Line #57 Characters/ScrubsNotablePatients


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4	!!Notable Patients
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8	[[folder:Mrs. Tanner]]
9	!!Mrs. Tanner
10	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mrs_tanner.jpg]]
11	!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/KathrynJoosten
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13	->''"Listen, Dr. Dorian, there's not one thing I regret as I lay here right now. I'm ready. I really am."''
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15	An old lady who refused to undergo dialysis because she decided she had lived a long and eventful life and wanted to die peacefully.
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17	* BackForTheFinale: She appeared in J.D's fantasy of him walking down the hallway to the exit of Sacred Heart and asked him if he ever went on the picnic she told him to go on before she died.
18	* CoolOldLady: She's portrayed by Kathryn Joosten, after all.
19	* NotAfraidToDie: Makes her even cooler.
20	[[/folder]]
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22	[[folder:Jill Tracy]]
23	!!Jill Tracy
24	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jill_tracy.jpg]]
25	!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/NicoleSullivan
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27	->''"Hey guys, how are you? I'm great! You know me, I'm up, up, up, up, up, and then some fashion nazi on the E! Network says that pear-shaped people shouldn't wear stripes, and whoosh, guess who's ear-deep in mint-chocolate chip ice cream. Meheehee."'''
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29	A recurring patient of the Sacred Hospital. J.D. and Cox found her rather annoying. She's one of the most recurring patients of the series.
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31	* ArmorPiercingQuestion: "How have things been going lately?", which prompts her to admit she [[spoiler: tried to kill herself]].
32	* AscendedExtra: She appeared in a Season 1 episode, then returned for a few more episodes and then died in her second last appearance.
33	* BackForTheFinale: She appeared in J.D's second last fantasy of him walking down the hallway to the exit of Sacred Heart.
34	* DrivenToSuicide: A failed attempt in "My 15 Seconds", although J.D. and Cox manage to figure it out and try to help her. [[spoiler: It's uncertain if it was her cocaine overdose or the rabies that killed her in "My Lunch", but J.D. was wrought with guilt thinking he could have helped her]].
35	* IJustWantToBeLoved: She's really lonely and once attempted suicide because her life went to hell.
36	* MotorMouth: She can talk really fast and she says more words in one scene then most of the main cast say in half an episode.
37	* OurGhostsAreDifferent: [[spoiler: After her death, she haunts Cox. It's comparable to how Laverne does this to Carla as she's dying. She also managed to get pregnant in Heaven and even she's not sure how that happened?]]
38	* StepfordSmiler: Even though she's going through a rough period, she puts up a smiling façade.
39	* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler: She had rabies when she died, which may have been what killed her, but everyone assumed that she committed suicide due to depression. Since she was a donor and they had several patients waiting, her organs were transplanted before her disease was discovered. This meant that Dr Cox accidentally killed three of his own patients, although he and J.D. observe that testing for rabies would have been irresponsible given how long it takes to perform such tests and the rarity of the disease compared to the urgent need for her organs]].
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42	[[folder:Ben Sullivan]]
43	!!Ben Sullivan
44	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ben_sullivan.jpg]]
45	!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/BrendanFraser
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47	->''"Pictures capture moments in time. When they're posed, they're not real. You know, I hate that whole, like, "gneen!" thing. That's why, at a party, you'll see me in the bushes with my camera."''
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49	Ben Sullivan is Jordan's little brother, and close friend to Dr. Cox. Infamous for taking photographs all of the time. Ends up in Sacred Heart as a patient suffering from leukemia.
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51	* AnyoneCanDie: [[spoiler:Ben dies from complications due to his leukemia.]]
52	* BestFriendsInLaw: With Dr. Cox.
53	* BrotherSisterIncest: Though he was probably just messing with JD. Probably.
54	-->'''Ben:''' So, I understand ''you'' have slept with both of my sisters, which means ''we'' have something in common.
55	* CameraFiend: Ben's hobby is taking pictures of people when they aren't expecting it because they're more real to him then taking still pictures of people smiling.
56	* DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler: At the end of "My Screw Up", it's revealed that Ben is the patient that went into cardiac arrest and died, and all appearances subsequent to J.D. delivering this news were the hallucinations of Dr. Cox.]]
57	* FunPersonified: He's rarely ever serious and all about having a fun time taking pictures and being fun.
58	* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Dr. Cox of all people.
59	* TheKlutz: InformedAttribute. He first shows up with an ImpaledPalm due a nailgun, and Jordan states he's too accident prone for construction work.
60	-->'''Jordan''': How many times have you hurt yourself with that nail gun?\
61	'''Ben''': Once. ''(Off her "Oh, really?" look)'' What? ''That'' nail gun, [[ExactWords it's a new nail gun. Any other nail gun, the estimate would be slightly higher.]]
62	* ManChild: Has a childish and carefree attitude, but oddly enough this doesn't seem to annoy Dr. Cox.
63	* NiceGuy: Eccentricities aside, he's an incredibly nice guy who outside of Jordan (And even then it's due to exasperation at his antics), everyone likes. [[spoiler: When he died, everyone showed up for his funeral.]] [[spoiler: He's so nice that Dr. Cox's hallucination of him forces him to apologize to J.D. and to forgive himself before the funeral.]]
