My Sacrificial Clam - Season 1

Original Air Date: April 30, 2002
When J.D. (Zach Braff) accidentally gets stuck with a needle that may have been infected with hepatitis, he starts to shy away from dealing with his sicker patients. Meanwhile, he and Elliot (Sarah Chalke) are forced to deal with four doctors (guest stars Ed Begley, Jr., William Daniels, Stephen Furst and Eric Laneuville of "St. Elsewhere") who become ill while attending a local medical convention. Elsewhere, Turk (Donald Faison) pays a high price when he goes to Dr. Cox (John C. McGinley) to help him get in shape. Ken Jenkins and Judy Reyes also star.

My Way Or The Highway - Season 1

Original Air Date: April 16, 2002
J.D. (Zach Braff) gets a lesson in competitiveness when he asks for Turk's (Donald Faison) support in persuading his patient to opt for medical treatment over surgery, and Elliot (Sarah Chalke) develops a crush on one of her patients (guest star Scott Foley, "Felicity"), but her own fumbling, insecurity and bad timing are compounded by their similar traits. Meanwhile, Dr. Kelso (Ken Jenkins) finds Dr. Cox's (John C. McGinley) Achilles heel when he fires the nurse who makes Cox's favorite cup of coffee. Judy Reyes also stars.

My Old Man - Season 1

Original Air Date: April 9, 2002
While Elliott (Sarah Chalke) and Turk's (Donald Faison) parents pay a visit to see them present at a medical conference, J.D.'s (Zach Braff) father Sam (guest star John Ritter, "Three's Company") makes a surprise visit, leaving all three interns in a state of emotional distress as old parental behaviors come into play. Meanwhile, Carla gets the biggest shock of them all when she discovers she is exactly like Turk's mother (guest star Hattie Winston). John C. McGinley and Ken Jenkins also star. Markie Post also guest stars as Elliott's mother, Lily.

My Tuscaloosa Heart - Season 1

Original Air Date: March 12, 2002
J.D. (Zach Braff) suffers from guilt-induced insomnia after Carla (Judy Reyes) points out that he avoided a terminally ill patient because the man was a difficult pill. Meanwhile, Dr. Cox's (John C. McGinley) ex-wife Jordan (guest-star Christa Miller) interferes in his new relationship with medical student Kristin (guest star Kelli Williams, "The Practice"), and Turk (Donald Faison) and Elliot (Sarah Chalke) obsess over evidence that Dr. Kelso (Ken Jenkins) might be concealing a musical past.

My Student - Season 1

Original Air Date: March 5, 2002
A gleeful J.D. (Zach Braff) can't wait to get his hands on a goofy new medical student (guest star DJ Qualls, "Road Trip") so that he can make his life as miserable as he was early on -- but his harsh words have an unintended effect on the mistake-prone young man. Meanwhile, another medical student (guest star Kelli Williams, "The Practice") draws Dr. Cox's (John C. McGinley) appreciative eye and Elliot (Sarah Chalke) is paired with the son (guest star Adrian Wenner) of the hospital's chief executive officer. Donald Faison, Judy Reyes and Ken Jenkins also star.

My Heavy Meddle - Season 1

Original Air Date: February 26, 2002
When a rampaging Dr. Cox (John C. McGinley) suddenly shows up at his door in a strange funk, J.D. (Zach Braff) sees a possibility of a breakthrough in their relationship -- until he learns that Cox loses control in almost an annual rite. Meanwhile, Turk (Donald Faison) elects to partner with Elliot (Sarah Chalke) on a research project so that he can maneuver her back with his buddy J.D., and Carla (Judy Reyes) struggles to fulfill a comatose patient's final request -- playing heavy metal music in his room. Ken Jenkins also stars.

My Bed Banter and Beyond - Season 1

Original Air Date: February 5, 2002
J.D. (Zach Braff) and Elliot (Sarah Chalke) struggle to keep their newfound sizzling romantic relationship under wraps while at the hospital, but when the inevitable happens, they boldly display their mutual affection in public -- which only results in turbulence when she thinks he doesn't respect her enough. Meanwhile, Dr. Kelso (Ken Jenkins) orders the entire staff to participate in a psychological study about their innermost personal and professional feelings. Donald Faison, Judy Reyes and John C. McGinley also star.

