"Scrubs" My Occurrence (2002)

Director:

Lawrence Trilling

Writers:

Bill Lawrence (creator)
Bill Lawrence (written by)

TV Series:

"Scrubs" (2001)

Original Air Date:

7 May 2002 (Season 1, Episode 22)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

When Jordan's Brother, Ben, comes in for a medical exam, Dr. Cox reveals his more compassionate side and J.D. must reluctantly deliver the bad news about Ben's health. |

Plot Keywords:

Narration | Hospital | Death Of Family Member | Friendship Between Girls | One Word Title

Cast

Zach Braff	...	Dr. John 'J.D.' Dorian
Sarah Chalke	...	Dr. Elliot Reid
Donald Faison	...	Dr. Christopher Turk
Ken Jenkins	...	Dr. Bob Kelso
John C. McGinley	...	Dr. Perry Cox
Judy Reyes	...	Nurse Carla Espinosa
Brendan Fraser	...	Ben Sullivan
Neil Flynn	...	The Janitor
Sam Lloyd	...	Ted Buckland
Robert Maschio	...	Dr. Todd Quinlan
Christa Miller	...	Jordan Sullivan
Nicole Sullivan	...	Jill Tracy
Steven Hack	...	Dr. Bobb
Johnny Kastl	...	Dr. Doug Murphy
Mary MacDonald	...	Admit Nurse Nancy (as Mary McDonald)
Kymberly Newberry	...	Dr. Allan (as Kymberley S. Newberry)
Masi Oka	...	Franklyn

Directed by
Lawrence Trilling

Writing credits
Bill Lawrence		(creator)
Bill Lawrence		(written by)

Produced by
Gabrielle Allan	....	co-producer
Garrett Donovan	....	co-producer
Neil Goldman	....	co-producer
Bill Lawrence	....	executive producer
Liz Newman	....	associate producer
Danny Rose	....	associate producer
Matt Tarses	....	co-executive producer
Eric Weinberg	....	co-executive producer
Randall Winston	....	producer

Original Music by
Jan Stevens

Cinematography by
John Inwood		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
John Michel

Casting by
Brett Benner
Debby Romano

Production Design by
Cabot McMullen

Set Decoration by
Joyce Anne Gilstrap

Costume Design by
Carey Bennett

Makeup Department
Darla Albright	....	makeup artist
Scott Williams	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Jason Saville	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Franklyn Gottbetter	....	second assistant director (as Franklyn M. Gottbetter)
Richard A. Wells	....	first assistant director (as Richard Alexander Wells)
Scott K. Harris	....	second second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Patrick Bolton	....	on-set dresser
Paul Iannizzotto	....	property master
John S. Karas	....	labor foreman (as John Karas)
Tim Woodruff	....	leadman (uncredited)

Sound Department
John W. Cook II	....	sound re-recording mixer
Joe Foglia	....	production sound mixer
Mitch Gettleman	....	supervising sound editor (as Mitchell C. Gettleman)
Peter Nusbaum	....	sound re-recording mixer
James Bailey	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Tanya Peel	....	boom operator (uncredited)
Tanya Peel	....	cable utility (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Cheung	....	best boy electric (as Rob Cheung)
Josh Denering	....	grip
Brendan Fraser	....	still photographer
Charles Hart	....	rigging grip best boy
John Malvino	....	first assistant camera
Charles Papert	....	a-camera / steadicam operator
Andrew Rawson	....	gaffer (as Andy Rawson)
Andrew Rawson	....	gaffer
Dwight Tudor	....	assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Anne Woodard	....	key costumer

Editorial Department
Scott Burnette	....	on-line editor
Nicola Scaramuzzo	....	post-production coordinator
Larry Field	....	final colorist (uncredited)
Eric Alexander Paul	....	post-production assistant (uncredited)

Music Department
Lazlo Bane	....	music performers: theme song
Tim Bright	....	composer: theme music
Chad Fischer	....	composer: theme music
Chris Link	....	composer: theme music

Transportation Department
Scott Ayers	....	construction driver
Art Bauer	....	production driver
Reed Cohan	....	production driver
Brad Quick	....	production driver
Daniel Quick	....	production driver
Robert J. Young	....	transportation captain
Dale Clarke	....	driver: set dressing (uncredited)
Glenn Midcap	....	transportation coordinator (uncredited)

Other crew
Dr. Jonathan Doris	....	medical advisor
Hillary Simone Hirsch	....	production coordinator
Denise Karey	....	script supervisor
Dr. Dolly Klock	....	medical advisor
Mike Schwartz	....	story editor
Amy D'Alessandro	....	titles (uncredited)
Bennett DeCarlo	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Albert Epps	....	location manager (uncredited)
Norm Swain	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Oorala J. Yamada	....	set production assistant (uncredited)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Bill Lawrence		creator

Produced by
Mychelle Deschamps	....	producer (pilot episode)

Makeup Department
Jennifer Davis	....	makeup artist
Paula Le Mieux	....	makeup day-player
Robert Rapport	....	additional makeup artist (seasons 1-2)
Cyndilee Rice	....	key makeup artist (2003-2005)
Kenneth Paul Schoenfeld	....	makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michelle Gold	....	first assistant director: opening titles
Deborah Greaney	....	dayplayer second second assistant director

