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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 Six Southern Gentlemen of Tennessee" is the best rated episode written by Matt Tarses. It scored 9/10 based on 2 votes. It was directed by Robert Berlinger. It aired on 12/15/1998 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "My Old Lady".

  • The Six Southern Gentlemen of Tennessee
    9.0/102 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

  • My Old Lady
    8.9/1012 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

  • My Dream Job
    8.7/106 votes

    #3 - 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

  • My Drug Buddy
    8.5/1011 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: Marc Buckland

    Writer: Matt Tarses

  • My Old Man
    8.5/108 votes

    #5 - 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

  • My New Coat
    8.5/106 votes

    #6 - 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

  • My Philosophy
    8.5/106 votes

    #7 - 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

  • My Office
    8.4/107 votes

    #8 - 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

  • My Dirty Secret
    8.3/106 votes

    #9 - 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

  • Ten Wickets
    8.0/101 votes

    #10 - 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

  • Shane
    8.0/101 votes

    #11 - 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

  • Not, I Barbecue
    7.9/109 votes

    #12 - 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

  • I, Stank Hole in One
    7.8/109 votes

    #13 - 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

  • The Head Coach, Dinner and the Morning Mail
    7.5/102 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

  • Nobody Said He Was Alvin Einstein
    7.4/108 votes

    #15 - 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

  • Muscles Mirsky
    7.0/102 votes

    #16 - 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

  • You Really Don't Want to Kill This Scrumptious Little Puppy
    5.3/103 votes

    #17 - You Really Don't Want to Kill This Scrumptious Little Puppy

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/1/2024

    Yancy learns that his plan has gone awry, leaving Rosa in danger. Eve and the Dragon Queen have a reckoning.

    Director: Sam Jones

    Writer: Matt Tarses

  • We're in the Memory-Making Business
    3.0/102 votes

    #18 - We're in the Memory-Making Business

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 10/8/2024

    The aftermath of the reckoning has shocking repercussions.

    Director: Colin Bucksey

    Writer: Matt Tarses