Fake Doctors, Real Friends Podcast: 10 Things We Learned From Bill Lawrence In Episode Three
The Scrubs creator has some incredible insights into the making of the show.
After just a couple of episodes, Zach Braff and Donald Faison's podcast looking back at old episodes of Scrubs has become incredibly popular. The show allows fans an insight into the things you wouldn't normally hear about, like the casting process, behind the scenes of certain shots, and general fun little trivia pieces.
Episode three of the podcast focused on episode three of the show, My Best Friend's Mistake, but conversation covered all kinds of stories and time frames thanks to their special guest, Bill Lawrence.
Naturally, the creator of the show has far more stories to tell than just that of one episode, and Zach and Donald would have been crazy to get him on the show and not explore his thoughts and experiences further. From who inspired some of the show's best characters, to casting, and themes that ran through the entirety of the show, Bill Lawrence was able to tell us so much about the show that we didn't already know.
This was easily the best episode of the podcast so far, and here's hoping the real friends can get Bill back for more as soon as possible.
10. The Real J.D And Elliott
When Bill Lawrence first came up with the idea for Scrubs, it was real life inspiration that came from his best friend, Jon Doris. This of course, is the real life J.D that inspired Jon Dorian in the first place, a true doctor who worked on the show as a medical adviser.
Since the show was going to be so wacky and comedic, Bill wanted to make sure the medical side of the show was as accurate at possible. Jon Doris helped to make Scrubs the most realistic medical show on TV, and he even went on to marry the woman who inspired Dr. Elliott Reid.
A lot of the story lines in the show came from Jon's real life experiences, and he had no problem letting Bill use them, as long as he didn't take any resentment or callousness that often came with them. He wanted the show to portray that all of the doctors in the hospital were on the same team, and that it was the broken system that was the bad guy.
Dr. Kelso often personified the system, and was forced to make some tough decisions, but even he was able to bend the rules from time to time.