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Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach and Donald
You know what's long, tedious and boring? Surgery. You know what isn't? This new podcast! Join Scrubs co-stars and real-life best friends Zach Braff and Donald Faison for a weekly comedy podcast where they relive the hit TV show, one episode at a time. Each week, these BFFs will discuss an episode of Scrubs, sharing behind-the-scenes stories and reminiscing on some of their favorite memories from filming. They’ll also connect with Scrubs super fans and feature beloved show cast members for…
Episodes
- Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach and Donald
Real Friends Classic: 202 - My Nightingale
On this week's episode, Carla stays at the hospital overnight to help her friends as then endure their first night in charge of the hospital. In the real…
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Real Friends Classic: 201 - My Overkill
In this week's episode, the crew deals with the fallout of Jordan's season one truth bomb. In the real world, Zach and Donald recap the summer they lived above…
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Real Friends Classic: 124 - My Last Day with Bill Lawrence and Christa Miller
On this week's episode, it is the season one finale! Kristen is back and she's ready to expose everyone's dirty little secret, In the real world, Zach and…
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Real Friends Classic: 123 - My Hero With Brendan Fraser
On this week's episode, Dr. Cox struggles to support his best friend through Chemotherapy. In the real world, Zach and Donald are joined by Brendan Fraser!…
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Real Friends Classic: 122 - My Occurrence With Shea Serrano
On this week's episode, Dr. Cox's best friend (Brendan Fraser) shows up at the hospital and receives a horrifying diagnosis. In the real world, Zach and Donald…
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Real Friends Classic: 121 - My Sacrificial Clam With Neil Flynn
On this week's episode, JD learns about the harsh realities of risking his life as a doctor. In the real world, Zach and Donald finally talk with Neil Flynn…
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Real Friends Classic: 120 - My Way of the Highway With Scott Foley
In this week's episode, Eliot is swept off her feet by the handsome Sean. In the real world, Zach and Donald are swept off their feet as they recall the WB's…
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Real Friends Classic: 119 - My Old Man With Sarah Chalke
On this week's episode, the big three are all visited by their parents, causing a wave of regression among the young doctors. In the real world, the big three…
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Real Friends Classic: 118 - My Tuscaloosa Heart with Christa Miller
In this week's episode, Turk and Eliot learn about Dr. Kelso's secret talent. In the real world, Zach and Donald are joined by actress Christa Miller. See…
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Real Friends Classic: 117 - My Student
In this week's episode, JD, Turk, and Eliot each get an intern to guide through their first weeks at Sacred Heart. In the real world, Zach and Donald finally…
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Real Friends Classic: 116 - My Heavy Meddle With John C. McGinley
On this week's episode of Scrubs, JD struggles to watch his mentor succumb to the pressures of the job. In the real world, Zach and Donald are once again…
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Real Friends Classic - 115: My Bed Banter and Beyond With Randall Winston
On this week's episode of Scrubs, JD and Eliot attempt to carry out a secret relationship while at work. In the real world, Zach and Donald are joined by…
- Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach and Donald
Real Friends Classic: 114 - My Drug Buddy
On this week's episode, JD learns his new girlfriend has a secret drug habit. In the real world, Zach and Donald talk about theater camp. See…
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Real Friends Classic: 113 - My Balancing Act with Michael Spiller
On this week's episode, JD tries to balance his new girlfriend, and his job as a medical intern. In real life, Zach and Donald speak with Michael Spiller about…
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Real Friends Classic: 112 - My Blind Date
On this week's episode, JD's stuck babysitting a patient, but the mystery patient could become a new love interest. In the real world, Zach and Donald discuss…
Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach and DonaldBlockbuster Musicals with Jon M. Chu + Myron Kerstein of Wicked
Zach and Donald welcome the director and editor of Wicked, Jon M. Chu and Myron Kerstein to the show. We try to get more information on Joseph and the Amazing…
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Real Friends Classic: 111 - My Own Personal Jesus
In this week's episode, Turk questions his faith after a particularly difficult Christmas in the ER. In the real world, Zach and Donald recount the…
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Real Friends Classic - 110: My Nickname with Bill Lawrence
On this week's episode of Scrubs, JD and Carla's friendship hits a rough patch, and reoccurring character Jill Tracy makes her debut. In the real world, Zach…
Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach and DonaldJudy Reyes, Queen of TV
All hail the return of our Queen! Judy Reyes, known to many of you as Carla, never stays off TV too long. She tells Zach and Donald about her latest hit, High…
- Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach and Donald
Real Friends Classic: 109 - My Day Off
On this week's episode, JD gets a day off! Then he get's appendicitis. And Turk's going to operate?! In the real world Zach and Donald share their memories of…
Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach and DonaldLeila George and the Secrets of Disney World
Leila George stunned audiences as Young Catherine in Alfonso Cuarón's Disclaimer on Apple TV+. Playing Cate Blanchette's younger self is a unique…
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Real Friends Classic: 108 - My Fifteen Minutes with Judy Reyes
JD and Turk save a cameraman's life in this week's episode. But Turk doesn't like when he's made to be the poster minority for the hospital. In real life…
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Katie Lowes, Every Pretzel You've Ever had is a Piece of Crap
Katie Lowe's career is incredibly diverse. But when she was put into Waitress the Broadway musical, she relied on her experience giving birth to remind herself…
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Real Friends Classic - 107: My Super Ego with John C. McGinley
On this week's episode of Scrubs, there's a new hotshot intern at Sacred Heart. JD's place at the top of his class may be in jeopardy. Meanwhile, in the real…
Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach and DonaldZach Cherry, Do a Flip Severance Guy
Zach Cherry found fame in an odd way, he had a single line in a Spider-Man film and became an overnight success. Of course, things always look different on the…
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Real Friends Classic -106: My Bad
This week, JD doesn't trust Turk to perform surgery on him. Dr. Cox remains suspended, and his student just slept with his ex-wife. Back in reality, Zach and…
Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach and DonaldJillian Turecki, Relationships are Projection
Jillian Turecki, aka the breakup fairy godmother, has been Zach's lifeline as he explores dating. Her unique approach to relationship advice, heavily…
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Real Friends Classic - 105: My Two Dads
In episode 105, JD's torn between the compassionate care of Dr. Cox, and the financially practical Dr, Kelso. Meanwhile, Turk gave Carla an ass pen as a gift…
Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach and DonaldThe Return of Johnny C.
Dr. Cox makes his triumphant return to Fake Doctors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Real Friends Classic -104: My Old Lady with Sarah Chalke
In episode 104, Turk, JD, and Elliot try to save their dying patient. Hospital statistics predict at least one will die. In the real world, Zach and Donald are…
Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach and DonaldTed McGinley was Almost Dr. Cox?!
Ted McGinley is not a great auditioner. He's got dyslexia and the process of presenting for strangers doesn't come naturally to him. But once he has the job…
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Real Friends Classic -103: My Best Friend's Mistake w Bill Lawrence
The will they/ won't they that is JD and Elliot begins to simmer in episode three as Scrubs tackles "the friend zone." In the real world, Zach and Donald talk…
Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach and DonaldReid Scott Nearly Cast as JD on Scrubs?!
Reid Scott might be best known for his role as Dan Egan on Veep. He tells Zach and Donald about the early days of working on the comedy in Baltimore, Maryland…
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Real Friends Classic - 102: My Mentor
This week, JD tries to help a patient stop smoking, while Turk works up the nerve to ask Carla out. In reality, Zach and Donald continue their binge, sing the…
- Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach and Donald
Charlotte Lawrence, Out the Womb Singing
Zach and Donald have known Charlotte Lawrence since before she was a baby. Now, she's all grown up. Charlotte recently completed a tour with Madison beer and…
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Real Friends Classic - 101: The Pilot / My First Day
Relive the very first episode where Zach and Donald talk about filming in an abandoned hospital, discuss the audition process, and explain why they were so…
Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach and DonaldJoel McHale, Straight to Offers
Joel McHale's built his career with guest comedy host spots and catapulted to The Soup. He tells us about how he worked through his dyslexia and doing live…
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Real Friends Classic - 503: My Day at the Races
On this week's episode, JD finds a list of things he wanted to accomplish before he turned 30. When he discovers he has accomplished none of them, he enters a…
- Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach and Donald
111: My Own Personal Jesus
Welcome back to our annual relisten of the best Scrubs' Christmas episode. In this week's episode, Turk questions his faith after a particularly difficult…