64	* OddFriendship: Ben is friendly, charming, and has a goofy sense of humour. Dr. Cox is moody, surly and misanthropic. [[spoiler: They are still very close friends and Cox is devastated when Ben dies.]]
65	* TokenGoodTeammate: Compared to both his sisters (Jordan and Danni) and his brother-in-law (Dr. Cox), he seems to be the only friendly person in the family. We don't know much about his parents but in one episode Cox claims that [[{{Jerkass}} Jordan]] is basically the same as her mother.
66	* TooDumbToLive: Nice guy he may be, but Ben [[spoiler:''never'' went to the doctor during his two years away. If he had just once, he'd have found out his remission was gone and his leukemia has returned. Cox was absolutely right to get on his case for it and it ultimately kills him.]]
67	* WhamLine: The subject of two very powerful ones.
68	--> '''Ben''': Come on JD. We both know that ''none'' of this is real. [[note]]When JD realises he's been in denial about Ben having leukemia[[/note]]
69	** And in his final appearance;
70	--> '''JD''': Where do you think we are? [[note]]Dr. Cox has been hallucinating Ben throughout the episode, in denial about his death[[/note]]
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73	[[folder:Harvey Corman]]
74	!!Harvey Corman
75	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/harvey_corman.jpg]]
76	!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/RichardKind
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78	A patient that appeared in four episodes. He's a hypochondriac who constantly bothers doctors and insists that he has some sort of illness. He's an excellent tennis player as well.
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80	* {{Hypochondria}}: His most defining trait. He will constantly insist he has some sort of disease, no matter how obscure. It annoys Dr. Cox to no end in a couple of episodes.
81	* {{Jerkass}}: He harassed Turk and then sued him over his surgery in Season 4, plus his hypochondria often made him a pain in the ass for anyone caring for him.
82	* StalkerWithoutACrush: He once thought Turk's surgery on his arm affected his tennis game and Harvey kept bothering him about it. Turk had to end up getting a restraining order on him.
83	* WeakButSkilled: He's not very athletic and his hypochondria holds him back, but his tennis swing was strong enough to send Dr. Cox ''flying'' into the fence behind him.
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86	[[folder:Mike Davis]]
87	!!Mike Davis
88	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mike_davis.jpg]]
89	!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/MichaelMcDonald
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91	->''"I broke my penis again, but this time it was fun."''
92	A semi-recurring patient who appeared three times in the early seasons. Mike has a habit of being unable to hold his tongue, which gets him injured enough to be in the hospital.
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94	* BackForTheFinale: He appears in J.D.'s last fantasy in My Finale, claiming he broke his penis. For once, it wasn't because he insulted someone; he claimed it was for fun.
95	* BrutalHonesty: Arguably a deconstruction, since it gets him in a lot of trouble.
96	* DeadpanSnarker: A very harsh example and he gets harsh injuries as a result.
97	-->'''JD''': You broke your penis.\
98	'''Mike''': [[SarcasmMode Great. I can't wait to get my cast signed.]]
99	* {{Jerkass}}: He's really rude to the doctors looking after him.
100	* TooDumbToLive: He never shuts up when he really needs to and it gets him in a lot of trouble with people.
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103	[[folder:Johnny]]
104	!!Johnny
105	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/5x1_johnny_the_tackling_alzheimers_patient.png]]
106	[[caption-width-right:350: WHO AM I?!]]
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108	A recurring patient with Alzheimer's who is weirdly obsessed with tackling people.
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110	* {{Catchphrase}}: "WHO AM I?!" as he tackles people.
111	* FlatCharacter: We only know his first name, that he has Alzheimer's and that he tackles people. That's it.
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114	[[folder:Private Brian Dancer]]
115	!!Private Brian Dancer
116	!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/MichaelWeston
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118	An Iraq War vet who suffered a head injury and short-term memory loss. He's a recurring character in Season 6.
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120	* BrutalHonesty: During his time at the hospital, he becomes genuine friends with all the doctors and doesn't mince words when telling them what he thinks they need to hear.
121	* TheChewToy: Head injury so bad that it takes months to be able to write his name again, his girlfriend dumps him, he has to [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking see Kelso's butt tattoo]], and he [[spoiler: can't rejoin the Army]].
122	* CommonalityConnection: He and Kelso bond over both being veterans.
123	* DeadpanSnarker: "You were never in the Service, and Johnny is your husband?"
124	* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: When he finds out he won't be able to rejoin the Army, which was his whole life, he tries to kill himself. Luckily the O.D. doesn't work, and he agrees to speak to a therapist.]]
125	* MoralityPet: Kelso is established to see most patients in terms of money, but he immediately bonds with Brian over the fact they're both veterans.
126	* ShipTease: With Elliot. They share a kiss at the end of "My Fishbowl".
127	* SixthRanger: To the main cast during his stay at the hospital.
128	* {{Troll}}: He and J.D. pretend that "saying his thoughts out loud" is a symptom of his condition, when really they're just entertaining themselves.
129	* UnfortunateNames: His last name being "Dancer" is bad enough, but something about the title of "Private" makes it even funnier. As Kelso points out, he probably got teased for it a lot in his unit.

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