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Scrubs is an American sitcom on NBC created by Bill Lawrence , who also co-created Spin City.

The show, which premiered in 2001, focuses on the professional and personal lives of several characters working at Sacred Heart, a hospital in an unspecified city, and is currently in its fourth season.

1 Overview

The show premiered on October 2, 2001. What distinguishes it from other sitcoms are its use of narration, unusually verbose characters, abrupt segues between subplots, scenes of surreal escapism (usually presented as the thoughts of the main character), and poignant scenes where the characters address how doctors deal with death, the delivery of dire diagnoses, and other hospital-related issues. It also lacks a laugh track, a typical device in most sitcoms.

2 Cast

2.1 Main cast

• Zach BraffZach Braff (born April 6 1975) is an American television and film actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for his role as Dr. Dorian in the NBC sitcom Scrubs''. Braff was born in South Orange, New Jersey, USA. He holds a degree in fi as Dr. John 'J.D.' Dorian, the affably nerdA nerd is a very intelligent but lonely person who is fascinated by knowledge, especially science. A nerd who is versed in computer technology can also be a hacker. A nerd is not the same as geek who focuses only on technology and imagination. The term neish narrator and main character - initially an intern - who provides the narration most of the time.
• Sarah ChalkeSarah Chalke (born August 27 1976) is a Canadian television and movie actress best known for playing Dr Elliot Reid in NBC sitcom Scrubs and Rebecca 'Becky' Conner Healy in ABC's Roseanne''. Chalke was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and raised in Vancouv as Dr. Elliot Reid, a close friend of J.D., although the boundaries between friendship and relationship have often been crossed. It is a running joke in the show that she and J.D. slept together every season, although creater Bill Lawrence has hinted that this may cease in order to avoid cliché storylines.
• Donald FaisonDonald Adeosun Faison (born June 22 1974) is an American television and movie actor, best known for his role as Dr Chris Turk in the NBC television series Scrubs''. Before his debut on Scrubs he became famous for his role as Murray Lawrence Duvall in Clue as Dr. Christopher Duncan Turk, called 'Turk', J.D.'s best friend, a surgeon, and married to Carla.
• Neil Flynn as the unnamed janitor, who has made it his business to terrorize J.D. We know a few facts about his personal life: he is married and has a son, and his hobbiesThis article is about pastimes. For the bird species, see hobby (bird). For the horse species, see hobby (horse). For the airport, see Hobby Airport. A hobby is a spare-time recreational pursuit. In the Middle Ages, falconry was a very popular pastime (wh include taxidermyTaxidermy ( Greek for the arrangement of the skin is the art of mounting or reproducing animals for display or study. This is a practice generally done with vertebrates, but occasionally with other less-developed species. Especially over the last century,.
• Ken Jenkins as Dr. Robert 'Bob' Kelso, the truculent chief of medicine for the hospital. He and the Janitor are the only major characters whose personal lives we do not see in detail.
• John C. McGinleyMcGinley (born August 3, 1959 in New York) is an American actor, producer, and writer. McGinley, sometimes credited as John McGinley, has had a most prolific career, primarily as a supporting character actor. He came to fame in Oliver Stone's Platoon in 1 as Dr. Perry Cox, J.D.'s sarcastic, bitter mentor, who routinely belittles him. When in a good mood, he addresses J.D. as "Newbie", and when in a bad mood, he addresses J.D. using traditionally feminine names, or occasionally, classic dog names. He also usually calls Turk "Ghandi" and calls Elliot "Barbie". Unlike Dr. Kelso, Cox is shown to have a soft side, and to have a strong sense of medical ethics.
• Judy Reyes as Nurse Carla Espinosa, a strong-willed nurse who is married to Turk. She often refers to J.D. as " Bambi"