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Scrubs: Season 4

25 episodes Premiered Aug 31, 2004 Updated Sep 20, 2026

Scrubs Season 4 continues the overarching saga across 25 episodes.

Previously on Scrubs

Season 4 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Scrubs Season 3.
  • Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.

Season overview

Scrubs Season 4 continues the overarching saga across 25 episodes.

Season 4 Episodes

Episode Guide

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S4·E1 Mytharc

My Old Friend's New Friend

Aug 31, 2004

Turk and Carla start to have issues when Carla tries to change everything about her new husband. Molly Clock (Heather Graham), the hospital's new psychiatrist, becomes friends with

S4·E2 Core

My Office

Sep 7, 2004

Dr. Clock tries to reconcile J.D. and Eliot, while waiting to see which one Dr. Cox will give the Chief Resident position to. Molly and Carla are experiencing some subtle conflict

S4·E3 Core

My New Game

Sep 14, 2004

Dr. Cox is having issues with Jordan, since Ted revealed that they are still technically married due to some filing problems. J.D. has problems of his own as he can't shake off th

S4·E4 Core

My First Kill

Sep 21, 2004

J.D. is shocked to hear Dr. Cox tell his interns that eventually, they will screw up and kill a patient. J.D. fears his first time killing someone will soon be upon him. Elliot is

S4·E5 Core

Her Story

Sep 28, 2004

Elliot becomes unsure, if she wants Molly as her mentor, when she finds out that Molly doesn't have a perfect home life. J.D. is tested in leadership skills when Dr. Cox yells at

S4·E6 Core

My Cake

Oct 12, 2004

When Dan resurfaces, J.D. is shocked to learn his father has passed away. The reactions from his co-workers help J.D. a little, but the one person, Dr. Cox, who he wanted to be the

S4·E7 Core

My Common Enemy

Oct 19, 2004

When J.D. finds Dan with Elliot, Turk tells him to use the hurt brother excuse to get them to break up, just like Turk uses his diabetes to get stuff from Carla. But then J.D. real

S4·E8 Core

My Last Chance

Oct 26, 2004

When Molly takes a job at a different city, she and J.D. end up having a night of kissing, and he tries to rush to sleep with her before she leaves. Dr. Cox goes on ambulance duty

S4·E9 Core

My Malpractical Decision

Nov 9, 2004

J.D. is approached by a malpractice attorney, asking him to do a risky procedure on her father. Meanwhile, Elliot guides Doug to a new career path and Turk struggles to avoid a hyp

S4·E10 Core

My Female Trouble

Nov 16, 2004

With the case against Turk on his mind, J.D. attempts to end it with Neena, but she won't take "no" for an answer and keeps him wrapped around her finger. Carla tries her own way o

S4·E11 Core

My Unicorn

Nov 23, 2004

J.D. takes matters into his own hands, when searching for a relative for his favorite patient. Meanwhile, Elliot is fed up with coworkers not taking her serious and discovers, tha

S4·E12 Core

My Best Moment

Dec 7, 2004

When J.D. has to address a bunch of pre-med students about what it's like to be a doctor, he strays off the beaten path and chooses to discuss his best moments as a doctor instead.

S4·E13 Core

My Ocardial Infarction

Jan 18, 2005

Elliot starts showing J.D. up as the calmer, more competent doctor. A date with the Janitor leads to an a capella sing-off between his "group" and Ted's band. Turk starts taking h

S4·E14 Core

My Lucky Charm

Jan 25, 2005

A man injured in a bar fight teaches Turk and J.D. a lesson about living life to the fullest.

S4·E15 Core

My Hypocritical Oath

Feb 1, 2005

J.D. has a crush on a girl, who he met at a club, and he's torn about telling her, that her boyfriend has gonorrhea. Elliot decides to take a stand against Dr. Kelso with one of h

S4·E16 Core

My Quarantine

Feb 8, 2005

J.D. tries to impress Kylie by paying a hobo in the hospital to fake a heart attack, when everything becomes boring due to a quarantine that he caused. Turk learns, that Carla dat

S4·E17 Core

My Life in Four Cameras

Feb 15, 2005

When J.D. meets a former writer from his all time favorite TV show "Cheers," he begins to picture his life at the hospital as a bland, multiple camera sitcom, where everything is p

S4·E18 Core

My Roommates

Feb 22, 2005

J.D. is thrown out of the apartment. Turk and Carla continue to struggle to keep the romance alive. Dr. Cox has reason to believe that the son of an old buddy is autistic.

S4·E19 Core

My Best Laid Plans

Mar 1, 2005

J.D. ditches a seemingly uninterested Kylie for Dr. Molly Clock, who just returned from Milwaukee. Carla fumes over Turk's frequent phone calls to an ex-girlfriend. The Janitor a

S4·E20 Core

My Boss's Free Haircut

Mar 29, 2005

Dr. Kelso dons scrubs to prove a point to Dr. Cox, only to watch it backfire, when an obnoxious patient refuses to listen to him. J.D. and Turk party, while Carla struggles to fin

S4·E21 Core

My Lips Are Sealed

Apr 5, 2005

When Carla and J.D. go out to let Carla have some fun, they get drunk and end up accidentally kissing. Dr. Cox gets the hammer dropped by Jordan, when Jack has to get stitches und

S4·E22 Core

My Big Move

Apr 12, 2005

J.D. and Carla get the silent treatment from Turk, who can't seem to control his emotions, after learning about their kiss. Dr. Cox reluctantly seeks the help of Elliot, when an e

S4·E23 Core

My Faith in Humanity

Apr 19, 2005

Turk won't open up at couples therapy. Elliot refuses Dr. Cox's romantic advice, when a very attractive man saunters into the hospital. J.D. learns a lesson in humanity from a dy

S4·E24 Mytharc

My Drive-By

Apr 26, 2005

Elliot is torn between moving too quickly and ruining her new relationship with Jake. Dr. Cox teaches Turk about having a healthy ego and Dr. Kelso and the Janitor fight over who g

S4·E25 Mytharc

My Changing Ways

May 10, 2005

With their residencies over, there are big changes at Sacred Heart. J.D. moves out to live on his own, while Turk and Carla consider a family change, creating another rift in their