Season 5, Episode 1 - My Intern's Eyes
January 3, 2006

Lots of changes going on. J.D. has been living in a hotel since the roof on his apartment collapsed; Elliot is trying to adjust to working at a new hospital and Turk and Carla spend their free time trying to make a baby.

Part of the episode is seen through the eyes of intern Keith who has just arrived. J.D. is now an attending, technically on the same level as Cox. Cox gives him five man-cards. Anytime J.D. does something Cox doesn't like, he'll take away a card. When J.D.'s down to nothing, Cox will no longer pay attention to him. Within a minute of receiving the cards, J.D. has the first one taken away. The next day another is taken.

Meanwhile, Turk sneaks J.D. into the apartment, unbeknownst to Carla, until his own apartment is repaired. J.D. tries to be invisible during Turk and Carla's frequent baby-making sessions. When J.D. tells him that Carla's been off the pill for a week, Turk freaks out and tries to sneak a pill into her mouth while she's sleeping. He even tries to slip one into her brownie. J.D. unknowingly eats a brownie that contains a pill. The urinalysis test that he has to take as an attending came back positive for birth control pills. For that, Dr. Cox takes away his third man-card.

Later, Turk finally admits that J.D. is secretly living in the apartment. Carla reacts angrily to that and to the fact that Turk admits that he maybe isn't ready to be a father. She also can't understand why J.D., Turk and even Elliot aren't ready to move on and be real adults.

Back at the hospital, J.D. admits to Kelso that he didn't properly treat his patient that needed a heart transplant. Elliot admits that she no longer works at Sacred Heart and she was just there to steal hospital supplies and Turk admits to Carla that he's scared to be a father.