{{Infobox Television episode | Title = My Occurrence

| Series = Scrubs

| Season = 1

| Episode = 22

| Guests= [[Brendan Fraser]] (Ben Sullivan) <br /> [[Nicole Sullivan]] (Jill Tracy) <br /> [[Steven Hack]] (Dr. Fred Bobb) <br /> [[Mary McDonald]] (Admit nurse) <br /> [[Kimberley S. Newberry]] (Dr. Allan) [[Masi Oka]] (Frank)

| Airdate = [[May 7]], [[2002]]

| Production = S122

| Writer = [[Bill Lawrence (producer)|Bill Lawrence]]

| Director = [[Lawrence Trilling]]

| Image = [[Image:My Occurrence.jpg|250px]]

| Caption = [[Brendan Fraser]] playing the part of Ben, along with Dr. Cox, shows J.D. his accident.

| Episode list =[[List of Scrubs episodes]]

| Prev = [[My Sacrificial Clam]]

| Next = [[My Hero (Scrubs)|My Hero]]

}}

"'''My Occurrence'''" is the 22nd episode of the American [[sitcom]] ''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]''. It originally aired as Episode 22 of Season 1 on [[May 7]], [[2002]].

==Plot==

Jordan's brother Ben ([[Brendan Fraser]]) comes into the hospital after piercing his hand with a nail-gun; however Dr. Cox and J.D. later become worried when his hand won't stop bleeding. A blood test shows that Ben has [[leukemia]]. However, a series of paperwork bungles nearly has Turk operate on the wrong patient, and incorrectly leads Elliot inform another patient that she's pregnant. J.D. therefore decides to wait before Ben his positive blood test result, and asks the lab to check the result.

They do so, and, over a montage accompanied by "Hold on Hope" by [[Guided by Voices]], they discover that Ben is fine. In a stylistic sequence, the staff all gather to watch Ben leave. However, Ben points out that "none of this is real". The style returns to realism; J.D. is still in the doorway, holding the original diagnosis, and is forced to tell Ben that he has leukemia.

The title of the episode is a reference to [[An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge]], a short story in which a man about to be executed makes an exciting escape, only afterward it becomes apparent that he has imagined it, and has in fact been hanged.

Throughout the episode there are several hints that suggest J.D. is imagining events, chiefly that, through the episode Ben's right hand has been injured, until the point where J.D. goes into his fantasy. After this, Ben's hand is fine everytime he is seen, for example, after J.D goes to see the hematopathologist, the scene cuts to Ben taking a picture of a security guard. When he goes to talk to J.D, his gauze is off and there is no sign of an accident with a nailgun. Also at the end when J.D is daydreaming about Ben being alright, Ben waves goodbye with his right hand, with no visible injury.

==Featured music==

* "Daydreams and Lies" by [[Keren DeBerg]]

* "Hold On Hope" by [[Guided by Voices]]

==See also==

*"[[My Hero (Scrubs)|My Hero]]" - the conclusion to this episode.

*"[[My Screw Up]]" - a third season episode in which Ben returns to [[Sacred Heart Hospital|Sacred Heart]].

== External links ==

* {{imdb episode|id=0696613|title=My Occurrence}}

* {{Tv.com episode|id=133530|title=My Occurrence}}

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