The Best Episodes Written By Matt Tarses
Every TV Episode Written by Matt Tarses Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Matt Tarses Ratings Summary
The best episode written by Matt Tarses is "The Six Southern Gentlemen of Tennessee", rated 9/10 from 2 user votes. It was "directed by Robert Berlinger". "The Six Southern Gentlemen of Tennessee" aired on 12/15/1998 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "My Old Lady".
9.0/10 2 votes#1 - The Six Southern Gentlemen of Tennessee
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/15/1998
Casey appears on _"View, The" (1997)_ and the team follows the story of seven college football players who are suspended for refusing to play under the Confederate flag.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: Matt Tarses
8.8/10 10 votes#2 - 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
8.3/10 7 votes#3 - My Old Man
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 4/9/2002
An assortment of moms and dads descend on their offspring at home and in the workplace. J.D.'s father is a gregarious yet lonely divorcee who's desperately trying to be just one of the guys. Elliot's folks, on the other hand, are a snooty couple whose pompous behavior dismays their daughter. Similarly rattled is Turk, unnerved by the bonding of his girlfriend, Carla, and his brassy mother. But the most vexatious parent by far is the janitor's dad.
Director: Adam Bernstein
Writer: Matt Tarses
8.2/10 9 votes#4 - My Drug Buddy
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/22/2002
Alex and Elliot argue over missing medication, and J.D. needs to choose sides. Meanwhile, Dr. Kelso gives Carla a ride to work and she sees a totally different side of him. Turk develops a conflict with Dr. Cox after he finds out that Dr. Cox has secret feelings for Carla.
Director: Michael Spiller
Writer: Matt Tarses
8.2/10 4 votes#5 - 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
- 8.0/10 1 votes
#6 - Ten Wickets
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 4/13/1999
Casey is still rattled from the bomb scare, Jeremy tries to understand a cricket story, and Rebecca makes her decision about Dan.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: Matt Tarses
- 8.0/10 1 votes
#7 - Shane
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 12/7/1999
Casey wants to edit an interview to cast a ballplayer in a more favorable light, Dan has trouble taping a teaser, and The Vatican declares there's no such place as Hell.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: Matt Tarses
8.0/10 4 votes#8 - My New Coat
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/2002
Elliot sleeps with a handsome doctor she hardly knew and soon becomes the hospital tramp. Turk suffers from his back after operating with Dr. Amato, a very short surgeon. J.D. finds out that wearing a white coat doesn't make him a better doctor, but is upset by having Dr. Cox throw in his face that he made another mistake. And Dr. Kelso is just dying for an opportunity to lash out his anger on Dr. Cox.
Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Matt Tarses
8.0/10 4 votes#9 - 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
8.0/10 5 votes#10 - My Office
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/7/2004
Dr. Clock tries to reconcile J.D. and Eliot, while waiting to see which one Dr. Cox will give the Chief Resident position to. Molly and Carla are experiencing some subtle conflict and Elliot and J.D. begin to come together after long bouts of conflict of their own. Meanwhile, Dr. Cox, Turk and the Janitor are forced to work together to help a patient.
Director: Gail Mancuso
Writer: Matt Tarses
7.9/10 9 votes#11 - Not, I Barbecue
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 10/23/1995
Will and Carlton's double date ends unromantically when a big bruiser shows up looking for his squeeze.
Director: Madeline Cripe
Writer: Matt Tarses
7.8/10 9 votes#12 - I, Stank Hole in One
Season 6 Episode 21 - Aired 5/6/1996
On Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, Hilary subs for Gifford but doesn't see eye-to-eye with co-host Philbin. Meanwhile, Will subs for Carlton in a golf tourney and gets buddy-buddy with Philip, making Carlton jealous.
Director: Werner Walian
Writer: Matt Tarses
7.8/10 4 votes#13 - My Dirty Secret
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 12/11/2003
Elliot feels uneasy with the proper terms for sexual organs, especially after performing a pelvic exam; J.D.'s patient refuses to have surgery for prostate cancer.
Director: Ken Whittingham
Writer: Matt Tarses
7.5/10 2 votes#14 - The Head Coach, Dinner and the Morning Mail
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/27/1998
A distracted Natalie keeps forgetting things, while Jeremy tries to shield her from her hate mail.
Director: Thomas Schlamme
Writer: Matt Tarses
7.0/10 2 votes#15 - Muscles Mirsky
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/4/2014
Erica breaks a trust agreement with Beverly when she sneaks out to a college party and ends up needing her mother to rescue her; Barry tells Adam that men and women can't be friends.
Director: N/A
Writer: Matt Tarses
6.4/10 5 votes#16 - Nobody Said He Was Alvin Einstein
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/20/2024
Yancy and Rosa continue their search for more information about Nick. Caitlin confronts Eve, leading to a shocking revelation.
Director: Erica Dunton
Writer: Matt Tarses