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Laughter is the best medicine... Especially when it's your first day as a doctor.
In the unreal world of Sacred Heart Hospital, John "J.D." Dorian learns the ways of medicine, friendship and life.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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In the unreal world of Sacred Heart Hospital, John "J.D." Dorian learns the ways of medicine, friendship and life.
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Episode 1
In the aftermath of their near-indiscretion, Elliot realizes she doesn't want to be with Keith, and J.D. resolves to stop sabotaging himself. Meanwhile, Dr. Cox and Turk find a patient they both like who is in danger of being discharged.
Directed by Bill LawrenceWritten by Neil Goldman, Garrett DonovanGuest stars Robert Maschio, Geoff Stevenson, Travis Schuldt, Elizabeth Banks, Kevin Rahm, Aseem Batra, Kit Pongetti, Manley Henry
Episode 2
Kim goes into labor, and J.D. struggles to decide if he should tell her what he really thinks of their relationship. Turk, desperate to do something not baby-related, races to beat a video game before Carla discovers him. And Dr. Cox searches for someone he trusts enough to give his daughter a shot.
Directed by Adam BernsteinWritten by Bill CallahanGuest stars Christa Miller, Colin Hay, Debra Azar, Travis Schuldt, Elizabeth Banks, Aseem Batra, Carlos Jacott, Ross Mackenzie
Episode 3
J.D's brother Dan returns and delivers a few home truths to his little brother. In the meantime, Elliot and Dr. Cox debate over the morals of their practice and the staff of Sacred Heart find the Janitor's behavior rather odd after he watches "An Inconvenient Truth".
Directed by Bill LawrenceWritten by Debra FordhamGuest stars Sam Lloyd, Tom Cavanagh, Tyler Poelle, Paul Latham, Greg Allan Martin, Corena Chase
Episode 4
Turk tries to assure a worried Carla that their daughter will acknowledge her Latin heritage. Meanwhile the Janitor challenges J.D. to identify everyone in the hospital, when it is discovered that he uses nicknames, because he doesn't know the people's actual names. If J.D. can't name all of them, he must take up the mop for a day. Elsewhere, Dr. Cox realizes that he is lonely without his wife and children.
Directed by Gail MancusoWritten by Dave TennantGuest stars Sam Lloyd, Robert Maschio, Christa Miller, George Miserlis, Philip McNiven, Paul F. Perry, Geoff Stevenson, Bob Bencomo
Episode 5
The Sacred Heart staff has to deal with their inner child, when J.D. and Turk remember their first prank, Dr. Cox has a ten year old Leukemia patient and Dr. Kelso celebrates his birthday.
Directed by Zach BraffWritten by Mike SchwartzGuest stars Sam Lloyd, Christa Miller, Arthur Roberts, Phill Lewis, Aaron Ikeda, Andrew Miller, Efren Ramirez, Susan Leslie
Episode 6
Though Elliot boasts that through private practice she gets to get to know her patients, nobody seems to care. Carla is amazed at how the Janitor was able to score such an attractive girlfriend. The doctors are improving their services to get a higher ranking on a website and although J.D. appears nonchalant initially, he is elated when he is ranked #1.
Directed by Will MackenzieWritten by Janae BakkenGuest stars Robert Maschio, Johnny Kastl, Kit Pongetti, Susanne Blakeslee, Lauren Stamile, Harry Danner, Brandon Hancock
Episode 7
J.D.'s teenage burn patient gives him a hard decision to make when he wants to go to his high school graduation. Turk doesn't want Carla to find out that he secretly learned Spanish. And to address Dr. Kelso's weight gain, Dr. Cox makes a game out of stealing his breakfast.
Directed by Linda MendozaWritten by Clarence LivingstonGuest stars Mike Schwartz, Aseem Batra, Tyler Poelle, Gene Pompa, Michael Mitchell, Ed Marques
Episode 8
When Dr. Kelso tells the Janitor that nobody cares what he thinks, he starts a newspaper called "The Janitorial" to prove him wrong. J.D. and Turk fight over their manhood issues, while Dr. Kelso is too proud to ask for help about one of his problems.
Directed by Michael McDonaldWritten by Angela NisselGuest stars Sam Lloyd, Robert Maschio, Johnny Kastl, Mindy Sterling, Michael McDonald, Scott Holroyd, Roshawn Franklin, Daneka Vallejo
Episode 9
Dr. Cox had a patient that he hadn't been able to diagnose for two years, and he is back again. Dr. Kelso has to face a retirement board when his true age is revealed. Elliot and Carla try to find enough people in favor of Dr. Kelso to keep him as Chief of Medicine.
Directed by Rick BlueWritten by Aseem BatraGuest stars Sam Lloyd, Christa Miller, Tyler Poelle, Scott Holroyd, Peter Holden, Jerry Sherman, Duke Stroud, Alison White
Episode 10
Elliot and J.D. discover a major change in their relationship, when they spend time together looking for a former patient. Dr. Cox contemplates his new job title, when Ted refuses to do the majority of his work, whilst Carla and Turk talk about the possibility of a second baby. Meanwhile, the Janitor claims Dr. Kelso's abandoned office for the brain trust.
Directed by Chris KochWritten by Aseem Batra, Andy SchwartzGuest stars Sam Lloyd, Robert Maschio, Johnny Kastl, Christa Miller, Peter Holden, Christopher Gehrman, Michael Cotter, Jack Angel
Episode 11
After a hard day of work, Dr. Cox has the burden to tell his son Jack a good night story, so he disguises his hard day as a fairy tale about the little village Sacred Heartlia with Carla and Turk as the two-headed witch Turla, Elliot as the princess and J.D. as the village idiot. Other people featuring are the Janitor as the giant, Keith as the prince, Dr. Kelso as the dark lord Oslek, Ted as his hunchback and of course Dr. Cox as the brave knight.
Directed by Zach BraffWritten by Mark StegemannGuest stars Sam Lloyd, Robert Maschio, Johnny Kastl, Christa Miller, Travis Schuldt, Andrew Miller, Aloma Wright, Tyler Poelle
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
Zach BraffJohn 'J.D.' Dorian
Donald FaisonChristopher Turk
John C. McGinleyPerry Cox
Sarah ChalkeElliot Reid
Judy ReyesCarla Espinosa
Ken JenkinsBob Kelso
Neil FlynnJanitor
Eliza CoupeDenise Mahoney
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