Art Department
Francoise Cherry-Cohen	....	set designer (2010)
Doug Madison Jr.	....	assistant property master (2003-)
Sherand Palmer	....	paint foreman (pilot episode)
Stuart Watnick	....	assistant property master (2003-)
Robert N. Williams	....	assistant property master
Neal W. Zoromski	....	props

Sound Department
Scott Brewster	....	adr recordist
David Diamond	....	boom operator
Jesse K-D. Dodd	....	foley mixer
Michael Florimbi	....	sound mixer
Lee Gilmore	....	foley editor
Steven D. Grothe	....	sound mixer: second unit
Carrie Lisonbee	....	assistant sound editor
Michael McNerney	....	foley mixer
Dov Schwarz	....	adr editor
Dov Schwarz	....	dialogue editor
Robert Sharman	....	utility sound technician: second unit

Special Effects by
Mitch Gates	....	special effects makeup
Ian O'Connor	....	special effects (multiple episodes)

Visual Effects by
Trey Freeman	....	digital artist: Level 3 Post
Paul Gentry	....	visual effects supervisor
Peyton Skelton	....	director of photography: visual effects unit
Matt von Brock	....	digital artist
Jake Aguas	....	visual effects executive producer: 3dBob Productions (uncredited)
Phillip Moses	....	visual effects producer: 3D Bob Productions (uncredited)

Stunts
Wade Allen	....	stunts
Robert Alonzo	....	stunts
Nicole Basanda	....	stunt double
Erik Betts	....	stunt double: Donald Faison
Sarah Brown	....	stunt double
Erica Grace	....	stunt double
Jermaine Holt	....	stunt double: Jermaine Tamaze Holt
David Hugghins	....	stunts
Martin Klebba	....	utility stunts
Paul Lacovara	....	stunts (2002)
David Leitch	....	stunts
Marc Scizak	....	stunts
Roger Stoneburner	....	stunt double
Ronn Surels	....	stunt double
Clark Tucker	....	stunts
Spice Williams-Crosby	....	stunts (as Spice Williams)

Camera and Electrical Department
Joe Buscaglia	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Shane Buttle	....	set lighting technician
Keith Davis	....	additional electrician
Richard Davis	....	additional Steadicam operator (2002)
Eric Fletcher	....	additional Steadicam operator (2006)
Eric Fletcher	....	additional camera operator (2006)
Gretchen Hatz	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Colin Hudson	....	Steadicam operator
Erwin Landau	....	Steadicam assistant
Rick Lawrence	....	grip
Justin M. Lubin	....	still photographer
BJ McDonnell	....	grip
Gary Molyneux	....	additional grip
Bob Myers	....	grip: second unit
Jon Myers	....	additional Steadicam operator
Jon Myers	....	camera operator
Jonathan Rho	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Jonathan Rho	....	director of photography: second unit
Scott Romsos	....	set lighting technician
Riley Sidore	....	set lighting technician
Matt Sohn	....	camera operator
Robert Stillman	....	additional grip
George Wells	....	additional grip
Dale White	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Tony Whitman	....	key grip

Casting Department
Sandy Holt	....	adr voice casting
Paul Ruddy	....	casting assistant (2001-2002)
Jill Scott	....	extras casting (season 5)

Editorial Department
Lenny Duge	....	post-production duplication

Transportation Department
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car

Other crew
Tansey Allen	....	set production assistant
Debra Leilani Bakeman	....	set medic (2001-2004)
Ernest Belding	....	assistant location manager
Brandi S. Chewe	....	second assistant accountant
Guin Dill	....	animal trainer
Fred Fein	....	stand-in
Julia Franz	....	production executive (2004)
Jamie French	....	publicist (2001-2002)
Mandy Friedrich	....	studio teacher (last two seasons)
Vicki Goldsmith	....	set production assistant
Sara Holden	....	photo double
Lisa Hoover	....	location assistant
Frank Kegel	....	set medic (2004-)
David Kraemer	....	set production assistant
Sharon Liggins	....	publicist (2003)
Wendy Luckenbill	....	publicist (2004)
Paul Madelenat	....	third assistant location manager
Jody Margolin	....	associate director
Jody Margolin	....	technical coordinator
Omar McClinton	....	post-production finance: Touchstone Television
Lucas Moore	....	studio teacher (pilot episode)
Kelly Nass	....	assistant production coordinator (2003-2004)
Kelly Nass	....	production coordinator (episodes 321-322)
Michael O'Haver	....	guest stand-in
Babette Stith	....	script supervisor
Donna Tegan	....	additional set production assistant
Lauren Townsend	....	publicist (2003)
Julie Wagner	....	stand-in: Mandy Moore (2005)

Production Companies

• Touchstone Television

Distributors

• Domashniy (2005) (Russia) (TV)
• MTV (2006-) (Russia) (TV)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (2002) (USA) (TV)

Other Companies

• Executive Assurance  security

Runtime:

24 min (excluding commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Company:

Touchstone Television

Goofs:

Factual errors: The hematopathologist writes his report with a pencil. Not only would he likely have dictated this sort of report and then have it transcribed and printed, but pencils are *never* used to document in medical records, since information could be erased and changed later.

Quotes:

Dr. Christopher Turk: Chop Chop, Nancy
Dr. John "J.D." Dorian: Rapido!

Soundtrack:

Daydreams and Lies