Grey's Anatomy in Other Media

The following is a list of times that Grey's Anatomy has been referenced to in other meduia, particularily television.

Television

 * Bones: In Bones, an anthroplogist told Temperence Brennan that when wondering what to do she would think WWBD (what would brennan do). This is the same as in Grey's Anatomy Season 3 when Bailey leaves the interns and tells them to think, What would Bailey do. Meredith shortens it to WWBD.


 * tHffice:NBC, character Kelly tells co-worker Kevin "I was watching 'Grey's Anatomy' and there was a life guard on it. And he had skin cancer too." In the fifth season of Scrubs Elliot asks J.D., "J.D., I really don't wanna do this. Can't we just go home, and put on our PJ's, and watch "Grey's Anatomy"?" (In response, J.D. says, "Oh, I do love that show. It's like they've been watching our lives and then just put it on TV.") In the third episode of season 4 on The O.C., Dr. Neil Roberts is offered a new job. He tells his daughter the offer is from a hospital known for being "wonderfully quirky" and specifically names Seattle Grace Hospital. On the following episode, Kaitlin Cooper asks her mother Julie Cooper if Neil is still being bossed around by a short, sassy lady (presumably hinting at Dr. Miranda Bailey). Once again, in the tenth episode of season 4 on The O.C., Seth Cohen goes to visit Dr. Neil Roberts at Seattle Grace Hospital and Seth asks him "so, you likin' it up here?" and Neil asks "seriously?" and Seth responds with "seriously." A phrase which is often repeated by every intern on Grey's Anatomy. One scene between Seth and Neil take place in an outdoor dining hall exceedingly similar to the one featured on Grey's Anatomy. In the TV show Degrassi: The Next Generation Emma asks Manny to come over and watch TV saying it will just be: "you, me, and McDreamy" - referring the the nickname established for Dr. Shepherd.


 * Both of ABC's 2005 midseason replacements featured neurosurgeons named Shepherd as male leads. Lost focused on a spinal surgeon named Jack Shephard, while Grey's Anatomys main character was of course Derek Shepherd. In the third season Lost also introduced a character named Dr. Juliet Burke although her professional training is closer to that of Addisons.