in the episode where Cox fires the cafeteria worker (clay aiken?), kelso comes up next to him at the end and says "Now: Try doing that and then going home to MY wife."
Dude's got it pretty rough. It's amazing he functions at all.
@cybergeek11235 I think Kelso is actually a nice guy at heart, but the pressures of the job have poisoned him. He is certainly much less of an ass as the series progresses - and the moment he loses his job, he is sincere and friendly to Ted, for perhaps the first time ever.
when i first saw this episode I had that feeling you get from a great war movie. Leaders lead, everyone follows. Bob was a stoic ass every time he made a hard decision cuz it could not be questioned, and whistled when he left since if he got down, the whole place crumbled down.
Watch Saving Private Ryan, Kelso is Tom Hanks, Perry is the crying old man at the end
I wouldn't say he's the deepest character. It's almost too difficult to specify which characters are the deeper. I do believe he is certainly the most tragic character because of his position as chief.
@sergio160 It was like a damn near scientific look at how emotions work under extraordinarily harsh conditions (life as a doctor). I agree a million percent. That look on Kelso's face when he steps outside at the end has a billion waves of feeling that you can't get from movies or t.v. shows anymore..
@ShadyRealRap96 there are many good ones still going. You should check out curb your enthusiasm and its always sunny in philadelphia. They are far better and more intelligent than HiMYM and big bang.
@ShadyRealRap96 Woah now HMYM is great. Scrubs is the best, but Barney Stinson is the greatest man on earth. Two and a Half Men hasnt been great without Charlie but its still alright. and Sheldon on the Big Bang Theory is awesome.
i don't think the fact that he was able to use the rich guy's money to help another part of the hospital was a good enough reason, though its understandable. wouldn't that simply mean that every time a 'rich' person came into the hospital, they would receive better treatment over a poorer person for the same reason every time? in an ideal world, whether someone dies or not shouldn't be dictated by the size of a person's wallet, even if it is for the greater good of the hospital.
@bape890 It was a DRUG TRIAL. Not a definitive cure. In every study, there is a control group which gets a placebo to which the trial drug is compared. So, up front, there is a 50% chance the rich guy even gets the drug on which the study is based. Then, it's very possible the experimental drug does absolutely nothing. Or maybe it prolongs his life a month. So hundreds of poor babies are protected from birth defects and infant death by a rich guy living a month longer than a poor guy. Good deal.
@bape890 That's why Kelso is the way he is. He has to make these horrible decisions where the benefits wont always outway the cost simply as its the lesser of two evils. You have to be very guarded to let yourself make decisions like that and not be effected by them. As he says, It's not his job to care.
With the money that rich dude donated he was able to open up something in the hospital that was closed before helping a lot of people, i woulda made the same decision
His character does exactly what needs to be done to benefit the most people. Its the hardest position at the hospital as he needs to make life and death decisions. Obviously the kelso cant block out all of the negative emotions after something like that, but still has to block out most to keep his sanity and his health. The character reminds me of batman in the dark night playing the role that he needs to play, even if it the villain
It's not really fair to ask doctors to care. They should try everything and work their asses off to save as many people as they can but if they care about every single person they lose then it could kill them. I worked in a hospital for a year as a janitor trying to put myself through college and made a few friends and save how hard it really hit some of them. There was this one doctor who let everything get to him and he eventually killed himself because of how depressed it made him.
It was because it appeard that Kelso doesn't care about cfalling a death sentence just for money. But in the end he cares but hides it, because somehow he has to.
@Tylerisuber Yea but he had pretty much promised the spot to the poor guy, and still went with the rich one just because of the money, which in the end only tells us that Kelso does not feel everyone has the same value, if that's what he thought he would have kept his promise. I like Kelso but he's a complete moneywhore :p
with the money the hospital gets from the rich guy, hw can reopen the "prenatal unit" which definetely helps more people, than sending the "poor" guy in the study
its still a harsh decision, but he had to make it.
@Cmbheadquarters I'm guessing they used a sheet of glass,and put a camera under it.maybe he didn't put much weight on it,or maybe it was really strong,so he could,but thats probably how.
He's an aging, defeated man. In his expressions and his decisions, you can tell that. Death has become a cold, emotionless part of his job, but there's still something that impacts him, just a little. He continues to bear the loss of every person that the hospital loses less and less; he knows the kind of person that he has become through all this desensitization; he feels like a monster--and he must be that monster absolutely.
@frogboy7000 Can't beat this summary of kelso he is by farm my favourite charakter ofc I love all of them but Kelsos always manages to make me laugh or cry.
@frogboy7000 So true. Kelso probably took the chief of medicine job in order to do some good, but he realized how heavy the crown was. This was something that Dr. Cox had in season eight when he was named chief of medicine. Would he be like Kelso after that long in that position? No one knows, but I think that is what makes the moral question that is Bob Kelso so very interesting.
@wvu05 Kelso says that when he's talking to Boone on the park bench. He thought he would be the king, but quickly discovered that he had to make one unpopular decision after another to keep the hospital running.
@frogboy7000 not really. Sometimes you must choose one option from two bad ones. In the given situation he did the right thing. Then a man has such responsability which barely anyone else could bear, he can't allow himself to appear emotional or weak. But it doesn't change the fact that he still cares. Same goes for life in general. : )))
I love all of these series which takes life scenarios and bring them a bit to extreme so that a viewer could get a grasp on the idea better.
