Is House MD the BEST TV Character of All Time? [Character Analysis, Part 1/3]
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Chapters -
[0:00] - Introduction to the series
[0:06:07] - How to find the best character
[0:09:28] - Video series format
[0:10:51] - Part 1 of 3: To be or not to be (a dick)
[0:14:59] - Background
[0:18:48] - H.O.U.S.E
[0:38:12] - Personality Analysis
[0:54:40] - Outro
Is Gregory House (House MD) the greatest television show character ever? Say hello to the first of a three-part deep dive look into one of the most eccentric, interesting characters ever to grace TV. We'll jump head-first into a super deep character analysis, where we take apart every aspect of this brilliant, tough-love reclusive doctor. Then, we'll grade everything about House - on a scale that we can compare to the other greats.
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Captain America and the Avengers (SEGA)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 : OST (NES)
NES Batman Soundtrack
Contra OST (NES)
Forgotten Lullaby - The Binding of Isaac: Antibirth
Flashpoint - The Binding of Isaac: Antibirth
Stargazer - The Binding of Isaac: Repentance
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In 1989-1990 I survived nursing school because of Rowan atkinson, hugh laurie and comedy. Now having had to retire early as a nurse this show helps me to remind me " of who I used to be" comedy isn't necessary--- it's mandatory.
Absolutely! The comedy lands in this show in a different way than most. Laurie's established comedy history only makes it better, too.... And of course Mr. Bean is some of the best physical comedy ever made!
I therefore recommend _The Tall Guy._ Atkinson plays an unpleasant version of himself against Jeff Goldblum as his sidekick and Emma Thompson as a nurse. Based on a book by one of Atkinson's actual sidekicks, a kind of revenge fantasy. So if Atkinson can play a bad himself, does this undercut the text?
Me too! Graduated in '88 and got RN license. Due to health I had to retire early! House hospital brings me back to those days. Tho we didn't have a "House" in the place. LoL
I love how House still has an active and passionate fanbase, the subreddit is active and hilarious and there are excellent videos being made like this👍👍
Dah: best show ever...of course...
I am rewatching this every year, eh I love it
Any character based on Sherlock Holmes, if done right, will capture the public’s imagination.
House and psych couldn't be more different but are by far the best homes AUs
Just what I like to see. An hour long video that says "Part 1 of 3"
🤣🤣🤣
If the early seasons weren't plagued by late 2000's high exposure/contrast effects. This could be passed as a current show. It's done so right
Its so good. I was sleeping on it now I'm addicted
house has a 10 on existential, he has spent more time pondering those questions than anyone we see in the show, and he makes it completely obvious just how much he has thought about it.
House is a certified gamer
Greg House is what Justin Roiland wishes Rick Sanchez was
Dude totally, lmao
I... Can't even... Process how true that is...
My god that's so fucking true..
i’ve always thought that rick was a ripoff of house
@@humanperson1881 rick and morty is a series based on a mini series based on doc and marty from back to the future.
@@dmhzmxn yes i know that but ricks personality is definitely partly influenced by house no doubt in my mind
I relate to House a lot except for the drowning of sadness through addiction. From my years of counseling and facing depression, anxiety, and PTSD, I found it is very important to feel your emotions, understand why you are feeling those emotions, and acknowledge/accept them.
Trust me I have won over five counselors.
My first counselor was so overwhelmed when I detailed everything on the topics of emotions, the root causes of them, and the ways I have dealt with them.
I even explained it calmly. She ended up waving the white flag and stated she felt that she might be unable to handle my problems and referred me to another counselor.
Hey, at 14:50 you said the baraku was a healer, and you said you were confused about his position as a doctor and a janitor. A Barakumin is a class of peoples considered as outcasts, untouchables, and are the members of the lowest rung of traditional Japanese society. I always thought he was the best doctor in the hospital, but because he was a barakumin no hospital would give him the position of a doctor. So, the higher class doctors would have to go to this low class person and humiliate themselves by asking him for help, which I believe is why House found it so memorable. It didn't matter that he was a class of people most of those doctors wouldn't even spit on, it didn't matter if he was only a janitor. He was right, and that's all that mattered when those doctors would have to go to him.
i've been watching house for the past month or so, i'm already on season 5 and i can say that you just don't get tired of the show, it's amazing
I've said this exactly, it's not a medical show.
