Instead of doing a white matter brain biopsy, why didn't House just biopsy the brain tissue that was associated with causing the euphoria? If the disease had attacked that part of the brain then there might still be remnants of it there. [edit]
Foreman is diagnosed with primary amebic meningoencephalitis. This disease is fatal in over 95% of cases and the few survivors all suffered severe and irreversible brain damage. As established in dialogue, Foreman's brain damage is from the biopsy and otherwise he's fine. [edit]
International Air Dates:
The Netherlands: May 24, 2007 on SBS 6
Bulgaria: June 13, 2007 on NOVA
The Czech Republic: October 15, 2007 on TV Nova
Belgium: November 8, 2007 on KanaalTwee [edit]
Scott Michael Campbell gets a full credit listing and (presumably) scale pay for laying around and pretending to be a corpse the entire episode. [edit]
On its premiere this and the first part aired over two consecutive nights as a "special event." While part 1 aired in its normal Tuesday/9 p.m. timeslot, this episode aired on the next night, Wednesday, at 8 p.m. [edit]
House: Stop asking me questions based on the premise that I'm wrong! [edit]
Dr. Foreman: I can't breathe, I'm dizzy, and I can barely hear anything over the sounds of my lungs cracking. Dr. Cameron: That's the legionella. Dr. Foreman: Wow. Did you figure that out from the symptoms, or from the vial of it tossed into my room? [edit]
House: He (Guard from the CDC) hasn't gotten up to pee in hours. He's due. Dr. Wilson: You haven't sprinkled granules on his donut? His bowels would open up like the red sea. House: He wouldn't eat the donut. Wilson: Have you seriously been down here for hours? House: No. I had to pee a couple times. Dr. Wilson: You've gotta stop blaming Cuddy for this. House: Given that it is her fault, it's appropriate. Dr. Wilson: That part is her fault. The part where somebody wasted his time in a basement plotting the overthrow of a government agency, that one's on you. [edit]
House: Forget it. You just biopsied a mattress. [edit]
Dr. Cuddy: (to House) Go to your office. Play with your ball. Write on your white board. Insult your team. Do whatever it is that you do to figure things out. [edit]
Dr. Cuddy: One afternoon, and you're on pace to set the record for most patients seen in a month! House: You're upset that I'm doing clinic hours? Wow, that is so like rain on your wedding day. [edit]
Dr. Cameron: I'm trying to be professional, here. There's no need to be nasty. Dr. Foreman: I'm in pain! Dr. Cameron: So is House. Dr. Foreman: And he's a delight! [edit]
Dr. Foreman: (to Cuddy) And the punishment for violating those regulations? Is it death? Because frankly, I'm okay if you get a fine, or suspension. Hell, you can spend a couple years in jail if it saves my life! [edit]
(House comes in with Foreman's father) Cuddy: What is this? House: He's not a what, he's a who. They even have the right to vote now. [edit]
Dr. Foreman: I'd rather be disabled than dead. House: Sure, I make it look oh so sexy. It's actually not as glamorous as you might think. [edit]
House: First symptom is euphoria. Dr. Wilson: How do you know if a rat's euphoric? House: He doesn't usually climb on his water bottle like that, does he? [edit]
House: Cameron, what type of illnesses affect humans but not rats? Dr. Cameron: Why are you asking me that? House: Because I'm sure that you spent the first twelve years of your life dreaming of being a vet. [edit]
House: In actuality, all your little girl is doing...is saying "Yoo hoo to the who-who." Claire: She's what? House: "Marching the penguin." (Claire looks blank) "Ya-yaing the Sisterhood." "Finding Nemo." (Grace giggles) Liked that one. Claire: Are you saying that my daughter (covers her daughter's ears) is masturbating? House: I was trying to be discreet--there's a child in the room! [edit]
House: As soon as (Steve the Rat) gets sick, I do an autopsy. Dr. Wilson: As soon as he's dead. House: Right after he gets sick, there's a good chance he'll get hit in the head with a...cane-shaped object. [edit]
Dr. Cameron: If it was toxic mold, I'd be sick. House: How do we know you're not sick? Dr. Cameron: Do I seem happy to you? House: Never. [edit]
Dr. Cuddy: A thin slice of Joe's brain could also cause a public health crisis. House: It's not a good idea to scream "Fire" every time someone lights a match. [edit]
Dr. Foreman: I'm okay? House: Your breath stinks and you're peeing into a bag. What are our names? Dr. Foreman: You did the biopsy? Thank you. House: Names. Dr. Foreman: Cameron, my dad, and the manipulative bastard. House: You remembered. [edit]
House: I screwed up. Dr. Cameron: How can you not capture a blind bird? House: That's not what I meant. I screwed up the first time through this place. [edit]
Dr. Wilson: Why weren't you with Foreman? House: I hang out in the basement, you rag on me. I stay in my office, you rag on me. Honky just can't buy a break. [edit]
House: That was great! Dr. Cameron: It was rude and unnecessary. House: Yeah! [edit]
House: Pain makes us make bad decisions, fear of pain is almost as big a motivator. [edit]
Rodney: My son says you’re a manipulative bastard. House: It’s a pet name. I call him “Dr. Bling.” [edit]
Dr. Cameron: Foreman’s black. House: What? How long have you been sitting on this information? [edit]
House: Philosophical question – how do you want to die? Dr. Foreman: Old age. [edit]
Rose: You’re a goof. House: Takes one to know one, loser. Wait, that means I’m a loser – scratch that. [edit]
Dr. Wilson: You’re accessing a webcam? House: Cuddy’s shower. Are you a fan of the Brazilian? [edit]
House: You're upset that I'm doing clinic hours? Wow, that is so like rain on your wedding day.
"Rain on your wedding day" is a line out of Alanis Morrissette's song, Ironic. [edit]
House: Ooh, Level Three. You should call Jack Bauer.
This quote alludes to 24, a drama to which House has been compared. Kiefer Sutherland plays Jack Bauer an anti-terrorist agent who every season has the worst day of his life. [edit]