@WhereDidItRun I believe when frogboy7000 says "And he must be that monster absolutely", he meant the same thing as you mention. His job requires him to be desensitized, but he is after all just a human.
@frogboy7000 To be a good doctor, you have to give a crap about your patients. To stay sane as a doctor, you have distance yourself from your patients. So... the best thing to do is to hire young doctors who have some experience! Then ditch them.
@frogboy7000 stupid analysis. i work in a hospital as a doc. trust me..i see many guys like kelso. you may not like guys like kelso but guys like him do the dirty work, most of us dont realize.
@frogboy7000 Really? An alcoholic man that has a child to care for, a protogé to teach and an anger problem which is not a good thing for his line of work. He's very proud but still feels for his wife and his friends, but is known as a hardass so he can't show it. Plus, he has to stand up against the chief of medicine every time to make sure everything keeps going the way it needs to, making him also partially in charge of the hospital. As a kicker, he still DOES bear the loss of patients dying.
@frogboy7000 Kelso is not a monster, he just has to make hard decisions, he felt that mans death, but he decided on the oither guy getting the treatment so the pre-natal unit could reopen, he does what's best for the overall hospital and other patients. He is just, as JD narrates, he is too proud to show that he cares still. Plus, as shown with the episode where Kelso leaves, he cares about the hospital and the people in it.
It truly takes a special kind of person to lead a hospital, or any position really. In this case we see that the decisions they are forced to make really do effect them but at the same time, they can allow it to effect them too strongly.
@CarlosIsDown Yeah remember his wife finds an earring and he pretends it's his by piercing it through his ear right in front of her even though his ear isn't pierced! It's was just a little humorous side anecdote to the episode.
@CarlosIsDown Yeah remember his wife finds an earring and he pretends it's his by piercing it through his ear right in front of her even though his ear isn't pierced? It was just a little humorous side anecdote to the episode.
Scrubs always finds the most perfect and fitting music. "These feelings won't go away" and Kelso's expression at 6:49 made my heart sink. This really is an amazing and very much underrated show <3
this is NOT the saddest moment... al least to me... the saddest moment was the moment when dr Cox lost 3 patients becouse of the Rabies... hope i spelled that correctly
it's the lesser of two evils. it's hard to make decisions like this. in the long run he may be able to help more people, but the immediate feels like he failed to save someone. it's truly a hard job.
This shows one of the tough parts of being a leader. You don't make the popular choice or the choice where everyone wins but the one that needs to be made. To a way lesser extent I understand how making a tough choice affects ones self.
its not taht kelso doesn't care, its that his position places him in a very difficult ethical standpoint, he has to make sacrifices every once in awhile to keep the hospital afloat, and in some situations that will mean he has to allow a child to die in hopes of having more money to spend on a new machine.
his job isnt to care about ppl, he has barely any patient interaction. being the chief of medicine is a bigger burden than you would think. its about maximizing the benefit for the hospital
Kelso does care, but he has to make sacrifices. To quote Spiderman, "With great power comes great responsibility." By putting the richer patient in the trial, he was able to reopen the prenatal (?) unit. He's looking after the bigger picture.
I also think that's why he got back into treating patients again, because he got in touch with his old doctor self, and wanted to make up for all the patients he had to leave behind as chief of medicine.
I think that the first few times it showed Kelso walking down those steps, he truly didn't have a care in the world. After being chief of medicine for so long, I think that he had learned to harden himself to things that went on in the hospital. After Cox said that Kelso "didn't care", you can kind of see Kelso's reaction as a relapse of sorts, like he was back to his old doctor self who cared about the patients. I think that's why he retired, because he couldn't take being chief anymore.
@Bribedpayton34 Yes, that's what he said. But I'm telling it like I think. So please do not try to dispute my opinion, as it is my opinion and mine alone.
@Wikipunani I love the episode where he's talking to the new intern and when everyone is like "Did he really even care about this place?" The new guy comes in and is like "Yeah, he did. ;D"
oh come on. Cox is an angel with one or two flaws based on fear of human connection. Most of the time that he's an ass it's because he can't stand to see his subordinates making mistakes that get people killed. His focus on himself comes with one or two problems but it's why he expects the best of himself at work. Love of self is a great thing as long as it's combined with love of others.
its clear to see what he means when he says its not his job to care. It might not be his job and never will be, but he does it anyway. its great to see kelso in an episode like this
Kelso clearly cares, or it's clear at the end. His decisions haunt him, but he makes the tough calls for the good of the hospital and the good of the many, or that's at least what he hopes. And like many people, doesn't want anyone to see him at his weakest.
@Roelmaestro no, Kelso saved the rich man who was older and going to die faster anyways. however, the nicer, younger man was poor, kelso saved the rich man for money. kelso didn't care about his actions at all until he finally realized what he did and how stonehearted it was.
@Roelmaestro yes, but even if they were the same age, the nicer one had more of a life because he was also happier. he only saved the rich man for the money
@benmoser11 That isn't really the point of this scene. The point is that he had to make a tough decision, and his decision was supported by the fact that the rich patient's money would help fund the study. It's save one life or the other through what would seem like a heartless deciding factors, and it's those types of decisions that J.D. says he doesn't ever want to make.
