"House M.D." Ugly (2007)

Director:

David Straiton

Writers:

David Shore (creator)
Sean Whitesell (written by)

TV Series:

"House M.D." (2004)

Original Air Date:

13 November 2007 (Season 4, Episode 7)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery

Plot:

House and his team are hampered by a reality television crew whilst battling over possible diagnoses for a craniofacial surgery patient.

Plot Keywords:

Doctor | Medical Doctor | Pain | Medicine | Maverick Doctor

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
Anne Dudek	...	Dr. Amber Volakis
Edi Gathegi	...	Dr. Jeffrey 'Big Love' Cole
Peter Jacobson	...	Dr. Chris Taub
Kal Penn	...	Dr. Lawrence Kutner
Olivia Wilde	...	Thirteen
Khleo Thomas	...	Kenny
Laurie Fortier	...	Darnell
Michael Whaley	...	Joe
David Campbell	...	Plastic Surgeon

Runtime:

Germany:45 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color | Black and White (some scenes)

Certification:

USA:TV-14

Company:

Heel & Toe Films

Goofs:

Factual errors: A patient with a pacing wire has his pacemaker turned off while Dr Kutner stands by holding up defibrillator paddles. Turning off a pacemaker will make the heart slow down and stop, not fibrillate. Even if fibrillation was a danger, paddles would not be used - external defibrillation pads would be placed on the patient's chest and back well in advance to avoid wasting time.

Quotes:

Dr. Gregory House: Just a warning: if we have to start getting consent every time we do a procedure, soon they'll be asking for *informed* consent.

Movie Connections:

References Patch Adams (1998)

Soundtrack:

My Home Is In Your Head

Wow!

You haven't lived until you hear House tell a kid with an Elephant Man face "You are ugly!" The team is treating a kid who is about to have plastic surgery to get rid of his Elephant Man face, but the kid suddenly gets very sick. House and Plastic Surgeon Man clash over the cause, to the point where House angrily fires him -- and which Cuddy immediately rescinds. Michael Michele (hubba hubba!) is back as the CIA doctor whom House adores. This leads to some very funny results. Wilson is on screen a fair amount, serving as House's conscience as House wrestles with his mindset over the luscious CIA doctor. House worried that she's making him dopey and clouding his judgment, which Wilson explains is what happens to a man around a beautiful woman. "But I'm not just any man!" cries House. Cuddy and House have a couple of nice moments together, insulting each other while clearly they'd rather be fornicating somewhere. This is one of the series' funniest episodes.