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Phillip Wen

Played By: Charles Chun

"You know Christopher, surgeons don't have to be shallow rank obsessed cliches."

The Chief of Surgery and Turk's superior. He's the Only Sane Man of the Surgery Wing and thinks surgeons can be more than just stereotypical Jerk Jocks that are obsessed with being the best.

Deadpan Snarker: It's not his default mode, but he occasionally slips in snarky comments in a very dry tone that doesn't call much attention to it. For example, when Turk goes to apologize to Dr. Wen after making a comment accusing Dr. Wen of favoring Bonnie because both are Asian-American:
Turk: Dr. Wen, I just want to take this opportunity to once again apologize to you and the entire Asian community.
Dr. Wen: I'll pass it on at the next big meeting.
Don't Think, Feel: Well, maybe not "don't think" entirely, but he does warn Turk against overthinking during surgery. Surgery depends on physical skills after all, so thinking too much or hesitating in a critical moment can result in bad things happening.
Foil: He poses an interesting one for Dr. Cox. Both are mentors to younger doctors and interns, both defy certain stereotypes of their positions, and both play a role in developing the careers of the main characters, albeit in very different ways. Dr. Wen is an authority figure in the surgical section, who are stereotyped as Hot-Blooded "jocks" of the hospital, but Dr. Wen himself is a calm, even-tempered man who encourages younger surgeons to grow beyond that stereotype. Dr. Cox meanwhile is a longtime doctor for Internal Medicine, who are stereotyped as the nerdy and neurotic section of the hospital, but is an athletic, hot tempered, rebellious figure who is reluctant to become the mentor for the interns.
Happily Married: He's mentioned to be married and was involved in a car accident with his wife briefly.
Mentor Archetype: He's a more straightforward one for Turk than Dr. Cox is for J.D.
Not So Above It All: While he's mostly a Straight Man and a Reasonable Authority Figure, at the end of one episode there was a race between Internal Medicine and the Surgeons, (doctors Cox and Wen are each sitting in a wheelchair, while they're pushed by J.D. and Turk respectively) and Dr. Wen is just as into it as anybody. In fact, he might be the most hyped person there and is really showing an intensely competitive side that goes against his usual even-keeled approach.
Only Sane Man: Firmly believes that surgeons don't need to be shallow rank obsessed cliches and has a no-nonsense approach with his interns and doesn't approve of goofing off or large egos while on the job.
Put on a Bus: He disappeared physically shortly after giving Turk his attending surgeon position, supposedly for family reasons. He was mentioned a bit in Season 6, but he never appeared again. He still appeared in J.D.'s final fantasy in My Finale.
Reasonable Authority Figure: He doesn't abuse his power and he compliments the interns/residents when they do well. He also gives Turk an attending surgeon position because he saw that Turk was not only a good surgeon but was also providing excellent patient care beyond the bare minimum.
Straight Man: Even more than Carla. He's pretty much the only normal person of all the people who worked at Sacred Heart Hospital throughout the show.

Molly Clock

Played By: Heather Graham

A Bunny-Ears Lawyer psychiatrist who temporarily worked at Sacred Heart Hospital.

The Ace: A brilliant shrink who could not only heal The Todd, make any character realize their problems, but her everlasting good mood couldn't be crushed by Dr. Kelso and Dr. Cox combined either.
All Girls Want Bad Boys: Sort of. She tells JD that she is attracted to damaged, dysfunctional people.
J.D.: Molly, I'm narcissistic, I'm pessimistic, I'm obsessive, I'm insecure. And I am so afraid of intimacy that every one of my relationships is a journey of self-sabotage that inevitably ends in a black vacuum of shattered expectations and despair.
Molly: Wow. [she kisses him passionately]
Bunny-Ears Lawyer: Acts like a total airhead and makes alot of poor choices when it comes to the men that she dates, yet she is a very skilled psychiatrist. She even fixes the Todd temporarily in one quick encounter. It's actually something that Dr. Cox points out to Elliot that a person's quirks don't stop them from being amazing at their job.
Cloudcuckoolander: Very much so.
Molly: So, where were we?
J.D.: Uhh, we weren't talking.
Molly: Was it cause of something you did? Cause I'm totally over it, I don't even remember what it was.
J.D.: No, I mean like, we've never talked. Ever.
Molly: Well how do I know your name then?
J.D.: You don't.
- There is a Running Gag that never gets commented on in series- Molly never has a clue what time it is. Possibly a pun on her name.
Deconstructed Character Archetype: Of The Ace. Molly is extremely attractive, always good and kind, right about everything and her only apparent flaw is her spaciness. Instead of making her loved by everyone though (As usually happens with this archetype), The predictable happens and most people find having a constantly upbeat person point out all their mistakes and inner feelings to be insufferable rather than endearing.
Molly: How's it going in here?
Dr Cox & Turk: GO AWAY!!!
Ditzy Genius: Extremely perceptive and a brilliant psychiatrist, but also very ditzy and spacey (even more than JD or Elliot). She’s not nearly as naïve as she seems and is able to manipulate both Dr. Kelso and Dr. Cox.
Ethical Slut: Strongly implied. She is always upbeat and sees the best in everything, but has a history of failed relationships due to constantly hooking up with damaged and dysfunctional men.
Everyone Loves Blondes: Blonde and attracts most of the hospital.
Turk: It's not just sex. It's sex with Molly! Any guy would kill to have sex with Molly.
Good Is Not Dumb: Molly's indomitable optimism stands against the cynicism of Dr. Cox and Dr. Kelso, and she's still able to triumph against them by bringing out their better sides.
Has a Type: She likes irresponsible men that she thinks she can fix.
Molly: I know I should know better, I'm a shrink. But show me a guy who wants to get married and has a good job, and it's like snoozeville for me. But if you know a thirty-five-year-old who still lives at home with his mom and he still thinks his band can make it, tell me where to meet him so I can buy him dinner.
Head-Turning Beauty: Played by Heather Graham.
Hospital Hottie: The hospital's second hottest employee of the female staff members, according to JD and Turk.
Nice Girl: She’s very nice to everyone, but far from a pushover. When Carla tricks her into going to Todd's house where he's nude in a hot tub, she helps him address his sexual issues after he tries to hit on her. She then proceeds to get Carla to talk about why Carla is angry with her.
Parody Sue: Her The Ace traits combined with her perpetual kindness and optimism are Played for Laughs. She's just as weird as the other characters but despite being a Cloudcuckoolander, she's always one step ahead of everyone, and this often annoys the other characters.
Put on a Bus: She's introduced in early season 4 and is Put on a Bus after a few episodes. The Bus Came Back for one episode later in the season.
Shout-Out: Her name is a reference to Dr. Dolly Klock, who was the medical consultant for the show's pilot episode.
Team Mom: Proves to be a better one than Carla, which makes Carla temporarily jealous when all her friends start confiding their problems to Molly.
Wide-Eyed Idealist: She believes in the best in everybody, and that nobody is truly bad. She succeeds in proving her point to Dr. Cox. and Kelso (despite them claiming the opposite) and finding the Hidden Heart of Gold in both of them.

Kim Briggs

A surgeon at Sacred Heart. She and J.D. become romantically involved in season 5, but she becomes pregnant on their second date, causing their relationship to become infinitely more complicated. Soon after, she moves away for work and claims to have a miscarriage, but she actually did not and naturally, J.D. eventually finds out. Though they do not end up together, J.D. and Kim do ultimately manage to amiably co-parent their son, Sam.