@TheUpgradedForm no he did have to make the dicision, but he still made the lesser of the goods for abunch of money when he could've saved a more valuable, younger life. but he did his decision for money
@benmoser11 How did he do a "lesser of the goods" by saving a different guy? You can't say either one was "more valuable," especially how the poorer guy doesn't really look that much younger. He made the decision so that the money could fuel further research so it could potentially save other people, but it's a decision he obviously had to make based on that basis alone. Both patients were suffering.
@TheUpgradedForm the poor man was younger, earlier in the episode it says so. and he looks a little younger (not much though) and kelso picked the rich man specifically for money, and he isn't going to fuel the research, he did it to rebuild a part in the hospital (a somewhat useless part btw) and they already promised the treatment to the poor man and keloso denied it.
@benmoser11 Hm, alright, it isn't research, but so? It's not like he's using the money for his own personal gain. And either way, it helps people in the future. It's not a "somewhat useless" part either. Listen to JD's monologue instead of passively hearing it in the background. Kelso made the right decision, but he's conflicted because the death of at least one patient was inevitable, and he couldn't stop that. By the way, you can't assume one life is more valuable than the other like that.
@TheUpgradedForm well tbh, i wouldn't ever put more value to a life like that, but the characters were specifically judged like that to show kelso's desicion making. kelso left teh poor man behind, even though he was younger and they already promised him the surgery. kelso spent the money on something that didn't have a huge impact. he re-opened the pre natal unit. and at 6:48 you see kelso extremely sad, it shows how he knows what he did was wrong and he feels guilty.
@benmoser11 Are you kidding? Do you even know what a prenatal unit is? Of course that has a huge impact. @ 6:48 he's sad because a man died and he had no choice, not because he "knows what he did was wrong" - JD said in his monologue "he couldnt do what Bob Kelso does" meaning he has to make the tough calls.
@tryandlisten they still have the prenatal unit, he just wanted to repair it. and no matter what, he shouldn't have broken his promise with the poor man because he already said he'd help him. kelso was guilty, and JD said he couldn't do what bob does because bob has to go through all the things like that. he still chose the lesser of the two goods
@benmoser11 thats not what he said, he said reopen not repair. All of what you've said is your opinion. Whatever dude, you're entitled to your opinion, I can't be bothered arguing with you over a Scrubs clip
@tryandlisten lol i wasn't trying to argue. thanks for not being like all the other youtube douches (about 50 percent of the youtube population) and yes, we are entitled to our opinions, but it was a promise he didn't keep. that's the point i got, and yes, i see where you're coming from now. the decision was a philisophical view point, humanism (saving the rich man for the money) vs hedanism (saving the poor man for keeping his promise)
@piscean214 gotta look at it from a business prospective save one person or save someone who can possibly keep open a wing of hospitable wing which will help more people then just that one person.
Kelso is by far my favorite character. Everyone hates him because he's the big mean guy but once and a while we see into his thought process and realize he's really a nice guy that just has to make tough decisions. Even after we've seen those moments, its still easy to forget that he's not the cold character he's made out to be.
Love this show. The one liners are the best. I love the one were JD roars at his woman patient being taken of to surgery "ok mrs smith when you come back I'm gonna beat you at scrabble". Dr Kelso intervenes then and shouts "well of course you will sport.... She's having half her brain removed". Hahaha. Quality Kelso.
In a series full of touching moments (some even probably overly touching), this was by far my favorite. It might have been the song or it might have been the fact that Kelso was always portrayed as an authentically cold, heartless asshole (as opposed to curmudgeonly but morally competent Cox), and this showed that he's not one-dimensional. There's something about seeing a "tough" man quietly crumble in fear and sadness that hits you hard. It's a predictable device, but a VERY effective one.
There are a lot of people in his position whether they are called Chief of Medicine or Hospital Administrator they don't seem to have much trouble judging who shall live and who shall die. Its just not fair that the patient with the best insurance or the most money lives and the patient who cannot afford astronomical medical bills die I object with all my strength and all my heart
This show has made me cry more than anything else in my life. Just...too much reality.
SuperBookMonkey 4 days ago
god this show is soo freakin humourous but really hits home!!
rhcpwolf 1 week ago
I love how JD just goes for broke when he realises Lavern's not going to forgive him. I might use that strategy next time I burn someone.
BreathofArda 1 week ago
Ken Jenkins is a great actor; his face at 6:47 breaks my heart
fourminuteswiser 2 weeks ago 7
@fourminuteswiser
How original
OMFGWTFLOLZ100 2 weeks ago
@OMFGWTFLOLZ100 I'm sorry - am I not allowed to have feelings?
fourminuteswiser 1 week ago
2:14 - Kelso Angel...
Gravity334 2 weeks ago
in the episode where Cox fires the cafeteria worker (clay aiken?), kelso comes up next to him at the end and says "Now: Try doing that and then going home to MY wife."
Dude's got it pretty rough. It's amazing he functions at all.
cybergeek11235 2 weeks ago
@cybergeek11235 I think Kelso is actually a nice guy at heart, but the pressures of the job have poisoned him. He is certainly much less of an ass as the series progresses - and the moment he loses his job, he is sincere and friendly to Ted, for perhaps the first time ever.
