Scrubs | |
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Genre |
Sitcom Comedy-drama |
Created by | Bill Lawrence |
Starring |
Zach Braff Sarah Chalke Donald Faison Neil Flynn Ken Jenkins John C. McGinley Judy Reyes Eliza Coupe Kerry Bishé Michael Mosley Dave Franco |
Narrated by | Zach Braff Kerry Bishé |
Theme music composer | Chad Fischer Chris Link Tim Bright |
Opening theme | "Superman" performed by Lazlo Bane (Seasons 1–8) "Superman" by WAZ (Season 9) |
Composer(s) | Jan Stevens |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 9 |
No. of episodes | 182 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) |
Bill Lawrence Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan (2006–09) Tim Hobert (2006) Tad Quill (2006) Bill Callahan (2007–09) Zach Braff (2009–10) Josh Bycel (2009–10) Jonathan Groff (2009) |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 20–23 minutes |
Production company(s) |
Doozer Touchstone Television (2001–07) ABC Studios (2007–10) |
Distributor | Disney–ABC Domestic Television |
Release | |
Original network |
NBC (2001–08) ABC (2009–10) |
Picture format |
SDTV 480i (2001–08) HDTV 720p (2009–10) |
Audio format | Stereo (2001–07) Dolby Digital 5.1 (2007–10) |
Original release | October 2, 2001 | – March 17, 2010
Chronology | |
Related shows | Scrubs: Interns |
Website |
Scrubs (stylized as [scrubs]) is an American medical comedy-drama television series created by Bill Lawrence that aired from October 2, 2001, to March 17, 2010, on NBC and later ABC. The series follows the lives of employees at the fictional Sacred Heart teaching hospital. The title is a play on surgical scrubs and a term for a low-ranking person because at the beginning of the series, most of the main characters are medical interns.
The series is fast-paced, with slapstick and surreal vignettes presented mostly as the daydreams of the central character, Dr. John "J.D." Dorian, who is played by Zach Braff. The main cast for all but its last season consisted of Braff, Sarah Chalke, Donald Faison, Neil Flynn, Ken Jenkins, John C. McGinley, and Judy Reyes. The series featured multiple guest appearances by film actors, such as Brendan Fraser, Heather Graham, and Colin Farrell.
Although season 8's "My Finale" was conceived and filmed as a series finale, the show was eventually rebooted for a ninth season, with the setting moved to a medical school, and new cast members introduced. Of the original cast, only Braff, Faison, and McGinley remained regular cast members, while the others, with the exception of Reyes, made guest appearances; Kerry Bishé, Eliza Coupe, Dave Franco, and Michael Mosley became series regulars, with Bishé becoming the show's new narrator.