The Best Episodes Directed By Bill Lawrence
Every TV Episode Directed by Bill Lawrence Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Bill Lawrence Ratings Summary
The best episode directed by Bill Lawrence is "My Finale", rated 9.6/10 from 9 user votes. It was "written by Bill Lawrence". "My Finale" aired on 5/6/2009 and is rated 0.7 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "My Last Words".
9.6/10 9 votes#1 - My Finale
Season 8 Episode 18 - Aired 5/6/2009
J.D. is planning on leaving Sacred Heart but before he goes there are a few things that he wants to do including; getting a hug from Dr. Cox, and learning the Janitor's real name. Elliot is ready for the next step in her and J.D.'s relationship and she begins moving her furniture into J.D.'s apartment.
Director: Bill Lawrence
Writer: Bill Lawrence
8.9/10 8 votes#2 - My Last Words
Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 1/6/2009
J.D. and Turk make a huge sacrifice concerning a decade-long steak night tradition for a dying patient. Meanwhile, Dr. Maddox, the new Chief of Medicine, begins to show her true colors.
Director: Bill Lawrence
Writer: Aseem Batra
8.5/10 6 votes#3 - My Old Friend's New Friend
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 8/31/2004
Turk and Carla start to have issues when Carla tries to change everything about her new husband. Molly Clock (Heather Graham), the hospital's new psychiatrist, becomes friends with Elliot because she believes Turk, J.D. and Carla are shutting her out. Also, when Turk and J.D.'s car blows up, Carla lets him pick out the new ride only to find that instead of a car, he buys three scooters for them, further proving Carla's point that she needs to always be in control. The episode guest stars the Sugarhill Gang.
Director: Bill Lawrence
Writer: Eric Weinberg
8.3/10 18 votes#4 - My First Day
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/2001
John Dorian, "J.D." to friends, is a boyishly handsome, self-deprecatingly funny, likeable guy who would be confident if he only realized his assets. Four years of medical school have prepared J.D. for his first day as an intern at Sacred Heart Hospital - but he has his doubts.
Director: Bill Lawrence
Writer: Bill Lawrence
8.3/10 3 votes#5 - Ain't Love Strange
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 2/14/2012
Jules is miffed when Grayson (who has an ulterior motive) calls her "predictable"; Ellie frets that little Stan is turning into a "devil child," or even worse, could grow up to be like Laurie; and Travis likes his new off campus housing, until Bobby tries to convince him to take dog Travis in.
Director: Bill Lawrence
Writer: Bill Lawrence
8.2/10 4 votes#6 - My Dream Job
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 4/17/2003
J.D. and Turk's college buddy, Spence, drops by for a visit, and accidentally tells Dr. Cox a secret. Too much partying with successful Spence causes Turk and J.D. to show up late and drunk for work, which Dr. Kelso fully reprehends them for. Elliot's feeling low since she can't measure up to Dr. Kelso's standards, and the Janitor starts another feud – this time over paychecks – with J.D.
Director: Bill Lawrence
Writer: Matt Tarses
8.2/10 4 votes#7 - My Best Friend's Wedding
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 5/4/2004
The big day for Turk and Carla has finally arrived, but a patient holds up Turk. With Elliot still angry at him, J.D. attempts to reconcile her with Sean as a way to make everything right again in their friendship.
Director: Bill Lawrence
Writer: Tim Hobert
8.2/10 5 votes#8 - My ABC's
Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 1/27/2009
Featuring a special appearance from Sesame Workshop's "Muppets", J.D. learns a lesson about the gift of compassion, while Elliot gets scammed by intern Katie to secure a spot on Turk's team.
Director: Bill Lawrence
Writer: Bill Lawrence
8.0/10 6 votes#9 - My Own American Girl
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/2003
A run-in with her old flame Sean and an accident in her new car lead Elliot to the realization that nothing good has happened to her in the three years that she has been at Sacred Heart. This realization drives her to take drastic measures, including a complete makeover, both inside and out, in an attempt to change her luck. Meanwhile, J.D. gets stuck with a patient, whose diagnosis he can't quite pin down, and when Dr. Cox denies him any assistance, he looks to Carla and Turk to help him out. While Dr. Cox is busy not helping J.D., he takes the time to make amends with Dr. Kelso.
Director: Bill Lawrence
Writer: Bill Lawrence
8.0/10 5 votes#10 - My Own Worst Enemy
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 10/25/2007
In the aftermath of their near-indiscretion, Elliot realizes she doesn't want to be with Keith, and J.D. resolves to stop sabotaging himself. Meanwhile, Dr. Cox and Turk find a patient they both like who is in danger of being discharged.
Director: Bill Lawrence
Writer: Garrett Donovan
8.0/10 6 votes#11 - My Soul on Fire (1)
Season 8 Episode 14 - Aired 4/8/2009
The Janitor and Lady invite the Sacred Heart staff to their fake wedding in the Bahamas hoping to score some loot but their scheme is about to backfire...