"....almost 20 years ago"
Thanks, just remind me of how old I am. I remember I used to watch this when I was a teen. I was so hooked to this show that I binged the whole series in almost a week in my early twenties. And that was 10 years ago.
You claim House isn’t neurotic, yet I feel he fits the criteria quite well. He’s not raging all the time, he uses sarcastic & outspoken quips to hide his feelings as well as numb himself, much like his Vicodin. He’s constantly over analyzing everything: his patients, his colleagues, the people surrounding the cases… and he knows how he’s perceived. He hates people praising him for being as smart as he is unless he’s super close to them (Cuddy & Wilson, respectively). Much like other with neurodivergent conditions (and House screams ND of some form to me, but it could be him just being an addict too), he masks his true feelings a lot because when he does get close, it hurts him more than he ever lets on. That’s what makes the SA patient rough to deal with. That’s what makes Kuttner’s death hit so hard. That’s what makes him never want to lose his friendship with Wilson, as they have a true plutonic bond. When he no longer has his pain, he’s scared cause he can’t use it for an excuse to take pain meds or mask himself away as easily. He’s a waking ball of emotions, he just can’t always let them out how he wants to or knows better to try his best to reel them in.
Yeah you know, upon thinking about this...I actually think you bring up excellent points. House doesn't seem like a typical neurotic person - but he is controlled by his negative emotions more than it would seem. All his bad decision making is fueled by a deeply seeded insecurity and being lost in the world. I think when you think of neurotic characters like George from Seinfeld - they're more overtly 'over the top upset' about small things. But you're correct - House is probably way more neurotic than average. I'll have to make some changes in future episodes : )
On the other hand, some can just be jerks, because they want to be jerks, you dont need to have some sort of "problem" to be a jerk
One correction: HOUSE does not use his cane with the wrong leg. I know this because I use a cane primarily to relieve some of the pressure off of my chronic and debilitating (also a mystery) foot pain. We know that HOUSE can walk although with a pronounced limp without using his cane in his home. I do not use my cane when around my house but whenever I'm walking a distance and I do not have opportunity to sit down frequently. In my case both my feet hurt almost equally but my left one can be a bit worse sometimes. I use my cane on my right side with my right hand... I cannot get into a rhythm with my left hand for some reason, it's like trying to do anything with your non dominant hand - which is my left. But technically having the cane on the right for me is better for me anyway because my cane and left foot are on the ground at the same time.
I also use the cane for some balance as well as I'm prone to rolling ankles due to severely weak ankles and using my stronger hand/arm keeps me more stable.
Some people may point to a scene where Wilson or a dog have damaged House's cane and he falls when his cane fails as proof that he cannot stay upright without it... I say thats wrong. Even if a completely able bodied person were to walk with a cane (for acting or for fashion) and if the cane were to suddenly hit ice, they would fall because your center of gravity changes slightly and sudden momentum will throw anyone off balance.
House uses his cane for the same reasons I do and it's as needed, as best fits us.
Haha thanks for watching :) I know from a clinical standpoint, the proper use of a cane involves supporting the opposite side of the injured or weak leg. So, if House had a right leg injury, he should use the cane to support his left side for better balance and weight distribution. Him doing it incorrectly is more to demonstrate he doesn't do things by the book, the most efficiently, and hates following rules. He doesn't care that it's wrong and is probably hurting his good leg. I think there's even an instance in the show where someone points out it's wrong (like a non-main character, can't remember).
Trust me I did PLENTY of research on this before posting lol. The below link is the orthopedic college of surgeons information on it:
orthoinfo.aaos.org/en/recovery/how-to-use-crutches-canes-and-walkers/
Obviously each individual has different needs and I'm not a doctor lol but the medical community recognizes that House is doing it the WRONG way.
re the foot pain: you might wanna check your intestines
@@nuvolett Can you elaborate?
Sure, I'm sorry. since I'm not a doctor, I always hesitate to give medical advice. All I know from personal experience is that sometimes there is a strange connection between unexplained leg/foot/knee pain and colon health; severe inflammation and disturbed micro biome in my case. Once I sorted it out, the leg pain magically disappeared. And it used to be really bad. Hope this helps.
