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House: Joy

A middle-aged man finds himself suffering from blackouts and sleepwalking, and is admitted to the hospital. As his condition deteriorates, his daughter needs to transplant a kidney. Meanwhile, Cuddy prepares to adopt a baby but the mother's prior drug use damages the baby's lungs, forcing Cuddy to choose between delivering the baby early and endangering the child, or waiting and putting the birth mother's life at risk.


8.4/10 (49 Votes cast)

Episode Info


Episode number: 5x6
Production Number: HOU-506
Airdate: Tuesday October 28th, 2008


Alternate Airdates:

NL (SBS 6) Feb 12, 2009
UK (Sky One) Jun 21, 2009

Guest Stars
Salvator XuerebSalvator Xuereb
As Jerry Harmon
Joanna KoulisJoanna Koulis
As Samantha Harmon
Vanessa ZimaVanessa Zima
As Becca

Co-Guest Stars
Bobbin BergstromBobbin Bergstrom
As Nurse
Recurring
Janice AllenJanice Allen
As Sadie
Main Cast
Hugh LaurieHugh Laurie
As Dr. Gregory House
Lisa EdelsteinLisa Edelstein
As Dr. Lisa Cuddy
Omar EppsOmar Epps
As Dr. Eric Foreman
Robert Sean LeonardRobert Sean Leonard
As Dr. James Wilson
Jesse SpencerJesse Spencer
As Dr. Robert Chase
Peter Jacobson (1)Peter Jacobson (1)
As Dr. Christopher Taub
Olivia WildeOlivia Wilde
As Dr. Remy Hadley ("Thirteen")
Jennifer MorrisonJennifer Morrison
As Dr. Allison Cameron
Kal PennKal Penn
As Dr. Lawrence Kutner

Recap

A man, Jerry, gets up in the morning and drinks endless cups of coffee and tracks his time. His daughter Samantha arrives and he wants to know why she’s running late. He offers to call a friend of hers to come over as a sleepover for her birthday, but Samantha tells him not to and leaves. Jerry reaches for another pot of coffee only to discover that every pot is empty. He gets a new can of coffee but turns to realize the coffee machine has disappeared. Samantha comes back and says that she has just gotten back from school. Jerry has blacked out for eight hours. He blacks out again and finds himself in the living room with Samantha...

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Music
ArtistSong TitlePlayed When
Daniel LanoisFireas Cuddy cries over the baby


Episode Quotes
Dr. Cuddy: Thirty-seven-year-old male with recurring blackouts.
Dr. House: Tell him to switch from tequila to bourbon, worked for me.

Dr. House: Where are you meeting her?
Dr. Cuddy: In a little place called “Follow me and your urologist will be buying a new yacht.”

Dr. Cuddy: Why do you even care? It’s not like I’m ever going to ask you to babysit.
House: I’m a humanitarian.

Sadie: Are you crazy, bitch?
Dr. Hadley: No, I’m just a bitch who knows what she wants.

Dr. House: I need your advice.
Dr. Wilson: It’s not cancer.
Dr. House: Wow!! Can you remove spleens with your mind too?

Dr. House: Why the hell haven’t you come to talk to me about Cuddy? I’ve been doing all sorts of insane stuff.
Dr. Wilson: If she can’t handle your insane stuff, she can’t handle a baby.

Dr. House: Guy’s bleeding out of his pores. What does that tell us? Other than that you don’t want to play basketball against him and he’s dying?

Becca: Who’s that?
Dr. Chase: Dr. Gregory House. He’s the one you’ll be suing when you develop sepsis.

Dr. Cuddy: Stop pressuring her.
Dr. House: Sorry. Daddy’s perfectly healthy, but we want you to give him a kidney anyway because it’d be cool if he had three.

Dr. House: I need a genetic disease.
Dr. Wilson: I’m sure you’re carrying a few.

Dr. Wilson: I’ve just given you the answer, haven’t I? And now you’re going to walk out of here without saying a word.
House: (as he walks out) Nope!



Other Episode Crew

CreatorDavid Shore
Executive ProducerBryan Singer  |  Katie Jacobs  |  David Shore  |  Paul Attanasio  |  Thomas L. Moran  |  Russel Friend  |  Garrett Lerner
Co-Executive ProducerEli Attie  |  Leonard Dick  |  Lawrence Kaplow (1)  |  Doris Egan  |  Deran Sarafian  |  Peter Blake (2)  |  Gerrit Van Der Meer
Supervising ProducerLiz Friedman
ProducerDavid Hoselton  |  David Foster (1)  |  Marcy G. Kaplan
Co-ProducerSara Hess  |  Allen Marshall Palmer
Associate ProducerLindsey Jaffin  |  Julie Hrebec
Production DesignerJeremy Cassells
EditorChris Brookshire
CastingStephanie Laffin  |  Amy Lippens
Unit Production ManagerGerrit Van Der Meer
First Assistant DirectorChris Stoia
Second Assistant DirectorJanet K. Vanetten
MusicJason Derlatka  |  Jon Ehrlich
Music EditorMichael Baber
Music SupervisorGary Calamar  |  Lynn Grossman
Costume DesignerCathy Crandall
Key GripShawn Whelan
Camera OperatorAnthony Gaudioz  |  Rob Carlson (3)
Set DecoratorNatalie Pope
Location ManagerNancy Haecker
Transportation CoordinatorSteve De Leon
Property MasterMike Casey  |  Dean Zingus
Construction CoordinatorStephen Howard
Production Sound MixerVon Varga
Script SupervisorIra Hurvitz
Production CoordinatorElisabeth James Rhee
Script CoordinatorDustin Paddock
Assistant EditorZeborah Tidwell
Supervising Sound EditorBrad North
Re-Recording MixerRichard Weingart  |  Gerry Lentz
LeadmanGary Isbell
Director of PhotographyGale Tattersall
Art DirectorCameron Birnie
Assistant Production CoordinatorMeg A. Schave
Post Production CoordinatorMarisa Lederman
Executive Story EditorPamela Davis (1)
Costume SupervisorAmy Dodson
Special Makeup Effects ArtistDalia Dokter
Main Title ThemeMassive Attack
Visual Effects SupervisorElan Soltes
Production AccountantJane Williams (2)
Chief Lighting TechnicianJim Dillinger
Department Head HairJanis Clark (1)
Casting AssociateJanelle Scuderi
Medical Technical AdvisorJohn Sotos  |  Harley Liker  |  Lisa Sanders
Department Head Make-upRobin Luce
Assistant To The Executive ProducerJames S. Conway  |  Robyn Marrow  |  Simran Baidwan  |  Tommy Paul
Video Graphic ArtistSimon Knights
 
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