Talk:Janitor (Scrubs)

message: K, two things.  First of all, I personally think this should be titled "The Janitor", not just "Janitor", but that might be just me.
Secondly, this article quotes what the Janitor says to JD (such as his wife only having three fingers) as though it were a true fact of his life; I always take what he says to JD to be mocking, as part of his "bullying role".  A lot of what he says may or may not be true, there's really no proof of this.--The Wizard of Magicland 11:41, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Since he's just referred to as Janitor and Janitor in this sense serves as his name as well as his job, I think Janitor works as the title Pnkrockr 16:18, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: "He speaks Spanish and Korean as well as English, being also able to pull off, convincingly, at least 3 different accents of English ("My Friend the Doctor")." It seems that the convincingly part is a POV and my POV is that they are not convincing at all!!! Standardelephant 19:03, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  POV? 

message: "although his bullying tendencies only seem to be in jest and as a break in his cleaning routine rather than actually being mean-spirited, as he has never actually physically harmed or criminally harassed anyone." This is simply not true. I am sure the kidnapping and placing inside the water tower of J.D. in S05E19 "His Story III" was criminal and physically harmful. Removed for now. 58.6.42.80 23:41, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Personality 

message: Even though he doesn't mean to, JD does occasionally do horrible things to the Janitor, such as ruin his shirt, pull the ladder out from him, track mud on his floors, etc.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.76.112.227 (talk) 08:34, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: What does this have to do with the article?--SUIT42 06:02, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The article seems to indicate the Janitor mistreats JD for "no apparent reason" and that JD is innocent. I think the person was rejecting that theory and I would to a bit. I think mostly he does it because JD is a good adversary and because JD has quirks he finds annoying. (As I find them annoying too I sympathize) However JD has essentially admitted that he sometimes look down on people with menial jobs and even sees them as failures. He makes no real attempt, that I've seen, to befriend any menial worker. His efforts to be nice to the Janitor either backfire or can be seen as patronizing from the Janitor's perspective. The Janitor has also been accurate, at times, with his criticism of JD. (Like him telling him that his interns laugh at his jokes to flatter him and not because he's funny) Although the Janitor is so hostile and obsessed on the matter I'd agree it's mostly like a game to him.--T. Anthony 15:34, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  J.D.'s innocence 

message: It is stated in the article, under Profile, that Janitor went to Princeton. But in His Story III it is said that the Janitor went to Harvard, and going through the episodes i cant find any evidence claiming that he assisted Princeton. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 81.129.189.208 (talk) 01:35, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Harvard 

message: I think there were a few episodes in the series where the Janitor tells where he was employed prior to Sacred Heart. In one episode, I seem to remember him telling Ted that he used to be a Janitor for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (to which Ted replied something along the lines of "who's that?"). HoCkEy PUCK 21:57, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Previous Employment 

message: In My Occurance Ben talks about the janitor when he shows J.D. the photographs he's taken of him. Although this doesn't matter since he's real I thought it should be pointed out.
EDIT: I just watched the end of that episode and it turns out that the photo thing was just a dream, or something. Cardboard boxA 14:09, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: We know that the Janitor is real now because he has interacted with all the main characters, him being imagined was just a possible ending for if Scrubs only lasted one season--Jac16888 21:12, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Being part of JD's imagination 

message: Listed under Dubious Claims is:
"He claims to have a been taught sign-language by his father to communicate with his deaf sister. ("My Words of Wisdom")"
However, watching this episode I felt that this may not be so dubious. When asked if it was true, he said "Mostly... my father died before I was born", and I felt this was converyed with an air of sincerity that was meant, to indicate that, for once, the janitor was being truthful and releasing information about his life. --Darksun 00:03, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, but with the fake son they pretty quickly showed he was just some boy he never met. Usually when he's sincere acting, yet may still be lying, they give some kind of "nudge" to show you that. I'm not positive they meant that to be true, but he did know sign language and I think the deaf sister was intended to be some kind of reality. (Also the idea he'd pay "a man", who as I recall was mean to JD, to pretend to be his father strikes me as more plausible than him making up that his father died before he was born as he'll now have trouble with "crazy dad" stories.)--T. Anthony 06:53, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Deaf Sister 

message: ...to the first person who can garner any meaning whatsoever from the following sentence that's currently in the 'Name' section:
"According to a slip-up by Bill Lawrence on a talk show he may have accidentally referred to a "Zack Braden" being a character that the actor pulled a star out of an extra role, which is what Neil Flynn did." 
I mean, huh?  Words in order random meaning convey little run-on misplaced auxillary merengue hatchet. 172.132.62.167 16:54, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: 1000 WikiPoints...

