Scrubs Plot SummaryThis half-hour comedy focuses on the bizarre experiences of fresh-faced medical intern John "J.D." Dorian (Zach Braff) as he embarks on his healing career in a surreal hospital crammed full of unpredictable staffers and patients – where humor and tragedy can merge paths at any time.
Joining the rumpled J.D. in his exhilarating brave new world are his college buddy, Chris Turk (Donald Faison, "Clueless"), an intern with a more elite surgical group, and J.D.'s fellow medical intern, the beautiful and driven Elliot Reid (Sarah Chalke, "Roseanne"). Keeping the new interns on their toes are: The fatherly chief of medicine, Dr. Bob Kelso (Ken Jenkins); the abrasive, worldly Dr. Perry Cox (John McGinley), and the caring but slightly jaded nurse Carla Espinosa (Judy Reyes). The hospital janitor (Neil Flynn) also never seems to miss an opportunity to harass his target.
Scrubs is filmed in a real-life hospital. It's the North Hollywood Medical Center, which has gone under severe reconstruction to fit all the equipment and represent Sacred Heart Hospital. Interesting trivia: Sacred Heart was the name of the school that Christa Miller worked; in one episode Zach Braff accidentally calls the Janitor Neil Flynn, which is the actor's real life name.
The Opening Theme Song:
"Superman" performed by Lazlo Bane
NBC Broadcast History:
October 2001 - May 2002 --- Tuesdays, 9:30pm
September 2002 - October 2003 --- Thursdays, 8:30pm
November 2003 - January 2004 --- Thursdays, 9:30pm
January 2004 - May 2004 --- Tuesdays, 9:30pm
June 2004 - August 2004 --- Thursdays, 9:30pm
August 2004 - December 2004 --- Tuesdays, 9:30pm
January 2005 - May 2005 --- Tuesdays, 9:00pm
January 2006 - March 2006 --- Tuesdays, 9:00pm & 9:30pm
March 2006 - May 2006 --- Tuesdays, 9:00pm
November 2006 - April 2007 --- Thursdays, 9:00pm
April 2007 - May 2007 --- Thursdays, 9:30pm
October 2007 - April 2007 --- Thursdays, 9:30pm
April 2007 - May 2008 --- Thursdays, 8:30pm
The show then moved to ABC for the 2008-2009 television season.