You Turned Up the Thermostat: Six Degrees of House Game
If everyone can be linked with everyone else in the world in six steps or fewer, surely every actor or actress can be linked with our favorite television program just as efficiently. Rules Name an actor or actress (living or dead) and state how many steps it takes you to make the link (maximum = 6). The next person must link that actor to either the show or to any of the nine regulars that many steps or fewer. That person then posts the name for the next puzzle and the maximum number of links it should take to solve it. The final step of each solution must be either: a) the person worked on House or b) the person worked with Hugh Laurie, Robert Sean Leonard, Lisa Edelstein, Jesse Spencer, Omar Epps, Jennifer Morrison, Peter Jacobson, Kal Penn or Olivia Wilde. If, after 48 hours, no one has solved a puzzle in the number of links the poster indicated, he/she may be challenged to prove it can be done. In honor of Robert Sean Leonard, stage work will be accepted as well as television and film. Writers, directors and other crew members, however, may only be used if they appeared on screen/on stage. If you use a television series, the people must have worked on the same episode. Otherwise it takes 2 links (e.g. “‘A’ worked with ‘B’ on The Blah Blah show.” “‘B’ worked with ‘C’ on The Blah Blah show.”) Edited in from page 2: Talk shows and award shows don't count. (And if you use Saturday Night Live, unless they were in the same episode, you'll have to use a couple of links to make the connection.) Helpful resources: Internet Movie Database A particularly useful feature is at the bottom of each person’s page. You can check if that person has worked with any other person you name. Internet Broadway Database Example Kelsey Grammer in 3 1. KG worked with Bebe Neuwirth in Cheers 2. BN worked with Gerard Depardieu in Green Card 3. GD worked with Hugh Laurie in The Man in the Iron Mask First puzzle: Margaret Hamilton (the Wicked Witch of the West) in 4 ~~~~~ Puzzles 1-290 -A- Aidan Quinn. Alan Alda Alan Arkin Alan Bates Alan Cumming Alan Hale Sr Albert Finney Alec Baldwin Alec Guinness Alice Faye Alla Nazimova Angela Cartwright Anna Paquin Anne Bancroft Anne Hathaway Anthony Andrews Anthony Hopkins Anthony Michael Hall Anthony Quinn Antonio Banderas Audrey Hepburn Audrey Tautou -B- Barbara Bel Geddes Barbra Streisand Barbra Streisand Ben Affleck Ben Kingsley Ben Vereen Beniccio Del Toro Bette Davis Billy Connoly Billy Idol Bobby Sherman Bonnie Hunt Brigitte Bardot Brother Theodore Bruce Dern Bruce Jenner Bruce Willis Burt Lancaster Buster Keaton -C- Carl Switzer Carmen Electra Cary Grant Catherine Deneuve Catherine Keener Charles Laughton Charlie Chaplin Charlize Theron Charlton Heston Chow Yun-Fat Chris Cooper Christopher Lambert Claire Bloom Claudette Colbert Claudia Cardinale Cliff Robertson Clint Eastwood Clive Owen Colin Farell -D- Daryl Hannah David Arquette David Bowie David McCallum David Tennant Debra Winger Delores Hart Denholm Elliot Dennis Hopper Diane Keaton Diane Lane Dick Van Dyke Don Ameche Donald Trump Doris Day Douglas Fairbanks Sr Drew Barrymore Dyan Cannon -E- Ed Harris Ed O'Neill Eddie Cantor Edmund