He is also a much nicer character in series 8.
iseabbv 4 days ago
fucking miss this show
Wikipunani 2 weeks ago
"I was watching CNN earlier, apparently the terror alert in your armpits has been elevated to orange. Oh no he didn't. Yes Laverne, he did." *snaps*
That was so funny!
PainAddict666 3 weeks ago
As much as I hate to say it, I think Kelso actually did the right thing in this episode.
AchievementOverload 3 weeks ago
Dr Kelso have a bad side and a good side.
StefanR10 4 weeks ago
I always tear up at the end :'( but I love that episode :)
sandstorm1416 1 month ago
when i first saw this episode I had that feeling you get from a great war movie. Leaders lead, everyone follows. Bob was a stoic ass every time he made a hard decision cuz it could not be questioned, and whistled when he left since if he got down, the whole place crumbled down.
Watch Saving Private Ryan, Kelso is Tom Hanks, Perry is the crying old man at the end
quidda1 1 month ago
truely the saddest part with the saddest music
maaktnieuit1 1 month ago
I love it !!
Love the song at the end really catches the sad moment :)
The guy I'm in love with showed me the song!!
Amazing!!
sunshinelabrasca 1 month ago
Dr. Kelso is the Dark Knight of medicine.
imscoutin1 1 month ago
thought John Morrison was a wrestler...... :P
lagundafire 1 month ago
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For god sakes you're 3 dimensional XD
GirlRandom11 1 month ago
For gods sake you're 3 dimensional XD
GirlRandom11 1 month ago
@frogboy7000 I agree so much- Dr. Kelso is the deepest character, even though he get's such a small amount of screentime. My fave episode.
JJAACCOOOOOBBBBB 1 month ago
:^/
mesuhlikemusic 1 month ago
He acts like that, because everyone needs someone to hate and he's taken on that role. He says so himself.
Cranberryvid 1 month ago
poor old keith.
ellolage 1 month ago
I wouldn't say he's the deepest character. It's almost too difficult to specify which characters are the deeper. I do believe he is certainly the most tragic character because of his position as chief.
CuteJapandaBear 1 month ago
nnnnkay!
FAikYz 1 month ago
I - FREAKING- ADORE- THIS- COMMEDY-
fedemerda1 1 month ago
Laverne... i'm a duck.
MrItsthesimon 1 month ago 25
best show ever...its sad that its over...
tv sucks these days...and the only good shows left r ending
-scrubs - over
-how i met your mother - almost over (cant go very long...how long can Ted sit on a fucking couch and tell his kids this story lol)
-Two and a half men - dead (not the same without Charlie)
-Big Bang - kinda sucks now (too much charackters for one show...Raj's sister, Bernadette, Amy...WTF?!)
ShadyRealRap96 2 months ago 4
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Agreed, a little part of me died when Scrubs ended.
sergio160 1 month ago 62
@sergio160 It was like a damn near scientific look at how emotions work under extraordinarily harsh conditions (life as a doctor). I agree a million percent. That look on Kelso's face when he steps outside at the end has a billion waves of feeling that you can't get from movies or t.v. shows anymore..
XPONO 4 weeks ago
@sergio160 when Scrubs ended died my large part of me... D:
Gravity334 2 weeks ago
@ShadyRealRap96 there are many good ones still going. You should check out curb your enthusiasm and its always sunny in philadelphia. They are far better and more intelligent than HiMYM and big bang.
oyvindmacody 1 month ago
@ShadyRealRap96 Woah now HMYM is great. Scrubs is the best, but Barney Stinson is the greatest man on earth. Two and a Half Men hasnt been great without Charlie but its still alright. and Sheldon on the Big Bang Theory is awesome.
jscummins24 1 month ago
Mmmkay?
SweetSourCherryApple 2 months ago
lol John Morrison died...
AceBobcat 2 months ago
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the saddest moment would be when muffins would end in hospital bar ;)
lordetherix 2 months ago
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lordetherix 2 months ago
not his sadest moments wtf
hickeyboi2009 2 months ago
jiggly ball <3
l28l28 2 months ago
There's also a real child in the background at 4:05.
MrBarneyDinosaur 2 months ago
jiggly ball
hacksignify 2 months ago
what a great scene at the end... so touching...
Niklas2104 2 months ago
i don't think the fact that he was able to use the rich guy's money to help another part of the hospital was a good enough reason, though its understandable. wouldn't that simply mean that every time a 'rich' person came into the hospital, they would receive better treatment over a poorer person for the same reason every time? in an ideal world, whether someone dies or not shouldn't be dictated by the size of a person's wallet, even if it is for the greater good of the hospital.
bape890 2 months ago
@bape890 It was a DRUG TRIAL. Not a definitive cure. In every study, there is a control group which gets a placebo to which the trial drug is compared. So, up front, there is a 50% chance the rich guy even gets the drug on which the study is based. Then, it's very possible the experimental drug does absolutely nothing. Or maybe it prolongs his life a month. So hundreds of poor babies are protected from birth defects and infant death by a rich guy living a month longer than a poor guy. Good deal.
nickdfoxy 2 months ago
@bape890 That's why Kelso is the way he is. He has to make these horrible decisions where the benefits wont always outway the cost simply as its the lesser of two evils. You have to be very guarded to let yourself make decisions like that and not be effected by them. As he says, It's not his job to care.
