Bob Kelso

This is a, a- another business of, of chief of medicine, uh, workload where when somebody makes a mistake, you know, it ultimately falls on JD now, you know? I- i- it, it did when Dr.

Kelso was chief, it fell onto him, and he could be a heartless bastard about it.

JD has a different way of doing things.

Um, so somebody discharged a patient, uh, before they should've, and, uh, they had to be readmitted because of, um, I guess infection growing or something, and s- which ended up costing the hospital a lot of money, a whole lot of money.

And that's how they were written off the show.

Oh, and, um, Dr. Kelso as well.

[laughs] Dr. Kelso, you can't forget about him.

[laughs] Yes.

S- so that is how they all got written off the show, and Cole decided, "I'm gonna become a doctor."

Uh, J.D. struggles with the realization that he's no longer a hotshot young doctor or the quirky underdog, but rather the guy in charge of mentoring a batch of young, chaotic residents who treat the, his dr- daydreaming as a bizarre medical condition.

[laughs] Meanwhile, Turk copes with the challenges of becoming the chief of surgery, balancing administrative budget cuts with high-stakes operations, while Dr. Cox takes delight in mocking both of them from his comfortable roost as chief of medicine.

The overarching arc of the season focuses on the hospital facing an impending merger with a massive work healthcare conglomerate, forcing Dr. Kelso out of retirement to act as a shady guerrilla-style advisor to Dr. Cox.

And I saw a lot of talent and potential in it.

Like, Dave Franco and Bob Kelso.

How am I forgetting the real names? He's Bob Kelso to me.

They have a weird relationship in that the mentor mentee where Bob Kelso was mean and gruff for most of the series, but then he's retired.

So now he's like the retired nice grandpa.

And you got the new arrogant kid that if Bob Kelso proper was there, he would hate.

But because he's retired, they get along really well.

Like the grandpa

Um, before we wrap it up, though, any, any, uh, any things you wanna add further? Or you, or are you all, uh, set to, uh, to say good night?

What if Kelso comes back next episode?

I mean, it could be-

That'd be cool

... a surprise Kelso return.

He, he is the OG chief, after all.

Or maybe the, maybe the, like, chief of the medical board shows up, and it's the janitor.

Ken Jenkins played Dr.

Bob Kelso, and Judy Reyes played Nurse Carla Espinosa.

Nice.

Uh, in terms of-

Then you can tell him or her anything.

Yeah.

[laughs] Uh, the chief of medicine, Bob Kelso, is also introduced, as well as Elliot, who is a medical intern.

Uh, JD is totally into Elliot, and he beats her in a race for some reason.

Can I say, guys, that this also...

On my like third rewatch, I started thinking about Bob Kelso and Ken Jenkins and the fact that we had these moments with him.

And I think it's so interesting, you know, being a fan of the show for so long when the show initially came out, I was like a teenager.

And like you perceive Bob as already being old and you're like, well, yeah, of course he's on his way out.