Hulu removes three ‘Scrubs’ episodes featuring characters in blackface

“Scrubs� is the latest TV show to confront its history of blackface.

After NBC recently vowed to remove episodes of “30 Rock� featuring characters in blackface, “Scrubs� creator Bill Lawrence confirmed on Tuesday the popular NBC/ABC medical series would follow suit. Hulu, which currently distributes “Scrubs,� has since pulled three episodes from the platform.

A Twitter user with the handle @SagMurd requested “Scrubs� take down episodes with blackface scenes after “30 Rock� executive producers Tina Fey and Robert Carlock asked NBC to do the same. And Lawrence swiftly replied that such a move was “already in the works.�

“Scrubs� ran for nine seasons, from 2001 to 2010.

No longer available on Hulu are “My Friend the Doctor� (Season 3, Episode 8), “My Jiggly Ball� (Season 5, Episode 4) and “My Chopped Liver� (Season 5, Episode 17). According to Variety, one “Scrubs� episode involves Zach Braff’s character wearing blackface at a party, while a different episode shows Sarah Chalke’s character in blackface during a fantasy sequence.

Earlier this week, Fey announced NBC had agreed to scrap “30 Rock� episodes featuring blackface and apologized “for the pain they have caused.� Her statement sparked a backlash, however, from several users on Twitter who pointed out racist story lines in other Fey creations, including the 2004 comedy “Mean Girls� and Netflix’s “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,� which wrapped last year.

“I understand now that ‘intent’ is not a free pass for white people to use these images,� Fey wrote in a statement obtained Monday by Vulture. “Going forward, no comedy-loving kid needs to stumble on these tropes and be stung by their ugliness. I thank NBCUniversal for honoring this request.�

Other celebrities who have apologized for blackface incidents in recent weeks include late-night comedians Jimmy Fallon, who wore blackface for a 2000 “Saturday Night Live� skit, and Jimmy Kimmel, who appeared in blackface multiple times on “The Man Show,� which ran from 1999 to 2004.

“I have long been reluctant to address this, as I knew doing so would be celebrated as a victory by those who equate apologies with weakness and cheer for leaders who use prejudice to divide us,� Kimmel wrote in the statement provided Tuesday to Entertainment Tonight.

“That delay was a mistake. There is nothing more important to me than your respect, and I apologize to those who were genuinely hurt or offended by the makeup I wore or the words I spoke.