Scrubs
TV Show • 2001 • Comedy
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Your Triggers
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Needs More Answers
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Is there decapitation?
67 supporters
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There is a reoccurring gag where a main character's head is separate from their body, but it is not gruesome or deadly.
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Are there nude scenes?
67 supporters
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Not fully nude, but many male shirtless scenes, partially unclothed in bras and lingerie as well.
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Abandonment
Is an animal abandoned?
163 supporters
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There is a dog that is left behind after their owner passes away, but a home is found for the dog in the same episode.
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
47 supporters
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S5
E13
Season 5 episode "My Five Stages"--Dr. Kelso's hatred of bicycles is explained in a flashback where his father uses young Kelso's bicycle to leave the family forever.
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Abuse
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Elliot frequently talks about growing up with abusive parents.
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S6
E19
Implied but not seen in "My Cold Shower"--while imagining what being married to Elliot would be like, Dr. C*x pictures her freaking out over the order of a cracker stack two days into the marriage. He's seen gripping a knife tightly, then it cuts to him being escorted away from a crime scene with a big grin on his face--the sequence is played for laughs and goes by within about 15 seconds.
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Are there abusive parents?
69 supporters
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S5
Mentioned by both Dr. C*x and the Janitor, but not seen.
In season 5's "My Transition," the Janitor gifts Carla a "babycage", which is essentially a dog kennel. He says it's a joke when people react negatively, but a later phone call to his mother ("No, Mom, 'baby cage' and 'playpen' are NOT 'potato, po-tah-to!'") implies he really was kept in a dog kennel as a child.
Another season 5 episode "My Half-Acre," sees Dr. C*x claim that his father showed love by "purposely missing when he threw bottles at [his] head".
In season 5's "My Transition," the Janitor gifts Carla a "babycage", which is essentially a dog kennel. He says it's a joke when people react negatively, but a later phone call to his mother ("No, Mom, 'baby cage' and 'playpen' are NOT 'potato, po-tah-to!'") implies he really was kept in a dog kennel as a child.
Another season 5 episode "My Half-Acre," sees Dr. C*x claim that his father showed love by "purposely missing when he threw bottles at [his] head".
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Addiction
Is there addiction?
30 supporters
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Alcoholism and prescribed drug abuse mainly but street drugs and addicts are mentioned.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
24 supporters
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Dr. C*x is an alcoholic
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There are several episodes where patients use street drugs or misuse prescription drugs.
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Animal
Are animals abused?
319 supporters
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It’s implied that the janitor captures and kills perfectly healthy squirrels and other animals and taxidermies them.
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Are there snakes?
26 supporters
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S6
E12
Snoop Dogg intern walks by with a large snake around his neck, shown clearly and centered for 3-5 seconds
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Is there a dead animal?
1 supporters
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S1
E1
Turk and JD keep a taxidermied Golden Retriever in their apartment starting all the way from the beginning.
The Janitor has squirrel taxidermy as a hobby in later seasons--he turns them into things like pencil cases. This is played for laughs.
The Janitor has squirrel taxidermy as a hobby in later seasons--he turns them into things like pencil cases. This is played for laughs.
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Assault
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Yes
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Bodily Harm
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
118 supporters
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Turk experiences testicular torsion and has to have a testicle removed
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Does a head get squashed?
78 supporters
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But a head fake explodes for comedic effect
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Is there cannibalism?
58 supporters
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Cannibalism is mentioned in one episode
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Is there amputation?
52 supporters
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None specifically shown but they talk about having to amputate a patient’s leg in an episode.
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Is someone buried alive?
52 supporters
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There is a scene where someone sort of does this to themselves but it’s a minuscule amount of dirt they barely sprinkle on themselves and only a couple seconds played off as humor
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Are any hands damaged?
31 supporters
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S1
E22
Jordan's brother, Ben, in his first onscreen appearance convinces JD he's been admitted for a construction accident. He shows off a bloody nail through his palm, which looks real enough to make JD pass out.
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Does someone become unconscious?
12 supporters
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S6
Season 6's "My Perspective" has JD struggle with a condition wherein he passes out on the toilet every time he poops. It's played for laughs.
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Yes
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Children
Is a minor sexualized?
139 supporters
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There are multiple jokes in several episodes about attracive young girls, namely when the Todd performs a breast reduction on a 16 year old girl and shows remorse over the (waste).
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Does a kid die?
112 supporters
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Off scene
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Is an infant abducted?
39 supporters
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Briefly, there is mention of a staff member being fired because she stole a baby. The baby was reunited with the parents shortly after.
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Death
Does a major character die?
39 supporters
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One of the other staff members passes away, two separate family members to main characters pass away, and there are multiple instances of reoccurring patients eventually passing away.
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Does someone die?
27 supporters
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Throughout the series people die fairly frequently, whether patients or family members of the cast.
