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My Clean Break

‘My Clean Break’

Season 3, Episode 11 -  Aired February 3, 2004

J.D. decides it's time to break things off with Danni (Tara Reid), but he's never broken up with anyone before. Dr. Cox realizes he's actually happy for once, which changes his whole personality at the hospital. Meanwhile, Dr. Kelso tells Elliot her new look is unprofessional.

Quote from J.D.

J.D.: I hate missing practice.
Turk: Me too.
Both: Mighty Kites!

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Quote from J.D.

Doug: Stringent what?
J.D.: "Stringent updoc". [to Turk] It's happening.
Dr. Cox: Yes, Nervous Guy?
Doug: What's "updoc"?
[J.D. and Turk laugh]

Quote from Dr. Cox

Dr. Cox: And I didn't do anything. No yelling, no breaking stuff, nothing. And right then I figured out what's different. I figured out what that feeling was that I was having in the park the other day with my family. I'm... happy. Now does that not just make you sick? Ugh.

Quote from J.D.

Turk: Dude, with Danni you just gotta keep your eyes on the prize. Focus in on how great it is to be single, chasing tail. Hell, I miss it every day.
Carla: Oh, you don't care if you ever have sex again, do you?
Turk: Baby, listen, I'm just trying to keep my man psyched, 'cause since I've known J.D., he's never broken up with anyone.
J.D.: He's right. I don't like hurting people. But with Danni, I'm gonna do the honorable thing I'm gonna have someone in a fireman's outfit tell her I burned to death.

Quote from J.D.

Carla: Bambi, you owe her closure. Hell, you owe it to every woman you've ever dated.
[fantasy: J.D. addresses the women he's dated:]
J.D.: Listen, Danni. Lisa. Drunk girl who was friends with the girl I really wanted to hook up with. It's not all of you. It's me. Scott Gerber?!
Scott Gerber: At soccer camp, I told you I wanted to be more than friends.
J.D.: I thought you meant teammates.
Scott Gerber: Well, I didn't.
[reality:]
J.D.: He used to borrow my jersey and wear it as jammies.

Quote from Nurse Roberts

Carla: How's he doing?
Nurse Roberts: The boy's got no biscuits.
J.D.: I am trying to break someone's heart here, okay!?

Quote from Todd

Carla: Have the other doctors been making fun of the way I look?
J.D.: What? I've never heard anything like that! Why would you say that? Why?
Carla: No! No way! Huh?
Nurse Roberts: Hell, yeah.
Carla: Only the girl ones, and you know, they're all "Meow!"
Todd: Cat fight?
Carla: Sorry, Todd.
Todd: Let's try and be a little more careful when we use that noise, okay? God!

Quote from Doug

Dr. Cox: What the hell, there, Pee-Pants? Are you the only one here?
Doug: I drew the short straw, so I have to press record on all the tape players when you start the lecture.
Dr. Cox: Of course you do, but you don't actually expect me-
[Doug runs around pressing record on all the tape recorders]
Dr. Cox: Where is everybody?
Doug: They all had really important things to do?

Quote from Turk

J.D.: Which one of these is Chet's? We gotta put this coat back.
Turk: Oh, I think it's this one. Dude, look at the size of this Odor-Eater! We could surf on it!
J.D.: I still don't understand why Danni's breaking up with me, man. I gotta go talk to her.
[Turk slaps J.D. with Chet's giant Odor-Eater]
J.D.: Okay, first of all, words cannot describe the smell that is currently on my cheek.

Quote from Dr. Cox

Dr. Cox: Not one resident showed up. Not one. And would you like to know why? Because they're not scared of me anymore. And I blame you. Yes. You have turned me into this soft, emotionally open, pathetic freak at home, and now it's starting to bleed over into work.
[cut to people at work singing Happy Birthday to Nurse Roberts:]
All: [singing] "Happy birthday to you!"
Dr. Cox: "And many more!" Oh, my... Oh, my God!

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