Coworkers In The Show Scrubs

Think about your coworkers. Who is the first one to come to mind? Is it the kind person who always covers your shift when you’re sick, or the irritating one who never does their job? Whether positive or negative, you likely have a much stronger relationship with or opinion about that person than you would if you didn’t work with them. The same is true for many coworkers, even in sitcoms. Through its depiction of the interactions between very different people, Scrubs shows that working together leads to complications but also strength in relationships. In the show Scrubs, all of the characters work together at Sacred Heart hospital. There is a defined hierarchy between all of the employees. Each of the characters is aware of their role. Dr.
Kelso chooses Turk instead to go on a trip with him. Another surgeon tells Turk that Dr. Kelso only made that decision because he is sexist, so Turk confronts him. Dr. Kelso says, “I chose you over that nice young lady because we're going to be moving around a lot, and I can't be pulling over every two minutes for pee-pee stops and those nylons that come in plastic eggs! … Is it sexist to hold the door for a woman? Is it sexist to keep the pretty nurses and unload a few uggos? The rules have changed so much, I just can't keep up” (Scrubs). Turk feels guilty, so he attempts to give the trip to Bonnie, but she is too proud to accept it. By the end of the episode, they are still enemies but Turk feels better because neither of them end up taking the trip.
Overall, Scrubs uses not only the dialogue and plot to tell its story, but also characterization and costumes. The women in the show are usually more emotional and anxious, while the men tend to be less intelligent and more obsessed with the opposite sex. The men just wear simple outfits, but most of the women wear colorful scrubs and makeup. Those choices by the director emphasize the gender divide and the stereotypes that influence the character’s opinions of each