Scrubs kicks off ABC’s Tuesday-night comedy hour at 8pm ET with “Our Dear Leaders.”

Former Heist and Blind Justice regular Reno Wilson stops by to play Dr. Russell Vaughn, an internationally well-known surgeon who makes sensitive Turk feel very insecure when he visits Sacred Heart. Meanwhile, Lucy gets a little too into her new role when she’s named team leader for Hell Week.

Next at 8:30pm, Better Off Ted presents “Mess of a Salesman,” which features guest star McClintock as Ted’s brother Billy. Talk about perfect casting.

Ted eventually begins to regret his decision to help his fast-talking brother land a job selling lab equipment when Billy not only manages to sell Veridian Dynamics more equipment than the company needs, but also brings out the worst in Lem and Phil while doing so.

Elsewhere, snarky Veronica provides a rare glimpse of her benevolent side when she receives an award from a charity for girls that Veridian allegedly supports. After she and Linda learn later that Veridian has a habit of not giving most of the donations it receives to the charity, the two become determined to correct that situation.

Scrubs and Better Off Ted air Tuesdays on ABC.

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Scrubs opens the hour of new comedy with “Our True Lies.”

While Dr. Cox dedicates himself to abusing the entire class for the sins of one lone cheater on an exam, Denise confesses something out of the blue.

Next on Better Off Ted is “Lust in Translation,” which features Ted both lucky and unlucky in love. The first is true because he has a new romantic interest, a German executive named Greta (Stefanie von Pfetten, Eureka), who can’t speak English.

The second is also true because although Veridian Dynamics has a translation gadget in development that could help solve the communication dilemma, it uses Phil’s voice, which puts Ted in a not-so-romantic mood.

Scrubs and Better Off Ted air Tuesdays on ABC.

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First up at 8:30pm ET is Better Off Ted and “The Impertence of Communicationizing,” which features former Saturday Night Live player Chris Parnell. Continue reading for more details about that episode and the other new ones.

Better Off Ted | 8:30pm

The Impertence of Communicationizing: Work life at Veridian Dynamics gets profane when a wayward typo in a memo instructs employees to begin using lots of obscenities. And while Ted tries to get that unfortunate situation under control, Veronica worries that her recent promotion also resulted from a mistake and was meant for a colleague instead.

Scrubs | 9pm

Our Stuff Gets Real: Lucy is initiated into performing surgery, and J.D. and Elliot get schooled in what life is like with a baby.

Better Off Ted | 9:30pm

The Long and Winding High Road: Former Worst Week star Kyle Bornheimer guests as Ted’s workplace rival Pete. Although Ted decides to give Pete the benefit of the doubt after they both come up with similar projects, Veronica’s not having it and she sets out to undermine Pete’s work.

Better Off Ted and Scrubs air Tuesdays on ABC.

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The veteran sitcom Scrubs will air on the hour at 8pm and 9pm ET, while the newer comedy Better Off Ted will air on the half-hour at 8:30pm and 9:30pm. Follow the jump for episode descriptions and spoilery stuff.

Scrubs | 8pm

Our White Coats: Elliot gives Denise some help in the romance department, and the Winston University medical students must decide why they want to become doctors before they finally get their official white coats.

Better Off Ted | 8:30pm

Beating a Dead Workforce: Guest star Merrin Dungey (The King of Queens, Alias) returns as Sheila just in time for the death of a Veridian Dynamics employee, who passes away during a huge project. As a result, always crafty Veronica attempts to use the incident as motivation for other employees to work harder.

Scrubs | 9pm

Our Couples: Lucky Lucy runs into all sorts of couples while working at the hospital.

Better Off Ted | 9:30pm

Change We Can’t Believe In: Poor Ted is haunted by a security guard (Chip Chinery, 3rd Rock from the Sun) who idolizes him mercilessly, and Lem and Phil are haunted by the possibility of working alone with Veronica for the very first time.

Scrubs and Better Off Ted normally air Tuesdays on ABC at 9pm and 9:30pm ET, respectively, but ABC is tinkering with air times in January to quickly burn off new episodes of both comedies. And, yes, you know what that most likely means — this just might be the long goodbye.

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First up is Better Off Ted and “The Great Repression,” which features fabulous returning guest star Merrin Dungey of Alias and The King of Queens fame. She appeared in the Season One episode “Get Happy” and will reprise her role as Sheila.

