Monday, March 2, 2009

Scrubs and Sesame Street



The television show Scrubs has much to recommend it.

If you click on the title of this post, you can see a video summary of the instances when Sesame Street characters come into the show! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF06yXYNQPU&feature=related).

For a couple of seasons it became a bit sleazy, on the orders of the network who wanted to boost ratings. But it settled down again in the main, and while it's not a show for kids, it is very amusing indeed.

And poignant.

There are instances where it can move from the ridiculous to the sublime, often with the use of music. Here is the list of songs on the best of Scrubs album:

MP3 Track Sample1.Superman - Lazlo Bane
Windows MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample2.All in My Head - Shawn Mullins
Windows MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample3.Fresh Feeling - Eels
Windows MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample4.Good Time - Leroy
Windows MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample5.Good Life - Francis Dunnery
Windows MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample6.New Slang - The Shins
Windows MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample7.Beautiful World - Colin Hay
Windows MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample8.Hold on Hope - Guided By Voices
Windows MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample9.Fighting For My Love - Nil Lara
Windows MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample10.Dracula From Houston - Butthole Surfers
Windows MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample11.Hooch - Everything
Windows MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample12.Hallelujah - John Cale
Windows MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample13.Have It All - Jeremy Kay
Windows MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample14.End Credit Score - Jan Stevens
Windows MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample15.Overkill - Colin Hay

It somehow works to blend the silliness of having the Muppet characters in the daydream sequences of the show, alongside instances of sadness and joy in suffering and struggle.

So the point of this post is....I really like this show. So does the Authoress for that matter. What about you -- favourite Scrubs moments?

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