"Grey's Anatomy" Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer (2005)

Director:

Peter Horton

Writers:

Shonda Rhimes (creator)
Krista Vernoff (writer)

TV Series:

"Grey's Anatomy" (2005)

Original Air Date:

11 December 2005 (Season 2, Episode 12)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

Christmas brings a range of holiday spirits, from über-cheer to Scrooge, and holiday maladies. |

Plot Keywords:

Christmas | Intern | Mother Daughter Relationship | Medical | Shipper

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Jan. 11

7:00 PM

LIFE

Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer

#2.12

Cast

Ellen Pompeo	...	Dr. Meredith Grey
Sandra Oh	...	Dr. Cristina Yang
Katherine Heigl	...	Dr. Izzie Stevens
Justin Chambers	...	Dr. Alex Karev
T.R. Knight	...	Dr. George O'Malley
Chandra Wilson	...	Dr. Miranda Bailey
James Pickens Jr.	...	Dr. Richard Webber
Kate Walsh	...	Dr. Addison Montgomery-Shepherd
Isaiah Washington	...	Dr. Preston Burke
Patrick Dempsey	...	Dr. Derek Shepherd
Jenny O'Hara	...	Nadia's Mother
Helen Slater	...	Nadia Shelton
Michael Hyatt	...	Marian Davidson
Andrew Bilgore	...	Tim Epstein
Kathe E. Mazur	...	Mrs. Epstein (as Kathe Mazur)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | Australia:M

Company:

Mark Gordon Company, The

Trivia:

Every episode of the show is named after a famous song. "Grandma Got Run Over by A Reindeer" is a song written by Randy Brooks.

Goofs:

Continuity: Derek is talking to Addison as he wraps the earphones around his iPod and places it in the pocket of his lab coat. When he stands up, the earphones are around his neck and the iPod is clipped to his waistband.

Quotes:

[Izzie walks up to Alex, who is sleeping, and slaps him]
Dr. Isobel 'Izzie' Stevens: Wake up.
[Alex lifts his head up]
Dr. Isobel 'Izzie' Stevens: God. No wonder you failed your boards. What, do you expect to learn this stuff by osmosis?
Dr. Alex Karev: What are you doing here?
Dr. Isobel 'Izzie' Stevens: [sighs] I'm a farmer, okay? I've been drooling, puking, and crapping in my pants.
Dr. Alex Karev: You came here to help me study?
Dr. Isobel 'Izzie' Stevens: Well, I'm not actually crapping my pants now, am I?
Dr. Alex Karev: Why would you want to help me after what I did?
Dr. Isobel 'Izzie' Stevens: Because, it's what JESUS, would freaking do!
[...]

Soundtrack:

Here Comes Your Ride

An episode worth watching, because one person made an appearance.

I do not watch "Greys Anatomy" on a regular basis. I just never cared much for it. We have had many other medical dramas such as "ER". I was not considering any such time to spend with this particular episode, until I discovered that Helen Slater, a dear favorite of mine, was amongst the guest stars. I actually realized that this show has real characters, who were more than just contrived characters for a ratings fanatic sweep. After "Desperate Housewives", ABC was too obvious in their ways to keep up the big numbers. In any case, this show has some real humor and interest within it, and I will never judge a book like this by its cover. I can't speak much for the main cast, but I will say, that Sandra Oh is always a delight to watch, as is Patrick Dempsey, whom starred with guest star Slater in "Happy Together" in 1989. The stories were more intense, and Helen Slater was more so acknowledged, but still brilliant with effortless gravitation as she is on screen.