Scrubs season 5

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Scrubs (season 5)
Season 5
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No. of episodes	24
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	January 3 (2006-01-03) – May 16, 2006 (2006-05-16)
Season chronology

The fifth season of the American comedy television series Scrubs premiered on NBC on January 3, 2006 and concluded on May 16, 2006 and consists of 24 episodes. For the first twelve episodes, two new episodes were broadcast back-to-back every Tuesday at 9:00 p.m. ET. Then NBC returned to broadcasting one new episode every week (at 9:00 p.m. ET), followed by a rerun. For the first three weeks of this, the rerun episode was a cast favorite episode, with available audio commentary tracks on NBC's website to accompany the episodes. Guest stars in the fifth included Jason Bateman and Mandy Moore, as well the introduction of new recurring characters played by Elizabeth Banks and Travis Schuldt. This season was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series.

Season 5 begins with J.D. living in a hotel. He has become an attending now on the same level as Dr. Cox. In the season premiere, Elliot has taken a new fellowship in another hospital, only to be fired in the next episode. Elliot then returns to Sacred Heart and becomes an attending. Turk and Carla are trying to have a baby, despite Turk still having doubts. Finally, some new interns have arrived to Sacred Heart, chief among them being Keith Dudemeister. Season 5 also focuses on the relationship between J.D. and Dr. Cox, who now find themselves equals.

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

• Travis Schuldt as Keith Dudemeister
• Robert Maschio as Dr. Todd Quinlan
• Christa Miller as Jordan Sullivan
• Sam Lloyd as Ted Buckland
• Aloma Wright as Nurse Laverne Roberts
• Johnny Kastl as Dr. Doug Murphy
• Michael Learned as Patricia Wilk

Guest stars

• Elizabeth Banks as Dr. Kim Briggs
• Jay Kenneth Johnson as Dr. Matthews
• Mandy Moore as Julie Quinn
• Paul Adelstein as Dr. Stone
• Jason Bateman as Mr. Sutton
• Tom Cavanagh as Dan Dorian
• Alexander Chaplin as Sam Thompson
• Dave Foley as Dr. Lester Hedrick
• Cheryl Hines as Paige Cox
• Josh Randall as Jake
• Nicole Sullivan as Jill Tracy

Production

Both Gabrielle Allan and Matt Tarses, two writers since the first season, left at the end of season 4. Eric Weinberg left in the middle of season 5 to work on a pilot. Tim Hobert and Tad Quill were promoted to executive producers in mid season. The staff writer of season 4 did not return for season 5. Kevin Biegel and Aseem Batra were hired as staff writers for this season.

Writing staff

• Bill Lawrence – executive producer/head writer
• Tim Hobert – co-executive producer (episodes 1–12) / executive producer/assistant head writer (episodes 13–24)
• Tad Quill – co-executive producer (episodes 1–12) / executive producer/assistant head writer (episodes 13–24)
• Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan – co-executive producers
• Bill Callahan – co-executive producer
• Eric Weinberg – co-executive producer (episodes 1–12)
• Mike Schwartz – supervising producer
• Debra Fordham – producer
• Mark Stegemann – producer
• Janae Bakken – producer
• Angela Nissel – consulting producer
• Kevin Biegel – staff writer
• Aseem Batra – staff writer

Production staff

• Bill Lawrence – executive producer/showrunner
• Randall Winston – producer
• Liz Newman – co-producer (episodes 1–12) / producer (episodes 13–24)
• Danny Rose – associate producer (episodes 1–12) / co-producer (episodes 13–24)

Directors

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

• Bill Lawrence (4 episodes)
• Michael Spiller (2 episodes)
• Linda Mendoza (2 episodes)
• John Inwood (2 episodes)
• Victor Nelli, Jr. (2 episodes)
• Zach Braff (1 episode)
• Randall Winston (producer) (1 episode)
• Rick Blue (editor) (1 episode)
• John Michel (editor) (1 episode)
• Richard Alexander Wells (assistant director) (1 episode)

Episodes

See also: List of Scrubs episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
94	1	"My Intern's Eyes"	Bill Lawrence	Bill Lawrence	January 3, 2006 (2006-01-03)	501
95	2	"My Rite of Passage"	Bill Lawrence	Janae Bakken	January 3, 2006 (2006-01-03)	502
96	3	"My Day at the Races"	Michael Spiller	Eric Weinberg	January 10, 2006 (2006-01-10)	503
97	4	"My Jiggly Ball"	Rick Blue	Tim Hobert	January 10, 2006 (2006-01-10)	504
98	5	"My New God"	Victor Nelli, Jr.	Aseem Batra	January 17, 2006 (2006-01-17)	506
99	6	"My Missed Perception"	Bill Lawrence	Kevin Biegel	January 17, 2006 (2006-01-17)	507
100	7	"My Way Home"	Zach Braff	Neil Goldman & Garrett Donovan	January 24, 2006 (2006-01-24)	505
101	8	"My Big Bird"	Rob Greenberg	Debra Fordham	January 24, 2006 (2006-01-24)	508
102	9	"My Half-Acre"	Linda Mendoza	Bill Callahan	February 7, 2006 (2006-02-07)	509
103	10	"Her Story II"	Chris Koch	Mike Schwartz	February 7, 2006 (2006-02-07)	510
104	11	"My Buddy's Booty"	Randall Winston	Mark Stegemann	February 28, 2006 (2006-02-28)	511
105	12	"My Cabbage"	John Inwood	Ryan A. Levin	February 28, 2006 (2006-02-28)	512
106	13	"My Five Stages"	Jay Alaimo	Tad Quill	March 7, 2006 (2006-03-07)	513
107	14	"My Own Personal Hell"	Adam Bernstein	Eren Celeboglu	March 14, 2006 (2006-03-14)	514
108	15	"My Extra Mile"	Ken Whittingham	Mark Stegemann	March 21, 2006 (2006-03-21)	515
109	16	"My Bright Idea"	Michael Spiller	Janae Bakken	March 28, 2006 (2006-03-28)	517
110	17	"My Chopped Liver"	Will Mackenzie	Debra Fordham	April 4, 2006 (2006-04-04)	516
111	18	"My New Suit"	Victor Nelli, Jr.	Tim Hobert	April 11, 2006 (2006-04-11)	518
112	19	"His Story III"	John Inwood	Angela Nissel	April 18, 2006 (2006-04-18)	519
113	20	"My Lunch"	John Michel	Tad Quill	April 25, 2006 (2006-04-25)	520
114	21	"My Fallen Idol"	Joanna Kerns	Bill Callahan	May 2, 2006 (2006-05-02)	521
115	22	"My Déjà Vu, My Déjà Vu"	Linda Mendoza	Mike Schwartz	May 9, 2006 (2006-05-09)	522
116	23	"My Urologist"	Richard Alexander Wells	Neil Goldman & Garrett Donovan	May 16, 2006 (2006-05-16)	523
117	24	"My Transition"	Bill Lawrence	Aseem Batra & Kevin Biegel	May 16, 2006 (2006-05-16)	524

References

General references

• "Scrubs Season 5 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