Scrubs season 2

Scrubs
Season 2
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No. of episodes	22
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	September 26, 2002 (2002-09-26) – April 17, 2003 (2003-04-17)
Season chronology

The second season of the American comedy television series Scrubs premiered on NBC on September 26, 2002 and concluded on April 17, 2003 and consists of 22 episodes. For the second season Neil Flynn was made a series regular. Colin Hay guest starred for the first time. It is also the first time an episode gives the narration to another regular, in "His Story".

The show used a longer opening credits sequence for episodes 1 and 2, moving through the ward rather than just two beds, including a shot of Flynn as The Janitor, showing the names of the series regulars and ending with the chest X-ray showing the heart on the left side of the chest. NBC wanted longer content in the episodes so the credits permanently returned to the shorter version in episode 3, without Flynn nor actors names and with the mirror image chest X-ray.

The second season focuses on Dr. John Dorian's second year practicing medicine at Sacred Heart, where he is now a resident. In the season opener, everyone is still in shock from the secrets Jordan just revealed ("My Last Day"). As the season develops, J.D.'s older brother Dan (Tom Cavanagh) comes to visit, money issues affect J.D., Elliot, and Turk, Turk proposes to Carla, and Elliot finds a new boyfriend, a nurse named Paul Flowers (Rick Schroder). Dr. Cox resumes a sexual relationship with his ex-wife Jordan, with quite unexpected results.

Cast and characters

Main cast

• Zach Braff as Dr. John "J.D." Dorian
• Sarah Chalke as Dr. Elliot Reid
• Donald Faison as Dr. Chris Turk
• Neil Flynn as The Janitor
• Ken Jenkins as Dr. Bob Kelso
• John C. McGinley as Dr. Perry Cox
• Judy Reyes as Nurse Carla Espinosa

Recurring roles

• Aloma Wright as Nurse Laverne Roberts
• Robert Maschio as Dr. Todd Quinlan
• Sam Lloyd as Ted Buckland
• Christa Miller as Jordan Sullivan
• Johnny Kastl as Dr. Doug Murphy
• Charles Chun as Dr. Phillip Wen

Guest stars

• Rick Schroder as Paul Flowers
• Amy Smart as Jamie Moyer
• Heather Locklear as Julie Keaton
• Masi Oka as Franklyn (MT)
• Tom Cavanagh as Dan Dorian
• D. L. Hughley as Kevin Turk
• Richard Kind as Harvey Corman
• Michael McDonald as Mike Davis
• Jay Mohr as Dr. Peter Fisher
• John Ritter as Sam Dorian
• Ryan Reynolds as Spence
• Alan Ruck as Mr. Bragin
• Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Doug Townshend

Production

Tim Hobert was added as a consulting producer. Angela Nissel was hired as a staff writer for this season. April Pesa, the script coordinator, was given the chance to write an episode. Bonnie Sikotwiz (credited as Bonnine Schneider) & Hadley Davis, who Lawrence knew through Spin City, came into write an episode this season.

Writing staff

• Bill Lawrence – executive producer/head writer
• Eric Weinberg – co-executive producer
• Matt Tarses – co-executive producer
• Tim Hobert – consulting producer (episodes 1–13) / co-executive producer (episodes 14–22)
• Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan – producers
• Gabrielle Allan – producer
• Mike Schwartz – executive story editor
• Debra Fordham – story editor
• Mark Stegemann – story editor
• Janae Bakken – story editor
• Angela Nissel – staff writer

Production staff

• Bill Lawrence – executive producer/showrunner
• Randall Winston – producer
• Liz Newman – co-producer
• Danny Rose – associate producer

Directors

Includes directors who directed 2 or more episodes, or directors who are part of the cast and crew

• Michael Spiller (4 episodes)
• Marc Buckland (3 episodes)
• Adam Bernstein (2 episodes)
• Lawrence Trilling (2 episodes)
• Chris Koch (2 episodes)
• Ken Whittingham (2 episodes)
• Will Mackenzie (2 episodes)
• Bill Lawrence (1 episode)

Episodes

See also: List of Scrubs episodes

Scrubs season 2 episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
25	1	"My Overkill"	Adam Bernstein	Bill Lawrence	September 26, 2002 (2002-09-26)	201	22.3
26	2	"My Nightingale"	Craig Zisk	Eric Weinberg	October 3, 2002 (2002-10-03)	203	18.9
27	3	"My Case Study"	Michael Spiller	Gabrielle Allan	October 10, 2002 (2002-10-10)	205	18.6
28	4	"My Big Mouth"	Paul Quinn	Mark Stegemann	October 17, 2002 (2002-10-17)	206	17.8
29	5	"My New Coat"	Marc Buckland	Matt Tarses	October 24, 2002 (2002-10-24)	202	14.1
30	6	"My Big Brother"	Michael Spiller	Tim Hobert	October 31, 2002 (2002-10-31)	204	18.0
31	7	"My First Step"	Lawrence Trilling	Mike Schwartz	November 7, 2002 (2002-11-07)	207	17.5
32	8	"My Fruit Cups"	Ken Whittingham	Janae Bakken	November 14, 2002 (2002-11-14)	208	19.9
33	9	"My Lucky Day"	Lawrence Trilling	Debra Fordham	December 5, 2002 (2002-12-05)	209	19.5
34	10	"My Monster"	Gail Mancuso	Angela Nissel	December 12, 2002 (2002-12-12)	210	16.5
35	11	"My Sex Buddy"	Will Mackenzie	Neil Goldman & Garrett Donovan	January 2, 2003 (2003-01-02)	212	12.8
36	12	"My New Old Friend"	Chris Koch	Gabrielle Allan	January 9, 2003 (2003-01-09)	211	17.2
37	13	"My Philosophy"	Chris Koch	Story by : Bill Lawrence Teleplay by : Matt Tarses & Tim Hobert	January 16, 2003 (2003-01-16)	213	18.0
38	14	"My Brother, My Keeper"	Michael Spiller	Eric Weinberg	January 23, 2003 (2003-01-23)	214	14.1
39	15	"His Story"†	Ken Whittingham	Bonnie Schneider & Hadley Davis	January 30, 2003 (2003-01-30)	215	17.3
40	16	"My Karma"	Marc Buckland	Janae Bakken & Debra Fordham	February 20, 2003 (2003-02-20)	216	13.4
41	17	"My Own Private Practice Guy"	Marc Buckland	Angela Nissel & Mark Stegemann	March 13, 2003 (2003-03-13)	218	N/A
42	18	"My T.C.W."	Adam Bernstein	Bill Lawrence	March 20, 2003 (2003-03-20)	217	14.2
43	19	"My Kingdom"	Michael Spiller	April Pesa	March 27, 2003 (2003-03-27)	219	N/A
44	20	"My Interpretation"	Will Mackenzie	Story by : Mike Schwartz Teleplay by : Neil Goldman & Garrett Donovan	April 3, 2003 (2003-04-03)	220	15.3
45	21	"My Drama Queen"	Michael Spiller	Will Berson	April 10, 2003 (2003-04-10)	221	11.9
46	22	"My Dream Job"	Bill Lawrence	Tim Hobert & Matt Tarses	April 17, 2003 (2003-04-17)	222	14.7

Notes

• ^† denotes a "supersized" episode, running an extended length of 25–28 minutes.

References

General references

• "Scrubs Season 2 episodes". TV Guide. Retrieved December 24, 2009.
• "Shows A-Z – scrubs on ABC". the Futon Critic. Retrieved December 24, 2009.

External links

• Scrubs at IMDb
• Template:Tv.com episodes