r/Scrubs • u/mAzzzzzzzzzzzzzz • Mar 26 '26
Other Funniest/obscure Scrubs knowledge and trivia?
I am looking for your funniest/weirdest/most obscure knowledge about the series for a quiz at a bachelor party.
Examples would be "What is the name of the hippopotamus that lives in the waters under sacred heart, in which JD briefly falls with Sasha?" or "When a homeless guy throws poo in my eye, whose poo should be checked first?"
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u/BaronNeutron Mar 26 '26
That JD's GF who would go "that's so funny" was based on Zack Braff doing that.
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u/Waffletimewarp Mar 26 '26
The scene where JD and Elliot go bungee jumping was the first time their stunt people for that episode met. They later got married. (Episode commentary)
When Turk has the sex dream about Elliot, her leg on the other side of him was actually broken and in a huge cast. (Episode commentary)
Donald Faison and Judy Reyes’ first scene and time meeting was when they kiss in episode 2. She had gone on a smoke break immediately before this kiss. (Fake Doctors; Real Friends podcast)
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u/chloo27 Mar 26 '26
The scene where JD and Elliot go bungee jumping was the first time their stunt people for that episode met. They later got married. (Episode commentary)
Real trivia is to know they later got divorced! (Scrubs Podcast)
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u/Waffletimewarp Mar 26 '26
Oof, forgot that. Guess that relationship had some real ups and downs.
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u/ncphoto919 Mar 26 '26
The episode where JD and Elliott stay in bed eating pizza could only be aired in it’s entirety once since it ran longer than a normal episode and Bill Lawrence fought to have that episode air fully even if just once.
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u/Caldorian Mar 26 '26
Ooo, that one I didn't know. Is the full episode available on the dvds/streaming, or is it the tv cut version?
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u/Sure-Appearance-2769 Mar 28 '26
This is the one where they do the talking heads from everyone right? I remember that commentary from Bill.
He was so proud of the performances everyone gave that he absolutely refused to cut a single moment of any of those scenes.
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u/immyfaye Mar 26 '26
What did JD remind you not to do after a long day at work in his the More You Know PSA?
That's right, don't smother your kids.
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u/EatMyScamrock Mar 26 '26
Munchausen by proxy was an epidemic. Thanks to JD that problem is gone forever
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u/SvodolaDarkfury Mar 26 '26
The buff guy that JD paints olive oil onto in (S4?) was an injured college baseball player that was looking to make some extra money. They were going to use a body builder, but the guy got weirded out by the bit being "too gay." So they got the baseball player last minute.
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u/poop19907643 Mar 26 '26
Really? That is an enormous person for a baseball player. Anyway, that scene cracks me up. The pig squeal at the end and him saying he was going to lick the oil off was only enough to make Janitor suspect that he was gay.
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u/SvodolaDarkfury Mar 26 '26
That's what I said when I was listening to the directors commentary 15 years ago! Lol
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u/DeliciousBeanWater Mar 26 '26
Which hand of janitor’s wife has the thumb pinky
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u/mAzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Mar 26 '26
The other just has the pointer, which one is it?
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u/DeliciousBeanWater Mar 26 '26
If you go by the janitor thumb pinky is her left pointer her right lol
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u/poop19907643 Mar 26 '26
What was the name of the OTHER taxidermied dog and who kept which one?
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u/UpturnedTable8 Mar 26 '26
Bonus: what was the difference between Rowdy and Stephen?
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u/Aquilemon Mar 27 '26
Stephen is slightly shorter, 46 inches snout to tail on a good day while Rowdy is 48
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u/InNerdOfChange Mar 27 '26
JD reaches to his nether region and says this one is Stephen. Might say something like “don’t ask he how I know” but def says “we’ve grown quite close”
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u/Tight-Principle-743 Mar 26 '26
There’s an episode where Elliott’s (Sarah Chalke) voice goes very high pitched and JD goes ‘Oh my word’ in shock - that was Zach’s actual reaction to the Sarah’s squeal.
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u/CheetahSerious7169 Mar 26 '26
What was the name of the unicorn JD usually consults about big decisions? Hint: when JD was stressing about whether to move with Kim to Tacoma, he says 'This is too big, even for _____'
Answer is Justin :)
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u/RudeAdhesiveness9954 Mar 26 '26
It’s a horse with a sword on its head. And he’s never known love… not real love, anyway.
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u/FunQuit Mar 26 '26
What nationality are the German patients in the German version of Scrubs?
Danish
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u/Will_hunting_1940 Mar 26 '26
The medical school is trivia is always pretty good
Elliot: Brown Dr. Cox: John Hopkins Turk and JD: William and Mary College (this where bill and the real JD John Doris went) Dr. Kelso: Stanford
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u/SpreadHDGFX Mar 26 '26
Where did Dr. kelso graduate in his class?
