My Life in Four Cameras

"My Life in Four Cameras" is the 85th episode of the American sitcom Scrubs. It originally aired on February 15, 2005. Brian Ford Sullivan of thefutoncritic.com listed the episode as one of the top 50 television episodes of 2005. This episode is an homage to the traditional multi-camera sitcom, and, specifically, Cheers (which also aired on NBC). Unlike traditional sitcoms, Scrubs uses a single camera setup, no laugh track, and is not filmed befo... more

"My Life in Four Cameras" is the 85th episode of the American sitcom Scrubs. It originally aired on February 15, 2005. Brian Ford Sullivan of thefutoncritic.com listed the episode as one of the top 50 television episodes of 2005. This episode is an homage to the traditional multi-camera sitcom, and, specifically, Cheers (which also aired on NBC). Unlike traditional sitcoms, Scrubs uses a single camera setup, no laugh track, and is not filmed before a live studio audience. During an extended dream sequence, J.D. imagines what his life would be like if it were a sitcom. This sequence was actually filmed in a multi-camera setup with a laugh track and studio audience; as well as featuring low-cut outfits for the female characters, a less realistic hospital set, brighter lighting, broader humor, a fairly contrived plot, and a guest star named Kenny (Clay Aiken). In addition, a featured patient in the episode is fictional Cheers writer Charles James, a combination of Cheers' three creators... less