Ambition Is Evil: J.D. finds out that Kim passed on performing a risky surgery to keep her stats up and gives her a Reason You Suck speech; Kim "learns a lesson" from this and does the surgery, even though the other doctors (including Doctor Cox) treat her passing on it as a fairly reasonable thing to do considering the demands of her job.
Amicable Exes: It takes a while to get there, but on the far side of her contentious pregnancy and her and J.D.'s relationship, they're able to work out how to parent Sam together and be in each others' lives with no hard feelings between them.
Backstory Invader: Parodied. She's introduced in the tail-end of season 5, but the characters claim she's been there all along. It turns out that J.D. genuinely doesn't notice women who wear wedding rings.
Better as Friends: She eventually realizes she hurt J.D. too much for him to ever be able to love or trust her again, and she's waiting around pining for him uselessly. After her contentious birth, she's much more optimistic about the relationship as parents they can build now that they've moved on from their unfixable romance.
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Even the most generous interpretation of her lie to J.D. makes her come off as pretty selfish.
But I Can't Be Pregnant!: She and J.D. opt not to have sex because they don't have a condom and don't want to risk a pregnancy. Unfortunately, it's still possible (although unlikely) to get pregnant without performing full intercourse. When J.D. asks if she's sure she's pregnant, she produces about 12 positive pregnancy tests.
Broken Pedestal: For J.D., twice over.
- When they first meet, J.D. seems impressed by her skill as a doctor, but is disappointed to learn that she considers her surgical record more important than the health of a patient. She takes his critique to heart and decides to go through with the surgery, which makes her into something of a Rebuilt Pedestal for J.D. and sparks their relationship.
- The second example comes from her faked miscarriage. When J.D. learns about it, he's brutally honest about how thoroughly it ruins her ability to trust or love her, something just about all of J.D.'s friends support him on. Despite him making a genuine effort to stick with her for their baby's sake, it eventually becomes clear that they can't work as a couple anymore because of the trust she ruined, and neither one of them is benefiting from pretending otherwise.
- For the whole hospital, after how she lied to J.D.
Convenient Miscarriage: She attempts to pull this in order to break up with J.D. after moving away for work - it would have probably worked better if she'd actually miscarried, though.
Everyone Loves Blondes: She is blonde and her debut episode reveals that "she gets along with everybody" and "all the guys like her".
Good Girls Avoid Abortion: Played Straight - though they discuss the option, J.D. and Kim decide not to abort.
Good Parents: Say what you will about her actions as a romantic partner; but when Sam is born, she always puts him first.
Hospital Hottie: Everyone in the hospital likes her, she has no issue with casually sharing details of her past sex life with patients, and J.D. is smitten with her as soon as he first notices her.
Insane Troll Logic: She resented J.D. for leaving her after she moved away and seemingly had a miscarriage, even though she herself admits she was clearly in the wrong and would have done the same in his shoes. Notably, when she and J.D. reunite, she fully admits how irrational the whole stunt was, and is miserable in its aftermath.
Loved by All: There's a whole montage of how everybody; from the guys to the girls to the greasers; loves her. J.D. points out that it's a defense mechanism.
Motor Mouth: She and Elliot bond over both being this.
Mood-Swinger: One of her most defining traits after getting pregnant. She fakes a miscarriage to test her relationship with J.D., which ends up ending it; from there until she gives birth, she's a constant mix of regret for that stunt and not coming clean sooner, longing for J.D. as she tries to repair their relationship, heartache as it becomes obvious he can't feel the same for her, and anger as their relationship crumbles. It's not until she gives birth and cathartically admits that there was no repairing their romantic relationship that she and J.D. are able to move on and be amicable with each other.
Never My Fault: Downplayed and then played straight. She admits that lying to J.D. about miscarrying their child was wrong, but blames her pregnancy hormones for not thinking straight and then says J.D. letting the relationship end because he believed her lie made her angry and was why she took so long to tell him that she lied. They get back together, but things end again during Kim's labor when it becomes obvious that J.D. doesn't love her. Kim claims J.D. is the one who ended things despite J.D. having asked to not about it at the time and Kim being the one who told J.D. that she doesn't want to be with him if he doesn't love her.
Pair the Spares: Kim ends up with Sean, Elliot's ex and J.D.'s 'nemesis.' Elliot introduced them.
Remember the New Guy?: Was around all along, J.D.(and the audience by extension) just never noticed her because of her wedding ring.
Romantic False Lead: For J.D. The beginning and end of season 6 set her up to be J.D.'s long term and maybe endgame love interest. Unfortunately for Kim, J.D. realizes that, after she lied to him about miscarrying their child, he'll never truly trust or love her ever again. They break up during Kim's labor and Elliot is soon established as J.D.'s endgame love interest.
The Unfair Sex: Despite the complete betrayal of his trust and despite supporting him early about Kim betrayal, the entire hospital (sans Turk, Dr. Cox, and Kelso) shames J.D. for refusing to even entertain getting back together with Kim solely because she's pregnant with his child.
- She tells J.D. she loves him for the first time while in labor. When she is about to say it, J.D. simply asks her not to say it because he's not ready to say it back. Despite this, she tells him anyway and pressures him to tell her whether or not he feels the same. When he admits that he doesn't right now, but want to stay in a relationship with her, she basically breaks up with him but acts as if he was the one who ended things to the nurses.
Wedding Ring Defense: Kim continued wearing her wedding ring after her divorce to keep people from hitting on her.

Bonnie

Bonnie Chang/Lee

Played By: Lela Lee

"Shove it, Turk!"

A surgical intern who started working at Sacred Heart at the same time as Turk, J.D., and Elliot. She quickly formed an intense rivalry with Turk.

Always Someone Better: For awhile Turk is frustrated that she always seems to be doing a little better than him at everything, and is chosen by Dr. Wen for plum assignments. Turks imagines himself competing against her to be the best... until Dr. Wen tells Turk that he doesn't think either of them is the best of the surgical interns.
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: And she only bothers wearing the sheep's clothing for higher ranking doctors. She's perfectly fine with being obnoxious to anyone else, especially rival surgeons, but plays nice and kisses butt for her superiors. For example, after being chosen to assist Dr. Wen in one procedure, she politely thanks him, and when Dr. Wen has his back turned, she tells Turk to kiss her ass because she was chosen instead of him.
Informed Attribute: A rather unusual example. In the season 5 episode "My Extra Mile", Dr. Wen posts a list ranking the surgical residents by skill and Bonnie was ranked number one above both Turk and The Todd (who were 4th and 2nd respectively). This might make sense given her skill in her appearances, but she basically dropped off the face of the Earth after the season 2 episode "My Big Mouth". Given that this is the first mention she even still works at the hospital in over three years (and will be the last time she is ever mentioned) and she doesn't even appear in person, you just have to take the show's word for it that she really is still that good and that much better than the rest.
Jerkass: Competitive, rude, and obnoxious. Put her in a position of power and she'll add condescending to the mix too, as she does when Turk is forced to act as her assistant during a surgical procedure.
Jerk with a Heart of Jerk: When Turk tries to bury the hatchet with her and offers to give her the spot for the Doctors Without Borders trip, it briefly seems like she's considering what he is saying and ending their rivalry, but she almost immediately decides to spite Turk instead.
The Napoleon: She's quite short and petite, and is often aggressive, especially to the much taller Turk, who has to bend down to look her in the eyes.
Only One Name: She's only ever referred to as Bonnie. At one point the board with different surgical assignments puts her last name as Lee (the actual surname of the actress playing her) but in another episode it seems to indicate her last name is Chang instead. The show's wiki has decided to list her as Bonnie Chang.
Rejected Apology: Turk tries to make peace with her and offers her Doctors Without Borders trip that she should have gotten instead of him. She tells him off instead.
The Rival: Turk's rival in the surgical department. Her disappearance after Turk makes one last attempt to make peace with her is probably a sign that Turk decided to take Dr. Wen's advice, stop putting so much importance on competing with her, and move on with his own life and career instead.
What Happened to the Mouse?: She's never seen again after the early Season 2 episode which pretty effectively shows that she has no interest ending her rivalry and competition with Turk. Bill Lawrence confirmed on Fake Doctors, Real Friends that Bonnie's actress left to star in Tremors the Series.

Grace Miller

Played By: Bellamy Young

An attending introduced in Season 3. She's an incredibly condescending Jerkass and sees any attempt to defend her from men as sexism. She was written out of the show at the end of Season 3.

Distaff Counterpart: To Dr. Cox. She didn't last long because the writers realized that they had already a female version of Dr. Cox in Jordan.
Everyone Loves Blondes: In a fantasy, the surgeons imagine her as Marilyn Monroe.
Hospital Hottie: How she is seen by the male surgeons, including Turk. Dr. Cox. and Dr. Kelso were attracted to her too.
Insane Troll Logic: Turk standing up for her because Todd was being sexist automatically means he's sexist too and Turk has to apologize. And Elliot being friends with Turk means she's sexist by association and not a real feminist.
Jerkass: She puts Jordan to shame. Jordan is at least amusing with her condescension and insults and had visible redeeming qualities. Dr. Miller is just a bitch (the closest she gets to a redeeming moment is letting Turk leave a surgery that's taking longer than expected to go to his own wedding!).
Put on a Bus: At the end of season 3.

Dr. Beardfacé

Seymour Beardfacé

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Played By: Geoff Stevenson

"It's Beardfacé, dammit! Why do you people insist on calling me Beard Face?"

A veteran surgeon, who because of his name and beard has his name mispronounced as "Beard Face", much to his chagrin.

Ascended Extra: Appeared in the background since Season 2, but started having lines and bits in Season 4.
Butt-Monkey: Nobody will pronounce his name right, he's known for his beard rather than his accomplishments in medicine, and other doctors make a game out of throwing maccoronni noodles into said beard.
Catchphrase: "It's Beardfacé, dammit!"
Flanderization: In-universe, the interns' comedy bit makes his beard out to take up his entire body. He's not amused.
Pretentious Pronunciation: His main shtick.
Those Two Guys: Likes hanging out with Colonel Doctor, another older bearded doc.

Colonel Doctor

Coleman Slawski

Played By: Bob Bencomo

An older doctor who resembles the KFC mascot, Colonel Sanders, and is thus referred to as Colonel Doctor. Also, he's Lloyd the Delivery Guy's dad.

The Alcoholic: In "My New Role", it's mentioned that he's "sort of" two years sober.
Butt-Monkey: Nobody knows his name and calls him "Colonel Doctor", plus he's often on the receiving end of Jordan or Kelso's abuse.
The Friend Nobody Likes: Both Elliot and Jordan make it a point to not invite him to events.
Functional Addict: Is apparently "sort of" two years sober in Season 8, meaning he held down his job despite being off the wagon for some time.
The Generic Guy: So much so that the most notable thing about him is looking like a fast food mascot.
Like Father, Unlike Son: He's a high-ranking medical doctor, while his son Lloyd is a metal-loving delivery driver. However, they both are hinted to deal with addiction; Lloyd with hard drugs and Colonel Doctor with alchohol.
Recurring Extra: Colonel Doctor mostly appears in the background and he appears whenever two characters are talking to each other. Careful viewers can see him going past the talking characters from two different directions in the same scene, an occurrence that happens multiple times throughout the show.
Those Two Guys: Often hanging out with Dr. Beardface.
Unfortunate Names: His name sounds like a pun on "cole slaw", making looking like Colenel Sanders even worse.

