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ER :: How the Finch Stole Christmas (06x09)

Episode Information

Title:

How the Finch Stole Christmas

Episode #:

06x09

Production Number:

225459

Original Airdate:

Thursday December 16th, 1999

*Also Known As:

Joulun kaaoksessa ( Finland [MTV3])

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FI (MTV3)	Jan 11, 2001

Episode Crew
Director:	Fred Einesman
Writer:	Linda Gase

Episode Summary

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On Christmas Eve, a stubborn Lucy tries everything to help a desperate young woman, who is running out of time, get a life-saving heart transplant. A festive Dr. Carter, decked-out as Santa Claus, aids a wounded gangbanger and then offers to trade a gift for his gun, which prompts a flood of other gang members willing to trade their "gats" for choice presents. Dr. Finch regretfully ruins a dysfunctional family's holiday when she places Chad Kottmeier, a besotted teenager whom she previously treated, in the hospital's alcohol treatment program for his own safety. Hathaway gets help from kindly Dr. Kovac when she suspects that one of her four-week old twins might have a fever. An uneasy Dr. Corday must continue to treat a repulsive murder suspect; Dr. Weaver is shown some glitches in the ER's computer that was rated Y2K compliant; Dr. Benton receives shocking news from an angry Carla; and the ER swarms with sickly Santas.

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Guest Stars

Guest Stars
•Bellina Logan	played	Nurse Kit	Recurring (16th appearance)
•Conni Marie Brazelton	played	Nurse Connie Oligario	Recurring (88th appearance)
•David Brisbin	played	Dr. Alexander Babcock	Recurring (7th appearance)
•Dinah Lenney	played	Nurse Shirley	Recurring (25th appearance)
•Emile Hirsch	played	Chad Kottmeier	Recurring (second appearance)
•Erica Gimpel (1)	played	Adele Newman	Recurring (8th appearance)
•Gedde Watanabe	played	Nurse Yosh Takata	Recurring (27th appearance)
•John Aylward	played	Dr. Donald Anspaugh	Recurring (49th appearance)
•Lawrence Monoson	played	Dean Rollins	Recurring (second appearance)
•Lisa Nicole Carson	played	Carla Simmons	Recurring (26th appearance)
•Matthew Watkins	played	Reese Benton	Recurring (9th appearance)
•Mike Genovese (1)	played	Officer Al Grabarsky	Recurring (10th appearance)
•Myndy Crist	played	Valerie Page	Recurring (first appearance)
•Pamela Sinha	played	Amira	Recurring (first appearance)
•Paul Adelstein	played	Unknown	Recurring (first appearance)
•Roxanne Hart	played	Mrs. Kottmeier	Recurring (second appearance)
•Christopher Cass	played	Santa Greg
•David Byrd	played	Mr. Waller
•G. Ja'ron Henderson (1)	played	Shepherd (as Ja'ron Henderson)
•Hillary Danner (1)	played	Tommy's Mom
•Jeannie Lee	played	Nurse Vivian
•Joey Naber	played	Santa Juan
•Kente Scott	played	Taylor Sparks (as KentŽ Scott)
•Mathew Scollon	played	Tony Haskey, Chad's Friend
•Maurice Blake	played	Clarke
•Michael Purvis	played	Lester
•Mike Weinberg	played	Tommy
•Patrick St. Esprit	played	Tommy's Dad

Main Cast

•Noah Wyle	played	Dr. John Carter
•Anthony Edwards (1)	played	Dr. Mark Greene
•Goran Visnjic	played	Dr. Luka Kovac
•Julianna Margulies	played	Nurse Carol Hathaway
•Alex Kingston	played	Dr. Elizabeth Corday
•Laura Innes	played	Dr. Kerry Weaver
•Paul McCrane	played	Dr. Robert Romano
•Eriq La Salle	played	Dr. Peter Benton
•Michael Michele	played	Dr. Cleo Finch
•Erik Palladino	played	Dr. Dave Malucci
•Kellie Martin	played	Lucy Knight