The Pilot - Season 1

Original Air Date: October 2, 2001
This half-hour comedy from the co-creator/executive producer of "Spin City" focuses on the bizarre experiences of fresh-faced medical intern John "J.D." Dorian (Zach Braff, "The Broken Hearts Club") as he embarks on his career in a surreal hospital crammed full of unpredictable staffers and patients - where humor and tragedy can merge paths at any turn. Joining the rumpled J.D. on his first day are his college buddy, Chris Turk (Donald Faison, "Remember the Titans"), an intern with a more elite surgical group, and J.D.'s fellow medical intern, the beautiful and driven Elliott Reid (Sarah Chalke, "Roseanne"). Meanwhile, the sobering reality of patients' needs has J.D.'s head spinning and his confidence is challenged by the fatherly chief of medicine, Dr. Bob Kelso (Ken Jenkins, "Courage Under Fire"). However, with the help of the abrasive, worldly Dr. Phil Cox (John C. McGinley, "Wall Street") and caring nurse Carla Espinosa (Judy Reyes, "Oz"), the neophyte doctor works through his mistakes and discovers that he is up to the job in this brave new world.