Dr. Mickhead

Walter Mickhead

Played By: Frank Encarnacao

"I didn't kill her."

A Doctor at Sacred Heart, with many odd quirks and mannerisms, who may or may not have killed his wife.

Ambiguously Evil: He's definently a sexual sadist and a bit of a jerk, but it's strongly implied he probably killed his wife, but according to the court he's innocent.
Ascended Extra: He was properly introduced (unfortunate name and all) in the third-season episode "My White Whale", but had previously been visible in the background of two second-season episodes.
Bunny-Ears Lawyer: He's explicitly shown to be a good doctor; if not a continuity error, he was both a Surgical and Medical Attending at the same time; and even if it is, he carries out his duties as a doctor despite his off-the-job habits and addictions.
Comedic Sociopath: His disturbing antics, much like Zelzter's and the Todd's, are played for laughs. .
Jerkass: He's a selfish, hedonistic... well, dickhead.
Kavorka Man: Not much to look at, with an even worse personality, but he's slept with at least three beautiful women (Jordan, Julie, and Maddox) and was able to convince a woman to marry him.
Karma Houdini: If he really did kill his wife, he's this.
Really Gets Around: See Kavorka Man above.
Recovered Addict: Apparently Kevin Casey helped him beat his paint-huffing addiction.
Unfortunate Names: "You should hear what they call Dr. Mickhead!"
Unsexy Sadist: Maddox wasn't amused that he had to strangle her to keep an erection.

Jeffrey Steadman

Dr. Jeffrey Steadman

Played By: Matt Winston

"I don't know what you're trying to pull but I am not a guy you want to mess with."

A "no-nonsense" doctor at Sacred Heart who serves as Dr. Kelso's suck-up.

Demoted to Extra: He's introduced in the Pilot as a major supporting character, being J.D. and Elliot's Resident. He only appears in a handful of episodes after this.
Happily Married: He is revealed to have a husband in "My Lucky Night", and speaks genuinely fondly of him.
Hated by All: Everyone at the hospital dislikes him for doing nothing but kissing Kelso's butt. Even a brand new to the job and idealistic J.D thinks that Steadman is an ass as soon as they meet.
Professional Butt-Kisser: He's already ready to kiss up to Dr. Kelso anytime he needs assistance.
Satellite Character: Aside from giving some instructions to the new interns and occasionally criticizing Elliot, about the only thing he exists to do is to suck up to Kelso in hopes of climbing the professional ladder at the hospital.
Yes-Man: He's this to Dr. Kelso.

Paul Zeltzer

Played By: Robert Clendenin

"I've been Zeltzered."

An Oncologist at Sacred Heart with an... adventurous sex life.

Affably Evil: A friendly guy... who has no respect for consent or boundaries.
Bait-and-Switch: A common joke is he'll say something nice or wholesome about his wife, only to add a dirty detail about their sex life.
Bunny-Ears Lawyer: Like the Todd, his sexual deviancy doesn't stop him from being good at his job.
Depraved Bisexual: A polyamorous swinger with no sense of boundaries.
Karma Houdini: Has sexually harassed Dr. Cox and Jordan multiple times, may have raped them with his wife, and shares inappropriate stories at work. He's never been fired or called out beyond other doctors calling him disturbing.
Odd Friendship: For some reason, Dr. Cox keeps trying to extend an olive branch, only to be put off by his disturbing behavior.
Polyamory: He and his wife swing, and he even watches his wife "doing the Dishes" on Webcam while he's at work... that is, Mr. And Mrs. Dish.
Serial Rapist: He and his wife drugged Dr. Cox and Jordan on a couples' date. It's not known what happened after, but one can guess... Played for Laughs, of course.
Slipping a Mickey: He and his wife think this is a normal part of couples' dates.
Too Much Information: His main bit.
Ultimate Job Security: He's even worse than the Todd, whose harassment never goes beyond crude comments. Yet he, like Todd, can keep his job.

Snoop Dogg Intern/Resident/Attending

Ronald/Snoop Dog Attending

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Played By: Manley Henry

"Where my hoes at?"

A doctor who resembles the rapper Snoop Dogg. He likes hoes and commands respect, but also has a soft side.

Beta Couple: With Josephine.
Beware the Nice Ones: He's normally chill, shrugging off people calling him Snoop Dogg and only giving a quick "Hey!" as a correction when people get his title wrong; but when he thought Kelso called Keith the N-Word he was ready to fight his boss.
Casanova Wannabe: He claims to have hoes, but when he actually wants to ask a girl (Josephine) out, he's anxious as hell.
Character Development: Believe it or not; he goes from mimicking Snoop Dogg and bragging/asking about hoes; to acting as a more professional doctor and telling Josephine how he feels, entering into a committed relationship with her.
Expy: In-universe to Snoop Dogg, due to his actor's physical resemblance. Subverted when it's gradually revealed that might not be his natural personality.
Hidden Depths: Plays up his resemblance to Snoop Dogg, but his inner-monologue in "Their Story" reveals he wishes people would use his real name and implies the Snoop personality is largely an act.
Ladykiller in Love: Assuming he wasn't fronting about having hoes, Josephine causes him to be this.
N-Word Privileges: He misheard when Kelso said "nagger" and responded by calling Kelso a "punk-ass bitch". After the misunderstanding is resolved he says they're cool.
Odd Friendship: His personality is modeled off Snoop Dogg, a West-Coast stlye rapper; hangs out mostly with the clique of stuffy old white doctors Beardface, Colonel Doctor, Mickhead, and even Kelso.
One Head Taller: One of the tallest characters, dating "fun-sized" Josephine.
Rank Up: Enjoys several promotions over the course of the show, one of his running gags is people mistakenly calling him by a previous position, to which he responds by pointing out his new position.

Hooch

Played By: Phill Lewis

"Hooch is crazy."

A surgeon who Turk and JD love to mess with. He has a very short fuse.

Ax-Crazy: Hooch is crazy.
Back for the Finale: In JD's last fantasy in the Season 8 finale.
Beware the Nice Ones: He seems quite cheerful and friendly at first, but it quickly becomes apparent that he's deeply unstable.
Butt-Monkey: A favorite of Turk and JD's. His status as one is what drives him crazy
Disproportionate Retribution: After being caught by a prank involving bouillon cubes put in the shower-head, his response is to threaten to run the perpetrator over in his S.U.V. Some interns following Hooch around for a day led to a hostage situation.
Hooch: [while holding a lighter with a humongous flame] Burn for a burn, baby! That's in the Bible.
Hair-Trigger Temper: There's a reason people say he's crazy.
Phrase Catcher: Said fondly/in amusement: "Hooch is crazy."

Paul Flowers

Nurse Paul Flowers

Played By: Rick Shrodsr

"She's embarrassed because she's dating a nurse and I can't see why."

A "murse" (male nurse) who goes out with Elliot in Season 2.

Control Freak: His only major flaw is that he tends to be bossy in his romantic relationships.
Hospital Hottie: Lampshaded by Elliot when some of the other doctors are teasing her. "Oh, please. You all wish you could bag a nurse."
Real Men Wear Pink: He's a nurse with the last name "Flowers" who literally wears pink scrubs. He's also a confident, charming guy ready to stand up for his woman.
Satellite Love Interest: Is only involved in Elliot's storylines, and disappears after they break up.

Chet

Played By: Jason Baumgard

"Guys, how many times do I have to tell you? Stop wearing my coat!"

An extremely tall surgeon, who mostly exists for height jokes. J.D. steals his coat to play "World's Most Giant Doctor", something Chet doesn't appreciate.

Bit Character: Mostly exists for height jokes.
Butt-Monkey: Constantly has his coat stolen for J.D.'s "World's Most Giant Doctor" bit, and is berated by him for being bad at basketball.
The Faceless: He's so tall that his face is always out of shot.
Hidden Depths: Was apparently close enough to Turk and/or Carla to be invited to their wedding.
Irony: Despite being abnormally tall, he sucks at basketball.
Nice Guy: Lends J.D. his scrubs in one episode.

Notable Guest-Star Doctors

Nick Murdoch

Played By: Sean Hayes

A fellow medical intern during J.D. and Elliot's first year.

The Ace: Outshines J.D. in skill as a doctor and always has the right answer at rounds.
Broken Ace: A handsome, charming, extremely skilled new doctor who simply cannot handle the emotional toll that is part of working in healthcare. When he finds out a 7-year-old patient is going to die no matter what he does, it breaks him. He quits being a doctor afterward, despite his potential, because he can't deal with the mental and emotional stress.
Chick Magnet: Elliot, Carla, and Laverne all blatantly check him out.
Extreme Doormat: How J.D. percieves him, anyway; he fantasizes about Nick giving him instructions as J.D. strangles him to death.
Fatal Flaw: His empathy, ironically. He's not able to emotionally distance himself at all from patients, which makes it impossible for him to hack it in the profession despite his skill.
Female Gaze: His ass is commented on by at least three different women.
Heroic BSoD: When he finds out his child patient is terminally ill. He doesn't recover from it.
Nice Guy: One of the nicest in the show. He always puts other people first, and has a ton of compassion. Even J.D., who wants to hate him out of jealousy, can't bring himself to do it because the guy is genuinely too nice to hate.
Unknown Rival: J.D. sees him as a rival, but Nick is blissfully unaware of this or J.D.'s jealousy and acts as though the two were friends. This includes Nick feeding J.D. answers at rounds and trying to back out of a position when he finds out J.D. wants it.
The Worf Effect: Him quitting over a 7-year-old's terminal condition shows us just how emotionally taxing being a doctor is, and that anyone, no matter how skilled at the job they may be, can fall victim to it. This also makes it more impressive when our heroes make it.

