Fake Doctors, Real Friends Podcast: 10 Things We Learned From Bill Lawrence In Episode Three

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.