Scrubs
My Last Day
TV Flash files “My Last Day” as the last listed hour of season 1 — Scrubs (2001–2010) on NBC/ABC, season 1, episode 24, aired 2002-05-21, 30 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E24: listed hour 24 of 182 in the Scrubs guide, last listed hour of season 1. It aired 2002-05-21 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “My Hero” (S01E23). Next is “My Overkill” (S02E01).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
It's J.D.'s last day as an intern, and soon he will become a resident. Carla and Turk are arguing about dating other people. Elliot finally rebels against being everyone's doormat, and J.D. is just trying to stay out of people's way. Jordan has returned to get a physical and a new patient, Mr. Bober, has been admitted, because he needs his gall bladder removed. He really needs the surgery, but doesn't have the insurance to pay for it. They enlist the help of Dr. Cox, Dr. Wen and Jordan.
Viewer FAQ
Where does My Last Day sit in the Scrubs guide?
S01E24 is listed hour 24 of 182 — last listed hour of season 1, season 1 episode 24.
When did Scrubs S01E24 air?
My Last Day aired 2002-05-21 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Which Scrubs seasons are the core?
Seasons 1–8 are widely considered the original core; a controversial ninth-season retool is the packaging drama, not the teaching-hospital heart.
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Why this series still plays
Intern J.D. narrates hospital life with surreal cutaways that can turn devastating mid-needle. Bill Lawrence's medical comedy-drama made Zach Braff, Donald Faison, Sarah Chalke, and John C. McGinley into found family. Silly and sincere in the same hallway sprint — the ninth-season retool is the argument, not the core.
October 2, 2001, NBC puts an intern's voiceover on the night like a network once trusted a laugh track: J.D. narrates hospital life with surreal cutaways that can turn devastating mid-needle. Bill Lawrence's medical comedy-drama — later ABC — made Zach Braff's fantasy grammar weekly while Sarah Chalke, Donald Faison, John C. McGinley, Judy Reyes, and Ken Jenkins built found family in scrubs. Songs erupt. Patients die. The janitor wages psychological war. It proved a sitcom could feel like a musical and a…
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- Donald Faison as Christopher Turk
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- Judy Reyes as Carla Espinosa
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