Doug Townsend

Dr. Doug Townsend

Played By: Dick Van Dyke

An older doctor who has a great rapport with everybody and is Dr. Kelso's best friend.

Cool Old Guy: He's personable, friendly, and loved by everybody.
Fatal Flaw: His laziness. While Kelso is willing to constantly go to conferences and update his knowledge or learn new procedures, Townsend keeps using outdated ones that put patients at risk. Which is why his long-time friend Kelso fires him.
Loved by All: J.D. notes that support staff, attending doctors, the Janitor (who temporarily backs off from tormenting J.D. simply because Townsend speaks up for the younger man), and even Dr. Kelso all adore him.
Nice Guy: Everybody's favorite doctor. Also why it's so heartbreaking to see him go.
Obsolete Mentor: Deconstructed. Townsend lacks the drive to keep up with medical advances, and relies on older, less safe, and less effective methods that he is familiar with from practice. J.D. is surprised and concerned when Townsend asks him to assist him in one such procedure, and it almost leads to a bad outcome for the patient.
Odd Friendship: Lamphaded by J.D., who notes the oddest thing about him is his friendship with Kelso who is Townsend's complete opposite in terms of outlook and demeanor.
Opt Out: Kelso gives him an ultimatum to either update his medical knowledge and procedures or be let go by the hospital. Cut to Kelso looking angry and sad as Townsend's name is taken off the rotation.
Remember the New Guy?: He only appears in "My Brother, My Keeper", yet is treated as if he's always been on the hospital's rotation. Justified in that he's an attending physician, while J.D. is a resident (he spends most of his time supervised by Cox).

Kevin Casey

Dr. Kevin Casey

Played By: Michael J. Fox

" Everyone's got their own burdens, J.D., and I'm not gonna be one of those people that dumps mine on somebody else."

A highly gifted doctor who practices in both internal medicine and surgery, but has crippling obsessive-compulsive disorder. An old friend/medical school classmate of Dr Cox.

Always Someone Better: He shows up both Cox and Turk as doctors, who both have egos big enough they want to take it out on him.
Broken Ace: A "super doc" who manages to outshine both Dr. Cox and Turk in their respective fields while also being a decent person. He seems completely perfect... until J.D. finds him 2 hours after his shift ended, still washing his hands due to an OCD compulsion, and despite his obvious frustration and even tears he's unable to make himself stop.
Disability Super Power: His OCD caused him to read and re-read all the medical books he could multiple times, making it possible for him to specialize in different fields. J.D. even calls him a "Super Doc".
Innocently Insensitive: He doesn't know that J.D. is seeking a mentor when he makes his comment about how guys who seek out mentors at his age are pathetic, but it hurts J.D.'s feelings. Same with showing up Cox and Turk.
Loved by All: Barring him unintentionally making the guys mad, he doesn't receive the normal vitriolic treatment from the hospital staff.
Master of All: He's both a medical doctor and a surgeon, and good enough in both fields to outperform specialists.
Nice Guy: Super personable and helpful to everyone in the hospital.
Ship Tease: A little bit with Elliot in "My Porcelain God".
Unknown Rival: He doesn't know that Cox and Turk see him as somebody to be beat.

Taylor Maddox

Doctor Talor Maddox

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Played By: Courteney Cox

"Great, now I don't have to tell you each individually that, um... I don't give a rat's hairy ass. It's a huge time-saver. Thanks, gang."

The new Chief of Medicine after Kelso retires.

0% Approval Rating: Nobody likes having her as Chief. Not that she cares.
Affably Evil: Friendly, personable, and charming; and remorselessly greedy and selfish.
Bad People Abuse Animals: One of her two rules is that all spiders need to die, not even letting them back outside; despite spiders being an important part of the ecosystem. She stomps on one screaming "DIE! DIE! DIE!"
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Not that she intentionally tries to hide it, but her genuinely friendly personality makes it difficult to tell she's black-hearted.
Distaff Counterpart: Perry compares her to Kelso "but smart". Really, she's the inverse of Kelso; somebody who presents as nice but doesn't give a "rat's hairy ass" about her employees or patients.
Even Evil Has Loved Ones: She seems to genuinely love her daughter, at least.
Hypocritical Humor: Only on a meta level; she says that "Cox" is a ridiculous name, despite it being her actress's.
Jerkass: Her introduction episode is called "My Jerks". Even before her true nature is revealed, she insults a patient (calling him "fat, old, and ugly"); and she doesn't seem to even comprehend why Cox, Elliot, and J.D. care about patients with no insurance or money.
Jerkass Has a Point: Downplayed. She calls the main characters out for getting her fired when she moved her entire life, bought a house in the area, and enrolled her daughter in a nearby school for this job. However, given her Lack of Empathy to all the hospital's patients to the point the doctors can't actually help most of them under her watch, you probably won't feel particularly bad for her. She was also wrong in her assumption that the next chief would just be another her thanks to Dr. Cox taking the job, who actually cares about the patients and his staff.
Jerk with a Heart of Jerk: Unlike Dr. Kelso, she really just doesn't care about the patients beyond making a living.
Lack of Empathy: She doesn't care about the patients as people at all and sees the hospital as purely a business for profit.
Pragmatic Villainy: She's not fond of J.D., but she fires the Janitor for tripping him, a reasonable thing to do considering if the Janitor's antics ended up hurting somebody the hospital could be sued.
Punchclock Villain: In a weird twist, viewing her job in healthcare as simply a job and nothing more is what 'makes' her a villain.
Tyrant Takes the Helm: She won't let the doctors treat anybody without insurance, and makes sure not to allow for any exceptions.
The Unfettered: To the point she doesn't initially 'get' J.D. and Elliot's upsettedness about not being able to treat somebody.

Other Hospital Employees

Troy

Played By: Joe Rose

"Oh, your face is redder than a strawbrerry!"

A cafeteria worker and the Janitor's Number Two for a time. Not too bright.

Axe-Crazy: His solutions to dealing with J.D. "Can't we just kill him?"
Back for the Finale: Stands with Randall in J.D.'s final fantasy.
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: Like the rest of the Janitor's original Brain Trust.
Cloud Cuckoo Lander: Even the Janitor is bewildered by some of the things he says.
Dumb Muscle: He's physically intimidating and is eager to hurt J.D. physically, but Troy is not a smart guy.
Hair-Trigger Temper: While the Janitor believes in simmering in anger and taking time to plot complicated revenge, Troy would rather go after anyone who pisses him off with a crowbar.
Hidden Depths: He's a talented singer.
Malaproper: He's been to the "librarry".
Those Two Guys: With the Janitor in the "riddle" plotlines; and with Randall as the Janitor's original team of lackeys.
Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?: He would rather kill J.D. than have to go along with the Janitor's shenanigans.

Randall

Randall Winston

Played By: Martin Klebba

"Well that's a real punch in the crotch!"

A little person who becomes part of the janitorial staff at Sacred Heart.

The Ace: He's apparently very skilled in martial arts, strong enough to beat the much larger janitor in at least one wrestling match, was voted head of the janitors’ union despite being new to the job, and sings very good acapella.
Back for the Finale: Appears as a cameo in J.D's exit scene in the season 8 finale.
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: Disappears without a mention after season 4.
Groin Attack: Has a habit of saying "that's a real punch in the crotch!" when referring to a piece of bad luck, leading to him doing this in J.D's fantasies.
Noodle Incident: Apparently the Janitor once saved him from an eagle.
Pintsized Powerhouse: Stands roughly 3 feet tall and was apparently able to beat the Big Guy janitor in multiple wrestling matches, as well as easily break his hand in a handshake turned game of mercy.
Those Two Guys: With Troy.
What Happened to the Mouse??: Appears as a recurring character on season 3 and 4,but eventually disappears afterwards with no explanation, despite his friendship with The Janitor and position in staff.

The Worthless Peons

Ted Buckland from Legal, Randall from Accounting, Crispin from Shipping and Recieving, and Roy from On-site property management including pest control, nighttime security, non-arboreal gardening services, and tenant-related easements and liens

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Played By: Sam Lloyd (Ted), Paul Perry (Randall), George Miserlis (Crispin), Phillip McNiven (Roy)

"Boing-Fwip!"

An acapella band formed by members of the hospital's administrative staff. Played by Sam Lloyd's real-life band, The Blanks.

For tropes specific to Ted, go to his section under Recurring Characters.

Aborted Arc: Crispin quits the band in a D-Plot of "My Screw-Up", which isn't ever resolved; but returns with no explanation in their next appearance.
Barbershop Quartets Are Funny: A lot of their music is done in a Barbershop Quartet style, and is often humorous.
Butt-Monkey: Nobody in-universe likes their music or respects them as people, and the other three are so pathetic that Ted is able to boss them around.
The Dividual: Randall, Crispin, and Roy don't have much characterization outside of being "The Worthless Peons". (Although Crispin briefly quits, it's all offscreen) Roy gets a brief moment of recognition when he was promoted.
Greek Chorus: Their songs often underscore the main characters' lives, with lyrics matching whatever they're going through.
Mr. Fanservice: In-Universe, Ted considers Crispin their "sex appeal" because he's the only one with hair.
One-Steve Limit: Averted with Randall, who has the same name as the Randall was in the Janitor's band.
Satellite Character: The other three, to Ted.
The Quiet One: Other than Ted, we only hear the rest of them when they sing.
Throw the Dog a Bone: Roy gets promoted between episodes, something he and the others admit is "about time" because he's been busting his hump for years.

