Scrubs (season 7)
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The seventh season of the American comedy-drama
Comedy-drama
Comedy-drama is a genre of theatre, film and television programs which combines humorous and serious content.-Theatre:Traditional western theatre, beginning with the ancient Greeks, was divided into comedy and tragedy...

 television series 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...

premiered 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...

 on October 25, 2007 and concluded on May 8, 2008 and consists of 11 episodes. This was the final season to air on NBC after it was picked up by ABC
American Broadcasting Company
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.

Season 7 was confirmed to have a reduced number of 18 episodes and was likely to be the final season. Due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike
2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike
The 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, more commonly referred to as simply the Writers' Strike, was a strike by the Writers Guild of America, East and the Writers Guild of America, West ....

, only 11 episodes were finished and 6 aired before the strike. During the strike, it was unknown if production on the final episodes would resume or that a possible series finale would air due to the actors' contracts expiring if the strike were to last a long time. After the strike was over, the final five episodes aired starting April 10, 2008. Episode 12, titled "My Commitment" was partially completed before the strike, but was never completed or aired. Some material shot for "My Commitment" was later used in the season 8 episode, "My Nah Nah Nah
My Nah Nah Nah
"My Nah Nah Nah" is the 11th episode of the eighth season of the ABC Studios television series Scrubs, and 161st overall. It was broadcast on March 18, 2009.- Plot :...

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Plot

Season 7 continues to focus on the fact that J.D. has to grow up. It's mentioned in several episodes throughout the season. He also has to deal with his newborn son, Sam. Both Elliot and J.D. deal with the fact that they may be with the wrong person (Keith and Kim). Turk tries to grow closer with Carla. Dr. Cox gets a temporary promotion. Dr. Kelso has to deal with the fact that the hospital has a mandatory retirement policy. Plus, the Janitor gets himself a girlfriend.

Main cast

  • Zach Braff
    Zach Braff
    Zachary Israel "Zach" Braff is an American actor, screenwriter, producer, comedian, and director. Braff first became known in 2001 for his role as Dr. John Dorian on the television series Scrubs, for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award and three Golden Globe Awards.In 2004, Braff made his...

     as Dr. John "J.D." Dorian
  • Sarah Chalke
    Sarah Chalke
    Sarah Chalke is a Canadian-American actress known for portraying Dr. Elliot Reid on the NBC/ABC comedy Scrubs, "Second Becky" Conner Healy on Roseanne, and Stella Zinman in the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother...

     as Dr. Elliot Reid
    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"....

  • Donald Faison
    Donald Faison
    Donald Adeosun Faison is an American actor, comedian, and voice actor best known for his role as Dr. Chris Turk in the ABC comedy-drama Scrubs and as Murray in the film Clueless and the subsequent television series of the same name.Faison has also co-starred in the films Remember the Titans ,...

     as Dr. Chris Turk
    Christopher Turk
    Christopher Duncan Turk, M.D., is a fictional character played by Donald Faison on the American comedy-drama Scrubs. Turk has appeared in every episode except three Season 8 episodes, "My Saving Grace", "My New Role" and "My Lawyer's in Love". Donald Faison is the only original cast member,...

  • Neil Flynn
    Neil Flynn
    Neil Richard Flynn is an American actor and comedian, known for his role as Janitor in the medical comedy-drama Scrubs. He currently portrays Mike Heck in the ABC sitcom The Middle.-Early life:...

     as 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...

  • Ken Jenkins
    Ken Jenkins
    Ken Jenkins is an American actor, best known for his role as Dr. Bob Kelso, the Chief of Medicine on the American comedy Scrubs....

     as Dr. Bob Kelso
    Bob Kelso
    Robert "Bob" Kelso, M.D. , is a fictional character played by Ken Jenkins in the American comedy-drama Scrubs....

  • John C. McGinley
    John C. McGinley
    John Christopher McGinley is an American actor, most notable for his roles as Perry Cox in Scrubs, Bob Slydell in Office Space, Sergeant Red O'Neill in Oliver Stone's Platoon and Marv in Stone's Wall Street. He has also written and produced for television and film...

     as Dr. Perry Cox
  • Judy Reyes
    Judy Reyes
    Judy Reyes is an American actress of Dominican heritage. She is best known for her portrayal of nurse Carla Espinosa on the TV comedy Scrubs.-Early life:...

     as Nurse Carla Espinosa
    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"...


Recurring roles

  • Sam Lloyd
    Sam Lloyd
    Sam Lloyd may refer to:*Samuel T. Lloyd III, dean of Washington National Cathedral*Sam Lloyd, recurring guest character on several television shows including Scrubs and Desperate Housewives-See also:...

     as Ted Buckland (7 episodes)
  • Robert Maschio
    Robert Maschio
    Robert Maschio is an American actor. He is known for playing Dr. Todd 'The Todd' Quinlan in the American comedy-drama Scrubs.-Career:...

     as Dr. Todd Quinlan (6 episodes)
  • Christa Miller
    Christa Miller
    Christa Miller is an American actress who has achieved success in television comedy. Her foremost roles include Kate O'Brien on The Drew Carey Show and Jordan Sullivan on Scrubs . She has also appeared on Seinfeld and CSI: Miami...

     as Jordan Sullivan (6 episodes)
  • Todd Bosley
    Todd Bosley
    Todd Bosley , is an American actor. Bosley lives in Los Angeles, California.He is best known for playing the role of Howie in the sitcom Scrubs. He began his acting career a child, having notable roles in Little Giants and Jack alongside Robin Williams...

