My Own Worst Enemy (Scrubs)

"**My Own Worst Enemy**"
"My Own Worst Enemy"
Scrubs episode
Episode no.	Season 7; Episode 1
Directed by	Bill Lawrence
Written by	Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan
Featured music	"Alive with the Glory of Love" by Say Anything ; "Where We Gonna Go from Here?" by Mat Kearney
Production code	701
Original air date	October 25, 2007
Guest appearances
	Elizabeth Banks as Dr. Kim Briggs ; Kevin Rahm as Joe Hutnick; Robert Maschio as Todd Quinlan ; Travis Schuldt as Keith Dudemeister ; Manley Henry as Snoop Dogg Attending ; Kit Pongetti as Lady Williams ; Geoff Stevenson as Dr. Seymour Beardfacé ; Aseem Batra as Josephine;
Episode chronology
← Previous; "My Point of No Return"	Next →; "My Hard Labor"
	Scrubs season 7
	List of episodes

Last updated July 08, 2024

"My Own Worst Enemy" is the first episode of the seventh season and 140th overall episode of the American television sitcom Scrubs . Written by Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan and directed by series creator Bill Lawrence, it originally aired on October 25, 2007 on NBC, and was watched by 6.95 million viewers.^[1]

Plot

After Elliot almost kisses J.D. in the on-call room, she begins to question her engagement with Keith.

The episode then focuses on epiphanies by the main characters. Elliot realizes she carried on a meaningless relationship due to her desire to be married; consequently, she calls off the wedding twice. J.D. realizes his tendency to sabotage himself and yearns to avoid it, but fails when he refuses to believe that the Janitor has a girlfriend named Lady. Meanwhile, Turk is challenged with choosing the semi-annual candy bar he is allowed to eat because of his diabetes. He, too, has an epiphany and decides to make a random selection.

Throughout the episode, Dr. Cox, Turk, and Dr. Kelso pull together to diagnose a very charming patient, Joe Hutnik. Cox, upon telling Dr. Beardfacé that if he wants to lose the nickname "Beardface", he has to shave his beard, realizes that his initial diagnosis of Lyme disease was correct, citing Occam's Razor (which J.D. references internally while holding a Razr cell phone). In this case, the patient's tick bite was not discovered because it was under his hair.

J.D. consults Turk about Kim, because he feels he's only with her because she is pregnant with his child. He realizes that's true—but because of the trauma of his parents divorcing, he will stay with Kim even though he's not in love with her.

Continuity

Carla tells Elliot and J.D. not to obsess over their own hypocrisies because it is human nature to want what's best for others even if you have difficulty following your own advice. She also says that she doesn't want to have to repeat this advice "two weeks from now". Two episodes later, in "My Inconvenient Truth", she repeats the same rant to Elliot and the Janitor.
Turk mentions that the only girl who was good for J.D. was "Mole Butt". He is referring to Elliot, whom he previously addressed with this nickname in "Her Story II" when mentioning J.D's previous girlfriends.
Turk can now grow a full head of hair, whereas in previous seasons (for instance, in "My Way Home") he was said to be balding and only able to grow hair in patches.
At the beginning of the episode, the words "Veer felt at" and "Peace Sam" are seen on the locker behind J.D. "Peace Sam" can also be seen in the episode "My Screw Up".
The Janitor's girlfriend Lady is played by Kit Pongetti, who previously appeared as Dr. Mitchell in the season two episode "My Philosophy".
The discovery of a tick bite under a patient's hair was used as a plot device two weeks later in "Ugly", an episode of House .

Reception

Television Without Pity gave this episode a B rating, and questioned whether the show was becoming a daytime soap due to the plot of the sixth season finale and this episode.^[2] Travis Fickett of IGN complimented Scrubs' consistent quality and resolution of the previous episode's cliffhanger, and gave it an 8.4/10 ("Impressive") rating.^[3]

Related Research Articles

<i>Scrubs</i> (TV series) American medical comedy-drama television series

Scrubs is an American medical sitcom created by Bill Lawrence that aired from October 2, 2001, to March 17, 2010, on NBC and later ABC. The series follows the lives of employees at the fictional Sacred Heart Hospital, which is a teaching hospital. The title is a play on surgical scrubs and a term for a low-ranking person because at the beginning of the series, most of the main characters are medical interns.

"My Way Home" is the seventh episode of fifth season and the 100th episode of the American television sitcom Scrubs. Written by Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan, and directed by series main star Zach Braff, it originally aired on January 24, 2006 on NBC.

J.D. (<i>Scrubs</i>) Fictional character from Scrubs

John Michael "J.D." Dorian, M.D., is a fictional character and protagonist of the American comedy-drama television series, Scrubs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elliot Reid</span> American TV fictional character

Elliot Reid-Dorian, M.D. is a fictional character played by Sarah Chalke in the American comedy-drama Scrubs. She appeared in every episode during the first eight seasons, except for two Season 8 episodes, "My Last Words" and "My Lawyer's in Love".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Christopher Turk</span> Fictional character

Christopher Duncan Turk, M.D., commonly referred to by his last name "Turk," is a fictional character in the American comedy-drama Scrubs, played by Donald Faison. Turk appeared in every episode of the series except three season 8 episodes, "My Saving Grace", "My New Role" and "My Lawyer's in Love". Faison is the only original cast member, besides John C. McGinley, that returned for season 9 as a regular cast member.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Carla Espinosa</span> Fictional character

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Perry Cox</span> Fictional character

Percival Ulysses "Perry" Cox, M.D., is a fictional character played by John C. McGinley on the American television comedy drama Scrubs. Cox appears in every episode except for "My Last Words", "My Comedy Show", and "My Full Moon", all from Season 8.

