‘My Butterfly’
Season 3, Episode 16 - Aired March 16, 2004
The smallest things, even the flap of a butterfly's wings, can affect everything at the hospital. Turk needs Carla to get his lucky do-rag; Elliot promises a young patient she'll find her stuffed animal; and J.D. and Dr. Cox try to diagnose a patient with nausea and stomach pains.
Quote from Dr. Cox
J.D.: Sounds to me like a G.I. bleed.
Dr. Cox: Sounds to me like angina. Look, Newbie, if you leave this hospital knowing only one thing - and, God save me, it seems like there's a pretty good chance that just might happen - let that one thing be this: that medicine is a collaborative effort. And that means that your opinion is just as important as mine. So, let's see if you got the gobstoppers to take the lead. Be me.
Quote from J.D.
[in the janitors' closet:]
Man: Hey. You're not welcome here.
Randall: 'Sup.
J.D.: Randall?!
Randall: Just got the job, brah.
J.D.: So that's why he's been back in my dreams.
Quote from Turk
Turk: Did you bring my lucky 'do-rag?
Carla: Why don't you wear the fluffy puppies 'do-rag that I got you for Lent?
Turk: Baby, I hate to tell you this, but the fluffy puppies? They killed, like, three people. They banned from the O.
R.
Quote from J.D.
J.D.: [v.o.] Me, I don't believe in fate. I believe we have more control than we think, and that every action has a reaction. After all. The most minor event - even a butterfly flapping its wings - can change everything. Sometimes for the better. Even if it doesn't seem like it at first.
[The butterfly lands on the chest of the large man wearing a vest]
Turk: Look away.
J.D.: I can't.
Quote from Carla
J.D.: [v.o.] It's funny how a seemingly insignificant event can set everything else in motion.
Turk: Hillside landing.
Carla: What is wrong with you? I can't believe you're looking at that guy's cleavage while Suzy Big-Rack over there is sitting there busting out of her niece's tank top.
Turk: How the hell did I miss that?
Carla: Damn, you're whipped.
Turk: Uh-uh!
Carla: [imitates whip]
Quote from Janitor
Elliot: Janitor, could you help me look for a little girl's pink stuffed doggie?
Janitor: I would love to. I'll meet you upstairs in ten minutes.
Elliot: You are, like, the sweetest guy!
Janitor: I'm blushing.
J.D.: So charming. Could you be half as nice to me as you are to her?
Janitor: You are right. We need a fresh start. Come on. [holds hand out]
J.D.: [shakes hand] Fresh start.
Janitor: Mm-hmm. [doesn't let go] I think we need a longer fresh start.
J.D.: How long do you suppose this'll be?
Janitor: Probably ten minutes. Ease into it. Let's mix it up. Let's saw some wood. There we go.
Quote from Dr. Kelso
Dr. Kelso: Son, do you think I got to be chief of medicine by being late?
Dr. Cox: No, Bobbo! You got there by back-stabbing and ass-kissing.
Dr. Kelso: Maybe so, but I started those things promptly at 8.
Quote from J.D.
J.D.: Uh, Dr. Kelso? That's my pen.
Dr. Cox: Nice grab.
J.D.: I'm a righty.
Quote from Dr. Kelso
Dr. Kelso: Nurse Espinosa, your shift ended nine minutes ago. How is it that your time card isn't punched out?
Carla: Well, sir-
Dr. Kelso: Start punching out on time or I'll punch you out on time. I don't mean that violently, I was just trying to turn a phrase.
Quote from J.D.
J.D.: Sounds to me like a G.I. bleed.
Dr. Cox: Look, Newbie, if you go ahead and leave this hospital knowing only one thing - and God save me, it looks like there's a real chance that might happen - please let this be that one thing: I'm in charge, and I don't care about your opinion. Now, [whistles] go get me a cup of coffee.
J.D.: [v.o.] Whatever. Just avoid the shoulder bump, catch the elevator, and make a great wise-ass remark before the doors close! Hoohoo, hey, Dr. Cox, if you're so smart, maybe you should just go ahead and be the... You're the kind of... Oh, dammit!