The Eagle’s origin came right from Braff’s brain with the help of a dizzying Brendan Fraser.
BlessBrendan Fraserfor helping J.D.
In the season 1Scrubsepisode “My Hero,” fans witnessed what would be the first “Eagle!”
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uttered byZach Braff’s J.D.
while being tossed in the air like a little kid.
But the reason why Braff kept saying “Eagle!”
instead of something like “Bagel!”
has been a mystery, and it turns out it wasn’t in the script.
“John C. McGinleyhad an outstanding performance on one of the saddest episodes.”
first said “Eagle!”
while carried around by Fraser’s character.
The “Eagle!”
scene starts after Ben learns the news for the first time.
They turn the corner to see Ben playing around with kids in the pediatric unit.
While he’s uneasy about it at first, J.D.
starts to enjoy the ride atop the Ben Sullivan Express and yells out “Eagle!”
“I thought J.D.
It was during this second stage of shooting when Braff just blurts the fateful word, “Eagle.”
The rest, as they say, is history.
Turk (Faison) subbed in for Ben any time something monumental happened for the other.
In the series' initial finale in season 8, Turk evengot a crash pad readyfor J.D.
so he could “Eagle!”
lift his best friend before leaving to go work at St. Vincent Hospital.
In total, theScrubs Wiki counted seven timeswhen J.D.
did an “Eagle!