My Drug Buddy - Season 1

Original Air Date: January 22, 2002
J.D. (Zach Braff) strikes up a romantic relationship with an attractive social worker (guest star Elizabeth Bogush, "Beverly Hills, 90210") but he soon learns that Elliot (Sarah Chalke) is not only jealous but thinks his new squeeze is bad news. Meanwhile, Turk (Donald Faison) discovers that Dr. Cox (John C. McGinley) also has romantic designs on Carla (Judy Reyes) while Carla encounters hard stares from her fellow nurses when she strikes up a car-pool friendship with the hated Dr. Kelso (Ken Jenkins).

My Balancing Act - Season 1

Original Air Date: January 15, 2002
J.D. (Zach Braff) is frustrated when his budding romance with an ex-patient (guest star Elizabeth Bogush, "Titans") wilts as their dates are constantly interrupted by emergency calls while the beastly Dr. Kelso (Ken Jenkins) becomes less fearsome to the wide-eyed interns when Dr. Cox (John C. McGinley) informs them how to avoid the blowhard's bite. In addition, a perplexed Carla (Judy Reyes) and Turk (Donald Faison) deal with their first sexual intimacy complication. Sarah Chalke also stars.

My Blind Date- Season 1

Original Air Date: January 8, 2002
A hyped Dr. Cox (John C. McGinley) challenges the hospital staff not to lose a single patient before his shift ends at midnight while J.D. (Zach Braff) is enchanted by an unseen female patient (guest star Elizabeth Bogush, "Titans") who is trapped inside an MRI machine -- and even considers asking her out. Elsewhere, Turk (Donald Faison) and Carla (Judy Reyes) grapple with a pained patient (guest star Michael McDonald) as they try to re-set his dislocated shoulder. Sarah Chalke and Ken Jenkins star.

My Own Personal Jesus - Season 1

Original Air Date: December 11, 2001
As Christmas nears, Turk's (Donald Faison) idealized notion of the wonderful holiday is challenged by the grim reality of the hospital while Dr. Cox (John C. McGinley) asks J.D. (Zach Braff) to videotape the birth of his friends' baby -- with calamitous results. Elsewhere, Dr. Cox also has to contend with his abrasive ex-wife Jordan, (guest star Christa Miller, "The Drew Carey Show") and Elliot (Sarah Chalke) searches for a sickly teenaged woman (guest star Granger Green) who disappeared after Elliot told her she was pregnant. Judy Reyes and Ken Jenkins also star.

My Nickname - Season 1

Original Air Date: November 27, 2001
J.D. (Zach Braff) gains a new nickname -- "Scooter" -- and his relationship with Nurse Carla (Judy Reyes) evolves as he begins to out-distance her medical knowledge while Turk (Donald Faison) trembles when he learns that his secret lunch spot was claimed years ago by the territorial Dr. Kelso (Ken Jenkins). Elsewhere, Dr. Cox (John C. McGinley) gives Elliot (Sarah Chalke) the evil eye when she won't discharge a troublesome patient (guest star Nicole Sullivan, "Mad TV").

My Day Off - Season 1

Original Air Date: November 20, 2001
As Thanksgiving nears, J.D. (Zach Braff) is stricken with appendicitis and gains a new and horrifying perspective on what it means to be a patient, and to make matters worse, it's Turk (Donald Faison) -- his old fraternity drinking partner -- who will be doing the surgery. Elsewhere, Elliot (Sarah Chalke) resents the fact that J.D.'s patients prefer his care to her cold hands when she has to cover his cases for him, and Dr. Cox (John C. McGinley) makes sure that his former medical mentor (guest star Paul Collins) gets proper care from the nasty Dr. Kelso (Ken Jenkins). Judy Reyes also stars.

My Fifteen Minutes - Season 1

Original Air Date: November 15, 2001
J.D. (Zach Braff) and Turk (Donald Faison) become reluctant heroes when they sneak off to a strip bar for lunch and instead save the life of a protester in front of TV cameras -- and the crafty Dr. Kelso (Ken Jenkins) wastes no time in exploiting their "salt-and-pepper" images in an ad campaign to tout the hospital's diversity. Elsewhere, J.D. risks Dr. Cox' (John C. McGinley) considerable wrath when he insists that his mentor complete his evaluation form while Elliot (Sarah Chalke) feels slighted by Carla (Judy Reyes).

