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House :: Pilot (01x01)

 
Episode Information
 
Title: Pilot
Episode #: 01x01
Production Number: HOU-101
Original Airdate: Tuesday November 16th, 2004
*Also Known As:
  • Erikoinen tapaus ( Finland [MTV3])
  • Pilotní díl ( Czech Republic)
9.6/10 (10 Votes cast)
Other Release Dates: (Edit)
Country: Aired On:
FI (MTV3) Sep 21, 2006
Czech Republic Oct 04, 2006
NL (SBS 6) May 22, 2008
Episode Crew
Director: Bryan Singer
Writer: David Shore
 
Episode Summary
 
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A young teacher suffers from seizures in front of her class of kindergartners. She is taken to Princeton Hospital, where a world renowned doctor, Dr. Gregory House is assigned to her case. With his team of young doctors, House finds a tumor within the teacher and it turns out that she hardly has any time to live.
 
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Guest Stars
 
Special Guest Stars
Robin TunneyplayedRebecca Adler 
Guest Stars
Andrew AirlieplayedOrange-Colored Patient 
Co-Guest Stars
Rekha SharmaplayedMelanie Landon 
Maya MassarplayedAsthma Mom 
Dylan BasuplayedAsthma Boy 
Ava Rebecca HughesplayedSydney 
Kyarra WillisplayedKid #2 
Candus ChurchillplayedSubstitute Teacher 
Ethan Kyle GrossplayedMolnar 
Michale AscherplayedEgg Salad Lady 
Alana HusbandplayedTech 
Janet GlassfordplayedReception Nurse 
 
Main Cast
 
Hugh LaurieplayedDr. Gregory House
Lisa EdelsteinplayedDr. Lisa Cuddy
Omar EppsplayedDr. Eric Foreman
Robert Sean Leonard (1)playedDr. James Wilson
Jennifer MorrisonplayedDr. Allison Cameron
Jesse SpencerplayedDr. Robert Chase
 
Episode Notes
 
Ratings: 7.0 million viewers
 
There is a special extended version of this episode with two more minutes that was sent off on DVDs to some selected magazines a few months after it aired.
 
This episode received the 2005 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Dramatic Underscore).
 
Rebecca Adler suffered from a form of pork tapeworm parasitism. This tapeworm, Taenia solium, can under some circumstances infect the brain and form cysts there. Until the worm actually dies, it is largely undetectable by the immune system. This disorder is rare in developed parts of the world where food sanitation and food processing laws recognize the hazard; it is common and debilitating elsewhere.
 
 
Featured Songs
 
ArtistSong TitlePlayed When
The Rolling StonesYou Can't Always Get What You Want 
 
Episode Quotes
 
Dr. Cuddy: Is the yelling supposed to scare me? Because it doesn't. The fact you might hurt me does, but I'm pretty sure I could outrun you.
House: Nice ...
 
House: Far as I know she running a meth lab out of her basement.
Dr. Foreman: She's a kindergarten teacher.
House: And if I was a kindergarten student I would trust her implicitly.
 
Dr. Cuddy: I was expecting you in my office 20 minutes ago.
House: That's odd, because I had no intentions of being in your office 20 minutes ago.
 
House: (to Cameron) I hired you because you look good. It's like having a nice piece of art in the lobby.
 
House: If we don't talk to them, they can't lie to us, and we can't lie to them. Humanity is overrated.
 
Dr. House: There was plenty they could do...if they had made the right diagnosis. The only symptom was pain. Not many people get to experience muscle death.
Rebecca Adler: Did you think you were dying?
Dr. House: I hoped I was dying.
 
Dr. Foreman: Isn't treating patients why we became doctors?
House: No, treating illnesses is why we became doctors. Treating patients is what makes most doctors miserable.
 
Dr. Cuddy: How is it that you always assume you're right?
House: I don't, I just find it hard to operate on the opposite assumption. And why are you so afraid of making a mistake?
Dr. Cuddy: Because I'm a doctor. Because when we make mistakes people die.
 
House: People don't want a sick doctor.
Dr. Wilson: That's fair enough, I don't like healthy patients.
 
House: Oxygen is so important during those pre-pubescent years, don't you think?
 
Dr. Foreman: I should sue you.
House: I'm pretty sure you can't sue someone for wrongful hiring.
 
House: You're comparing me to a Nazi? (admiringly) Nice . . .
 
House: Sure you want to discontinue treatment, boss?
Dr. Cuddy: You got lucky.
House: Cool, huh?
 
House: People used to have more respect for cripples! (man in wheelchair glares) They didn't, really.
 