message: I'm sorry, but I'm buying the whole "Zack Braden" name claim that's running rampant here.  Until we get a citation, or at least something better than "Bill Lawrence slipped up and said it", it's just speculation.  Besides, we don't even know if it's the Janitor he's referring to.  By now, all the episodes of season 6 have seen shot, just not aired.  He could be referring to a character that hasn't been seen yet, for all we know.  Scrubs has made supporting characters out of plenty of extras (Dr. Mickhead in an excellent example) and they could do it again with another of the many familiar but unnamed extras.  I'm removing it for the time being.  EdenMaster 04:35, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Zack Braden 

message: I edited the Dr.Kelso article, I'm watching the episode as I speak.. Voyagerofdoom 22:47, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  $4000  

message: As stated, the Janitor says many things that must be taken with a grain of salt. However, he does seem to be messed up in the head, at least a bit. He gives some allusions to what may have caused this. In one episode, I can't remember the name, during a baby shower or something for Turk and Carla, he gave them a "baby crate" as a gift. It was actually a pet carrier kennel. When Carla said something along the line of "We don't have a dog," he says, something like "Dog? It's a baby crate." He is then seen later, not seeming to be acting for anyone, on a phone asking his mom about this discrepency between his own childhood and others'. The main reason that I don't put this on the article is my lack of specific information. However, if someone could verify it, that would make an interesting addition to either the "Dubious Claims" section, or just his general background. 24.34.133.93 23:40, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't think he's messed up.  I think he's hilarious.  In the Episode "My Extra Mile" Carla said to Janitor, "I know you're not as weird as you want people to think you are." - Shaheenjim 23:57, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It's suggested in My Identity Crisis that the cleaning chemicals make the Janitor ku-ku.Reub2000 (talk) 03:20, 6 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Baby Crate 

message: The main picture of this article is in fact not from the first episode, it's from a later episode, in which The Janitor blackmails dr. Cox, because dr. Cox doesn't want to know the ending of a football game. The picture is from a scene in which the Janitor pretends to have a creature on his lap, and when dr. Cox asks what it is, he replies: "It's Leonard! Half kitten, half monkey!" (with a british accent). If someone could find out which episode this is, and write the correct episode under the picture.—Preceding unsigned comment added by  83.109.120.226  (talk • contribs) 14:54, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The picture just shows what he looks like. The "first appearance" test describes when he first appeared. It's not a caption to the picture. They're not related. Please sign your posts. - SigmaEpsilon → ΣΕ 22:20, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  hardly any pictures of characters are from their first appearance, because they don't necessarily make good pictures, for example, the first time we see janitor his back is to us, the next time, he's holding a coin in front of face--Jac16888 19:22, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wrong episode 

message: This table is severely OR. Theorizing about "justifications" for why characters may not have been interacting the the Janitor is bot OR and irrelevant. After the seconds season, the producers decided that he does exist. There is no need to prove (or disprove) his existence. The whole point of the table seems to be "proof" that he might not have existed. However, he did exist, so we cannot "prove" otherwise. - SigmaEpsilon → ΣΕ 21:00, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Also, read WP:NOT. Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of data. Read up on policy before replacing the table. - SigmaEpsilon → ΣΕ 21:43, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: just read it. and it doesn't say anywhere that wikipedia is supposed to be brief. ok the table contained OR, that didn't occur to me, but i removed all the non-significant items from the list. just because you can keep chucking irrelevant policies at me, doesn't make you right.--Jac16888 21:50, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It's still full of OR: "It could be interpreted that..." etc. - SigmaEpsilon → ΣΕ 22:01, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

