No More Mr. Nice Guy (28 Apr. 2008)

House encounters a patient who is too nice for his own good, which is a bigger problem than his emergency room diagnosis; and House competes with Amber for Wilson's attention.

Director:

Deran Sarafian

Writers:

David Shore (creator), David Hoselton,

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
Peter Jacobson	...	Dr. Chris Taub
Kal Penn	...	Dr. Lawrence Kutner
Olivia Wilde	...	Thirteen
Anne Dudek	...	Dr. Amber Volakis
Paul Rae	...	Jeff
Chad Morgan	...	Deb
MJ Gazali	...	Delivery Man (as Marwan Ghazali)
Christopher Emerson	...	Young Man
Dina Defterios	...	Luisa Maria

Storyline

House encounters a patient who is too nice for his own good, which is a bigger problem than his emergency room diagnosis; and House competes with Amber for Wilson's attention.

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Plot Keywords:

labor strike | door shut in face | point of view | gutter ball | hydrofluoric acid | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 April 2008 (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:

45 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When House and Dr. Robert Chase are bowling, just before House leaves, Chase bowls a strike. But when Chase looks around for House you can see the pin-setter lifting 3 pins in his lane.

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Quotes

Dr. Gregory House: [Both are on dirty-linen duty for breaking the "custody" rules over Wilson] Where are you going Friday night?
Dr. Amber Volakis: L'AUBERGE.
Dr. Gregory House: You're lying.
Dr. Amber Volakis: Of course I am.
[Wilson is out of hearing-range around the corner giggling to himself]

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Connections

References The L Word (2004)

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Soundtracks

"Everyday People"
(uncredited)
Performed by Sly Stone

User Reviews

Not House at his best

House is in open war with Amber in NO MORE MR. NICE GUY, but the episode drags and House is way beyond his normal curmudgeonly self. After awhile, in fact, you wish he'd just disappear. While House and Amber duke it out, Wilson stays largely silent and Cuddy ends up playing referee. The patient this time around is a middle-aged man afflicted with being too nice, which House figures has to be due to a disease. No one can be that nice without being sick, he reasons. The man is married to one of the hospital nurses, played by an amazing actress (I think she is Bobbie Bergstrom) whose face in several closeups reveals an astonishing range of changing emotions. The episode falls flat all too quickly, however, and all I can think of is perhaps different writers may have been involved. Who knows? Maybe it's the director's fault. For those who have missed the old team, by the way, they play a bigger role in this episode. It's funny to see Cameron and her lookalike, 13, sitting near each other in a couple of scenes as they simultaneously try to figure what's wrong with their patient -- and House.