Not a huge thing, but house's leg pain wasn't a mystery.
House is the Columbo of our generation.
And i really enjoy listening to people talking about him, he is super amazing
house reminds me so much of myself… even the things that i don’t want to believe about myself but are true… i see myself in his stubbornness and occasional lack of concern
cringe
@@HorridOnlineTroll “oh look this guy thinks he’s the main character!! lemme knock him down a few pegs and call him cringe that’ll show him!! 🤓”
That's why I loved House. He reminds me of me in 90 percent of the things.
It is so fascinating to watch Hugh Laurie look and speak differently as a British person but when he changes to his American accent and face he looks so different.
15:43 the janitor you mention used to be a doctor, but for political reasons (if my memory serves me correctly) he was basically banished or fired or something. But as he was the best doctor there, they went to the janitor when they met a dead end
House perfected the form of the weekly procedural.
Great video! Probably going to watch the next two parts now as well!
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this show has stayed me since the first time i saw it
great video, glad I got here before you blew up :)
Can't wait for the second!
The 5 factor model has an acronym, too: OCEAN.
awesome video !
that thumbnail makes me wonder if Hugh Laurie ever got sick of having to do multiple takes of swallowing pills without water
House is based on Sherlock Holmes, so you could say Sherlock Holmes is the greatest character ever created.
Oh hands down one of the best. House is such a unique, fresh take on the interpretation which takes a lot of fun creative liberties too
Amazing video
Awesome vid.. subscriber #1 here.. can't wait for the second in the series
If it wasn't for house the show would be pretty ass. I like some of the other characters, but most of them work because of him. If house wasn't so well written, the show wouldn't be nearly as good
Hey I gotta say great set of videos you really deserve more views and subscribers bro for the great level of work effort and perspective
❤️❤️
Wow awesome content. New subscriber.
i'm so mad i can't watch this video yet, because i haven't finished house md! i will watch it as soon as i finish the finale :P
I believe the Sherlock Holmes archetype is interesting to us because we all basically want to be like this, in a twisted way. We all want to be smart enough and valuable enough to say whatever we want to people.
I'd say it's part of our sin nature.
What a good way of starting a chanel
I’m currently watching house for the first time, it’s awesome 😊
Enjoy! It's wildly entertaining, especially the first watch through. Wish I could watching all again for the 1st time lol
Insanely well made video!
I really liked this show and they did very well with dialogue, character development and realism. Relativity. A series called "The Good Doctor" tried this and failed pretty bad. I don't think anyone has tried it since, but I wish they would. At least that show tried, but doing very flawed characters is hard without making them incredibly annoying. Especially if they are supposed to be a protagonist
Good doctor had a great start and interesting premise which I loved, but has definitely fallen victim to the "risque hospital drama" trope so many similar shows do that seems to pander to audiences. House never had this problem at all and that's why it's so unique.
@@somewhereinthemiddle6534 Ironic considering "The Good Doctor" was created by David Shore, who also created House M.D.
Definitely the best TV Character of All Time, and in my opinion (subjective of course) the best series ever. I've watched it 16 times and I'm currently watching the seventeenth.
He's certainly up there.
My personal #1 favourite TV character is Special Agent Dale Cooper "Twin Peaks".
The very thought that someone so fundamentally decent, honest, and good (but not perfectly good, which is important if you know the show) could ever be part of the F.B.I is so amusing.
Lynch's F.B.I is about as realistic as House becoming a completely altruistic saint.
House doesn't assume the returning STD patients will be an easy 30 bucks. As soon as Cuddy tells House they're back she says something like, "I'm not paying you for them. I know you already touched them".
Medical Sherlock is the best
Man ur underrated amazing vid but only 29k viws
And by the way, I don't think there is a better actor for that role than Huge Laurie.
1000% agreed. There is no House without Laurie. I read the actors that were on a short list to get the role, and while none of them were bad, it wouldn't have been the same (I think Gary Sinise was one of them? Could be wrong)
Nice
ANTIBIRTH OST IN A HOUSE MD VIDEO???!?!
🤣🤣one of my favorite games of all time!
My suggestion for this series would be Raymond Reddington
So true
“It may not be realistic, but it’s fun”
Yes because we, as an audience, oh so wish to be thrust into the reality of a hospital.