text: ok then, have removed all the interpretations.--Jac16888 22:10, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: My original objections (a list is trivial and forumish) still stand. - SigmaEpsilon → ΣΕ 22:12, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

text: Again: The point of them isn't to prove that he exists. The point is to show that it was possible for him to not exist in the first season. Even though it looked like other characters were interacting with him, they might not really have been interacting with him. - Shaheenjim 22:18, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: you're just being pedantic now, would you not be willing to compromise, as i have done by drastically reducing it. particularly as your concerns have no policy to back them up--Jac16888 22:21, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: "The point is to show that it was possible for him to not exist in the first season." THAT is original research. A simple cited paragraph about the producer's intent is what we need. And Jac, please avoid calling me names. - SigmaEpsilon → ΣΕ 22:29, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

text: i wasn't name calling, i was making a point about your behaviour and unwillingness to compromise. like the policy on RFC tells us to.--Jac16888 22:41, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

text: I just made a big change to that section, summarizing it. I think it still makes the point, though. Check it out, and feel free to reverse it if you want. - Shaheenjim 02:00, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: That's MUCH better. I cleaned up the grammar a bit and now it looks good. - SigmaEpsilon → ΣΕ 02:05, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I would've objected to deleting the information, but I have no objection to summarizing it.  I actually agree that the summary is an improvement.  One paragraph would've been too short, but three paragraphs works.  I also just made it a separate section.  I wasn't sure what to name the section, though. - Shaheenjim 03:58, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Table

message: In the most recent episode, My Conventional Wisdom, he says that he is looking for a new role playing group due to being kicked out for using an actual warhammer. He then     takes up rolep laying as the chief of medicine. 24.18.249.148 21:22, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hobbies 

message: In season 5,  episode 11 ("My Buddy's Booty"), Dr. Cox walks up to the Janitor who is surrounded by friends and Cox says, "Can I talk to you for a second?" Janitor then replies, "What's the matter, Sally? Vending machine out of bras again?" The group then giggles. The man standing next to him softly replies, "Nice one, Tom." This then reveals that the Janitor's true name is Tom. (If you want proof go here) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.208.250.43 (talk • contribs) 22:59, July 30, 2007
:This has been said a million times, and it's wrong. If you actually pay attention to the video, he says "nice, you tell 'em". And if you need further proof, how about the fact that it is common knowledge that the Janitor's name will not be revealed until the very last episode of Scrubs, and even more so, the writers haven't actually decided what his name is going to be--Jac16888 19:10, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I watched the YouTube clip several times, on maximum volume. There is clearly an "L" sound between the "T" and the "M". He's saying, "Nice, you tell 'em!". The lack of a name is a major aspect of the character. I cannot fathom why so many people think that the writers would "slip up" and "accidentally" reveal his name. Every line that a character speaks is carefully written by one of the show's writers. If they plan to change a fundamental aspect of a character, they're not going to do so through barely-audible background conversation. (The same argument applies to "Kenny" as well.) - SigmaEpsilon → ΣΕ 23:27, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you. Why do so many people not realise that the whole point is that we don't know his name--Jac16888 12:24, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm taking the tom specuation part out of the article.  It serves aboslutely NO purpose what so ever.  It was simply one person not hearing something correctly.  Also read the above arguments.--Arsenal0328 (talk) 17:31, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: And i'm restoring it for the simple reason that, although most people here know its not tom, very often, people watch the episode, think it is tom, go "Oh My God" i have to tell people, then they come here and change his name to Tom, there are many people on the internet who believe his name is tom, no matter how much proof is against them. Before we inserted that little passage, people were adding tom practically every day, its just a little way to prevent that and save the people watching a little time--Jac16888 (talk) 18:19, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

text: Without straining my ears (which ain't what they once was), I can say for sure that the rhythm is all wrong for "Nice one, Tom."  The comma clearly is after the first word, not the second.  I've grumbled before about actors delivering lines with unnatural rhythm (a perennial one is "It happened three. Maybe four years ago.") but this one would be hard to botch.  —Tamfang 00:17, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tom 