Leonard

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Played By: Randall Keenan Winston

A security guard identified by his large afro. Also he has a hook for a hand.

Affluent Ascetic: He won a 5-million dollar settlement from the hospital when he lost his hand in the ice machine. Despite this, he still chooses to work as a security guard for some reason... probably because it's a good place to pick up "white meat".
Ambiguously Bi: Gloria says at some point that her boyfriend is bi-curious and wants her to find partners for him, but this is a little bit before their relationship was revealed, so it may have been a different boyfriend.
Beta Couple: With Gloria. At first they're just a fling, but later she's carrying his kids.
The Comically Serious: He's a professional who takes his job seriously, but his hook hand and the main characters' antics get some funny reactions out of him.
Early-Bird Cameo: He actually appears briefly in Season 1, with shorter hair and two hands.
Early-Installment Weirdness: In his first, very brief and unnamed appearance, he has two hands and smaller hair. Maybe justified, as this may have been before the ice machine.
Handicapped Badass: Only has one working hand, but is still a large, badass security guard.
May–December Romance: Sleeping with the elderly Gloria. She's later revealed to be carrying his twins.
Only Sane Employee: Out of the minor supporting cast.
Reasonable Authority Figure: Unlike a lot of Sacred Heart's support staff, he actually does his job keeping order well and is a pretty reasonable guy. Most of the humor involved with him is either based on his impairment or that he's banging an old white lady.
The Reveal: He lost his hand trying to pull it out from an ice machine.
Where The White Women At: His relationship with Gloria is partly defined as this. "I love me some white meat!"

Lloyd the Delivery Guy

Lloyd Slawski

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Played By: Mike Schwartz

A delivery man and later ambulance driver for Sacred Heart. He's a drug addict and a huge fan of speed metal.

Cloud Cuckoo Lander: Probably due to being high a lot of the time.
Drives Like Crazy: Whether it's his delivery truck or ambulance, he's more focused on drumming along to speed metal than he is to keeping his eyes on the road.
Hypochondriac: A frequent flyer as a hospital patient because he constantly feels something's wrong with his legs.
Like Father, Unlike Son: In "My Perspective", it's revealed Colonel Doctor is his dad. A tenured doctor with a metalhead, blue-collar, addict son.
Stepford Smiler: Has a cheery, extroverted demeanor and is always glad to help people out (in his own... less-than-effective way), but he's also incredibly lonely and though it doesn't usually stick, he at least tries to beat his addiction.
Straw Loser: "Over thirty and wears shorts to work", addicted to hard drugs, and is shown to be so lonely that he embraces his shoulder after accidentally bumping into somebody.

Main Characters' Love Interests

Sean Kelly

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Played By: Scott Foley

"Elliot, I'm crazy about you, but I've been going over this in my head all week. I've been in a long-distance relationship before. It was a disaster. I believe a couple has a better chance if they just cut the cord and know that if it's meant to be, fate will bring them back together."

Elliot's patient in season 1 and later boyfriend. He works at Sea World.

The Ace: He's handsome, charming, and great with animals.
Broken Ace: After Elliot dumps him at the end of Season 3, he becomes a depressed hermit for a while.
The Bus Came Back: Disappears after Season 3, and comes back for the penultimate episode of season 8.
Friend to All Living Things: Or at least dolphins.
Has a Type: Both of his on-screen relationships are with blonde doctors.
Insecure Love Interest: It's understandable, given his history with J.D. and Elliot; but he's very possessive of Kim and his immediate reaction to finding out Sam's J.D.'s baby is to ask to sell him on the black market.
Nice Guy: Pleasant and sweet, and only icy in situations where it's justified.
One Degree of Separation: It just so happens that after five years Elliot's ex-boyfriend reappears and is now living with J.D.'s ex-girlfriend who is also the mother of J.D.'s child. Although it's not a coincidence, since it's Elliot who introduced them to each other.
Only Sane Man: When interacting with the Sacred Heart staff, although he also has his quirks.
Parental Substitute: In Season 8, Sean is starting to act as another father figure for Kim's son Sam. J.D., the biological father of Sam, is insecure about the fact that Sam stops crying when he's in Sean's arms. The fact that as long as J.D. continues to stay in Sacred Heart which prevents him from not having enough time to spend time with Sam is the reason why J.D. decides to leave the Sacred Heart and move over to Kim's city in order to play a bigger part in his son's life.
Sex God: One of the reasons how Sean and Kim hooked up is because of Elliot telling Kim that Sean "is good at the sack". Although later on, they both agree on that J.D. is better sex, but Sean is better at foreplay.

Danni Sullivan

Played By: Tara Reid

Jordan's sister who briefly dated J.D. in season 3.

Derailing Love Interests: She was a likable character when she's first introduced in the middle of season three, but her negative qualities are dramatically exacerbated when she starts dating J.D. in order to add fuel to the UST between JD and Elliot
Distaff Counterpart: Strangely enough, she's introduced as this to J.D. in her first episode, with both even having internal monologue on their head.
Gasshole: She apparently gets "gassy" after having sex.
Gender-Blender Name: Has a masculine name just like her sister. This turns out to be relevant when she starts moaning in own name in bed with J.D., but it turns out she was moaning for "Danny", the guy she was cheating J.D. with.
Jerkass Has a Point: She points out to J.D. that his obsession with Elliot was just because he always wants the things he can't have. And she was perfectly right.
The Lad-ette: She likes beer, smoking, rough sex...
Love Interest: She dates J.D. for a period in season 3.
On the Rebound: Both times she and J.D. got together they were on a rebound from a previous relationship.
Really Gets Around: She was cheating on J.D. during their rebound relationship, and at Turk's wedding she made out with both Doug and Ted.
Sex Goddess: Even after J.D. starts to want to break up with her, he's reluctant to do it because he ''really' likes the sex.
Super-Hearing: She has exceptional hearing, with J.D. describing that she "hears like a bat", and she demonstrates it often by overhearing people.
Took a Level in Jerkass: She seems like a relatively decent person in her early appearances, but becomes more and more bitchy and slutty, especially after her first break up with J.D. In her last appearance ("My Quarantine" in season 4), she's completely obnoxious.

Lady

Ladinia "Lady" Williams/ Matthews

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Played By: Kit Pongetti

The Janitor's oddly named girlfriend, first appearing in Season 7. Marries the Janitor in Season 8.

All There in the Manual: Her real first and last name
His Name Really Is Bartender: Lady is her actual name rather than just the Janitor dismissively talking about her.
Satellite Love Interest: Doesn't really get much in characterization beyond her romance with the Janitor
Terrified of Germs: She's a hand specific germaphobe, a fact her therapist believes was a contributing factor in her falling for the Janitor. That and he's a dead ringer for her dad
Who Names Their Kid "Dude"?: Basically the punchline of her name. She has a brother named Him.

Main Characters' Families

Dan Dorian

Played By: Tom Cavanagh

J.D.'s less successful older brother. Usually shows up Once a Season and mooches off of his brother.

Affectionate Nickname: He calls J.D. "Johnny", although in an unrelated episode, J.D. hates the name for some reason.
Alliterative Name: Dan Dorian.
Big Brother Bully: He bullied J.D growing up and continues to bully him as an adult.
Broken Pedestal: At some point JD started seeing him as a loser.
Dan: [solemn] Look. My brother will never look up to me. But he hangs on your [Cox's] word.
Dark Horse Sibling: Goes from a feckless mooch to a successful real estate agent in Season 7, leaving J.D. jealous that he's no longer the best-off of them.
Disappointing Older Sibling: Dan was a cool guy in high school but became an underpaid bartender and attic dweller while J.D. went on to become a doctor.
Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: The Foolish to J.D.'s Responsible.
- Gets flipped around in "My Inconvenient Truth". Dan took J.D.'s harsh words when they last spoke to heart and cleaned up his life. Dan got a new job that he is great at and earned enough money to moved out of his mom's house and buy his own house. He apparently has saved enough money that he can afford to buy J.D. a car a thank you for setting him strait. J.D. on the other hand hadn't been to see his newborn son in weeks and spent several months of the previous two seasons homeless because he bought a half-acre and only built a deck on it. Dan is forced to set J.D. strait the same way J.D. did to him.
Hypocritical Humor: When Turk asks (in front of JD!) if Dan really slept with Elliot:
Dan: A friend wouldn't ask and a gentleman wouldn't tell.
Turk: So, did you?
Dan: [smugly] Twice.
Jerkass: Dan has always been a jackass to J.D., sleeping with his college girlfriend, sleeping with Elliot, constantly bullying J.D. as they grew up and whenever Dan showed up, he mooched off of J.D., constantly annoyed him and gave him all kinds of hell for no reason other then For the Lulz.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: More like a "Jerk With a Tiny Heart of Bronze". He made it clear that Dr. Cox took being J.D.'s mentor more seriously out of concern that J.D. would become a cynical jackass who hated his job (Season 3), comforted J.D. when their dad died (Season 4) and bought J.D. a new car. (Season 7)
Manchild: So immature and irresponsible that J.D. is actually the more serious brother. Despite J.D's goofy personality, he's very good at his job and and can look after himself, unlike his brother. However, he eventually takes J.D.'s words about him being a slacker to heart, goes out to get a job, and eventually becomes a successful real estate agent.
Rags to Riches: He eventually makes a profitable career as a real estate agent, much to J.D.'s initial chagrin, since he was the one used to be the successful brother.
Straw Loser: J.D. is glad that his loser brother Dan makes him look successful in comparison to him. Averted in season 7 where Dan becomes a successful real estate agent, making J.D. very jealous.
What the Hell, Hero?: He wasn't happy that J.D. told him that he's meant to be the loser of the family.

