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Score: 9.2 Superb 81 votes

An Ounce of Prevention

Episode Number: 80    Season Num: 4    First Aired: Monday April 10, 2006    Prod Code: 3T5063
An eighteen-year-old girl wants Andy to check her for the breast cancer gene, as it runs in her family. The girl and her older sister (who already had cancer and a double mastectomy) go see Andy for the results. After being tested positive, they decided to have a preventative mastectomy to lessen the chance of cancer. Bright and Hannah are out on a date when something happens to both of them, and they call Harold.

Ephram talks Kyle into accepting an invitation from a pretty classmate to go to a school dance, but when Kyle has a terrible evening, Ephram finally faces his suspicions that Kyle may be gay. Feeling that he has made things worse for Kyle, Ephram turns to Amy and Andy for advice. Kyle doesn't want lessons from Ephram any more, again.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Bryan M. Holdman
Director: Perry Lang
Star: Vivien Cardone (Delia Brown),  Treat Williams (Dr. Andrew Brown),  Tom Amandes (Dr. Harold Abbott Jr.),  Stephanie Niznik (Nina Feeny),  Sarah Drew (Hannah),  Merrilyn Gann (Rose Abbott (recurring Seasons 1, 2)),  John Beasley (Irv Harper/ Narrator),  Gregory Smith (Ephram Brown),  Emily VanCamp (Amy Nicole Abbott),  Debra Mooney (Nurse Edna Abbott Harper),  Chris Pratt (Harold Brighton "Bright" Abbott III)
Recurring Role: Justin Baldoni (Reid Bardem),  Steven R. McQueen (Kyle Hunter)
Guest Star: Laura Regan (Ruth Newhoff),  Brooke Nevin (Ellie Newhoff)

Notes

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Featured Music:
"For the Price of a Cup of Tea" by Belle and Sebastian
"A Lover & A Friend" by Eddie Bo & Inez Cheatham
"The Luckiest" by Ben Folds (edit)
On its original airing this episode scored 3.6 million viewers for the WB. (edit)
Scott Wolf (Jake Hartman) does not appear in this episode. (edit)
Vivien Cardone (Delia Brown) does not appear in this episode. (edit)
Stephanie Niznik (Nina Feeney) does not appear in this episode. (edit)

Quotes

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Ephram: Don't you have to at least kiss a girl to know that you're gay?
Reid: I don't know. Do you have to kiss a guy to know that you're straight? (edit)
Dr. Brown: What if he's gay?
Ephram: Isn't he a little young to know if he's gay? (edit)
Ellie: You know what is around the corner? Mitchell’s car. Wanna key it with me? (edit)
Harold: (to himself) It appears my work here is done. To the Pharmacy Batman! (edit)
(Hannah has just run to the bathroom to throw up)
Harold: That would be the short term nausea. You should also expect diarrhea sweetheart! (edit)

Trivia

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Rose was born in 1961.
It is presumed that Hannah and Elly know each other, since they are the same age. (edit)
It is revealed in this episode that Kyle is gay. (edit)

Allusions

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Bright's comment to Hannah that you "talk and talk and talk and yammer" is probably borrowed from the song "Pick a little, talk a little" from The Music Man. (edit)
Episode title: "An Ounce of Prevention." An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure-saying accredited to Ben Franklin. (edit)
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kunderwood
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2.2
Terrible
An Ounce of Prevention
"Bottom of the barrel"
I have always like Everwood, except for the constant mind games played between everyone. The Kyle character really does nothing for me and I am about to stop watching the program if he stays on. His scenes are totally obnoxious and do nothing positive fo
Continue » Posted May 11, 2006 10:47 am PST
9.1
Superb
An Ounce of Prevention
"A very special episode"
Kyle (Steven R. McQueen) \"comes out\" as gay and wise viewers should be saying, \"Well, duh.\"
Continue » Posted May 8, 2006 8:16 am PST

xbrokenglass
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9.8
Superb
An Ounce of Prevention
"Fine example"
Kyle coming out really made this episode amazing.
Continue » Posted Apr 14, 2006 5:12 pm PST

pink2006
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9.2
Superb
An Ounce of Prevention
"Revealing"
what a loss for the women!!
Continue » Posted Apr 11, 2006 7:25 pm PST

masterswordman
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10.0
Perfect
An Ounce of Prevention
"Fine example"
a phenomenal one.
Continue » Posted Apr 11, 2006 7:53 am PST
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