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Christopher Turk, commonly referred to by his surname, is the best friend and former roommate of the series' protagonist, J.D. He is currently an attending surgeon at Sacred Heart Hospital, where the series takes place, and is married to Carla Espinosa, one of the nurses. He was most likely born somewhere around 1976, as he first left for college in 1993/1994, during which time, as well as completing his pre-med requirement, he completed a minor in Psychology^[4]. In "My Bad", he reveals that he regularly attended therapy during this time in order to deal with the stress.^[5] A protagonist is the main figure of a piece of literature or drama and has the main part or role. ... John Dorian (portrayed by Zach Braff) Dr. Jonathan Michael Dorian (most commonly referred to as J.D.) is a fictional character played by Zach Braff in the American sitcom Scrubs. ... This article is about the medical specialty. ... This article is about the fictional hospital on Scrubs. ... Carla Espinosa (Turk) is a fictional character in the American sitcom Scrubs, portrayed by Judy Reyes. ... Psychological science redirects here. ... My Bad is the sixth episode of the American sitcom Scrubs. ... Psychotherapy is an interpersonal, relational intervention used by trained psychotherapists to aid clients in problems of living. ...

Turk is a very competitive person. He says that his competitive nature drove him to "play everything" in high school, and he also cites it as the main reason why he became a surgeon.^[6] He can frequently be seen throughout the series playing basketball outside the hospital, which helps him to relax before he has to perform surgery, or engaging J.D. in childishly competitive games (such as "Steak", wherein whoever finishes their steak first wins, or "Ankles," in which the first person to be embarrassed by having their pants around their ankles loses). Turk is normally the victor of these games, and he enjoys rubbing it in J.D.'s face. He normally does this by making J.D. say "I'm your bitch." after J.D. loses.

In "My Cake" Turk is diagnosed with type two diabetes; he at first takes it as a joke, but now takes it seriously.^[7] List of Scrubs episodes My Cake is the 74th episode of the American sitcom Scrubs. ... See diabetes mellitus for further general information on diabetes. ...

Turk is Christian, though his faith is tested in the episode "My Own Personal Jesus" by numerous casualties occurring on Christmas Eve.^[8] His faith is restored at the end of the episode by his miraculous finding of a missing pregnant girl in severe need of medical attention. For other uses, see Christian (disambiguation). ... My Own Personal Jesus is the eleventh episode of the American sitcom Scrubs. ... The Christmas Eve (1904-05), watercolor painting by the Swedish painter Carl Larsson (1853-1919) Christmas Eve, the evening of December 24th, the preceding day or vigil before Christmas Day, is treated to a greater or a lesser extent in most Christian societies as part of the Christmas season. ...

As evidenced by "His Story IV", Turk appears to be a political liberal; he votes Democrat and does not support the war in Iraq. ^[9] He is also frequently seen wearing Amnesty International t-shirts (as is J.D.) He states in a deleted scene of My Way Home that he is a Democrat. List of Scrubs episodes His Story IV is the 124th episode of the American situation comedy Scrubs. ... Look up liberal on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Liberal may refer to: Politics: Liberalism American liberalism, a political trend in the USA Political progressivism, a political ideology that is for change, often associated with liberal movements Liberty, the condition of being free from control or restrictions Liberal Party, members of... There have been three conflicts in the late 20th century and early 21st century called Gulf War, all of which refer to conflicts in the Persian Gulf region: Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988) (aka First Gulf War). ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Amnesty international Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organization which defines its mission as to undertake research and action focused on preventing and ending grave abuses of the rights to physical and mental integrity, freedom of conscience... List of Scrubs episodes My Way Home is the 100th episode of the American situation comedy Scrubs. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      Further information: Politics of the United States#Organization of American political parties The Democratic...

Along with being a gifted singer, Turk is an extremely talented dancer. In "My Half-Acre", he becomes a member of Cool Cats, the hospital air band put together by the Janitor, Ted Buckland, and Lloyd, the hospital's delivery man.^[10] List of Scrubs episodes My Half-Acre is the 102nd episode of the American situation comedy Scrubs. ... The Janitor is a fictional character played by actor Neil Flynn in the American sitcom Scrubs. ... Theodore Ted Buckland, Esq. ...