Director: Bill Lawrence
Writer: Bill Callahan
8.0/10 5 votes#12 - My Soul on Fire (2)
Season 8 Episode 15 - Aired 4/15/2009
The tropical seaside wedding goes ahead as the Janitor and Lady tie the knot which affirms the relationship of another couple.
Director: Bill Lawrence
Writer: Bill Callahan
7.8/10 6 votes#13 - My Transition
Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 5/16/2006
J.D. plans a date with Kim on their night off but Elliot keeps getting in their way. Meanwhile, Elliot throws a baby shower for Carla.Perry and Jordan hand over all of Jack's stuff to Carla. And someone announces a very surprising pregnancy.
Director: Bill Lawrence
Writer: Kevin Biegel
7.8/10 5 votes#14 - My Inconvenient Truth
Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 11/8/2007
J.D's brother Dan returns and delivers a few home truths to his little brother. In the meantime, Elliot and Dr. Cox debate over the morals of their practice and the staff of Sacred Heart find the Janitor's behavior rather odd after he watches "An Inconvenient Truth".
Director: Bill Lawrence
Writer: Debra Fordham
7.8/10 4 votes#15 - Dating Scene
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2009
Pilot - We meet Jules, a woman who at her twenties took on marriage and a baby instead of experiencing the dating scene. Now on her forties, she finds herself as a divorcee and eager to live the dating scene that she missed. With the help of her friend, Laurie, her younger co-worker who wants to show Jules to go out there and have fun. Ellie, her sarcastic, married and content to her average but lovable husband Andy. There's also her family, her ex-husband Bobby and her son Travis, who will test her patience, and her new forty-something divorced neighbour Gray, who doesn't believe that Jules can date again.
Director: Bill Lawrence
Writer: Kevin Biegel
7.8/10 4 votes#16 - Walls
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 4/18/2011
Once again Jules chooses to get too involved in Travis' life.
Director: Bill Lawrence
Writer: Sean Lavery
7.7/10 3 votes#17 - My Intern's Eyes
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 1/3/2006
Attending at Sacred Heart, J.D. now has to deal with his own interns. Turk has doubts having children, then tries to prevent Carla from getting pregnant. Meanwhile Elliot struggles to find her way at County Hospital and doesn't want to seem like the helpless person she was before.
Director: Bill Lawrence
Writer: Bill Lawrence
7.7/10 3 votes#18 - My Rite of Passage
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 1/3/2006
J.D. wants to show Dr. Cox and Dr. Kelso how to treat interns, but instead he finds out that they laugh at his bad jokes out of fear and respect. Everyone at the hospital is avoiding Jordan to get rid of her except for Turk. An aborted attempt to bond with her results in Jordan being conned by Sam, the drug addict. Elsewhere, Elliot's fellowship goes sour and she finds herself confiding in loose-lipped Carla.
Director: Bill Lawrence
Writer: Janae Bakken
7.7/10 3 votes#19 - My Missed Perception
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 1/17/2006
J.D. mistakes an elderly woman's happiness as her wish to stop treatment for a fatal illness. Turk and Elliot struggle to find the cause of a patient's body pain and Carla tries to organize the annual group photo.
Director: Bill Lawrence
Writer: Kevin Biegel
7.5/10 2 votes#20 - Something Good Coming (2)
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 5/25/2011
When Travis abruptly moves to Hawaii, the gang go after him and decide to spend their vacation there too. As Jules struggles with Travis' choice, Grayson tells her he's keen on having kids. Meanwhile, Bobby acts as Ellie and Andy's vacation surrogate, and Laurie hatches a plan to lure Travis back home.
Director: Bill Lawrence
Writer: Kevin Biegel
7.5/10 2 votes#21 - A One Story Town
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 3/13/2012
Jules and the gang decide Bobby needs some help romancing Angie so they launch "operation kiss-the-girl." Meanwhile, other former "Scrubs" cast turn up, as Ted and the Peons pass through on their way to audition at Disney World.
Director: Bill Lawrence
Writer: Kevin Biegel
7.3/10 7 votes#22 - All Mixed Up
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/2010
Bobby struggles with the reality of Jules being in a relationship with Grayson. Jules has issues with her new psychiatrist when she discovers the truth behind her methods.
Director: Bill Lawrence
Writer: Kevin Biegel
7.2/10 5 votes#23 - My Turf War
Season 6 Episode 18 - Aired 4/26/2007
When Keith leaves town for a few days, J.D. expects that he'll finally be able to spend some quality time with Elliot. But he doesn't anticipate Elliot's old college friend dropping by. J.D. switches between hitting on her and competing with her for Elliot's attention. Meanwhile, Turk and Dr. Cox volley a hypochondriac patient back and forth since there's nothing wrong with him.
Director: Bill Lawrence
Writer: Sean Russell
7.0/10 3 votes#24 - Breakdown
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 5/12/2010
Despite Grayson's warning, a curious Jules reads the speech without permission and is left crushed when she finds she's not been acknowledged. Meanwhile, Ellie uncharacteristically does something nice for Laurie, and Bobby tries to restrain himself from embarrassing Travis on his big day.
Director: Bill Lawrence
Writer: Kevin Biegel