Jack Cox

"Jack" Cox

Perry and Jordan's son, who's born in Season 2 and grows to a young boy over the course of the show.

Bratty Half-Pint: Actively encouraged by Perry to make rude comments to people, and lies that it's Yom Kippur just to get out of school.
Brutal Honesty: As is common with toddlers, he will point out any noticeable flaw on a person with no remorse.
Ditzy Genius: When he staples some clothes together, draws a face, and says he "finally has a brother", Perry remarks "The kid's either a genius or an idiot."
Morality Pet: To both of his parents.
Like Father, Like Son: Effectively Perry's "mini-me". "Up yours, Bobbo!"
Mama's Baby, Papa's Maybe: In a Dramatic Irony sort of way, until the Season 2 finale Jordan lied and said another man fathered the child, so that Perry wouldn't feel pressured to stay with her just because of him.

Sam Dorian

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Played By: John Ritter

J.D.'s dad, an office supply salesman by trade.

Affectionate Nickname: He calls J.D. "Johnny", although in an unrelated episode, J.D. hates the name for some reason.
Cloudcuckoolander: He's very spacy and forgetful.
Dropped a Bridge on Him: His sudden death kicks off the plot of "My Cake".
First-Name Basis: He's one of the very few characters who calls Turk by his given name Christopher.
Good Parents: Not perfect by any stretch, but as Dr. Cox said to J.D., "You're lucky; you've got some good stuff to focus on." We see in a flashback that despite not making much money, he tried to give his sons good gifts... even if that gift was one new piece of a bike every year.
Like Father, Like Son: They're not seen together onscreen, but he and Dan are both crass, immature freeloaders who have complicated relationships with the more responsible Johnny. Physically, Dan remarks that J.D. "has Dad's butt".
The Load: J.D. initially sees him as a freeloader.
Manchild: Acts "more like a friend than a dad".
No Filter: Tells his son that his ex-wife/son's mother "had fantastic cans".
Parents as People: Due to the nature of his job, he was away from his sons a lot of the time, his divorce with their mother affected them negatively, and he struggled to make ends meet. However, he clearly loved his family (even his ex-wife), and at least tried to do right by them.
So Proud of You: He's more proud of J.D. than anything.
Small Role, Big Impact: Only appeared in-person in one episode and once more in a brief flashback, but both the good and bad aspects of his parenting stick with J.D. throughout the series, especially when he's trying to be a father to his own son.
When You Coming Home, Dad?: Sam was both a traveling salesman and a divorced dad, which meant he was absent from a lot of day-to-day stuff. He wasn't neglectful and he always tried to make time, but his absence still took a toll on J.D.

Margaret Turk

Played By: Hattie Winston

Christopher Turk's mother.

Beware the Nice Ones: She's a sweetheart, IF you don't cross her. J.D. called her turkey dry on Thanksgiving, and she responded by picking him up and shaking him. She also takes on Marco in the wedding episode.
Good Parents: In her debut episode, she's clearly the best parent; compared to Elliot's, J.D.'s, and the Janitor's.
Like Parent, Like Spouse: Carla realizes she resembles Margaret, which freaks her out.
Mama Bear: Defended her son against Marco's insults.

Marco Espinosa

Carla's younger brother who absolutely hates Turk.

Cunning Linguist: He pretends that he can't speak English, but he reveals to Turk that he can. Turk eventually tricks Marco to reveal it in front of Carla.
Hate Sink: Marco acts like a Sitcom Arch-Nemesis to Turk, but lacks any redeeming qualities that would make him either sympathetic or amusing.
Irrational Hatred: He only hates Turk because the latter accidentally mistook Marco for a valet at his mother's funeral. Marco makes no attempts to become friendly with Turk despite the latter's trying, and instead Marco tries to ruin Turk's and Carla's marriage without considering how Carla would feel about it.
Jerkass: He's a liar, is rude to Turk and he actively tries to sabotage Carla's relationship with Turk.
Obnoxious In-Laws: He hates the idea of Turk marrying his sister and Marco does his best to make Carla hate Turk.

Mrs. Espinosa

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Played By: Gina Morelli

Carla's mother, who she's particularly close to.

My Beloved Smother: Not as bad as some cases, but she does try to control her adult daughter's dating life, not wanting her to have sex before marriage.
Never Mess with Granny: Old enough to be a grandmother, but still ready to brawl.
Obnoxious In-Laws: Subverted, in that she died before Turk and Carla tied the knot; but she was violently against the relationship and scared Turk. Also subverted in that Turk does admit to missing her once she's passed, even if "she would never believe me".
Small Role, Big Impact: Only appears in "My Bad", but her relationship with Carla plays a major role in "My Drama Queen" (her death) and "My Boss's Free Haircut" (Turk and Carla reminiscing about her is the first major step to mending their troubled marriage).

Paige Cox

Played By: Cheryl Hines

Perry's sister, who he has strained relationship with. She's a born-again Christian.

Blasphemous Boast: When she beats Perry at horse and he asks if she's gonna "thank the G-Man", she says "That was all me, baby!"
Dark and Troubled Past: She and Perry's childhood was so fucked up that even though they love each other, it's difficult for them to be around one another. It may also be why she turned to religion.
Deadpan Snarker: A Cox family trait.
The Fundamentalist: Subverted; she's an evangelical Christian strong in those beliefs and she offers to pray with patients (only doing so when they enthusiastically want her to). But she doesn't try to force her brother or any of his coworkers into religion or seem particularly judgmental of other faiths or denominations. ^note
Nice Girl: Gets along with most people, even Jordan; and stays up all night praying with a sick man and his family.

Enid Kelso

Dr. Kelso's wife and Harrison's mother.

Awful Wedded Life: She and Bob hate each other, she's described as an unpleasant wife and he's downright abusive.
Aww Look They Really Do Love Each Other: A few times, it's shown that the initial spark of she and Bob's marriage is still there. He's devastated when she passes.
Butt-Monkey: Treated like shit by her husband and frequently attacked by his dog Baxter.
The Dog Bites Back: Assists the Janitor in stealing her husband's money that he put up too high for her to reach in her wheelchair. Then denies seeing anything while clearly wearing a new coat from her cut.
Dropped a Bridge on Her: She passes away between Seasons 8 and 9.
The Ghost: Apart from one brief flashback appearance, she's never seen on-screen, and even in said flashback, she's only seen from behind.
Hospital Hottie: We see the backside of a sexy nurse who Kelso calls Enid in a flashback.
I Was Quite a Looker: If "Foxy Enid" in Kelso's flashback is indeed her, she was a bombshell blonde at one point.

Harrison Kelso

Dr. Kelso and Enid's frequently-mentioned gay grown son.

All Gays Love Theatre: Wrote a play called "Dr. Dad". Maybe subverted, as it was just a front for his meth lab./
Camp Gay: Basically every extreme gay stereotype of the early 2000s thrown together.
Dating What Daddy Hates: After Dr. Kelso comes to accept Harrison's sexuality, he still doesn't like the specific men he tends to date. He even once chides him for letting a rare good one get away.
Fan Boy: Of Ain't Misbehavin'.
Flanderization: Kelso's stories of him gradually go from simply an old man being uncomfortable with his gay son; to Harrison being a male prostitute who cooks meth and gets into all sorts of legal problems.
The Ghost: Like Enid, Harrison never shows up in the show and is only brought up by Kelso.
Hero of Another Story: More "morally neutral protagonist" than "hero"; but you can get a hell of an entertaining drama out of the tidbits we get from Kelso about his life. There's even some continuity if you watch them consecutively!
Hooker with a Heart of Gold: In the penultimate episode of Season 8, Kelso reveals he's "dropped all pretenses. He's a manwhore." He's also described as a "good kid" by his otherwise hateful father.
Really Gets Around; Has a lot of different boyfriends over the course of the show. Eventually he makes a career out of it.
The Ghost: We never see him outside of a photograph from his childhood.
Hypocritical Heartwarming: Kelso talks shit about his son and frequently argues with him on the phone, but punishes Perry for insulting him.
Morality Pet: He seems to be this for Dr. Kelso. While Bob is often exasperated by his life choices, he's been accepting of his son's camper interests since he was young (at one point, he mentions to Dr Cox they spent his 13th birthday camped out for musical tickets together), is seen offering him emotional and financial support on more than one occasion and expresses love and fondness for him while simultaneously wishing he would make better decisions.
No Accounting for Taste: This seems to be Kelso's biggest problem with him, not his homosexuality in general. Harrison has a horrible taste in men, and Kelso wishes J.D. were gay so that he'd date a good, professional man for once.
Kelso: I swear, you could line up a hundred gay men, Harrison would pick out the attention-starved, bi-polar ex-con every time.
Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs?: He's worked as a baseball uniform designer, playwright, meth cook, and in a penultimate episode is revealed to have settled on Prostitution.

Simon and Lily Reid

Elliot's parents.

Abusive Parents: Not physically (as far as we know), but the two did a number on Elliot emotionally. With Simon being a distant and uncaring perfectionist, and Lily being a body-shaming bimbo who took any opportunity to destroy her self esteem. Turning Elliot into the basket of neuroses she is as an adult.

