LOS ANGELES, March 4 (UPI) -- The Scrubs revival, which airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. EST on ABC, is not only about J.D. (Zach Braff) and Turk (Donald Faison) reuniting at Sacred Heart Hospital. Supporting characters like high-fiving surgeon The Todd (Robert Maschio) are back too.
Where 2026 administrative norms stymied Dr. Cox (John C. McGinley), The Todd has adapted. Sibby (Vanessa Bayer) insists Cox "bring it down" when he berates interns, but The Todd gave a "with consent five" after one of his trademark double entendres.
In a recent Zoom interview with UPI, Maschio said the 16 years since the original Scrubs series ended hasn't really changed The Todd. He's just more of The Todd.
"I think he's just gotten exponentially more of what he originally was," Maschio said. "Very innocuous character, harmless and not understanding how other people perceive him. That's why I think he's able to get away with all the inappropriateness in the workplace."
The Todd was always a character who popped in and out of scenes to make a suggestive, immature joke and leave. His high fives were usually the punctuation of the scene.
