Unplanned Parenthood (18 Oct. 2010)

After a newborn experiences inexplicable breathing problems and liver failure, House and the team look at the baby's mother, Abbey's, own medical history for possible clues. When the team ... See full summary »

Director:

Greg Yaitanes

Writers:

David Shore (creator), David Foster

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
Peter Jacobson	...	Dr. Chris Taub
Jesse Spencer	...	Dr. Robert Chase
Olivia Wilde	...	Dr. Remy 'Thirteen' Hadley (credit only)
Jennifer Grey	...	Abbey
Gabrielle Christian	...	Justine
Keiko Agena	...	Dr. Cheng
Vernee Watson-Johnson	...	Nurse Smits (as Vernée Watson)
Charlene Amoia	...	Dr. Fraser
Vanessa Waters	...	Dr. Taylor
Felix Avitia	...	Crying Boy (as Felix Miguel Avitia)
Kayla Colbert	...	Rachel Cuddy

Storyline

After a newborn experiences inexplicable breathing problems and liver failure, House and the team look at the baby's mother, Abbey's, own medical history for possible clues. When the team makes a discovery about her newborn's health, Abbey is presented with a difficult decision that could potentially affect both her baby's health and her own. Meanwhile, following Cuddy's directive, House challenges Foreman and Taub to hire a female doctor to join the team. When Cuddy asks House to babysit her daughter, both House and Wilson learn a few hard lessons in parenting.

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Plot Keywords:

washington quarter | lung cancer | woman in labor | penlight | pulmonary embolism | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 October 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:

44 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Dr. Gregory House: [to Wilson] You're gonna make a great mommy one day.

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Connections

References The Crocodile Hunter (1996)

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Soundtracks

"Night"
(uncredited)
Performed by Bill 'Smog' Callahan
Plays during the closing scenes

User Reviews

Bad sitcom storyline

I'm giving the show a 5 because the medical case was interesting. Not being a physician, I have no idea how plausible it was, but to a person who knows next to nothing about real medicine, it was very original and interesting.

The "B" storyline, however, was the worst of the worst of old, tired sitcom variety. In fact, only Bill Cosby can really make comic story lines with young children work. As fabulous an actor and comedian as Hugh Laurie is, he was unable to make the "babysitting" storyline work. It was just bad and embarrassing as House and Wilson, the 2 non-fathers acting goofy and silly but not at all funny, try to hide the slightly damaged child from the unsuspecting Mom along with all the ancient and over-used poopy diaper gags. Just really stupid stuff straight out of old, '70's sitcoms. If this is the way the rest if the season is going to play out, we may be seeing the last one.