Kids (3 May 2005)

During a meningitis outbreak which overwhelms the clinic, House is drawn to a single patient: a 12-year-old competitive diver whose symptoms don't quite match everyone else's.

Director:

Deran Sarafian

Writers:

David Shore (creator), Thomas L. Moran,

Stars:

Hugh Laurie, Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
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
Eddie McClintock	...	Coach Stahl
Ben Jelen	...	Dr. Roger Spain
Shari Headley	...	Dr. Arlene Marks
Erin Foster	...	Dr. Petra Gilmar
Dylan Kussman	...	Mr. Carroll
Stephanie Venditto	...	Nurse Brenda Previn
Skye McCole Bartusiak	...	Mary Carroll
Kelly Kirklyn	...	Mrs. Carroll
Tim Haldeman	...	Mature Man

Storyline

Teenage competition diver Mary Carroll overcomes her fear and plunges to see all eyes are averted- to her fatherly coach Stahl, who collapsed bleeding. He's brought in and the pool and hospital quarantined, as his symptoms and soon those of a flood of others indicate a meningitis epidemic. Dr. Robert Chase may have the best ideas by far and the steadiest hand, he still is in the dog-house and gets landed with endless chores, including an epic Internet search after House found Mary's case is probably not just meningitis, while Foreman gets the interesting practice and even his breaks. Meanwhile Cuddy not only makes House stay and help screening the flood of possibly infected people like everyone else in such an emergency, but orders him and his only friend Wilson to interview candidates to replace Dr. Allison Cameron, but Gregory's creativity to reject even the most suitable on dubious 'indications' such as footwear makes James conclude it's all Freudian.

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Plot Keywords:

epidemic | pool | diagnosis | diving | service | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 May 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

Runtime:

44 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

House misspelled "hemorrhage" on his white board as "hemorrage", but the next time we see the board it is spelled correctly.

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Quotes

Dr. Gregory House: [someone is groaning in the restroom stall] Good lord! Are you having a bowel movement or a baby?

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Connections

References The Producers (1968)

User Reviews

The eyes can mislead, a smile can lie, but the shoes always tell the truth.

Now this is what I am talking about: an outbreak of meningitis with an understaffed hospital that requires the entire team of doctors and nurses to check patients, a 12-year-old diver with seizures that can't be explained, and interviews for Cameron's position after she quit.

All of this makes for some very interesting medicine. Using old equipment, because they can't get to the new stuff, using procedures that were replaced by the CAT scan, meeting in bathrooms, and discovering something in the blood that you would never expect in a 12-year-old, they manage to get the girl cured, the exposed people out the door, and, yes, House finds a way to get Cameron back.

Marvelous!