9.7/10 6,191 votes#1 - My Screw Up
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 2/24/2004
Jordan's brother and sister return, but Dr. Cox learns that his brother-in-law Ben hasn't visited a doctor about his cancer in the two years he has been gone traveling the world.
Director: Chris Koch
Writer: Garrett Donovan, Neil Goldman
9.6/10 3,911 votes#2 - My Lunch
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 4/25/2006
J.D. asks Dr. Cox out for lunch, but runs into annoying former patient Jill Tracy, who unexpectedly teaches him something about responsibility. Elliot and Carla discover that Todd has been lying about all his hospital "conquests" and suspect that he's been less than truthful about other issues. Turk warns them not to meddle in his affairs.
Director: John Michel
Writer: Tad Quill
9.3/10 2,418 votes#3 - 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
9.2/10 1,858 votes#4 - My Fallen Idol
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 5/2/2006
Dr. Cox starts drinking after his decisions result in the death of three of his patients. The staff tries to cover for him at the hospital, while everyone tries to convince him how inspiring he is for them. Turk starts his new rotation with orthopedic surgery, but isn't so fond of his attending doctor's touchy-feely methods. Thus, J.D. and the Janitor attempt to help Turk find ways to bond with his new supervisor.
Director: Joanna Kerns
Writer: Bill Callahan
9.1/10 2,982 votes#5 - 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
9.1/10 2,035 votes#6 - My Way Home
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 1/24/2006
In a "Wizard of Oz" homage, J.D. is trying to go home, Turk searches for a heart donor and Carla worries, that she doesn't have the courage to become a parent. Meanwhile, Elliot doesn't believe, that she has the brains to lead a question and answer session. Also, the Janitor is painting color coded lines throughout the hospital for easier navigation.
Director: Zach Braff
Writer: Garrett Donovan, Neil Goldman
9.1/10 2,084 votes#7 - 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
9.0/10 2,050 votes#8 - My Occurrence
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/7/2002
Jordan's brother Ben is admitted at Sacred Heart for having an accident with a nail gun. J.D. learns that Ben has leukemia, but won't believe it, since there have been many mixups in the hospital lately, so he goes on a search for the real test results.
Director: Lawrence Trilling
Writer: Bill Lawrence
9.0/10 1,586 votes#9 - My Long Goodbye
Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 4/5/2007
Laverne is brain-dead, and her family decides to take her off life support. One by one, the staff say their goodbyes, except Carla, who stoutly refuses to accept what's happening. She consequently finds herself "haunted" by Laverne. Meanwhile, Jordan gives birth, but Dr. Cox doesn't want to tell anyone because he doesn't want his daughter's birthday to always be associated with Laverne's death.
Director: Victor Nelli Jr.
Writer: Dave Tennant
8.9/10 1,612 votes#10 - My Catalyst
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 2/10/2004
J.D. believes he may have finally found a mentor in Dr. Kevin Casey, a surgeon with obsessive-compulsive disorder, and it turns out that Dr. Cox has always been jealous of the guy. Meanwhile, the Janitor and his new assistant help Kelso out with a garbage problem.
Director: Michael Spiller
Writer: Bill Lawrence
8.9/10 3,609 votes#11 - My Musical
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 1/18/2007
A new patient at the hospital wakes up and sees everything happening around her as a musical. Carla can't decide whether or not to return to work and Elliot must find a way to tell J.D. he can't move into her new house with her.
Director: Will Mackenzie
Writer: Debra Fordham, Jeff Marx, Jan Stevens, Robert Lopez
8.8/10 1,434 votes#12 - My Cake
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/12/2004
When Dan resurfaces, J.D. is shocked to learn his father has passed away. The reactions from his co-workers help J.D. a little, but the one person, Dr. Cox, who he wanted to be there for him is too busy with J.D.'s patients. Meanwhile, Dan sits drunk in the bath tub the whole day and Turk finds out he has Type II Diabetes.
Director: Henry Chan
Writer: Garrett Donovan, Neil Goldman
8.7/10 1,693 votes#13 - My Hero
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 5/14/2002
Ben takes the news of his diagnosis pretty well - at least better than his sister Jordan and J.D. Remarkably, it is Dr. Cox who is the voice of reason and compassion, until his own fears get in the way. Meanwhile, Turk and Elliot have their own issues to deal with. Turk is upset because he wasn't chosen to assist on a difficult surgery and Elliot is criticized during rounds by Dr. Kelso for the 100th time.
Director: Michael Spiller
Writer: Garrett Donovan, Neil Goldman
8.7/10 1,563 votes#14 - My Last Day
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 5/21/2002
It's J.D.'s last day as an intern, and soon he will become a resident. Carla and Turk are arguing about dating other people. Elliot finally rebels against being everyone's doormat, and J.D. is just trying to stay out of people's way. Jordan has returned to get a physical and a new patient, Mr. Bober, has been admitted, because he needs his gall bladder removed. He really needs the surgery, but doesn't have the insurance to pay for it. They enlist the help of Dr. Cox, Dr. Wen and Jordan.
