House
Fetal Position
TV Flash files “Fetal Position” as hour 63 of 176 in the TV Flash guide — House (2004–2012) on Fox, season 3, episode 17, aired 2007-04-03, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E17: listed hour 63 of 176 in the House guide, hour 17 of 24 in season 3. It aired 2007-04-03 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Top Secret” (S03E16). Next is “Airborne” (S03E18).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
A famous, 42-year-old, pregnant photographer, Emma Sloan, is brought to the hospital after suffering a stroke in the middle of a high-profile photo shoot with Tyson Ritter. Although Emma's condition initially stabilizes, her health takes a turn for the worse when her kidneys inexplicably fail.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Fetal Position sit in the House guide?
S03E17 is listed hour 63 of 176 — hour 17 of 24 in season 3, season 3 episode 17.
When did House S03E17 air?
Fetal Position aired 2007-04-03 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Is House just a medical ER soap?
No. It centers on diagnostic puzzles and an openly abrasive genius more than warm bedside ensemble comfort — Sherlock Holmes energy in a hospital.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Sherlock with a cane, Vicodin, and a whiteboard: Hugh Laurie became a U.S. megastar as diagnostician Gregory House, alienating everyone who loves him. David Shore's Fox procedural made "everybody lies" a catchphrase and medical mystery a personality cult. Case hooks and character toxicity in the same hour.
Flash: a cane, a whiteboard, and a British comic who walked onto Fox on November 16, 2004, and became a U.S. megastar without sanding the sneer. Gregory House solves impossible cases while alienating everyone who loves him — Sherlock with Vicodin, bedside manner as optional DLC. David Shore built the puzzle box; Hugh Laurie filled it with limp and monologue. Robert Sean Leonard's Wilson, Lisa Edelstein's Cuddy, Omar Epps, Jennifer Morrison, Jesse Spencer — a rotating team orbiting a personality cult. **Everybody…
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- Robert Sean Leonard as James Wilson
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- Lisa Edelstein as Lisa Cuddy
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- Omar Epps as Eric Foreman
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- Jennifer Morrison as Allison Cameron
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- Jesse Spencer as Robert Chase
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