323:. It marked the second in a string of appearances by William Baldwin in his recurring role as Gordon Flint, and set the foundation for what would later grow into a romantic subplot between the Gordon and Sarah characters. The episode also included guest appearances by Amanda Foreman, Phil Abrams and Nicholas Lobue as the Lessing family, all of whom had appeared in the first season as a family acquainted with Adam and Kristina based on their similar experiences raising a child with Asperger syndrome. Tina Lifford, who guest stars in "No Good Deed" as Jasmine's mother Renee, also made previous appearances in the first season.
250:). Adam and Sarah try carpooling to work together, but they only end up annoying each other. Gordon, however, quickly develops a liking to Sarah, and the two bond during lunch in the break room. Adam grows concerned about this and tells Sarah to stop spending so much time with Gordon, prompting her to quit in anger. Adam later apologies, but reiterates that there must be boundaries between home and work. Sarah accepts the apology, and Adam convinces her to return to work.
284:) they will have to cancel because Amy was mean to the sister of Sydney's best friend. Later, Julia tells Amy's mother Cynthia (Elena Evangelo) they must cancel, but Cynthia grows angry when Julia explains the reason. Julia tries to resolve the issue by claiming she mixed Cynthia up with the mother of a different Amy, but Joel later tells her that Amy's mother is now angry. Julia stops trying to resolve matters, declaring it will blow over.
273:. Jasmine reluctantly agrees, but when Renee (Tina Lifford) is unimpressed with Crosby's accommodations, she convinces Jasmine that Jabbar should stay with her, which results in a fight between Crosby and Jasmine. The next day, however, Crosby agrees staying with Renee would ultimately be better for Jabbar. Crosby, Renee and Jabbar later share a tearful goodbye with Jasmine at the airport as she leaves for Europe.
954:
347:, which causes disputes when Sarah tries to turn it off during their morning commute. He later listens to it by himself when he needs a respite from the stresses of family and work. Several LaMontagne songs are featured in "No Good Deed", including "Beg, Steal or Borrow", "Are We Really Through?" and "Devil's in the Jukebox". Other songs featured in the episode included "California Here I Come" by
280:) has trouble dealing with the surprising complexities of her six-year-old daughter Sydney's (Savannah Paige Rae) relationships. After dropping Sydney off at school, Julia is approached by Sydney's classmate Amy (Jasmine Alveran), who would like a playdate with Sydney. Impressed by her direct approach, Julia accepts, but is later told by Joel (
410:
writer
Camille Wright Felton praised the episode, and said she particularly admired how Crosby's character had developed from an immature man afraid of commitment at the series premiere into a father dedicated to his son. Felton also called the scene where Adam comes home, finds the house to be loud
405:
felt the episode did a good job providing all four of the
Braverman siblings with adequate screentime for their subplots. She described Dax Shepard as "best in show", complimenting his acting during comedic scenes like showing Renee his houseboat, and dramatic scenes like greeting Jasmine and Jabbar
222:
in the United States on
September 21, 2010. In the episode, Sarah and Adam have problems working together, Julia has trouble with social complexities of her six-year-old daughter's relationships, and Crosby and Jasmine fight over where Jabbar should stay with him while Jasmine is abroad.
43:
684:
307:) also has Asperger syndrome. Kristina offers to watch Noel after school while as Suze and Phil work out the divorce. Adam gets very stressed by Noel's presence, so Kristina decides to take Noel, Max and Haddie (
735:
620:
712:
311:) out to dinner so Adam can have a quiet night to himself. However, Adam decides he would rather be with his family, and delights Kristina by joining them at the restaurant.
653:
431:
406:
at the airport. However, St. James described Julia's subplot as "largely a throwaway" and said the writers seemed to be having trouble finding things for her to do.