Gwenn Elizabeth Montgomery Elizabeth Taylor Ella Fitzgerald Elvis Presley Emily Watson Ernest Borgnine Errol Flynn Eva Marie Saint -F- Faye Dunaway Frances McDormand Fred Astaire Freddie Bartholomew Freddie Prinze Jr. -G- Gale Harold Gary Oldman Gary Sinise Gene Hackman George O'Brien George Peppard Gillian Anderson Gina Lollobrigida Gloria Swanson Goldie Hawn Grace Kelly Greg Kinnear Gregory Peck -H- Harold Lloyd Harpo Marx Harrison Ford Harvey Lembeck Henry Winkler Hilary Swank Hugh Jackman Hugh Laurie to Jennifer Morrison Hugh Laurie to Jesse Spencer Hugh Laurie to Kal Penn Hugh Laurie to Lisa Edelstein Hugh Laurie to Olivia Wilde Hugh Laurie to Omar Epps Hugh Laurie to Peter Jacobson Hugh Laurie to Robert Sean Leonard Hume Cronyn Humphrey Bogart -I- Ingrid Bergman Irene Jacob Irene Papas Isabelle Huppert -J- Jackie Chan Jaclyn Smith Jake Gyllenhaal James Cagney James Cromwell James Dean James MacArthur Jane Darwell Janet Gaynor Janet Leigh Jason Robards Javier Bardem Jayne Mansfield Jeff Morrow Jennifer Connelly Jennifer Love Hewitt Jessica Lange Jessica Tandy Joan Allen Joan Collins Joan Crawford Joan Fontaine Joaquim Phoenix Jodie Foster Joe Pesci John Barrowman John Belushi John Denver John Simm John Turturro John Wayne Johnny Depp Johnny Weismuller Jon Stewart Jonathan Pryce Julia Roberts Julie Andrews -K- Kathleen Turner Kathy Bates (x2) Kathy Griffin Kenny Rogers Kevin Spacey Kim Novak Kristen Bell Kristin Scott Thomas -L- Lana Turner Larry Hagman Lauren Bacall Laurence Fishburne Laurence Olivier Leonard Nimoy Liza Minnelli Louise Fletcher Lynn Redgrave -M- Madeleine Stowe Madeline Kahn Mandy Patinkin Mara Corday Marcello Mastroianni Margaret Dumont Margaret Hamilton Marie Dressler Marilyn Monroe Marlon Wayans Martin Sheen Mary Pickford Matthew MacFadyen Maximilian Schell Mel Gibson Melina Mercouri Meryl Streep Mia Farrow Michael Caine Michael Gambon Michelle Pfeiffer Miguel Ferrer -NO- Natalie Portman Natalie Wood Nicolas Cage Nicole Kidman Olivia de Havilland Omar Sharif Ossie Davis -PQ- Patricia Quinn Paul Scofield Peter Billingsley Peter Fonda Peter O'Toole Peter Sellers Peter Ustinov Queen Latifah -R- Rachel Weisz Ralph Waite Rex Harrison Rex Reason Richard Attenborough Richard Burton Richard Chamberlain Robert DeNiro Robert Downey Jr. Robert Redford Robert Walker Rod Steiger Rodrigo Santoro Ronald Reagan Rondo Hatton Roy Rogers Rudolph Valentino Rupert Everett Russell Crowe Rutger Hauer Ryan Gosling -S- Salma Hayek Samantha Eggar Sarah Jessica Parker Scott Bakula Sean Connery Shia LaBeouf Shirley MacLaine Shirley Temple Shohreh Aghdashloo Sidney Poitier Sigourney Weaver Simone Signoret Sissy Spacek Smiley Burnette Sophia Loren Stan Laurel Steven Seagal Stuart Whitman Swoosie Kurtz -T- Teresa Wright Tim Curry Tim Robbins Tippi Hedren Tom Cruise Tom Hanks to Hugh without RSL/Denzel Washington Tom Hulce Toni Collette Tony Curtis Toshiro Mifune -UV- Ugo Tognazzi Vera Miles Vincent Cassel Vivien Leigh -W- W.C. Fields Wallace Beery Walter Matthau Wendy Hiller Wentworth Miller Wesley Snipes Will Geer William Devane Willie Nelson Woody Allen -XYZ- Xaviera Hollander Yves Montand Zach Braff Zasu Pitts Zero Mostel The list ends with Zazu Pitts on page 22.