message: In the podcast commentary for My Identity Crisis it is revealed that the Janitor's name will never be revealed. The podcast is located at: http://www.nbc.com/Scrubs/commentary/season7/nbc_scr_podcast_704_full_111507.mp3. It is said right at the end. Dlh1989 02:42, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  It will never be revealed 

message: What about Josh ofr the Janitor's name?? In My Masculinity he says that. I'd definitly say this is the most likely one so far. --Jak (talk) 22:19, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: What he said was, that he had been called josh, among other things, and that there was a grain of truth to it. This is not a definitive result. Untill he specifically states his name, for certain, he is, and will remain known as "janitor" on wikipedia. And it was My Manhood-Jac16888 (talk) 22:55, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Oh he has BEEN CALLED Josh. Thanks!--75.67.211.239 (talk) 15:58, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Janitor=Josh?

message: Second bullet under "Production notes"
The word 'irony' is clearly misused. Suggest a rephrase? — MrBucketT/C 16:09, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: couldn't really see how it was misused, but have attempted to re-write to clarify, hope its ok.--Jac16888 16:27, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Grammar? 

message: Would you say that the Janitor is well respected among the hospital staff?  I edited the article to say he was, but a couple people removed that statement.  I think he is.  When the hospital support staff wants dental coverage, he becomes their spokesman.  And he used to be the president of the Janitor's Union. - Shaheenjim 03:01, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: i would say that he is respected, mainly out of his ability to create fear, and the fact he can often get what he wants by manipulating people. i suppose it depends on how you define respect--Jac16888 17:57, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is he respected? 

message: It was revealed in the episode with "the coin riddle" that he attended Harvard. -CamT|C 16:41, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Nearly all the Janitor's claims like that are disputable and in DVD commentary it is stated as highly unlikely that that one is actually trueAddyboy 19:41, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: All claims the janitor makes, such as as that, are listed in the dubious claims section, since we have no idea when he's telling the truth and when he isn't--Jac16888 19:48, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  He went to Harvard 

message: How many times does a man have to read that the Janitor has destroyed J.D.'s bike? Lots42 01:23, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: errm, twice. Cos thats how many times its happened. If it says it more times than that feel free to remove any extras--Jac16888 11:57, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bike 

message: Janitors uniform isnt mentioned. He initially had a dark grey uniform, then a "Robins Egg Blue" uniform ordered by Dr. Kelso, then a slightly darker blue uniform with no origin. Should this be put in?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.177.196.157 (talk) 04:21, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It seems to be pretty pointless information.  So no.  68.77.91.91 02:07, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Uniform 

message: We (a general we) should be careful of the speculation warning at the top of the page. Janitor is a confirmed and repeated liar, so any article about him will be default contain speculation. Lots42 (talk) 09:11, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Speculation Warning 

message: are we actually sure that janitor was refering to r. lee ermey  because there was one episode where another man who looks like the janitor just older (i belive it was neil flynn) and the janitor could be thinking that jd was refering to him  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Stingsteve (talk • contribs) 02:28, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I remember both episodes, it was very clear that R. Lee Emrey's character was supposed to be, at least at the time, the Janitor's dad. The older patient in the episode you mention was just done as a writing 'trick'. Cox also met a patient with anger problems who looked like him, that is Cox. Lots42 (talk) 12:15, 1 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  father 

message: If we're going to mention the bit where the Janitor made J.D. eat meat off the floor, the 'disgusting' quote could mean the cleaning chemicals the Janitor knew was on the meat. Lots42 (talk) 12:13, 1 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Meat off the floor 

message: Yes, the Janitor might have been declared just part of J.D.'s imagination. But do we really need a listing of his -probable- interactions with others in the original series? It doesn't make sense to me. Lots42 (talk) 07:10, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Imagination Part Again 

