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The Best Episodes of Scrubs Season 5

Every episode of Scrubs Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Scrubs Season 5!

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In the unreal world of Sacred Heart Hospital, John "J.D." Dorian learns the ways of medicine, friendship and life.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Scrubs Season 5 Episode 20 - My Lunch
    9.6/10(4647 votes)

    S5:E20

    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

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  2. Scrubs Season 5 Episode 21 - My Fallen Idol
    9.2/10(2083 votes)

    S5:E21

    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

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  3. Scrubs Season 5 Episode 7 - My Way Home
    9.1/10(2279 votes)

    S5:E7

    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
    Writers:Neil Goldman, Garrett Donovan

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  4. Scrubs Season 5 Episode 9 - My Half-Acre
    8.6/10(1500 votes)

    S5:E9

    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

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  5. Scrubs Season 5 Episode 19 - His Story III
    8.5/10(1355 votes)

    S5:E19

    Turk and Carla turn J.D.'s old bedroom into a nursery for the baby. The Janitor seizes an opportunity to shove J.D. out of the picture for a day. Elsewhere, Elliot uses her mother to learn information about Keith's peers and Turk & Dr. Cox accuse each other of not being hip.

    Director:John Inwood
    Writer:Angela Nissel

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  6. Scrubs Season 5 Episode 4 - My Jiggly Ball
    8.4/10(1330 votes)

    S5:E4

    J.D. is asked to introduce Dr. Kelso at an awards dinner, so he wants to find out something good about him. Dr. Kelso and Dr. Cox each have a patient, whom they feel deserves the benefit of a new experimental treatment, but there is only one open slot. Elsewhere, Carla and Turk try to help Elliot get her old job at Sacred Heart back. And the Janitor taunts J.D. with the made up game of "Jiggly Ball."

    Director:Rick Blue
    Writer:Tim Hobert

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  7. Scrubs Season 5 Episode 13 - My Five Stages
    8.4/10(1304 votes)

    S5:E13

    J.D. and Dr. Cox go through the five stages of grief with their favorite patient, who is declining in health. Carla forces Turk to go on a string of double dates, including Elliot and her booty call Keith. Elsewhere, Dr. Kelso hits Ted with his car, thus Ted finally has the upper hand with a potential lawsuit.

    Director:Jay Alaimo
    Writer:Tad Quill

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  8. Scrubs Season 5 Episode 16 - My Bright Idea
    8.4/10(1237 votes)

    S5:E16

    Turk finds out, that Carla is pregnant, before she does, so J.D. convinces Turk to tell the entire hospital staff to surprise Carla with the news. But Carla wants to personally share her baby news with everybody, so Turk and J.D. have to quickly contain the hospital gossip. Meanwhile, when Elliot puts Dr. Cox into an embarrassing situation, he decides to get even with Elliot through Keith and Carla.

    Director:Michael Spiller
    Writer:Janae Bakken

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  9. Scrubs Season 5 Episode 24 - My Transition
    8.3/10(1212 votes)

    S5:E24

    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
    Writers:Aseem Batra, Kevin Biegel

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  10. Scrubs Season 5 Episode 8 - My Big Bird
    8.2/10(1287 votes)

    S5:E8

    J.D., Turk, Elliot and Carla are interrogated about the mysterious death of a patient. Dr. Kelso learns, that J.D. and Turk were away tracking down a patient, Elliot was traumatized over finding out that her make-out buddy was married and Carla was busy recruiting hospital personnel for a group lottery purchase.

    Director:Rob Greenberg
    Writer:Debra Fordham

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  11. Scrubs Season 5 Episode 10 - Her Story II
    8.2/10(1284 votes)

    S5:E10

    J.D. is annoyed, that Julie doesn't laugh, so Elliot encourages him, to tell her his feelings, and Turk tries to use psychology to fix the issue. Meanwhile, Carla is upset, when the Janitor refers to a new nurse as a "hot young Carla," which intensifies her growing concern, that she is too old to conceive.

    Director:Chris Koch
    Writer:Mike Schwartz

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  12. Scrubs Season 5 Episode 12 - My Cabbage
    8.2/10(1252 votes)

    S5:E12

    Dr. Kelso is outraged, when he discovers, that a bird has been living in Sacred Heart. He orders the Janitor to dispose of it immediately. However, the Janitor likes the bird so much, he secretly keeps it as a pet. Meanwhile, J.D., annoyed with Keith, tries to get his intern fired, but things don't turn out as intended.

    Director:John Inwood
    Writers:Mark Stegemann, Ryan Levin

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  13. Scrubs Season 5 Episode 3 - My Day at the Races
    8.1/10(1297 votes)

    S5:E3

    While planning his birthday, J.D. finds a list of things he wanted to accomplish, before he turned 30. He enters a triathlon to begin. Meanwhile, Elliot discovers a side of her boyfriend Jake, that freaks her out. And Turk is working hard to impress his bosses and takes on a patient, who wants to be hypnotized during surgery in effort to be promoted.

