6.5/101,116 votes#1 - Our First Day of School
Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 12/1/2009
J.D., Turk, Cox, Kelso and intern Denise return to Sacred Heart to teach med school, while new med students Lucy, Drew, Cole and Maya are put through the ringer on their first day of school.
Director: Michael Spiller
Writer: Bill Lawrence
6.5/10907 votes#2 - Our Drunk Friend
Season 9 Episode 2 - Aired 12/1/2009
Lucy learns a hard earned lesson about what it takes to be a doctor. Meanwhile J.D. and Turk spot a potential love connection between Denise and the new med student, Drew, as they play matchmakers with a little bit of help from Dr. Kelso.
Director: Michael McDonald
Writer: Josh Bycel, Jonathan Groff
6.4/10846 votes#3 - Our Role Models
Season 9 Episode 3 - Aired 12/8/2009
J.D. and Drew learn a tough lesson in mentoring when Dr. Cox and Lucy show them that sometimes the student is the teacher.
Director: Gail Mancuso
Writer: Stephen Cragg
6.5/10879 votes#4 - Our Histories
Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 12/15/2009
While their wives are out of town, J.D. and Turk attend a med student's party; Kelso says goodbye to Ted and Gooch.
Director: Ken Whittingham
Writer: Corey Nickerson
6.2/10760 votes#5 - Our Mysteries
Season 9 Episode 5 - Aired 12/22/2009
J.D. still clamors for Dr. Turk's approval as he approaches his final day of teaching at Sacred Heart, Lucy searches within herself for the courage to perform a basic medical procedure on a real human, and Denise and Drew make things official.
Director: Michael Spiller
Writer: Steven Cragg
6.1/10762 votes#6 - Our New Girl-Bro
Season 9 Episode 6 - Aired 1/1/2010
While Turk struggles to find a replacement best friend, Elliott offers some sound advice and guidance to an over-worked and exhausted Lucy.
Director: Michael McDonald
Writer: Kevin Etten
6.3/10758 votes#7 - Our White Coats
Season 9 Episode 7 - Aired 1/5/2010
Before receiving their white coats, the med students of Winston University must figure out why they want to be doctors, and Denise gets a little relationship help from Elliot.
Director: John Putch
Writer: Andy Schwartz
5.9/10782 votes#8 - Our Couples
Season 9 Episode 8 - Aired 1/5/2010
Lucy finds couplings, dysfunctional or not, throughout the hospital
Director: Chris Koch
Writer: Prentice Penny
6.5/10773 votes#9 - Our Stuff Gets Real
Season 9 Episode 9 - Aired 1/12/2010
The reality of having a baby begins to settle in for both J.D. and Elliot while Lucy struggles with the reality of operating on people.
Director: John Putch
Writer: Leila Strachan
6.3/10739 votes#10 - Our True Lies
Season 9 Episode 10 - Aired 1/19/2010
A case of guilty conscience plagues the med school when a student cheats on an exam and Dr. Cox takes it out on the entire class. Meanwhile, Denise makes a startling admission of her own.
Director: Michael Spiller
Writer: Danny Rubin, Lon Zimmet
5.9/10755 votes#11 - Our Dear Leaders
Season 9 Episode 11 - Aired 1/26/2010
Lucy takes her new assignment as hell week "team leader" a bit too seriously, and Dr. Turk feels threatened when an internationally renowned surgeon pays a visit.
Director: Peter Lauer
Writer: Kevin Etten, Corey Nickerson
6.0/10752 votes#12 - Our Driving Issues
Season 9 Episode 12 - Aired 3/10/2010
When Cole and Kelso both get negative results back after a few routine tests, they learn the hard way to put their egos in check in order to rein in the support of their so-called friends.
Director: Eren Celeboglu
Writer: Prentice Penny, Alessia Costantini
6.1/10853 votes#13 - Our Thanks
Season 9 Episode 13 - Aired 3/17/2010
The med students of Winston University finally find something to be thankful for when Cole identifies his true calling in surgery, Drew finds the love of his life, and Lucy finds the inspiration to become a doctor.
Director: Rick Blue
Writer: Sean Russell
Season 9 Ratings Summary
"Our First Day of School" is the best rated episode of "Scrubs" season 9. It scored 6.5/10 based on 1116 votes. Directed by Michael Spiller and written by Bill Lawrence, it aired on 12/1/2009. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Our Drunk Friend".