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House: Role Model

After Senator Wright become ill at a fundraiser, Vogler convince House to take Wright's case. To save his whole team, House must deliver a speech on behalf of Vogler's pharmaceutical company, which he does. However, it's certainly not the speech Vogler wanted him to give. Meanwhile, after the Senator's symptoms and tests point to AIDS, a condition which would end his hope of becoming the President, House and the team dig for different answers.


9.5/10 (8 Votes cast)

Episode Info


Episode number: 1x17
Production Number: HOU-117
Airdate: Tuesday April 12th, 2005

Director: Peter O'Fallon
Writer: Matt Witten

Alternate Airdates:

FI (MTV3) Jan 11, 2007
Czech Republic Feb 05, 2007
NL (SBS 6) Jul 17, 2008

Guest Stars
Bobbin BergstromBobbin Bergstrom
As ICU Nurse
Recurring
Chi McBrideChi McBride
As Edward Vogler
Recurring
Dominic OliverDominic Oliver
As Reynolds
Joe MortonJoe Morton
As Senator Gary H. Wright
Missy CriderMissy Crider
As Susan
Sahar BibiyanSahar Bibiyan
As Clinic Nurse
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
Jennifer MorrisonJennifer Morrison
As Dr. Allison Cameron
Music
ArtistSong TitlePlayed When
EarlimartIt's Okay to Think About Ending 


Episode Quotes
Wright: You a Republican, or you just hate all politicians?
House: I just find being forced to sit through drivel annoying.

Vogler: Look, if this case is as trivial as you think, it'll take you three minutes to diagnose.
House: Uh-huh - three minutes that I could sit on the toilet with the funny pages.

House: What was that?
Dr. Chase: What was what?
House: You got annoyed. That was clearly an annoyed face.
Dr. Chase: I get annoyed about glib remarks about our future.
House: Last week you didn't get annoyed - you made poopie in your pants.

House: You're not going to be President either way - they don't call it the White House because of the paint job.

Dr. Cuddy: A brain biopsy can cause permanent neurological damage.
House: Uh-huh. Whereas tumors are really good for brains - make them big and strong.

House: Are you . . . comparing me to God? I mean, that's great, but just so you know, I've never made a tree.

House: Someday there will be a black president. Someday there will be a gay president. Maybe there'll even be a gay black president. But one combination I do not see is gay, black, and dead.

House: You like me. Why?
Dr. Cameron: That's kind of a sad question.

Sarah: I haven’t had sex since I split up with my husband.That was almost a year ago.
House: Fine, have it your way. Immaculate conception.
Sarah: Um, what do I do?
House: Well, it’s obvious. Start a religion.

House: A few things I forgot to mention. Ed Vogler is a brilliant businessman. A brilliant judge of people, and a man who has never lost a fight. You know how I know the new ACE inhibitor is good? Because the old one was good. The new one is really the same, it’s just more expensive. A lot more expensive. See, that’s another example of Ed’s brilliance. Whenever one of his drugs is about to lose its patent he has his boys and girls alter it just a tiny bit and patent it all over again. Making not just a pointless new pill, but millions and millions of dollars. Which is good for everbody, right? The patients, pish. Who cares, they’re just so damn sick! God obviously never liked them anyway. All the healthy people in the room, let’s have a big round of applause for Ed Vogler!

Dr. Wilson: Dr. Cameron’s getting to you. Well, I guess you can’t be around that much niceness and not get any on you.
House Is that why you haven’t put the moves on her?
Dr. Wilson: What makes you think I haven’t put the moves on her? Oh. Oh, boy! You’re in trouble!

Dr. Cameron: There are only two ways I can deal with things. One is in my control. That's to leave. Goodbye, House.



Cultural References
Dr. Foreman: Oh, come on. Kennedy had Addison’s, FDR had polio.

Foreman is talking about two popular former U.S. Presidents, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who served twelve years (1933-1945), and John F. Kennedy, who only served three years (1961-1963) before being assassinated. Both were very well-liked and successful presidents, despite their handicaps.

House: This could leave you b-b-b-brain damaged, and you're worried about NASCAR dads?

NASCAR dads are white, working class fathers who are usually described as working-class men who place more emphasis on values than on party labels. Although, they do tend to lean toward Republicans.



Other Episode Crew

CreatorDavid Shore
Main Title ThemeMassive Attack
 

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