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Janitor (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 and remained a regular through to Season 8. He made his final appearance in the Season 9 premiere, "Our First Day of School", as a guest star. Neil Flynn, who plays Janitor, has said: "I think it's possible that he doesn't hate J.D. It is suggested in the episode "His Story III" that he is in some way responsible for a medical intern named Jill having a child. During the first six seasons he has a crush on Dr. Concrete information about the Janitor's personal history is sparse, and confounded by his penchant for giving outrageous (and often conflicting) accounts of his past. According to a flashback the Janitor was born in 1964. Janitor speaks Spanish, Korean, German, Italian and American Sign Language.

On occasion Janitor indicates he does little actual work. Elliot Reid. Family history[edit] She is the daughter of Simon and Lily Reid (Lane Davies and Markie Post), and is of German descent. Her father is Chief of Medicine at St. Augustines, a private hospital in Greenwich, Connecticut.[1] She grew up privileged but love-starved; she once attributed her many neuroses to the way she was treated by her parents. Her mother is a cold, self-absorbed alcoholic, and her father attempts to interfere with her career, eventually cutting her off financially after he tries to push her into specializing in gynaecology, a career path she refuses.[2] Elliot also has several brothers who are also doctors, but are never portrayed on the show. [3] Career[edit] At Sacred Heart, Elliot begins as an intern and later becomes a resident after a gruelling, year-long internship.

Peculiarities[edit] Relationships with other characters[edit] J.D. J.D. and Elliot have a complex relationship; they are close friends, and often grapple with their romantic feelings for each other. Turk[edit] Perry Cox. McGinley is the only original cast member besides Zach Braff and Donald Faison who returned for season 9 as a regular cast member. Character profile[edit] Dr. Cox is sarcastic and bitter, and has a quick, cruel wit, normally expressed through frequent and sometimes incredibly long rants, in which he has viciously verbally attacked almost every character on the show. He is athletic, often found playing basketball in the hospital's parking lot with younger hospital employees.

In "My Friend the Doctor", he shows off by slam-dunking a basketball, but then injures his back when he lands, a reminder that he is middle-aged. Out of vanity, he tries to disguise his injury. He is extremely egotistical; when named by a magazine as the best doctor in the city, he lines up every member of staff beneath him and his ex-wife to consecutively praise him (using the Janitor to enforce their reactions). He is also a very good golfer, regularly besting Dr. Relationships with other characters[edit] While Dr. Christopher Turk. Overview[edit] Personality[edit] Turk is a very competitive person. He says that his competitive nature drove him to "play everything" in high school, and also cites it as the main reason that he became a surgeon.

At one point, he also says "winning is more important than friendship. My Gram-Gram taught me that".[4] It also accounts for his antagonistic relationship with Chief Attending Physician (and fellow "alpha male") Dr. Perry Cox (John C. McGinley). During season 4, the two experience some marital trouble; in "My Best Laid Plans", they briefly separate when Carla finds out that Turk is maintaining a friendship with an ex-girlfriend without telling her that he was married. In "My Cake", Turk is diagnosed with type two diabetes; he initially jokes about this as a way of coping with his fear about the disease, but now takes it seriously.[8] In "My Manhood", it is revealed Turk had a testicle removed when his daughter, Izzy, kicked him in the groin, causing testicular torsion.

J.D. (Scrubs) J.D. appeared in every episode during the first eight seasons except two season 8 episodes, "My Absence," in which he is only heard through a cellphone, and "My Full Moon". Braff was a regular cast member for the first eight seasons, and appeared in six episodes of season nine to help transition the series into its new format. For his portrayal of the character, Braff was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in 2005, and received three consecutive Golden Globe Award nominations in 2004, 2005, and 2006. However, Braff also says that J.D. has gradually evolved over the series, but at the same time cannot evolve too much, as they need to "[give] the fans what they want, which is to see the characters be themselves. "[3] Despite his numerous flaws, quirks and personal insecurities, J.D. is shown throughout the series to be a very skilled doctor.

He grew up in Trotwood, Ohio. It is not until the conclusion of season 6 that J.D.' Carla Espinosa. Judy Reyes was a regular cast member for the first eight seasons, and is the only original cast member not to return for season nine, though her character was still mentioned. According to Donald Faison, who plays Carla's husband Christopher Turk, Carla becomes a stay-at-home mother following the birth of their second daughter, explaining the character's absence from season nine.[2] Profile[edit] Judy Reyes describes her character as "sassy, no nonsense". Reyes relied on her sister, a real-life licensed nurse, as an inspiration for character, and to address technical questions Reyes had about nursing and medicine. After watching an episode, Reyes' sister commented, "You stole my character! ", referring to Reyes emulating her personality.[3] Family life[edit] Carla was born in the Dominican Republic but moved to Chicago while still a child.

Carla announces that she is pregnant for the second time in "My Absence". Relationships with other characters[edit] J.D. Elliot[edit] Dr. Dr. Bob Kelso. Bob Kelso is the chief of medicine for Sacred Heart Hospital for the first seven seasons of Scrubs (a position held since 1984), though he resigns in the episode "My Dumb Luck". Kelso appeared in every episode during the first eight seasons except three Season 8 episodes, "My Last Words", "Their Story II" and "My Full Moon". Ken Jenkins was a regular cast member for the first eight seasons, and appeared in nine episodes of season nine. Profile[edit] Of all the Scrubs characters, he goes through the most pronounced change as the series progresses. Throughout the series, he is at odds with Dr. His wife, Enid, and children are never seen on the show, although he frequently comments on his spouse, describing her as morbidly obese, neurotic, and using a wheelchair after an accident that left her paralyzed.

Kelso was born in 1942 in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, where his family, then named Kelsonovich, settled. Despite no longer working at Sacred Heart, Kelso remained a series regular.