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My Happy Place

‘My Happy Place’

Season 8, Episode 4 -  Aired January 13, 2009

When Dr. Cox and Turk work together to help two transplant patients, Turk is upset that Dr. Cox still doesn't trust him as a surgeon. After Dr. Kelso mistakenly assumes J.D. and Elliot are back together, they have a frank discussion about their relationship. Meanwhile, Dr. Kelso is still hanging around the hospital coffee shop despite being retired, and the Janitor hopes that by showing up to work he will get his job back.

Quote from Janitor

Janitor: You should really hesitate before going around corners.
J.D.: I was thinking that earlier.
Janitor: Hey, since that Chief Doctor person that fired me is gone, I'm back!
J.D.: Yay!
Janitor: I knew you'd react that way. And since Jimmy, the overly touching orderly, got his job back too, I took the liberty of telling him how much you missed him.

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Quote from Janitor

Janitor: Thanks for tagging in for me, Teddy. I really need to ease myself back in. Mopping is not like riding a bike, that's for sure.
Ted: No problem.

Quote from Janitor

J.D.: [v.o.] I'm never ready for half the stuff that people say. Whether it's an answer you didn't expect.
Ted: So how did you get hired back?
Janitor: I didn't. Technically, I don't work here.

Quote from Janitor

Ted: If you weren't hired back, why are you here working?
Janitor: I'm not. You are.
[Ted stops scrubbing for a brief moment and then carries on]

Quote from Dr. Kelso

Elliot: J.D. and I are just friends, Dr. Kelso. I mean, we just like hanging out together.
J.D.: We rent movies, go on hikes.
Elliot: On Sunday nights, we do our laundry together.
J.D.: Did you know that Elliot's granny panties are actually her granny's panties.
Elliot: It's just one pair, J.D., excuse me for being sentimental.
Dr. Kelso: So, basically, you two do everything a normal couple does except have sex?
J.D.: Exactly.
Dr. Kelso: Sounds awesome. Pardon me, I've had nine coffees in two hours. Time to drain.

Quote from Elliot

J.D.: You want me to go first? Elliot, I've never been able to get over the idea of us. I'm still crazy about you.
Elliot: I don't really know what you want me to say.
J.D.: Maybe you could tell me if you feel the same way?
Elliot: Yeah!
J.D.: Maybe you could say it without sounding angry.
Elliot: But, J.D., you crushed me. I mean, I gave you my love, and you threw it back at my face, and pretty much scarred me romantically. I mean, now I'm doomed to a life of gravitating to safe boring guys who I don't really love. And I'm repelled by the ones I care for deeply. So, thank you for that.

Quote from Turk

Turk: [through speaker] Looks like everybody got through with flying colors.
Dr. Cox: Congratulations there, Gandhi. Your ability to bring people together is very powerful. Much like... Gandhi.
Turk: That means a lot to me. Because I'm just so desperate for your approval.
Dr. Cox: [to the Todd] What-- What's his problem? Is he still mad at me?
[As he stands behind Dr. Cox, departed by glass, Turk mimes killing Dr. Cox with his scalpel]
Todd: Maybe. I can't be sure. You know, the Brinkleys never gave the Halfords a reason to be skeptical. Life would be so much easier if everybody just trusted each other.

Quote from Janitor

Whitney: Paycheck time, everyone!
Todd: Come on, Whitney. I like it when you do it like Oprah.
Whitney: Fine. [Oprah voice] Who wants to get a paycheck? You get a paycheck. You get a paycheck. You get a paycheck!
Ted: You got to go, man! Everybody's going to see when she doesn't have a check for you. It'll be humiliating. Look, you can't just say things are going to work out, and then they do. That's not how the world-
Janitor: Excuse me. I didn't get mine.
Whitney: Who are you?
Janitor: I'm the janitor. See? Actually, I'm the old janitor. I replaced the janitor that replaced me. So, I'm still in the system.
Whitney: I'll go get you a check.
Janitor: Didn't mean to cut you off, Ted. You were saying?

Quote from Dr. Cox

Dr. Cox: Mrs. Winter, this is Dr. Turk. He's going to give you an exam and explain all your surgical options to you.
Turk: One second. Hey, you're leaving?
Dr. Cox: Please, don't make me have second thoughts by asking very stupid questions.
Turk: So what, you trust surgeons now?
Dr. Cox: No, I trust you.

Quote from J.D.

Elliot: I know we're talking, but it still feels like we're being so careful, you know?
J.D.: We're just scared. I made so many mistakes in my life because I was scared. It's the reason I bailed when you said "I love you". It's the reason-
Elliot: Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
J.D.: OK. But I am scared of ending our friendship.
Elliot: What if I get hurt again?
J.D.: What if you picked up a new STD?
Elliot: For the last time, that was not an STD! It was a urinary tract infection, and I got it from having sex with you in a pond.
J.D.: [v.o.] Yeah, you did.

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