Grey’s Anatomy Referenced on Scrubs

These Scrubs Love Grey's AnatomyEveryone loves Grey’s Anatomy these days. Even other fictional, TV doctors.

On last night’s episode of Scrubs, the offbeat NBC comedy now in its fifth season, doctors John “J.D.” Dorian (Zach Braff) and Elliot Reid (Sarah Chalke) admit to being big fans. When J.D. asks Elliot, his ex-girlfriend and current roommate, if she would like to join him in his pursuit of hooking up with interns — an idea that would make certain neurosurgeons at Seattle Grace proud — she replies that she would rather just go home and watch Grey’s Anatomy.

J.D.’s whimsical reply: “Ah, yes, I do love that show. It’s like they just watch our lives and then put it on television…”

While the pure emotion of Grey’s Anatomy is about as far removed from the hilarity and zaniness of Scrubs as two medical shows can be, it’s nice to see the latter’s appreciation.


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  4. Comment by cassandra @ December 25, 2006, 12:16 pm

    i vind that dr.dereck shepperd to cute is ,he is just the best i have now the first ,the second(part 1,2)just because of him

  5. Comment by Martin @ January 17, 2007, 11:33 pm

    This is the stupidist story ever. I am a huge Scrubs fan, and therefore do not watch Grey’s Anatomy. The whole point of this line was to accuse Grey’s Anatomy of copying the Scrubs show, because both of these have incredibly similar storylines with incredibly similar characters, while Scrubs started this first. If you watch the scene, both J.D. and Elliot look into the camera, as if to show they shouldn’t be taken seriously.

  6. Comment by JD @ January 19, 2007, 9:58 am

    yep. haha they totally made FUN of grey’s anatomy. about how far removed THAT is. =) real hospitals are more like scrubs than gray’s (coming from people who WORK in hospitals) the medical side at least. eat it gray’s fans.

  7. Comment by fdsa @ January 19, 2007, 9:58 am

    they make fun of house too :-D

  8. Comment by Kimg @ July 20, 2007, 7:45 pm

    The people behind Scrubs did not praise Grey’s Anatomy. They mocked it. Rightfully. Most because GA just sucks so bad it is a wonder it has any viewer at all.

  9. Comment by i_luv_derek (and mer/der) @ November 26, 2007, 6:26 pm

    ok, first off, if you think Grey’s Anatomy (and yes it is with an e, not an a, duh) then why are you on their website! Not to mention that GA has way more viewers and higher ratings that Scrubs has had or ever will. If you hate Grey’s soooo bad, then back off our show! I mean, don’t come to the site, don’t read about it, and don’t watch things about it or even watch it! If you hate it so much, then leave it alone and you don’t have to deal with it! Oh, and go back to grammar school cause most of you don’t have proper English.

  10. Comment by Lord Voldemort @ January 10, 2008, 5:50 pm

    Yeah baby scrubs is the best

  11. Comment by iloveEllenPompeo @ January 10, 2008, 6:01 pm

    hey voldy omg Grey’s is soo much better than scrubs!!!!!!!!! Go Grey’s!!!!!!!!!

  12. Comment by i_luv_derek (and mer/der) @ January 20, 2008, 8:44 pm

    YES!!! Grey’s is much better than Scrubs! And you can’t even compare the two because Scrub’s is a comedy and Grey’s is a DRAMA/COMEDY/MEDICAL show!!!!!

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