[2] The episode was written by Angela Nissel and directed by Michael Spiller who also has a small cameo appearance.
He thinks Katie is a teacher's pet, Denise has a terrible bedside manner, and Ed is lazy.
He welcomes the new Chief of Medicine for Sacred Heart, Dr. Taylor Maddox, and is surprised at how attractive and nice she is.
Carla tries to gently give her a reality check, but Elliot fails to see the signs that Keith is still hurt over their breakup.
Dr. Kelso enjoys a muffin at Coffee Bucks and watches the hospital drama unfold.
Bill Lawrence has stated that since switching to ABC, he and Scrubs have received a better level of promotion.
ABC also released the first five minutes of the episode prematurely to promote the show's debut on the network.
"[3] The Staten Island Advance deemed "My Jerks" a "hit" which balanced its comedy with more serious scenes well.