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House: Twenty Vicodin
House has spent a year in prison after crushing through Cuddy's living room window. Now to win his parole, House has to behave for just five more days. However, an ailing prisoner pits House and his diagnosis against the hospital doctor, and his only ally is a young doctor who believes there's more to why he's in prison then he'll tell her.
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Episode Info
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Episode number: 8x1 Production Number: HOU-801 Airdate: Monday October 03rd, 2011 Alternate Airdates:
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Recap
The prison parole board brings House and considers releasing him in five days to deal with overcrowding. House refuses to admit that he’s sorry, saying that he’d only tell them that to give them the answer that will cover their asses. When a board member notes that he endangered Cuddy and her daughter Rachel and then fled the country for three months, House explains that he knew Rachel was with her grandmother that day and he saw Cuddy and the others go to the kitchen. The parole board decides to release House in five days, if he can stay out of trouble that entire time. If he doesn’t, he’ll stay in prison for at least another four months. House considers and then says he can stay out of trouble...Read the full recap
Episode Quotes
Frankie: You don't wanna mess with Stomper. He didn't get that name because he's a fan of Santa's reindeer.
Dr. House: You think one of Santa's reindeer was called Stomper?
Frankie: You're missing my point.
Dr. House: I'm not gonna listen to a guy who can't name the reindeer.
Dr. House: You think one of Santa's reindeer was called Stomper?
Frankie: You're missing my point.
Dr. House: I'm not gonna listen to a guy who can't name the reindeer.
Dr. House: This another pet? Cause it's going to end badly. Again. Remember we talked about this. At least I talked, and you stared at me eerily. I think it was eerily. "Eerily" felt like the best-case scenario.
Nick: You don't believe me?
Dr. House: Belief implies a level of giving a crap that I am never going to achieve.
Dr. House: Belief implies a level of giving a crap that I am never going to achieve.
Dr. House: It's the greatest mystery there is--the theory of everything.
Dr. Adams: And completely divorced from humanity.
Dr. House: Well, me and humanity, we got together too young.
Dr. Adams: And completely divorced from humanity.
Dr. House: Well, me and humanity, we got together too young.
Cultural References
Dr. House: I’ll dress ‘em the same. Like in Vertigo.
Vertigo is a 1958 movie by Alfred Hitchcock about an acrophobic detective who is hired to trail a woman who seemingly commits suicide. He then meets another woman who resembles the first one, and ends up dressing like the suicide.
Vertigo is a 1958 movie by Alfred Hitchcock about an acrophobic detective who is hired to trail a woman who seemingly commits suicide. He then meets another woman who resembles the first one, and ends up dressing like the suicide.
Dr. House: Jiminy didn't chirp much last night.
Pinoochio is a tale by Carlo Collodi about a wooden puppet who dreamed of being a real boy. Jiminy Cricket appears primarily in the 1940 Disney animated movie, having an enlarged role from the unnamed cricket in the original story.
Pinoochio is a tale by Carlo Collodi about a wooden puppet who dreamed of being a real boy. Jiminy Cricket appears primarily in the 1940 Disney animated movie, having an enlarged role from the unnamed cricket in the original story.
Other Episode Crew
| • Creator | David Shore |
| • Executive Producer | Greg Yaitanes | Peter Blake (2) | Hugh Laurie | Paul Attanasio | Katie Jacobs | Bryan Singer | David Shore | Garrett Lerner | Russel Friend | Thomas L. Moran |
| • Co-Executive Producer | John C. Kelley | Eli Attie | Liz Friedman | David Foster (1) | Gerrit Van Der Meer |
| • Supervising Producer | Katherine Lingenfelter | Sara Hess | Seth Hoffman | David Hoselton |
| • Producer | Marcy G. Kaplan |
| • Co-Producer | Allen Marshall Palmer |
| • Associate Producer | Julie Hrebec |
| • Production Designer | Jeremy Cassells |
| • Editor | Amy Fleming |
| • Casting | Janelle Scuderi | Amy Lippens |
| • Unit Production Manager | Gerrit Van Der Meer |
| • First Assistant Director | Robert Scott (2) |
| • Music | Jason Derlatka | Jon Ehrlich |
| • Music Editor | Michael Baber |
| • Music Supervisor | Gary Calamar | Lynn Grossman |
| • Costume Designer | Cathy Crandall |
| • Key Grip | Lloyd Barcroft |
| • Camera Operator | Anthony Gaudioz | Rob Carlson (3) |
| • Set Decorator | Amber Elkins |
| • Location Manager | Nancy Haecker |
| • Transportation Coordinator | Steve De Leon |
| • Property Master | Mike Casey |
| • Construction Coordinator | Stephen Howard |
| • Production Sound Mixer | Von Varga |
| • Script Supervisor | Ira Hurvitz |
| • Production Coordinator | Jamie Feldman |
| • Script Coordinator | Dustin Paddock |
| • Assistant Editor | Michael Zurer |
| • Supervising Sound Editor | Brad North |
| • Re-Recording Mixer | Joe Deangelis |
| • Leadman | Keith Sale |
| • Director of Photography | Gale Tattersall |
| • Production Supervisor | Elisabeth James Rhee |
| • Art Director | Natalie Weinmann |
| • Post Production Coordinator | Daphne Raves |
| • Costume Supervisor | Amy Dodson |
| • Visual Effects Supervisor | Elan Soltes |
| • Production Accountant | Jon Cohoe |
| • Casting Assistant | Jesse Lafferty |
| • Chief Lighting Technician | Monty Woodard |
| • Department Head Hair | Melvyn Stetson |
| • Researcher | Kyle Arrington |
| • Medical Technical Advisor | John Sotos | Lisa Sanders | Harley Liker |
| • Key Hairstylist | Wendy Southard |
| • Department Head Make-up | Marianna Elias |
| • Colorist | Gareth Cook |
| • Assistant To The Executive Producer | Jessica Young (2) | Lindsay Zappala | Danny Weiss | David Wong (3) | James S. Conway |
| • Assistant Property Master | Mark Jameson (2) |
| • Assistant Accountant | Ryan Burke (2) |
| • Key Second Assistant Director | Yuko Ogata |
| • Department Head Special Makeup Effects | Dalia Dokter |
| • Video Coordinator | Mark L. Marcum |
| • Video Operator | Steve Galloway (2) |
| • Publicity Manager | Geoffrey Colo |
| • Key Assistant Location Manager | Stevie Nelson |
| • Key Makeup | Brigitte Bugayong |
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