My Super Ego - Season 1

Original Air Date: November 6, 2001
Just when J.D. (Zach Braff) hits his stride and deludes himself to think he's medicine's Golden Child, in strides Nick (guest star Sean Hayes, "Will & Grace"), a gifted rival intern who's even more capable and promises to challenge J.D. for the attention of the attending doctors. Elsewhere, cocky Turk (Donald Faison) suddenly loses his confidence in surgery and doesn't confide in Carla (Judy Reyes) while the cynical Dr. Cox (John C. McGinley) reveals a rare personal side when he expresses a romantic interest in Carla. Sarah Chalke and Ken Jenkins also star.

My Bad - Season 1

Original Air Date: October 30, 2001
Dr. Cox's (John C. McGinley) suspension puts his future at the hospital in doubt. Elliot (Sarah Chalke) discovers her patient, Dr. Greenburg, is a therapist. J.D. (Zach Braff) is given a beautiful, but self-absorbed, board member to care for -- and he winds up having sex with her. Unfortunately, he finds out that she is Dr. Cox's ex-wife, Jordan (Christa Miller). J.D. tries to convince Jordan to help Dr. Cox.

My Two Dads - Season 1

Original Air Date: October 23, 2001
J.D. (Zach Braff) is torn when he discovers that Dr. Cox (John C. McGinley) has falsely appropriated the medical insurance of a deceased patient in order to help another more needy patient but when he inadvertently informs Cox' rival -- the nasty Dr. Kelso (Ken Jenkins) -- the two veteran doctors battle for J.D.'s soul during a good-vs.-evil game of golf. Meanwhile, Turk (Donald Faison) frets that his girlfriend Carla (Judy Reyes) might figure out where he got his new gift for her. Sarah Chalke also stars. Louie Anderson ("Family Feud") guest-stars as himself.

My Old Lady - Season 1

Original Air Date: October 16, 2001
J.D. (Zach Braff) remembers the medical fact that almost one of three patients dies in the hospital when he forms a bond with a sweet elderly patient (guest star Kathryn Joosten, "The West Wing") whose kidneys are failing but when she refuses to undergo dialysis, she must prepare herself -- and a disconsolate J.D. -- for the inevitable. At the same time, Elliot (Sarah Chalke) duels with a hissing Carla (Judy Reyes) as she tries to treat a Hispanic-speaking woman (as Mrs. Guerrero, guest star Esther "Tita" Mercado) and Turk (Donald Faison) is shocked when he performs surgery on a likable hernia patient (guest star Travis Webster).

My Best Friend's Mistake - Season 1

Original Air Date: October 9, 2001
When Turk (Donald Faison) always seems occupied with new girlfriend Carla (Judy Reyes) and with work, a resentful J.D. (Zach Braff) feels like an odd-man-out and abandoned by his buddy -- especially when he believes that Turk botched a patient's surgery that could also implicate him for not reporting the mistake. In addition, J.D. is even more distracted by his tempting flirtations with Elliot (Sarah Chalke) but he feels that unless he makes a more serious romantic maneuver within 48 hours, their budding relationship will be forever doomed and downgraded to merely "friends" status. Elsewhere, Elliot seeks advice from a resentful Dr. Cox (John C. McGinley) who hardly relishes becoming the interns' designated mentor. Ken Jenkins also stars.

My Mentor - Season 1

Original Air Date: October 4, 2001
J.D. (Zach Braff) shows genuine concern for a flaky patient (guest star John Ducey) after a cancer scare, but when the man continues to puff away daily on multiple packs of cigarettes, J.D. seeks advice from his gruff mentor Dr. Cox (John McGinley) on how to intervene -- and instead gets smacked as a professional courtesy. Elsewhere, Elliot's (Sarah Chalke) unsociable bedside manner and attitude makes her public enemy number-one among the nurses -- especially Carla (Judy Reyes). Meanwhile, Carla's got her hands full as she rebuffs an eager Turk (Donald Faison) who persists in asking her out on a date. Ken Jenkins also stars.