"My First Day" is the pilot episode of the American television sitcom Scrubs. It originally aired on October 2, 2001 on NBC. The episode was written by series creator Bill Lawrence and directed by Adam Bernstein.

"My Musical" is a musical episode of the American television sitcom television series Scrubs. It is the 123rd episode of the show, and was originally aired as the sixth episode of the sixth season on January 18, 2007 on NBC. It was written by Debra Fordham and directed by Will Mackenzie.

"My Long Goodbye" is the fifteenth episode of the sixth season and 132rd overall episode of the American television sitcom Scrubs. It originally aired on April 5, 2007 on NBC, and was written by Dave Tennant and directed by Victor Nelli, Jr. It is noteworthy for being the last regular episode featuring Aloma Wright as Laverne Roberts, a regular recurring character since the pilot episode.

"My Point of No Return" is the 22nd and final episode of season six and the 139th episode of the American television sitcom Scrubs. It aired on May 17, 2007 on NBC. It is part two of the two-part season finale, preceded by "My Rabbit".

"My Growing Pains" is the fifth episode of the seventh season and the 144th episode of the American television sitcom Scrubs. Written by Mike Schwartz and directed by main series star Zach Braff, it originally aired on November 29, 2007, on NBC.

"My Bad Too" is the seventh episode of the seventh season and the 146th episode of the American television sitcom Scrubs. Written by Clarence Livingston and directed by Linda Mendoza, it originally aired on April 10, 2008 on NBC, as the first episode to air after the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike.

"My Princess" is the season seven finale and the 150th overall episode of the American television sitcom Scrubs. It was written by Mark Stegemann and directed by series main star Zach Braff. It was originally aired on May 8, 2008 on NBC, and was the last episode of the series to air on NBC before the series moved to ABC. Although produced as episode 9, the episode was rearranged to be the season finale due to the season being cut short because of the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike.

"My Jerks" is the eighth season premiere and 151st overall episode of the American television sitcom Scrubs. The episode first aired on January 6, 2009, on ABC, following the show's departure from NBC. It was immediately followed by the second episode of the season. The episode was written by Angela Nissel and directed by Michael Spiller who also has a small cameo appearance. This was the first Scrubs episode of the show to show moving footage over the credits, instead of its usual screenshots of scenes throughout the episode.

"My ABC's" is the fifth episode of the eighth season and the 155th overall episode of the American television sitcom Scrubs. Written and directed by series creator Bill Lawrence, it was broadcast on January 27, 2009 on ABC.

"My Nah Nah Nah" is the eleventh episode of the eighth season and 161st overall episode of the American television sitcom Scrubs, and 161st overall. Written by Kevin Biegel and directed by John Putch, it originally aired on March 18, 2009 on ABC.

"My Finale" is the 40-minute-long eighth season finale and 168th and 169th overall episodes of the American television sitcom Scrubs. It was originally broadcast as episodes 18 and 19 of season eight on May 6, 2009 on ABC, and was intended to be the series finale during production. However, while the episode was billed as the "Scrubs finale" at the time of airing, it was unknown whether this would be the series finale or the season finale. The show ended up returning for a ninth season. Since the show underwent many changes for the ninth and final season, this is the last episode in which all of the main cast appear as series regulars and the last appearance of Judy Reyes as Carla Espinosa.

"My Last Words" is the second of its eighth season and the 152nd overall episode of the American television sitcom Scrubs. Written by Aseem Batra and directed by series creator Bill Lawrence, it originally aired on January 6, 2009 on ABC, immediately after the season's first episode, "My Jerks", that same evening. The episode was awarded the 2010 Humanitas Prize in the 30 Minute Category.

References

↑ "Weekly Program Rankings" (Press release). ABC Medianet. October 30, 2007. Archived from the original on December 16, 2008. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
↑ "Scrubs". Television Without Pity. 2007-10-26. Archived from the original on 2007-12-31. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
↑ ""My Own Worst Enemy" Review". Scrubs. IGN TV. 2007-10-26. Retrieved 2008-01-14.

External links

"My Own Worst Enemy" at IMDb

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] "Weekly Program Rankings" (Press release). ABC Medianet. October 30, 2007. Archived from the original on December 16, 2008. Retrieved 2007-12-19.

[2] "Scrubs". Television Without Pity. 2007-10-26. Archived from the original on 2007-12-31. Retrieved 2008-01-14.

[3] ""My Own Worst Enemy" Review". Scrubs. IGN TV. 2007-10-26. Retrieved 2008-01-14.

[1]

[2]

[3]