Fun Fact: The janitor that JD says goodnight to is played by the Executive Producer of the show, Bill Lawrence. So in a way it was like he was saying goodnight to his own show.
I cried, literally cried my first day of college. I hated it, I was in a new state, a new region, I was in complete culture shock. I was ready to quit. After I composed myself in the bathroom, my dorm mate said, "Hey man, the new episode of scrubs is on tonight, a bunch of us are going to watch it on the 75 inch in the Rec-center, You wanna come with?" This show saved me. I met so many people there who felt the same way as me. Some even had the previous seasons on DVD. I binged them on my portable dvd player lol. I am a high school teacher now, with a wife and daughter. We registered her for pre-school yesterday, and my dorm mate was my best man at our wedding. Thank you Scrubs.
Lord Hawkeye It's ironic that you are spouting that you have a right to an opinion when you have been diminishing mine the entire time. Fucking hypocrite. Get over yourself jack. and .. yes I can say "How I Met Your Mother writers: This is how you end a beloved sitcom." and I will continue to do so. What are you going to do about it? Huh? Nothing that's what.
I remember getting home from the hospital at 11am on the night my Father passed away from Vascular Dementia and complications primarily being Pneumonia...he had a moment of clarity at the end and said “I love you Son” ...I got home and was exhausted mentally and physically...just could not process what had happened...I turned on TV always liked Scrubs, and this episode was playing...at the end I broke down in tears and let the emotions come...it may only be TV but sometimes it can touch your soul...thanks and RIP Dad and Sam Loyd
I’m so sorry for your loss, the song and Montage combination all ways makes me think of loved ones that I’ll never see again and the things I wouldn’t be able to do and it often brings a tear to my eyes
My dad passed the same way 2years ago... I miss him everyday and carry on his work ethic. The last moment of clarity I had with him... was in the emergency room, he asked me if I had gone to work that day. My dad worked in the same factory on his feet for 41 years and I can count on one hand how many days he missed. Since his passing I haven’t missed a single day of work.
@@jledesma1175 That's lovely. But don't put yourself in a bad situation. You're allowed to take time for yourself. Your dad cared about you. Now it's your turn to care about you.
My grandad was the same when he was dying of a heart aneurysm - when my mum took me to see him in hospital for the last time, she warned me that he wouldn't be who I remembered, but he was, just for that brief time I was with him. He passed away about a day or so after that.
I read somewhere that they didn’t show the video to Zach until they were actually shooting this scene, so what we’re seeing are Zach’s genuine reactions to watching it for the first time. I can believe it.
@@nikolaslackner6365 well acting in a scene is different to seeing the final product and also hearing the music probably brought out some genuine reactions.
@@CommanderSuberox yeah, all the scenes are filmed separately and there's breaks/pauses in filming too. They don't film the scenes one after another in the order that they appear. There's a good chance this was Zach's first time seeing the edited montage with the music, and that's why I believe the emotion he shows in the scene is genuine. He played this character for a long time and after 8 years I'm sure he was very emotionally attached and invested in JD. JD wasn't just another role to him at this point, it was his role, he owned it, and JD had become a big part of who he was as an actor. Also remember that they thought this was the ending, that's why it was titled 'My Finale' they didn't know that there was going to be a season 9. This was Zach Braff saying good bye to Scrubs.
Always loved the ambulance coming in while JD is leaving. The hospital still runs, whether it’s his last day there or not. I miss the feelings this show made me feel.
I love the fact that throughout the series, JD's fantasies all end with a white flash, showing that it is a daydream and nothing more, but with this last daydream, there was no flash, signifying that it isn't just a fantasy that it is actually what their future holds
@@atomictoothpaste3316 wow... 14 years.... 14 years I've watched this show on repeat and this is the first time I was given this little detail. You just made this ending so much better
Not to mention season 9 I'm pretty sure JD and Elliot are married and she is about to give birth, so really that only leaves their kids getting married as maybe fantasy
They really got this finale right. One of the best, fan service aside. The montage, the goodbye to past colleagues/patients/loves always gets me. Scrubs was really something special.
Can we also give a shout out to the incredible music that Scrubs always had. I was always partial to Colin Hay and the acoustic version of Overkill but Peter Gabriel really nails it in his cover of The Book of Love here. No more fitting music exists for this scene.
Zach Braff and Christa Miller had a major hand in picking the music for the entire series. Christa continues to do so for Bill Lawerence’s new show “Shrinking”
The thing I admire about this ending was how it managed to balance the sadness of moving on with the hopefulness that JD feels about the future, all while wrapping up multiple story lines for the viewer very cleanly. The Bill Lawrence cameo didn't hurt either.