269:. Later, however, she tells Crosby she has been chosen to join a European tour company and will be gone for a few weeks. Crosby wants Jabbar to stay with him on his
983:
496:
978:
630:
371:. It received a 2.7 rating/7 share among adults between age 18 and 49, a nearly 10 percent decrease from the previous week's season premiere episode, "
763:
246:), who has just started an internship at Adam's office, will not respect his authority at work and could cause problems with his boss Gordon (
828:
957:
343:
all day, a reference to an interactive maze video game dating back to the 1980s. Adam listens in the car to singer-songwriter
787:
467:
886:
392:
339:. Upon seeing this, Sarah reveals her lack of knowledge about current video games by insisting they cannot simply play
891:
868:
860:
214:
196:
32:
506:
385:, which drew an average of 13.6 million viewers for the second hour, and by the series premiere of the crime drama
375:", "No Good Deed" was outperformed in its 10 p.m. timeslot by the latter half of the two-hour season premiere of
367:
In its original
American broadcast, "No Good Deed" was seen by an average of 5.85 million viewers, according to
821:
292:
126:
590:
352:
907:
372:
166:
625:
937:
932:
927:
922:
901:
896:
814:
209:
186:
296:
262:
108:
303:. Kristina fears her marriage with Adam could experience similar problems because her son Max (
852:
801:
377:
320:
300:
277:
227:
69:
658:
398:
368:
247:
117:
265:) at the airport, where they are returning from Jasmine's pursuit of a dancing career in
42:
356:
344:
304:
534:
411:
and crazy, then silently slips back out the door to be the "best scene of the night".
972:
539:
402:
387:
299:) have separated due to the stresses brought on by their son Noel's (Nicholas Lobue)
288:
266:
243:
621:"Fall 2010 ratings: 'Glee' wins big, 'The Biggest Loser' attracts smaller audience"
239:
141:
135:
331:
While Sarah's father Zeek is watching her children, he and Sarah's son Drew play
308:
254:
348:
281:
258:
47:
Jasmine says goodbye to Jabbar at the airport while Crosby and Renee look on.
444:
270:
654:"'NCIS' pulls in most viewers Tuesday, but 'Glee' scores with young adults"
218:, and the fifteenth overall episode of the series. It originally aired on
336:
797:
561:
340:
355:, "The Hampster Dance Song" by Hit Crew and "On My Way Back Home" by
810:
566:
501:
468:"Billy Baldwin joining, Minda Kelly returning to 'Parenthood'"
407:
382:
332:
319:"No Good Deed" was written by Tyler Bensinger and directed by
219:
806:
226:
The episode was written by Tyler
Bensinger and directed by
879:
844:
150:
98:
83:
75:
65:
52:
21:
432:"4 Edgy Family Situations Tackled in Last Night's
335:, a motion-controller video game console made by
212:of the American comedy-drama television series
395:, which drew an average 9.75 million viewers.
822:
497:"Being nice gets you nowhere on 'Parenthood'"
495:Felton, Camille Wright (September 22, 2010).
8:
892:List of 2010–2015 television series episodes
425:
423:
16:2nd episode of the 2nd season of Parenthood
829:
815:
807:
295:) who tells her she and her husband Phil (
18:
528:
526:
524:
490:
488:
678:
676:
533:St. James, Emily (September 21, 2010).
419:
614:
612:
7:
984:Parenthood (2010 TV series) episodes
652:Boedeker, Hal (September 22, 2010).
619:Rice, Lynette (September 22, 2010).
436:, Including Chocolate Pudding and a
430:Miller, Julie (September 22, 2010).
184:
154:
466:Fienberg, Daniel (July 28, 2010).
14:
979:2010 American television episodes
591:"Parenthood "No Good Deed" Music"
291:) is visited by her friend Suze (
953:
952:
41:
351:, "You Come Up Like a Rose" by
208:" is the second episode of the
132:Nicholas Lobue as Noel Lessing
54:
1:
872:(2010–2015 television series)
864:(1990–1991 television series)
689:' Sings; Modest Starts for '
535:"Parenthood: "No Good Deed""
177:"I'm Cooler Than You Think"
87:September 21, 2010
242:) is concerned that Sarah (
1000:
948:
195:
185:
155:
123:Elena Evangelo as Cynthia
105:
40:
30:
685:"TV Ratings Tuesday: '
369:Nielsen Media Research
114:Jasmine Alveran as Amy
908:I Hear You, I See You
766:on September 27, 2010
715:on September 25, 2010
509:on September 23, 2010
373:I Hear You, I See You
353:The Northstar Session
167:I Hear You, I See You
633:on September 8, 2012
626:Entertainment Weekly
562:"Parenthood: Music"
327:Cultural references
887:List of characters
736:"Tuesday Finals: '
151:Episode chronology
966:
965:
760:TV by the Numbers
734:Seidman, Robert.
