The Top 13 Facts About 'Scrubs'

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The cast of 'Scrubs'

These facts about Scrubs are only for the die-hard fans of the popular sitcom, which is still extremely popular even more than 10 years after its last episode!

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John C. McGinley

We all know him as "Dr. Cox" from the hit series Scrubs. What most people don't know is that his real name on the show is "Percival Ulysses Cox"!

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Sam Lloyd

"Ted" has a picture of his mother in his office. The woman seen in the picture is, in fact, the mother of late actor Sam Lloyd, who tragically passed away on May 1st 2020 at the age of 56.

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Zach Braff and Sarah Chalke

The two stunt doubles who starred in "J.D's" and "Elliot's" bungee jump scene, met for the first time during production for the scene itself. It turns out that they ended up getting married just a short while later! How cute!

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Michael Muhney

Michael Muhney actually audtioned for the role of "J.D.", but ended up not getting the part due to the fact that he wasn't "quirky" enough. As we all know, Zach Braff later ended up getting the part! And Muhney had great parts on Veronica Mars as well as The Young And The Restless.

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Sarah Chalke

Sarah Chalke, who played"Elliot", never had to hide her pregnancy during the production of the show! During the 9th season of the show, her character "Elliot" was also in the later stages of her pregnancy.

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Judy Reyes

In the Spanish version of Scrubs, nurse "Carla Espinosa", who usually talks in her mother tongue of Spanish in the original version of the show, is suddenly seen speaking Italian!

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Donald Faison and Judy Reyes in 'Scrubs'

The title of the show Scrubs is actually a play on words. On one hand, a scrub is another word for a surgeon's gown, but on the other hand, it can also be used for someone who's just starting out in the field.

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Sarah Chalke, Zach Braff and Donald Faison

Actor Zach Braff was actually the person who recommended the song "Superman" by Lazlo Bane as the theme song for the series to showrunner Bill Lawrence.

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Zach Braff and Donald Faison

The two main character "J.D." and "Turk" were named both after real doctors. They were named after actual medical workers, who also consulted on the show.

Even several years after its last episode was on the air, the sitcom Scrubs is still one of the most popular series worldwide.

13 Fun Facts About Scrubs Only True Fans Know

We are big Scrub heads and were so relieved when "J.d." and "Turk" respectively made a podcast to reminisce. The 9 seasons were hilarious and extraordinarily addicting and filled with star-studded guests. "J.D.", "Turk", "Carla", "Elliot", "Janitor", "Dr. Cox", "Dr. Kelso", and "Ted" made the show so exciting to watch every week.

In case you are missing the series as much as we are here you can learn 13 interesting facts about the cult sitcom starring "J.D", "Turk", and the others to tide you over...