Scrubs season 7

The seventh season of the American comedy television series Scrubs premiered on NBC on October 25, 2007 and concluded on May 8, 2008 and consists of 11 episodes. This was the final season to air on NBC before it was picked up by ABC.

Season 7 was confirmed to have a reduced number of 18 episodes and was likely to be the final season. Due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, only 11 episodes were finished and six aired before the strike. During the strike, it was unknown if production on the final episodes would resume or that a possible series finale would air due to the actors' contracts expiring if the strike were to last a long time. After the strike was over, the final five episodes aired starting April 10, 2008. Episode 12, titled "My Commitment" was partially completed before the strike, but was never completed or aired. Some material shot for "My Commitment" was later used in the season 8 episode, "My Nah Nah Nah".

Season 7 continues to focus on the fact that J.D. has to grow up. He also has to deal with his newborn son, Sam. Both Elliot and J.D. deal with the fact that they may be with the wrong person (Keith and Kim). Turk tries to grow closer with Carla. Dr. Cox gets a temporary promotion. Dr. Kelso has to deal with the fact that the hospital has a mandatory retirement policy. Also, the Janitor starts dating Lady, who works at the hospital.

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

 * Sam Lloyd as Ted Buckland
 * Robert Maschio as Dr. Todd Quinlan
 * Christa Miller as Jordan Sullivan
 * Johnny Kastl as Dr. Doug Murphy
 * Travis Schuldt as Keith Dudemeister
 * Aloma Wright as Nurse Shirley

Guest stars

 * Elizabeth Banks as Dr. Kim Briggs
 * Kit Pongetti as Ladinia "Lady" Williams
 * Tom Cavanagh as Dan Dorian
 * Michael McDonald as Mr. Cropper
 * Mindy Sterling as Mrs. Cropper
 * The Blanks as the Worthless Peons

Writing staff

 * Bill Lawrence – executive producer/head writer
 * Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan – executive producers/assistant head writers
 * Bill Callahan – executive producer/assistant head writer (episodes 1–6)
 * Mike Schwartz – co-executive producer
 * Debra Fordham – co-executive producer
 * Mark Stegemann – co-executive producer
 * Janae Bakken – co-executive producer
 * Angela Nissel – supervising producer
 * Kevin Biegel – executive story editor
 * Aseem Batra – executive story editor
 * Clarence Livingston – executive story editor
 * Dave Tennant – story editor
 * Andy Schwartz – story editor

Production staff

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

Directors
Includes directors who directed 2 or more episodes, or directors who are part of the cast and crew
 * Bill Lawrence (2 episodes)
 * Zach Braff (2 episodes)
 * Michael McDonald (1 episode)
 * Rick Blue (editor) (1 episode)