My Perspective
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"My Perspective" is the 9th episode of season six and 126th episode of the American
situation comedy
Scrubs
. It aired as on February 15, 2007 on NBC
.
, a condition which results in fainting or blackouts whenever he defecates
, he finds himself not only having to deal with losing his girlfriend and his apartment, but also his consciousness. Elliot
and Turk argue over whose turn it is to take care of their perpetually luckless friend. Through a freak accident, J.D. ends up taped to the ceiling for several hours, during which time he witnesses other people complaining about their lives the same way he does; he soon realizes what a burden he is being to his friends, and decides to deal with his problems on his own.
Meanwhile, Carla
tries out her new excuse: "I have a baby". Elsewhere, the Janitor
appears to have gone on a cruise vacation for janitors. Finally, a Serbia
n surgeon named Miloš comes to Sacred Heart, but he has to repeat his residency in the US. He outperforms the other surgical residents, and his cocky attitude irritates Turk.
. The t-shirt appears in the scene where J.D. is on his half acre when the police arrive. The t-shirt's design has a man with his arm stuck in a vending machine - making reference to Turk's situation while his daughter was being born in "My Best Friend's Baby's Baby and My Baby's Baby" where Turk got his hand stuck in an ice machine and also when Turk got his hand stuck in a vending machine after not receiving his intended product ("I paid for my Rolos, I'm getting my Rolos") in "My Jiggly Ball."
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
situation comedy
Situation comedy
A situation comedy, often shortened to sitcom, is a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same common environment, such as a home or workplace, accompanied with jokes as part of the dialogue...
Scrubs
Scrubs (TV series)
Scrubs is an American medical comedy-drama television series created in 2001 by Bill Lawrence and produced by ABC Studios. The show follows the lives of several employees of the fictional Sacred Heart, a teaching hospital. It features fast-paced screenplay, slapstick, and surreal vignettes...
. It aired as on February 15, 2007 on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
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Plot
When J.D. shows symptoms of vasovagal syncopeVasovagal syncope
A vasovagal episode or vasovagal response or vasovagal attack is a malaise mediated by the vagus nerve. When it leads to syncope or "fainting", it is called a vasovagal syncope, which is the most common type of fainting.There are a number of different syncope syndromes which all fall under the...
, a condition which results in fainting or blackouts whenever he defecates
Defecation
Defecation is the final act of digestion by which organisms eliminate solid, semisolid or liquid waste material from the digestive tract via the anus. Waves of muscular contraction known as peristalsis in the walls of the colon move fecal matter through the digestive tract towards the rectum...
, he finds himself not only having to deal with losing his girlfriend and his apartment, but also his consciousness. Elliot
Elliot Reid
Dr. Elliot Reid is a fictional character played by Sarah Chalke in the American comedy-drama Scrubs. She has appeared in every episode during the first eight seasons except two Season 8 episodes, "My Last Words" and "My Lawyer's in Love"....
and Turk argue over whose turn it is to take care of their perpetually luckless friend. Through a freak accident, J.D. ends up taped to the ceiling for several hours, during which time he witnesses other people complaining about their lives the same way he does; he soon realizes what a burden he is being to his friends, and decides to deal with his problems on his own.
Meanwhile, Carla
Carla Espinosa
Carla Espinosa, RN is a fictional character in the American comedy-drama Scrubs, portrayed by Judy Reyes.Carla has appeared in every episode during the first eight seasons except three Season 8 episodes, "My Happy Place", "My Cookie Pants" and "My Full Moon"...
tries out her new excuse: "I have a baby". Elsewhere, the Janitor
Janitor (Scrubs)
The Janitor is a fictional character, played by actor Neil Flynn in the American comedy-drama Scrubs.Neil Flynn was originally billed as a recurring guest star throughout Season 1, although he appeared in all 24 episodes of that season. He was promoted to a series regular beginning with Season 2...
appears to have gone on a cruise vacation for janitors. Finally, a Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n surgeon named Miloš comes to Sacred Heart, but he has to repeat his residency in the US. He outperforms the other surgical residents, and his cocky attitude irritates Turk.
Competition
In this episode J.D. wears the shirt that was designed by the winner of a competition on ThreadlessThreadless
Threadless is an online community of artists and an e-commerce website based in Chicago, Illinois since 2000. Co-founders Jake Nickell and Jacob DeHart started the company with $1,000 in seed money after entering an Internet t-shirt design contest....
. The t-shirt appears in the scene where J.D. is on his half acre when the police arrive. The t-shirt's design has a man with his arm stuck in a vending machine - making reference to Turk's situation while his daughter was being born in "My Best Friend's Baby's Baby and My Baby's Baby" where Turk got his hand stuck in an ice machine and also when Turk got his hand stuck in a vending machine after not receiving his intended product ("I paid for my Rolos, I'm getting my Rolos") in "My Jiggly Ball."
Featured music
- "Caribbean Queen" by Billy OceanBilly OceanBilly Ocean is a Trinidad-born English Grammy Award winning popular music performer who had a string of rhythm and blues international pop hits in the 1970s and 1980s. He was the most popular British-based R&B singer / songwriter of the early to mid-1980s...
- "I Summon You" by SpoonSpoon (band)Spoon is an American rock band formed in Austin, Texas. The band is composed of Britt Daniel ; Jim Eno ; Rob Pope and Eric Harvey .-History:...