Barry Reid

Elliot's gay brother.

Armored Closet Gay: In his youth, he bragged about all the women he slept with.
Camp Gay: Like Harrison, he exists largely as an offscreen punchline; though he seems to at least be more well-adjusted in life.
Coming-Out Story: Elliot gives an abridged version of his; he stopped playing JV football and started dancing for Japanese businessmen.
The Ghost: He's never seen in the series, only mentioned.
Hilariously Abusive Childhood: Elliot mentions his parents sending him to "Hetero-Camp". It's Played for Laughs.
Really Gets Around: At least claimed to with women in his youth; now he legitimately does with men.

Perry's Parents

Mr. and Mrs. Cox

Perry and Paige Cox's Abusive Parents.

Abusive Parent: They both were, with his dad being the worst of them.
The Alcoholic: Mr. Cox drank so much that he'd pass out in the front yard and Perry used his conked-out body to make snow angels.
And There Was Much Rejoicing: Dr. Cox danced on his father's grave when he died.
Archnemesis Dad: Perry hates his dead father more than anybody and pretty much all of his personal demons stem from their relationship.
Asshole Victim: If their son did, indeed, kill them. Obviously murder is wrong, but it's hard to feel any sympathy for people who were so cruel to their children.
Bystander Syndrome: Mrs. Cox may or may not have actively participated in her chilrens' abuse, but she watched and did nothing.
The Ghost: They never appear in the show and are only mentioned.
Hate Sink: From what we hear, they're some of the most despicable people in the universe of the show.
Jerkass: Abusive, alcoholic deadbeats who tormented their children.
Knight of Cerebus: Anecdotes about them are still played for Dark Comedy, but their abuse hovers like a dark cloud over Perry and his whole family.
Like Father, Like Son: Perry actively works to avoid it, but he 'does' share a lot with his dad; both drink excessively and act abusively. The difference is that Perry also shows compassion to others, made something with his life as a doctor, and barring one particular weak moment of throwing spaghetti on his son's face, he's a pretty damn good dad.
Like Parent, Like Spouse: Jordan is apparently a lot like Perry's mother. (Though a better parent)
Pet the Dog: Subverted, for Dark Comedy; apparently the closest Mr. Cox got to this was intentionally missing when he threw beer bottles at his kids.
Posthumous Character: Both died before the start of the series. Carla theorizes that Dr. Cox killed them.

Barbara Dorian

J.D.'s mother who's never seen but often mentioned. Dan lives with her for a while.

The Ghost: She never appears in the show (when questioned Zach Braff commented that Lynda Carter would have been his ideal choice for the role).
Good Parents: Did the bulk of raising J.D. and Dan, and they both still adore her. Notably, J.D. still has her saved in his phone as "Mommy" and enthusiastically films a day in his life for her.
Parents as People: She wasn't perfect; after her husband left, she coped by "marrying every man who rang the doorbell". She also may have doted too much on her younger son, giving him a sometimes-inflated ego. But she was still a more consistent, stable parent than her ex-husband Sam. (Who wasn't exactly a bad guy himself).

Rowdy and Stephen

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A taxidermied dead dog that J.D. and Turk bought prior to the series, and their most prized possession. Not technically alive, but treated as such by the two. Carla isn't a fan. Later replaced by another taxidermied dog named Stephen when Carla accidentally loses him; but after Rowdy is found Stephen moves in with J.D. and Rowdy with Turk, so they can both have one.

Bestiality Is Depraved: J.D. likes to make Rowdy hump his leg, and once practiced kissing with him; leading to rumors of bestiality.
Two Manchildren and their Dead Dog: J.D. and Turk express a childlike affection for him, despite him being dead.
The Bus Came Back: The Janitor finds the real Rowdy in "My Scrubs".
Companion Cube: A dead stuffed dog who's treated with genuine affection. He represents their friendship.
Dark and Troubled Past: Parodied by J.D.; we don't know what his actual life was like, but Rowdy the dead, stuffed dog used to be kept in a box of hats, which J.D. treats as a tragic backstory.
A Day in the Limelight: Normally a quirk/set dressing for the apartment, Carla's C-Plots in "My First Kill" and "My Scrubs" are about her losing Rowdy and the Janitor replacing him with Stephen; and the Janitor finding Rowdy to blackmail Carla, respectively.
The Pig-Pen: J.D. gives him frequent baths, and remarks "How do you get so dirty?"
Right-Hand Attack Dog: In one of J.D.'s fantasies, he unleashes him on Carla.
Series Mascot: Shows up in a lot of advertisements for the series, often beside stethoscopes and labcoats, to differentiate Scrubs from other doctor shows.
Sitcom Archnemesis: Hillariously, to Carla; she hates Turk's attachment to him and is frequently freaked out by finding him in random places in the apartment. In J.D's fantasy life, the feeling is mutual.
Team Pet: Treated as such by J.D. and Turk.

Baxter

Baxter (Ken Jenkins's real life dog)

Dr. Kelso's beloved Australian Shepherd.

Angry Guard Dog: Tore Ted's hamstring and likes to chase Enid around the yard. Kelso encourages this behavior.
Morality Pet: The only living thing Kelso, even early on, would openly treat with unabashed affection.
Right-Hand Attack Dog: To Bob Kelso.
Uncatty Resemblance: He and his owner are both ruthless, highly intelligent, and love to torment others.

Notable Interns

Lonnie

Played By: Michael Hobert

"I hate you J.D."

One of J.D.'s interns and later residents who appeared throughout Seasons 3-5. He is an odd mix of jerkass and buttmonkey.

Back for the Finale: Appears in J.D.'s last fantasy in My Finale to say he hates him.
Butt-Monkey: Both J.D. and Dr. Cox have taken advantage of their power over him on several occasions, with Dr. Cox even once mummifying his head.
Dark and Troubled Past: His father died from acute thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, and he says the disease "tore [his] family apart".
Jerkass: He's as much of an ass to J.D. as he can be and get away with it.
Put on a Bus: Vanished after Season 5 outside of a small cameo in Season 6.
Really Gets Around: He has three children that he knows about and probably has more.

Jason "Cabbage" Cabbagio

Played By: Shaughn Buchholz

A spectacularly incompetent intern, who first appears in Season 5 and is quickly fired. He later pops up again as one of the baristas at the hospital's Coffee Bucks.

The Bus Came Back: After getting fired in Season 5, he returns in Season 6 working at Coffee Bucks, and makes several more appearances during the course of that season.
Epic Fail: Easily takes the cake as the most incompetent medical professional seen in the show's entire run. He doesn't have any hidden medicinal talents like Doug, isn't suffering from outdated knowledge like Dr. Townshend, and isn't an otherwise-competent doctor who lets his attitude get in the way like Cole; he simply has zero talent for medicine, something further illustrated when he has to resort to working as a barista to make a living. (Though to be fair, he's at least okay at customer service)
Expy: Subverted. Initially J.D. takes Cabbage to be much like his own younger self, and resolves to have a better relationship with him than he himself does with Dr. Cox. As Cox himself later points out, however, Cabbage is actually his opposite; whereas J.D. is a goofball whose relationship with his mentor is complicated at best, but ultimately a good doctor, Cabbage is much more earnest and affable and has a good relationship with J.D., but is dangerously incompetent and has absolutely no business trying to become a medical professional. If anything, he's actually an even more incompetent version of Doug.
Hero Worship: He worships J.D., to the point where he holds no grudge against him for firing him and as a barista, prioritizes his coffee order over the others. "Sorry, guys. Dr. Dorian is the king!"
Meaningful Name: Not so much at first, but eventually J.D. has to admit that an actual cabbage would probably make a better doctor than him.
Nice Guy: Despite his faults, Cabbage is ultimately a really friendly and kind person, making him a great barista at the coffee shop. While he ended up giving Mrs Wilk a deadly infection, it happened because he wanted to see her one last time before leaving the hospital.
Small Role, Big Impact: At least, when we're talking about his tenure as an intern. He got fired after four episodes, but not before he transmits an ultimately lethal infection to Mrs. Wilk, a recurring patient, via his improper handling of medical waste.^note
Unwitting Instigator of Doom: He accidentally passes on a fatal virus to Mrs. Wilk, a patient he himself was fond of.
Wrong Line of Work: He should not be in medicine, but he has the perfect attitude for a costumer service job, making him a pretty good barista. (Other than his clumsiness)

Gloria

Played By: Christina Miles

One of J.D.'s season 5 interns. She is unusually old for an intern doctor.

Beta Couple: With Leonard; she's carrying his kids.
Cool Old Lady: Able to keep up (intellectually and emotionally) with her much-younger peers, has progressive views on sexuality despite her age, and sometimes acts like a teenage rebel.
Improbable Age: Downplayed, but still seen as unusual for an intern to be that old.
May–December Romance: With Leonard.
Nice Gal: Besides joining in bullying Kieth with the other interns, she's pretty affable; to the point where she waves to people so much it annoys J.D.
Where The White Women At: Hooks up with Leonard, saying "I'm never going back!"

Boon and Josephine

Played By: Tyler Poelle and Aseema Batra

Two interns who mostly appear in Season 7.

