It may have been a decade since Scrubs' eighth season went off the air, which many consider to be the end of the show as a result of the bizarre ninth season, but the show is still loved by fans all around the world.
Although while it may have been seen as a comedy throughout most of its run, we'd be doing a massive disservice to the show's creators if we didn't acknowledge some of the emotional moments that made the series what it was.
Many of those moments were deaths, and as such, it's time to take a look through ten of the most heartbreaking.
10 Carla’s Mom
While it was a core theme of an episode, the passing of Carla’s mother wasn’t exactly something that was highlighted much in comparison to other deaths on this list.
She was alive one minute and then the next, in the blink of an eye, Carla informed the gang that she had passed away, and we saw them return from her funeral.
Carla was clearly always pretty close with her mom, and when you combine that with the strain that her relationship with Turk was under, it became quite complicated. Ultimately, though, it brought them closer together.
9 JD’s Dad
JD was never particularly close with his father, as we saw when he came to visit his son for the weekend.
Still, when he found out that he died, it was an emotional moment that he struggled with throughout the course of the episode. The best thing to come out of it was Dr. Cox stepping up and being there for JD, even going so far as to tell him that he was proud of him.
It was a great way to honor the memory of the late John Ritter.
8 Elaine
Elaine was the sort of character that we all aspire to be. She looked into the face of death and chuckled – because she wasn’t scared.
She was ready for what was to come, and when she eventually passed away, the musical number that led to the final moments of the episode was beautiful.
JD had formed a friendship with her, and yet when she finally went, he was able to smile and realize that she was prepared for that moment. Because of her confidence, he was more prepared than he thought, too.
7 Denise’s Son
During her time with Dr. Cox as ambulance workers, Denise Lemmon rubbed Perry the wrong way on more than one occasion.
She was an incredibly active woman who seemed to be beaming with joy from dawn until dusk, which made the revelation towards the end of her episode all the more heartbreaking.
As it turned out, her son Davey had passed away in an accident. The realization on Cox’s face, as well as the sadness in the eyes of Denise, came out of nowhere and really put fans on the back foot.
6 Dr. Cox’s Patients
Jill Tracy was positioned as being an irritating patient for the Sacred Heart crew to deal with, but her death from rabies was still viewed as a tragedy.
One of the biggest reasons why came from the fact that her organs, which she’d donated, were passed on to three different patients. The issue was that Dr. Cox wasn’t aware of the fact that she’d died from rabies, which meant the three individuals in question also died.
It sent Dr. Cox down a dark path – one which many didn’t think he’d come back from.
5 Mrs. Tanner
Mrs. Tanner served as the first major example of Scrubs being more than just a comedy in the early episodes of the series.
As opposed to going on dialysis, she was pretty adamant that she was ready to die and was ready for what came next. JD, who was an intern at that point, didn’t quite know how to handle it and even admitted that he was scared.
Their embrace on her hospital bed felt like a grandmother hugging her grandson, and to this day, it’s still a testament to the writing on the show.
4 George
JD and Turk were pretty excited for steak night, right up until they realized that George was going to be all alone for the evening.
They sat and spoke with George and attempted to calm his fears of dying. As the episode went on it became obvious that they were just as scared about the prospect of passing away as he was, but in the end, all they could really hope for in their final moments was that their last thought was a good one.
“Hey man – that beer, tasted great”.
3 Mrs. Wilk
Mrs. Wilk was on her way towards recovery as she prepared to leave Sacred Heart Hospital, only for Cabbage to pass on an infection to her without even really knowing it had happened.
When she came back in, it was evident that she wasn’t going to survive this time around. It was particularly difficult for Dr. Cox and JD who had grown close with her, but even though they struggled, they were put at ease by the fact that Mrs. Wilks was such a positive, upbeat person that said it how it is.
2 Laverne
Laverne was one of the characters in the show that seemed destined to hang around until the series came to an end, and while that was sort of true with the introduction of Shirley, it was still gut-wrenching to see her die after she was involved in an accident.
It came in the wake of a heartfelt argument, followed by a moment of real love, with Dr. Cox.
Carla’s reaction to the death of her best friend was at the heart of the storyline, as were her final words with Laverne.
1 Ben
The revelation that Ben had leukemia sent shockwaves through the Scrubs universe, and that was particularly true for Dr. Cox who struggled to come to terms with the death of his close friend.
The episode in which he actually died was a confusing one because most fans didn’t actually know he’d passed away right up until the moment that we saw Dr. Cox and JD were at his funeral.
Ben contributed a great deal to Scrubs during his short stint in the show, and he was easily the most emotional death.
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