The Best Episodes Written By Bill Lawrence

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   9.4/10(14 votes)

   #1 - My Finale

   S8:E185/6/2009

   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.

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   9.3/10(12 votes)

   #2 - My Occurrence

   S1:E225/7/2002

   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.

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   9.2/10(10 votes)

   #3 - My Catalyst

   S3:E122/10/2004

   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.

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   8.7/10(11 votes)

   #4 - My T.C.W.

   S2:E183/20/2003

   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.

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   8.6/10(11 votes)

   #5 - My Overkill

   S2:E19/26/2002

   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.

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   8.5/10(8 votes)

   #6 - My ABC's

   S8:E51/27/2009

   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.

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   8.4/10(7 votes)

   #7 - My Changing Ways

   S4:E255/10/2005

   With their residencies over, there are big changes at Sacred Heart. J.D. moves out to live on his own, while Turk and Carla consider a family change, creating another rift in their long friendship. Jordan is hired to handle some paperwork for Kelso, which annoys Cox. Elliot has a job interview at a different hospital thanks to her boyfriend Jake.

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   8.4/10(12 votes)

   #8 - My Nickname

   S1:E1011/27/2001

   J.D. begins a new relationship with Carla. J.D. gains a new nickname - "Scooter" - and his relationship with Nurse Carla evolves as he begins to out-distance her medical knowledge, while Turk trembles, when he learns that his secret lunch spot was claimed years ago by the territorial Dr. Kelso. Elsewhere, Dr. Cox gives Elliot the evil eye when she won't discharge a troublesome patient.

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   8.3/10(23 votes)

   #9 - My First Day

   S1:E110/2/2001

   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.

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    8.3/10(10 votes)

    #10 - My Own American Girl

    S3:E110/2/2003

    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.

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    8.3/10(7 votes)

    #11 - My Intern's Eyes

    S5:E11/3/2006

    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.

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    8.2/10(13 votes)

    #12 - My Best Friend's Mistake

    S1:E310/9/2001

    J.D. begins to feel distant from Turk, when he leaves him abandoned every time that he tries to talk to him. Elliot fights with Kelso for calling her "sweetheart," and she seeks Dr. Cox's advice. J.D.'s relationship with Elliot goes in a time race, when he has 48 hours to kiss her before he is put into her "Friend Zone."

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    8.1/10(17 votes)

    #13 - My Mentor

    S1:E210/4/2001

    J.D. tries to persuade a smoker patient to quit smoking in order to impress Dr. Cox, who is just feeling lonely in his opinion. Elliot's attitude towards Carla annoys her, thus Turk is able to go on a date with Carla, when he convinces her to forgive Elliot.

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - The Father/Son Game

    S1:E1112/17/1993

    Cory and Eric try to avoid attending a father-and-son softball game that their dad is looking forward to.

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    7.8/10(60 votes)

    #15 - The One with the Candy Hearts

    S1:E142/9/1995

    Ross's first date in nine years is on Valentine's Day with a beautiful neighbor. Susan and Carol, also out on a romantic date; end up at the same restaurant. Joey sets Chandler up on a blind date. And Phoebe, Rachel and Monica decide to spend the holiday building a boyfriend bonfire in their apartment.

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    7.5/10(73 votes)

    #16 - Pilot

    S1:E18/14/2020

    American football coach Ted Lasso is hired by a wealthy divorcée to coach the English soccer team AFC Richmond.

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    7.1/10(9 votes)

    #17 - Our First Day of School

    S9:E112/1/2009

    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.

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    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #18 - Deep Throat

    S1:E153/2/1994

    Fran has to have her tonsils removed, so Maxwell puts C.C.'s reunion on hold to await the outcome of Fran's surgery.

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    5.5/10(6 votes)

    #19 - The Family Plumbing

    S1:E142/9/1994

    Fran catches her young cousin kissing Brighton in the bathtub.

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