Ben Sullivan, Dr. Cox's best friend and brother-in-law, loves his camera and takes pictures everywhere he goes. Brendan Fraser, who plays Ben, has a great interest for photography in real life.
Scrubs (2001) - 15 trivia entries
starring Donald Faison, John C. McGinley, Judy Reyes, Ken Jenkins, Neil Flynn, Sarah Chalke, Zach Braff
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Ben Sullivan, Dr. Cox's best friend and brother-in-law, loves his camera and takes pictures everywhere he goes. Brendan Fraser, who plays Ben, has a great interest for photography in real life.
The picture of the lady in Ted's office is his real-life mother. Submitted by CybermooseMy Sacrificial Clam (series 1)
This episode features a group of doctors played by Ed Begley Jr., Eric Laneuville, William Daniels, and Stephen Furst, all of whom had recurring roles on "St. Elsewhere", another medical show.My Tuscaloosa Heart (series 1)
When JD has the flashback of him walking in on his parents in bed, the voice of his father telling him to get out was provided by the actor who plays Dr Cox. Submitted by robocPilot (series 1)
JD's sitcom fantasy takes place on the set of "My Wife and Kids."All of series 1 (series 1)
The initial concept for the janitor was that he was only in J.D.'s imagination. If you watch the early episodes, the janitor doesn't interact with any of the other characters. The idea was eventually abandoned because the character became too popular.My First Step (series 2)
In My First Step when it is showing J.D. talking to his dad - played by John Ritter - when he was younger, the set they used was the one for 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter, in which Ritter plays the main role.My Big Brother (series 2)
I think it's this episode when Dr Cox refers to one patient as a "G.O.M.E.R." This is an actual medical term which stands for "get outa' my emergency room."My Screw Up (series 3)
This episode pays homage to "The Sixth Sense" in the way that Dr. Cox sees Ben, But no-one else does. The audience doesn't know this but they do drop a clue. Dr. Cox says to Ben, "Are you still doing that camera thing?" to which Ben replies, "Till the day I die." And after J.D. tells Dr. Cox that the patient died, Ben no longer has his camera.My Friend the Doctor (series 3)
The shot of the car driving off the bridge was actually taken from the Tom Cruise film "Vanilla Sky", as mentioned in the director's commentary.
My Brother, Where Art Thou? (series 3)
When we see the inside of Ted's office there is a keyboard but no monitor or computer. Probably to show Ted has no importance in the hospital. Submitted by omegaman3000My Faith in Humanity (series 4)
JD and Turk arrange the schedules so Dr. Turner and Dr. Hooch are working together. Dr. Turner is played by Jim Hanks, brother of Tom Hanks, who starred in "Turner and Hooch". Submitted by Jon SandysMy Unicorn (series 4)
The father needing a kidney and the son trying to sell him his in this episode are played by real life father and son John Bennet Perry and Matthew Perry.
The scene in which Matthew Perry chases JD with a remote control plane is a play on the famous Alfred Hitchcock movie "North by Northwest," in which Cary Grant is chased through a field by a biplane.My Cake (series 4)
In this episode JD learns his father's passed away. JD's dad was played by John Ritter, who died in September 2003. The episode is dedicated "To our friend, John Ritter".You may also like: Friends | The Simpsons | Family Guy | Star Wars | Cloverfield