"My Extra Mile" is the 108th episode of the American situation comedy Scrubs. It originally aired as Episode 15 of Season 5 on March 21, 2006.

Plot

While Keith is trying to play with a Jew's harp that Elliot just gave him as a present, J.D. uses him as girl bait. J.D. encourages his colleagues to go the extra mile with their patients. This infuriates Dr. Cox, who believes that doctors’ only responsibility to their patients is to cure them. He may be right, as "going the extra mile" forces J.D. to confront the possibility of shaving his head to show solidarity with a patient undergoing chemotherapy, a move that would lose J.D. his new, hair-loving girlfriend (Maria Menounos). Meanwhile, a doctor suggests that Turk and Carla's inability to conceive may be stress-related. Turk is definitely under stress; worrying about his job security after learning that he is only the fourth most skilled surgical resident. However, Dr. Wen assures Turk that his willingness to go the extra mile with patients has made him a shoo-in for the job. J.D. does shave his head, and J.D.'s extra mile theory even rubs off on Dr. Cox.

Trivia

• Though "The Todd"'s nickname does not appear on the list (he is listed as Todd Quinlan) of Surgical Residents Rankings, the person below him is identified as Bill "Figsack" Figarella, a surgical resident mentioned in previous seasons.
• Bonnie, a surgical resident portrayed by Leela Lee but not seen since My Big Mouth, is also listed on the surgical rankings, and her last name is given as "Chang".
• The list ranking the best surgeons includes only four characters. The rest is crew of the show. #5 Ken Whittingham is the director of the episode. #6 John Ornelas is the assistant property master. #7 Mark Stegemann is a producer, but also writer of the episode. #8 John Inwood is a recurring director and cinematographer for the series. #9 Elizabeth Newman is a producer. #10 Franklyn Guttbutter is supposed to be Franklyn Gottbetter, an assistant director.
• The song "Someone" by Tammany Hall NYC which is played at the end of this episode was also used in the episode "My Friend the Doctor". Both episodes were directed by Ken Whittingham.

Cultural references

• The Janitor's story about finding a head and putting it in his locker might be a reference to a subplot storyline in Lars von Trier's The Kingdom, or it's Stephen King adaptation, Kingdom Hospital.

Featured music

• "Episodes" by PELA
• "Someone" by Tammany Hall NYC

External links

• "My Extra Mile" at IMDb
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