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House: The Tyrant
When a brutal dictator visiting the U.S. falls ill, the government brings him to Princeton. Foreman is forced to bring in Cameron and Chase to help with the differential, and House returns to announce he wants his job back. Foreman tries to deal with House, and Cameron and Chase try to deal with the repercussions of their decision to try and heal the dictator. Meanwhile, Wilson tries to deal with an obnoxious neighbor who has taken an instant dislike to House.
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Episode Info
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Episode number: 6x3 Production Number: HOU-604 Airdate: Monday October 05th, 2009 Alternate Airdates:
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Recap
President Dibala is in the U.S. to talk to the UN on behalf of his African country. He takes an unscheduled trip with his aide, Joseph Ntila, to see his son at the university. A black van cuts them off and a man gets out and tries to give Dibala a subpoena for a civil lawsuit. As he leaves, Dibala starts vomiting blood...Read the full recap
Episode Quotes
Dr. Chase: You actually fired your girlfriend?
Dr. Foreman: Yes. You two are both competent, and I know I can work with you.
Dr. Chase: You really do know how to woo.
Dr. Foreman: Yes. You two are both competent, and I know I can work with you.
Dr. Chase: You really do know how to woo.
(seeing Foreman, Chase, and Cameron)
Dr. House: Oh, my God. It's three years ago. Does that mean I'm still crazy?
Dr. House: Oh, my God. It's three years ago. Does that mean I'm still crazy?
Dr. Cuddy: You're in charge, he sits in on all the differentials. Until you get your license back, this is all unofficial. No procedures, no patient contact.
Dr. House: Think I can probably deal with that last one.
Dr. House: Think I can probably deal with that last one.
Dr. Wilson: How was your first day of school?
Dr. House: I didn't pee once in the sandbox.
Dr. Wilson: How was it with Cuddy?
Dr. House: What did you think I was talking about?
Dr. House: I didn't pee once in the sandbox.
Dr. Wilson: How was it with Cuddy?
Dr. House: What did you think I was talking about?
Dr. Wilson: It's just a wild coincidence that he thought you were a rude jerk.
Dr. House: Come on. Give me the benefit of the doubt. You said he's a jerk. I barely talked.
Dr. Wilson: You talked!
Dr. House: Come on. Give me the benefit of the doubt. You said he's a jerk. I barely talked.
Dr. Wilson: You talked!
Cultural References
Dr. Wilson: I am vampire, Sookie.
Sookie Stackhouse is the telepathic barmaid protagonist in Charlaine Harris' Southern Vampire Mystery series. In the television adaptation, True Blood, she is portrayed by Anna Paquin.
Sookie Stackhouse is the telepathic barmaid protagonist in Charlaine Harris' Southern Vampire Mystery series. In the television adaptation, True Blood, she is portrayed by Anna Paquin.
Dr. Foreman: I'd stand outside your apartment all night holding up a boombox except you told me you hate Eighties music.
In the classic 1989 movie, Say Anything... that launched writer/director Cameron Crowe's career, John Cusack plays Lloyd Dobler, who, wooing a reluctant girlfriend, achieves a key moment by standing outside her bedroom window with a boombox playing Peter Gabriel's In Your Eyes.
In the classic 1989 movie, Say Anything... that launched writer/director Cameron Crowe's career, John Cusack plays Lloyd Dobler, who, wooing a reluctant girlfriend, achieves a key moment by standing outside her bedroom window with a boombox playing Peter Gabriel's In Your Eyes.
Dr. House: He's already stable, so, 40 cc's of ribavirin, and we're home in time for Ellen.
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (Ellen for short) is a popular daytime talk show starring comedienne Ellen Degeneres.
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (Ellen for short) is a popular daytime talk show starring comedienne Ellen Degeneres.
Dr. House: It smells like... victory.
Paraphrasing the line "the smell, you know, the gasoline smell, the whole hill, smelled like... victory." spoken by Kilgore (Robert Duvall) in Apocalypse Now (1979).
