Scrubs season 2

The second season of the American comedy television series Scrubs premiered on NBC on September 26, 2002, and concluded on April 17, 2003, and consists of 22 episodes. For the second season Neil Flynn was made a series regular. Colin Hay guest starred for the first time. It is also the first time an episode gives the narration to another regular, in "His Story".

The show used a longer opening credits sequence for episodes 1 and 2, moving through the ward rather than just two beds, including a shot of Flynn as The Janitor, showing the names of the series regulars and ending with the chest X-ray showing the heart on the left side of the chest. However, the credits reverted to the original version in episode 3.

The second season focuses on Dr. John Dorian's second year practicing medicine at Sacred Heart, where he is now a resident. In the season opener, everyone is still in shock from the secrets Jordan just revealed ("My Last Day"). As the season develops, J.D.'s older brother Dan (Tom Cavanagh) comes to visit, money issues affect J.D., Elliot, and Turk, Turk proposes to Carla, and Elliot finds a new boyfriend, a nurse named Paul Flowers (Rick Schroder). Dr. Cox resumes a sexual relationship with his ex-wife Jordan, with quite unexpected results.

Main cast

 * Zach Braff as Dr. John "J.D." Dorian
 * Sarah Chalke as Dr. Elliot Reid
 * Donald Faison as Dr. Chris Turk
 * Neil Flynn as The Janitor
 * Ken Jenkins as Dr. Bob Kelso
 * John C. McGinley as Dr. Perry Cox
 * Judy Reyes as Nurse Carla Espinosa

Recurring roles

 * Aloma Wright as Nurse Laverne Roberts
 * Robert Maschio as Dr. Todd Quinlan
 * Sam Lloyd as Ted Buckland
 * Christa Miller as Jordan Sullivan
 * Johnny Kastl as Dr. Doug Murphy
 * Charles Chun as Dr. Phillip Wen

Guest stars

 * Rick Schroder as Paul Flowers
 * Amy Smart as Jamie Moyer
 * Heather Locklear as Julie Keaton
 * Masi Oka as Franklyn (MT)
 * Tom Cavanagh as Dan Dorian
 * D. L. Hughley as Kevin Turk
 * Richard Kind as Harvey Corman
 * Michael McDonald as Mike Davis
 * Jay Mohr as Dr. Peter Fisher
 * John Ritter as Sam Dorian
 * Ryan Reynolds as Spence
 * Alan Ruck as Mr. Bragin
 * Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Doug Townshend
 * The Blanks as the Worthless Peons

Production
Tim Hobert was added as a consulting producer. Angela Nissel was hired as a staff writer for this season. April Pesa, the script coordinator, was given the chance to write an episode. Bonnie Sikotwiz (credited as Bonnine Schneider) & Hadley Davis, who Lawrence knew through Spin City, came into write an episode this season.

Writing staff

 * Bill Lawrence – executive producer/head writer
 * Eric Weinberg – co-executive producer
 * Matt Tarses – co-executive producer
 * Tim Hobert – consulting producer (episodes 1–13) / co-executive producer (episodes 14–22)
 * Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan – producers
 * Gabrielle Allan – producer
 * Mike Schwartz – executive story editor
 * Debra Fordham – story editor
 * Mark Stegemann – story editor
 * Janae Bakken – story editor
 * Angela Nissel – staff writer

Production staff

 * Bill Lawrence – executive producer/showrunner
 * Randall Winston – producer
 * Liz Newman – co-producer
 * Danny Rose – associate producer

Directors
Includes directors who directed 2 or more episodes, or directors who are part of the cast and crew
 * Michael Spiller (4 episodes)
 * Marc Buckland (3 episodes)
 * Adam Bernstein (2 episodes)
 * Lawrence Trilling (2 episodes)
 * Chris Koch (2 episodes)
 * Ken Whittingham (2 episodes)
 * Will Mackenzie (2 episodes)
 * Bill Lawrence (1 episode)