The House M.D. season-one episode that introduced Dr. Robert Chase, Dr. Allison Cameron, and Dr. Eric Foreman is “Pilot.”
The pilot establishes House’s diagnostic team at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital. Chase, Cameron, and Foreman work under House as they investigate a teacher whose puzzling illness forms the episode’s central medical case. The episode also introduces the professional conflicts and working methods that define the series.
“Pilot” aired on November 16, 2004, on Fox. It was written by series creator David Shore and directed by Peter O’Fallon. The episode’s title is straightforward, but it is sometimes confused with “Everybody Lies,” a phrase closely associated with the show and the title of the pilot’s opening line and later material.
All three doctors remain important recurring members of House’s team. Jesse Spencer played Chase, Jennifer Morrison played Cameron, and Omar Epps played Foreman.