squaaah 2 months ago 3
With the money that rich dude donated he was able to open up something in the hospital that was closed before helping a lot of people, i woulda made the same decision
Trololollolification 2 months ago
His character does exactly what needs to be done to benefit the most people. Its the hardest position at the hospital as he needs to make life and death decisions. Obviously the kelso cant block out all of the negative emotions after something like that, but still has to block out most to keep his sanity and his health. The character reminds me of batman in the dark night playing the role that he needs to play, even if it the villain
shaker154 2 months ago
It's not really fair to ask doctors to care. They should try everything and work their asses off to save as many people as they can but if they care about every single person they lose then it could kill them. I worked in a hospital for a year as a janitor trying to put myself through college and made a few friends and save how hard it really hit some of them. There was this one doctor who let everything get to him and he eventually killed himself because of how depressed it made him.
blueeyesaf 3 months ago 3
Perry is hypocrite. So rich man isn't human, too??!!
Tylerisuber 3 months ago
@Tylerisuber
You didn't understand why Perry was angry.
It was because it appeard that Kelso doesn't care about cfalling a death sentence just for money. But in the end he cares but hides it, because somehow he has to.
Mightyaurrod 3 months ago
@Tylerisuber Yea but he had pretty much promised the spot to the poor guy, and still went with the rich one just because of the money, which in the end only tells us that Kelso does not feel everyone has the same value, if that's what he thought he would have kept his promise. I like Kelso but he's a complete moneywhore :p
SeezaM 2 months ago
@SeezaM Oh yeah that's true lol
Tylerisuber 2 months ago
@SeezaM havent you listened to him, what he said?
with the money the hospital gets from the rich guy, hw can reopen the "prenatal unit" which definetely helps more people, than sending the "poor" guy in the study
its still a harsh decision, but he had to make it.
giroditalia 2 months ago
distinguished acting
Desuxy 3 months ago
how did they record what 'the floor' would see? (when he stepped down onto it.)
Cmbheadquarters 3 months ago
@Cmbheadquarters I'm guessing they used a sheet of glass,and put a camera under it.maybe he didn't put much weight on it,or maybe it was really strong,so he could,but thats probably how.
sansysaysa 2 months ago
1:10 to 1:18 = is just fucking quality, absolutely brilliant
ihussain81 3 months ago
Does anyone know what episode when they pretend that a poor person to be dead person and kelso turns a blind eye
ohford 3 months ago
@ohford S06E13:My Scrubs
SzybkaSzpachla 3 months ago
first time i saw kelso have an earring
jazdx01 3 months ago
He's an aging, defeated man. In his expressions and his decisions, you can tell that. Death has become a cold, emotionless part of his job, but there's still something that impacts him, just a little. He continues to bear the loss of every person that the hospital loses less and less; he knows the kind of person that he has become through all this desensitization; he feels like a monster--and he must be that monster absolutely.
Really, the show's deepest character.
frogboy7000 3 months ago 227
@frogboy7000 Can't beat this summary of kelso he is by farm my favourite charakter ofc I love all of them but Kelsos always manages to make me laugh or cry.
TheMrDaBigD 2 months ago
@frogboy7000 So true. Kelso probably took the chief of medicine job in order to do some good, but he realized how heavy the crown was. This was something that Dr. Cox had in season eight when he was named chief of medicine. Would he be like Kelso after that long in that position? No one knows, but I think that is what makes the moral question that is Bob Kelso so very interesting.
wvu05 2 months ago
@wvu05 Kelso says that when he's talking to Boone on the park bench. He thought he would be the king, but quickly discovered that he had to make one unpopular decision after another to keep the hospital running.
Mbash93 2 months ago
@frogboy7000 not really. Sometimes you must choose one option from two bad ones. In the given situation he did the right thing. Then a man has such responsability which barely anyone else could bear, he can't allow himself to appear emotional or weak. But it doesn't change the fact that he still cares. Same goes for life in general. : )))
I love all of these series which takes life scenarios and bring them a bit to extreme so that a viewer could get a grasp on the idea better.
WhereDidItRun 2 months ago 3
@WhereDidItRun I believe when frogboy7000 says "And he must be that monster absolutely", he meant the same thing as you mention. His job requires him to be desensitized, but he is after all just a human.
nonergodic 2 months ago
@frogboy7000 Or he's just an asshole. There's that option.
SerjTankian98 1 month ago
@frogboy7000 To be a good doctor, you have to give a crap about your patients. To stay sane as a doctor, you have distance yourself from your patients. So... the best thing to do is to hire young doctors who have some experience! Then ditch them.
asdfuogh 1 month ago in playlist Scrubs Music
@frogboy7000 stupid analysis. i work in a hospital as a doc. trust me..i see many guys like kelso. you may not like guys like kelso but guys like him do the dirty work, most of us dont realize.
booboorhymes 1 month ago
@frogboy7000 i agree but his saddest moment is really where they see him as a singer and you find out how abusive his wife is to him
soccer6669 4 weeks ago
@soccer6669 which one is this??
