Just finished watching one of my favorite episodes of Scrubs, called My Philosophy, from Season 2. The episode's finale features a Broadway-like rendition of Colin Hay's Waiting for My Real Life to Begin, performed in perfect harmony by the cast and guest star Jill Tracy. Her character is in need of a replacement heart valve, and earlier in the episode, when J.D. asks her what she thinks death is like, she replies that she hopes it's like a big Broadway play, where "you go out with a real flourish." The finale takes place in one of J.D.'s imagination sequences, where Tracy's dying character gets her wish and assumes the lead in her own musical. But what makes it so impressive is how well it also ties up the rest of the episode. Some of Hay's lyrics fit pretty well with what happened in the episode, and when they do, the appropriate character has his or her chance in the spotlight to sing the part.


I love smart TV.