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The Placebo Effect ()

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  • Season 1
  • Episode 34
Mega hypochondriac Harry Radditch believes he's caught a deadly plague from a space novel he just read. His physician plans to dose him with a placebo, as usual, but this time, his symptoms are severe and she catches the disease. How can... See more »
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Dr. Leslie Coburn
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Harry Radditch
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Dr. Marks
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Carrie
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Dying Woman
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Receptionist
Paul Batten ...
State Health Doctor
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Rhonda Harrington

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Jerry Levine

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Rod Serling ... (created by) (creator)
 
Brent V. Friedman ... (teleplay by)
 
Rebecca Swanson ... (story by)

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Ira Steven Behr ... executive producer
Pen Densham ... executive producer
Jim Rosenthal ... executive producer

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Mark Snow

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Rick Maguire ... director of photography

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Sondra Watanabe

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Jacqueline Bisbano ... assistant editor (as Jacqueline F. Bisbano)
JoAnne Yarrow ... editorial production assistant

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Mark Lane

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Tim Macarthur ... production assistant
Greg Zenon ... first assistant director (2002-2003)

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Troy Eirich ... assistant property master
Frank Haddad ... head greensman
Wes Hamby ... assistant property master
Tiara Motem ... property buyer
Sean Wynia ... paint foreman

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Ryan Darden ... assistant sound editor
Todd Murakami ... sound effects editor
Michael T. Williamson ... sound mixer

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Bob Comer ... special effects coordinator

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Matthew Gore ... visual effects supervisor
Simon Lacey ... visual effects supervisor

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Carson Reaves ... first assistant camera
Neil Seale ... camera operator
Chris Gibbins ... second assistant camera: "a" camera (uncredited)

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Helen Geier ... casting associate

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Jojo MacDowall ... costumer: preparation (uncredited)

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Bill Burns ... location manager
Lenore Nemani ... trainee assistant location manager

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Marius Constant ... composer: original theme
Jonathan Davis ... theme music adapted and performed by (as Jonathan Davis of Korn)

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Katrina Cabrera Ortega ... writers assistant
Lori Huck ... production executive
Jennifer Metcalf ... production coordinator
Jenn Vincent ... production assistant
Ronald C. Briggs Jr. ... inventory services (uncredited)
Mark Costa ... production executive (uncredited)

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Mega hypochondriac Harry Radditch believes he's caught a deadly plague from a space novel he just read. His physician plans to dose him with a placebo, as usual, but this time, his symptoms are severe and she catches the disease. How can she stop a science fictional pandemic from killing real people? Written by David Stevens

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Trivia The title alludes to the phenomenon when placebos or pills that have no active ingredients are given to a patient and they still recover from their illness. See more »
Quotes Rhonda Harrington: How do you spread a fictional disease?
Dr. Leslie Coburn: [takes off her coat and finds welts on her arms] Question is, how do you cure a fictional disease?
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