Mal3v0l3ntPhant0m 3 weeks ago
@Mal3v0l3ntPhant0m when eliot and turk find out he sang. and his wife then rings him, bitches at him and hangs up.
soccer6669 3 weeks ago
@soccer6669 ahh ok thanks
Mal3v0l3ntPhant0m 3 weeks ago
@frogboy7000 Really? An alcoholic man that has a child to care for, a protogé to teach and an anger problem which is not a good thing for his line of work. He's very proud but still feels for his wife and his friends, but is known as a hardass so he can't show it. Plus, he has to stand up against the chief of medicine every time to make sure everything keeps going the way it needs to, making him also partially in charge of the hospital. As a kicker, he still DOES bear the loss of patients dying.
Stargate674 3 weeks ago 3
@Stargate674 frogboy7000 was talking about Kelso......
SomethingImportant1 3 weeks ago
@SomethingImportant1 I know, and I was talking about Perry, because I think he's the deepest character of the show :)
Stargate674 3 weeks ago
@frogboy7000 Kelso is not a monster, he just has to make hard decisions, he felt that mans death, but he decided on the oither guy getting the treatment so the pre-natal unit could reopen, he does what's best for the overall hospital and other patients. He is just, as JD narrates, he is too proud to show that he cares still. Plus, as shown with the episode where Kelso leaves, he cares about the hospital and the people in it.
SomethingImportant1 3 weeks ago
It truly takes a special kind of person to lead a hospital, or any position really. In this case we see that the decisions they are forced to make really do effect them but at the same time, they can allow it to effect them too strongly.
newcollector 3 months ago
Laverne :(
rich0MAN 3 months ago
1:51 piercing? BOB KELSO!?!?
CarlosIsDown 3 months ago
@CarlosIsDown Yeah remember his wife finds an earring and he pretends it's his by piercing it through his ear right in front of her even though his ear isn't pierced! It's was just a little humorous side anecdote to the episode.
TheBestYearsMusic 3 months ago
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@CarlosIsDown Yeah remember his wife finds an earring and he pretends it's his by piercing it through his ear right in front of her even though his ear isn't pierced? It was just a little humorous side anecdote to the episode.
TheBestYearsMusic 3 months ago
Scrubs always finds the most perfect and fitting music. "These feelings won't go away" and Kelso's expression at 6:49 made my heart sink. This really is an amazing and very much underrated show <3
doomster345 3 months ago
this is NOT the saddest moment... al least to me... the saddest moment was the moment when dr Cox lost 3 patients becouse of the Rabies... hope i spelled that correctly
oazineddin 3 months ago
In my opinion, the episode where dr. cox loses three patients at once is the saddest.
TheSpiritofZero 3 months ago 4
it's the lesser of two evils. it's hard to make decisions like this. in the long run he may be able to help more people, but the immediate feels like he failed to save someone. it's truly a hard job.
Swimguy22 3 months ago
This shows one of the tough parts of being a leader. You don't make the popular choice or the choice where everyone wins but the one that needs to be made. To a way lesser extent I understand how making a tough choice affects ones self.
1776rifleman 3 months ago
its not taht kelso doesn't care, its that his position places him in a very difficult ethical standpoint, he has to make sacrifices every once in awhile to keep the hospital afloat, and in some situations that will mean he has to allow a child to die in hopes of having more money to spend on a new machine.
his job isnt to care about ppl, he has barely any patient interaction. being the chief of medicine is a bigger burden than you would think. its about maximizing the benefit for the hospital
cantthinkof1wtf 3 months ago
Ah Scrubs, the only show that can make you laugh and cry every other episode.
chocho999 3 months ago 4
6:45 saddest part thats all I have to say..
1234timcoop 3 months ago
5:46 is where it gets good.
JordantheGiant 4 months ago
"Bob, I can see you"
"Oh for God's sake you're 3-Dimensional"
nolvorite1234 4 months ago 10
No matter what happens in those demented hospital hallways ive always loved SCRUBS!! rerun after re run im hooked
Babygirldog09 4 months ago
this shows what an excellent actor ken jenkins is - that expression at 6:47 says it all
phishfearme2 4 months ago 138
@phishfearme2 i completly agree. Ken Jenkins was the absolute perfect choice for the part of Doctor Kelso
sacrificiallamb63 2 months ago
In positions of power you can never let your men see you bleed, if they see how scared or sad you really are your all screwed. Heavy is the crown.
mrrossn 4 months ago
Kelso does care, but he has to make sacrifices. To quote Spiderman, "With great power comes great responsibility." By putting the richer patient in the trial, he was able to reopen the prenatal (?) unit. He's looking after the bigger picture.
ScourgeOTG 4 months ago
Kelso is just part of a fucked up system.
keyhugger 4 months ago
I also think that's why he got back into treating patients again, because he got in touch with his old doctor self, and wanted to make up for all the patients he had to leave behind as chief of medicine.
TeeAiDee 4 months ago
I think that the first few times it showed Kelso walking down those steps, he truly didn't have a care in the world. After being chief of medicine for so long, I think that he had learned to harden himself to things that went on in the hospital. After Cox said that Kelso "didn't care", you can kind of see Kelso's reaction as a relapse of sorts, like he was back to his old doctor self who cared about the patients. I think that's why he retired, because he couldn't take being chief anymore.
TeeAiDee 4 months ago
@TeeAiDee No he retired because he wanted to do it on his own terms, he had nothing outside of the hospital.
Bribedpayton34 3 months ago
@Bribedpayton34 Yes, that's what he said. But I'm telling it like I think. So please do not try to dispute my opinion, as it is my opinion and mine alone.
