Paul F. Perry

J.D. (Zach Braff), Turk (Donald Faison), and Eliot (Sarah Chalke) quickly become overwhelmed on their first night without the supervision of an attending physician when their newly established authority as residents turns out to be more work than they anticipated, forcing them to rely on Carla (Judy Reyes) and even the janitor (Neil Flynn) for assistance. Meanwhile, Dr. Cox (John C. McGinley) begrudgingly acquiesces to Dr. Kelso's (Ken Jenkins) request that he introduce him at an awards ceremony, fueling Cox's resentment and resulting in a rather unusual presentation.

J.D. (Zach Braff) begins to think Dr. Cox (John C. McGinley) may have feet of clay when his mentor seems unable to deal with his friend Ben's (guest star Brendan Fraser, "The Mummy") potentially fatal illness. Meanwhile, Turk (Donald Faison) is upset at the news that he isn't the best surgical intern on the team, but he's even more frustrated when he finds out who is; Dr. Kelso (Ken Jenkins) asks Elliot (Sarah Chalke) to write a supposedly anonymous evaluation of him -- but the joke's on Carla (Judy Reyes) when she volunteers to ghost-write. Christa Miller ("The Drew Carey Show") play's Cox' ex-wife and Ben's sister.

Dr. Kelso (Ken Jenkins) assigns J.D. (Zach Braff) to work on a patient with Dr.Townshend (Dick Van Dyke, "Diagnosis Murder") -- his longtime friend and colleague -- but things go downhill when Dr. Townshend insists on using his "old school" treatment method which proves to be an alien concept to an inept J.D. While Kelso defends his friend's technique, Dr. Townshend's lack of current medical knowledge forces Kelso to admit his mistake. Meanwhile, Carla (Judy Reyes) tells Turk (Donald Faison) she needs time to consider his proposal because she thinks he is still too immature, prompting Turk to invite his married brother (D.L. Hughley, "The Hughleys") for a visit to show Carla how seriously he is. In addition, Elliot (Sarah Chalke) learns the sex of Jordan's (guest star Christa Miller Lawrence) baby, but Dr. Cox (John C. McGinley) and his ex-wife can't agree if they want to know.

Turk takes J.D. up to surgery, and right from the start J.D. steps all over Turk when trying not to be the geek among the surgeons. Paul hears Elliot say "I love U2" while she was rearranging her CDs and thinks she said "I love you too." Dr. Cox decides to get even with Dr. Kelso by telling everyone he's dead, revealing what people really think of him.

J.D.'s ego gets in the way of the learning process when Elliot continually outperforms him.