"Scrubs"
My First Day (2001)

Director:

Adam Bernstein

Writers:

Bill Lawrence (creator)
Bill Lawrence (written by)

TV Series:

"Scrubs" (2001)

Original Air Date:

2 October 2001 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

On his first day at the Sacred Heart Hospital new Intern J.D realizes that being a doctor is a whole lot different and harder than he actually thought...

Plot Keywords:

Narration | Cult Favorite | Interracial Relationship | Internal Monologue | Daydream

US TV Schedule:

Tue. Sept. 16

12:30 AM

Fox

My First Day

#1.1

Cast

Zach Braff	...	Dr. John 'J.D.' Dorian
Sarah Chalke	...	Dr. Elliot Reid
Donald Faison	...	Dr. Christopher Turk
Ken Jenkins	...	Dr. Bob Kelso
John C. McGinley	...	Dr. Perry Cox
Judy Reyes	...	Nurse Carla Espinosa
Neil Flynn	...	The Janitor
Sam Lloyd	...	Ted Buckland
Robert Maschio	...	Dr. Todd Quinlan
Matt Winston	...	Dr. Jeffrey Steadman
Timmy Deters	...	Boy (as Timothy Deters)
Jake Fritz	...	Billy
Mary Gillis	...	Mrs. Pratt
Michael Hobert	...	Pizza Guy
Lynne Maclean	...	Nurse Kearney

Runtime:

24 min (excluding commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Touchstone Television

Trivia:

Turk uses the electrical defibrillation paddles to "shock" an apparently unconscious patient, who immediately wakes up screaming in pain, apparently not having been unconscious at all. That patient was played by Vinko Bogataj, the Slovenian ski jumper whose disastrously unsuccessful ski jump attempt was made famous in the opening title sequence of ABC's television sport news show "ABC's Wide World of Sports" (1961).

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Dr. Kelso tells JD to keep a female patient on dialysis, and not put her on the transplant list, because she doesn't have insurance. In the U.S., all patients who have kidney failure and are on dialysis are eligible for Medicare, which also pays for a kidney transplant.

Movie Connections:

References Bambi (1942)

Soundtrack:

Over Me

first day

It's the first day for new interns John Dorian, Chris Turk and Elliot Reid. Both John "J.D." Dorian and Elliot are medical interns, whereas Chris Turk is one of the new surgical intake. J.D. and Turk are long established best friends, but they meet Elliot for the first time, thought it is certainly not the last time they spend time together! Throughout their first day, the interns are forced to face the realities of working in a hospital, and the pressures that go with it. They're aided by a few kooky characters, like the iconic Dr Perry Cox and the sweet but feisty Nurse Carla Espinosa. It's an eye-opening experience for all 3 interns, but ultimately their first day is a success and the series Pilot is a hit.