message: At a few points in the show, it is shown that the Janitor is intoxicated. I'd question weather he is ever really sober. It seems like an important aspect of his personality. Reub2000 (talk) 00:33, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Keep in mind that the fact you've used wording such as "suggesting a pattern" , "I'd question" and "The fact that... means that" indicates that we are dealing with speculation. It may well be correct, but it is not verifiable - and therein lies the problem. --Ckatzchatspy 20:57, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm fully aware that the above comments contain speculation. The text that I added to the article where based off of actions from particular episodes.Reub2000 (talk) 00:14, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:  The speculation means we can't add it in. If the actor himself said 'Yeah, I was supposed to be drunk a lot in those scenes', that'd be different. We could add it in then. Lots42 (talk) 06:35, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

text: Probably not, considering the character's self-admitted propensity to decieve. For example, there's a clip showing him drinking what looks to be Windex but then later he says it is Gatorade. Lots42 (talk) 00:48, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  alcohol 

message: "In "My Manhood" he lists out a bunch of nicknames, one of which is "Josh", yet does not confirm any."
Janitor
Of
Sacred
Heart  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.252.36.87 (talk) 02:43, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, it fits, but it is <B>unconfirmed</B>. Lots42 (talk) 06:34, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Josh

message: Seems people are going back and forth about it. For what it's worth, the captions said "Tommy." — HelloAnnyong (say whaaat?!) 05:33, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Small follow-up: I've added a reference that says it was Tommy. — HelloAnnyong (say whaaat?!) 05:35, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Last episode naming 

message: In the final episode J.D says goodbye 'TONY'
The janitors name is tony  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sean974 (talk • contribs) 21:02, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: It still seems like a joke in the show that the Janitor would give everyone fakes names for himself, as when he had different characters and accents earlier in the show's run. Dayewalker (talk) 21:20, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:  His name is Glenn Matthews.  The writers and the actor himself said on multiple occasions that the last episode would reveal his last name.  That name is Glenn Matthews, end of story. -- Mdriver1981 (talk) 01:17, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: No, its not the end of the story. Literally seconds later, he was greeted by an orderly as Tommy or Tony or whatever. We still have no idea what his true name is, and therefore stating his name in the lead section is a mistake. This is all detailed in the name section, with sources. This is the only place for it. Please do not revert me again--Jac16888Talk 01:34, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Do not "revert [you] again"?  Or what?  What are you going to do? -- Mdriver1981 (talk) 02:08, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Did I demand it from you? No, it was merely a suggestion to try and prevent an edit war. And I take it from your lack of an actual response to my point that you're unable to come up with any valid counter-argument--Jac16888Talk 02:25, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: The "orderly" was not working his last day of the job.  Glenn Matthews likes to play mind games with people. Being that JD is no longer under the employ of the hospital, Glenn sees no reason to lie to JD about his name. -- Mdriver1981 (talk) 02:42, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: That's all speculation> Convincing J.D. that his real name was something other than it was before he left would be the perfect last joke. We have no way of knowing which of those two, if either, knew his real name, bear in mind that on occasion he has adopted several different personalities within the hospital. As the article stands, it refers to him by the one term which 100% guaranteed true, and which he is listed as in credits, his alias which is the most common;y used, just as we use J.D despite it not being his name. The name section is a much more appropriate place to talk about what his real name may or may not be - with sources--Jac16888Talk 03:00, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: We can pretty much confirm that his real name is Glenn. There are quite a few sources which confirm that Bill Lawrence did, in fact, give a hint to the Janitor's real name. Google search -- Caiyern (talk) 08:12, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

text: I've rephrased it to form a compromise.  Tony/Tommy...who cares.  Now it's just stated that it was something other than what he told JD. -- TRTX T / C 20:05, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with the compromise, it certainly seems like the conversation was designed to leave the identity as a joke. Unless there are reliable sources that say the Janitor's name is Glenn Matthews, I say leave it as the compromise. Dayewalker (talk) 02:26, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Wrong wrong wrong wrong. Listen harder--Jac16888Talk 00:53, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Janitor Real Name 