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F-1, Vegas, and the DJ Booth
Zach and Donald went to Vegas and shut the F1 circuit down. They partied with Snoop Dog and had an awkward encounter with Michael Fassbender. It's a road trip…
Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach and DonaldSaying Nice Things Makes Brett Goldstein Uncomfortable
Brett Goldstein's been listening to Fake Doctors since the beginning, and we may have a new number-one fan. He tells us about his first time working with…
Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach and DonaldMichael Urie, Dream Gay Best Friend
Michael Urie of Shrinking and Ugly Betty fame joined us and shared his storied career, from being booted from his Broadway debut to straight men discovering…
Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach and DonaldRonald Gladden From the Block (and Jury Duty)
Ronald Gladden looked for a job online and wound up in a real-life Truman Show when he learned the documentary he signed up for was actually a reality TV show…
Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach and DonaldProfessor Scott Galloway and the Future of Young Men
Scott Galloway, also known as Professor G, made a career in business. In today's episode, he discusses how he made his first million and why he chose to move…
Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach and DonaldNicole Sullivan
Nicole Sullivan walks us through her break out role on Mad TV, her loving relationship with our favorite gal, Christa Miller, and how she discovered her talent…
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Rick Glassman, Take Your Shoes Off
Rick Glassman is an actor and comedian. You know him from the TV show Undateable and the film A Futile and Stupid Gesture. But you probably know Rick best for…
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Matthew Hussey Goes Deep on Relationships
Zach and Donald are joined by relationship guru and British heartthrob Matthew Hussey to discuss all things meeting, courting, and figuring out love. Sorry…
- Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach and Donald
Isabelle Fuhrman Will Try to Fix You
Isabelle Fuhrman got her big break when she was cast as the titular character in the horror film The Orphan. Not to be undone, she quickly followed that up by…
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Brian Baumgartner's Not Kevin IRL
Brian Baumgartner is best known as Kevin from The Office. He outlines the series' rapid growth on DVDs, streaming, and the video iPod after its original run on…
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Get Into Our Car, Heather Graham!
Heather Graham gets out of our dreams and into our podcast. She tells us about working with the Coreys, Vince Vaughn, Eddie Murphy, and Mark Wahlberg on her…
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Henry Winkler, Let it Percolate
Henry Winkler learned he was dyslexic while helping his son with a school project. He and Donald discuss what it's like to be an actor who frequently reads in…
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Still Talkin' Bout Sex, Baby with Vanessa and Xander Marin
Vanessa and Xander make their triumphant return to Fake Doctors to tell us about butt stuff, and how to keep the wife happy. Just a reminder - this one isn't…
Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach and DonaldAisha Tyler for President!
Queen of the Internet, the video game icon, and the Friends color barrier breaker, Aisha Tyler, breaks down her career from Talk Soup to her new brand of…
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Our Surgeon Friend with Dr. Deren Bagsby
Dr. Deren Bagsby isn't your typical surgeon. He's an orthopedic surgeon who, for charity, marathons performing surgery. Working near Fort Brag, Dr. Bagsby…
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Craig Robinson, Can You Take My Name Off the List, Please?
Craig Robinson took the bit role of Darryl on The Office into a career-launching mainstay in the ensemble. After years of sharpening his skills on the road as…
Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach and Donald"Do You Accept This Assignment?" with Mission Implausible
Ever wonder how the CIA gets an informant to trust them? Do you want to know which movies get the CIA right? Former high-level CIA operatives John Sipher and…
Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach and DonaldTony Hale, Fear is Here to Help You
Tony Hale went from weird guy on the commercials to co-lead in Arrested Development to starring in Veep, arguably one of the most influential comedies of the…
Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach and DonaldYou Might Want to Buckle Up, Baby with Billy Dee Williams
In our second interview, we welcome the legendary Billy Dee Williams to the show. Mr. Williams tells us about his passion for painting, how to play heartthrob…
Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach and DonaldJon Cryer, Donald's Real Best Friend
Jon Cryer's been a star since he was a teenager, but there were a few years in the middle when he wasn't sure if anyone cared about him as a performer. But he…
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115: My Bed Banter and Beyond with Randall Winston.
On this week's episode of Scrubs, JD and Elliot attempt to carry out a secret relationship while at work. In the real world, Zach and Donald are joined by…