Underplayed Gems

Scrubs (2001)

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Genre
sitcom, medical drama
Country
United States
Length
10 seasons, 187 episodes
Rated
TV-14
Rating
8.1 of 10 from 156 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The series follows the lives of medical interns working at a teaching hospital. It shows their everyday work and relationships. The main character often daydreams, which adds a surreal and funny layer.

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What happens

Scrubs (stylized as [scrubs]) is an American medical sitcom created by Bill Lawrence. The series follows the lives of employees at the fictional Sacred Heart Hospital, which is a teaching hospital. The title is a play on surgical scrubs and a term for a low-ranking person because at the beginning of the series, most of the main characters are medical interns. The series is noted for its fast-paced slapstick and surreal vignettes presented mostly as the daydreams of the central character and narrator, John "J.D." Dorian, played by Zach Braff. The main cast for seasons one through eight consisted of Braff, Sarah Chalke, Donald Faison, Ken Jenkins, John C. McGinley, and Judy Reyes. Recurring cast member Neil Flynn joined the main cast in season two. The series featured multiple guest appearances by film actors, such as Brendan Fraser, Heather Graham, Michael J. Fox, and Colin Farrell. Scrubs aired in its original format between October 2001 and May 2009—switching from its original network NBC to ABC in January 2009—with the season eight episodes "My Finale" conceived and filmed as a series finale. The ninth season, which aired on ABC between December 2009 and March 2010, moved the setting to a medical school and introduced new regular cast members Kerry Bishé, Eliza Coupe, Dave Franco, and Michael Mosley, with Bishé becoming the show's new narrator. Braff, Faison, and McGinley remained regular cast members, and others made guest appearances. This version of the show was canceled in May 2010. The series was revived by ABC in 2025, with the tenth season premiering in February 2026. The setting returned to the original Sacred Heart Hospital, Braff, Faison, and Chalke returned as regulars and executive producers, McGinley and Reyes as recurring guest stars, and Lawrence as executive producer. In April 2026, the revival series was renewed for a second season, and the eleventh season overall. The series received critical acclaim throughout its run and earned 17 Emmy Award nominations, including two for Outstanding Comedy Series. It also received a Peabody Award in 2006. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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