message: For a while, they've been saying his name would be revealed in "My Finale", and it has also been said that Janitor's name would be the same as the janitor's in Clone High, which was Glenn. In the finale, Janitor tells J.D. his name is Glenn Matthews, and it seems to be the most likely choice.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.75.141.196 (talk) 01:49, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: The subtitles were not written by the writer, just by some person who watched it same as everyone else, I've seen subtitles on different channels, some sam Tommy, other's say Tony. By not including the name at all, its not an issue. There is a clear consensus for this, please do not revert me again--Jac16888 Talk 18:56, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Glenn Matthews 

message: :Nevertheless, Janitor takes inordinate pride in the cleanliness of the hospital's floors.
He only does this in one episode, and it appears to be a rational for the Janitor to steal Kelso's scooter. It also seems that the Janitor gets angry at anyone who creates a mess in the hospital. Reub2000 (talk) 22:05, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: As for the floors and or mess (aka extra work)...who -wouldn't-? Lots42 (talk) 12:16, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Most people wouldn't go out of their way to torment someone just because of litter, exactly what he does to Turk in My Dirty Secret. Reub2000 (talk) 16:44, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: The Janitor doesn't need a reason to torment people. He just does. Sometimes he has reasons, sometimes he does not. Lots42 (talk) 19:52, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: To be fair, Turk was being arrogant. But don't forget the time he haunted the pediatrics ward because the little buggers where spilling their drinks. The Janitor always has reasons for the things he does, they just don't make sense to normal people. Reub2000 (talk) 23:52, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  pride in floors? 

message: I'm not sure of the procedure for semi-protection, but I'm thinking that it might be good idea due to the number of edits by anonymous editors being reverted. Reub2000 (talk) 06:32, 25 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protect? 

message: http://www.dailypress.com/entertainment/dp-now-scrubs.j30,0,7059608.story As you can see, http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0283568/ the janitor's name is Glenn, and the character was also voiced by Neil, we have confirmation from the creator of the series itself. There is no need for the "ambiguity" line, however a rewording could include the orderly, because it suggests an important repetition in the Janitor's inter-personal relationships. Revrant (talk) 18:03, 27 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name 

message: I think we should include the fact that he at one point converted to the Norse faith of Asatru :DJanderVK (talk) 12:09, 21 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Or did he just <I>say</I> he did? Lots42 (talk) 14:02, 21 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Heathen

message: And I seem to have been drawn into one about the word 'Tommy'. My bad. Lots42 (talk) 21:36, 14 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit wars stink 

message: To second an earlier opinion: Identifying the janitor with Neil Flynn is the single explanation that makes the most sense, including his reluctance to be named/false identities, the Fugitive-connection, and his acting ability.
Notably, almost everything else that could normally be used for deduction is information that simply cannot be trusted.
88.77.137.210 (talk) 21:28, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: This has been discussed before. Can you find any sources? Reub2000 (talk) 22:08, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  It could be, that in the fiction of the Scrubs 'universe', the Janitor made up the name for his film role. Confirmation is everyone's friend, -especially- with this article, because of the character's self-confessed lying. Lots42 (talk) 07:25, 25 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Janitor = Neil Flynn 

message: I would like to know more about this flashback. Was this someone remembering finding the Janitor's files? Or the Janitor himself telling a story or what? Because the Janitor enjoys lying. Lots42 (talk) 13:23, 11 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Flashback 1964 

message: The janitor actually predicted Osama bin laden location in episode 8 of season 6  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.244.65.19 (talk) 18:38, 21 September 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: janitor and Osama bin laden 

message: Hello fellow Wikipedians,
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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: If the Janitor has been studied in scholarly works, then we should list those works here and note his impact on society. I've found a few, but I don't have full access to them. Could anyone with a JSTOR account or access to a university library give these a click and confirm that the Janitor is a substantive part of the study and not merely mentioned?
* Public pedagogy as border-crossing: How Canadian fans learn about health care from American TV
*Superior-subordinate relationships found in Scrubs: A discourse analysis
*Beyond sitcom: new directions in American television comedy
*Animal Cruelty by Another Name: The Redundancy of Animal Hoarding Laws
Darkfrog24 (talk) 23:22, 8 September 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Scholarly sources and notability