1x02 Paternity - House M.D. Episode Guide

House M.D.

- Episode 01x02

Episode: 01x02
Title: Paternity
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: HOU-105
First Aired: Nov. 23, 2004

Season 1 » Episode #02 - Paternity

Summary: A 16 year old patient comes in suffering from double vision and night terrors. House dismisses the kid but as he's leaving the hospital the patient suffers from myoclonic jerks. House thinks that the patient may be suffering from Multiple Sclerosis, but the night terror hallucinations disprove the diagnosis. As he gets worse, Cuddy is horrified at the fact that House is making bets on the child's paternity, which might be the key to solving the case. Meanwhile in the clinic, House is having to deal with a man who is trying to set up a lawsuit and a mother who refuses to give her baby vaccinations.

Who appeared in this episode?

Guest Stars:

Dan	played by Scott Mechlowicz
Dan's Father	played by Robin Thomas
Dan's Mother	played by Wendy Gazelle
John Funsten	played by Alex Skuby
Young Mother	played by Kylee Cochran
Trainer	played by Paul Ganus
Jake	played by Scott Hochstadt
Nurse	played by Amber Matthews

Episode Quotes

	Season 1 / Episode 2: - Paternity Dr. Gregory House: When did my signature get so girly? Dr. Allison Cameron: I can explain.
	Season 1 / Episode 2: - Paternity Dr. Eric Foreman: He probably just moved. No body stays perfectly still during those things. Dr. Gregory House: Right, he got uncomfortable and shifted one hemisphere of his brain to a more comfortable position.

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MISTAKES/GOOFS

FACT: It is shown that while taking retinal biopsy, the probe is passing through cornea (i.e. front of the eye through pupil). In this case the probe has to pass through optically clear medium important for refraction like cornea and lens which would be damaged if done this way. to avoid this the probe is usually passed through sideways through the sclera (white of the eye), so that probe can directly pass behind the lens without touching the lens.
FACT: In the episode where the teenage boy falls during a Lacrosse game and House makes a bet with the other doctors that the boy was adopted, he gives the cups with the parents' DNA to Cameron and Foreman in plastic bags. Plastic can make DNA mutate. He should have put the cups in paper bags to make sure that the DNA would be unchanged.
CONT: When Chase works on the crossword puzzle, the close-up reveals CRETINISM already written in. The next scene, however, has him asking Foreman to help him guess that word.
FAKE: In the lacrosse match in the opening moments there is a flipped shot and the name TARTANS was displayed mirrored.

TRIVIA

One of the lacrosse teams at the beginning of the episode has the colors (Maroon and White) and the mascot (Tartans) of Carnegie Mellon University. Tartan clothing can also be seen worn by Dan's parents and other people watching the game.
SPOILER: Diagnosis: SSPE Stage 1 (Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis). Mutated Measles contracted due to his mother not being vaccinated.

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