The Best Episodes of House Season 3

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.8/10(4742 votes)

   #1 - Meaning

   S3:E19/5/2006

   After recovering from his gunshot wounds, House works feverishly on two cases at the same time: a paralyzed man who drove his wheelchair into a swimming pool and a woman who became paralyzed after a yoga session.

   Director:Deran Sarafian

   Writers:David Shore, Russel Friend, Lawrence Kaplow, Garrett Lerner

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   Director:Deran Sarafian

   Writers:David Shore, Russel Friend, Lawrence Kaplow, Garrett Lerner
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   8.3/10(3918 votes)

   #2 - Cane & Able

   S3:E29/12/2006

   House and the team treat a young boy who claims there is a tracking device in his neck and believes he has been the subject of alien experimentation. Cameron is outraged when she learns Cuddy and Wilson have been lying to House about the diagnosis on his last case.

   Director:Daniel Sackheim

   Writers:David Shore, Russel Friend, Lawrence Kaplow, Garrett Lerner

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   Director:Daniel Sackheim

   Writers:David Shore, Russel Friend, Lawrence Kaplow, Garrett Lerner
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   8.5/10(4048 votes)

   #3 - Informed Consent

   S3:E39/19/2006

   House puts a well-known medical researcher through a battery of tests to determine why he collapsed in his lab. When the team is unable to diagnose the problem, the doctor asks the team to help him end his life. House is forced to use his cane again after the ketamine has worn off as he deals with a clinic patient's teenaged daughter who has a crush on him.

   Director:Laura Innes

   Writer:David Foster

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   Director:Laura Innes

   Writer:David Foster
4. 

   8.9/10(4867 votes)

   #4 - Lines in the Sand

   S3:E49/26/2006

   When doctors are unable to diagnose why a severely autistic boy screams loudly for no apparent reason, House takes the case. As the boy's condition worsens, it becomes obvious that House relates to the boy because he has no social niceties.

   Director:Newton Thomas Sigel

   Writer:David Hoselton

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   Director:Newton Thomas Sigel

   Writer:David Hoselton
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   8.2/10(3713 votes)

   #5 - Fools for Love

   S3:E510/31/2006

   House takes the case of a young woman who has been rushed to the hospital with problems breathing and severe stomach pain after she and her husband were robbed. After her husband collapses, the team believes the couple's illnesses are related. Meanwhile, Michael Tritter, a clinic patient, causes problems for House that could have serious ramifications.

   Director:David Platt

   Writer:Peter Blake

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   Director:David Platt

   Writer:Peter Blake
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   8.0/10(3783 votes)

   #6 - Que Será Será

   S3:E611/7/2006

   The team encounters logistical problems while trying to run tests on a 600-pound man due to his extremely large size. Meanwhile, House spends the night in jail after being arrested by Detective Tritter for various charges, including resisting arrest.

   Director:Deran Sarafian

   Writer:Thomas L. Moran

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   Director:Deran Sarafian

   Writer:Thomas L. Moran
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   8.8/10(4735 votes)

   #7 - Son of Coma Guy

   S3:E711/14/2006

   House decides to awaken a comatose patient so he can question the man regarding the family history of his son, who may have a genetic condition and the father is the only living relative. Meanwhile, Wilson confronts House about the stolen prescription pad as Tritter approaches Cameron, Chase, and Foreman in an attempt to divide the team and reveal their loyalties.

   Director:Dan Attias

   Writer:Doris Egan

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   Director:Dan Attias

   Writer:Doris Egan
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   8.0/10(3604 votes)

   #8 - Whac-A-Mole

   S3:E811/21/2006

   An 18-year-old teenager is brought to the hospital after having a heart attack. House reviews the boy's file and believes he has the diagnosis. He then turns the case into a game by sealing his opinion in an envelope and challenging Cameron, Foreman, and Chase to guess House's diagnosis on their own. Meanwhile, Tritter's actions against Wilson continue to strain the oncologist's relationship with House and destroy his ability to practice medicine.

   Director:Daniel Sackheim

   Writer:Pam Davis

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   Director:Daniel Sackheim

   Writer:Pam Davis
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   8.4/10(3723 votes)

   #9 - Finding Judas

   S3:E911/28/2006

   House takes the case of a young girl who has been diagnosed with pancreatitis. When he takes her divorced parents to court to force them to allow treatment because they can't agree, the judge awards guardianship of the girl to Cuddy. Meanwhile, Tritter continues his strategy to force House to admit to his drug use by offering one of the team members a deal.

   Director:Deran Sarafian

   Writer:Sara Hess

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   Director:Deran Sarafian

   Writer:Sara Hess
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    8.6/10(3917 votes)

    #10 - Merry Little Christmas

    S3:E1012/12/2006

    Wilson arranges for House to make a deal with Tritter, but House refuses. Meanwhile, Cuddy cuts House off Vicodin and removes him from the team's case: a 15-year-old little person who entered the hospital with a collapsed lung and anemia.

    Director:Tony To

    Writer:Liz Friedman

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    Director:Tony To

    Writer:Liz Friedman
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    8.4/10(3850 votes)

    #11 - Words and Deeds

    S3:E111/9/2007

    House splits his time between treating a firefighter for uncontrollable shivering, giving Tritter a piece of his mind, and handling his trial for forging prescriptions.