TeeAiDee 3 months ago
i thikn bob kelso is a pretty cool gyu he don't play by the rules and doesnt afraid of anytihng.
torqueadam 4 months ago
When Kelso walks down those steps in his suit at the end of the ep, I did actualy almost cry, which is saying somthing for me.
Seltro1 4 months ago 7
Did anyone else notice Kelso is wearing an earring on his left ear?
BookwormishBecca 4 months ago 2
@BookwormishBecca its part of a joke in throughout the episode
billytamer 4 months ago
why did you cut out the part were Turk has his hand caught in the candy machine. "I paid for my Rolos, I'm getting' my rolos"
IkeMikeAndMustard 4 months ago
Sometimes it's easy to judge those who make hard decisions, not knowing what's really lurking behind their back.
Dr Cox realized it too when he became chief of the hospital, when he had to make difficult decisions.
Deusrexmachina 4 months ago
kelso lives in the other direction
gloin118118 4 months ago
6:48 chills just went down my spine
benmoser11 4 months ago in playlist scrubs
What has two arms and wants to give Kelso a big fricking hug? THIS GUY!! QAQ *glomp*
alexjluthor 4 months ago
@alexjluthor lulz
If anyone pays attention to the series, Kelso is less evil than Cox, which isn't much.
Evil's fountainhead is Self - ism. Ridiculously simple as it is ridiculously true.
Wikipunani 4 months ago
@Wikipunani I love the episode where he's talking to the new intern and when everyone is like "Did he really even care about this place?" The new guy comes in and is like "Yeah, he did. ;D"
alexjluthor 4 months ago
@Wikipunani
oh come on. Cox is an angel with one or two flaws based on fear of human connection. Most of the time that he's an ass it's because he can't stand to see his subordinates making mistakes that get people killed. His focus on himself comes with one or two problems but it's why he expects the best of himself at work. Love of self is a great thing as long as it's combined with love of others.
JustThink00 4 months ago
@JustThink00 This is what I love about this show. The characters have actual meaning, and you can see how deep each one is.
Nyctrimly123 4 months ago
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4:23 loll
GreenWilliam3 4 months ago
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GreenWilliam3 4 months ago
6:37 heres the start of it
bigblakboiii 4 months ago
never liked laverne for some reason.. go get em jd
xnbentari 4 months ago
its clear to see what he means when he says its not his job to care. It might not be his job and never will be, but he does it anyway. its great to see kelso in an episode like this
RetroXGamer360 4 months ago
"the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few"
ePiCprodz 4 months ago
@ePiCprodz
or the one
onemoretimearoundplz 4 months ago
@ePiCprodz Especially fitting seeing as Cox is such a McCoy
MandrakePFJ 4 months ago
3:41 is just great
xnbentari 4 months ago
Kelso clearly cares, or it's clear at the end. His decisions haunt him, but he makes the tough calls for the good of the hospital and the good of the many, or that's at least what he hopes. And like many people, doesn't want anyone to see him at his weakest.
herosresolve 4 months ago
The title should be:
"The Saddest Moment Of Scrubs"
Darkony 5 months ago 51
@Darkony how to save a life with dr cox losing it is wayy sadder
ok22245 4 months ago
@Darkony Saddest moment is when Ben does for me.
TheDhezballah 3 months ago
0:50
"Laverne, I'm a duck."
jimrobmicah 5 months ago
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jimrobmicah 5 months ago
I cried a bit at the end
RandomGuy4234 5 months ago
I think Kelso actually made the right decission here. Anyone agrees?
Roelmaestro 5 months ago
@Roelmaestro no, Kelso saved the rich man who was older and going to die faster anyways. however, the nicer, younger man was poor, kelso saved the rich man for money. kelso didn't care about his actions at all until he finally realized what he did and how stonehearted it was.
benmoser11 5 months ago
@benmoser11
I didn't see he was older, in that case Kelso was wrong. Otherwise it would just be the one life or the other, right?
Roelmaestro 5 months ago
@Roelmaestro yes, but even if they were the same age, the nicer one had more of a life because he was also happier. he only saved the rich man for the money
benmoser11 5 months ago
@benmoser11 That isn't really the point of this scene. The point is that he had to make a tough decision, and his decision was supported by the fact that the rich patient's money would help fund the study. It's save one life or the other through what would seem like a heartless deciding factors, and it's those types of decisions that J.D. says he doesn't ever want to make.
TheUpgradedForm 5 months ago
@TheUpgradedForm no he did have to make the dicision, but he still made the lesser of the goods for abunch of money when he could've saved a more valuable, younger life. but he did his decision for money
benmoser11 5 months ago
@benmoser11 How did he do a "lesser of the goods" by saving a different guy? You can't say either one was "more valuable," especially how the poorer guy doesn't really look that much younger. He made the decision so that the money could fuel further research so it could potentially save other people, but it's a decision he obviously had to make based on that basis alone. Both patients were suffering.
TheUpgradedForm 5 months ago
@TheUpgradedForm the poor man was younger, earlier in the episode it says so. and he looks a little younger (not much though) and kelso picked the rich man specifically for money, and he isn't going to fuel the research, he did it to rebuild a part in the hospital (a somewhat useless part btw) and they already promised the treatment to the poor man and keloso denied it.
benmoser11 5 months ago
@benmoser11 Hm, alright, it isn't research, but so? It's not like he's using the money for his own personal gain. And either way, it helps people in the future. It's not a "somewhat useless" part either. Listen to JD's monologue instead of passively hearing it in the background. Kelso made the right decision, but he's conflicted because the death of at least one patient was inevitable, and he couldn't stop that. By the way, you can't assume one life is more valuable than the other like that.