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
23 supporters
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A character is originally thought to have overdosed but later it's discovered they died because of something else
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Family
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Does someone cheat?
28 supporters
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S6
Season 6, "My Cold Shower". In a fantasy sequence, Turk is imagining being married to Elliot--when she leaves for work, he cheats with their housekeeper (his wife Carla's role in the fantasy sequence)
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Is someone kidnapped?
17 supporters
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There is an episode where the janitor “kidnaps” JD and locks him in a water tower for an entire day. JD comments that he was “basically kidnapped”.
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Fear
Are there jump scares?
97 supporters
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There is an ongoing joke early in the show where they put a taxidermied dog in front of doors and such to surprise other people. It is mild but they try to cut the scene a bit jump scarey sometimes, with a scream and sudden zoom
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Are there ghosts?
9 supporters
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In one episode a character pretends to be a ghost to frighten children, but it is completely absurd and played for laughs.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
181 supporters
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There are episodes where people vomit but it is NEVER shown. It either happens offscreen or the person ducks away and make exaggerated puking sounds. The actual act is never shown.
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Is there defecation?
62 supporters
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S3
E13
In "My Porcelain God," Janitor installs a toilet on the roof. People use it for peace and quiet, or because it's a great thinking spot.
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
33 supporters
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JD imagines Dr. C*x wetting himself. There is also an episode where the janitor regularly sprays JD's pants to look like he wet himself.
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
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LGBTQ+
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Medical
Are needles/syringes used?
52 supporters
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Lots because the show largely takes place in a hospital
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Is there a hospital scene?
21 supporters
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S1
E1
this is a hospital show so yes, there are many hospital scenes.
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Mental Health
Does someone die by suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
128 supporters
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A running gag involves sad sack Ted going to the roof and contemplating jumping. Nothing comes of it and no one seems particularly bothered.
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There’s also a joke where Elliot makes a joke about being a cutter for a week
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
49 supporters
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No direct discussion of EDs, but characters go hungry on purpose to lose weight.
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
45 supporters
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A man with alzheimer's tackles people while screaming “Who am I!?” It is played for laughs.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
40 supporters
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
36 supporters
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A running gag involves JD's fantasy sequences, wherein he stares off into space and imagines strange and improbible situations. From time to time the show won't warn the viewer that a situation IS imaginary until we see JD "snap out of it", making for a minor dose of unreality.
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Is there body dysphoria?
20 supporters
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Main characters regularly share their dissatisfaction with their bodies.
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Does someone have a mental illness?
14 supporters
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S3
E12
A main character is shown to have problems with anger and regularly go to therapy. Another character has scenes where he contemplates suicide on the roof and is frequently sad. A main character discusses having a lot of neuroses. Season 3 episode 12 features a character with OCD.
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Is there autism specific abuse?
1 supporters
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There is an episode where a man is implied to be autistic (J.D number 1) has a joke with the main character (J.D number 2) and at one point J.D number 2 gets upset and yells at J.D number 1, Number 2 later apologizes.
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Noxious
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Does a baby cry?
26 supporters
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There is an episode where JDs son cries every time he holds him because he doesn’t like the new cologne he is wearing.
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
13 supporters
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Nothing worse than "damn," "hell," or b*****d
The Todd is known to make sexual innuendo, but it's treated as annoying at worst.
The Todd is known to make sexual innuendo, but it's treated as annoying at worst.
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Does someone miscarry?
42 supporters
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Kim says she had a miscarriage but in reality she was lying to JD, and actually is still pregnant.
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Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
66 supporters
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JD says both tr*nny and tr*nssexual referring to trans women a few times in the show. One is played for laughs at the idea of Turk sleeping with a trans woman.
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Dr. C*x constantly misgenders J.D. and calls him girls’ names as a way to degrade him.
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Yes
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Is there hate speech?
40 supporters
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J. D. says the c word like, 3 three times in the same scene in "My T. C. W." and its played for laughs
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Race
Is there blackface?
46 supporters
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S5
E17
In “My Chopped Liver", JD flashes back to a college prank gone wrong. He and Turk (his best friend who is black) wear face paint to represent each others' races while attending a party at a black fraternity house--however, when Turk leaves to say hello to someone, the frat brothers open the door to see (to them) a random white guy in blackface. They beat him up before Turk reappears.
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
16 supporters
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3
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One Christmas episode sees the Christian Turk losing his faith after having to perform surgeries on so many people on Christmas Eve. He regains it later in the episode when something leads him to a pregnant patient in need, and he is able to save both mother and child
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Sex
Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
101 supporters
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14
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Is someone sexually objectified?
53 supporters
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Sometimes women seen in their underwear, and it's not casual undressing ready for bed type, the way they strip is deliberate for viewers, plus some strong sexual references.
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Is there bestiality?
1 supporters
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jd kisses his stuffed dog once but nothing more
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Spoiler
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Vehicular
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Violence
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