The first season of the American

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'' premiered on

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on October 2, 2001 and concluded on May 21, 2002 and consists of 24 episodes. ''Scrubs'' was created by Bill Lawrence who wrote the pilot as well as 3 other episodes in the season.

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directed the pilot as well as 4 other episodes. Neil Flynn was only a guest star in the first season, although he appeared in every episode of the season. Bill Lawrence said if the show had been cancelled at the end of the first season, he would have made the Janitor (Scrubs), Janitor a figment of J.D.'s imagination. The first season follows J.D. (Scrubs), J.D. (Zach Braff) and his best friend Chris Turk, Turk (Donald Faison) in their first year out of medical school as interns at Sacred Heart Hospital. J.D. quickly meets his reluctant mentor, Dr. Perry Cox (John C. McGinley); a young woman (and fellow intern) named Elliot Reid, Elliot (Sarah Chalke), on whom he has a crush; the Janitor (Scrubs), hospital's janitor (Neil Flynn), who goes out of his way to make J.D.'s life miserable; the Chief of Medicine, Dr. Bob Kelso (Ken Jenkins), who is more concerned about the budget than the patients; and Carla Espinosa (Judy Reyes), the head nurse and Turk's new girlfriend, who puts Turk through the trials and tribulations of being in a serious relationship. The characters face romances and relationship issues, family obligations, overwhelming paperwork, and a tremendous number of patients. The first season also introduces recurring supporting characters such as "The Todd" (Robert Maschio), a boorishly lascivious surgeon; Ted Buckland, Ted (Sam Lloyd (actor), Sam Lloyd), the hospital's hapless, nervous lawyer; Laverne Roberts, Laverne (Aloma Wright), fellow nurse and mentor to Carla; Jordan Sullivan (Christa Miller), Dr. Cox's caustic administrator ex-wife, and Doug Murphy (Johnny Kastl), a nervous young doctor who often accidentally kills patients.

Cast and characters

Main cast

*Zach Braff as J.D. (Scrubs), Dr. John "J.D." Dorian *Sarah Chalke as Elliot Reid, Dr. Elliot Reid *Donald Faison as Christopher Turk, Dr. Chris Turk *Ken Jenkins as Bob Kelso, Dr. Bob Kelso *John C. McGinley as Perry Cox, Dr. Perry Cox *Judy Reyes as Carla Espinosa, Nurse Carla Espinosa

Recurring roles

*Neil Flynn as Janitor (Scrubs), The Janitor *Aloma Wright as List of characters on Scrubs#Laverne Roberts, Nurse Laverne Roberts *Robert Maschio as List of characters on Scrubs#Todd Quinlan, Dr. Todd Quinlan *Sam Lloyd as List of characters on Scrubs#Ted Buckland, Ted Buckland *Charles Chun as List of characters on Scrubs#Phillip Wen, Dr. Phillip Wen *Johnny Kastl as List of characters on Scrubs#Dr. Doug Murphy, Dr. Doug Murphy *Christa Miller as List of characters on Scrubs#Jordan Sullivan, Jordan Sullivan

Guest stars

*Scott Foley as List of characters on Scrubs#Sean Kelly, Sean Kelly *Brendan Fraser as List of characters on Scrubs#Ben Sullivan, Ben Sullivan *Michael McDonald (comedian), Michael McDonald as Mike Davis *Masi Oka as List of characters on Scrubs#Dr. Franklyn, Franklyn (MT) *Sean Hayes (actor), Sean Hayes as Nick Murdoch *DJ Qualls as List of characters on Scrubs#Josh, Josh *John Ritter as List of characters on Scrubs#Sam Dorian, Sam Dorian *The Blanks (band), The Blanks as the Worthless Peons

Production

Writing staff

* Bill Lawrence – executive producer/head writer *Eric Weinberg – supervising producer (episodes 2–14) / co-executive producer (episodes 15–24) *Matt Tarses – consulting producer (episodes 2–14) / co-executive producer (episodes 15–24) *Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan – co-producers *Gabrielle Allan – co-producer *Mike Schwartz – story editor *Debra Fordham – staff writer *Mark Stegemann – staff writer *Janae Bakken – staff writer

Production staff

*Bill Lawrence – executive producer/showrunner *Randall Winston – producer / co-producer (pilot) *Liz Newman – associate producer *Danny Rose – associate producer *Mychelle Deschamps – producer (pilot)

Directors

''Includes directors who directed 2 or more episodes'' *

– 5 episodes (including pilot) *Michael Spiller – 4 episodes *Lawrence Trilling – 4 episodes *Marc Buckland – 4 episodes *Matthew Diamond – 2 episodes

Episodes

Notes

*^† denotes a "supersized" episode, running an extended length of 25–28 minutes.

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has an approval rating of 96% with an average score of 8.3 out of 10 based on 25 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "''Scrubs'' is a worthy spiritual successor to ''M*A*S*H'' thanks in part to its seamless blend of cheeky comedy and poignant, heartfelt moments."

References

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External links

* * {{Scrubs Scrubs season 1 episodes, 2001 American television seasons 2002 American television seasons Scrubs (TV series) seasons, 1