Big Guy, Little Guy: Boon is more than two heads taller than Josephine and they appear together.
Butt-Monkey: In nearly all of their scenes, they're being insulted due to Josephine's voice or their lack of experience, or are suffering physical misfortunes like being pelted with water balloons.
Cute, but Cacophonic: Josephine has a pretty, demure, face but has a shockingly high-pitched voice that annoys Cox so much that he forbids her from speaking and makes her write notes for Boon to read out loud since Cox also hates her handwriting.
New Meat: They are junior interns who get no respect. Boon's name is even "noob" spelled backwards.
Those Two Guys: A male-female example. They have few to no serious moments and usually appear together (since Boon acts as Josephine's Translator Buddy).
The Watson: In "My Dumb Luck", Boon is forced to be Dr. Kelso's listener, the latter telling him how the hospital works and how the life at Sacred Heart is going to be for Boon.

Katie Collins

Played By: Betsy Beutler

"Please, I've got Dr. Reid wrapped around my finger, I'm going to be just fine around here."

An intern introduced in Season 8, she's a notorious kiss ass out for herself trying to get ahead of everyone else.

Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: She puts on a good show of politeness and amiability, but she is a notorious kiss-ass who will manipulate and screw over everyone in her way to get ahead and takes credit for things she didn't do.
Break the Haughty: Carla inflicts one of these on her after she catches Katie taking credit for doing a medical procedure she didn't do and warns her that everyone's aware how she's out for herself and no one cares about her past and if she lets them, the hospital staff will take care of her. It works.
Freudian Excuse Is No Excuse: When Carla confronts her for being selfish and an Opportunistic Bastard, Katie said that Carla didn't know her. Her father died when she was young, and her mother became an alcoholic. Carla seems to offer comfort...and then she says, "Heard it." She then cites how most of Katie's superiors have dead, abusive, or plain shitty parents, and they leave their tragic backstories at the door when entering the hospital.
History Repeats: She has elements of her predecessors at Sacred Heart when they first got started. There was a time when J.D. was letting other people do procedures for him and was taking credit (although mostly because J.D. was freezing up due to anxiety at the thought of harming someone), and Elliott initially had a reputation for only being out for herself and had a rocky relationship with Carla until being set straight and mending her ways.
It's All About Me: She is incredibly selfish and out for herself and will walk over anyone to get what she wants.
Manipulative Bitch: She used Elliot to get Turk to give her a research opportunity and then took credit for a medical procedure that another intern did. Carla quickly discouraged this as soon as she saw it.

Sonja "Sunny" Dey

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Played By: Sonal Shah

"Hi!!!

One of the interns introduced in Season 8, she is incredibly happy and has a sunny disposition at all times.

Genki Girl: She has a very bubbly personality.
Hidden Depths: She admits to the Janitor that it can sometimes be hard to be so friendly and happy all the time. She also admits that her father is an ass, so she's not incapable of negative thoughts.
Meaningful Name: Sunny Day, for her cheerful personality.
Nice Girl: She is incredibly nice and friendly to everyone, but she's aware of her fellow intern's flaws, she just overlooks them.
Nice to the Waiter: The Janitor respects her because, unlike practically every person who works at the hospital, she introduces herself to him when Howie and Denise mess with his cart and treats The Janitor as her new friend. In fact, while he was getting revenge on the others, his "revenge" for her was to tell her he doesn't think she was strong enough to handle his pranks. The Janitor later explained that he thought she was actually the strongest of the three, and that his Paranoia Gambit was his most evil deed.
Perpetual Smiler: The Janitor even called her "Smiley Intern".
Tomboy and Girly Girl: The cheerful and friendly Girly Girl to her "best friend", the rude, cynical The Lad-ette Denise.
Wide-Eyed Idealist: Insanely idealistic, mostly shown in My Absence where she tries to keep a coma patient alive long enough for the patient's sister to say goodbye despite Dr. Cox's and Carla's refusal to help.

Ed Dhandapani

Played By: Aziz Ansari

"Zwa!"

An intern introduced in Season 8, he is notoriously lazy and ends up fired when Dr. Cox is Chief of Medicine because of this after being given a second chance.

Brilliant, but Lazy: He was doing much better than most interns at first despite his laziness, but it's immediately deconstructed after it's proven that he's not willing to improve when he has to. Meanwhile the other interns begin honing their skills by being diligent and caring about the job, which eventually leaves Ed the lowest-performing one of the group. When Cox gives him an ultimatum about focusing on his work and he still refuses to do so, he promptly gets fired.
Jerk with a Heart of Jerk: He's given a chance to improve and show that he takes his work seriously by Dr. Cox, who is much calmer with him than usual, but still refuses to even try and put in the effort, leading Cox to finally lose patience and fire him.
Put on a Bus: He was fired after Dr. Cox finally gave up on him. This was because his actor got a permanent position on Parks and Recreation.
Redemption Rejection: Cox is much more patient with him than he deserves and gives him a genuine chance to improve and show he's willing to take his work seriously but Ed still refuses to put in the effort, getting him fired.
Sketchy Successor: His first few appearances set up a dynamic between him, JD, and Cox that mirrors the one JD, Cox, and Kelso had at the beginning of the show, with Cox taking Kelso's job as Chief of Medicine after he retires, JD stepping into Cox's shoes as the senior Attending who is willing to challenge the Chief, and Ed as the new quirky intern with some serious hidden potential despite his eccentricities. An important difference between JD and Ed quickly becomes apparent, however: JD for all his wackiness sincerely cares about his job and patients while Ed does not, and after he blows off an assignment to study heart diseases in favor of playing video games for two days straight, Cox fires him as casually as if he were swatting a fly.
The Slacker: He's the laziest intern ever and instead of doing all the stuff that interns have to do so they can grow as doctors, he'd rather slack off and go get pizza. You really wonder how someone as lazy as him ever got into or got through medical school to begin with, even with his natural skill.
The Stoner: Rumored to be, but it's never confirmed.
You Are the New Trend: He starts so many new trends in his short time at the hospital.

Howie Gelder

Played By: Todd Bosley

One of the interns introduced in Season 8, somewhat of a nerd with a deadpan voice.

Deadpan Snarker: "Howie doesn't get a freeze-frame because he's being snarky."
Expy: Of Napoleon Dynamite.
Pretty Fly for a White Guy: Sometimes peppers his speech with slang.

Derek Hill

Played By: Lee Thompson Young

An intern introduced in "Their Story II" whose habit of mouthing off sometimes gets him into trouble.

Break the Haughty: In "My Full Moon", he cockily asserts he can remove fluid from a patient's lungs. When he fails, she asks for a "real doctor", crushing him.
Brutal Honesty: He always prided himself on it.
Deadpan Snarker: He can't help but snark at people, even when he tries to hold it in.
Mr. Fanservice: In-universe, Carla and the other women find him very attractive.
Formerly Fat: Reveals in "My Full Moon" that the reason he works out so much is because he was a chubby kid.
"The Reason You Suck" Speech: Delivers an epic one to J.D., Turk, Cox, and Carla that actually earns him their respect.
"You guys really want to know what I think? Let me start with you, Martin Luther King? He changed the nation. Dial it down a notch. And you, way to have your husband's back. Way to represent for your man. I mean, the guy is obviously going through something. And what type of sick, twisted, insecure person do you have to be to get your jollies off other people's misery? And finally, my man. You know how excited I was when I found out that my new boss was a black surgeon? Finally a role model, right? Wrong, because I don't want to become a giant bald seven-year-old who's obsessed with his best friend. So thanks everyone. You guys have made these first few days very special.

Recurring Fantasy Characters

World's Most Giant Doctor

Played By: Zach Braff, Donald Faison, Sarah Chalke, Michael Hobert

"Hello, citizens! Welcome to Sacred Heart! Home of the world's most giant doctor! Be not afraid! I'm just like you! Except I'm giant!"

A character J.D. and Turk; and sometimes Lonnie and Elliot; play, two (or three) people stacked on each other in a giant Doctor's coat.

Friend to All Living Things: In "World's Most Giant Doctor Goes to the Farm"; "And if any of you cows, goats, or ducks have any questions, don't be afraid to ask me! I'm just like all of you, only giant and human!"
Gentle Giant: A giant, friendly man who's dedicated his life to healing people.
Large Ham: When greeting patients to the hospital.
Race Lift: Apparently they tried to let Turk be the head, but "people ran".

Floating Head Doctor

Played By: Zach Braff

A fantasy where J.D. has his head and body separated. They try to act as heroes, but their ineffectiveness and bickering get in the way.

Failure Is the Only Option: Their lack of communication will always lead them to fumble their goals.
Leitmotif: Body's is the William Tell Overture.
Lethal Klutz: Body tries to help people but usually ends up killing them.
We ARE Struggling Together: They're by nature a team, but can't stand each other and often fantasies end with them fighting.

Dr. Acula

Played By: Zach Braff and Donald Faison

A vampire doctor, and the main character in J.D.'s screenplay "Dr. Acula".

Affably Evil: As with the original Dracula.
Eats Babies: After delivering said baby, no-less.
Kiss of the Vampire: To Kim during a fantasy in "My Urologist".
Our Vampires Are Different: He's a trained medical doctor who know how to do contemporary medical procedures... who also eats babies and sucks blood.
Punny Name: A play on "Doctor" and "Dracula".
Race Lift: Is briefly portrayed by Turk after Turk got fed up with the Blacksploitation side-character J.D. wrote for him.
The Rival: To the Pimp Turk was playing, before he and J.D. swapped roles.
Villain Protagonist: From what little we know about the screenplay; he seems to be the focus character rather than it being an Antagonist Title, but he's clearly evil to the point he delivers a baby then eats it.

Characters / Scrubs: Minor Characters

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