# The TV show Scrubs and Hugh Jackman
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tv-show-scrubs-and-hugh-jackman/731725
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [September 19, 2015, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tv-show-scrubs-and-hugh-jackman/731725 "2015-09-19T02:36:29Z")
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### Author:  [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2015, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tv-show-scrubs-and-hugh-jackman/731725/1 "2015-09-19T02:36:29Z")
Hello Everyone,
Watching Scrubs on Netflix and a running joke on there is how much Dr. Cox hates Hugh Jackman. What’sthe inside joke?
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### Author:  [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2015, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tv-show-scrubs-and-hugh-jackman/731725/2 "2015-09-19T04:03:21Z")
Found the answer on Google:
Cox harbors an intense hatred for Hugh Jackman, even going so far as to mention him frequently in his rants about things he hates throughout the series. According to a 2006 interview with McGinley, Cox’s reason for hating Jackman may be because Bill Lawrence envies the actor’s talent.
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### Author:  [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2015, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tv-show-scrubs-and-hugh-jackman/731725/3 "2015-09-19T12:01:23Z")
Reported for forum change.
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### Author:  [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2015, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tv-show-scrubs-and-hugh-jackman/731725/4 "2015-09-19T12:20:12Z")
**Moderator Action**
Moving thread from General Questions to Cafe Society.
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### Author:  [@MostlyClueless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MostlyClueless)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2015, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tv-show-scrubs-and-hugh-jackman/731725/5 "2015-09-19T13:29:26Z")
I somehow recall that McGinley was in line to play Wolverine until Jackman came along.
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### Author:  [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2015, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tv-show-scrubs-and-hugh-jackman/731725/6 "2015-09-19T16:36:11Z")
> [@MostlyClueless](#):
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> I somehow recall that McGinley was in line to play Wolverine until Jackman came along.
I don’t believe so unless you have a citation for it. I thought at one point that Jackman had beaten McGinley for an award or something, but I think it is just someone Bill Lawrence thought would be funny for Cox to dislike.