TheUpgradedForm 4 months ago
@TheUpgradedForm well tbh, i wouldn't ever put more value to a life like that, but the characters were specifically judged like that to show kelso's desicion making. kelso left teh poor man behind, even though he was younger and they already promised him the surgery. kelso spent the money on something that didn't have a huge impact. he re-opened the pre natal unit. and at 6:48 you see kelso extremely sad, it shows how he knows what he did was wrong and he feels guilty.
benmoser11 4 months ago
@benmoser11 Are you kidding? Do you even know what a prenatal unit is? Of course that has a huge impact. @ 6:48 he's sad because a man died and he had no choice, not because he "knows what he did was wrong" - JD said in his monologue "he couldnt do what Bob Kelso does" meaning he has to make the tough calls.
tryandlisten 4 months ago
@tryandlisten they still have the prenatal unit, he just wanted to repair it. and no matter what, he shouldn't have broken his promise with the poor man because he already said he'd help him. kelso was guilty, and JD said he couldn't do what bob does because bob has to go through all the things like that. he still chose the lesser of the two goods
benmoser11 4 months ago
@benmoser11 thats not what he said, he said reopen not repair. All of what you've said is your opinion. Whatever dude, you're entitled to your opinion, I can't be bothered arguing with you over a Scrubs clip
tryandlisten 4 months ago
@tryandlisten lol i wasn't trying to argue. thanks for not being like all the other youtube douches (about 50 percent of the youtube population) and yes, we are entitled to our opinions, but it was a promise he didn't keep. that's the point i got, and yes, i see where you're coming from now. the decision was a philisophical view point, humanism (saving the rich man for the money) vs hedanism (saving the poor man for keeping his promise)
benmoser11 4 months ago
@tryandlisten i said not btw, i wasn't calling you a douche. lol
benmoser11 4 months ago in playlist benmoser11's favorites
@tryandlisten I felt exactly the same way .. kelso knows all too well that he had no choice in making the call and the high cost of those calls.
You are right .. in the end he is sad because he lost a life .. and like every life it came at a great cost.
This like every scrub show is just powerful .. we need more shows like this on the air.
theperfectcircleFC 4 months ago
Scrubs makes me feel all the feelings
BigDaddyDJD 5 months ago
Kelso is easily the best actor on the show.
MikeStocks76 5 months ago
Kelso is easily the best actor on the show.
MikeStocks76 5 months ago
ken jenkins didnt get enough credit for his performance. fucking good actor.
Chocaholic76 5 months ago
i liked Kelso when he hung out at the cafe shop....and how he never missed a muffin or coffee going his way
tapeafriend 5 months ago
gives me chills.
tentackel 5 months ago
@vjhliu Janitor said «I'm a doctor,» but it was cut out here. :)
Giradox 5 months ago
uwielbiam ten serial ; )
Sarethes 5 months ago
Laverne...I'm a duck.
What?
vjhliu 5 months ago
Kelso is good man.
Fubens 5 months ago 45
@Fubens good man?..he let a person die when he could have saved him
piscean214 3 months ago
@piscean214 gotta look at it from a business prospective save one person or save someone who can possibly keep open a wing of hospitable wing which will help more people then just that one person.
MrAbizon 3 months ago
@piscean214 Utilitarianism in this case beats principles.
MrDarudin 3 months ago
Kelso is by far my favorite character. Everyone hates him because he's the big mean guy but once and a while we see into his thought process and realize he's really a nice guy that just has to make tough decisions. Even after we've seen those moments, its still easy to forget that he's not the cold character he's made out to be.
beezerboy94 5 months ago 4
Love this show. The one liners are the best. I love the one were JD roars at his woman patient being taken of to surgery "ok mrs smith when you come back I'm gonna beat you at scrabble". Dr Kelso intervenes then and shouts "well of course you will sport.... She's having half her brain removed". Hahaha. Quality Kelso.
MrBuritoSanchez 5 months ago
@MrBuritoSanchez classic kelso indeed ; classic jd aswell - cause he still loses to the woman afterwards!
TheJesseJV 5 months ago
In a series full of touching moments (some even probably overly touching), this was by far my favorite. It might have been the song or it might have been the fact that Kelso was always portrayed as an authentically cold, heartless asshole (as opposed to curmudgeonly but morally competent Cox), and this showed that he's not one-dimensional. There's something about seeing a "tough" man quietly crumble in fear and sadness that hits you hard. It's a predictable device, but a VERY effective one.
AlvinHDavernport 5 months ago
thats how fucked the health system up there they are forced to make decision
schapman235 5 months ago
There are a lot of people in his position whether they are called Chief of Medicine or Hospital Administrator they don't seem to have much trouble judging who shall live and who shall die. Its just not fair that the patient with the best insurance or the most money lives and the patient who cannot afford astronomical medical bills die I object with all my strength and all my heart
lbrinin1701 5 months ago
Bob, I'm physically touching your arm now... 3:52
liina000 5 months ago