As I was watching "Scrubs" for what must be the 12th time now, I can’t help but notice how much the show has touched me over the years. The array of emotions that roll off the screen help bring the show to life and leave a lasting mark on the viewer forever.
Here are the 8 most moving memorable from "Scrubs."
1. “It’s Guy Love Between Two Guys” (“My Musical” Season 6 Episode 6)
While this scene is mostly comical, it really sums up JD and Turk’s bromance more than any other episode did. It lays out their unspecified love, letting JD bear his soul while Turk works hard to maintain his masculinity. After all, Turk is the only man who’s been inside JD. It fills the viewer with laughter while simultaneously proving the idea: If they don’t make your family question your sexuality then they’re not really your best friend.
2. “That Beer Tasted Great” (“My Last Words” Season 8 Episode 2)
This episode (like all of them really) was packed with humor, including the talents of Aziz Ansari. Turk and JD give up their much anticipated “Steak Night” to stay with a dying patient. This episode is packed with both humorous and poignant views of death and heaven. Including JD’s hope that his last thought is a good one. None of it, however, sinks in harder than when George is passing and says “That beer tasted great”.
3. “Where do you think we are” (“My Screw Up” Season 3 Episode 14)
Many episodes of scrubs will hit you with the feels and drop you to tears in seconds, but this was one of the first ones that shakes you with a fake out. Dr. Cox feels that JD screwed up and begins to work himself to death as his ex-brother-in-law tries to coach him through the situation. As the episode approaches its conclusion, you learn that Ben is just in Dr. Cox’s mind, leaving you with the heart breaking truth that Ben died and everyone has shown up for his funeral. John C. McGinley spent the first two seasons showing his ability to play a very angry man, but this is the moment he showed the audience how good he was a being a broken one.
4. “I’m really, really gonna miss you” (“My Long Goodbye” Season 6 Episode 15)
Of all of Carla’s moments on the screen in the entire series, no moment was felt deeper than her goodbye to Laverne. Every time a character dies in a show it hurts, but Laverne had stolen the hearts of everyone who watched by being the sassy, supportive, Jesus-loving mentor to everyone on set. Her death hits hard, but it wasn’t until Carla said goodbye that everyone loses it. Carla’s emotional farewell to Laverne is ingrained into the minds of all people who have ever watched Scrubs.
5. “Nothing in this world that’s worth having comes easy” (“My Boss’s Free Haircut” Season 4 Episode 20)

Taking a break from the heart wrenching moments at number 4 is Dr. Bob Kelso’s speech about life. While counseling a young woman considering gastric bypass surgery Kelso ends up helping to settle a dispute between Carla and Turk by reminding everyone in the room that “Life is scary”. His speech solved the issues of the episode and told the world what everyone needs to hear. “There are no magical fixes. It’s all up to you. So get up off your keister, get out of here, and go start doing the work.”
6. “I know that I’ll never stop loving you for it” (“My Soul on Fire: Part 2” Season 8 Episode 15)
Neil Flynn plays The Janitor, a man with seemingly no life outside of torturing JD for most of the seasons brings in one of the best moments of the Scrubs series hands down with his wedding vows. He shows all of the characters and the audience why the romantic gesture was so important. He also reminds us that the right person is the one who accepts you for who you are.
7. “It could be whatever I wanted it to be” (“My Finale: Part 2” Season 8 Episode 19)
With the exception of an argument for Friends, no television show has ever given the best closure at its end. When JD is finally moving on from his life at Sacred Heart it's time for a two episode emotional ride that leaves you feeling happy for the eight seasons you invested in the characters and excited for what will become of JD’s life, even though you won’t really get to see much of it. The finale of these episodes, and what was supposed to be the series end, left you with the hope that dreams can come true.
8. “He wasn’t about to die was he” (“My Lunch” Season 5 Episode 20)
This is the moment that from my first viewing to my very last my heart will always drop. JD feels responsibility for the death of a patient, but when the guilt is lifted from him it is passed to Dr. Cox who, because of a gut decision, led to the death of three more patients. McGinley throws out a heart tearing performance as he walks out in response to losing the one patient who still had time. Dr. Cox will never seem more like a real person than the moment he gave up because of his mistake.






