What a perfect ending. The real journey of Scrubs was JD's path from an anxious dork to a respected doctor. Season 1 JD was a nervous wreck that didn't know how to survive and never would've made it without his friends. By Season 8 he's a respected doctor, a beloved friend, in a committed relationship, and widely regarded as one of the greatest doctors any of his colleagues have ever known. That incredible journey was just so amazing to watch and capped off beautifully with this final montage, letting us all know that as good as we've had it, the best was yet to come. And nobody mention Season 9.
I think the reason season 9 didn't work was simply cause when JD left a couple episodes in he took the entire fan base with him, with that said.. the music, the montage, the moment was just perfect, one of the best endings to a series ever made.
Season 9 was never meant to be another season of Scrubs, it was supposed to be a spinoff but NBC wanted the name "Scrubs" attached to it, so it became the 9th season
@@MisterElwood And every episode of Scrubs from seasons 1-8 started with the phrase "My" and every episode of Scrubs from season 9 started with the phrase "Our"
Goodbye JD, Turk, Elliot, Carla, Dr. Cox, Dr. Kelso, Ted, Janitor, Jordan, Jack, Izzy, Jennifer Dylon, Sam and to all of Sacred Heart, Thanks for Eight Years.
As a rule of film and tv production, actors are never supposed to look directly into the camera, unless it’s something like a commercial or smth. The choice to have JD look directly into it in the final moments of the fantasy is bold, emotional, and very Scrubs-like.
This show taught me life lessons like nothing else did and the ending was so well thought out and constructed. I agree with an earlier comment, there is no season 9 to me. Goosebumps everytime!
because noone seems to understand that season 9 is a damn spin off - and not the same show. if you look at it like that it's not that bad. actually it is pretty funny imo
I'm one of the few who actually loved the way HIMYM ended. The whole show had been about how much he loved Robin, and the mother played such a little part in the show. A week before the finale I told a friend of mine that I was convinced he'd end up with Robin, and that it would be a perfect way to end the show. I knew they'd kill her off or have Ted divorce her. Awesome ending. Scrubs did it better though.
Rune Ytterland HIMYM's ending is bad. Not because of the message behind it, because of the way it was done. The ending is completely rushed, it took around 20episodes from the last season to build up how Ted is getting past Robin then suddenly in only one episode we see : Robin & Barney break up, the mother dying, Barney finally getting his shit together and finally Ted getting back with Robin. It was very poorly constructed, everything is happening way too fast for the viewers, it seems completely unreal. Maybe they were going for the "WOW" factor but unfortunately it didn't work as good as they thought.
Rune Ytterland I predicted that too. doesnt make it a good ending though. Thats the problem when you reveal the ending in the first episode. theres no suspense as to whether ted will get married or not. the last 2 seasons were virtually unwatchable
Treat yourself to it...been years since it came out and I've never seen a show that was so funny and so emotional...takes a few series to find it's feet but damn it had heart
Grew up with this show. And now, as I graduate from college in 4 days, I can't help thinking of this finale. THe odds were stacked against me. I had very little money, no support from friends and family, and more. And after 5 long years, the day after I turn 22, I will be graduating with not too much debt, and surrounded by the greatest group of friends I've ever met. We're social work majors. Our senior year is one long internship with a few classes, and these past 2 years, WE have been each others family. Many of us are all about to seperate, and the chances of my entire group being together again in this life is very slim. So, I'm enjoying these last few days together. I honestly think this Finale is what made me start to not take people and experiences for granted. Thanks, Scrubs.
@@Tkieron Just saw this. Thank you! Ironically, I work in a hospital now. I started right before covid hit and the things I've seen in the last almost 2 years could fill a book. It's been crazy, and pretty hard, but also good.
Oh man.. this is so beautiful. I have goose bumps everywhere.. even after all this time. In my opinion, it's the best ending in tv-show history. There is no season 9 for me.
There are so many episodes of scrubs that will bring anyone to tears. Thats why I love that show so much and that the fact I work in a hospital and deal with with all the ups and downs of medicine.
What a fantastic ending... And to think, the lasts words said are an exchange of goodbyes. But who's the janitor? The director. What a way to send off your own creation
Dome_Nik Not the Director... well he might have done this episode, but that was Bill Lawrence. He was primarily the show's Executive Producer, which is TV lingo for the creator, the head writer, the big cheese. Without him there would be no scrubs. Cox is wrong, in their world, there is a God, and that's Bill Lawrence.
