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The first season of the American comedy television series ''
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'' premiered on NBC on October 2, 2001 and concluded on May 21, 2002 and consists of 24 episodes. ''Scrubs'' was created by Bill Lawrence who wrote the pilot as well as 3 other episodes in the season. Adam Bernstein directed the pilot as well as 4 other episodes. Neil Flynn was only a guest star in the first season, although he appeared in every episode of the season. Bill Lawrence said if the show had been cancelled at the end of the first season, he would have made the Janitor a figment of J.D.'s imagination. The first season follows J.D. ( Zach Braff) and his best friend
Turk Turk or Turks may refer to: Communities and ethnic groups * Turkic peoples, a collection of ethnic groups who speak Turkic languages * Turkish people, or the Turks, a Turkic ethnic group and nation * Turkish citizen, a citizen of the Republic o ...
( Donald Faison) in their first year out of medical school as interns at Sacred Heart Hospital. J.D. quickly meets his reluctant mentor, Dr. Perry Cox (
John C. McGinley John Christopher McGinley (born August 3, 1959) is an American actor. His best known roles include Perry Cox in '' Scrubs'', Bob Slydell in ''Office Space'', Captain Hendrix in '' The Rock'', Sergeant Red O'Neill in Oliver Stone's ''Platoon,'' ...
); a young woman (and fellow intern) named Elliot ( Sarah Chalke), on whom he has a crush; the hospital's janitor ( Neil Flynn), who goes out of his way to make J.D.'s life miserable; the Chief of Medicine, Dr. Bob Kelso ( Ken Jenkins), who is more concerned about the budget than the patients; and
Carla Espinosa Carla Espinosa, RN is a fictional character in the American comedy-drama '' Scrubs'', portrayed by Judy Reyes, who appeared on the series from October 2001 to May 2009. Carla appeared in every episode during the first eight seasons except three ...
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Judy Reyes Judy Reyes (born November 5, 1967) is an American actress, model and producer, best known for her roles as Carla Espinosa on the NBC/ABC medical comedy series '' Scrubs'' (2001–2009), and as Zoila Diaz in the Lifetime comedy-drama ''Devious M ...
), the head nurse and Turk's new girlfriend, who puts Turk through the trials and tribulations of being in a serious relationship. The characters face romances and relationship issues, family obligations, overwhelming paperwork, and a tremendous number of patients. The first season also introduces recurring supporting characters such as " The Todd" ( Robert Maschio), a boorishly lascivious surgeon;
Ted TED may refer to: Economics and finance * TED spread between U.S. Treasuries and Eurodollar Education * ''Türk Eğitim Derneği'', the Turkish Education Association ** TED Ankara College Foundation Schools, Turkey ** Transvaal Education Depa ...
( Sam Lloyd), the hospital's hapless, nervous lawyer;
Laverne Laverne or La Verne may refer to: Places * La Verne, California, a city ** University of La Verne, a private research university in La Verne * Laverne, Oklahoma, a town Other uses * Laverne (name) See also *Verne (disambiguation) Verne may refer ...
( Aloma Wright), fellow nurse and mentor to Carla; Jordan Sullivan ( Christa Miller), Dr. Cox's caustic administrator ex-wife, and Doug Murphy ( Johnny Kastl), a nervous young doctor who often accidentally kills patients.


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 * Ken Jenkins as Dr. Bob Kelso *
John C. McGinley John Christopher McGinley (born August 3, 1959) is an American actor. His best known roles include Perry Cox in '' Scrubs'', Bob Slydell in ''Office Space'', Captain Hendrix in '' The Rock'', Sergeant Red O'Neill in Oliver Stone's ''Platoon,'' ...
as Dr. Perry Cox *
Judy Reyes Judy Reyes (born November 5, 1967) is an American actress, model and producer, best known for her roles as Carla Espinosa on the NBC/ABC medical comedy series '' Scrubs'' (2001–2009), and as Zoila Diaz in the Lifetime comedy-drama ''Devious M ...
as Nurse Carla Espinosa


