The Best Episodes of House Season 1

#1 Fan Favorite
7.9/10(72 votes)
#1 - Pilot
S1:E111/16/2004
Dr. Gregory House, a brilliant diagnostician but devoid of bedside manner, and his elite team of young medical experts rush to save the life of a kindergarten teacher who started speaking gibberish and passed out in front of her class.
Director:Bryan Singer
Writer:David Shore
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Director:Bryan Singer
Writer:David Shore
7.6/10(59 votes)
#2 - Paternity
S1:E211/23/2004
Dr. House goes with his gut and performs an unethical act to prove what he suspects to be the link to a teenage lacrosse player's illness in order to save the boy's life.
Director:Peter O'Fallon
Writer:Lawrence Kaplow
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Director:Peter O'Fallon
Writer:Lawrence Kaplow
7.3/10(58 votes)
#3 - Occam's Razor
S1:E311/30/2004
Dr. House and his team race to save a young man who may have not one, but two illnesses killing him.
Director:Bryan Singer
Writer:David Shore
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Director:Bryan Singer
Writer:David Shore
7.6/10(55 votes)
#4 - Maternity
S1:E412/7/2004
A maternity ward epidemic forces House to decide whether to save the life of one child over another.
Director:Newton Thomas Sigel
Writer:Peter Blake
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Director:Newton Thomas Sigel
Writer:Peter Blake
7.5/10(57 votes)
#5 - Damned If You Do
S1:E512/14/2004
Dr. House's approach is questioned when he treats a nun for what he believes to be an allergy, not realizing the nun's past is coming back to haunt her.
Director:Greg Yaitanes
Writer:Sara B. Cooper
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Director:Greg Yaitanes
Writer:Sara B. Cooper
7.8/10(54 votes)
#6 - The Socratic Method
S1:E612/21/2004
The case of a schizophrenic mom with a deadly disease and her teenage son who have traded caretaking roles holds a special interest for Dr. House.
Director:Peter Medak
Writer:John Mankiewicz
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Director:Peter Medak
Writer:John Mankiewicz

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7.3/10(56 votes)
#7 - Fidelity
S1:E712/28/2004
Dr. House's diagnosis of a married woman with a rare sleep disorder forces her and her husband to examine their marriage and question their trust for each other.
Director:Bryan Spicer
Writer:Thomas L. Moran
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Director:Bryan Spicer
Writer:Thomas L. Moran
7.3/10(55 votes)
#8 - Poison
S1:E81/25/2005
House and his team have to act fast when a high school student is admitted with a mysterious and lethal poisoning, especially when they discover more teens have been diagnosed with the same deadly illness.
Director:Guy Ferland
Writer:Matt Witten
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Director:Guy Ferland
Writer:Matt Witten
8.0/10(54 votes)
#9 - DNR
S1:E92/1/2005
House has to defend himself when he treats a patient who has legally chosen to refuse treatment.
Director:Frederick King Keller
Writer:David Foster
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Director:Frederick King Keller
Writer:David Foster
7.8/10(56 votes)
#10 - Histories
S1:E102/8/2005
Dr. House and the team treat a homeless woman whose worsening symptoms and unknown identity prove to be a complex mystery.
Director:Dan Attias
Writer:Joel Anderson Thompson
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Director:Dan Attias
Writer:Joel Anderson Thompson
8.1/10(54 votes)
#11 - Detox
S1:E112/15/2005
Dr. House takes Cuddy's challenge to go off his painkillers for a week, but the effects of his withdrawal symptoms may put his patient in danger.
Director:Nelson McCormick
Writers:Thomas L. Moran, Lawrence Kaplow
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Director:Nelson McCormick
Writers:Thomas L. Moran, Lawrence Kaplow
7.6/10(52 votes)
#12 - Sports Medicine
S1:E122/22/2005
A baseball player's comeback is cut short when he breaks his arm and House and his team have to act fast to figure out what is causing major bone loss that's killing the player and his dreams.
Director:Keith Gordon
Writers:David Shore, John Mankiewicz
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Director:Keith Gordon
Writers:David Shore, John Mankiewicz
7.5/10(53 votes)
#13 - Cursed
S1:E133/1/2005
Dr. House's young patient believes his illness is the result of a curse while House uncovers important information about Chase's father.
Director:Daniel Sackheim
Writers:Matt Witten, Peter Blake
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Director:Daniel Sackheim
Writers:Matt Witten, Peter Blake
7.9/10(55 votes)
#14 - Control
S1:E143/15/2005
The hospital's new Chairman of the Board has it out for Dr. House, questioning his importance to the hospital and threatening to eliminate House and his team.
Director:Randall Zisk
Writer:Lawrence Kaplow
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Director:Randall Zisk
Writer:Lawrence Kaplow
7.3/10(53 votes)
#15 - Mob Rules
S1:E153/22/2005
Dr. House and his team race to diagnose a member of the mob and get him well enough to testify and enter the witness protection program while Cuddy works to convince Vogler of House's importance to the hospital.
Director:Tim Hunter
Writers:John Mankiewicz, David Foster
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Director:Tim Hunter
Writers:John Mankiewicz, David Foster
7.9/10(53 votes)
#16 - Heavy
S1:E163/29/2005
Dr. House and his team try to uncover the reason a 10-year-old has a heart attack while House suspects one of his team is selling him out to Vogler.
Director:Fred Gerber
Writer:Thomas L. Moran
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Director:Fred Gerber
Writer:Thomas L. Moran
7.8/10(52 votes)
#17 - Role Model
S1:E174/12/2005
House and his team battle to save a presidential hopeful, and House refuses to give in to Vogler's ultimatum when given the chance to save one of his team members.
Director:Peter O'Fallon
Writer:Matt Witten
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Director:Peter O'Fallon
Writer:Matt Witten
8.1/10(52 votes)
#18 - Babies & Bathwater
S1:E184/19/2005
House and his team battle to diagnose a pregnant patient's life-threatening illness, prompting her to make the most emotional decision of her life, and Vogler is determined to fire House.
Director:Bill Johnson
Writers:David Shore, Peter Blake
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Director:Bill Johnson
Writers:David Shore, Peter Blake
7.8/10(50 votes)
#19 - Kids
S1:E195/3/2005
House and his team race to diagnose a 12-year-old's illness - an illness with a shocking origin - and House asks Cameron to come back to her job.
Director:Deran Sarafian
Writers:Thomas L. Moran, Lawrence Kaplow
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Director:Deran Sarafian
Writers:Thomas L. Moran, Lawrence Kaplow
7.5/10(51 votes)
#20 - Love Hurts
S1:E205/10/2005
House and his team tackle the case of a young man with a penchant for odd behavior, and House prepares for his date with Cameron.
Director:Bryan Spicer
Writer:Sara B. Cooper
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Director:Bryan Spicer
Writer:Sara B. Cooper
9.0/10(64 votes)
#21 - Three Stories
S1:E215/17/2005
House must decide whether to take the case of his ex-love's husband and he gives medical students a lecture they'll never forget.
Director:Paris Barclay
Writer:David Shore
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Director:Paris Barclay
Writer:David Shore
7.8/10(53 votes)
#22 - Honeymoon
S1:E225/24/2005
House is faced with a problem he may not be able to solve and Stacy returns.
Director:Frederick King Keller
Writers:John Mankiewicz, Lawrence Kaplow
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Director:Frederick King Keller
Writers:John Mankiewicz, Lawrence Kaplow