Talk:Perry Cox

message: I think the comment in episode 2.20 does prove Cox's true first name to be Percival. Bob Kelso's true first name (Robert) is not questioned, even though it is rarely mentioned in the show. Also, the accuracy of IMDB on this can be questioned, as the 2.20 page lists 'Ted Buckland' as that character's true name (his real name being Theodore.) I would agree with Lachatdelarue's suggestion. Percival should not be listed as a nickname, but the opening lines of the article should mention the speculation about Pervical/Perry as his name. EJB341, 23rd August 06
I don't understand this or the entry on the actual article. Perry is short for Percival, like Nick is short for Nicholas, and Beth or Liz is short for Elizabeth. It's very simple. Why is there discussion about a nickname, etc. - why be confusing? Why even have that last section, why not just put it at the top somewhere - "Percival (Perry) Cox"? And then refer to him as Perry for the rest of the article because that is what he appears to normally go by. Kiriki 03:45, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Actualy Percy is short for Percival, but that doesn't matter. JD's name is John Dorian, does that automatically mean his full name is Jonathan? Not neccessarly. It's whatever your parents decide to call you (or what the writers choose to call you). --Ted87 16:14, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

text: I think the fact that two characters have referred him to by the name Percival is evidence enough that it's his full first name. Jeff Silvers 01:05, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

text: As oppose to the hunreds of times characters reffered to him as "Perry". --Ted87 23:02, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

text: heh, i saw the same thing, you beat me to it here.--Jac16888 (talk) 04:51, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Percival 'Perry' Cox 

message: Isn't it interesting that Dr. Cox and Dr. Kelso grew up within 15 minutes of each other (Perry in Pittsburgh and Bob in Monroeville, Pennsylvania)? Should this be mentioned in one of their articles? Mmace91 00:22, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: No, it's utterly irrelevant. Say there were two famous footballers from New York - would we really put on each other's pages that they came from the same city? People come from the same place without ever meeting, not to mention Kelso is a lot older than Cox - unless there was some notable occasion where they met before Sacred Heart, then leave it out. mattbuck 18:53, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dr. Cox and Dr. Kelso 

message: I know it's not completely confirmed whether his full first name is Percival or not, but shouldn't this article at least be moved to "Perry Cox" or something else of that nature? --Kevin W. 00:30, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Nope. As you just said, neither's confirmed--SUIT42 06:15, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article name 

message: Is it really necessary to list under Notes that he wrote his name as "Perry" on a chalkboard?  It is his name, after all.   EdenMaster 04:32, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notes 

message: Both here and on the episode page, the wording makes it unclear if Spence tells Dr. Cox that Dr. Cox is the father or if Spence tells Dr. Cox that Spence is the father. The pronoun is unclear and I don't know the answer (though I'd presume Dr. Cox is).Nsfreeman 19:19, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Just watched an episode, Dr. Cox is the father. I'll change the wording.Nsfreeman 23:57, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Jack's Dad

message: In the episode "My Overkill" Carla definitely says "idealise me" not "idolise". I re-watched the line to make sure, plus it makes more sense than "idolise" anyway. I don't know how reliable the transcript is so I'm changing it.
Lozregan 15:09, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: You are wrong. firstly the transcript says idolize, secondly, having watched said bit several time, she quite clearly says idolize. finally, if you bring up definitions of the too words,
*idolize- love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess
*idealise-To give an ideal form or value to something
idolize makes the most sense--Jac16888 15:15, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Relationship with Carla 

message: In "My Super Ego", Dr. Cox refers to going home to his wife during his intern days. This would've been in about 1986, when he was about 23. I doubt this is a reference to Jordan, I don't think he knew her that early. Still, has this woman ever been referred to later, or ever? Because I watch the show all the time and Dr. Cox mentioning a different wife just came right out of the blue. VolatileChemical 15:40, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: i'm pretty sure he's only been married to jordan, they would make a bigger deal out of it if he had been married before. also, he prop new jordan during his intern days as she is the daughter of one of the board members, perhaps thats how they met?--Jac16888 16:57, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Marriage 

message: I think this article needs a picture of Dr. Cox..  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.187.171.32 (talk) 18:42, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It had one, but it was deleted the other day, feel free to upload a new one--Jac16888 01:10, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Picture 

message: I noticed in this article, after the first mention of any character name, it then puts the associated actor's name in parenthesis. (I.E. "He is the sarcastic, bitter mentor of John "J.D." Dorian (Zach Braff), the show's main character.")
None of the other Scrubs character's articles do this, (that I have seen so far), and it seems a little redundant, as you can find out the actor's name simply by clicking the link to the character's article. Not to mention, it makes the flow of the article a little choppy.
In my opinion, putting the actor names in parenthesis would only be necessary if the character mentioned did not have their own wikipedia article (like if it was a one-time character on a sketch show).
So should these be removed? CherryFlavoredAntacid 18:09, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Seems fair. mattbuck 18:47, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Actor names necessary? 

