Anyone else agree that Dr. Cox is one of the funniest characters in the TV history?

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I've been watching the first 3 seasons of Scrubs for the last few months, and I have to say I've very rarely laughed so hard. I think Dr. Perry Cox is right up in the ranks with Homer Simpson in terms of hilarity. Anyone else agree?


Heres some of my favorite Cox quotes.

"You'd better go ahead and enjoy this while you can, Bob, because if your evil genie goes ahead and grants your wish and I'm gone forever then the only one you're going to be able to contend with around here is yourself, and when you really get to know that person, oh dear God, you'll scream so loud that Satan will want to tear up that contract he made with you at birth just so he can get some sleep."

"You know Bob, I've been thinking of all the times you manipulated me and toyed with me and I can't help but recall that children's fable about that race between the tortoise and the pain-in-the-ass-chief-of-medicine-that-everybody-hates. You see, Bob, the pain-in-the-ass-chief-of-medicine-that-everybody-hates kept running out in front of the tortoise and taunting him, but right at the end... Oh, gosh I'm sure you remember what happened Bob. The tortoise bit clean through the Chief of Medicine's calf muscle and dragged him to the ground where he and all the other turtles devoured him alive right there on the racetrack. It's a disturbing children's book, Bob, I know, but it's one that stuck with me nonetheless."

"Lemme ask you a quick question: are you trying to make my head explode? Because you have no idea just how frustrating it is working your ass off trying to inflate a tiny little balloon inside somebody's clogged artery when all that person has to do, really is--oh, I don't know--go for a walk in the morning or choke down a fresh green salad. And you come back here looking like that? And, I know here, I know I'm supposed to be Dr. Give-A-Crap, but you wanna hear the God's honest truth? And this is a fact: you are what you eat. And you clearly went out and devoured a big fat guy, didn't ya?"

"Oh, my God; I care so little, I almost passed out."

"Listen Vanessa Janice Tiffany Amber [in a sing-song voice] Thiessen. I'm gonna go ahead and give ya a little something I call Perry's Perspective. 1: If the guy in front of me in the coffee shop can't decide what he wants in the 30 minutes it takes for him to get to the register, I should be allowed to kill him. 2: I'm fairly sure that if they took all the porn off the Internet, there'd only be 1 website left and it would be called "Bring Back The Porn". 3rd, and most important: to be respected as a doctor, nay, a man, you must be an ocean. You're born alone, you damn sure die alone, [turns to a cadaver rolling by] isn't that right Spike? My point is, and you may want to jot this down: only the weak need help."
 
I have watched the show a little bit. He is very funny.
 
I've been catching the repeat shows late at night. This show is hella funny and Dr. Cox definitely has some of the best quotes i've ever heard! Has he won any awards for his portrayal? BTW he was hilarious in Nothing to lose with Martin Lawrence and Tim Robbins.
 
Dr. Cox : [explaining he doesn't care it's JD's last week of residency] I suppose I could riff a list of things that I care as litle about as our last week. Let's see... low carb diets, Michael Moore, the Republican National Convention, Kabbalah & all Kabbalah-related products, Hi-Def TV, the Bush daughters, wireless hotspots, the OC, the UN, recycling, getting Punk'd, Danny Gans, the Latin Grammys, the real Grammys, Jeff that Wiggle that sleeps too darn much, the Yankees payroll, all the red states, all the blue states, every hybrid car, every talk show, everything on the planet, everything in the solar system, everything everything everything everything everythingeverythingevery-everything that exists past present & future, in discovered and undiscovered dimensions!
[turns away, then turns back]
Dr. Cox : Oh, and Hugh Jackman.
J.D. : Hugh Jackman is Wolverine! How dare he!

'Nuff said.
 
i totally agree. the man is a genius.i only watch scrubs for him and that guy who was in clueless
 
Dr. Cox : [explaining he doesn't care it's JD's last week of residency] I suppose I could riff a list of things that I care as litle about as our last week. Let's see... low carb diets, Michael Moore, the Republican National Convention, Kabbalah & all Kabbalah-related products, Hi-Def TV, the Bush daughters, wireless hotspots, the OC, the UN, recycling, getting Punk'd, Danny Gans, the Latin Grammys, the real Grammys, Jeff that Wiggle that sleeps too darn much, the Yankees payroll, all the red states, all the blue states, every hybrid car, every talk show, everything on the planet, everything in the solar system, everything everything everything everything everythingeverythingevery-everything that exists past present & future, in discovered and undiscovered dimensions!
[turns away, then turns back]
Dr. Cox : Oh, and Hugh Jackman.
J.D. : Hugh Jackman is Wolverine! How dare he!

'Nuff said.
That speech is an absolute comedy masterpiece. Cox is indeed one of the funniest characters on TV, and in no small measure due to John C McGuinley, who can take those REALLY long rants the character is bond to make and make gold out of every line.
 
He's an excellent character and I love it when they show the soft side of him. This show is aces. :up:
 
wrong wrong wrong wrong....wrong wrong wrong wrong
 
hey i have damn good taste. dexter fan huh?
 
speaking of my avatar, i have no clue where to get them, make them, or the size limit...the one i have now is actually a AIM buddy icon from showtime.com :csad:
 
He made the word newbie cool again

and John C McGuinley is a just plain great actor. But Dr. Cox is IMO one of the top 3 funniest characters on tv in the last 5 years.
 
Yeah. He's probably one of the best TV characters ever. It's a damn shame he's got no Emmy yet, not even a nomination yet. He better win next year for their last year. Cuz he's been robbed of it so far.
 
why do you think he has bad taste?

I thought he was doing dr cox when he imitated a clock.

yea i didnt understand that either...i was doing dr cox imitating a clock...

thanks for the avatar link..
 
thanks alot Bauer....made me think i was in the wrong damn thread.
 
cox>every other america tv character ever

it takes alot to be that man...and i for one want a world wide cox day:cmad:
 
Seriously...? Homer Simpson has brought 10+ seasons of gold (not counting the last few seasons). I'd like to see Cox do that first.
 

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