Written by Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan, and directed by Chris Koch, it originally aired on February 24, 2004 on NBC.
Most notably, the episode was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series.
Jordan and Danni's brother Ben (Brendan Fraser) comes back to visit after 2 years.
Meanwhile, Carla annoys everyone by seeking advice: first she is upset because she doesn't know how to repay Turk for having his mole removed—but when he asks her to agree to take his name (hoping she would say no so he wouldn't have to have the surgery), she gladly accepts his terms, but subsequently becomes angry that Turk is "forcing" her to take his name.
She asks an annoyed Dr. Kelso for advice; he responds that she may end up missing the mole after it's gone, even though she thinks she hates it.
are revealed to be at a cemetery, where they are joined by Jordan, Danni, and many of the hospital staff for Ben's funeral.
In the special features on the season 3 DVD, Bill Lawrence says that this episode is a homage to The Sixth Sense.
Similarly, the audience in "My Screw Up" is led to believe that Ben is alive until the very end, even as close examination reveals that Dr. Cox is the only character who interacts with him after the point in the episode when he dies.
Footage from this episode was later re-used in "My Urologist", with Dr. Kim Briggs digitally worked into it (replacing Carla) to verify she was there for Ben's funeral.
Brendan Fraser was supposed to appear in "My Long Goodbye" as Ben, when Carla asked Dr. Cox if he had ever seen a ghost.