Dr. Foreman: Oh, Cameron, I need you for a couple of hours.
Dr. Cameron: What's up?
Dr. Foreman: When you break into a house, its always better to have a white chick with you.
 
Dr. Cameron: It's hard to work for a guy who doesn't respect me.
House: Why?
Dr. Cameron: Was that rhetorical?
House: No. Just seems that way because you can't think of an answer.
 
House: I don't care if you can walk, see, wipe your ass. It's always ugly - always! We can live with dignity - we can't die with it.
 
House: Your wife is having an affair.
Orange-Colored Patient: What??
House: You're orange, you moron! It's one thing for you not to notice, but your wife hasn't picked up on the fact that her husband has changed colors. She's just not paying attention. Oh, by the way, do you consume just ridiculous amounts of carrots and mega-dose vitamins? The carrots turn you yellow, the niacin turns you red. Get a set of fingerpaints and figure it out.
 
Dr. Foreman: I thought everybody lied.
House: Truth begins in lies. Think about it.
Dr. Foreman: That doesn't even mean anything, does it?
 
Orange-Colored Patient: What are those?
House: Painkillers.
Orange-Colored Patient: Oh, for you, for your leg.
House: No, because they're yummy.
 
House: See that – they all assume I'm a patient because of the cane.
Dr. Wilson: Then why don't you put on a white coat like the rest of us?
House: Then they think I'm a doctor.
 
House: What would you prefer - a doctor who holds your hand while you die or who ignores you while you get better?
 
(Foreman smelling the floor)
Child: Why are you smelling Vinny's pants?
Dr. Foreman: I'm not.
Child: Looked like you were.
Dr. Foreman: I was smelling the floor.
 
Dr. Cameron: You hired me to get into my pants?!
House: I can’t believe that that would shock you. It’s also not what I said. No, I hired you because you look good. It’s like having a nice piece of art in the lobby.
 
 
Episode Goofs
 
Rekha Sharma's name is misspelled "Reika" in the closing credits.
 
The bandages from Rebecca's tracheotomy are placed too high after the tube is removed.
 
House states that it is 12:52 p.m. and he asks if there is a TV handy because in eight minutes General Hospital would begin. However, his claim would mean that the soap starts at 1 p.m. but since House is set in New Jersey, the soap would actually air at 3 p.m.
 
 
Cultural References
 
Dr. House: To quote the philosopher Jagger, "you can't always get what you want."

The "philosopher" in question is Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones with the song "You Can't Always Get What You Want."
 
Dr. House: Is there a TV anywhere? General Hospital starts in eight minutes.
General Hospital is a daytime soap that's been running since April 1963. It currently airs on the ABC network.
 
 
Other Episode Crew
 
CreatorDavid Shore
Executive ProducerBryan Singer  |  Katie Jacobs  |  David Shore  |  Paul Attanasio
ProducerGerrit Van Der Meer
Co-ProducerTodd London
Production DesignerMark Hutman
EditorElliot Graham
CastingAmy Lippens  |  Suzanne Smith
First Assistant DirectorLee Cleary
Second Assistant DirectorDavid Arnold (3)
MusicChristopher Hoag
Music EditorJennifer Barak
Costume DesignerLouise Mingenbach
Key GripChristopher Centrella  |  Brian Kuchera
Set DecoratorK.J. Johnson
Location ManagerDeborah D. Bose
Transportation CoordinatorWayne Power
Property MasterBryan Korenberg
Production Sound MixerRob Young (3)
Script SupervisorChristine Wilson
Production CoordinatorJill Christensen
Script CoordinatorAdrian Salpeter
Assistant EditorLawrence Curtis
Supervising Sound EditorSteve Williams (4)
Re-Recording MixerGerry Lentz  |  Richard Weingart
GafferIan Kincaid  |  Darren McLean
Director of PhotographyNewton Thomas Sigel
Art DirectorKendelle Elliott
Production ManagementMary Guilfoyle
Costume SupervisorSusan O'hara
Key Makeup ArtistRita Ciccozzi
Main Title ThemeMassive Attack
Visual Effects SupervisorJames Lima
Production AccountantJane McKernan
Casting AssociateStephanie Laffin
Medical Technical AdvisorKaren van Blankenstein
Key HairstylistNancy Stevens
Executive In Charge Of ProductionAlex Garcia (2)  |  Brian Pines
Assistant To The Executive ProducerMatt Lewis  |  Jason Taylor (3)  |  Rachel Light  |  Jenny Paul
Additional EditorRay Daniels (1)
HairLance Gentile
Location CastingHeike Brandstatter  |  Coreen Mayrs
 
 
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