Scrubs
- Release Date
- October 2, 2001
- Cast
- Zach Braff , Sarah Chalke , Donald Faison , Neil Flynn , Ken Jenkins , John C. McGinley , Judy Reyes
- Main Genre
- Comedy
- Seasons
- 9
- Creator
- Bill Lawrence
- Distributor
- Disney, ABC
- Main Characters
- John Michael "J.D." Dorian, Elliot Reid, Christopher Turk, The Janitor, Bob Kelso, Perry Cox, Carla Espinosa
- Production Company
- Doozer Productions, ABC Studios
- Number of Episodes
- 182
Summary
Scrubs is a comedy/medical drama by creator Bill Lawrence that aired on NBC and ABC. Primarily viewed through the eyes of protagonist J.D. (Zach Braff), the show follows the lives of several medical interns turning residents, nurses, doctors, and surgeons as they work their way up the ladder and take life day-by-day at Sacred Heart Hospital. The show has a comedy/half-traditional sitcom set-up, with daydreams and fantastical daydream sequences of the protagonist occasionally interjecting in the middle of certain moments.
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