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My Fallen Idol

‘My Fallen Idol’

Season 5, Episode 21 -  Aired May 2, 2006

After Dr. Cox shows up for work drunk following the death of three patients, Carla gets the hospital staff to rally around and each spend time with him. As everyone does their time, J.D. puts off seeing his mentor. Meanwhile, Turk struggles to bond with his new boss.

Quote from Jordan

Carla: Hey. How's he doing?
Jordan: He's not talking and he's you know... [mimics drinking a bottle]
Carla: What?
Jack: Daddy drinks a lot.
Jordan: First complete sentence. Fantastic.

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Quote from Carla

Carla: Hey, sunshine. You gonna at least say hello? Nothing? Listen I know you keep blaming yourself for this, but you just can't. When my mom died, I thought that because I was a nurse I should have been able to prevent it somehow. But over time I realized that bad things are going to happen and beating yourself up isn't going to help anyone.
[Dr. Cox gets up]
Carla: That's it, sweetie. Come here. Come here.
[Dr. Cox goes to his bar and gets another bottle of scotch]

Quote from Turk

Turk: He actually said, "I think that's pretty special." Then he got all emotional. I mean, how lame is that?
J.D.: It's pretty lame.
Turk: I'm just not into all of that sensitive touchy-feely stuff.
J.D.: Well, you hug me all the time.
Turk: And even that took a while. Remember the first time you tried to hug me?
[flashback to Turk and J.D. with a group of college students watching sports in their dorm:]
Turk: Yeah!
J.D.: Your sports team won the World Series!
[As J.D. goes in to hug Turk, he flips him over his shoulders]
Turk: Ha. What a game!
J.D.: A grand slam!

Quote from J.D.

Turk: With Dr. Stone it's different. We're not friends. What kind of guy gets all cuddly with people he just met? It's pathetic.
Todd: Dude, that's a little harsh.
Turk: Todd, how long have you been holding that button?
Dr. Stone: Long enough for me to hear what you really think.
Turk: Great. Is there another guy on this planet who's that sensitive?
J.D.: [to Dr. Stone] OK. Let it out. I got ya. [Scrubs sad theme plays] J.D.'s got ya. Hold me tighter. Little too tight. There's a good spot.

Quote from Elliot

Keith: Elliot, why did I have to come?
Elliot: Because we're a couple, Keith. We do things together.
Keith: OK. Would it be OK if I moved? This couch is uncomfortable.
Elliot: Dr. Cox, I am not going to pretend to know what you're going through, but believe me, I've had my experiences. Remember last year when I put my malaria patient through that painful procedure, even when everyone knew he was going to die anyway?
Keith: You know what? I'm just going to go sit in the bathroom.

Quote from Elliot

Carla: I am so mad at you.
Elliot: Yeah, you big jerk.
Carla: How could you stand up Dr. Cox?
Elliot: Wait, is that what we came to yell at him for?
Carla: Well, yeah. What did you think it was?
Elliot: Apparently J.D. told Mr. Ketay in there that I'm throwing him some big birthday party. Yeah, so when he asked where the cake was, I totally panicked and told him we got him a weekend in Vegas.
Carla: What?
Mr. Ketay: [o.s.] Can I see Celine Dion?
Elliot: Oh, anything you want, Mr. Ketay! [to J.D.] You're going halfsies with me on everything.

Quote from Ted

Carla: I can't believe you didn't show up at Dr. Cox's. Do you have any idea who I had to send in your place?
[meanwhile, Ted and his band serenade Dr. Cox:]
Ted's band: Gray skies are gonna clear up Put on a happy face Hap-happy-hap Brush off the clouds and cheer up
Todd: Hey, if you're not digging this, I've got a hundred jokes about these.
Ted's band: Sunshine all over the place Just put on Put on A happy face Yeah.

Quote from J.D.

Turk: I'll never get a good surgery on this rotation.
J.D.: I can help you with Dr. Stone. He's one of my people. He's a sensie.
Turk: What's a sensie?
J.D.: It's short for sensitive guy. Our music is acoustic alternative. We marvel at fireflies. And when we help a drunk girl home from the bar, sure, we cop a feel... a feel of her hair as we're pulling it back so she doesn't get any vomit on it.
Turk: I'm having a weird med school flashback. I think you held my hair back while I vomited.
J.D.: I did. It was our last year. I didn't want you to get Jagermeister in your cornrows.
Turk: My Latrell Sprewell phase.
J.D.: Hockey?
Turk: Basketball.
J.D.: Damn it.

Quote from Janitor

Janitor: Oh, hey, loose thread.
J.D.: No!
Janitor: Got it. [sings] Knife-wrench! For kids.

Quote from J.D.

J.D.: OK, he's hugging Colonel Doctor which means you got about seven seconds.
Turk: A hug takes seven seconds?
J.D.: A good one does. Here's the plan. What you're going to do is tell him a story that isn't inherently sad. That way, when you get all emotional, he's going to think you're extra-sensitive. At that point, I'll nail you with the menthol. You'll be crying like a ten-year-old Pilgrim widow. Here he comes. And black-tion.

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