Scrubs season 3

Scrubs (season 3)
Scrubs (season 3)
Season 3
	Scrubs Season 3 DVD art
No. of episodes	22
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	October 2, 2003 –; May 4, 2004
Season chronology
	← Previous; Season 2 Next →; Season 4
	List of episodes

The third season of the American comedy television series Scrubs premiered on NBC on October 2, 2003, and concluded on May 4, 2004, and consists of 22 episodes. This season features many fantasies, as well as features many well-known actors in guest roles such as Scott Foley, Michael J. Fox, Bellamy Young, Brendan Fraser, and Tara Reid.

Plot

It is J.D., Elliot, and Turk's third year at Sacred Heart and second year as residents. As the season opens, Elliot decides to change her image, with some help from the Janitor. J.D.'s undeniable crush on Elliot emerges again, but J.D. instead begins a relationship with Jordan's sister Danni (Tara Reid), who is also dealing with feelings for her ex. Turk and Carla are engaged and planning their wedding. Turk, along with the Todd and the other surgical residents, deal with the new attending surgeon, Dr. Grace Miller (Bellamy Young), who dislikes Turk and considers him sexist. Dr. Cox and Jordan are doing well with their relationship and their son Jack, although Dr. Cox develops a schoolboy crush on Dr. Miller. He also struggles with the death of his best friend. Elliot gets into a serious relationship with Sean Kelly (Scott Foley) and tries to work out their long-distance relationship while he is in New Zealand for six months.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Recurring roles

Production

Justin Spitzer and Rich Austis were hired as staff writers for this season.

Writing staff

Bill Lawrence – executive producer/head writer
Eric Weinberg – co-executive producer
Matt Tarses – co-executive producer
Tim Hobert – co-executive producer
Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan – supervising producers
Gabrielle Allan – supervising producer
Mike Schwartz – co-producer
Debra Fordham – executive story editor
Mark Stegemann – executive story editor
Janae Bakken – executive story editor
Angela Nissel – story editor
Justin Spitzer – staff writer
Rich Austis – 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 (3 episodes)
Chris Koch (3 episodes)
Bill Lawrence (2 episodes)
Ken Whittingham (2 episodes)
Adam Bernstein (2 episodes)
Gail Mancuso (2 episodes)
Craig Zisk (2 episodes)
Randall Winston (producer) (1 episode)
Richard Alexander Wells (assistant director) (1 episode)
John Inwood (director of photography) (1 episode)

Episodes

"My Dirty Secret" was originally scheduled to be broadcast on October 16, 2003. However, the entire NBC lineup was pulled due to the Major League Baseball 2003 American League Championship Series on Fox going to a 7th game.^[1] The other NBC shows from that night (Friends, ER, and Will & Grace) all shifted their scheduled episodes to the following week. For reasons unknown, this episode was not shifted to the following week, and was broadcast out of order (with some small edits in an attempt to hide the inconsistencies, such as Sean being present, and J.D. being single). This episode was broadcast in its original form and original order in some international markets. Syndication also uses the original version.

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code
47	1	"My Own American Girl"	Bill Lawrence	Bill Lawrence	October 2, 2003 (2003-10-02)	301
48	2	"My Journey"	Michael Spiller	Tim Hobert	October 9, 2003 (2003-10-09)	302
49	3	"My White Whale"	Michael Spiller	Eric Weinberg	October 23, 2003 (2003-10-23)	304
50	4	"My Lucky Night"^†	John Inwood	Neil Goldman & Garrett Donovan	October 30, 2003 (2003-10-30)	305
51	5	"My Brother, Where Art Thou?"	Marc Buckland	Mike Schwartz	November 6, 2003 (2003-11-06)	306
52	6	"My Advice to You"	Gail Mancuso	Debra Fordham	November 13, 2003 (2003-11-13)	307
53	7	"My Fifteen Seconds"	Ken Whittingham	Mark Stegemann	November 20, 2003 (2003-11-20)	308
54	8	"My Friend the Doctor"	Ken Whittingham	Gabrielle Allan	December 4, 2003 (2003-12-04)	309
55	9	"My Dirty Secret"	Chris Koch	Matt Tarses	December 11, 2003 (2003-12-11)	303
56	10	"My Rule of Thumb"	Craig Zisk	Janae Bakken	January 22, 2004 (2004-01-22)	310
57	11	"My Clean Break"	Chris Koch	Angela Nissel	February 3, 2004 (2004-02-03)	311
58	12	"My Catalyst"^†	Michael Spiller	Bill Lawrence	February 10, 2004 (2004-02-10)	316
59	13	"My Porcelain God"^†	Adam Bernstein	Tim Hobert & Eric Weinberg	February 17, 2004 (2004-02-17)	317
60	14	"My Screw Up"	Chris Koch	Neil Goldman & Garrett Donovan	February 24, 2004 (2004-02-24)	315
61	15	"My Tormented Mentor"	Craig Zisk	Gabrielle Allan	March 2, 2004 (2004-03-02)	314
62	16	"My Butterfly"	Henry Chan	Justin Spitzer	March 16, 2004 (2004-03-16)	312
63	17	"My Moment of Un-Truth"	Gail Mancuso	Rich Eustis	March 30, 2004 (2004-03-30)	313
64	18	"His Story II"	Jason Ensler	Mark Stegemann	April 6, 2004 (2004-04-06)	318
65	19	"My Choosiest Choice of All"	Adam Bernstein	Mike Schwartz	April 20, 2004 (2004-04-20)	319
66	20	"My Fault"	Richard Alexander Wells	Debra Fordham	April 22, 2004 (2004-04-22)	320
67	21	"My Self-Examination"	Randall Winston	Janae Bakken	April 27, 2004 (2004-04-27)	321
68	22	"My Best Friend's Wedding"	Bill Lawrence	Tim Hobert & Eric Weinberg	May 4, 2004 (2004-05-04)	322

Notes

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

References

^ "Must-Flee TV". TV Guide. October 16, 2003. Retrieved February 22, 2011.

General references

"Scrubs Season 3 episodes". TV Guide. Retrieved December 24, 2009.
"Shows A-Z - scrubs on ABC". the Futon Critic. Retrieved December 24, 2009.

External links

[1] "Must-Flee TV". TV Guide. October 16, 2003. Retrieved February 22, 2011.

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