Paraphrasing the line "the smell, you know, the gasoline smell, the whole hill, smelled like... victory." spoken by Kilgore (Robert Duvall) in Apocalypse Now (1979).
Analysis
TItle
The title essentially is a triple reference to the events of the episode, referring not just to 1) the patient, but 2) the tyrannical downstairs neighbor which House and Wilson have to deal with; and 3) Foreman, who acts in a dictatorial manner and is forced to face the consequences of standing by his diagnosis of Dibala's condition.
The title essentially is a triple reference to the events of the episode, referring not just to 1) the patient, but 2) the tyrannical downstairs neighbor which House and Wilson have to deal with; and 3) Foreman, who acts in a dictatorial manner and is forced to face the consequences of standing by his diagnosis of Dibala's condition.
Other Episode Crew
| • Creator | David Shore |
| • Executive Producer | Bryan Singer | Katie Jacobs | David Shore | Hugh Laurie | Paul Attanasio | Thomas L. Moran | Garrett Lerner | Russel Friend |
| • Co-Executive Producer | Eli Attie | Greg Yaitanes | Lawrence Kaplow (1) | Doris Egan | Peter Blake (2) | Gerrit Van Der Meer |
| • Supervising Producer | David Foster (1) | David Hoselton | Liz Friedman |
| • Producer | Sara Hess | Marcy G. Kaplan |
| • Co-Producer | Allen Marshall Palmer |
| • Associate Producer | Lindsey Jaffin | Julie Hrebec |
| • Production Designer | Jeremy Cassells |
| • Editor | Scott Boyd (1) |
| • Casting | Amy Lippens | Stephanie Laffin |
| • Unit Production Manager | Gerrit Van Der Meer |
| • First Assistant Director | Kevin Williams (2) |
| • Second Assistant Director | Vince Duque |
| • Music | Jon Ehrlich | Jason Derlatka |
| • Music Editor | Michael Baber |
| • Music Supervisor | Gary Calamar | Lynn Grossman |
| • Costume Designer | Cathy Crandall |
| • Key Grip | Shawn Whelan |
| • Camera Operator | Anthony Gaudioz | Rob Carlson (3) |
| • Set Decorator | Natalie Pope |
| • Location Manager | Nancy Haecker |
| • Transportation Coordinator | Steve De Leon |
| • Property Master | Mike Casey | Pete Flynn (2) |
| • Construction Coordinator | Stephen Howard |
| • Production Sound Mixer | Von Varga |
| • Script Supervisor | Ira Hurvitz |
| • Production Coordinator | Meg A. Schave |
| • Script Coordinator | Dustin Paddock |
| • Assistant Editor | Lawrence Curtis |
| • Supervising Sound Editor | Brad North |
| • Re-Recording Mixer | Richard Weingart | Gerry Lentz |
| • Leadman | Gary Isbell |
| • Director of Photography | Gale Tattersall |
| • Story Editor | Matthew V. Lewis (1) |
| • Production Supervisor | Elisabeth James Rhee |
| • Art Director | Natalie Weinmann |
| • Post Production Coordinator | Marisa Lederman |
| • Costume Supervisor | Amy Dodson |
| • Key Makeup Artist | Marianna Elias |
| • Main Title Theme | Massive Attack |
| • Visual Effects Supervisor | Elan Soltes |
| • Production Accountant | Jane Williams (2) |
| • Chief Lighting Technician | Monty Woodard |
| • Department Head Hair | Lori Rozman |
| • Casting Associate | Janelle Scuderi |
| • Medical Technical Advisor | Harley Liker | John Sotos | Lisa Sanders |
| • Key Hairstylist | Melvyn Stetson |
| • Department Head Make-up | Kathleen Crawford (2) |
| • Assistant To The Executive Producer | James S. Conway | Jamie Jensen | Tommy Paul | Robyn Marrow |
| • Department Head Special Makeup Effects | Dalia Dokter |
| • Publicity Manager | Geoffrey Colo |
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