Scrubs: 10 Worst Characters Who Appeared After Season 1

10. Jake

First Appearance: Season 4 Episode 23 - My Faith In Humanity

Aside from a very, VERY small minority, there weren't many of Elliot's romantic partners that stood out in the series. While the series did toy on occasion with the possibility of Elliot getting together with someone genuinely good for her (#weloveyouKeith!), the earlier arrival of Jake was so bland and mediocre, you can be forgiven for forgetting he was in the show at all.

Jake was one of those rare characters in Scrubs who existed in the real world, and not the comedic reality of Scrubs. From the moment he stepped through the reception doors at Sacred Heart, Jake knew he hadn't walked into a hospital but a bewildering madhouse that occasionally cured ailments.

It's unclear what the writers intended for the character of Jake, as he never provided any growth for Elliot and certainly didn't further any of the show's plots. Lord knows what Elliot saw in Jake's bland sensibilities, and while he could have been a flash in the pan character for one episode, Jake continued a multi-season arc (albeit he crosses over one season in four episodes) and Elliot breaks things off with him early into season five.

Had he stuck around just a little bit, and maybe had more banter with JD like his debut episode, he wouldn't be on this list. Alas, Jake was such a comedy vacuum that whenever he walked on screen, you could feel the comedic atmosphere flush from the screen itself.