Twenty Vicodin
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"Twenty Vicodin" is the eighth season
premiere episode of the American television medical drama series House
and the 156th overall episode of the series. It aired on Fox Network
in the United States
on October 3, 2011. The episode introduces a new regular cast member to the series, Odette Annable, who plays Dr. Jessica Adams. Guest stars include Jaleel White
, who is famous for having portrayed Steve Urkel
on the ABC
show Family Matters. In the episode, the storyline picks up twelve months after the finale of the seventh season with Dr. House in prison.
" as "exit tax", and meets Jessica Adams (Annable), a young prison doctor who becomes fascinated with his medical skills. When a fellow prisoner collapses due to mysterious symptoms, House races against the clock and the head prison doctor to find the cure. During his imprisonment period, House has not had any phone calls or visitors; as House explains, human contact is what brought him there to begin with. In the end, House cures the man, but not without punishment from the parole board.
premiere of House, was written by Peter Blake
. It debuted actress Odette Annable as Dr. Jessica Adams, a doctor working at the prison where Dr. House is incarcerated. David Shore
stated that it was a challenge for him to appropriately punish House for the deed in the season 7 finale
without turning the series into a prison show or changing House's characteristics (while changing the environment around him, i.e. removing Cuddy
and "chilling" his relationship with Wilson
), and that is why he decided to pick up the story eight months after House's incarceration.
House (season 8)
House was officially renewed for an eighth season on May 10, 2011. It premiered on October 3, 2011. It is the first season not to feature Lisa Edelstein as Dr. Lisa Cuddy. Olivia Wilde has also left the show after the third episode in order to further her film career...
premiere episode of the American television medical drama series House
House (TV series)
House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in...
and the 156th overall episode of the series. It aired on Fox Network
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
in the United States
United States
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on October 3, 2011. The episode introduces a new regular cast member to the series, Odette Annable, who plays Dr. Jessica Adams. Guest stars include Jaleel White
Jaleel White
Jaleel Ahmad White is an American actor and screenwriter. He is best known for his role as Steve Urkel from Family Matters and voicing the character of Sonic the Hedgehog and other characters for Sonic the Hedgehog media....
, who is famous for having portrayed Steve Urkel
Steve Urkel
Steven Quincy Urkel, generally known as Steve Urkel or simply Urkel, is a fictional character on the ABC/CBS sitcom Family Matters, portrayed by Jaleel White...
on the ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
show Family Matters. In the episode, the storyline picks up twelve months after the finale of the seventh season with Dr. House in prison.
Plot
Eight months after being imprisoned for driving a car into Cuddy's dining room, House has five days before he is granted parole, to which he has become eligible due to space issues and relatively good behavior. He is faced with prison bullies, who extort him into paying them "twenty VicodinVicodin
Hydrocodone/paracetamol is a combination of two analgesic products hydrocodone and paracetamol used to relieve moderate to severe pain...
" as "exit tax", and meets Jessica Adams (Annable), a young prison doctor who becomes fascinated with his medical skills. When a fellow prisoner collapses due to mysterious symptoms, House races against the clock and the head prison doctor to find the cure. During his imprisonment period, House has not had any phone calls or visitors; as House explains, human contact is what brought him there to begin with. In the end, House cures the man, but not without punishment from the parole board.
Production
"Twenty Vicodin", the eighth seasonHouse (season 8)
House was officially renewed for an eighth season on May 10, 2011. It premiered on October 3, 2011. It is the first season not to feature Lisa Edelstein as Dr. Lisa Cuddy. Olivia Wilde has also left the show after the third episode in order to further her film career...
premiere of House, was written by Peter Blake
Peter Blake (writer)
Peter Blake is an award-winning American television writer and producer. He is currently an Executive Producer on the Fox TV series House.- Early Life and Education :Blake was raised in New York City and attended The Collegiate School...
. It debuted actress Odette Annable as Dr. Jessica Adams, a doctor working at the prison where Dr. House is incarcerated. David Shore
David Shore
David Shore is a Canadian writer, best known for his work writing and producing in television. As a former lawyer, Shore became known for his work on Family Law, NYPD Blue, and Due South...
stated that it was a challenge for him to appropriately punish House for the deed in the season 7 finale
Moving On (House)
"Moving On" is the 23rd and last episode of the seventh season of the American medical drama House. It aired on May 23, 2011. It was the last episode of House to feature Lisa Edelstein as Lisa Cuddy.-Plot:...
without turning the series into a prison show or changing House's characteristics (while changing the environment around him, i.e. removing Cuddy
Lisa Cuddy
Dr. Lisa Cuddy, M.D., is a fictional character on the Fox medical drama House. She is portrayed by Lisa Edelstein. Cuddy was the Dean of Medicine and hospital administrator of the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey. She also becomes House's love interest through the...
and "chilling" his relationship with Wilson
James Wilson (House)
James Evan Wilson, M.D., is a fictional character on the Fox medical drama House. He is played by Robert Sean Leonard. The character first appears in the show's pilot episode when he introduces a medical case to Dr. Gregory House, the protagonist of the show. Wilson is Dr. House's only true friend,...
), and that is why he decided to pick up the story eight months after House's incarceration.