My Growing Pains - Season 7

J.D. wonders what his baby is thinking when Turk asks him to shoot some hoops. Carla suggests that Turk would be better off spending some quality time with his daughter. Meanwhile, Bob mentions to a board member that he has a birthday coming up. When asked how old he'll be, Bob responds, "58." Later, J.D. and Turk hang out with their babies. Both of them miss doing goofy stuff with each other.
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Turk and J.D. get the afternoon off from caring for their babies and decide to do something stupid. Cox then checks on his young patient Josh and then tells his parents that Josh has Leukemia. They tell Cox they don't want to tell him yet. By the nurses' station, Elliot announces that she's planning a party for Bob's birthday and asks for help in finding out Bob's real age.

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J.D. and Turk plan to create the world's biggest black doctor and assemble some large novelty props. When J.D. shows Cox his huge clipboard, Cox calls J.D. an overgrown 32-year-old baby. Kelso also gives Turk a similar lecture, which forces J.D. to reconsider this prank. "It's probably time for us to grow up," J.D. tells his best friend. Meanwhile, the Janitor learns that Kelso is turning 65 and Cox tells Josh - behind his parent's backs - that he has Leukemia.

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Turk insists he's not ready to grow up and tells J.D. that, "I'm bringing you back." The Janitor and Elliot then tell Kelso they know his real age and Kelso says it's none of their business. However, his age comes out when Elliot's party gets underway.

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J.D. and Cox sit down with Carla and Turk. They hash out the notion of "growing up" versus changing who you are and also talk about telling Josh about his disease. Carla thinks Cox took his childhood away by telling him. Carla insists it's important for everyone to hang onto the "kid inside." J.D. realizes that Turk is right and gets into the giant black surgeon costume. Things are not as fun in Bob's office where a board member tells him that he will be forced to retire because of his age.

My Identity - Season 7

Carla and Turk are about to get it on in a patient's room when J.D. shows up to take Turk away on a nationwide water-park tour. When Elliot arrives to kill Carla, Carla awakes from this terrible nightmare, upset that she's been dreaming in English. Meanwhile, Jordan tells Cox that she's taking their kids to her mom's for the weekend and he's thrilled to have some time alone.
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As Turk gets ready to leave for work, he worries that Carla is only speaking Spanish to Izzy; she assures him that she speaks English as well. At the hospital, Cox arranges for Jordan's car to arrive early, but she claims that he'll miss her more than she misses him.

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With Cox alone for the weekend, J.D. fantasizes that they'll perform the famous "Old Time Rock n' Roll" moment from the movie "Risky Business." J.D. then catches Turk and Carla arguing about raising their baby as both African and Latina - Carla is concerned Izzy won't know her Latin heritage.

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A new nurse named Shirley joins the team. Since she looks exactly like the dearly departed Laverne, J.D. nicknames her "Laverne-again," which she hates. The Janitor asks J.D. if he knows anyone's real name and J.D. is forced to reveal that he only knows people he works with by nicknames. At the end of the day, Cox returns home and is upset to learn that Jordan is staying at her mom's for an entire week.

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J.D. admits to the Janitor that he's in the wrong for not knowing everyone's name and bets that by the end of the day, he will learn all 310 names. If J.D. wins, the Janitor will do his own job for a day; if he loses, J.D. will do the Janitor's job for a day.

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Cox is disappointed that Turk doesn't need his help; in fact, no one seems to need his help. J.D. overhears this and soon Cox is using flash cards to help J.D. learn all the staff names. Elliot catches them and tries to get Cox to admit he doesn't like being alone. This theory seems to be true, considering that Cox is at work on his day off. Cox reluctantly says he feels like he's losing track of his identity.

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Carla tells Turk that she feels she's losing connection with her Latina heritage. Turk assures her that she's not losing her identity and will always be "a Latina with an upside-down exclamation point." J.D. and the Janitor then go through photos of all the Sacred Heart staff members and J.D. nails the test... all except for the Janitor's name, making J.D. the loser. Meanwhile, Cox messages Jordan and admits that he misses her, while Carla has her first great dream - in Spanish - in a long time.