Director: Michael Spiller
Writer: Mike Schwartz, Gabrielle Allan
8.7/10 1,440 votes#15 - My Butterfly
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 3/16/2004
An ever present butterfly prompts the question on what could have happened different as Turk looks for his lucky do-rag for surgery, and Elliot tries to find a lost stuffed animal for a child needing a bone marrow transplant.
Director: Henry Chan
Writer: Justin Spitzer
8.7/10 1,360 votes#16 - My Last Chance
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 10/26/2004
When Molly takes a job at a different city, she and J.D. end up having a night of kissing, and he tries to rush to sleep with her before she leaves. Dr. Cox goes on ambulance duty with a maniac, who he eventually finds out is a woman who has lost her son to an accident.
Director: Zach Braff
Writer: Mike Schwartz
8.7/10 1,289 votes#17 - My Best Moment
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 12/7/2004
When J.D. has to address a bunch of pre-med students about what it's like to be a doctor, he strays off the beaten path and chooses to discuss his best moments as a doctor instead. When he challenges the rest of the staff to do so, they all remember their best memories in the medical field. Meanwhile, Elliot is forced to face her fear of children, when she must befriend a ten year old boy, whose father is being treated in the I.C.U.
Director: Chris Koch
Writer: Angela Nissel
8.7/10 1,344 votes#18 - My No Good Reason
Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 3/22/2007
Laverne and Dr. Cox engage in a philosophical debate. Carla finds a hot nanny for Isabella, and Turk struggles to find a way not to leer at her. Elliot smuggles a patient's dog into the hospital to cheer her up and ends up in hot water with Dr. Kelso. A tragic twist awaits at the end, challenging everyone to decide if they think everything happens for a reason.
Director: Zach Braff
Writer: Janae Bakken
8.6/10 1,417 votes#19 - His Story
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 1/30/2003
Elliot meets a nice guy at the bar, but freaks out when she finds out he's a male nurse at Sacred Heart. Turk keeps asking Carla to marry him, but she still won't give an answer. Dr. Cox feels the pressure he puts on himself everyday: His psychiatrist, his subordination to Dr. Kelso and his paternal feelings for J.D.
Director: Ken Whittingham
Writer: Bonnie Schneider, Hadley Davis
8.6/10 1,384 votes#20 - My Porcelain God
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 2/17/2004
Elliot finds herself perplexed over a simple procedure that leaves her questioning her career path. She goes to seek Dr. Kevin Casey's advice but becomes frustrated when she learns that the epiphany toilet, which the Janitor secretly installed on the roof, is getting more attention than she is. Meanwhile, Turk asks J.D. to be his best man at his wedding, which sends J.D. into sheer bliss momentarily until he hears a phone message that makes him question his friendship with Turk.
Director: Adam Bernstein
Writer: Tim Hobert, Eric Weinberg
8.6/10 1,332 votes#21 - My Half-Acre
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 2/7/2006
J.D. meets the klutzy Julie, and when he becomes smitten, Elliot attempts to help out with romance advice. Meanwhile, Carla tries to find Dr. Cox's soft side, when he refuses to kiss his son. Turk and the Janitor put together an air band to win a contest, but Kelso gives them a tremendous obstacle.
Director: Linda Mendoza
Writer: Bill Callahan
8.5/10 1,685 votes#22 - My Overkill
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/2002
Relationships between the staff of Sacred Heart Hospital have been shaken since Jordan's revelations. Turk is sleeping on J.D.'s bed, after Carla kicked him out of his own. Elliot is having a hard time facing J.D. every day at work. J.D. desperately tries to get Dr. Cox's attention back, unsuccessfully.
Director: Adam Bernstein
Writer: Bill Lawrence
8.5/10 1,516 votes#23 - My Philosophy
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/16/2003
J.D. bonds with a patient, who is waiting for a heart transplant and discusses with her their idea of what death must be like. Elliot puts her foot down and demands a feminine locker room from Dr. Kelso. Turk decides it's time to propose to Carla, but a kid swallows the engagement ring.
Director: Chris Koch
Writer: Matt Tarses, Tim Hobert, Tim Hobbes
8.5/10 1,396 votes#24 - My T.C.W.
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 3/20/2003
J.D. flirts with the wife of a patient who's been in a coma for the past two years, whom they all call T.C.W. (Tasty Coma Wife). He feels guilty for doing that, even though she wants to go ahead with it. Meanwhile, he can't stand listening to any more relationship problems, as everybody dumps their issues on his ears: Elliot, sabotaging her relationship with Paul over beef jerky, Carla, finding out her engagement ring passed through a patient's digestive system and Dr. Cox's unsucessful attempts to get some attention from Jordan, who can only think about her baby right now.
Director: Adam Bernstein
Writer: Bill Lawrence
8.5/10 1,354 votes#25 - 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, Tim Hobert
Top Episode Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Scrubs" is "My Screw Up", rated 9.7/10 from 6191 user votes. It was directed by Chris Koch and written by Garrett Donovan, Neil Goldman. "My Screw Up" aired on 2/24/2004 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "My Lunch".