J.D. wrestles with his feelings for Elliot and can’t handle being “just friends” especially when Elliot needs a friend the most. Meanwhile, Dr. Cox and Carla realize they are not as close as they used to be when they fail to read each other’s signals while treating a hypochondriac patient.

J.D. and Elliot continue to seek relief from their problems by sleeping together, but when things start to get a little out of control, Elliot proposes that they become “sex buddies,” which seems at first to be the perfect solution. Elliot thinks she has a handle on things, but when Turk is forced to take [...]

Elliot continues her search for a place to live, JD asks the gift-shop girl out on a date, and Carla has romance problems with Turk. Meanwhile, Dr Cox lets newly pregnant Jordan move into his apartment.

JD is riding high after correcting a misdiagnosis by Dr. Cox, but is jerked back to reality when he is unable to explain the death of his next patient. Meanwhile Elliot is struggling personally and professionally as she is forced to relinquish all of the luxuries that her father had been financing — including her [...]

Dr. Cox’s relationship with pharmaceutical rep Julie Keaton is off to a good start when they wake up together, but when Jordan shows up with a surprise, Cox if forced to choose between the new woman in his life and the ex-wife he can’t get out of his life. Elsewhere, J.D. and Turk take advantage [...]

Dr. Cox’s efforts to take a stand against the evil drug companies are thwarted by the seductive charm of pharmaceutical sales rep Julie Keaton. She takes advantage of the fact that Dr. Kelso has assigned Dr. Cox to coordinate a dinner reception sponsored by the drug company to pursue Dr. Cox in other arenas. Elliot [...]

J.D. gets a surprise visit from his ne’er-do-well brother Dan, and becomes jealous when he and Elliot hit it off. Meanwhile, Turk feels guilty after betting Dr. Cox $20 that surgery would save a patient’s life.

J.D. gets a reality-check when the white lab coat that he is allowed to wear as a resident does not bring the new level of respect he thought it would, and Elliot earns a reputation after her first one-night stand with another doctor. Meanwhile, Turk tries to fit-in with the surgical “boys club” and finds [...]

J.D. convinces Carla to open up to him about her insecurities and her feelings toward Turk only to betray her confidence by sharing that information with Turk. Turk is thrilled when Dr. Kelso selects him over his toughest competition, Bonnie, to represent Sacred Heart on a trip for the “Doctors Without Borders” program, however when [...]

When Dr. Kelso challenges the residents by offering a trip to a medical conference in Reno as a reward to the individual that presents the most interesting cast study, J.D. refuses to play along, earning him the respect of Dr. Cox. However, when Elliot confronts him about the competition, he realizes that it was in [...]