Mob Rules (22 Mar. 2005)

A Mob informer collapses before trial. Is he faking or is he really in a coma? Clinic Cases: A pair of brothers come in when the youngster gets toys stuck up his nose.

Director:

Tim Hunter

Writers:

David Shore (creator), David Foster,

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
Danny Nucci	...	Bill Arnello
Joseph Lyle Taylor	...	Joey Arnello
David Burke	...	Everhardt
A.J. Trauth	...	Henry
Chi McBride	...	Edward Vogler
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ingrid Sanai Buron	...	Kimberly
Greg Collins	...	Marshal Brady

Storyline

Before he's supposed to testify against the Mafia and get into a witness protection program, mobster Joey Arnello collapses. It's not sure whether he's faking it or if he's really in a coma and House gets court ordered to find out. While he and his team do their best to find out what's going on with Joey, Joey's brother Bill tries to keep Joey in the hospital so he won't testify while Cuddy tries to convince Vogler House is an essential part of the hospital. In the clinic, House comes across a kid who has stuck toys up his nose while his older brother wasn't watching.

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Plot Keywords:

coma | witness protection | quitting smoking | yo yo | face slap | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 March 2005 (USA)

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Chinese medicine that House says Joey had been taking to quit smoking is a cough drop sold widely in Japan.

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Goofs

When House holds up the quit-smoking candy, it is actually written in Japanese. It is not a Chinese candy but a Japanese candy.

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Quotes

Dr. Robert Chase: The hematoma caused the coma.
Dr. Gregory House: That's a catchy diagnosis. You could dance to that.

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Connections

References Babe (1995)

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Soundtracks

"Crazy World"
by Daniel Moynahan

User Reviews

Less engaging

This so-so episode has House trying to diagnose a mobster who may have been poisoned to keep him from testifying in court. Meanwhile, the new hospital boss continues to ride both House and his regular boss, but in an interesting twist of events, the new boss seems to be warming up to House, even though House treats him in a less-than-friendly manner throughout. The really interesting part of this episode involves House removing a series of small toys from a child's nasal passage, over several days. The toys consist of, in order, a policeman, a firefighter and a fire truck. Then House is struck by a thought and goes digging one more time. The culmination of his efforts is very funny, although his poking tweezers up the kid's nostril, in extreme closeup, isn't so funny. The special effects here are superb.