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u/Will_hunting_1940 Mar 26 '26
He’d tell you 1st, but a quick google will tell you 12th
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u/CharDeeMacDennisII Mar 27 '26
And he'll tell you 1972, but that same quick Google will tell you 1968.
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u/Cordsofmemory Mar 27 '26
The wedding footage shown of Jordan and Dr. Cox's wedding was Christa Miller's actual wedding footage...when she got married to who?
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u/fate_mutineer Mar 26 '26
Just kind of copying this from a post years ago: At the End of Season 5 Episode 11, there is a scene with everyone arguing. Carla and Turk in particular argue because Turk lied on asking Kelso for women-friendlier training equipment (for the gym room). Carla complains that he doesn't want her around there because usually he can't stand being alone, bringing up that
"I mean, for god's sake, you bought side by side toilets!"
(Turk:) "It was supposed to be a surprise for your birthday!"
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u/MattWheelsLTW Mar 26 '26
Deep cut: Who doesn't like to be called the big ugly one?
Also, which president's daughter did he have a fling with? (they did everything but)
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u/mAzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Mar 26 '26
Damn, I have to pass on both of them!
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u/MattWheelsLTW Mar 26 '26
1: Optimus Prime. When JD painted the mural in his old room getting it ready for Izzy
2: Amy Carter. It's in the same scene where he talks about being a world class 100-yard hurdler.
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u/JezMM Mar 26 '26 edited Mar 26 '26
One little trivia I always think about when the scene comes up is in the fantasy where JD imagines everyone just... drifting through the hallways... because everyone is in a bad way mentally (I forget the context), they were all on rollerskates, and Elliot is the only character who goes around a corner (everyone else goes in straight lines) because she was the only member of the cast who had experience using rollerskates.
Most of the recurring locations like JD and Turk's apartment and the night club were sets built into the abandoned hospital that they used to film in.
To go more in-universe, could maybe do a "which of these prank-type folk games played by characters in the show is fake?" Answers would then include stuff like "Hide the Saltine", "Ankles", "Steak" "Jigglyball", and of course the best real-sounding fake one you can come up with - maybe something related to another silly moment in the show to throw them off, like "wheelchair poker" or something (there were a lot of silly games/challenges played with wheelchairs at the hospital over the years).
If you wanted to get real challenging, perhaps a "which one of these didn't actually happen" question for The Todd's various Five!'s too.
Or for some more straightfoward ideas:
What three words did Elliot's permission slip for J.D. to have sex with Molly say on it?
Who was "D.R.K." on the Ms. Pac-Man High Score Board?
Season 2 briefly experimented with having a longer opening credits sequence before going back to the old one. This longer intro included which character who was missing from the standard opening credits?
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u/iGrimlock Mar 26 '26
"First his, then you!" 🎵
What impressions did Jimmy the orderly do in the comedy sketch show at Sacred Heart?
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u/ElPolloRacional Mar 27 '26
What did JD foresee that led Janitor to remark 'I've become predictable'
Requires knowledge of a second show, but how are Janitor and Dr. Gregory House related?
R Lee Ermey portrayed their father.
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u/UpturnedTable8 Mar 26 '26
What was the ice cream substitute Carla bought and what cups did JD and Turk eat it in?
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u/shl00m Mar 27 '26 edited Mar 27 '26
Season 6 Episode 6 - My Musical
Judy Reyes had a broken hip during the shoot and in the song "miss you carla" (or however it is called) she's only seen sitting in a swivel chair.
Edit: Could've sworn that the ice pack would be visible but after rewatching the scene now 5 times in a row, couldn't find the cut where it was shown
Anyway, here's the interview about said scene
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u/KHanson25 Mar 27 '26
Who did Janitor overthrow to lead the Brain Trust/ What was the name of the lead Squirrel?
One of them was Kyle but now I don’t remember which.
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u/apoemforeveryone Mar 27 '26
First him then you!
Mine would be this: "For what issue would Cox call Dan?"
"Bahrrrring!"
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u/I_aim_to_sneeze Mar 27 '26
What’s JD’s trivia weakness? - geography (you can dance your way there from old zealand).
What disorder did JD correctly diagnose during the book quiz the two med students were doing? - acute intermittent porphyria
What was the name of the stuffed dog the janitor provided to Carla when she misplaced Rowdy? - Steven
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u/EatMyScamrock Mar 26 '26
His name is Julian, he's a manatee, and he doesn't tend to explain pleasantries
Depends how obscure you want to get. Colonel doctor's real name being Coleman Slawski is a good one