The Best Episodes Written By Janae Bakken

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   10.0/10(1 votes)

   #1 - The Love Seat

   S5:E177/13/2016

   When Ben receives an anonymous note from a past love interest asking for a second chance, he does whatever he can to find the mystery girl. Danny misunderstands a note he thought was left for him and tries to get Riley back. Tucker, Riley and Bonnie enter Emma into a baby beauty pageant to get footage for Tucker’s news segment, but Riley goes too far.

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   8.7/10(7 votes)

   #2 - My Bright Idea

   S5:E163/28/2006

   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.

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   8.6/10(11 votes)

   #3 - My Cold Shower

   S6:E195/3/2007

   J.D. tries to get together with Elliot's sorority sister Melody, but she just wants to make out with him without going further. Meanwhile, Keith re-proposes to Elliot after she gets to make everything perfect, while everyone has fantasies about being married to Elliot. Elliot and Carla are having problems figuring out what is wrong with two elderly patients, who show the same symptoms but have no obvious connection.

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   8.6/10(8 votes)

   #4 - My No Good Reason

   S6:E143/22/2007

   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.

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   #5 - My Self-Examination

   S3:E214/27/2004

   J.D. is unsure what to do, when he realizes he made a mistake telling Elliot he loved her. The Janitor squares off against Dr. Cox after he loses the election of the janitors to Randall. Carla's brother Marc constantly puts Turk in a tough situation, when Turk forgets to write his wedding vows.

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   8.4/10(9 votes)

   #6 - My Karma

   S2:E162/20/2003

   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.

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   8.4/10(7 votes)

   #7 - My Lips Are Sealed

   S4:E214/5/2005

   When Carla and J.D. go out to let Carla have some fun, they get drunk and end up accidentally kissing. Dr. Cox gets the hammer dropped by Jordan, when Jack has to get stitches under Perry's watch. Elliot has trouble with a male patient, who has taken enhancement pills.

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   8.4/10(8 votes)

   #8 - My Malpractical Decision

   S4:E911/9/2004

   J.D. is approached by a malpractice attorney, asking him to do a risky procedure on her father. Meanwhile, Elliot guides Doug to a new career path and Turk struggles to avoid a hypochondriac patient.

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   8.3/10(9 votes)

   #9 - My Rule of Thumb

   S3:E101/22/2004

   Carla and Elliot try to help a patient, Maggie, lose her virginity as she prepares to die. Walking in on her sister and Dr. Cox prompts Danni to move in with J.D. Dr. Cox attempts to convince Turk to do a kidney transplant for a patient he has "moved up" the list. But a personal grudge seems to stand in the way and may decide whether the patient lives or dies.

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    8.3/10(13 votes)

    #10 - My Day Off

    S1:E911/20/2001

    J.D. gets to see the hospital through the eyes of a patient when he's admitted for appendicitis. Elliot examines him and he tells everyone how cold and rough she is, which drives her crazy. J.D. doesn't want Turk to operate on him, which hurts Turk's feelings. Meanwhile, Dr. Cox is trying to show off to his mentor, Dr. Benson, the ex-chief of medicine, who is also a patient at the hospital. The only thing in his way is Dr. Kelso, who almost dismissed Dr. Benson prematurely.

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    8.3/10(10 votes)

    #11 - My Fruit Cups

    S2:E811/14/2002

    When an expectant Jordan shows up unexpectedly, Cox is forced to choose between her and his new love, Julie. Meanwhile, J.D. and Turk take advantage of the hospital's supply closet for sleep, when they take on extra shifts at a free clinic to supplement their income. Carla encourages Elliot to stand up to her father, when he pressures her to pick a specialty more "suitable for a woman."

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    8.3/10(11 votes)

    #12 - My Sacrificial Clam

    S1:E214/30/2002

    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.

