Disney fans: I feel you. Almost on an hourly basis, I think about the Parks. While I have never been to Disneyland, I have been to Disney World on multiple occasions, and life is basically just passing the time until I can get back again. The snacks, the rides, the magic. Yes, magic. Disney magic is real ladies and gentlemen, and I am a believer. One of the best parts of the Parks are the Dapper Dans, a barber shop quartet that entertains the masses in Magic Kingdom right on Main Street. Always a Disney favorite, they are a part of any trip and even have a set of their very own Funko POPS.
As if they knew we needed it, the Dapper Dans have come together to perform on the Disney Parks YouTube channel, singing us "When You Wish Upon a Star":
With their happy harmonizing, the Dapper Dans are an iconic part of the Main Street, U.S.A., experience at Disneyland Resort. Today, in a first-of-its-kind performance, the famed Dapper Dans are using their#VoicesFromHometo share a touch of Disney magic with everyone at home. To read more, visit the Disney Parks Blog.
From Bill Lawrence, the creator of Scrubs, we learned what the inspiration for Dr. "JD" John Dorian (Zach Braff) is up to. Time to update your headcanon, so turn on some early 2000's college rock and prepare to be excited and inspired by what our real-life "JD" has been up to:
This is the guy I based SCRUBS on and my best pal from college. He's out here in Los Angeles running a hospital (like JD would), and I'm proud he's a pal. He changes clothes in his garage at night to try to keep his kids from getting sick and IS married to "real Elliot". https://t.co/7tG3ZodhfG
Working the COVID command center today. I'm so proud to be working with these nurses, docs and staff@PermanenteDocs
You may recognize Dr. Jon Doris from his tiny cameo in the season 8 episode "My Finale" or from his name in the credits of Scrubs where he and his wife Dolly Klock served as medical advisers for the show. Doris and Lawrence were best friends at the College of William and Mary, then Lawrence ended up in Hollywood making shows and Doris doing his medical residency. Hence, the creation of Scrubs.
Dolly Klock and Jon Doris, inspirations for the characters JD and Elliot on Scrubs
It's really inspiring to know these real life heroes are out there doing this work. So many of these folks are literally putting their lives on the line, going in to treat patients without adequate masks and protection. At leasttwo nurses have already died, and even though dumb politicians turn health care professionals into their coronavirus punching bags, it's good to remember the real people behind all of this.
Real people like Doris, who change their clothes in their garage to make sure they don't infect their family.
And thinking back to Scrubs, it's remembering all of the essential support staff who make things run. Nurses like Carla actually do most of the direct care of patients, especially if you're someone dealing with a disease like coronavirus. And it's the janitors of the world who keep things clean– as a clip from the episode "My Cabbage" recently went viral as it helps demonstrate the importance of social distancing, washing your hands, not touching your face, etc:
It's also nice to see the real JD working for a Kaiser Permanente hospital. As one of the largest not-for-profit medical groups, Kaiser literally is putting patients over profit (because they don't make any).
I'm glad it's the "Real JD" running this, because you know who has two thumbs and I don't want running COVID-19 response at a for-profit hospital? Bob Kelso.
Let's all take a moment and thank those real life heroes working to treat people, and for whom our social distancing is vitally important so we don't get sick and flood their hospitals. Thanks, Real JD, and every other doctor, nurse, janitor, or support staff helping sick people.