Rapture.
Hahaha
Nah this got you a sub immediately. Im glad people still show this program so much love
2:07 😂 OMFG 🤣🤣🤣
trust me INFPs also have trouble with anything social.
For me.. House and fringe are the perfect serieses of all time ♥️
When's part 2? I need the drugs!!
If the last two seasons didn't happen, yeah maybe.
99% of my knowledge comes from House MD & Batman comics.
im eating this shit upppp
yes
house md best show oat
YES!!!!!!!!
i dont get the blurred sleezy producer bit
Look up a tarnished producer who worked on xmen, House, a billion other things. It'll be obvious lol
Wait--the next video is going to be about Gregory House, too? I thought you said you were devoting a video to each character.
This was a special occasion. 3 parts! Every other one is a single video.
@@somewhereinthemiddle6534 So House gets three videos and the rest of the characters get one apiece?
Yep, correct :). Loved talking about House so I knew I had to do more than just one lol
@@somewhereinthemiddle6534 Gotcha.
House MD is the greatest show of all time imo.
Preach! It's great. It's very unique, and has to have one of the most interesting main characters ever.
Bro is that binding of Isaac mod music you're using at the beginning?
You bet it is🤣one of my fave games, love the ambient mysterious feel the OST gives off
i know it might be a weird question but... why is canada's anti sucide phone number so long?! like, it looks longer than a normal phone number? while USA's just 3 numbers,
that seems extremly dumb to me, i hope not all their important phone numbers are that long, (for clarification, im french and knows near to nothing about other countries phone numbers)
My only critique of this show would be the realizations. Every god damn episode.
"I was masturbating then I farted.....wait......."
*walks out*
*shows up at patient room*
"YOU HAVE FARTCUMANIDIS"
I somehow want to play TMNT, Batman and Contra on my Nintendo after seeing this video. 😜
Haha not only some of my faves, but love those OSTs
Yeah House or Walter White. Either of them deserve that title.
Did you figure out that House is really Sherwood Holmes. I saw 2 of these videos and was shocked that never was investigated.
Sherlock Holmes?
@@somewhereinthemiddle6534no, sherwood holmes
Who is the sleezy producer?
Bryan Singer!
Bro your voice sounds exactly like the channel TheRixer. Are you the same guy?
Nope! No idea who that is, I'll have to check it out. I HATE my voice lol
Ohhh, it makes a ton of sense...
I never thought that Kutner death made sense, and now I know why...
Honestly decent review. No point glazing a character though? 43:35 , very vaugue estimate and IQ is not all that.
How so? I used evidence from the show and low balled it just to be conservative, just to show how abnormal it is. Nothing is meant to be taken literally. It is a hypothetical after all, since this is all conjecture but also a fictional character that doesn't exist lol
but did he try the medicine drug?
This vexes me.
Did you ever make an episode of Walter White? I wanted to compare him to house.
I did Jesse! You can check my channel for that one. Walter would almost be a shoe in for best, but who knows, anything's possible...!
@@somewhereinthemiddle6534 I found your channel by chance. I’ve never seen anyone dissect characters by intellect such as yourself. I came from the Jessie video and looked on your channel because I saw House. Keep up the good work. Your sub count will get higher. And with more content people will be glued to your channel. Keep up the good work bro!!
@@TheFacelessJesterHouse is actually a good person, unlike the incarnation of evil that Walter is, both characters are fantastically written though
House wins imo 🥰🥰
Awesome video. The video with the raped girl was probably a bottle neck episode. They just spent too much money on Detective Triter actor so in order to save money on special effects they just have her foam out the mouth and have a very special episode moment. Probably one of the worst episodes ever but you really used it to point out some interesting things. Good job!
I really loved the first 2 -3 seasons and 4 and 5 had great episodes. The last 3 seasons were ropey at best. I think the sexualisation of House was quite damaging to the character in the long term, there's a point where every other female character makes googly eyes at him and as much as I get why we think is House is hot- we know him and his complex layers but its just not realistic that everyone would be that enamoured by him. I think these soap opera side plots became a big distraction, especially in season 5 onwards. I know lots of people say 'we don't watch it for the medicine' but the best episodes I think are when House is just being a great doctor and antagonising his team and Cuddy and using Wilson as a sound board.
