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S4.E11
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Think Warm Thoughts

  • Episode aired Jan 8, 1998
  • TV-14
  • 45m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
472
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Clancy Brown in ER (1994)
DramaRomance

Dr. Anspaugh's 13-year-old son is brought in and Anspaugh asks Mark to look after him. Another old lady who has been raped is brought in.Dr. Anspaugh's 13-year-old son is brought in and Anspaugh asks Mark to look after him. Another old lady who has been raped is brought in.Dr. Anspaugh's 13-year-old son is brought in and Anspaugh asks Mark to look after him. Another old lady who has been raped is brought in.

  • Director
    • Charles Haid
  • Writers
    • Michael Crichton
    • David Mills
  • Stars
    • Anthony Edwards
    • George Clooney
    • Noah Wyle
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    472
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Charles Haid
    • Writers
      • Michael Crichton
      • David Mills
    • Stars
      • Anthony Edwards
      • George Clooney
      • Noah Wyle
    • 4User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Anthony Edwards
    Anthony Edwards
    • Dr. Mark Greene
    George Clooney
    George Clooney
    • Dr. Doug Ross
    Noah Wyle
    Noah Wyle
    • John Carter
    Julianna Margulies
    Julianna Margulies
    • Nurse Carol Hathaway
    Gloria Reuben
    Gloria Reuben
    • Jeanie Boulet
    Laura Innes
    Laura Innes
    • Kerry Weaver
    Maria Bello
    Maria Bello
    • Anna Del Amico
    Alex Kingston
    Alex Kingston
    • Elizabeth Corday
    Eriq La Salle
    Eriq La Salle
    • Peter Benton
    Telma Hopkins
    Telma Hopkins
    • Carlene
    Trevor Morgan
    Trevor Morgan
    • Scott Anspaugh
    Erica Yohn
    • Ann Reilly
    Brad William Henke
    Brad William Henke
    • John
    • (as Brad Henke)
    Sarah Hudnut Brody
    Sarah Hudnut Brody
    • Laura Brown
    • (as Sarah Hudnut)
    Stacey Travis
    Stacey Travis
    • Det. Weller
    Michael Ironside
    Michael Ironside
    • Dr. William 'Wild Willy' Swift
    John Aylward
    John Aylward
    • Dr. Donald Anspaugh
    Mariska Hargitay
    Mariska Hargitay
    • Cynthia Hooper
    • Director
      • Charles Haid
    • Writers
      • Michael Crichton
      • David Mills
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    1spunkins

    So boring

    This episode is one that can be skipped. It just drones on and on. In fact, it seemed to drag on for so long that I started to wonder if it was a double episode special that ran for double time.

    Nothing particularly notable or consequential happens throughout its whole length, until finally (and mercifully) the credits start to roll.

    The recent influx of new characters hasn't helped the series at all... the horrible Ginger English woman (with the plum in her mouth, the short surgeon (with the little man syndrome), the corporate management bore. Finally that bearded insidious lawyer is also an unwelcome addition.

    I hope that the series picks up again, soon.

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    • Trivia
      Product placement for Gateway 2000 (a computer manufacturer) is especially prolific in this episode. Kerry Weaver is drinking out of a cowhide-pattern (Gateway logo) coffee cup while talking to Anspaugh in his office, and a Gateway shipping box is in the background while Corday is talking to a patient.
    • Goofs
      At 1m24s a crew member in a baseball cap is visible in the mirror behind Dr Ross and Nurse Hathaway when they are kissing on the couch.
    • Quotes

      Dr. Mark Greene: What Happened to your student? I thought she was gonna stick around.

      Dr. John Carter: She went up to watch Benton operate. I think she got bored.

      Dr. Mark Greene: We're not here to entertain, Carter.

      Dr. John Carter: You know, she seemed so interested. I was supposed to inspire those students but I don't think I did a very good job.

      Dr. Mark Greene: Inspire them? How?

      Dr. John Carter: Through our passion. For what we do.

      Dr. Mark Greene: Passion?

      Dr. John Carter: Yeah, you know what I mean.

      Dr. Mark Greene: Carter, you come here everyday. Sometimes you're relly cooking and sometimes you're not. But you're here everyday doing your work. One day you'll look up and, maybe, ten years will have passed. It'll be the sum total... of what you've done... that counts. Not the passion. Wanna review some of this charts?

      Dr. John Carter: Yeah.

    • Connections
      Featured in ER: The Show Must Go On (2005)

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    • Release date
      • January 8, 1998 (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 11, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Constant c Productions
      • Amblin Television
      • Warner Bros. Television
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    • Runtime
      • 45m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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