Fake Doctors, Real Friends: 10 Things We Learned About Scrubs From Episode One
2. There Was Almost A Story Based Around Medical Marijuana
In what has been teased as a recurring segment on the podcast, Zach and Donald took the time to answer a couple of fan questions. One of these asked if there were any storylines that were considered for the show, but never included in the final cut of an episode.
Being based around doctors working in a hospital and the medical field in general, Bill Lawrence wanted to utilise some real world events at one stage. Just as medical marijuana was being legalised throughout the USA, the creator of the show decided to add some topical humour, and wrote a story based around the same thing.
They even got as far as shooting some of the scenes before the network stepped in and asked them to put a stop to it immediately. While it would have been interesting to see how the show handled such an issue, it doesn't seem like the usual storyline that Scrubs could have made a bunch of goofy jokes with.