5 to 9 (8 Feb. 2010)

During a day in the life of Princeton Plainsboro's Dean of Medicine, Dr. Lisa Cuddy, the inner workings of the hospital are seen through her eyes. This day proves to be especially trying as... See full summary »

Director:

Andrew Bernstein

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 (credit only)
Jesse Spencer	...	Dr. Robert Chase
Peter Jacobson	...	Dr. Chris Taub
Olivia Wilde	...	Dr. Remy 'Thirteen' Hadley
Michael Weston	...	Lucas Douglas
Tracy Vilar	...	Nurse Regina
Maurice Godin	...	Dr. Hourani
Patrick St. Esprit	...	Keith Tannenbaum
Celia Finkelstein	...	Gail
Mark D. Espinoza	...	Stan (as Mark Espinoza)
J.D. Jackson	...	Ronald Westbrook (as JD Jackson)

Storyline

During a day in the life of Princeton Plainsboro's Dean of Medicine, Dr. Lisa Cuddy, the inner workings of the hospital are seen through her eyes. This day proves to be especially trying as Cuddy wrestles with myriad hospital issues and staff disputes that test her perseverance and skills as an administrator, all while juggling issues in her personal life.

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Plot Keywords:

dea | medical insurance | insurance company | ephedrine | breast milk | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 February 2010 (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:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

As Cuddy is working in her office before the 3:00 pm deadline, her wrist watch shows 1:00 before and after the shot of the clock on her desk shows 3:00 pm.

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Quotes

Dr. Lisa Cuddy: They should be pressuring other hospitals to be more like us, not trying to make us more like them. It's stupid!
Dr. Gregory House: Putting your job on the line in an effort to stamp out stupidity isn't?
Dr. Lisa Cuddy: You would.
Dr. Gregory House: Probably... But then I also wanted to try to cure cancer by infecting a guy with Malaria to win a $50 bet. You really want to be like me?

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Connections

References Nine to Five (1980)

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Soundtracks

"Break Up the Concrete"
(uncredited)
Performed by The Pretenders
(plays over the opening scenes)

User Reviews

Can understand critics, but I loved it.

I can understand people hating this episode. It's not a normal house episode. Instead of being about House and the medical mystery of the week, this entire episode is from Cuddy's perspective.

I thoroughly enjoyed it. To see from "across the fence" the craziness of the House team, as well as how Cuddy makes the decisions from limited information on the spot, was brilliant. On top of that we got to see the drama in Cuddy's day to day work life. Also it should be mentioned that, for us guys, there were quite a few, shall I say, beautifully framed shots of Cuddy for our viewing pleasure.

I can understand people not liking this episode. People that don't like the Cuddy character, or don't like 'alternative' episodes could probably tune out. There wasn't a great deal of plot advancement and if you missed this episode no great loss.

But for fans of the show, or fans of Cuddy, or simply people wanting to get a more 'filled out' cast, this was quite a good episode.