Family life

Turk has at least two brothers, Kevin (played by D.L. Hughley), who paid for Turk's college and medical school;^[11] and Jabbari (real name Bob), who is described as "militant".^[12] He also mentions a sister, a "bipolar Aunt Leslie" and three cousins: Nfume (who it is implied hails from an African cultural background), George, and Shedaisy. Turk also mentions that he has another cousin named Tiger (implied to be Tiger Woods), but this may or may not be true: Carla rejects the idea of naming their baby after this cousin because "no one believes it". Turk also mentions a cousin whom he describes as the world's biggest "blerd", or black nerd).^[13] His mother Margaret is a Jehovah's Witness.^[14] Turk has also mentioned a grandmother, who attended his wedding with Carla and was thrown up on by J.D.'s ex-girlfriend, Danni Sullivan. In "My Brother, Where Art Thou?" Turk notes that while the members of his family are seemingly dysfunctional, they are very close to each other.^[12] He is especially close with his mother with whom he seems to have an oedipus complex; Carla claims to have caught them "snuggling" in bed together on a recent visit home. During an earlier episode she also realized that she bore a striking resemblance to Margaret, and began to fear that Turk was marrying her because she resembled his mother. Turk assured her worries by claiming that he was indeed attracted to her for this reason, in that both Carla and Ms. Turk were "smart, independent women who are always looking out for [him]." Darryl Lynn D.L. Hughley (born March 6, 1963) is an African-American actor and comedian and star of the sitcom The Hughleys which ran from 1998 to 2002 first on ABC and then on UPN. D.L. Hughley grew up in South Central Los Angeles and had a rough... Bipolar is a term used to define things with two (usually opposing) poles. ... Personal Information Birth December 30, 1975 ) Cypress, California Height 6 ft 1 in (1. ... For other uses, see Nerd (disambiguation). ... List of Scrubs episodes My Brother, Where Art Thou? is the 51st episode of the American sitcom Scrubs. ... The Oedipus complex in Freudian psychoanalysis refers to a stage of psychosexual development in childhood where children of both sexes regard their father as an adversary and competitor for the exclusive love of their mother. ...

Carla catches Turk's eye immediately, although she was reluctant to go out with him at first because of his arrogance, purely physical attraction to her, and his god complex.^[15] He impresses her in "My Mentor" by telling her that she should give Elliot Reid, with whom she does not get along, a break; she agrees to a date with him, and they soon become a serious item.^[14] They first sleep together in "My Two Dads" and confess their love to each other later in the season. In "My Overkill", their relationship is shaken when Carla finds out not only that senior attending physician Perry Cox has feelings for her, but that Turk knows about it; she soon learns to trust him again, however. In season two, Carla becomes very uncertain after Turk's proposal, but she eventually accepts. They then spend the whole of season three planning their wedding, which happens, albeit with a few problems, in the season finale. A god complex is a colloquial term used to portray a perceived character flaw as if it were a psychological complex. The person who is said to have a god complex does not believe he is God, but is said to act so arrogantly that he might as well believe... List of Scrubs episodes My Mentor is the second episode of the American sitcom Scrubs. ... Information Gender Female Age 29 or 31 (despite her claims that she is 29 in season 6 episode My Musical and 26 in season 3 episode My Dirty Secret) Occupation Doctor of internal medicine (private practice) Family Simon Reid (father), Lily Reid (mother), Barry Reid, Bradley Reid (brothers), Sally (great... My Two Dads is the fifth episode of the American sitcom Scrubs. ... My Overkill is the 25th episode of the American sitcom Scrubs. ... Dr. Perry Cox Dr. Percival Perry Cox[1] (most commonly referred to as Dr. Cox) is a fictional character played by John C. McGinley in the American sitcom Scrubs. ...