709:TV by the Numbers
683:Seidman, Robert.
378:NCIS: Los Angeles
321:Lawrence Trilling
301:Asperger syndrome
278:Erika Christensen
257:) meets Jasmine (
228:Lawrence Trilling
202:
201:
181:
180:
138:as Renee Trussell
100:Guest appearances
84:Original air date
70:Lawrence Trilling
991:
956:
955:
831:
824:
817:
808:
790:at the official
776:
775:
773:
771:
762:. Archived from
731:
725:
724:
722:
720:
711:. Archived from
680:
671:
670:
668:
666:
659:Orlando Sentinel
649:
643:
642:
640:
638:
629:. Archived from
616:
607:
606:
604:
602:
597:. September 2010
587:
581:
580:
578:
576:
571:. September 2010
558:
552:
551:
549:
547:
530:
519:
518:
516:
514:
505:. Archived from
492:
483:
482:
480:
478:
463:
457:
456:
454:
452:
427:
197:List of episodes
157:
156:
101:
94:
92:
56:
45:
19:
999:
998:
994:
993:
992:
990:
989:
988:
969:
968:
967:
962:
944:
875:
840:
835:
784:
779:
769:
767:
733:
732:
728:
718:
716:
682:
681:
674:
664:
662:
651:
650:
646:
636:
634:
618:
617:
610:
600:
598:
589:
588:
584:
574:
572:
560:
559:
555:
545:
543:
532:
531:
522:
512:
510:
494:
493:
486:
476:
474:
465:
464:
460:
450:
448:
429:
428:
421:
417:
399:Emily St. James
365:
329:
317:
248:William Baldwin
236:
176:
164:
129:as Suze Lessing
120:as Gordon Flint
118:William Baldwin
111:as Phil Lessing
99:
90:
88:
79:Tyler Bensinger
60:
48:
17:
12:
11:
5:
997:
995:
987:
986:
981:
971:
970:
964:
963:
961:
960:
949:
946:
945:
943:
942:
941:
940:
935:
930:
925:
920:
919:
918:
911:
899:
889:
883:
881:
877:
876:
874:
873:
865:
857:
848:
846:
842:
841:
836:
834:
833:
826:
819:
811:
805:
804:
798:"No Good Deed"
795:
788:"No Good Deed"
783:
782:External links
780:
778:
777:
750:'Running Wilde
726:
672:
644:
608:
582:
553:
520:
484:
458:
418:
416:
413:
364:
361:
357:Band of Horses
345:Ray LaMontagne
328:
325:
316:
313:
305:Max Burkholder
293:Amanda Foreman
261:) and Jabbar (
235:
232:
200:
199:
193:
192:
183:
182:
179:
178:
170:
153:
152:
148:
147:
146:
145:
139:
133:
130:
127:Amanda Foreman
124:
121:
115:
112:
103:
102:
96:
95:
85:
81:
80:
77:
73:
72:
67:
63:
62:
57:
50:
49:
46:
38:
37:
28:
27:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
996:
985:
982:
980:
977:
976:
974:
959:
951:
950:
947:
939:
936:
934:
931:
929:
926:
924:
921:
916:
912:
909:
905:
904:
903:
900:
898:
895:
894:
893:
890:
888:
885:
884:
882:
878:
871:
870:
866:
863:
862:
858:
855:
854:
850:
849:
847:
843:
839:
832:
827:
825:
820:
818:
813:
812:
809:
803:
799:
796:
793:
789:
786:
785:
781:
765:
761:
757:
755:
754:Detroit 1-8-7
751:
747:
743:
739:
730:
727:
714:
710:
706:
704:
700:
699:Detroit 1-8-7
696:
692:
691:Running Wilde
688:
679:
677:
673:
661:
660:
655:
648:
645:
632:
628:
627:
622:
615:
613:
609:
596:
592:
586:
583:
570:
568:
563:
557:
554:
542:
541:
540:The A.V. Club
536:
529:
527:
525:
521:
508:
504:
503:
498:
491:
489:
485:
473:
469:
462:
459:
447:
446:
441:
439:
435:
426:
424:
420:
414:
412:
409:
404:
403:The A.V. Club
400:
396:
394:
390:
389:
388:Detroit 1-8-7
384:
380:
379:
374:
370:
362:
360:
358:
354:
350:
346:
342:
338:
334:
326:
324:
322:
314:
312:
310:
306:
302:
298:
294:
290:
289:Monica Potter
285:
283:
279:
274:
272:
268:
267:New York City
264:
260:
256:
251:
249:
245:
244:Lauren Graham
241:
233:
231:
229:
224:
221:
217:
216:
211:
210:second season
207:
198:
194:
191:
189:
174:
171:
168:
163:
159:
158:
149:
143:
140:
137:
134:
131:
128:
125:
122:
119:
116:
113:
110:
107:
106:
104:
97:
86:
82:
78:
74:
71:
68:
64:
59:Season 2
58:
51:
44:
39:
35:
34:
29:
25:
20:
915:No Good Deed
914:
867:
859:
851:
837:
791:
768:. Retrieved
764:the original
759:
753:
749:
745:
741:
737:
729:
717:. Retrieved
713:the original
708:
702:
698:
695:Raising Hope
694:
690:
686:
663:. Retrieved
657:
647:
635:. Retrieved
631:the original
624:
599:. Retrieved
594:
585:
573:. Retrieved
565:
556:
544:. Retrieved
538:
511:. Retrieved
507:the original
500:
475:. Retrieved
471:
461:
449:. Retrieved
443:
438:Gilmore Girl
437:
433:
397:
386:
376:
366:
330:
318:
286:
275:
252:
240:Peter Krause
237:
225:
213:
206:No Good Deed
205:
203:
187:
172:
161:
142:Mousa Kraish
136:Tina Lifford
31:
24:No Good Deed
23:
856:(1989 film)
770:October 27,
742:'Parenthood
719:October 27,
665:October 27,
637:October 27,
601:October 27,
575:October 27,
546:October 27,
513:October 27,
477:October 20,
451:October 27,
309:Sarah Ramos
297:Phil Abrams
263:Tyree Brown
255:Dax Shepard
188:Parenthood
109:Phil Abrams
66:Directed by
973:Categories
869:Parenthood
861:Parenthood
853:Parenthood
838:Parenthood
792:Parenthood
703:Parenthood
595:TV Fanatic
569:(Official)
434:Parenthood
415:References
349:Bill Evans
315:Production
287:Kristina (
282:Sam Jaeger
259:Joy Bryant
215:Parenthood
91:2010-09-21
76:Written by
33:Parenthood
445:Movieline
363:Reception
271:houseboat
61:Episode 2
958:Category
337:Nintendo
253:Crosby (
190:season 2
162:Previous
144:as Eddie
53:Episode
880:Related
756:' Down"
705:' Down"
567:NBC.com
341:Pac-Man
276:Julia (
175: →
160:←
89: (
36:episode
748:' Up;
472:HitFix
238:Adam (
845:Media
802:IMDb
794:site
772:2010
752:,' '
746:DWTS
744:,' '
738:Glee
721:2010
701:;' '
697:,' '
693:,' '
687:Glee
667:2010
639:2010
603:2010
577:2010
548:2010
515:2010
479:2010
453:2010
234:Plot
173:Next
800:at
740:,'
502:CNN
408:CNN
401:of
393:ABC
391:on
383:CBS
381:on
333:Wii
220:NBC
55:no.
975::
758:.
707:.
675:^
656:.
623:.
611:^
593:.
564:.
537:.
523:^
499:.
487:^
470:.
442:.
422:^
359:.
230:.
169:"
938:6
933:5
928:4
923:3
917:"
913:"
910:"
906:"
902:2
897:1
830:e
823:t
816:v
774:.
723:.
669:.
641:.
605:.
579:.
550:.
517:.
481:.
455:.
440:"
204:"
165:"
93:)
26:"
22:"
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