message: The article seems to be full of 'It's a surprise Cox actually tries to help people'. I don't get it and it's making my head spin. Cox is a self-obsessed narcicisstic blowhard but if it came down to insulting Barbie and Newbie -or- helping a patient, he'd help the patient every time. I'm probably being a dork but Cox is a good guy and it should be stressed more. And why do I keep writing it as Xoc? Lots42 02:35, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Head Hurting 

message: I made multiple changes; mostly to remove speculation. 'It can be assumed' and 'probably' and other similar phrases don't belong in Wikipedia. Please. Lots42 (talk) 20:24, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Changes 

message: I noticed that Dr. Cox was listed under the Fictional Atheists category. Did he mention on the show that he was an atheist? I know there was one time he said, "Laverne believes in God, which is funny to me." But that doesn't necessarily mean he's atheist. Did I miss something?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.34.217.222 (talk) 01:24, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: He definitely comes off as an atheist in the show. Enigma msg! 02:48, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

text: I believe it is mentioned in the episode with his religious sister.Cublue (talk) 04:37, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

text: I just saw that episode: I do not believe his atheism was confirmed or disproven or whatever. Lots42 (talk) 07:45, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

text: I've seen this show way too many times, and Perry is (like most atheists) comfortable in his disbelief in God. (I too, am an atheist) He DEFINITELY does not believe in God, but will (like me) often make references to Him. He uses lines like "He's got my back, even if I don't technically believe in him" and tells Laverne to thank Jesus for him. It is very common for a comfortable atheist to talk to God. I know that I like to ask Him why He made my bowling swing go off.  In summation: Perry does not believe in God, but likes to joke about it.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.163.244.168 (talk) 04:43, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Atheism 

message: I don't see how Cox ranting against republicans matters against him being an Independent. Cox will rant against anything he finds stupid, hell, even if he doesn't -know- why he finds it stupid (such as Hugh Jackman). Lots42 (talk) 23:30, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Politics 

message: Completely off-topic and Original Research, but is it just me or is he called Cox because he's excessively "cocky"? 219.89.144.112 (talk) 08:22, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name 

message: In one of the newer episodes, J.D. makes a reference as to how -both- Perry's parents were alcoholic crazy-types and Perry doesn't argue. Interesting note IMHO. Lots42 (talk) 08:16, 2 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Family Life 

message: In the J.D. section of this aritcle, it states that he is the godfather of Jennifer Dylan; In the episode in which this happens J.D. is replaced with Jack as the godfather of the child.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.10.2.247 (talk) 00:00, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Relationship With J.D.  

message: I've seen it pointed out in various places on the internet, and it most likely had no relevance, but the name Perry Cox could be made up of the second names of the actors playing Chandler and Monica in FRIENDS (Matthew PERRY and Courteney COX). Any ideas? 82.7.115.187 (talk) 15:54, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  ~ Possible FRIENDS referrance? 

message: Although there has been no mention of it so far, I am unsure that Dr Cox is still the residency director at Sacred Heart as he is now the Chief of Medicine. Any thoughts?
Davidbhoy2805 (talk) 01:23, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Still Residency director? 

message: In the episode my soul on fire, when jordan talks to cox in his office about halfway throuh the episode, in the background it has a deploma for cox saying hale huniversity. im too lazy to check specifics on this, but should we talk edit his alma mater? -Tobi4242 (talk) 00:31, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Alma mater 

message: There is an RfC on the question of using "Religion: None" vs. "Religion: None (atheist)" in the infobox on this and other similar pages. 
The RfC is at Template talk:Infobox person#RfC: Religion infobox entries for individuals that have no religion. 
Please help us determine consensus on this issue. --Guy Macon (talk) 05:26, 23 April 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Template talk:Infobox person#RfC: Religion infobox entries for individuals that have no religion|Request for Comments]] 

message: The relationships category talks about Jordan's relationship to Ted. Who's Ted?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.114.148.141 (talk) 09:13, 12 May 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Who the hell is Ted?