My Inconvenient Truth - Season 7

J.D. tells Turk that Kim and Sam moved forty minutes away because Kim took a job at another hospital. To make things even worse for J.D., his brother Dan shows up. Outside, a bicycling Ted yells at the Janitor for driving a gas-guzzler. Ted makes the Janitor watch "An Inconvenient Truth," which proves to be an eye-opening experience.
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The Janitor volunteers to be Sacred Heart's environmental officer. J.D. is happy that Dan is there because it makes him seem like less of a loser... until Dan reveals that he's now flipping houses and just bought his first home.

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The Janitor pounds a carpool sign into the parking lot and gives Kelso a citation for parking in that spot without another passenger in his car. Dan tries to cheer up J.D. by presenting him with a new car. J.D. is humiliated and tries to smash out the window, adding, "You're supposed to be the loser, not me." Dan tells J.D. that he needs to grow up.

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Elliot gives results to a patient named Robin who passed out at work: she's a malnourished vegetarian who needs to gain some weight. Cox comes in and carries Elliot away to prove that she's being hypocritical with her patient since she's also underweight.

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J.D. decides not to speak with his brother, which prompts Dan to become the "constant questioner," a character who does nothing but pester J.D. with silly questions. Elliot visits her patient and tells her that they'll both gain a few pounds together as the Janitor berates Carla for not being green.

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J.D. asks Elliot and Cox if he needs to grow up. Cox lays into J.D., but J.D. doesn't like what he hears so he goes to Turk, who is using face paint to decorate himself as Harry Potter and as a basketball. Ultimately, Turk tells J.D. that he "definitely" needs to grow up. And when Ted catches the Janitor not recycling a can, he gives him a harsh lecture. Carla tells Elliot and the Janitor that they need to forgive themselves for being human.

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J.D. asks Dan if he wants to visit Kim and meet his son. They get in the car and J.D. tells Dan that he's happy for him. At the hospital, Elliot, Kelso, and others own up to their mistakes while J.D. takes care of his son at Kim's place.

My Hard Labor - Season 7

J.D. has spent the past several mornings the same way: he tells Kim she's amazing and says, "I love you" to the baby but doesn't say, "I love you" to Kim." At the hospital, a patient refuses to have interns treat him; Dr. Cox steps in and tells his interns to do their job. Later, Carla comes home and gives Turk's videogame system to J.D. because it's distracting Turk from their baby.
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Kim goes into labor and J.D. meets her at the hospital where he volunteers to serve as her anesthesiologist. Meanwhile, Turk tries to find someone to finish his videogame with and learns that Dr. Kelso is living in the hospital after being kicked out of his house. The Janitor stops by and offers to play with Turk.

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Kim asks J.D. how he fells about "us." He's temporarily saved when Dr. Cox comes in with his daughter looking for the pediatrician to give her a needed shot - he doesn't want to do it himself because he doesn't want his daughter associating him with pain. When Cox leaves, Kim says "I love you" to J.D., and he responds with, "cool."

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Cox refuses to let the interns give his daughter the shot. In another room, the Janitor plays the videogame with Turk, pausing to say a few words for a slain space goblin. In Kim's room, she continues to hammer J.D. about the "love" issue, and he says he hopes to fall in love with her someday. She flips out and realizes that they are done as a couple.

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Kim kicks J.D. out of the room and calls Elliot for support. In the break room, the Janitor gives up on the game and Carla takes his place, admitting she got addicted to the game when their daughter was sick. In the hall, Cox finds an upset J.D. and asks him to give his daughter a shot.

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Cox counsels J.D. on being a good parent even if he and Kim aren't together. J.D. realizes that parenting is about sacrifice and runs into the room to watch his child being born. Dr. Cox relents and lets the interns give his daughter her shot. Meanwhile, Kim gives birth and J.D. holds his son for the first time.