Recurring roles

* Neil Flynn as
The Janitor The Janitor is a fictional character, played by Neil Flynn in the American comedy-drama ''Scrubs''. Though he is a janitor at Sacred Heart, he is rarely referred to as ''the'' janitor, but rather just called Janitor. Neil Flynn was originally bil ...
* Aloma Wright as Nurse Laverne Roberts * Robert Maschio as Dr. Todd Quinlan * Sam Lloyd as
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* Charles Chun as Dr. Phillip Wen * Johnny Kastl as Dr. Doug Murphy * Christa Miller as Jordan Sullivan


Guest stars

*
Scott Foley Scott Kellerman Foley (born July 15, 1972) is an American actor and director. Foley is known for roles in television shows such as ''The Unit'', '' Scrubs'', '' Felicity'', and ''Scandal'', and in films such as '' Scream 3''. He has als ...
as Sean Kelly * Brendan Fraser as
Ben Sullivan Ben is frequently used as a shortened version of the given names Benjamin, Benedict, Bennett or Benson, and is also a given name in its own right. Ben (in he, בֶּן, ''son of'') forms part of Hebrew surnames, e.g. Abraham ben Abraham ( he, × ...
* Michael McDonald as Mike Davis *
Masi Oka is a Japanese actor, producer, and digital effects artist who became widely known for starring in NBC's ''Heroes'' as Hiro Nakamura and in CBS's ''Hawaii Five-0'' as Doctor Max Bergman. Early life Oka was born in Tokyo, Japan, to Setsuko Oka. Hi ...
as Franklyn (MT) * Sean Hayes as Nick Murdoch * DJ Qualls as
Josh Josh is a masculine given name, frequently a diminutive (hypocorism) of the given names Joshua or Joseph, though since the 1970s, it has increasingly become a full name on its own. It may refer to: People A–J * "Josh", an early pseudonym of S ...
* John Ritter as Sam Dorian * The Blanks as the Worthless Peons


Production


Writing staff

* Bill Lawrence – executive producer/head writer * Eric Weinberg – supervising producer (episodes 2–14) / co-executive producer (episodes 15–24) *Matt Tarses – consulting producer (episodes 2–14) / co-executive producer (episodes 15–24) *
Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan are a television writing team who have worked on television comedies ''Family Guy'', '' Scrubs'', and ''Community''. Another project was the television pilot '' Nobody's Watching'', which they created and wrote wi ...
– co-producers *Gabrielle Allan – co-producer * Mike Schwartz – story editor *
Debra Fordham Debra Fordham is an American television producer and writer. She is best known for her work on the sitcom '' Scrubs''. Early life Fordham is a graduate of Valdosta State University in Valdosta, Georgia, where she studied theatre under the directi ...
– staff writer *Mark Stegemann – staff writer * Janae Bakken – staff writer


Production staff

*Bill Lawrence – executive producer/showrunner *
Randall Winston Randall Keenan Winston is a television producer and director best known for his work on ''Spin City'' and '' Scrubs''. Career He has been an associate producer on such shows as '' Champs'', '' Day By Day'', '' Brooklyn Bridge'' and ''Spin City''. ...
– producer / co-producer (pilot) *Liz Newman – associate producer *Danny Rose – associate producer *Mychelle Deschamps – producer (pilot)


Directors

''Includes directors who directed 2 or more episodes'' * Adam Bernstein – 5 episodes (including pilot) * Michael Spiller – 4 episodes * Lawrence Trilling – 4 episodes * Marc Buckland – 4 episodes * Matthew Diamond – 2 episodes


Episodes


Notes

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


Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has an approval rating of 96% with an average score of 8.3 out of 10 based on 25 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "''Scrubs'' is a worthy spiritual successor to ''M*A*S*H'' thanks in part to its seamless blend of cheeky comedy and poignant, heartfelt moments."


References

;General references * *


External links

* * {{Scrubs 2001 American television seasons 2002 American television seasons 1