to teach Denise some compassion and wishes it were as easy as on Sesame Street, though I’ve never seen Elmo hit on anyone. Elliot has Carla withhold sex from Turk since Katie got passed over for the surgery spot, but it’s ok because Ed didn’t really want it, he just wanted to write his name with his cool pen (which is why Turk actually chose him in the first place).

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JD has the difficult job of telling Mr. Freedmont’s (his patient) wife he is dying of cancer and Denise tries to get a DNR by being overly blunt with the wife, despite JD’s coaching. Turns out Katie played Elliot to get the spot, she discovers this from her chat with Turk. And Cox finally realizes that he hates Ed because he is lazy and could be a much better doctor, but Ed is ok with being just better than most. JD patient dies before his family gets to say goodbye and Denise still show no compassion, even for a very troubled JD. As, the saddest Sesame Street theme song you will ever hear plays everyone realizes, the new interns still need a lot of work to make good doctors.

Don’t Miss the Credits:

JD quite seriously gives a Facts of Life speech to the wife of his dying patient…which is actually the theme song to “The Facts of Life”. Didn’t Teds Band sing this in a previous episode?

You take the good, you take the bad,
you take them both and there you have
The Facts of Life.