During college, Turk had a girlfriend, with whom he maintained a friendship for many years after breaking up with her, regularly talking to her over the phone. However, he did so without telling the girlfriend that he was married. When Carla finds out he had been talking to his ex in "My Best Laid Plans", she became angry, until Turk convinces her it meant nothing. He breaks ties with his ex-girlfriend anyway, to show his commitment to Carla. Unfortunately, he tells Carla that he did this by telling his ex that he was married, causing an even greater rift between them; for a while, it seemed their relationship would not survive, a situation worsened by Carla and J.D. sharing a "friend kiss" after coming home drunk together. Eventually, the two of them fix their relationship, and at the end of season four they agree to begin trying for a baby. They spend most of season five trying to conceive, finally succeeding in the sixteenth episode of the season, "My Bright Idea". Their baby, Isabella, is born after some complications in "My Best Friend's Baby's Baby and My Baby's Baby". My Best Laid Plans is the 87th episode of the American sitcom Scrubs. ... List of Scrubs episodes My Bright Idea is the 109th episode of the American situation comedy Scrubs. ... List of Scrubs episodes My Best Friends Babys Baby And My Babys Baby is the 119th episode of the American situation comedy Scrubs. ...

Turk seems to be comically incapable of remembering Carla's ethnicity, often saying that she is Puerto Rican when she is, in fact, Dominican. Other blunders include telling J.D. that Isabella is "Blaxican," and claiming at a taco stand that he is entitled to free guacamole because he "is married to one of their people." This article or section should be merged with ethnic group Ethnicity is the cultural characteristics that connect a particular group or groups of people to each other. ... The term Afro-Mexican (Spanish: afromexicano) refers to Mexican citizens who are black or of African descent. ... barbacoa tacos. ... Guacamole // Guacamole is an avocado-based relish or dip from the time of the Aztecs. ...

Carla is somewhat jealous of Turk and J.D.'s close relationship, listfully saying, "Maybe one day he'll love me like that", and referring to J.D. (in her thoughts) as Turk's "girlfriend".

Relationships with other characters

J.D.

Turk and J.D. are best friends and surrogate brothers. They both attended The College of William and Mary (Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence's former college), where they roomed together.^[16] They share a goofy sense of humor; for example, they both enjoy dancing 'the robot',^[17] "dramatic slow running", and are known to sometimes pretend to be the "multi-ethnic Siamese doctor." In "My Day Off" J.D. was afraid to let Turk perform his appendectomy because he still saw Turk as a drunk frat boy. Turk was forced to perform the surgery, however, and J.D. thought he watched Turk and found him to be an amazing surgeon. Afterwards, when Turk told J.D. that he was still a nerd in Turk's eyes, he managed to prove to J.D. that when it comes to surgery, he's all business. Turk also implies that he stitched his initials into J.D.'s abdomen. The College of William and Mary in Virginia is a public, liberal-arts university located in Williamsburg, Virginia. ... This article is about the US sitcom. ... Bill Lawrence may refer to: Bill Lawrence (producer) Bill Lawrence (guitar maker) (...guitar pickup maker and musician, earlier known as Billy Lorento, born Willi Lorenz Stich) Bill Lawrence (trademark) Bill Lawrence (writer) (AKA William K. Lawrence) This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... The robot (or mannequin) is an illusionary dance style often confused with popping that attempts to imitate a dancing robot or mannequin. ... My Day Off is the ninth episode of the American sitcom Scrubs. ... An appendicectomy (or appendectomy) is the surgical removal of the vermiform appendix. ...

J.D. likes to tell people that Turk's middle name is Duncan because his father liked doughnuts. J.D. has given Turk many nicknames, such as "Brown Bear," "Chocolate Bear," "Mocha Bear", "Super Chocolate Bear" "Black Whale" and "My Negro Amigo". He and J.D. own a stuffed Yellow Labrador Retriever named Rowdy which they treat like a live dog. They plan to someday own a robot, which they will name 2Pac. J.D. is also Turk's best man,^[18] and, according to Turk, is the prime candidate for godfather of his and Carla's child. The Labrador Retriever (also Labrador or Lab for short), is one of several kinds of retriever, a type of gun dog. ... Years after his death, Tupac Shakur is still considered one of the most influential hip hop artists of all time. ...

