8.9/1012 votes#1 - My Old Lady
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/2001
The three interns are each assigned patients with various illnesses. Statistically speaking, one of the three is going to die. J.D.'s patient is 86 year old Mrs. Tanner, who is in renal failure. 20 year old David Morrison is Turk's hernia patient and Elliot's patient Mrs. Guerrero only speaks Spanish and might have lupus.
Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Matt Tarses
8.6/109 votes#2 - White Lie Christmas
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/6/2005
As the holiday season comes under way a few secrets are exposed when Earl attempts to cross number seventy-four off of his list: "always ruined Joy's Christmas." Earl, Randy, and Catalina enter a radio contest to win a brand new car for Joy to make up for all of the thoughtless Christmas presents Earl gave her while they were married. While Randy and Catalina vie over the car, Earl finds out that Joy's parents believe that he's still their son-in-law and that he's just returned from the war in Iraq. Joy is afraid to tell her father, an alleged racist, that she is now married to Darnell, so Earl plays the part, afraid of ruining another one of her Christmases.
Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Timothy Stack
8.6/105 votes#3 - The Cult of Sheila
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 3/29/2019
Joel and Sheila have a scary man's undivided attention. Abby and Eric are surprised by hungry visitors. A troublesome trio crashes the Hammonds' party.
Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Victor Fresco
8.5/102 votes#4 - How Are Things in Glocca Morra?
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/9/1999
The show is held up when a tennis match goes longer than expected, putting a damper on Dana and Gordon's dinner plans.
Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
8.5/106 votes#5 - My New Coat
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/2002
Elliot sleeps with a handsome doctor she hardly knew and soon becomes the hospital tramp. Turk suffers from his back after operating with Dr. Amato, a very short surgeon. J.D. finds out that wearing a white coat doesn't make him a better doctor, but is upset by having Dr. Cox throw in his face that he made another mistake. And Dr. Kelso is just dying for an opportunity to lash out his anger on Dr. Cox.
Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Matt Tarses
8.5/106 votes#6 - My Own Private Practice Guy
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 3/13/2003
A personal secret of Dr. Cox is revealed during hospital visitations by a cocky MD (Jay Mohr), who establishes a rapport with J.D.
Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Mark Stegemann
8.5/102 votes#7 - Unstable
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/30/2023
Reeling from a tragedy, Ellis struggles to focus at work as a major project looms, forcing Anna to reach out to Ellis' son Jackson for help.
Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: N/A
8.5/101 votes#8 - Engaged, Focused and Ridiculously Sane
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/30/2023
After an odd discovery in Ellis' basement, Jackson stays longer in LA and sets boundaries with his dad — which inspires Ellis to stand up to the board.
Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Michael Shipley
8.5/102 votes#9 - Roasting for Beginners
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/30/2023
Ellis and Jackson spend the day doing landscaping work until the father-son bonding time turns into a roast. At the house, Leslie wears out his welcome.
Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Bente Engelstoft
8.5/1011 votes#10 - My Drug Buddy
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/22/2002
Alex and Elliot argue over missing medication, and J.D. needs to choose sides. Meanwhile, Dr. Kelso gives Carla a ride to work and she sees a totally different side of him. Turk develops a conflict with Dr. Cox after he finds out that Dr. Cox has secret feelings for Carla.
Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Matt Tarses
8.4/107 votes#11 - My Karma
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/20/2003
J.D. and Turk think they've got bad karma after hitting a car and causing an accident, while playing golf on the hospital roof. Dr. Cox bends over backwards to give Jordan as much comfort as possible on her labor day, and she confesses to J.D. that Dr. Cox is the real father. Elliot seeks advice from Carla on how to tell Paul that she's crazy, because they're getting more intimate and she can't hide it anymore. But Carla is feeling too crazy herself with the upcoming wedding.
Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Janae Bakken
8.4/1012 votes#12 - Quit Smoking
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/2005
Earl must make amends to Donny, an intimidating thug who spent two years in jail for a robbery Earl committed. Oddly enough, the only way he can do this is by helping Donny's mom quit smoking. Meanwhile, Joy discovers she's the beneficiary of Earl's will and decides to kill him!
Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: N/A
8.4/107 votes#13 - My Brother, Where Art Thou?
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 11/6/2003
Dan decides to stay with J.D. for a while after their mom's new fiancé kicks him out, but after spending some quality time with him at the hospital, Dan isn't sure if he likes the cynical person his little brother has become. Elliot tries to deal with her own problems of a long distance relationship and decides to try moonlighting as a pet examiner with Carla to save up money.
Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Mike Schwartz
8.4/108 votes#14 - My Sacrificial Clam
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 4/30/2002
J.D. fears being contaminated with Hepatitis B, after a needle accidentally sticks his forearm. Meanwhile, Elliot has a hard time combining her new relationship and keeping up with studies. Turk obsesses about getting in shape, after Carla makes a fat joke about him.
Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Janae Bakken
8.3/106 votes#15 - My Advice to You
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/13/2003
A chance meeting in the elevator sparks a new friendship between J.D. and the mysterious Danni whose ongoing dialogue about her ex forces J.D. to talk about his feelings for Elliot. Carla's brother Marco comes to visit, but he still hasn't forgiven Turk for mistaking him for a valet at their mother's funeral. Unfortunately, Turk can't even apologize because Marco can't speak anything but Spanish. At the hospital, Dr. Cox relishes his new job promotion but is surprised when J.D. doesn't follow his lead in contradicting Dr. Kelso's orders.
Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Debra Fordham
8.3/109 votes#16 - The Professor
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/9/2006
Earl's nervous about returning a laptop computer he stole from a college professor, mostly because he's uncomfortable around smart people. When the professor turns out to be a beautiful woman, he feels even more ill at ease, until she flatters him and asks him to speak about his list in front of her class. Meanwhile, Randy experiences fraternity life---and absolutely loves it.
Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Danielle Sanchez-Witzel
8.2/109 votes#17 - My Blind Date
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/8/2002
A woman slips and falls on the wet floor of the hospital. Afraid that she might sue the hospital, Dr. Kelso asks J.D. to stand by her and be friendly, so she won't sue them. But J.D. is very busy with Dr. Cox's 24-hour marathon to keep his ICU patients alive. Elliot is desperate for some attention from Dr. Cox. Meanwhile, Turk snaps at Carla when she steals fries from his plate.
Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Mark Stegemann
8.2/108 votes#18 - The Bounty Hunter
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 4/6/2006
Number forty-five "Ditched Jessie to Marry Joy" is next on the list when Jessie, Earl's ex-girlfriend returns to town seeking revenge. Earl must protect Joy in a lakeside retreat while Randy fights not to reveal their location to Jessie.
Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Hunter Covington
8.2/106 votes#19 - Sticks & Stones
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/5/2006
Earl decides to cross off number ninety-one on his list "Made fun of Maggie Lester for having a moustache." Earl and Randy visit Maggie who is now working for a carnival as "The Amazing Bearded Woman" meanwhile Joy has a run in with the law.
Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Danielle Sanchez-Witzel
8.2/106 votes#20 - Made a Lady Think I Was God
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/2/2006
Earl takes on Number 12 on his list "Made a lady think I was God." Millie Banks, she was the manager of Earl's trailer park, he pretended to be the voice of God to get her to stop bothering them.
Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Bobby Bowman
8.2/106 votes#21 - Robbed a Stoner Blind
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/16/2006
In the middle of a heat wave, Earl decides to cross number 26 off his list "Robbed a Stoner Blind." To accomplish this task Earl and Randy find Woody the stoner and must live an environmentally conscious life in the commune with Woody for a week.
Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Kat Likkel
8.2/104 votes#22 - Foreign Exchange Student
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 2/1/2007
Earl goes for #44 on his list trying to help Pierre, a French foreign exchange student, he made fun of when they went to school together. Earl flies him back to the US and he tries to hook Pierre up with a girl he had a crush on as a child. Meanwhile, newlyweds Randy and Catalina find their marriage changes in ways they would never imagine.
Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: N/A
8.2/1010 votes#23 - My Bad
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/2001
Dr. Cox is still facing the threat of suspension, and coincidentally, J.D. is assigned to a special patient: Jordan Sullivan, an important board member. She is very demanding and J.D. ends up sleeping with her after he confronts her. Only he didn't know that she is Dr. Cox's ex-wife, and now the only one who can save J.D.'s mentor from being fired by the evil Dr. Kelso. Meanwhile, Elliot is assigned to take care of a shrink whose jaw has been wired shut, and for whom she ends up becoming a patient. Carla's mom makes a scandal after Turk spends the night at Carla's, and when she breaks her leg, Carla blames Turk for it.
Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Gabrielle Allan
8.1/109 votes#24 - Joy's Wedding
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/15/2005
Darnell and Joy decided to tie the knot while Earl learns thru Randy’s invitation that he is not invited. To make things worse Joy has scheduled the wedding on Earl’s birthday so that all of their friends will be unable to celebrate with him. A drunken Earl crashes the party accidentally breaking Joy’s nose and now is forced to add “ruined Joy’s wedding” to his list.
Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Greg Garcia
8.1/109 votes#25 - Something to Live For
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/2/2006
Earl takes his car troubles as a sign that it is time for him to redeem himself for a long run of stealing gas out of a complete stranger's car.
Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Kat Likkel
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"My Old Lady" is the best rated episode directed by Marc Buckland. It scored 8.917/10 based on 12 votes. It was written by Matt Tarses. It aired on 10/16/2001 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "White Lie Christmas".