I think, for me, one of the things that was best about Scrubs was the music. The musical director(s) of the show did such a fantastic job of finding the right music for each episode.
I've just left school, about to go to University so I've been feeling pretty sad about leaving my present for the unknown. Have watched this at least 10 times and it always makes me feel better; just like JD who can tell me my future won't be just like how I fantasise it
Should never have been a season 9. In my eyes there was no season 9, still haven't watched it to this day. This ending left it open that you would wonder if his dreams came to reality, that his future was just as blind to the viewer that it is to him.
Gavinprior1 Actually, season 9 should have been a spin-off that Bill Lawrence wanted to create, called "Scrubs Med", but ABC refused so Bill added it to the original Scrubs even if it's not the same at all ;)
+Gavinprior1 I didn't think 9 was too bad, but it wasn't scrubs without JD obviously. They should waited 2-4 years, and then call it a spin-off instead of a sequel. Then it may have done better imho.
Yea, a different title would've helped it out a lot, but people were asking if there would be more episodes/another season and they came through at least.
I never realized until now the irony of JD saying "Who's to say what my future will be like?" when the person who will actually decide what his future is like is standing right next to him
Scrubs has been off the air for aa while now. Yet, when I watch this, I still cry. It was a remarkable show, with remarkable writers and actors. Thanks for the rich and everlasting memories.
The part that always hits me the most about this scene is when you see J.D. walking to his car with the instrumental of Superman playing, knowing it's the last time he's leaving that building.
Love the way Zach and Bill part ways with one another after saying good night...why is that the scene that got me chocked up more than anything. Such a perfect ending
Sitting here at the end of the decade, December 2019 in a room full of onions. What a tumultuous 10 years it's been, be well and good fortune JD - and to all of us as well.
among all the sitcoms that i have been watching all this time. this is the first sitcom ever that has made me cry and i do not mind watching it over and over again. =]
"Who's to say this isn't what happens, who can tell me my fantasies can't come true just this once" JD then turns to face the man that actually can tell him that. Bill Lawrence, creator of the show, playing the janitor taking down the sign.
That final shot is just perfect; the executive producer saying goodnight to Zach, the instrumental version of Superman, Zach driving off and the ambulance approaching thus emphasising that life (at Sacred Heart) goes on. 10/10
Fuuuuck man. I don't get emotional easily, but the ending of this show made me tear up hard. As far as I'm concerned, this is the most perfect ending to a show (comedy at least) ever conceived.
I've watched this episode 7 times today because I don't want it to end, this was one of the best episodes of Scrubs ever, and one of the greatest finales ever written, everything was answered, a possible future was shown, there were flashbacks and still stayed true to what Scrubs is about. The story of Dr John Dorian. Having him be the only one on the set at the end shows how everything revolved around him, and it won't be the same without him. So long, John Dorian.
This ending is so perfect. I like to think that what he sees is really what happens in his future. I'm so glad I never saw the 9th season. I've heard it sucks.
He (Bill Lawrence) didn't sell out. He's doing it so that the crew he worked with for 9 years won't go out of work in a recession. Get your facts straight man! Bill Lawrence is a hero.
I tell people all the time... This is the best finale of any tv show ever in the history of the world!!!!! This tv show was clearly their baby and they gave it the best start in life that they possibly could! Thank you to them, the people who dedicated a decade of their lives to making one of the most wonderful TV shows ever, x
i dont cry, ever, but every time i see this episode a tear comes to my eye and im not ashamed to admit it. this is hands down the best show and best finale ever. this song was the perfect way to go.
its 2014 and this ending still gets to me, i miss this show a lot, despite that season 9 stuff i wouldnt complain if they continued it from there. I just want some more scrubs in my life again
God, would I love them to continue it. But take Season 9 away from the main show and make it the Scrubs: Med School spinoff it was meant to be. Unfortunately it's been so long now I don't think the whole cast would be on board anymore. And Bill Lawrence has moved on from it, now working on Cougar Town. TED MADE A CAMEO IN THAT BTW :D Though it was depressing ...
I don't know, a follow-up miniseries that dealt with JD's new life, Turk dealing with JD not being at Sacred Heart anymore, and Cox settling into being Chief of Medicine could have been interesting. As long as they didn't introduce a bunch of 20 something who weren't funny.
Imagine if How I Met Your Mother did something like this. Except the montage of future events wouldn't be the shit future everyone had according to the actual finale.
I feel like what HIMYM would do is show a montage like this of all happy cheery stuff, and then take it away as they hit us with the cold hard "reality" of the situation with the ending that we got.
