In the conclusion of the eighth-season finale, J.D. bids Sacred Heart farewell, but before he goes his agenda includes getting a hug from Dr. Cox and learning the Janitor's name.
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Is it really over? That's unclear, as ABC is still flirting with the possibility of a rebooted, Zach Braff-free Scrubs for the fall. We probably won't get a definitive answer on the matter until the network's upfronts on May 19, so in the meantime, let's use this space to sound off on the gooey-centered, one-hour finale episode — of whatever variety it might turn out to be.
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J.D. considers leaving Sacred Heart to be closer to his son and Kim. Elsewhere, Turk settles into a new role, and Ted's relationship progresses.
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My Cuz
Season 8, Episode 16
J.D. decides to make peace with Kim (Elizabeth Banks) and, in the process, learns she is dating Elliot's ex-boyfriend (Scott Foley). Elsewhere, Turk asks the Sacred Heart staff to help him pursue a promotion.
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Conclusion. The Janitor and Lady tie the knot in a quirky seaside ceremony.
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Part 1 of 2. The Janitor and Lady plan a fake wedding in the Bahamas to score gifts, but the plot backfires when all of the invitees accept.
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Elliot questions her future career plans. Elsewhere, bad luck befalls the interns, who face an extremely difficult caseload.
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Dr. Cox finally praises J.D., whose ego is inflated by the long-awaited recognition. Elsewhere, the interns provide insight to the senior staff.
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Turk comes up with a new procedure to help a paralyzed teen after an inspiring episode of "SportsCenter." Meanwhile, the Janitor and Dr. Cox suffer romantic woes.
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J.D. and Turk recruit the latest batch of interns to perform in their annual (and historically unfunny) sketch show.
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J.D. takes a vacation but still manages to plague Dr. Cox while he's away from the hospital. Elsewhere, Turk and Carla make a big announcement.
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Ted is smitten with a ukulele player but needs help making the first move. Elsewhere, Cox's many responsibilities overwhelm him.
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Motivated by the mounting pressure of his new job, Cox reaches out to former enemy Dr. Kelso.
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J.D. and Elliot want to spice up their rekindled romance. Elsewhere, Cox considers taking a new job as chief of medicine.
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My ABCs
Season 8, Episode 5
J.D. tries to teach compassion with help from "Sesame Street" favorites Elmo, Grover and Oscar the Grouch. Meanwhile, intern Katie hopes to land a spot on Turk's research team by scamming Elliot.
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In the first episode, "My Saving Grace," there was a good, if rather facile, continuing thread of Carla trying to take new intern Kate (Betsy Buetler) in hand and convince her that relating with both patients and her colleagues is in her own best interest...while around them, an object lesson is made of the new and suddenly former Chief of Medicine, Dr. Maddox.
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Kelso and Cox team up to get rid of Dr. Maddox. Elsewhere, Carla wants to teach a self-centered intern a lesson in humility.
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Scrubs is back, and the series is apparently determined to get back on track after a couple of weaker seasons on their former network, NBC. Now, as an ABC Studios production on sitcom-weak ABC, one would hope they'd get a fair shake on their new broadcast home, for their 8th and probably last season. So far, ABC isn't too worried about the "flow" of the evening, as the two-episode debut was sandwiched between two "reality" series — neither exactly pitched at the Scrubs audience — as small as that's become (the end bumper on the first episode even jokes about the Neilsens, who turn out to be dissatisfied patients).
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My Jerks
Season 8, Episode 1
Kelso's replacement, Dr. Maddox (Courteney Cox), makes some changes to Sacred Heart in the Season 8 opener. Meanwhile, J.D. is frustrated by his new set of incompetent interns, and Elliot tries to control her ego.
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