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    8.3/10(8 votes)

    #13 - My Number One Doctor

    S7:E612/6/2007

    Though Elliot boasts that through private practice she gets to get to know her patients, nobody seems to care. Carla is amazed at how the Janitor was able to score such an attractive girlfriend. The doctors are improving their services to get a higher ranking on a website and although J.D. appears nonchalant initially, he is elated when he is ranked #1.

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    8.2/10(13 votes)

    #14 - My Student

    S1:E173/5/2002

    J.D., Elliot and Turk are receiving their first medical students, and now they finally get a chance to see what it feels like to be on the other side. Turk's student is a very attractive young woman, to whom Dr. Cox is immediately attracted. But he doesn't know his way around women and needs Turk to give him a little help. J.D. doesn't know how to handle his student and Elliot's turns out to the be son of an important CEO.

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    8.1/10(8 votes)

    #15 - My Saving Grace

    S8:E31/13/2009

    Dr. Kelso and Dr. Cox have to work together again to get rid of Dr. Maddox, while Carla faces an incompetent intern.

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    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #16 - My Rite of Passage

    S5:E21/3/2006

    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.

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - It Takes a Village Idiot

    S4:E146/10/2015

    Emma's babysitters feel unappreciated, so they go on strike, forcing Ben to bring Emma along on his dates and shifts at work. Meanwhile, Danny and Bonnie enroll in a cooking class with her favorite chef; and Tucker tells Riley to invent a fake boyfriend.

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Over My Dead Bonnie

    S4:E62/4/2015

    Danny receives a cameo role on "General Hospital" and nervously prepares for his scene with actress Kelly Monaco; Tucker and Ben stage a funeral for Bonnie.

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - House of Cards

    S4:E82/18/2015

    Ben panics when he forgets his mother's birthday; Danny learns surprising news that overshadows Bonnie's party; Emma is injured while in Riley and Tucker's care.

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - The Tuck Stops Here

    S5:E42/24/2016

    After witnessing the wrath of Tucker’s boss, Mary Hart, Ben films one of Mary’s rampages intending to show Tucker how badly he’s treated.

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    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #21 - Trial By Liar

    S5:E116/1/2016

    Danny is desperate to make up with Riley after their recent breakup, but she is still furious after learning he hooked up with Sam in high school. Determined to prove that she is not overreacting, Riley puts Danny on “trial” for breaking her heart, with Bonnie acting as Danny’s lawyer. And Ben tries to save face with Zoey after discovering that her ex has returned to get back together with her.

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    7.2/10(13 votes)

    #22 - Company Picnic (2)

    S3:E122/3/2002

    After Hal is mistaken by his new boss, as that guy's boss, Hal plays along. Malcolm is in a three-legged scavenger hunt with the girl he likes, but becomes upset after he confesses he likes her, and she says she likes another boy. Reese is also the the scavenger hunt, and at first doesn't like the big dumb bully he is with, but they grow to like each other when they bond over beating up the other contestants and stealing their items. Lois continues to balance keeping Dewey intact and dealing with the crazy woman, but now must talk to the husband as well. Francis continues to sabotage his own team, this time on the ice.

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    7.1/10(11 votes)

    #23 - Company Picnic (1)

    S3:E112/3/2002

    Juicy guest casting and ingenious plotting enliven an hourlong episode that airs in the plum post-Super Bowl slot. One storyline unfolds at Hal's company picnic, where Lois clashes with a blabby wife and her beleaguered spouse; and Hal runs afoul of his new boss and the big cheese. In Alaska, Francis's scheme to win a bet involves rigging a hockey game that pits loggers vs. a fearsome women's squad led by a blowhard coach.

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    5.5/10(6 votes)

    #24 - Charlie Gets Romantic

    S1:E108/23/2012

    After Charlie and Kate have sex, he innocently asks her if she wants to go to a movie. Kate interprets this as a romantic gesture, rushes to fix him up on a date the next day with someone else and the two are forced to exam the nature of their odd relationship. At home, Sam kisses a girl at school and a picture of it ends up on Facebook.

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