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My Cabbage

‘My Cabbage’

Season 5, Episode 12 -  Aired February 28, 2006

When J.D. decides to get tough on his interns, his antipathy towards Keith blinds him from seeing Cabbage's incompetence. Dr. Kelso is worried about the risk of infection when the Janitor keeps a crow in the hospital. Meanwhile, Elliot and Turk agree to pass on a dying father's message to his twin sons.

Quote from J.D.

J.D.: Keith, I realize you'd like to be at your grandmother's funeral on Saturday. Heck, we all would. But you can't just take a day off whenever you feel like it.
Keith: Then how come Cabbage got off so he could go see King Kong?
J.D.: Because Keith, Cabbage is an ape enthusiast. Show him a little.
Jason: [spitting, grunting]
J.D.: It's like I'm at the zoo. [Keith walks away] Put the thing in your mouth when you... Yeah.

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Quote from Janitor

Janitor: [phone ringing] I can't believe you fell for that. Why would that call have been for you? It's my cell phone. You got my "1" button? [bird caws] Hey! Now I can't call my buddies in Saigon. Touche.

Quote from J.D.

J.D.: Uh-oh, Keith, it looks like somebody's gone prematurely gray. That's gonna hurt with the ladies.
Carla: Wow. Dr. Cox told me you were getting tough on one of your interns. I had no idea you were gonna go all cotton ball on their asses.
J.D.: I think I know how to deal with people, Carla. Check this. Cabbage! Heat test.
Jason: [sizzling] It's a little hot.
J.D.: I'll add some milk. Thank you.

Quote from J.D.

J.D.: [v.o.] And now, it's goodbye, Keith.
J.D.: Interns, gather! The next person who screws up is gonna be suspended for two weeks. This is a list of all of your names. At least the ones I remember. At the end of each day, I will either write a smiley face or a sad face next to your name. One sad face, and you are gonzo. And I want to warn you, I write my sad faces pretty darn sad. Allow me to demonstrate. Dr. Cox, may I borrow your pen?
Dr. Cox: Not going to happen. I had to strangle a nurse to get this clicky top.
J.D.: Please. I'm in the middle of a very threatening speech.
Dr. Cox: Return this pen or die painfully.
J.D.: Thank you. So, as I was saying, my sad face... [the bird steals the pen]

Quote from Janitor

J.D.: [v.o.] Around here, it's tough to hang onto things. So if someone's trying to take your new friend away, you lie.
Janitor: The bird's dead, sir. And if you're wondering, Sanchez tasted like chicken. I ate him.
Dr. Kelso: I get it. Now, just sign this order form so I can stop talking to you.
[Sanchez drops Dr. Cox's pen onto the clipboard]
Janitor: Gracias.
Dr. Kelso: Nada.

Quote from J.D.

J.D.: Who tried to give Ms. Meadows an ACE inhibitor? She's six months pregnant. She could've lost the baby.
J.D.: [v.o.] Of course, sometimes, there's nothing you can do.
Jason: That was me, sir. Sorry.
J.D.: Oh, Cabbage. Not you, Wolfman.

Quote from Dr. Cox

Dr. Cox: I, uh, I can't believe you're finally getting out of this deathtrap. I mean, the odds were against you. You had a life-threatening disease, a life-threatening doctor. Anyway, it was a pleasure treating you, and...
Mrs. Wilk: I know how hard it is for you to say something nice, so you can go.
Dr. Cox: Thanks.

Quote from Janitor

Janitor: Damn it, Sanchez. I told you Dorian's in room 136. This is [caws] I apologize, Sanchez. You were right, as always. [to Dr. Kelso] What?

Quote from Dr. Cox

Dr. Cox: Hey, Newbie! [J.D. is knocked down by a bedpan] Watch out for the bedpan. Now we're even. But answer me this one question, will ya, please?
J.D.: Those are beautiful antlers.
Dr. Cox: Huh? Why is that screw-up still here?
J.D.: You see, Dr. Cox, I treat each and every one of my interns differently.
Dr. Cox: And you're done. So you accidentally drummed your friend out of here because you were trying to 86 The Dudemeister?
J.D.: That nickname will never stick. It's too long.
Dr. Cox: Listen carefully, Newbie. Things happen for a reason. Do me a favor and think back on all those mistakes that your interns made and tell me this: Who made them?
[flashbacks to Cabbage's mistakes]
J.D.: I don't remember who made those mistakes.
Dr. Cox: Yeah, you do.

Quote from Janitor

Janitor: Well, it's done. I had him stuffed.
Dr. Kelso: [flicks the bird] Terrific.
Janitor: And he's gone. Wow, that was impressive, my friend. You're free to fly. Farewell, Sanchez. Tienes mi corazón. ["You have my heart."] Tienes mi corazón.

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