Where the Boys Are 

Derek, George, Alex, Burke, Richard, Joe and Walter go on a camping trip. Meanwhile, Meredith assists Mark with gender reassignment surgery, Izzie avoids discussing her grief, Addison works with Callie, and Cristina feels Bailey's wrath.

Director:

Daniel Minahan

Writers:

Shonda Rhimes (created by), Mark Wilding

Stars:

Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Ellen Pompeo	...	Dr. Meredith Grey
Sandra Oh	...	Dr. Cristina Yang
Katherine Heigl	...	Dr. Izzie Stevens
Justin Chambers	...	Dr. Alex Karev
T.R. Knight	...	Dr. George O'Malley
Chandra Wilson	...	Dr. Miranda Bailey
James Pickens Jr.	...	Dr. Richard Webber
Kate Walsh	...	Dr. Addison Montgomery
Sara Ramirez	...	Dr. Callie Torres
Eric Dane	...	Dr. Mark Sloan
Isaiah Washington	...	Dr. Preston Burke
Patrick Dempsey	...	Dr. Derek Shepherd
George Dzundza	...	Harold O'Malley
Kali Rocha	...	Dr. Sydney Heron
Clare Carey	...	Vicky Gibson

Storyline

Derek was looking forward to getting away from it all for a few days until his co-workers all go along on a camping trip. Bailey confronts Cristina and another doctor confronts Izzie about her feelings surrounding Denny. Addison and Callie are confronted by a major problem with a pregnant patient.

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Plot Keywords:

orthopedic surgeon | mother daughter relationship | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 November 2006 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Veterans Hospital - 16111 Plummer Street, North Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shondaland, The Mark Gordon Company, Touchstone Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Every episode of the show is named after a famous song. "Where the Boys Are" is a song by Connie Francis.

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Quotes

Dr. Izzie Stevens: [talking about Denny to Sydney] I miss him. All the time I miss him. It's not waves, it's constant. All the time. And I walk through the doors of this hospital and I want to be here, I do, but I don't know if I can be a surgeon again and I can't talk about it because it scares me too much.

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Connections

References MacGyver (1985)

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Soundtracks

12:59 Lullaby
Performed by Bedouin Soundclash
Courtesy of Side One Dummy

User Reviews

Awesome episode!!!!

As usual, Grey's never disappoints. I love to watch the relationships unfold between all of the characters. Izzie has to be my absolute favorite character, but then again Christina is also fabulous. I think that it is wonderful how the show has taken such a broad approach to medicine in a way that is both entertaining and interesting but doesn't lose it's humanity. I do have one question that is burning in my head.... what is the name of the actor/actress who played the patient coming in for the sexual reassignment surgery (Donna/Daniel)? I can't find that anywhere!! I think that the person tackled the role head on and did a wonderful job, and I would like to see other things that they have worked in, but I can't locate their name anywhere.