Scrubs Season 8 Episode 1 – My Jerks

January 6, 2009

Face it, if you are a Scrubs fan then last year was rough. NBC cut the Season short and tried to make the world hate Scrubs with the “finale” fiasco. Have no fear though because ABC has saved the day and Scrubs Season 8 is upon us. Check here all season for Scrubs episode recaps and reviews!

Synopsis:

“My Jerks,” Dr. Kelso’s beautiful but unethical replacement, Dr. Maddox (played by guest star Courteney Cox), shakes things up at Sacred Heart, while J.D. struggles to manage a new crop of incompetent interns and Carla helps Elliott put her ego in check. You will notice I start the bulk of the segment categories with the word “My”…I only do this because that is how all the eps are titled, and I am to tired to be more cleaver.

My Thoughts:

Really great way to start of Season 8. Not sure if Courteney Cox really sold me on the Chief of Medicine part but she was still quite funny and came in strong. The bed balloon bit had me cracking up all show long and I just can’t get enough of Ted (Sam Lloyd). When he cried out “My Balloon”, I nearly fell on the floor. And Turk is 1/8 Japanese?

My Greatest Moments:

• When the Janitor makes fun of J.D. pre-pubescent Miami Vice beard…
• Any moment where someone is holding a red balloon.
• Dr. Cox’s Jerk rant (the rants just don’t get old)
• Dr. Maddox tries to get the Janitors name

My Music:

• Endeverafter – I Wanna Be Your Man
  

Jd’s Dr. Maddox Fantasy

• End of Episode was ‘Catch My Disease” by Ben Lee

My Quotes:

Denise: It’s ironic that cancer starts with can because at this stage there is nothing we can do about it.

J.D.: When a patient’s eyes are open, that usually means they are awake.

Dr. Cox: Why did you do that?
J.D.: I thought equals shared coffee

Timi “the overly touchy orderly”: Breathe on my face

Dr. Maddox: How come all you have in there is a smiley face button and a revolver?
Ted: One’s in case I get sad and the other is in case I get really sad.

My Inside Scoop (basically an episode run down):

New things, but the Janitor still makes fun of JD. We meet some of the new interns and according to JD “They Suuuuuuck.” Brief scenes with Katie (who is a know it all), Denise (who has no tact) and Ed ( who seems to be quite popular). Next we are introduced to the hospital’s new Chief of Medicine, Dr. Maddox. She is overly friendly and hates spiders.

We see JD try to connect with Dr. Maddox several times, only to fail and then Dr. Maddox goes to take a patient for a full body scan, which we all remember from the Cox/Kelso days what those are for. Dr. Cox is sure that Dr. Maddox is a jerk, give a classic rant and refuses to get to know her. JD still hats his new intern group and Katie is dubbed mini-Elliot.

At the coffee shop, Ted see’s Kelso (“My Balloon!…still funny) and Carla tells Elliot she is kind of whiney and self-centered. Not at the coffee house Dr. Maddox get angry at the Janitor for tripping JD. Everybody now has two words coming. I Do (when Elliot ask Carla if that is what she thinks), Your Fired (for the Janitor), and We’re Sorry (to JD from the interns).

Dr. Cox still thinks Dr. Maddox is a tool and Carla tries to help Elliot realize thing she will regret. We also find out when Turk approaches Elliot that Carla has spies. Ted talks to Elliot and lets her know that she really did hurt Keith.

The ‘May I talk to you’ moments come. Dr. Maddox walks the Janitor out of the hospital and takes his really universal key because she really did fire him. Elliot talks to Keith and they do reconcile. Dr. Cox talks to JD and still mentors him to realize everyone gets ‘tired of it’. JD of monkey interns and Dr. Cox from dealing with jerk COMs.

We find out that Dr. Cox was right and Dr. Maddox besides being a nice person is a money-whoring jerk. Eliot apologizes to Keith, JD gets over his hatred and teaches the interns and we see Dr. Cox and Dr. Maddox argue over profit vs. ethical. The more things change, the more they stay the same and we see the new, older and nice to JD, janitor.

Don’ Miss the Credits (I told you so):

JD give an inspiring Dr. Cox’ish speech about their 8th year and and a lot of people (the fans) still rely on them. He then pokes some fun at the fact they never do well come medical awards season. Dr. Shalhoub wins everything, and despite JD statement that they are as good as any show out there the Nielsen’s don’t agree…but only are only upset becasue their insurance won’t cover a private room.

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