My House
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Written by Bill Callahan Air Date January 4, 2007 on  DVD • iTunes • Syndication | |
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[edit] Synopsis
In this parody of the TV series "House," the staff faces several mysteries. First, the husband of a patient sharing a maternity room with Carla has bright orange skin; second, one of J.D.'s patients in suffering heart failure for no apparent reason; and third, Dr. Kelso is ignoring Elliot as punishment for her taking a private practice job, but she is lashing out at Turk instead.
Meanwhile, Kim is considering taking a new job in Seattle, and J.D. is trying to convince her to stay by being the most supportive boyfriend he can. However, his plan backfires when she takes his supportiveness as evidence that their relationship could survive a separation and accepts the job.
Turk and Carla are also having relationship problems, as he is trying to convince her to come home and return to work because she is racking up a huge hospital bill. Carla is angry at him for suggesting it and for being more concerned with money than her well-being.
In the end, Dr. Cox saves the day by solving all of their mysteries: the orange man eats too many carrots, which turn him yellow, and too many tomatoes, which turn him red; J.D.'s patient's heart is failing due to "Broken Heart Syndrome," caused by the emotional trauma of her husband's recent death; and Elliot is mad at Turk because he hasn't acknowledged that she has moved on to a new job.
What no one notices, however, is that Carla is sinking into postpartum depression.
[edit] Plot Points
- Elliot takes her anger at Dr. Kelso out on Turk.
- Carla starts showing symptoms of postpartum depression.
- J.D. has problems with both his personal and work life.
- Dr. Cox feels like House when he has to solve the mystery of a man with unexplainable orange skin.
[edit] Recurring Themes
[edit] Fantasies
- A patient codes due to Broken Heart Syndrome and J.D. treats him with a box of kittens.
- J.D. runs to the airport to tell Kim that he completely supports her decision to take the job. They then have sex in front of everyone in the departures lounge, who "clap after."
[edit] Flashbacks
- When Dr. Cox explains all of the "mysteries" of the episode, flashbacks of previous events are shown.
- The orange man drinking tomato juice
- Dr. Cox says that Dr. Kelso acknowledges that Elliot is moving on to her new job by being hostile to her, while Turk does not acknowledge it at all.
- Dr. Cox notes that J.D.'s patient still wears her wedding ring, even though her chart marks her as single.
[edit] Janitor story
Janitor is painting a life-sized mural in Elliot's new office, and apparently used a real dead person's head as a model. The paint bucket he is using ultimately falls on Cox's foot (causing him to use the cane) and the mixing of colors leads to Cox's revelation about the orange man.
[edit] J.D.'s Girls Name
[edit] Guest Stars
- Dave Foley as Dr. Hedrick
- Elizabeth Banks as Dr. Kim Briggs
- Philip McNiven as Roy
- George Miserlis as Crispin
- Paul F. Perry as Randall
- Kevin West as Mr. Mehleison
- Aaron Ikeda as Rex
- Adrian N. Roberts as Security Guard
- Danielle Weeks as Sarah
- Jordan Zucker as Lisa
[edit] Music
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- "Where Do You Go" by Sister Hazel
- "Lollipop" by The Chordettes
- "Romeo and Juliet 'Fantasy Overture'" by Tchaikovsky
[edit] Quotes
- “Around here sometimes you do wish it was more like TV and a bigger-than-life character like House will just show up and conveniently solve everything”— J.D.
[edit] Trivia
- The title of this episode is a spoof of the series House MD.
- J.D. mentions that he a right handed person for many things.
- It is revealed that Kim graduated from high school in 1990.
- When Dr. Cox solves the mysteries at the end, the images are covered in a filter similar that the one which it was used in House MD in its pilot.