    Director:Daniel Sackheim

    Writer:Leonard Dick

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    Director:Daniel Sackheim

    Writer:Leonard Dick
12. 

    9.0/10(7712 votes)

    #12 - One Day, One Room

    S3:E121/30/2007

    While House is forced to work full-time in the clinic and deal with a rape victim who insists on confiding with him, Cameron deals with a terminal cancer patient trying to take advantage of her state of mind.

    Director:Juan José Campanella

    Writer:David Shore

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    Director:Juan José Campanella

    Writer:David Shore
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    7.8/10(3627 votes)

    #13 - Needle in a Haystack

    S3:E132/6/2007

    House and his staff must deal with a teenage Gypsy boy suffering from inexplicable respiratory distress. However, House has bigger issues on his mind: Cuddy has given away his handicapped spot.

    Director:Peter O'Fallon

    Writer:David Foster

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    Director:Peter O'Fallon

    Writer:David Foster
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    8.6/10(4038 votes)

    #14 - Insensitive

    S3:E142/13/2007

    It's Valentine's Day, and Cuddy has a blind date. Meanwhile, House leaves ER duty to take the case of a child patient named Hannah.

    Director:Deran Sarafian

    Writer:Matthew V. Lewis

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    Director:Deran Sarafian

    Writer:Matthew V. Lewis
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    8.9/10(4929 votes)

    #15 - Half-Wit

    S3:E153/6/2007

    House encounters a brain-damaged musical prodigy with inexplicable abilities while the team faces serious concerns about House's own health.

    Director:Katie Jacobs

    Writer:Lawrence Kaplow

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    Director:Katie Jacobs

    Writer:Lawrence Kaplow
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    7.9/10(3580 votes)

    #16 - Top Secret

    S3:E163/27/2007

    The ex-marine that saved House's life, in a dream he had the day before, is admitted in the hospital with symptoms resembling Gulf War Syndrome. While House is busy dealing with his own health issues, and Chase and Cameron are too busy with each other, the ex-marine gets worse.

    Director:Deran Sarafian

    Writer:Thomas L. Moran

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    Director:Deran Sarafian

    Writer:Thomas L. Moran
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    8.4/10(3907 votes)

    #17 - Fetal Position

    S3:E174/3/2007

    A famous celebrity photographer suffers from a stroke while being pregnant at her early forties. House and his team have to deal with a great dilemma, save the mother or her unborn child.

    Director:Matt Shakman

    Writers:Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner

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    Director:Matt Shakman

    Writers:Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner
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    8.9/10(4660 votes)

    #18 - Airborne

    S3:E184/10/2007

    On House and Cuddy's flight from Singapore a passenger gets ill and Cuddy suspects an epidemic. At the hospital, Wilson leads the team as they deal with a middle-aged woman suffering from seizures.

    Director:Elodie Keene

    Writer:David Hoselton

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    Director:Elodie Keene

    Writer:David Hoselton
19. 

    8.1/10(3527 votes)

    #19 - Act Your Age

    S3:E194/17/2007

    A 6-year-old girl suffers ailments expected in patients much older. Tensions between Chase and Cameron lead House to intentionally assign them to the same tasks, including investigating the young girl's home.

    Director:Daniel Sackheim

    Writer:Sara Hess

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    Director:Daniel Sackheim

    Writer:Sara Hess
20. 

    8.1/10(3648 votes)

    #20 - House Training

    S3:E204/24/2007

    The doctors try to find what's wrong with a scam artist who collapses after her brain "freezes," but the case becomes personal for Foreman.

    Director:Paul McCrane

    Writer:Doris Egan

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    Director:Paul McCrane

    Writer:Doris Egan
21. 

    8.2/10(3510 votes)

    #21 - Family

    S3:E215/1/2007

    Wilson prepares to transplant bone marrow from Matty to his brother Nick. But when Matty gets sick, the team must cure him as he's the only safe donor. Meanwhile Foreman deals with the consequences of his mistake and House has a battle of wills with his new pet Hector.

    Director:David Straiton

    Writer:Liz Friedman

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    Director:David Straiton

    Writer:Liz Friedman
22. 

    8.2/10(3498 votes)

    #22 - Resignation

    S3:E225/8/2007

    The team deals with a 19-year-old college student, while Foreman suddenly and without a reason hands in his resignation. House seems to have already found Foreman's replacement, an attractive nutritionist named Honey.

    Director:Martha Mitchell

    Writer:Pam Davis

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    Director:Martha Mitchell

    Writer:Pam Davis
23. 

    8.3/10(3593 votes)

    #23 - The Jerk

    S3:E235/15/2007

    House treats a 16-year-old chess prodigy who gets everyone on the team annoyed with his behavior. Foreman is upset with House because he thinks his boss sabotaged his job interview with another hospital.

    Director:Daniel Sackheim

    Writer:Leonard Dick

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    Director:Daniel Sackheim

    Writer:Leonard Dick
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    8.8/10(4241 votes)

    #24 - Human Error

    S3:E245/29/2007

    A Cuban couple attempt to get to America by raft... to see House about the wife's heart condition. But when she gets worse House wonders if someone on his staff messed up. Meanwhile Foreman prepares to leave and his departure threatens to shake up the entire team.

    Director:Katie Jacobs

    Writers:Thomas L. Moran, Lawrence Kaplow

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    Director:Katie Jacobs

    Writers:Thomas L. Moran, Lawrence Kaplow