Veronica steps in to “assist” Ted and Linda when Sheila gets confused and accuses the pair of sexual harassment. Unfortunately, Veronica’s “solution” involves branding such behavior a disease, which implies Ted and Linda just can’t help themselves and, therefore, shouldn’t be held responsible for their misconduct. Of course, their colleagues are thrilled when they learn about the new free pass system, and much havoc ensues.

Next on Scrubs at 9pm is “Our New Girl-Bro.” While Elliot attempts to help exhausted Lucy by giving her a dose of good advice, Turk searches high and low for a brand-new best friend. Awww!

Better Off Ted and Scrubs normally air Tuesdays on ABC at 9:30pm ET and 9pm ET, respectively, but ABC is mixing things up in January while burning off remaining episodes of both comedies as quickly as possible.

I know — that really, truly sucks, especially in the case of fun and quirky Ted. Fingers crossed this isn’t the end, but things don’t look too good at the moment.

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On his last day at the medical school, J.D. is still intent on looking good in the eyes of his best bud Turk.

Meanwhile, Lucy must muster all of her courage to perform a medical procedure on an actual human, and Denise and Drew officially become a couple.

Preview the episode in the following H23 sneak peek, which shows what happens when J.D. and Turk find a big surprise waiting for them in room H23.

Scrubs airs Tuesdays on ABC at 9pm ET.

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J.D. and Turk get the chance to run wild when both of their wives go out of town.

So, of course, they get all dolled up in costumes for the medical students’ party, and Kelso says goodbye to Ted and Gooch.

Sneak a peek at the episode in the following Teamwork preview, which tackles the question of whether or not the new interns are capable of surviving their new Sacred Heart gig.

Scrubs airs Tuesdays on ABC at 9pm ET.

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J.D. and Drew learn a big lesson about the mentoring relationship between teachers and students, courtesy of Dr. Cox and Lucy.

Preview the episode in the Horses sneak peek below, which shows Denise paying Lucy a visit at the wrong time.

Scrubs airs Tuesdays on ABC at 9pm ET.

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The transplanted NBC series is also marking its second season on ABC with the premiere episode “Our First Day of School,” which was written by series creator Bill Lawrence.

The plot revolves around J.D., Turk, Dr. Cox, Dr. Kelso, and intern Denise returning to fictional Sacred Heart Hospital to teach medical school. Meanwhile, new medical students Cole, Drew, Cole, Lucy, and Maya are given a typically hard time on their very first day of classes.

There’s also a bit of a cast shake-up for the new season. The show’s regulars are now Zach Braff (J.D.), Donald Faison (Chris Turk), John C. McGinley (Dr. Perry Cox), Eliza Coupe (Denise), Kerry Bishe (Lucy), Michael Mosley (Drew), and Dave Franco (Cole). However, familiar faces Sarah Chalke (Elliot), Ken Jenkins (Dr. Kelso), Neil Flynn (The Janitor), and Robert Maschio (Todd) are billed as guest stars.

A second new episode called “Our Drunk Friend” will follow the 9pm ET season premiere at 9:30pm. While Lucy is busy discovering how difficult being a doctor can be, J.D., Turk, and Dr. Kelso busy themselves interfering with Denise and Drew, who they think have the potential for a hookup.

Meet a few new Scrubs players and sneak two advance peeks at the season premiere below. J.D. arrives to teach at Sacred Heart in the first preview called Jugs (yes, those kinds of jugs), and sunshine-y Lucy tries really, really hard to make a friend in the second clip named after her.

Scrubs airs Tuesdays on ABC at 9pm ET.

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Fans of Showtime’s Californication, starring X-Files alum David Duchovny, can now purchase the 12-episode second season, which ended on December 14, 2008. The third season, also containing 12 episodes, is currently slated to premiere on Sunday, September 27, at 10pm ET.

Californication DVD: 2 discs, 12 episodes, $42.99 list price

The second — and, unfortunately, final — season of ABC’s Christina Applegate series Samantha Who? also debuted on DVD.

Samantha Who? DVD: 3 discs, 17 episodes, $39.99 list price

And rounding out the new sitcom releases is the eighth — and first ABC — season of Scrubs. The revamped ninth season, which will notably not include longtime star Zach Braff as a series regular, will debut at a presently unspecified time during the 2009–2010 season.

Scrubs DVD: 3 discs, 18 episodes, $39.99 list price

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