In honor of Robert Sean Leonard, stage work will be accepted as well as television and film. Writers, directors and other crew members, however, may only be used if they appeared on screen/on stage. Oh man, you'd better include him! He's the total Kevin Bacon-flavored center of this game. I can do Margaret Hamilton in 3, with a chaser! Margaret Hamilton 1. MH was in "Our Town" (stage) in 1969 with Henry Fonda. 2. Henry Fonda was in A Big Hand for the Little Lady (film) with Joanne Woodward. 3. JW worked with Robert Sean Leonard in Mr. and Mrs. Bridge....or you could also connect JW with RSL via The Age Of Innocence (though JW was just the narrator in the latter, so I prefer the former option). I have Gregory Peck...in 2.

Never a question of leaving RSL out. Just whether or not to include stage work. 1. Gregory Peck to John Rubenstein in Boys from Brazil 2. John Rubenstein was Dr. Ayersman, the worst transplant surgeon in the hospital, in The Mistake James Cagney in 3

Awesome! Should we also post our original connections, if different from the answered puzzle? For example, I had 1. Gregory Peck to Norman Lloyd in Spellbound (1945) 2. Norman Lloyd with RSL in Dead Poets Society (1989). (Thanks to Peter Weir's audio commentary on DPS, where he talks about Lloyd's stories on working with Hitchcock, Welles, etc.) BTW I guess someone should post the obvious...Kevin Bacon in 1 step.

This seems complicated... James Cagney: 1. JC was in Ragtime with Elizabeth MaGovern 2. EM was in She's Having a Baby with Kevin Bacon 3. KB was in Stir of Echoes with Jennifer Morrison Kathy Bates in 3... or 2

I can do Kathy Bates in one...she was in Warm Springs with Cynthia Nixon, who guested in "Deception." Someone do Marilyn Monroe. I don't have a number because I can't figure it out myself.

Dr. Spaceman, that's still 2 -- 1) Kathy Bates & Cynthia Nixon; 2) Cynthia Nixon on House. They either have to link to the show or to one of the 9 regulars. CN isn't one of the 9.

I'll try Marilyn Monroe: 1. MM was in the The Misfits with Eli Wallach 2. EW was in Mystic River with Kevin Bacon (again!!!) 3. KB was in Stir of Echoes with Jennifer Morrison... Dyan Cannon

RE: Kathy Bates 1)Kathy Bates was in About Schmidt with Jack Nicholson 2)Jack Nicholson was with Lisa Edelstein in As Good as it Gets (Lisa's part was,well, really small but she was there, I was watching it the other night, so it counts right?

Dyan Cannon in 2 Dyan Cannon with Calista F. on Ally McBeal Calisa F. with Lisa on Ally McBeal Charles Laughton in 3 ETA: Yes, As Good As It Gets counts. She was even in the same scene with Nicholson. Eli Wallach was uncredited in Mystic River, but he was in it.

Hee, this is fun! Charles Laughton: 1. CL was is Spartacus with John Ireland 2. JI was in the tv series Christine Cromwell with Dean Cain 3. DC was in Crossroads with Julie Warner who was in Need to Know Jonathan Pryce in 3

1)Jonathan Pryce was in Stigmata with Gabriel Byrne 2)GB was in The Man in the Iron Mask with HL Russell Crowe in 2

Russell Crowe was in American Gangster with Denzel Washington Denzel worked with RSL in Much Ado About Nothing How about connecting Hugh to Tom Hanks, but without using Denzel/RSL as a bridge?

Tom Hanks was in Apollo 13 with Kevin Bacon Kevin Bacon was in Stir of Echoes with Jennifer Morrison which brings us to JM and HL in House or, as the Stirs of Echoes link is getting pretty worn down already Tom Hanks was in Apollo 13 with Kathleen Quinlan KQ was on House with HL (she even thanked him) Charlie Chaplin in 3