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Private Practice S3E4 — Pushing the Limits
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Private Practice•Season 3•Episode 4

Pushing the Limits

7.8/10 · 245 votesOct 22, 200942 min

Ranked #11 of 23 in Season 3•−0.1 vs season avg

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Addison, Sam and Cooper treat the sick child of a homeless teen mother they met while volunteering. Meanwhile Violet has trouble relating to her baby when her feelings about her attack resurface during counseling of a rape victim who is now pregnant, and Cooper's financial

Directed byAllison Liddi-Brown
Written byAyanna Floyd Davis
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Kate Walsh

Kate Walsh

Addison Montgomery

Paul Adelstein

Paul Adelstein

Cooper Freedman

Tim Daly

Tim Daly

Pete Wilder

Audra McDonald

Audra McDonald

Naomi Bennett

KaDee Strickland

KaDee Strickland

Charlotte King

Chris Lowell

Chris Lowell

Dell Parker

Taye Diggs

Taye Diggs

Sam Bennett

Amy Brenneman

Amy Brenneman

Violet Turner

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Ayanna Floyd Davis

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Allison Liddi-Brown

Allison Liddi-Brown

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Revis Meeks

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Episode Summary

"Pushing the Limits" is episode 4 of Private Practice season 3. It scored 7.8/10 from 245 votes, ranking #11 of 23 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Allison Liddi-Brown and written by Ayanna Floyd Davis, it aired on October 22, 2009.

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