Heavy (29 Mar. 2005)

A morbidly obese ten-year-old girl has a heart attack, and her mother insists that House and his team look past her weight to find the diagnosis. Meanwhile, Vogler pressures House to fire a... See full summary »

Director:

Fred Gerber

Writers:

David Shore (creator), Thomas L. Moran

Stars:

Hugh Laurie, Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Hugh Laurie	...	Dr. Gregory House
Lisa Edelstein	...	Dr. Lisa Cuddy
Omar Epps	...	Dr. Eric Foreman
Robert Sean Leonard	...	Dr. James Wilson
Jennifer Morrison	...	Dr. Allison Cameron
Jesse Spencer	...	Dr. Robert Chase
Cynthia Ettinger	...	Mrs. Simms
Jennifer Stone	...	Jessica Simms
Susan Slome	...	Mrs. Lucille Hernandez
Ramón Franco	...	Mr. Hernandez (as Ramon Franco)
Karen Starc	...	Mrs. Ayers (as Karen Goberman)
Chi McBride	...	Edward Vogler
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rose Colasanti	...	Cashier
D.J. Evans	...	Classmate #2
Bryan Fabian	...	Classmate #3

Storyline

A morbidly obese ten-year-old girl has a heart attack, and her mother insists that House and his team look past her weight to find the diagnosis. Meanwhile, Vogler pressures House to fire a member of his staff. Clinic Patients: Unidentified man with an infected pierced scrotum; overweight woman with a 30-pound tumor on her ovaries who refuses to have it removed, because she worries she will be unattractive.

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Plot Keywords:

tumor | heart attack | obese | body piercing | insult | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 March 2005 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Stage 10, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Heel & Toe Films, Shore Z Productions, Bad Hat Harry Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

The writing on the white board over House's left shoulder switches between being circled and not circled between shots.

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Quotes

Dr. Allison Cameron: I apologize if it looked like we weren't devoting our full attention to your daughter, but I assure you that we...
Mrs. Simms: Oh, please. Save your pathetic insincerity for your boyfriend.
Dr. Gregory House: You're wrong. She is in fact pathetically sincere.

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Connections

References What's Happening!! (1976)

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Soundtracks

"Got To Be More Careful"
Performed by Jon Cleary

User Reviews

I'll have a huge scar. I won't be able to wear a bikini!

The pressure increases on House to fire one of his staff. Unfortunately, it isn't going to be easy, as any choice he makes is going to be rejected by Vogler. It is a battle for control and Vogler does not intend to lose.

I the meantime House has to solve the problem of a morbidly obese 10-year-old girl who has lesions that will require a double mastectomy.

He also sees a woman in the clinic with a 30-lb tumor, who refuses to have it removed because it will leave a scar. Her excuse is blown by House and that problem is easily solved.

He still has to fire someone.