Brandon, a college student who collapses after sex and suffers rapid, multi-system organ failure.
House must sacrifice one infant's treatment plan to narrow down the diagnosis and save the others, highlighting his utilitarian ethics. Episode 5: "Damned If You Do" Original Air Date: December 14, 2004
The following list details each episode from Season One in order of their original broadcast.
A mass outbreak of suspected meningitis occurs during a swimming competition. House isolates a 12-year-old diving prodigy whose symptoms don't fit the outbreak. index of house m.d. season 1
Below is the comprehensive index and guide to Season 1 of House, M.D. , including episode breakdowns, key character introductions, and overarching plot arcs. Production and Broadcast Overview May 24, 2005 Number of Episodes: 22 Network: Fox Main Cast:
A young young man crashes his girlfriend's car after coughing up blood. Meanwhile, Cuddy bets House a month off clinic duty if he can go a week without Vicodin.
Acute naphthalene (mothball) poisoning from a customized car interior. Brandon, a college student who collapses after sex
Foreman struggles with his ambition vs. his morals; Chase battles the shadow of his famous father; Cameron wrestles with her ethics and her growing infatuation with House.
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Winner of a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing. The episode introduces Stacy Warner, House’s ex-partner, who arrives at the hospital to beg House to treat her sick husband. Episode 22: "Honeymoon" (Season Finale) Original Air Date: May 24, 2005 A mass outbreak of suspected meningitis occurs during
Establishes House’s famous mantra, "Everybody lies," and his aversion to clinic duty. Episode 2: "Paternity" Original Air Date: November 23, 2004
House violates the legal DNR order to intubate the patient, facing major legal backlash but ultimately curing the musician's paralysis. Episode 10: "Histories" Original Air Date: February 8, 2005
The episode that started it all. A kindergarten teacher, Rebecca Adler (played by Robin Tunney ), collapses in her classroom after speaking gibberish, House's team must diagnose her when all other doctors fail. The "Pilot" introduces the core dynamics: House's abrasive genius, his reluctant but dedicated team, and his constant clashes with hospital administrator Dr. Lisa Cuddy. It perfectly sets up the show's central premise: "Everybody lies," and the job of a diagnostician is to find the truth.
| Episode No. | Title | Original Air Date | Brief Synopsis | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Episode 1 | "Pilot" | November 16, 2004 | A kindergarten teacher collapses in her classroom. House takes her case, believing she's hiding something about her past that is key to her diagnosis. | | Episode 2 | "Paternity" | November 23, 2004 | A 16-year-old lacrosse player suffers from night terrors and hallucinations. The team races to diagnose his brain condition before it's fatal. | | Episode 3 | "Occam's Razor" | November 30, 2004 | A college student has a myriad of symptoms. When one treatment makes him worse, House postulates a single, unlikely diagnosis. | | Episode 4 | "Maternity" | December 7, 2004 | A mysterious and potentially fatal epidemic hits the hospital's maternity ward. The team must identify the pathogen before more newborns are affected. | | Episode 5 | "Damned If You Do" | December 14, 2004 | House treats a nun, but the medication he prescribes brings her to the brink of death. This episode gives the first glimpse into House's own past as a patient. | | Episode 6 | "The Socratic Method" | December 21, 2004 | A schizophrenic mother, who has been caring for her young son, collapses. House must determine if her symptoms are mental or physical. | | Episode 7 | "Fidelity" | December 28, 2004 | A woman shows symptoms of African sleeping sickness, a disease she couldn't have contracted under normal circumstances, leading to a controversial dilemma for her husband. | | Episode 8 | "Poison" | January 25, 2005 | A high school student collapses during an exam with hallucinations. The cause of his poisoning is a mystery that leads Foreman to present the case to House. | | Episode 9 | "DNR" | February 1, 2005 | House breaks the law to resuscitate a famous jazz musician with ALS, whom he believes was misdiagnosed. | | Episode 10 | "Histories" | February 8, 2005 | The team treats a homeless, delusional woman, but Foreman suspects she is faking her symptoms. It's a case with a poignant backstory. | | Episode 11 | "Detox" | February 15, 2005 | House must stay off his pain medication for a week to solve a case of unexplained bleeding in a teenage girl. | | Episode 12 | "Sports Medicine" | February 22, 2005 | A former sports star about to make his comeback suffers a mysterious condition that could end his career. | | Episode 13 | "Cursed" | March 1, 2005 | A boy who played with a Ouija board develops mysterious symptoms. The team must determine if he is cursed or has a rare disease. | | Episode 14 | "Control" | March 15, 2005 | The team takes on a powerful CEO with a secret. This episode marks the beginning of the season's major sub-plot with the hospital's new chairman. | | Episode 15 | "Mob Rules" | March 22, 2005 | House treats a mobster who needs to be kept alive long enough to testify. The man's own relatives complicate the diagnosis. | | Episode 16 | "Heavy" | March 29, 2005 | A morbidly obese 10-year-old girl is brought in with heart problems, and the team debates if her weight is a symptom or a cause. | | Episode 17 | "Role Model" | April 12, 2005 | A charismatic senator collapses during a campaign speech, and his symptoms point to a rare but treatable disease. | | Episode 18 | "Babies & Bathwater" | April 19, 2005 | A pregnant woman with a brain tumor faces an impossible choice. Meanwhile, the hospital's new chairman, Edward Vogler, forces House to fire a member of his team. | | Episode 19 | "Kids" | May 3, 2005 | A 16-year-old competitive swimmer loses consciousness in the pool. The case leads House to confront Cuddy about a past secret. | | Episode 20 | "Love Hurts" | May 10, 2005 | The team treats a young man who suffers a stroke after a sexual encounter. The case forces Cameron to confront her own feelings. | | Episode 21 | "Three Stories" | May 17, 2005 | A masterpiece of an episode where House, while teaching a class, reveals the origin of his leg injury and his chronic pain through three interconnected stories. Often cited as one of the best in the series. | | Episode 22 | "Honeymoon" | May 24, 2005 | The season finale focuses on the re-appearance of Stacy Warner, House's ex-girlfriend, whose husband has a life-threatening illness. House's personal and professional lives collide. |
Fulminant bacterial endocarditis aggravated by an undiagnosed jaw infection.