In House M.D., what is the title of the pilot episode that introduced Gregory House?

In House M.D., the pilot episode introducing Gregory House is titled “Everybody Lies.”

“Everybody Lies” is the first episode of House M.D. and establishes the show’s central premise: Gregory House leads a specialist diagnostic team that tackles unusual cases at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital.

The episode introduces House’s abrasive personality, his reliance on deductive reasoning, and his habit of treating patients’ statements as incomplete or misleading evidence. It also establishes important supporting characters, including James Wilson, Lisa Cuddy, and the first diagnostic fellows.

The title became one of the show’s best-known phrases because it summarizes House’s skeptical approach to diagnosis. It is distinct from “Everybody Dies,” the title of the series finale, which aired eight years after the pilot.