They best explained their relationship in their duet "Guy Love" in "My Musical": "It's Guy Love/That's all it is/It's Guy Love/he's mine, I'm his/There's nothing gay about it in our eyes." List of Scrubs episodes My Musical is a five-time Emmy-nominated musical episode of the the American situation comedy Scrubs. ... GAY can mean: Gay, a term referring to homosexual men or women The IATA code for Gaya Airport Category: ...

Elliot

Elliot and Turk are unlikely friends who had a rough start. They bond while doing a research project, but have their first fight in the same episode, when The Todd tells Elliot that Turk only chose her because she was a nerd. Turk patches up their relationship by the end of the show. They advise each other at tough times, but Turk often teases her and they have sometimes had arguments. In "My Cabbage", they argue about Elliot not putting his phone number in her cell phone and, in "My Coffee", Elliot is surprised when Turk actually defends her when she is insulted by other staff members. In "My No Good Reason", Turk reveals that any girl J.D. has ever gone out with has become instantly hideous to him, which is displayed when Elliot walks by and Turk sees her as an ugly man. This is contradicted in the episode "My Interpretation," where Turk has a series of sexual fantasies about Elliot, but Carla assures him that they are meaningless; in turn, she soon has a sex dream about Ted Buckland. It is also condtradicted in "My Fishbowl," when it is revealed that Turk had sex with J.D.'s college girlfriend, Stacy. Turk also hates that Elliot is a Republican, and joins Dr. Cox in mocking her for it in "His Story IV". Dr. Todd The Todd Quinlan, is a fictional character in the sitcom Scrubs played by Robert Maschio. ... My Cabbage is the 105th episode of the American situation comedy Scrubs. ... List of Scrubs episodes My Coffee is the 120th episode of the American situation comedy Scrubs. ... List of Scrubs episodes My No Good Reason is the 131st episode of the American situation comedy Scrubs. ... List of Scrubs episodes My Interpretation is the 44th episode of the American sitcom Scrubs. ... Hokusais The Dream of the Fishermans Wife is an artistic depiction of a sexual fantasy This article is about psychological fantasies. ... Theodore Ted Buckland, Esq. ... List of Scrubs episodes My Fishbowl is the 129th episode of the American situation comedy Scrubs. ... The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States of America, along with the Democratic Party. ... List of Scrubs episodes His Story IV is the 124th episode of the American situation comedy Scrubs. ...

Dr. Kelso

At first, Turk regards Dr. Kelso, the hospital's curmudgeonly chief of medicine, with the same fear and hatred as his fellow employees. In "My Case Study", however, he gets the upper hand when he finds out that the hospital tradition of asking Kelso for favors on his anniversary is based on a lie; he then demands a huge favor for the staff. In "My Nickname", he and Kelso compete over a bench to sit and eat lunch at (it is implied that Kelso is impressed by his efforts). Dr. Robert Bob Kelso Dr. Robert Bob Kelso (most commonly referred to as Bob Kelso or Kelso) is a fictional character played by Ken Jenkins in the American sitcom Scrubs. ... The information in this section lacks context. ... My Nickname is the 10th episode of the American sitcom Scrubs. ...

Beginning in season four, their relationship grows somewhat calmer. After getting drunk at his and Carla's wedding, Kelso begins calling Turk "Turkleton", having convinced himself that Turk's name is Turk Turkleton rather than Christopher Turk. He also starts calling Carla "Mrs. Turkleton" and "Nurse Turkleton" and has referred to them as the "Turkleberries". Kelso also helped Turk play a prank on Dr. Cox in "My Turf War". My Turf War is the 136th episode of the American sitcom Scrubs. ...

