[Scrubs] Party!

I am an avid [Scrubs] fan.  It was a TV show that started in 2001 and ran through 2009.  There were technically 9 seasons.  But the last season was a complete bomb, so I just pretend there were only 8.  Because they ended Season 8 perfectly, and I've never understood why they brought the show back -- with some major change-ups -- for a 9th season.  Ergo, I ignore Season 9 and say it ended with Season 8.

Anyway, for years (and I do mean years), my friend April and I have been making plans to have a [Scrubs] party.  After all, we'd had so much fun with our "The Office" party several years ago; so why not?  And so, over the course of those years, I started taking notes as I watched the show...  Foods featured in some hilarious or significant way.  Rockin' songs that played in various episodes.  Cool trivia questions for a trivia game.  We didn't know when we'd manage to have this party, but we knew it would happen one day.  So we were going to be prepared!

Well, then my husband surprised me with the idea of taking a long vacation to Alabama this year.  And I knew -- I just knew -- it was time for the [Scrubs] party to take place!  

And did it ever!  

Yes, I totally went to a thrift store and bought scrubs for this.  And yes, I totally took up luggage space for said scrubs and hubby's chemistry lab coat from his college days (so he could dress up like a doctor...).  He questioned my sanity in this usage of space.  I told him it's all about the fun and the memories.  

So the following pictures were the foods we had.  The season in which the food was featured (where applicable) is noted on the card.

Apple juice in specimen cups.  Hahahaha.  Because The Todd would get free apple juice that way :). 

The good doctor examining the specimen...  (He thought we were totally gross for doing this!)

You do have it admit it looks pretty authentic!  And yes, some of us did drink from these as cups.  Cheers!

 

April actually had Mello Yello in hers...  It looked like a healthier specimen, quite honestly :).

Then there were chocolate bears, because that is J.D.'s nickname for Turk.

And Bit O Honey, because after he's diagnosed with diabetes, Turk is only allowed one candy bar every 6 months.  He finally settles on a Bit O Honey, because it gets stuck in his teeth and he can enjoy it longer!

And bugles from the time J.D. imagines himself sitting with Turk and they both have bugles on like fingernails and are cackling like witches.

"Mmmm... mulattos!"  "They're milanos, idiot."  "Oh, that makes sense.  I always thought that was a racist name for a cookie."

I can't remember why the root beer.  But it was there :).  Guess I need to watch Season 5 yet again to remember!

Pizza rolls, because Carla could check the results of the pregnancy test once they were done cooking in the microwave!  (This was Turk's explanation.)

And, finally, fruit cups...  Because these poor new doctors had so many student loans, they would steal in bulk from the hospital to make ends meet...  And the fruit cups were what they ended up with a lot of.  (Not saying I agree with stealing... But they were a good addition to the food selection ;).)

The awesome [Scrubs] playlist!  So much fun to listen to all these songs!  There really is some great music on the episodes.  I discovered many new favorites from watching the show :).

And here we all are -- and the little kids each got a toy doctor gadget -- so they were included in the dress-up ;).

Notice we are almost all in some sort of medical attire :).  I'm not the only crazy person :)!

And here are me, Julie, and April.  So. much. fun!

Seriously, this was a great night.  I have the awesomest friends.  And... I can't do this all on my own... I'm no super[woman]! ;).

Party Like It's 19[80-Something]

Anyone who knows me knows I love the 80s.  Everything 80s.  I really don't know why.  But I do. 

The movies:  Pretty in Pink, Sixteen Candles, The Goonies, Dirty Dancing, Back to the Future, Batman... (the list goes on, but I won't)

The music:  Safety Dance (I hope this gets stuck in your head), You Give Love a Bad Name (if the first song isn't, then this one surely is...), Manic Monday, Walk Like an Egyptian, Mad About You... (the list goes on, but I won't...)

The TV shows:  Growing Pains, Just the 10 of Us, Who's the Boss, Major Dad, Quantum Leap, Charles in Charge...  (the list goes on, but I won't ;))

The Cartoons:  Smufs, Snorks, Shirt Tails, Garfield and Friends, My Little Pony, Rainbow Brite, She-Ra, and He-Man...

The Toys:  Popples, Cabbage Patch Kids (I preferred the Premies), the awesome Barbies (like Evening Glow and Peaches and Cream and Barbie and the Rockers), Rainbow Brite, She-Ra, and He-Man...

The Fads and Styles:  side pony tails, crimped hair, leg warmers, jelly shoes, leggings with lace...

It was just an awesome decade. 

So why not celebrate it with an 80s-themed party?  I mean, what can be better than combining all of that awesomeness with food?  Granted, it's been a few years since I've done this...  But even so.  Definitely some of the best times I've had.  These are from two different parties.

The first party was in Florida in 2009.  We wanted to come up with items that came out in the 80s.  It was harder than we thought, so we added a few extras like a Stromboli and chips and dip.  But our authentic 80s fare was pizza rolls (painted green for Ninja Turtles), fig newtons, pop rocks, oreo truffles (in awesomely bright 80s colors) and TAB soda (nasty stuff, but pure 80s) with Charleston Chews and Reese's Pieces candy.

Crimped hair, long dangly big earrings and pop rocks...  I'd already sloughed the jean jacket... It was hot in Florida.

The second party was in 2009 in Washington.  At the funeral home where I used to work.  A staff party, after hours, of course. 

Rather than go with foods that came out in the 80s (since we learned that was a challenge), we mostly went with naming various foods after something 80s-related.  Personally, I think it was bomb.

 We kept the candies, because apparently they were 80s.

 But we made Oreo Truffles [Shuffle] a la Chunk in The Goonies

 Lots of 80s candy:  ring pops, Now & Later, and Pop Rocks

A "Where's the Beef?" and Onion Cheeseball with Puttin' on the Ritz crackers (inspired by my sister's most favorite song by Taco). 

Someone who hadn't originally planned to come decided at the last minute to join us, so he provided grapes.  And I came up with the foodie tag:  The [Grapest] American Hero.
 

Some Bananarama Bread to help us get through that Cruel Summer. 

 And some Raspberry Beret Jam to top the Bananarama Bread.

Some He-Manwich.  I think it speaks for itself.  I also thought this was purely ingenious.

Some nice cold refreshing Pretty in Pink lemonade.

Along with some Breakfast Club Sandwiches.  (I feel like I'm playing the Now and Later category in Jeopardy.)

And, finally, some Cowabunga! Pizza Rolls.  To pay homage to those heroes in a half-shell who are green.  And love pizza.

Yep, call me a total food and 80s dweeb.  I'll wear the title proudly.  These were some of the best times.  And though I may not be able to yell, "Man I love being a turtle!"  I can yell, "Man I love being a foodie!"  And I love the 80s too.