I loved every season. Even as the show and cast changed, the writing, acting,….. was superb!!! I hated for it to end.
@@hollyb6885the sadder the episodes got the more emotional I got. They really portrayed houses mental state deteriorating each season
47:00 nice video, but you got the MBTI part wrong. MBTI is pseudoscience used to figure out how somebody processes things, the model you used is the wrong (oversimplified) version. Types are separated in extroverted/introverted cognitive functions, that serve as a measure of what the focus of the individual is directed at and it doesn’t inherently mean that one is the typical extrovert/introvert, but just where their focus lies. INTJ doesn’t suit House and also wouldn’t match your character analysis of him. In addition to MBTI (Jungs model) enneagram/socionics is also used to determine subtypes in which case I would say that House is an ENTP (INT) sp/so 7w8 784 SLUEI!! Just a small correction because that vexed me (lol reference).
What are you talking about "using the cane on the wrong leg"? It's his right leg that hurts, and he leans on the cane when he has to put weight on the leg, so that not all of his weight is on it. I don't think you understand how canes work.
Also: why do you say "arche-a-type" instead of "archetype"? It should sound like "Architect", except you say "type" instead of "tect".
Not sure you understand either lol. So with canes, you're supposed to use it to support the weight on the OPPOSITE leg - as it gets more strained over time, since you aren't putting as much weight on the injured leg and putting more on the uninjured one. There's some debate, but most orthopedists will attest to this. House uses it as his 'weight-bearing' limb, which can be more damaging to both.
This article is interesting and addresses the debate:
www.thegaitguys.com/thedailyblog/2019/2/24/house-md-is-he-using-his-cane-on-the-correct-side-
And to your second point - we all speak differently and have little idiosyncrasies in how we speak. I used to say 'chwenty' when saying the number 20 lol. Hope you've having a good day!
@@somewhereinthemiddle6534 I think you're confusing crutches with canes. They really don't work the same way. The article you linked even specifically says he is using the cane correctly.
Idiosyncrasies are fine, but come on, man, it's okay to admit you've made a couple of mistakes in several hours worth of high quality video. I didn't mean to come off that harsh, it's just that there's a lot of content, and I tried to comment as I watch the whole thing :)
Thanks for putting it up!
Perhaps you're right! I did research on it and it said you're supposed to support the other leg. Even in the show multiple people point out how its wrong...but you're right, it might be more of a crutch thing.
Oh trust me my friend I've made many mistakes LOL. I also have said it incorrectly in the next 2 videos I'm currently working on so I guess the 3rd I'll have to change hahaha.
I recognize this video isn't perfect even close to it, but hoping every video gets a little cleaner and better. I also think it'll get more interesting as i get more charcaters on the board.
Thanks for watching ❤️
i use my cane in exactly the same way and reasons as the OP. My bad leg won’t hold me up without additional help. Maybe I am too “disabled” to use a cane and a walker or wheelchair instead of a cane. Nether the less…
I think Hugh Laurie said that he started using a different side because his shoulder was hurting lol
Your assessment scale is way under, you highly minimalized the depth of the question and his. Its not that he scores low in many categories, its that in almost all areas when he does fall short its unexpected or hits on a personal level and because of that it floors him when it happens, if not breaks him until he understands why.
No, Hawkeye is. House is in the top 5 though.
Love Hawkeye. He's in my top five. You can bet he'll get done at some point!
The side story in the episode about rape is actually better than the main the old man’s right to die on his own terms was so cool.
You reminder nip/tuck series?
Seen most of it. Hilarious show and wildly entertaining. Don't know if any of those characters deserve deep analysis though LOL
5:40 no he didn't. There was no mystery to solve. Him connecting with her did not have impact on him getting something right or wrong, This shows that his typical approach could be conscious and he does care about the patients. With serious conditions at least.
His typical approach was to be cold, unempathetic, and barely meet with the patient. When the diagnosis was met, he'd often not be there - or not care anymore. All about the puzzle, right? With Eve he doesn't do this. He stays after, talks to her, 'I care what you think', etc. This isn't typical - as I stated.
This episode was a good example of showing a different side of House, yes, that is always there - but one we don't get to see very often.