In Series 5, when Turk was in the band "cool cats", Dr Kelso refers to the band as the 'Turkletones'

Dr. Cox

Dr. Cox hates Turk almost instantly, especially after it is revealed that Cox still has a crush on Carla. They declare a truce until Cox's ex-wife Jordan blows their cover in "My Last Day". Cox doesn't bother learning Turk's name, and finally puts a name to a face in the middle of the first season. Dr. Cox has given Turk a couple of nicknames, such as: "Ghandi" or "Turtle Head". They constantly harass each other, trying to prove the other one wrong on several occasions. However, they do find common ground when they discovered they both oppose the war in Iraq. In "My Turf War", Turk tricks Cox into thinking he performed an unnecessary and unethical surgery on Lloyd, an annoying hypochondriac. This trick employs both Carla and Kelso (who threatens to take Turk's license away in front of Cox) and gets him to admit that Turk is a good person and surgeon. Visibly humiliated (and quite impressed), Cox develops a new respect for Turk afterwards, giving him better patients. Dr. Percival Perry Cox (most commonly referred to as Dr. Cox) is a fictional character played by John C. McGinley in the American comedy-drama Scrubs. ... My Last Day is the 24th episode of the American sitcom Scrubs. ... My Turf War is the 136th episode of the American sitcom Scrubs. ... Hypochondria (sometimes hypochondriasis) is the unfounded belief that one is suffering from a serious illness. ...

Although the two are frequently at odds, Cox can occasionally give Turk some good advice, making him realise he needs a healthy ego in order to be a good surgeon (My Drive-By) and later telling him that he needs to find his own level of truthfulness after telling the truth to Private Dancer (against Kelso's advice) results in Private Dancer refusing to let Turk operate on him (My Perspective). When Turk has a chance to lie to him (due to Dancer's memory problems), Turk again tells him the truth, and tells him that he is the right man for the surgery. My Drive-By is the 92nd episode of the American sitcom Scrubs. ... List of Scrubs episodes My Perspective is the 126th episode of the American situation comedy Scrubs. ...

The Todd

As fellow surgeons, Turk and The Todd are close. Due to the latter's never ending sexual innuendo, Turk feels that he is smarter than The Todd. Turk eventually learns from his friend when Dr. Wen tells him to clear his mind during surgery, like The Todd. They constantly share The Todd's trademark high five. In the episode Their Story, the Todd calls J.D. Turk's "second best friend" (implying he believed himself to Turk's best friend) and spends the entire episode trying to save Turk's career from a pushy senior doctor obsessed with bees. Dr. Todd The Todd Quinlan, is a fictional character in the sitcom Scrubs played by Robert Maschio. ... A high five is a celebratory gesture made by two people, each raising one hand to slap the raised hand of the other - usually meant to communicate to spectators mutual self-satisfaction or to extend congratulations from one person to another. ... List of Scrubs episodes Their Story is the 134th episode of the American situation comedy Scrubs. ...

The Janitor

Turk and the Janitor have gotten in the trend of pulling pranks on one another as Turk tries to get payback for J.D. One such prank occurs when Turk puts blue handprints on the wall and frames the Janitor. In another episode, Turk drops gum on the floor, and The Janitor gets revenge by putting gum on the windshield of Turk's car. However, in My Mirror Image, Turk teamed up with the Janitor to prank J.D. after J.D. told Turk that Carla's middle name was Juanita (it was not). The Janitor is a fictional character played by actor Neil Flynn in the American sitcom Scrubs. ... My Mirror Image is the 118th episode of the American situation comedy Scrubs. ...

Production details

• His cell phone number is (916) CALL-TUR (225-5887), although he hopes that people will dial the 'K' anyway. At first, fans who dialed the phone number found themselves connected to an actual phone located on set. Several fans reported many cast and crew members picking up the phone and having live conversations with them (Zach Braff, who plays J.D., accounted for this in his own blog). The phone soon became overloaded with calls, and callers were re-directed to a voice mail message from Turk or Carla announcing that Turk was out, but would be back at the start of the next season. The voice mail was later changed to one including Braff plugging a website and movie. As of December 2006, the message is one of Neil Flynn (who plays the Janitor) advertising for the season premiere of Scrubs. As of February 2007, the message is of Sacred Heart's security guard Leonard promoting Scrubs on Comedy Central. Since March and as of October 2007, the message is of Doug Murphy, one of the show's minor characters, saying that they are attempting to pull a body off of him and then he plugs a website, as well as the Scrubs blog and podcast.
• Turk's name is most likely based on that of real-life physician Dr. Jon Turk, a medical consultant for Scrubs.

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