    Director:Michael Spiller
    Writer:Eric Weinberg

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  14. Scrubs Season 5 Episode 15 - My Extra Mile
    8.1/10(1213 votes)

    S5:E15

    J.D. urges Cox and his fellow doctors to do special, unconventional things for their patients, but J.D. himself is not sure he can shave his head for a woman undergoing chemotherapy, after meeting a woman who loves his hair. Meanwhile,Turk and Carla attempt to eliminate all the stress in their lives, to better their chances of conceiving. Also, Elliot can't stop giving her new boyfriend Keith stupid gifts.

    Director:Ken Whittingham
    Writer:Mark Stegemann

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  15. Scrubs Season 5 Episode 17 - My Chopped Liver
    8.0/10(1180 votes)

    S5:E17

    When J.D. rearranges his schedule to allow himself more time to spend with Turk, Turk secretly resents hanging out with J.D. in that time because it interferes with his own "Turk Time." Meanwhile, Dr. Cox and Jordan go on a double date with Elliot and Keith, and Carla covers for Kelso at work, as he grieves for his dead dog. Later, a patient almost dies, after giving up part of his liver for his brother, and the hospital staff learns about making sacrifices for the people they really care about.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Debra Fordham

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  16. Scrubs Season 5 Episode 23 - My Urologist
    8.0/10(1200 votes)

    S5:E23

    J.D. challenges an urologist's assessment on a consult for a patient in need of a risky surgical procedure. He also starts to fall for her. Meanwhile, Elliot considers breaking up with Keith, but Carla is showing extreme hormonal changes due to her pregnancy and tries to interfere. The Janitor and Dr. Kelso are having a little tiff of their own about fear.

    Director:Richard A. Wells
    Writers:Neil Goldman, Garrett Donovan

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  17. Scrubs Season 5 Episode 1 - My Intern's Eyes
    7.9/10(1260 votes)

    S5:E1

    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

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  18. Scrubs Season 5 Episode 14 - My Own Personal Hell
    7.9/10(1142 votes)

    S5:E14

    J.D. is sick of perfect intern Keith and he's not the only one. Elliot's relationship with Keith is revealed, so the other interns think that he is getting special attention. In the meantime Dr. Cox boasts about being named "The Best Doctor in the City" by a local magazine, thus Dr. Kelso assigns him to the most difficult patient in the hospital to deflate his ego. Also, Turk and Carla continue to struggle in their quest for conception.

    Director:Adam Bernstein
    Writer:Eren Celeboglu

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  19. Scrubs Season 5 Episode 5 - My New God
    7.8/10(1276 votes)

    S5:E5

    Dr. Cox's religious sister Paige comes to visit for her nephew's baptism. Turk is finding out, just how unsexy baby making can be. Elliot helps him realize that Carla finds the whole process to be romantic. Elswhere, J.D. and the Janitor start a buddy friendship.

    Directors:Victor Nelli, Jr.
    Writer:Aseem Batra

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  20. Scrubs Season 5 Episode 6 - My Missed Perception
    7.8/10(1191 votes)

    S5:E6

    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.

    Directors:Bill Lawrence, Victor Nelli, Jr.
    Writer:Kevin Biegel

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  21. Scrubs Season 5 Episode 11 - My Buddy's Booty
    7.8/10(1157 votes)

    S5:E11

    J.D. is still dealing with his recent breakup and trying not to kill intern Keith, who has become annoyingly perfect. To make matters worse, a favorite patient is in a serious coma and each of the staff finds their own way to deal with it. Dr. Cox and the Janitor bond over drinks at the bar and Carla makes it her mission to make the hospital's gym female friendly. Meanwhile Turk suggests, that J.D. and Elliot find themselves 'booty calls'.

    Directors:John Inwood, Randall Keenan Winston
    Writer:Ryan Levin

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  22. Scrubs Season 5 Episode 22 - My Déjà vu, My Déjà vu
    7.8/10(1218 votes)

    S5:E22

    J.D. feels that the same things happen over and over again at the hospital. Dr. Cox returns to work, but Elliot believes that he has lost his usual confidence. Elliot calls Dr. Cox on his behavior. Carla gets fed up with Turk, because he still can do a lot of stuff, but she can't since she is now pregnant.

    Director:Linda Mendoza
    Writer:Mike Schwartz

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  23. Scrubs Season 5 Episode 2 - My Rite of Passage
    7.7/10(1182 votes)

    S5:E2

    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

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  24. Scrubs Season 5 Episode 18 - My New Suit
    7.7/10(1169 votes)

    S5:E18

    J.D.'s brother Dan returns for a surprise visit and Elliot learns that J.D. has been telling Dan that she still likes him. A patient with weight-related problems needs an MRI, but he's too big for the machine. Carla and Turk freak out when they begin to discuss baby names. Meanwhile, Dr. Kelso assigns Dr. Cox to assist Ted with malpractice claim paperwork after Dr. Cox insults Dr. Kelso's son.

    Directors:Victor Nelli, Jr.
    Writer:Tim Hobert

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"My Lunch" is the best rated episode of "Scrubs" season 5. It scored 9.6/10 based on 4647 votes. Directed by John Michel and written by Tad Quill, it aired on 4/25/2006. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "My Fallen Idol".