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As was described to me by someone who actually wrote closed captions for a living (mind you this was like a decade ago though, so things could have changed), the captions are often written by someone who could have zero understanding of the world of the show they're given - they could be writing captions for a kid's show today, a sitcom tomorrow, reality show the next, etc. They also were not given a copy of the script and had to transcribe by ear. Seriously. That's how in a cartoon I used to watch, Highton View Terrace became Highten Uterus in captions.

I'll admit though that I never thought of "Ferrell" potetially being the doc's name because my mind instantly jumped to the previously existing chatacter. However, with the fact that the doctor's MO is so strikingly similar, and this show loves nods to other incarnations, I find it hard to believe it wasn't an intentional reference.