     as Howie (5 episodes)
  • Johnny Kastl
    Johnny Kastl
    Johnny Kastl is an American actor, best known for his role as Dr. Doug Murphy on the medical dramedy Scrubs. He has since made cameo appearances in several Hollywood productions and played other parts on television including the role of Todd Jaracki on The Beast with Patrick Swayze.-Early life:Born...

     as Dr. Doug Murphy (4 episodes)
  • Travis Schuldt
    Travis Schuldt
    Travis Schuldt is an American actor. He originated the role of Ethan Winthrop on the NBC soap opera Passions from 1999 to 2002, and played a recurring role of Keith Dudemeister in the sitcom Scrubs from 2006-2008.-Career:...

     as Keith Dudemeister (3 episodes)
  • Aloma Wright
    Aloma Wright
    Aloma Wright is an American actress. She was born in New York and raised in California.- Career :Wright was cast as Laverne Roberts for Scrubs. After six seasons, her character was killed off in My Long Goodbye. She returned in season seven playing a new character, Nurse Shirley...

     as Nurse Shirley (3 episodes)


Guest stars

  • Elizabeth Banks
    Elizabeth Banks
    Elizabeth Maresal Mitchell , known professionally as Elizabeth Banks, is an American actress. Banks had her film debut in the low-budget independent film Surrender Dorothy...

     as Dr. Kim Briggs (2 episodes)
  • Kit Pongetti
    Kit Pongetti
    Kit Pongetti is an American actress, singer and writer, known for several acting roles, including playing Lady, the wife of the Janitor, in the show Scrubs.-Early life:...

     as Ladinia "Lady" Williams (2 episodes)
  • Tom Cavanagh
    Tom Cavanagh
    Thomas "Tom" Cavanagh is a Canadian actor.-Early life:Cavanagh was born in Ottawa, Ontario. He is of Irish descent and was raised in a large Roman Catholic family. Cavanagh moved with his family to Winneba, a small city in Ghana, when he was seven years old. In his teens, the family moved to...

     as Dan Dorian (1 episode)
  • Michael McDonald as Mr. Cropper (1 episode)
  • Mindy Sterling
    Mindy Sterling
    Mindy Lee Sterling is an American actress. Although she had worked in film for over 30 years, she only began to garner attention after playing Frau Farbissina, the diminutive and domineering Germanic cohort of Dr. Evil in the Austin Powers series of comedy films, and has a recurring role as Ms...

     as Mrs. Cropper (1 episode)


Writing staff

  • Bill Lawrence
    Bill Lawrence (producer)
    William Van Duzer Lawrence IV is an American screenwriter, producer, and director best known as the creator of Scrubs and co-creator of Cougar Town. Lawrence is married to the actress Christa Miller whom he cast in both television series; they have three children together...

     – executive producer/head writer
  • Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan
    Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan
    Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan are a television writing team who have worked on television comedies Family Guy and Scrubs. Their most recent project was the television pilot Nobody's Watching, which they created and wrote with Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence.The character on Family Guy named Neil...

     – executive producers/assistant head writers
  • Bill Callahan
    Bill Callahan (producer)
    Bill Callahan is a writer/producer for such shows as Spin City, 8 Simple Rules, Oliver Beene, Scrubs and Psych.-Career:Callahan was an executive producer/writer on Scrubs, which entered its ninth season on December 1, 2009...

     – executive producer/assistant head writer (episodes 1–6)
  • Mike Schwartz
    Mike Schwartz
    Mike Schwartz was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and was raised in Compton, California. He has lived in Compton for several years, pursuing a career as an actor and a writer in the entertainment field. He was a writer and co-executive producer on the NBC/ABC television comedy drama Scrubs from 2001...

     – co-executive producer
  • Debra Fordham
    Deb Fordham
    Deb Fordham served as an Emmy-nominated writer and producer for the American situation comedy Scrubs. She wrote sixteen episodes, two of which, "My Life in Four Cameras" and "My Musical", are considered to be among the best Scrubs episodes...

     – co-executive producer
  • Mark Stegemann – co-executive producer
  • Janae Bakken
    Janae Bakken
    Janae Bakken is an American television producer and screenwriter best known for her work on the television series Scrubs....

     – co-executive producer
  • Angela Nissel
    Angela Nissel
    Angela R. Nissel is an author best known for her first book, The Broke Diaries: The Completely True and Hilarious Misadventures of a Good Girl Gone Broke...

     – supervising producer
  • Kevin Biegel
    Kevin Biegel
    -Scrubs:Biegel got his first staff writing job on Scrubs, in its fifth season. In that season he wrote the episode "My Missed Perception" as well co-wrote the season finale "My Transition." In the sixth season he was promoted to story editor...

     – executive story editor
  • Aseem Batra – executive story editor
  • Clarence Livingston – executive story editor
  • Dave Tennant – story editor
  • Andy Schwartz – story editor

Production staff

  • Bill Lawrence – executive producer/showrunner
  • Randall Winston – producer
  • Liz Newman – producer
  • Danny Rose – co-producer
  • Abraham Park – associate producer


Directors

Includes directors who directed 2 or more episodes, or directors who are part of the cast and crew
  • Bill Lawrence
    Bill Lawrence (producer)
    William Van Duzer Lawrence IV is an American screenwriter, producer, and director best known as the creator of Scrubs and co-creator of Cougar Town. Lawrence is married to the actress Christa Miller whom he cast in both television series; they have three children together...

     (2 episodes)
  • Zach Braff
    Zach Braff
    Zachary Israel "Zach" Braff is an American actor, screenwriter, producer, comedian, and director. Braff first became known in 2001 for his role as Dr. John Dorian on the television series Scrubs, for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award and three Golden Globe Awards.In 2004, Braff made his...

     (2 episodes)
  • Michael McDonald (1 episode)
  • Rick Blue (editor) (1 episode)


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